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Hulu has come down from the mountaintop like Moses himself to give us a new streaming guide for the month of June. The only commandment here is to make time for bathroom breaks and sleep, because between the new originals coming to the platform and the onslaught of blockbusters and classic movies arriving this month, you’ll need to ration out your time wisely — if only so your body doesn’t slip into hibernation mode from spending too long on the couch.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Hulu this month.

Love, Victor (Hulu original series streaming 6/19)
Hulu rings in Pride month with this queer teen drama, a spin-off of the popular Love, Simon flick. This TV adaptation follows a new student, Victor, who arrives at Creekwood High School and sets out on a journey of self-discovery — one that tests his friendships, familial relationships, and his own view of himself. Fans of the film will probably notice some familiar faces but even if you didn’t catch the movie, this is worth a watch.

Crossing Swords (Hulu original series streaming 6/12)
For anyone not feeling particularly sentimental or, let’s face it, emotionally stable enough to watch a teen love story, there’s this animated gem from the creators of Robot Chicken. The film stars Nicholas Hoult — doing double duty for Hulu with this series and The Great — as a good-natured peasant who gets promoted to squire for the royal court and quickly learns the monarchy is a lot hornier and more incompetent than he ever imagined.

Shirley (film streaming 6/5)
Elisabeth Moss gives us another delightfully dark turn, this time as renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson. Jackson’s marriage is on the rocks, and the situation is only made worse when a couple of newlyweds moves in next door, heightening tensions between her and her adulterous husband. The two end up playing some sick, twisted games with their new neighbors and each other.

Here’s the full list of titles coming to Hulu in June:

Avail. 6/1
Celebrity Family Feud: Season 6 Premiere
Press Your Luck: Season 2 Premiere
Match Game: Season 5 Premiere
Children’s Hospital: Complete Series
Mike Tyson Mysteries: Complete Seasons 1-3
10 Year Plan (2014)
4th Man Out (2015)
Above & Beyond (2014)
Almost Adults (2016)
Born to be Wild (2011)
Casino (1995)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Constantine (2005)
Dave (1993)
Digging for Fire (2015)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Equilibrium (2002)
Fair Game (2010)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Futureworld (1976)
Grown Ups (2010)
Happily N’Ever After (2007)
Happily N’Ever After 2 (2009)
Honey (2003)
Honey 2 (2011)
I Am Legend (2007)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
Joyride (1997)
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (2014)
Kingpin (1996)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Meet Me In Montenegro (2014)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Mo’ Money (1992)
My Girl (1991)
My Girl 2 (1994)
Nate and Hayes (1983)
October Sky (1999)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Sex Drive (2008)
The American President (1995)
The Cookout (2004)
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Scout (1994)
The Tuxedo (2002)
The Wood (1999)
The X-Files (1998)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Trade (2007)
Treading Water (2013)
True Romance (Director’s Cut) (1993)
Undertow (2004)
Up in the Air (2009)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2007)
Women and Sometimes Men (2017)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan (2008)
Zardoz (1974)

Avail. 6/2
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Avail. 6/4
Miss Snake Charmer (2020)

Avail. 6/5
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Shirley (2020)
Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019)

Avail. 6/6
The Appearance (2018)

Avail. 6/7
Where’s Waldo?: Complete Season 1

Avail. 6/8
My Absolute Boyfriend: Complete Season 1
Radiant: Complete Season 1
From Paris with Love (2010)

Avail. 6/9
The Best of The Bachelor: Series Premiere

Avail. 6/10
Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots: Complete Season 7

Avail. 6/12
Crossing Swords: Season 1 (Hulu Original)
Into the Dark: Good Boy (Hulu Original)
Don’t: Series Premiere
Intrigo: Samaria (2019)
Child’s Play (2019)
Awakenings (1990)
Fools Rush In (1997)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Seven Pounds (2008)

Avail. 6/13
Eye in the Skye (2015)
Dragonheart (1996)
Windtalkers (2002)

Avail. 6/15
Pan (2015)
Breakup at a Wedding (2013)
Dustwalker (2020)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Avail. 6/16
Brockmire: Complete Season 4 (IFC)
Larry Crowne (2011)

Avail. 6/17
Nostalgia (2018)

Avail. 6/18
Buffaloed (2020)
Crawl (2019)

Avail. 6/19
Love, Victor: Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi: Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
Bean (1997)
Gigli (2003)
Hart’s War (2002)
La Bamba (1987)
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Out of Sight (1998)
The Peacemaker (1997)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Zoom (2006)

Avail. 6/21
The Chi: Complete Season 3

Avail. 6/22
Clemency (2019)
XX (2017)

Avail. 6/25
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)
Charlie’s Angels (2019)

