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Look, Up In the Sky: Amazon Gets Approval to Deliver Packages by Drone
Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday (Aug. 31) it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones. Amazon said that the approval is an “important step,” but added that it is still testing and flying the drones. It did not say when it expected drones to make deliveries to shoppers. The online shopping giant has been working on drone delivery for years, but it has been slowed by regulatory hurdles. Back in December 2013, Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos said in a TV interview that drones would be flying to customer’s homes within five years. Last year, Amazon unveiled self-piloting drones that are fully electric, can carry 5 pounds of goods and are designed to deliver items in 30 minutes b...
Powderfinger Prep Album of Unreleased Material for 20th Anniversary of ‘Odyssey Number Five’
First, the virtual gig. Now Powderfinger will open the vault to celebrate a year of special anniversaries. The cherished Australian rockers are compiling an album of 10 unreleased recordings, set for release later this year. It’s led by the single “Day By Day,” due to drop Sept. 18, the first new material from the band since 2009’s Golden Rule. The five-piece rediscovered the tracks as they scoured the archives ahead of the 20th anniversary release of Odyssey Number Five, their ARIA Award-winning, chart topping fourth studio album. “We trawled through our hard drives and went, ‘This is actually a pretty good bunch of songs here,'” Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton said Monday (Aug. 31) in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “‘...
Johnny Depp Seeks Defamation Trial Delay
The novel coronavirus pandemic has shifted release calendars and postponed productions in Hollywood and abroad — and the delay of the latest installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise has created an “irreconcilable conflict” for Johnny Depp. Filming is now expected to extend into early 2021, overlapping with the trial in his defamation suit against Amber Heard. The actor in March 2019 sued his ex-wife for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” Depp isn’t mentioned by name, but in Virginia (where he’s suing and the Post has its printing presses) plaintiffs can pursue claims for defamation by inference, implication or insinuation. O...
The MTV VMA’s Paid Tribute To Chadwick Boseman
Source: MTV / MTV This past weekend 2020 once again gave us another reason to consider it the worst year in modern history when news broke that Chadwick Boseman passed away from colon cancer at the young age of 43. The outpouring was immediate and the pain was substantial as fans across the globe mourned the passing of Black Panther and filled social media with tributes, memories and dedications to the illustrious actor. From his colleagues, friends, and Black Panther director, Ryan Coogler, the sentiments shared were both beautiful and heartbreaking. Continuing to pay homage to Boseman, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards kicked off the ceremony with a quick video tribute to the 42 actor in which it showcased his most admirable quality, his humanity. The video was from the 2018 VMA’s when...
Chadwick Boseman Visited Terminally Ill Kids At St. Jude Before He Passed
Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios While the world continues to mourn the loss of Chadwick Boseman we are now just realizing how truly special he really was. The thespian gave the little time he had left to others. As spotted on TMZ the man behind the greatness of Black Panther proved that not all heroes wear capes. Shortly after his sudden passing on Friday, August 28 an outpouring of praise regarding his character has been ongoing from far and wide. The South Carolina native led by example in more ways than we ever were privy to. Shortly after he left us St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital posted to their social media accounts thanking him for his contributions. According to the facility since 2018 he had paid visits to terminally ill children. Not only did he show ...
Peep The Teaser Trailer To Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’
Source: CBS All Access / CBS With 2020 feeling like an apocalyptic year, we might as well get some apocalyptic themed entertainment, right? During last night’s MTV Video Music Awards we got our first sneak peak at CBS’s new limited series, The Stand, which is based off of Stephen King’s classic novel about the end of days in which a global pandemic has wiped out most of humanity off the face of the earth (sound familiar?). The remaining survivors end up joining either Mother Abagail Freemantle (Whoopie Goldberg) or the anti-christ figure of the series, Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård) as the two groups are set on a collusion course of Biblical proportions. We wonder if Flagg’s crew are going to be rocking red hats. Just sayin.’ Check out the quick teaser trailer for Stephen King’s The S...
