Sitting courtside at a basketball game is as close as you can get to the action in any sport, with there being no wall between you and the action like in any other venue. Having a seat with your feet on the floor provides quite the view, but it also comes with some responsibility to keep your head on the swivel, because at any time you might find yourself suddenly very close to play.
Sometimes that can mean a player flying at you chasing down a loose ball that might end up in your lap, while other times it can be as simple as keeping your feet clear for referees running the sidelines. On Monday night in Philadelphia, Meek Mill forgot about that part and had his legs stretched out as the ball came back to his end of the floor and caused a ref to take a tumble as he tripped over Meek’s feet.
You never want to go full Curb Your Enthusiasm in real life, but here’s Meek Mill in a Larry David recline, legs kicked all the way out, tripping the ref — which is better than if he’d tripped Joel Embiid or something — and luckily the referee was alright aside from the confusion of what just happened.
As for Meek, he’s a veteran of sitting courtside so you’d think he’d know better than to have the legs all the way out, but here we are and a lesson has been learned.
That was a bit surprising considering how solid Reich seemed in Indy entering the season, but given the Colts expected to contend and are now looking unlikely to reach the playoffs, it wasn’t a total shock. What was a shock was who they selected as their interim head coach, bypassing everyone on the coaching staff and instead hiring former center Jeff Saturday, whose only coaching experience is three years of high school ball in Georgia.
Saturday, who has been working as an ESPN analyst, was formally introduced on Monday night in a press conference alongside GM Chris Ballard and owner Jim Irsay, the latter of whom put on a performance from the ages in front of a microphone. First, he went out and said this about a man who was literally not on anyone’s radar for any coaching position in the NFL.
“We were fortunate that he was available.” -Colts owner Jim Irsay on interim head coach Jeff Saturday
From there, he was pressed on the Rooney Rule, accurately saying this abides by it but only because of a technicality in that interim coaching moves don’t have the same requirement to interview a minority candidate, as well as Irsay having no experience at the NFL or even college level. It was there that Irsay really got in his bag and explained that, actually, it’s good that Saturday has no experience in the NFL because he won’t coach with “fear” or be beholden to the always terrifying “analytics.”
Jim Irsay, on his new HC: “Yes, he is fully experienced enough. Yes, he is fully capable.”
Jim Irsay says of Jeff Saturday: “I’m glad he hasn’t had the NFL experience”.”
Because he hasn’t coached, Irsay says Saturday doesn’t have the fear that coaches often have and they often turn towards analytics for decision making.
Irsay says he’s glad Saturday doesn’t have NFL coaching experience because those guys have “fear” and often lean on analytics: “He doesn’t have that fear. We were very fortunate he was available. He has tons of experience. He knows this game inside and out.”
Irsay wasn’t done, as he buried his entire coaching staff in the process of defending the Saturday hire when again asked about going off board with the selection.
Irsay on passing over his entire coaching staff for Saturday: “Because he’s a better fit. He’s the best man for the job. There’s no question about it in my mind and I’ve been around it a lot time.” Compares it to hiring Bruce Arians as an interim coach.
Other highlights from Irsay include something about not knowing how sausage is made and then noting that they do a “simple job”, that it’s not like they’re building a rocket to go to Mars, and something about Michael Jordan losing games.
“I don’t know how to make sausage. I don’t know what goes into sausage. But I do know how to build a football team.”
It really was a tour de force of wild defiance from Irsay, and while he’s right that the hire won’t face scrutiny for the Rooney Rule immediately, his comment that Saturday will be the coach for eight games and “hopefully more” was certainly eyebrow raising. This is clearly an audition, and if Saturday becomes the eventual full time choice (as it’s clear Irsay wants him to be), that quote would be Exhibit A in any potential complaint against the Colts hiring decision — which will be under the magnifying glass as the NFL is already facing a lawsuit from Brian Flores about the league’s hiring practices.
Continuing their promotional run for their collaborative album, Her Loss, Drake and 21 Savage have shared yet another fantastic spoof. Their latest sees the two performing in a booth set up to resemble that on A COLORS Show.
For this parody, the two performed “Privileged Rapper,” on which they address some of their peers in the rap game.
