In the wise words of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), “Friends don’t lie.” Although we haven’t been outright lied to by Netflix, we did think season four of Stranger Things would arrive prior to 2022.
And it seems we aren’t the only ones desperately counting down the days for the Duffer Brothers-created series to return. Case in point: One social media user, named Xavier, quipped that he could have the new season done by next week.
In response to this, Stranger Things star David Harbour joked on Instagram, “Ya boy Jim gonna bring the HEAT to 2022…(sorry, sorry). Go check out the sneak peek on every cast member’s Instagram. Psyched to work with Xavier who is directing all episodes of season 5!”
Unfortunately for Harbour, some fans thought this was the actor confirming a fifth season of the show. He later clarified, “I can’t believe I have to do this, but in the age of internet click bait nonsense…the season 5 reference is a joke referring to a comment made on @netflix page about how long the show takes to film that I thought was funny. “
‘In life, people are lucky to experience once that feeling of completely and utterly falling in love. I’ve had the honor of feeling it three times, each with the same girl.’
The Fuel series by Ginger Scott had us compelled this week. There really is something about reading a series in one hit, everything is fresh, there’s no cliff-hanger to deal with and we never lost our momentum with the story. This is our personal preference of reading due to the vast number of books we already read, and for us personally, we never need to fear losing that intense emotional connection to the story as well as the characters. And wow did we have an intense connection with Hannah and Dustin.
‘Anyone seeing this right now is seeing love. They see a young lifetime of yearning and waiting, two souls meant to collide. They are seeing my heart break open to let this man in, let him own me. Again.’
We’re not quite sure why it felt like coming home as soon as we started reading Shift, perhaps a combination of the setting, atmosphere, the friends to lover romance, and of course the beautiful writing skills of Ginger Scott who nailed the emotions of that first teenage love, the raw intensity of familial struggles as well as the typical angsty youth navigating through life.
Spanning years, this love story felt epic in its entirety. We felt like we’d run a marathon of feelings, moods, and emotions, making our way through a complicated and obstacle-filled landscape. It was not an easy journey, but the thrills, the love, the friendships, and hope shone like beacons and led the way. We fell in book love and every single instalment wowed us for different reasons. Though we do have to mention that when a pet peeve of ours occurred, it frustrated us no end. It was in our personal opinion a superfluous twist that was not necessary and was in fact character damning with the difficulty of redemption. Also, the reasons behind it were never really justified nor explored or resolved. We can’t say what it was as it’d be a spoiler but it’s something we take great issue with. Fortunately, it didn’t overshadow the greatness of this immense love story that had enough twists and turns to last a lifetime. We felt emotionally exhausted, but in a good way!
‘Everyone’s road is different. How we get from our beginning to our end isn’t a straight line, but if it were, how boring would that be? Our roads come with curves and accidents and lots of intersections – turning points…I haven’t driven it alone, though. I’ve never been alone, even when I thought I was. Hannah was there. Hannah’s always there. She always will be.’
Dustin’s story broke our hearts, an innocent young lad growing up under horrific circumstances, who seeks refuge from family toxicity with his best mate Tommy’s family. Tommy, his sister Hannah and Dusty became inseparable. Three kids growing up, thick as thieves chasing the thrills of racing with hope in their hearts and battles in the shadows. There is so much to this three-leaf clover friendship and the story. Beauty, sadness, and joy. Struggles and self-discoveries. Secrets and deceptions. But the one constant is the overwhelming love and passion! Spanning over a decade we felt like we were a part of Dusty and Hannah’s epic love story, the writing so amazing it evoked all our senses, all our emotions, and above all, all of our hearts.
‘I didn’t want anything to take this from Dustin. I wanted him to get what he earned, what he deserved. I always do. I always have.’