Avail. 6/29
Carrion (2020)

Avail. 6/30
The Gallows Act II (2019)
One For The Money (2012)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
6 Souls (2013)
That’s My Boy (2012)

Here’s what’s leaving Hulu in June:

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Aeon Flux (2005)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Bend It Like Beckham (2003)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blue City (1986)
Demolition Man (1993)
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who (2008)
Dr. T. and the Women (2000)
Foxfire (1996)
Get Smart (2008)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
GoodFellas (1990)
Grown Ups (2010)
House of D (2005)
I Am Legend (2007)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Kingpin (1996)
Let Me In (2010)
Monster House (2006)
Phone Booth (2003)
Repentance (2014)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
The Boost (1988)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Eternal (1998)
The Full Monty (1997)
The Green Mile (1999)
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2010)
The Mexican (2001)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Tonight on the WWE Friday Night Smackdown open discussion thread:

Ready to see the new Mr. Money in the Bank? OOOOOOOHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAH!

Fresh off the memorable win at WWE Headquarters, Otis will usher in his run with the contract by sitting down with The Miz. The Workin’ Man Superstar was in the right place at the right time during the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, as he caught the tumbling prize after hammin’, slammin’ and food fightin’ his way to the roof.

In a special edition of “Miz TV,” will Otis reveal his plans now that he has the contract?

Tune in to SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX and grab your favorite ham to catch the latest from Otis.(via WWE.com)

Sami Zayn has been stripped of the Intercontinental Championship for not coming to work by the company that said there’d be no retaliation for not coming to work, so we’re having a tournament. Also appearing: ratings darling Charlotte Flair!

As always, give a thumbs up to any comments from tonight’s open thread you enjoy and we’ll include 10 of the best in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Friday Night Smackdown on Fox report. Make sure to flip your comments to “newest” in the drop down menu under “discussion,” and enjoy the show!

Days after UFC president Dana White announced his expectation for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon at Fight Island this summer, the champ and his presumed challenger have made it clear they’re looking toward a showdown in September.

While Nurmagomedov grapples with his father’s health amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the current champion told White he’ll be ready to go in September, per MMA Fighting.

“We’re talking about doing Gaethje vs. Khabib in September. Cause I talked to Khabib yesterday and he said September, ‘I’m ready to go in September,’” White said.

That’s good news for Justin Gaethje, the interim lightweight champion, who just days ago unleashed a five-round beatdown on Tony Ferguson to earn a TKO victory. The shift in timeline allows Gaethje more time to rest, recover, and prepare for his toughest task to date: slowing the unbeaten Nurmagomedov.

Despite his verbal altercation with Conor McGregor recently, the timeline adjustment won’t be opening any doors for the former two-division champion to get an expedited title shot.

“I can pick between Khabib and Conor right now. If I wanted to fight Conor right now, I could. Believe me. Why wouldn’t [UFC president] Dana White put that together? But that’s not the fight I want,” Gaethje told ESPN. “I have nothing to say to him. You don’t get to fight me next unless there are crazy circumstances, where Khabib cannot fight.”

For now, Gaethje will wait on Nurmagomedov for a title unification showdown. Should Gaethje win though, McGregor may be next in line.

“I’m here to make money,” Gaethje said. “When I beat Khabib, I will fight Conor because I’m trying to cash in.”

Thanks to the physical distance we’ve been asked to keep in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, we’re all missing out on normal social interactions. We miss seeing our loved ones faces up close. We miss sitting at a dinner table with our extended family members. We miss hugging them.

Those of us who are huggers have been particularly put out by this major lifestyle change. Some people’s primary love language is physical touch and affection. The idea of not being able to express it adds an extra layer of stress over an already difficult situation.

So people are getting creative. However, in the age of coronavirus, creativity might not be the best idea.

A 10-year-old girl in California built a “hug curtain” so she could hug her grandparents and surprised them at their front door. Made from a plastic sheet, some paper plates cut into rings and plastic sleeves, the curtain seems to allow people to be physically close without exposing one another to the potential virus.

Another person shared a similar set up in a backyard, using a clothesline. The daughter’s joyful laughter while she hugs her mama just illustrates how wonderful being able to hug someone can be.

Others have created similar hugging barriers from shower curtains to PVC pipes placed in their yards.

However, one health expert is cautioning people against the “hug curtain” idea. Houston Health Authority and Medical Director, Dr. David Persse, told investigative reporters at KHOU-11:

“While I very much sympathize with the desire to embrace loved ones, especially during this challenging time, there is no adequate substitution for social distancing. A shower curtain hug, while creative, unfortunately, does not offer the level of protection needed to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Although I understand the concept, a shower curtain is not personal protective equipment and using it as such includes the potential for exposure.”