“I hate a privileged rapper who don’t even know what it take / The diamonds, they hit like a rainbow, that’s ’cause the necklace a Frank,” raps Drake on the song’s chorus.
On the second verse, 21 swoops in, reminding his opps that he is always on his guard.
“Look at me dead in my eyes / you see all the times that I had to go slide / Too many sticks, we go to war with whoever, ain’t never been biased,” he raps.
“I’m excited for tour,” Drizzy said. “It’s just another opportunity for me to be with my brother and just — I mean, sh*t, our set that night is gonna be dangerous.”
On Friday, HBO made an announcement that was shocking, at least to some: They had decided to cancel Westworld — that is, their loose take on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film — after four seasons. There would be no wrap-up (or at least there won’t be yet). The show was simply done. But why did they give it the boot?
HBO has yet to publicly address the reasons behind their move, but it’s not hard to speculate why. For one thing, there’s the dwindling viewership. When it premiered in 2016, Westworld was an immediate sensation: Its first episode was had the highest viewership for an HBO premiere since True Detective. The reception to its second season was a bit more lukewarm. The third season followed that trajectory, as did the fourth. The last two seasons saw ratings plumet, turning it into a shadow of its once ratings powerhouse self.
The show might have still been able to power through on creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s plans for a six season arc. Problem is, it was also expensive. The first season cost around $100 million. Season four, meanwhile, saw the cost balloon to $160 million. One reason behind the high pricetag is that the show switched locations every two seasons, on top of all the special effects required to create androids.
Once David Zaslav took over as head of the newly merged HBO Max Discovery — and started making brash moves — surely an expensive show that was no longer drawing large numbers wasn’t long for this world. And now it’s gone. But hey, maybe a real world Westworld, made by people who never watched the show or movie, may be in the offing.
Ever since having to get rid of their “Jacked Up!” segment because ESPN and the NFL have tried to not highlight hits that are causing brain injuries in recent years, ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown has ended with “C’mon Man!” where each of the analysts highlights their favorite blooper from the weekend that was in football (sometimes college, sometimes the NFL).
That has led to a number of bits in which they have Adam Schefter try his hand at replicating moments, which has included him doing a terrible Griddy that led to him tearing something in his knee. On Monday, we got something worse than Schefter’s Griddy presented to the national TV audience, as Robert Griffin III poked fun at the viral video of a shirtless Kirk Cousins dancing and wearing everyone’s chains on the Vikings plane after their win in Washington.
When they cut back to the field, we were greeted by a shirtless Schefter wearing glasses and bead necklaces, dancing like Cousins to the delight of RGIII and Booger — and the horror of Steve Young and everyone watching at home.
Did anyone ask for this? No. Did anyone want this? Also no. Did anyone enjoy this? At least a few people on the ESPN crew, but here we all are now having seen a shirtless Schefter dance and I can’t help but laugh imagining other leading newsbreaker types being asked to do this in their sport — for example, imagine if the NBA Countdown team tried to get Woj to take his shirt off and dance on television.
The Fabelmans, the latest from Steven Spielberg, is not straight-up autobiographical; check out the title, for one thing. But it is semi-autobiographical, inspired by his childhood as a budding wannabe filmmaker growing up in postwar Arizona. It must be pretty cosmic recreating your youth, and according to Seth Rogen, who plays a character based on Spielberg’s beloved uncle, he did not exactly try to hold back the tears.
“He would cry a lot, openly,” Rogen told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’d show up on set and he would just see a certain piece of wardrobe or a certain piece of set dec[oration] or everyone coming together to recreate a certain thing. I saw him cry dozens of times throughout filming the movie, which was actually very beautiful and I think made everyone want to really honor what he was doing. You saw how much it meant to him and how truthful he was being.”
Rogen also talked about acting for one of the most successful and acclaimed directors on the planet. “I have friends who have worked with Steven Spielberg and it’s been surreal for everyone I know, but also, the added layer of it being such a deeply personal film, it was something that was not lost on anybody,” Rogen said. “There was a point that I went up to Michelle and was like, ‘You’ve worked with Scorsese, does this seem different than that?’ And she’s like, ‘Oh this is way different. This is a singular experience.’ Which I was glad she verified my feeling that that’s what was happening.”
