” Sesame Street ” residents are used to neighbors of all kinds, from enormous Big Bird to grouchy Oscar. But the iconic PBS show is about to add another Muppet, Julia, whose character has autism.
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On the downlow: the comic trio storming your TV
Jarrod Holt keeps a pile of rejection letters on his desk. “That pile never stops growing.
‘Buffy’ alum Clare Kramer on her Glory days, and Whedon’s best advice – CNET
As “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” turns 20, the actor talks about her role as the out-of-place goddess Glorificus who loved to cause chaos while looking fashionable. Clare Kramer’s character Glorificus was more than just a typical slayer enemy, she was a force to be reckoned with.
Review: Danai Gurira’s ‘Eclipsed’ more horrifying than anything she encounters on ‘Walking Dead’
Attached is a photo of *Eclipsed* at the Curran. The three actresses are : Stacey Sargeant, Ayesha Jordan, and Joniece Abbott-Pratt.
Love Beer? You Can Thank Women For That
Somehow, the world went on for thousands of years falsely believing men were the inventors of one of the most important contributions in history. Well, the cat is finally out of the bag: women invented beer, people! POPSUGAR, the #1 independent media and technology company for women.
The New “Beauty And The Beast” Features Disney’s First Gay Character
All change In the new Beauty And The Beast Belle – and not her father – is an inventor and new songs have been added to those featured on the 1991 film’s soundtrack We also saw villain Gaston and his right-hand man LeFou in action when Disney teased the song “Gaston” earlier this week. “He’s confused about what he wants”, Condon said .
Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: I Quit
Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he’s through with “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” and he’s blaming President Donald Trump for the television reality show’s recent poor performance. The former California governor said he wouldn’t mind working with NBC and producer Mark Burnett again “on a show that doesn’t have this baggage.”
Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: I Quit
Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he’s through with “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” and he’s blaming President Donald Trump for the television reality show’s recent poor performance. The former California governor said he wouldn’t mind working with NBC and producer Mark Burnett again “on a show that doesn’t have this baggage.”
Total solar eclipse coming to Oregon
Oregon will be the first to witness the total eclipse of the sun on Aug. 21, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has front row seats. Complete with science lectures, astronomy-related community groups, and dramatic drummers ringing in each stage of the eclipse, the museum is adding even more not-to-forget experiences to a memorable astronomical event.
YouTube Unveils YouTube TV, $35 Monthly Subscription Service
YouTube introduced its replacement for cable television, YouTube TV, an internet service with more than 40 channels that will cost $35 a month. “There’s no question that millennials love great TV content,” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said at a media event announcing the service.
SpaceX to send 2 people around moon
SpaceX founder Elon Musk would not name the two individuals who approached the company with an offer to pay for a flight around the moon and back. On July 18, 2016, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off, carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station for the company’s ninth commercial resupply mission.
Nokia expects 4G to pick up this year
Nokia has outlined how the rapid execution of its new strategy is delivering industry-leading innovation for communication service providers in network speed, agility and efficiency, while broadening the company’s footprint in faster-growing areas including software and the utilities and transport markets. The company’s CEO, Rajeev Suri, also said that the company expected a new wave of industry consolidation when it comes to telecom operators in the United States and Indian markets.
Watch – Hidden Fences’ Flub Resurface at Oscars 2017 Red…
It didn’t take long for fictional Best Picture contender “Hidden Fences” to pop up at the Oscars 2017 red carpet. During a discussion about diversity at this year’s awards ceremony, People Magazine editor and host of ABC’s red carpet pre-show Jess Cagle said, “You’ve got a record number of black actors nominated this year and you’ve also got three incredible documentaries about the African-American experience.
John Legend’s ‘hilarious’ Twitter hacker
A number of messages were posted on the 38-year-old star’s micro-blogging page, which took aim at US President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but John saw the funny side of the now-deleted posts. He took to Instagram to write: “My twitter has been hacked.
John Legend’s Twitter hacker shares ‘vulgar, hilarious’ messages
John Legend may have been hacked – but he found it pretty funny.
Blizzard to End Support for Windows XP and Vista
And yet, despite Microsoft ending mainstream support for XP and Vista in 2009 and 2012 , Blizzard has continued to support World of Warcraft, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, and even Heroes of the Storm under the decrepit operating systems. Personally, we don’t see any wrong with relying on an old Windows system but this is unless you are a fan of games from Blizzard Entertainment.
Singer Janelle Monae finds critical acclaim as two of her movies score Oscar best picture nods
Monae stars in both ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Moonlight,’ which will compete for the best picture Oscar prize at the ceremony on Feb. 26. ‘I consider myself not just an actor or a musician or singer, but an artist-storyteller, and my hope is to continue to tell untold, unique, universal stories in unforgettable ways,’ she said. Janelle Monae attends the 8th Annual Essence Black Women in Music at NeueHouse Hollywood on Feb. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles.
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #737 24 February 2017
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NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 24 February 2017
The docking capture time was 055/08:29:50 GMT . Following hatch opening the crew transferred early unstow and US cargo items.
Awesome 11-year-old girl invents a prosthetic arm that blasts glitter
She designed and created a prosthetic arm that shoots out glitter. It’s working title? “Project Unicorn.”