Watch the investigative report here:

VERIFY: Hug curtains are a thing, but are they safe?

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There seems to be a short of virologists and public health officials sharing their thoughts on the hug curtain idea—they’re probably all a little busy right now. But at the very least, the idea should be approached with a healthy dose of caution.

We’re all being asked to sacrifice for the greater good right now and that’s difficult. Most of us are trying to heed the advice of public health experts to limit the spread of the virus by maintaining social distancing, even as some areas start to lift lockdown restrictions. While many of us could use a hug right now, we have to ask ourselves if it’s worth the risk.

None of this is easy, but we may need to hold out a little longer before we start hugging our friends and family again, curtain or no curtain.

Here’s everything we know so far.

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Social distancing continues this weekend amid the global pandemic, and several new TV seasons are here for the binging. If nothing here suits your sensibilities, check out our guide to What You Should Watch On Streaming Right Now.

Snowpiercer (Sunday, TNT 9:00 p.m.) — The long-gestating TV reboot of Bong Joon Ho’s art-house-action/Noah’s Ark parable has arrived. Naturally, the series knew it could never match up to the movie masterpiece, and it sets itself apart so relentlessly that one must respect this train’s takeoff. Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Jennifer Connelly star in this imperfect but very entertaining series.

The Great (Hulu series, Friday) — Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult star in this period dramedy. He’s the Emperor of Russia, and she’s his bride-to-be, and let’s just say that The Favourite fans are going to love this absurd series.

Seberg (Amazon Prime movie, Friday) — Kristen Stewart plays French New Wave and Breathless star Jean Seberg, whose life and career were destroyed by FBI surveillance and harassment following her civil rights activism.

Defending Jacob (Apple TV episode, Friday) — Chris Evans’ dad/ex-prosecutor character attempts to pull off a few last-ditch efforts to prove the innocence of his son, who’s been charged with murder.

White Lines (Netflix series, Friday) — Following the disappearance and death of a legendary DJ, his sister returns to Ibiza to help investigate what really happened. This leads to dark discoveries about herself as the lies and cover-ups of the dance club circuit begin to surface.

Here’s the rest of this weekend’s notable programming:

Friday Night In with The Morgans (Friday, AMC 10:00 p.m.) — Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton are back, hopefully with more insight into The Walking Dead.

Betty (Friday, HBO 11:00 p.m.) — This week, Honeybear’s coping with a crush while birthday plans are afoot for Janay, as Skate Kitchen director Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack) brings back her O.G. crew for this funny and freewheeling series about a group of young women who are much cooler than all of us.

Batwoman (Sunday, CW 8:00 p.m.) — Alice digs into Batwoman’s witness, and Commander Kane refuses to back down while facing down with a former Gotham foes.

Billions (Sunday, Showtime 9:00 p.m.) — Chuck’s looking at his next huge opportunity while Axl gets sidelined by out-of-work matters, and Taylor’s making a risky play.

Killing Eve (Sunday, AMC 9:00 p.m.) — Following the pitchfork attack, Eve’s digging into who’s really responsible while Villanelle returns to London and enjoys a hockey game with Konstantin. Yes, of course she behaves inappropriately.

I Know This Much Is True (Sunday, HBO 9:00 p.m.) — Mark Ruffalo’s devastating portrayal of twins sees Dominick clash with his girlfriend while he confronts increasing scrutiny about Thomas’ act of violence.

Supergirl (Sunday, CW 9:00 p.m.) — Watch out, Girl of Steel. The penultimate fifth-season episode sees Lex Luthor and Leviathan come together in an attempt to destroy her.

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Sunday, Showtime 10:00 p.m.) — Josefina Vega deals with a harrowing encounter, and Lewis is seeking assistance from a gangster.

Insecure (Sunday, HBO 10:00 p.m.) — Issa decides to randomly do good in Los Angeles after the block party goes incredibly wrong, and she finds an unexpected source of comfort.

Run (Sunday, HBO 10:30 p.m.) — Ruby and Billy are full of arguments over whether to turn themselves in as the new show from Fleabag and Killing Eve dynamic duo Vicky Jones and Phoebe Waller-Bridge barrels toward a conclusion.

Harley Quinn (Sunday, Syfy 11:30 p.m.) — The Legion of Doom sends Harley a party invite, and it looks like she must spend time with… Joker? Uh-oh.

While musicians across the globe are using time in quarantine to look towards future releases, some members of Cloud Nothings have created something completely different. Cloud Nothings’ vocalist Dylan Baldi and drummer Jayson Gerycz have fused their talents and recorded a free jazz album, combining their last names to adopt the moniker Baldi/Gerycz.