The Fabelmans — which also makes room for a very different kind of filmmaker, David Lynch — hits theaters on November 11.
I remember as a kid thinking I knew everything there was to know about how sound effects were made because I watched some guy on PBS show how to make the sound of thunder with sheet metal. Obviously, you needed more than one piece of sheet metal to make all the different sound effects and calamity in those old cartoons, but the gist of it was the sounds were made with imagination and by human operators.
Today, the sounds found in cartoons and movies are different. They’re not necessarily worse, but they’re certainly different to the created-for-the-moment sounds of yesteryear.
A rediscovered video demonstrates exactly how the sounds of old Disney movies were made and it’s truly fascinating. The video is presented side by side, showing the elaborate setups that made the sounds next to the parts in the cartoon they coincided with. Interestingly, many of the sounds you hear in today’s animated movies are created similarly to the way they were made back in the day, so why do they sound so different?
The sound effects you hear in animated movies now are enhanced using better quality recording devices and also by additional layers that are added by the sound editors as well as digital effects that alter the sound, making it sound more rounded and complete. Foley artists are in charge of creating and recording the sound effects, and they’re made one at a time and then layered on top of each other in a process that is similar but different than the old-school ways.
Sound effects back in the day relied solely on the people who made the sounds. There weren’t computers to layer additional noises to fill it out, yet they made it work. Check out the fascinating side-by-side video below.
The 2022 midterm elections are here and while it may seem hard to escape the seemingly endless advertisements of candidates and ballot initiatives, some people don’t understand the importance of voting. In America, we have three branches of government, designed to perform checks and balances. One branch can’t work properly without the others.
No matter who is in the White House, they can’t move things through without Congress.
But when it comes to policies, the heavy weight falls on Congress. A presidential hopeful can promise everyone a pony and a million dollar stable, but if Congress says no, then no ponies for the American people. When you vote in the midterms, you’re helping to handpick who is more likely to not only listen to your needs as a voter, but work with the president and members of Congress to pass policies that you find helpful. Let’s help you get your vote counted.
1. Where’s my polling place?
So where do you vote? That’s a good question. You can type in your address here and it will tell you where your polling place is. Remember if you haven’t updated your address on your voter registration then you’ll need to use that address to find your polling place.
2. I forgot to register, oops!
Yikes! Election Day is like right now and you forgot to register to vote. No worries, there are 22 states that allow same day registration. See if your state is on the list here. Go through the list carefully though because some states only allow same day registration for presidential elections. You’ll want to be sure your state allows it for midterms.
3. How do I check my registration?
Pretty sure you’ve already registered to vote but your state’s website is confusing or directing you to an in-person location to ask. Check your voter registration here and ease your mind before you get to the polls.
4. I have no idea who to vote for.
Now that you understand why midterm elections are important, you’ve checked your registration and found your polling place, the rest is up to you. Use the few hours or minutes you have free to research candidates and their positions to see how they align with your own.
Some candidates are not as vocal about their stances and don’t have information readily available, don’t stress. If the candidate is attempting to get re-elected you can check out your state government site for their voting record and if it’s a federal candidate, you can check here.
No matter who you vote for, get out there and vote. Your voice matters.
Picture it, 1984 in some poorly lit gym complete with hopefully nonspiked punch and teenagers dancing awkwardly in the shortest homecoming dresses the ’80s could produce. Now, take that image and apply it to whatever decade you’d like, all the way up to today. No one would be shocked that teenagers going to homecoming would dress like teenagers, but when a proud dad posted pictures of his daughters dolled up in their party dresses, he was flooded with negative comments.
Orlando’s News 6 anchor Matt Austin did what many parents did in October and shared a picture of himself with his kids, who were heading out for homecoming. The girls, Addison, 17, and Olivia, 14, both donned different versions of the short homecoming style dress most American teenage girls wore to their own school’s dance.
But for some reason, instead of receiving an influx of supportive and kind comments, the news anchor received harsh criticism over his children’s clothes.