New season of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ hits Netflix in April
At the end of 2015, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson launched a Kickstarter to revive the show for an eleventh season. The campaign was a huge success, and Hodgson secured the funds to produce 14 new episodes of the show.
Scientists discover 7 a Earthlikea planets orbiting a nearby star
The discovery, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, represents the first time astronomers have ever detected so many terrestrial planets orbiting a single star. Researchers say the system is an ideal laboratory for studying alien worlds and could be the best place in the galaxy to search for life beyond Earth.
In Praise of The Great Wall and Its Gorgeous, Meaningless Spectacle
Thanks to posters and trailers focused solely on its American star, Matt Damon, Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall has been pilloried as an example of a Chinese myth being given the Hollywood white-savior treatment.
The Project NZ: A frightening trip into a TV bizarro world
If you’re an Australian in New Zealand, you might’ve felt quite at home last night, right around 7pm. That or you might’ve been anxiously tripping balls, worried someone put something wacky in your pavlova.
See Cincinnati from the International Space Station
There are so many incredible views of the Queen City’s majesty that choosing just one risks not conveying the Tristate’s true resplendency. See Cincinnati from the International Space Station There are so many incredible views of the Queen City’s majesty that choosing just one risks not conveying the Tristate’s true resplendency.
The Shocker will appear in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’ But who is the Shocker?
The earliest trailer for the upcoming “Spider-Man: Homecoming” showed a fearsome villain in the Vulture, one of the webslinger’s oldest and deadliest foes. But the wall crawler will reportedly have another enemy in his next film appearance: The Shocker.
‘Hidden Figures’ screenwriter Allison Schroeder came to movie following NASA-centric family history
NASA has been part of “Hidden Figures” screenwriter Allison Schroeder’s life for as long as she can remember. Not only did a childhood near Cape Canaveral mean that the space program was an ever-present reality – fire drills in school were timed so the kids could see the launches and the Challenger explosion was one of her earliest memories – it’s also in her DNA.
10 years later, the sequel to Planet Earth offers a new perspective on the planet
When the BBC’s Planet Earth was released a decade ago , it was notable in part for being the first nature series to be in high definition. Since 2007, the bar set by Planet Earth and lowered by technology has given us more and more stunning nature photography on television, from Frozen Planet to emotionally manipulative robot animals .
Former TV Land President Joins Virtual Reality Firm
Nearly two years to the day after he was pushed out at Viacom-owned TV Land, Larry Jones has lined up his next act. The former TV Land president has been tapped to serve as CEO of virtual reality firm Blackthorn Media, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
‘Bull’ Recap: Dr. Bull Goes Against the Government in a Case of Espionage
In “It’s Classified,” Bull presents a case that walks a fine line between espionage and patriotism. Dr. Bull takes on the case of a lieutenant who has been accused of leaking classified documents to an online media source.
The spectacular aftermath of a supernova was just seen at its earliest stage ever
This image made by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A. Life in this universe begins and ends with supernovae. In a spectacular eruption powerful enough to outshine a galaxy, a star is killed – and new elements are forged.
A Girl And Her Glitter-Shooting Prosthetic: ‘You Can Do Anything’
Jordan Reeves’ face lights up when she talks about “Finding Nemo,” remembering how she met the cast of the musical at Disney World last year. “I wore a Nemo-looking dress,” said Jordan, age 11. “It looked like a clown fish, just like Nemo.
Conservative Trolls Wish Death on Californians Near Oroville…
The looming crisis at Northern California’s Oroville Dam thankfully hasn’t resulted in any deaths. But that hasn’t stopped uninformed right wing internet trolls from wishing the opposite were true for their political opponents.
a The Bachelorettea : ABC finally casts a black leading lady
It has finally happened. After 33 combined seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.”
a The Bachelorettea : ABC finally casts a black leading lady
It has finally happened. After 33 combined seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.”
US-Born Muslim Scientist Detained, Forced to Unlock NASA Phone
Bikkannavar is employed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory but spent a few weeks away pursuing his hobby of racing solar-powered cars. As a member of a Chilean team, he journeyed to Patagonia in early January under the Obama administration.
The Man. The Myth. The Moustache.
When John Stossel was diagnosed with lung cancer in April, he announced it in the most characteristic way possible: He dashed off a column from his hospital bed with a quickie economic analysis of why nurses don’t care when your out-of-date heart monitor beeps all night long. Stossel, 69, is now cancer-free and ready to move on to the next thing.
10 Things to Know for Today
This Feb. 4, 2017 photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of “Saturday Night Live,” in New York. With the return of John Oliver to HBO and Alec Baldwin’s guest hosting slot on “Saturday Night Live,” this is shaping up like a big weekend for late-night’s treatment of the new president.
Also, Reign launches a new season, and MacGyver could be on the trail of the Zodiac Killer.
“MacGyver” : This one gives us chills: When Matty’s goddaughter and her boyfriend are killed in a San Francisco park, Mac and the team investigate the crime and start to suspect that the 1970s Zodiac Killer has returned. “Reign” : As the period drama launches a new season, Queen Mary is vowing to avenge the death of her close friend, Lola.
3 Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever
The “simple” method of buying and holding a stock really isn’t all that simple. Some companies might post stable growth for years, but suddenly be crushed by technological shifts or new competitors.