Titled Blessed Repair, the 44-minute, five-song album breaks convention. Baldi rears a saxophone while Gerycz experiments with new techniques on his drum kit. Per the style of free jazz, the duo play with varying time signatures, tones, and chord progressions.

Before the jazz album, Baldi spoke with Uproxx about Cloud Nothing’s latest release, the 2018 record Last Building Burning. In the interview, Baldi said he finds enjoyment from reading reviews of their records, even if they’re negative:

Lately, I’ve really liked reviews of our records, because I don’t care what anybody thinks about it. I could care less. If I’m happy with it, then we made it. Reading other people’s thoughts about it is funny to me sometimes. Even just today, two reviews popped up, and I was like, ‘Oh,’ because people always tag me on Twitter, even if it’s a sh*tty review. ‘Yeah, Cloud Nothings, look at this terrible review I wrote of your record.’ I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ll check it out.’ […] It’s just so funny to me that people can have such intensely different experiences with a thing that I made. I like it, I’m proud of it, but it’s funny that someone can hear it and be like, ‘Ew, I hate this.’ So I guess that’s how it is. I always just want our records to come out when they’re done, so I can just be like, ‘What do you think?’”

Listen to “Street Mantra” from Blessed Repair above.

Blessed Repair is out now via Carpark Records. Get it here.

Today is a lovely day for Nicholas Hault.

It’s not only the five-year anniversary of Mad Max: Fury Road, a modern masterpiece, it’s also the premiere of his Hulu series The Great. We recently caught up with the actor (check it out!), as did GQ for the publication’s “Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters” video series. The whole thing is worth a watch, but the highlight is the story Hoult tells about auditioning for X-Men: First Class, in which he played the blue-furred Beast.

“[Director] Matthew Vaughn asked me to do a couple of takes in an American accent as you kind of saw the character. But then also do a take doing an impression of Stewie Griffin from Family Guy,” Hoult said. “I had watched a lot of Family Guy in my teen years growing up, so I was like, ‘OK, I think I’ve got a pretty good impression of Stewie Griffin lined up.’ And so I did a whole version of the take as Stewie Griffin and sent it off. So maybe that helped me get the part? I don’t know.” The same thing happened for Kelsey Grammer on The Last Stand, except he did Quagmire. It brings a whole new meaning to “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs” when you add a “giggity” after “salads.”

Watch the video below.

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One of the most disappointing things about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it wiped out graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020 whether its kindergarten, eighth grade, high school or college.

Envisioning oneself walking up on stage and grabbing a diploma in front of your peers, family and community is one of the prime motivators that gets people to class.

The Obama’s are doing their best to make sure the Class of 2020 has a commencement speaker with a message to help spur them to the next chapter in life. But for the Class of 2020, the end of the school year is more than anti-climactic.

Gabrielle Piece, a graduate from Xavier University in Louisiana, was devastated that she couldn’t walk across the stage to accept her diploma in biology, a focus in pre-medicine. “Initially I was upset. I was crying,” she told Fox 13 Memphis.

“It took me like a week to stop crying,” Gabrielle continued. “I really wanted to walk, I felt like I needed to walk.”

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Gabrielle’s father, Torrence Burson, a man known for over-the-top gestures, was just as upset that she wouldn’t get the graduation day she deserved. So he decided to create a ceremony himself.”I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night and said, ‘That’s it. I’m just going to be the graduation here,'” Torrence said.

“After all those years, you’re going to walk across somebody’s stage if I have to build you one myself,” Torrence told his daughter. Torrence built a stage in the driveway of his home, complete with loudspeakers that barred the graduation march. The ceremony had and invocation, a welcome speech and they played Whitney Houston’s incredible version of the National Anthem.

Neighbors drove by honking in support of the graduate.

via Fox 13 Memphis

Torrence even printed up a program to celebrate the historic day:

Gabrielle graduated from Southwind High School in 2015 with the ambition to attend the Illustrious Xavier University of Louisana to achieve a degree in Biology Pre-Medicine.

During her junior year of college, she decided to go into another direction in medicine by deciding to go into Public health Science for Epidemiology. After all the trials and tribulations she went through, she completed college with 130 credit hours.

She now plans to join the Armed forces to accomplish her end goal of working for the CDC.

“We love our daughter this much. Regardless of the dollar figure, what it took to pull this off. If I had to do this over again, I’d probably do it even bigger,” Torrence said.

“It was just amazing,” Gabrielle said. “Better than the actual graduation, because it was more personal.”

Gabrielle plans to enter the Air National Guard before going back to school to become an Epidemiologist.

Father pulls out all the stops for ‘at-home’ graduation after university ceremony canceled

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