Snowflake Oppression: Anti-Masker In Alaska Calls Walmart Employees Workers For “Satan”
Source: Twitter / Twitter Thanks to the Divider-In-Chief, Donald Trump, wearing a mask to protect yourself and others from the spread of the coronavirus has become a political statement and with every passing day more and more store employees find themselves in confrontations with anti-maskers who idiotically stand in solidarity with Cheeto Jesus. The latest such incident came in Alaska where a man had a complete meltdown when he was denied entry into a Walmart for refusing to wear a mask as is required by businesses these days for the protection of customers and employees. In a video uploaded onto social media this past weekend, an agitated elder man went off on an Walmart employee for kicking him out the store and somehow made the mask requirement an assault on his faith screaming “Get b...
i_o Introduces New Label 444 Imprint and Signs with Armada Music
Armin van Buuren‘s Armada Music recently announced that their newest signee is none other than i_o. In addition to the new signing, the mysterious artist has started his own imprint, Label 444. His Armada Music artist profile page explains that the imprint will host his more underground-sounding music while his other works will be on the main label. “He’s joined the Armada family for 2021, with promises of releasing dance smashes on the label. He will also off the year with his own imprint, Label 444, where his hard underground sound will reside,” the page reads. i_o’s first release on Armada Music since signing with the label is titled “IN MY HEAD” and will arrive next month. He shared a preview of the new vocal-driven song via Twitter, g...
Starz Greenlight’s New ‘Power’ Spinoff Series, ‘POWER BOOK IV: FORCE’ Starring Joseph Sikora
Source: Starz / Starz Looks like Starz’s Power is going to be getting another spinoff as the cable network has just greenlit a new series starring fan-favorite character, Tommy Egan (JOSEPH SIKORA). Dubbed POWER BOOK IV: FORCE, the new series will follow Tommy Egan’s life post-Ghost as he leaves life in New York City behind and embarks on his own journey for the first time since the series premiered six years ago. Robert Munic (“Vital Signs,” “Ice”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the new series. Starz President of Programming Christina Davis for one is excited about the new spinoff that fans have been clamoring for since the original series ended earlier this year. “‘Power’ has been one of the most successful series in premium pay television during its six-year run, gar...
Ryan Coogler & Danai Gurira Share Touching Tributes To Chadwick Boseman
Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty The world is still processing the loss of Chadwick Boseman, but it’s clear that those who worked closely with that actor and had the privilege to call him a friend needed time to find the words to say goodbye. No one in the world imagined that we would be talking about 43-year-old Chadwick Boseman in the past tense, but that’s 2020 for you. When his family used his social media accounts to inform the world of his passing, the globe was thrown for a loop. We were all shocked to learn our King T’Challa, who was battling stage III colon cancer, undergone multiple surgeries and numerous rounds of chemotherapy while bringing our heroes to life and still working on movies. On Sunday (Aug.30), following his passing, both Black Panther’s director Ryan Coogler and hi...
3’s A Charm: Niecy Nash Got Married To Who?
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Congratulations are in order as Niecy Nash recently got married again. However, her partner this go around just may surprise you. The Rickey Smiley Show reports that Nash walked down the aisle, for the third time, with singer/songwriter Jessica Betts. We believe in all folks being happy regardless of sexual orientation so nothing but love and respect to the happy couple. But we’re still thrown for a loop considering Nash’s first two marriages were with men. But hey, they had their shot (Nash recently divorced Jay Tucker). Per the Rickey Smiley Show: Betts, a singer/songwriter has been around Nash for quite sometime, even performing her wedding song from when she was wed to Jay Tucker. The pair had kept their relationship relatively quiet but a scan of Betts’ In...
Big Sean “Harder Than My Demons,” The LOX ft. DMX “Bout Sh*t” & More | Daily Visuals 8.31.20
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN In four days Big Sean will be returning to the rap game with his latest project Detroit 2, and to hype up the release of his fifth album, the motor city rapper is dropping some new visuals to give everyone a taste of what he’s got in store for us. In his latest visuals to “Harder Than My Demons” Sean Don looks for answers in the house of the Lord where we’re reminded of the many sins of men that can take us down the wrong path. From the young G’s to the OG’s, the LOX reunite with the one and only Dark Man X as the Yonkers representatives ride once again for the hood and take it back to the streets in their clip for “Bout Sh*t.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Young M.A, YG featuring Day ...