One woman told Austin, “These outfits these girls are wearing are exactly what call girls wear.” Another commenter said, “I do not understand how a parent could be comfortable with their daughter’s crotches on display should they bend over or sit.” The comment seemed to catch Austin off guard as he told the disappointed person that his daughters were wearing shorts under their dresses and he took a moment to express his confusion over the person’s focus on his daughters’ private parts.
No worries, because other parents jumped in to not only defend the dad but to compliment the girls and wish them well at their dance. The amount of negative comments was surprising because homecoming dresses are typically fairly short and schools still enforce dress codes at dances. These dresses clearly passed whatever the school’s dress code is and were in style.
The comment section does a great job at displaying the double standard placed on girls. For some reason, girls are being placed as the sole responsible party for the actions and thoughts of people around them, namely men. Several commenters pointed that out.
Denise Massey wrote, “All those comments about their dresses is just sad. If parents raise their sons to respect women no matter what they wear the world would be a safer place. They look beautiful and I applaud you and your wife for raising them with the confidence to wear what they like. Hope that had a blast at Homecoming.”
Austin told Today Parents that he was shocked his daughters’ outfits would even be controversial. The negative comments put the news anchor in protector mode and he posted an amazing clapback to TikTok. His message was pretty clear: the most disappointing things his daughters could do would be to grow up to be the kind of adult that commented on teen girls’ appearance on their parent’s social media page.
A dad responds to Karens taking aim at teen daughters’ Homecoming dresses. #fashiontiktok #parentsoftiktok -#fypシ #hoco
The message Austin was sending seems loud enough for the naysayers to hear so let’s hope they reflect on their actions. Teenage girls are not responsible for the thoughts and behaviors of teenage boys and grown men. Several commenters agreed by encouraging others to raise better men.
Thankfully, the good comments seemed to outpace the negative ones and while he teased that he would prefer his daughters wear Snuggies, the girls approved his message after they saw the messages. The bottom line is: be kind and if you can’t be kind, be quiet.
Comedian Amy Schumer hosted “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday, November 5 and her monologue hit on the midterm elections and her family. It was funny as expected but also shed light on what it’s like living with someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
In her monologue, she used humor to dispel some of the stereotypes surrounding ASD, noting that many still think people with the disorder are like Dustin Hoffman’s character in “Rain Man.”
However, ASD presents in many different ways.
“They’re like, ‘Oh, does he love to count? Should we drop a bunch of straws on the floor and he can gather them and count them?’” she joked, making fun of the question. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, that sounds pretty fun. I would like to do that.’”
She added that her husband isn’t great with compliments. “He tells me I look ‘comfortable’ a lot. We have different love languages,” she admitted. Romance with someone on the spectrum can be a little different as well.
“A couple of weeks ago, we were sitting outside. It was a nice night. It looked like it was going to rain, and I was feeling kind of sentimental, and I was like, ‘You know, even though these past couple of years with the pandemic and everything has been so stressful, still this time being with you, being with our son, they’ve been the best years of my life.’
“And he just looked at me and said, ‘I’m going to go put the windows up in the car,’” she joked. “Yeah, that’s my guy. It’s one of the times we play the game: autism or just a man?’”
When someone of Schumer’s profile demonstrates she can be in a loving relationship with someone on the spectrum, it does a wonderful job of destigmatizing the disorder. Also, demonstrating that her husband has some unique ways of showing his affection helps everyone better understand how the disorder manifests in some people.
What’s even more admirable is that Schumer’s work to destigmatize ASD isn’t just for laughs, she has a purpose. During a March 2019 appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” she touted the benefits of getting an ASD diagnosis.
“The tools we’ve been given have made his life so much better and our marriage and our life much more manageable,” the “Trainwreck” actress said, according to Today. “I just wanted to encourage people to not be afraid of that stigma.”
Getting a diagnosis is important because it opens a world of possibilities for those with ASD and the people who love them. After someone has a diagnosis, they can get the correct therapies and learn the best strategies to improve their relationships.
Schumer can joke about her husband’s unique approach to romance because she understands his condition. It’d be a lot less funny if she was in the dark and attributed his reactions to simply a lack of empathy, which may not be the case at all.
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