As we’re reviewing the entirety of the series we haven’t said too much, as spoilers are the bane of most readers’ existence, and we personally despise them ourselves. Truly experience this series as Ginger Scott intended and go forth and read, get stuck in another world of tears and laughter, it’s both quite the heart-warming and heart-breaking story of life, love, and the thrill of racing. We highly recommend #TeamEatMyDust and cannot express how intensely invested we were in Dustin and Hannah’s love story.
‘Because we’re real, and we’re forever. And even the fucking hands of fate with all their destructive power can’t undo our destiny…’
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max and it’s a dandy! The action, the characters, the drama, the dark humor … all of it worked to absolute perfection to create one of the wildest motion pictures you’ll ever see.
Gunn being Gunn, there were quite a few shocking moments, mostly in regards to who lived and who died. While the film never fully lives up to its heavily hyped “anyone can die” mantra by sparing the more, ah, notable Squad members like Harley Quinn and Bloodsport*, there were still plenty of surprising deaths featured in the two-plus hour film.
Here are the five The Suicide Squad deaths we found most shocking.
Savant
Michael Rooker’s Savant was featured quite prominently in The Suicide Squad’s advertising blitz, so it was a bit, um, to see such an interesting character bite the dust in the first 15 minutes. Especially since Gunn literally opens the film on his mug!
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Even more surprising is the manner in which Savant dies — not in a blaze of glory, but screaming in terror as he flees the hellish scene on the beach and endures death by Amanda Waller’s red button.
Captain Boomerang
A carry-over from David Ayer’s 2016’s Suicide Squad, Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang never enjoyed the same success as his comic book counterpart and goes out in quick fashion during The Suicide Squad’s pre-credits action scene — a death that felt more like a warning shot aimed at Harley Quinn’s vulnerability than anything else.
Polka-Dot Man
This one stung. During the big climax, the surviving members of the Suicide Squad must combat Starro the Conqueror, i.e. a giant starfish, before it takes down the American island nation of Corto Maltese. Polka-Dot Man is instructed by Bloodsport to envision the big bad as his insane mother, and the villain uses his “flamboyant powers” to great effect before getting smashed by one of Starro’s giant arms. You really feel for the guy because out of everyone on the team, he has the most tragic backstory considering he never wanted his powers to begin with; and so, you find yourself rooting for Polka-Dot Man to survive, but, alas, Gunn had other ideas.
Peacemaker
This one is kind of cheating seeing as how Peacemaker (and Weasel) didn’t really die, but, technically, within the framework of the film, John Cena’s super violent soldier of peace does very much bite the dust — so much so that you wonder how he managed to survive. At any rate, when Peacemaker “bites the dust” in a gunfight with Bloodsport after revealing his true colors, I was actually quite stunned because I didn’t really think Gunn had the cajones to kill one of the film’s more marketable participants. Turns out I was right, but still …
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Rick Flag
Finally, Rick Flag’s death wasn’t shocking as much as depressing. As the only genuine good guy on the team, the man certainly didn’t deserve to go out in such a cruel manner at the hands of Peacemaker — even if you could see his demise coming about a mile away. Like Boomerang, you never really got to know Rick Flag, and that makes his relatively quick exit (despite Joel Kinnaman’s five-year stint in the role) a bit of a bummer.
* I’m actually good with not killing off Harley or Bloodsport because Margot Robbie and Idris Elba absolutely nail the characters in The Suicide Squad. I’m excited to see where the franchise takes them next.
Hulu has shared the first trailer for season 2 of Wu-Tang: An American Saga, its biographical series on the Wu-Tang Clan. The season premieres September 8. Check out the trailer below.
The first season of the series featured real-life rappers Joey Bada$$ as Inspectah Deck and Dave East as Method Man. Dave East will reprise his role, but Joey Bada$$ has been replaced by This Is Us and Watchmen actor Uyoata Udi. The first season centered on the crew’s history before the formation of the group; Season 2 will focus on the creation of their debut LP Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
Last month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced it had sold the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed sum, after seizing it from Martin Shkreli to satisfy an outstanding $7.36 million judgment levied against the disgraced pharma executive. Last spring, the clan released both a lullaby album and a plant-based, vegan hand sanitizer called “Protect Ya Hands.”
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Can Josh find new inspiration in the first season of the Mr. Corman TV series on Apple TV+? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Mr. Corman is cancelled or renewed for season two. Apple TV+ and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you’ve been watching this TV series, we’d love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of Mr. Corman here.
An Apple TV+ comedy-drama series, the Mr. Corman TV show was created, written, and directed by its star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The rest of the cast includes Arturo Castro, Debra Winger, Bobby Hall a.k.a. Logic, Alexander Jo, Juno Temple, Jamie Chung, Shannon Woodward, and Hector Hernandez. The story follows the days and nights of Josh Corman (Gordon-Levitt), an artist at heart but not by trade. A career in music hasn’t panned out for him so, he teaches fifth grade at a public school in the San Fernando Valley. Josh’s ex-fiancé, Megan (Temple), has moved out and his high school buddy, Victor (Castro), has moved in. Josh knows he has a lot to be thankful for but he finds himself struggling nevertheless through anxiety, loneliness, and a sinking suspicion that he sucks as a person.
What do you think? Which season one episodes of the Mr. Corman TV series do you rate as wonderful, terrible, or somewhere between? Do you think that Mr. Corman on Apple TV+ should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Don’t forget to vote, and share your thoughts, below.
Live Nation, the world’s largest entertainment company, announced in a new “best practices” document that artist teams will be allowed to require concert attendees to provide proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test results for entry into its venues. The new rule goes into effect on October 4, and it was already implemented at Lollapalooza earlier this month.
“We are working to ensure we are reopening in the best way possible for staff, artists, crew, fans, and communities at large,” said Michae Rapino, Live Nation’s chief executive, in the document. “Our teams have worked together to put new processes in place so that artists doing shows with Live Nation in the U.S. can require all attendees and staff to be fully vaccinated or show a negative test result for entry, where permitted by law.”
Live Nation’s decree arrives as the touring industry navigates a rocky return to full-capacity events as Covid-19 protocols vary state by state. Some states, like Florida and Texas, are experiencing spikes in new coronavirus infections due to the contagiousness of newer disease variants.
Rapino’s note appears in full, per Variety, below:
All –It has been great to see events make such a strong return across the U.S., with demand for concerts and festivals continuing to outpace our expectations.
LIVE NATION SHOWS We are working to ensure we are reopening in the best way possible for staff, artists, crew, fans, and communities at large. Our teams have worked together to put new processes in place so that artists doing shows with Live Nation in the U.S. can require all attendees and staff to be fully vaccinated or show a negative test result for entry, where permitted by law. We believe this is a great model, and we have already implemented this successfully at many major shows including Lollapalooza. We know people are eager to return to live events and we hope these measures encourage even more people to get vaccinated. That is the number one thing anyone can do to take care of those around them and we are encouraging as many shows as possible to adopt this model.
EMPLOYEE VAX REQUIREMENT
In support of this model and to continue leading by example, we will be requiring that all employees in the U.S. be vaccinated to enter one of our events, venues, or offices – with limited exceptions as may be required by law. This requirement will go into effect on October 4, when our offices are set to reopen their doors for flex work and to allow on-site staff a few weeks to get vaccinated if they haven’t already. HR will share more details on this soon. As a reminder, we are providing an extra paid day off for every dose so you can schedule appointments easily. We’ve seen great vaccination enthusiasm among our staff so far, and we want to ensure we’re taking every step possible to keep you all safe. Our business and our industry are about uniting people and vaccines are one of the greatest tools for making sure that everyone can continue to enjoy live music together. We’ve gone through a lot this past year and it’s remarkable to see how far we’ve come. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to your HR partner. And thank you for continuing to play a role in our continued success. – Michael
