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The Walking Dead universe remains undead, but nowhere is that world as alive as within Norman Reedus’ character. The Daryl Dixon spinoff was such an AMC crowd pleaser that a second season with ride-and-die Carol was swiftly greenlit, and Reedus was previously so enthused while raving about what comes next that he also revealed a third season (set in Spain) to be in the works. However, there’s a practical consideration that comes to mind:

How Many Episodes Will The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Be?

Series creator David Zabel recently spoke with Collider at San Diego Comic-Con alongside Reedus and Melissa McBride, and the good news is that the series has been mapped out so well that he could already reveal how many episodes come in the next few seasons. To questions about both the second and third seasons, Zabel revealed that both will be the same duration as the first outing: six episodes.

That means this series plans to stick with the plan of lean, mean, and focused seasons, which stands in sharp contrast to the series proper. As fans already know, The Walking Dead could have arguably ended a few seasons before it did and with much fewer episodes, but at least the show kept serving up Daryl. And who knows, perhaps Daryl will still have time to take another bath at some point within the next six episodes.

A bath per season! Make it a goal.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon returns on September 29.

(Via Collider)

Every Olympics has moments captured on camera that go down in history. The photo finishes. The inspiring displays of sportsmanship. The records being broken and humans doing things no human has done before.

Simone Biles has had her fair share—or more—of iconic Olympic moments. And she just added another one to her list with the help of her friend and Team USA teammate, Jordan Chiles.

Unsurprisingly, Biles was favored to win gold in the floor exercise final for women’s gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The floor is one of her strongest events, and the high degree of difficulty in her routine offered some wiggle room for small errors.

Biles on the floor is like Jordan on the court at his peak—literally gravity-defying and simply mesmerizing to watch. But Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade has been giving Biles a serious run for her money. In any other era, she’d have a pocket full of gold medals, but she’s had the fortune-yet-misfortune of competing against the greatest gymnast of all time. However, she finally managed to eek out a win over the GOAT in the floor exercise final in Paris. Andrade took the gold, leaving Biles with the silver and Chiles the bronze.

If besting Simone Biles on the floor wasn’t enough, Andrade got another boost as she approached the podium to receive her gold medal. In a synchronized gesture, giving props where it was due, Biles and Chiles knelt and bowed down before Andrade, creating one of those Olympic snapshots the world will never forget.

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What was especially great about this moment wasn’t just the genuine respect Biles and Chiles showed Andrade. It’s the sheer joy with which they did it. Biles being so dominant in her sport could easily lead to pride and arrogance, which doesn’t seem to have happened, and losing a gold she was expected to win could easily crush her spirit, but that also doesn’t seem to have happened. The GOAT recognizes, acknowledges and honors greatness when she sees it, and Andrade clearly brought her A game.

Here we can see Chiles and Biles plotting to give Andrade the “We’re not worthy” bow in real time:

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Biles and Andrade have both talked about how they’ve pushed one another to be better, which is exactly what competition is about. And celebrating excellence wherever it comes from is exactly what the Olympic games are all about. Biles and Chiles embodied that Olympic spirit in the floor final and medal ceremony, doing what they came to Paris to do, making it to the medal podium and then lifting up the gymnast who outperformed them both.

Biles and Chiles spoke with reporters about what prompted them to do the bow and how much they admire “the queen” Andrade.

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What a beautiful testament to good sportsmanship and joyful camaraderie between competitors, and what a wonderful example for us all.

Here’s what people are saying about the moment:

“This is the best part of everything Just class and sportsmanship Soooo wholesome.”

“This must be real meaning of the Olympics. How beautiful is that they congratulate and respect each other.”

“This is exactly what it’s all about! Celebrating the human spirit and perseverance. I love their story. Their competitiveness pushes each other to be their greatest selves.”

“The nicest podium of all times. Fantastic women.”

“The world’s best – inside and out. What an amazing accomplishment.”

Imgur user “mollywho” felt her life was falling apart. Not only was she battling clinical depression, but she had her hands full.

“I’ve been juggling a LOT lately,” she wrote on Imgur. “Trying to do well at work. Just got married. Couldn’t afford a wedding. Family is sparse. Falling out with friends, yaddadyadda.”

She was also upset about how she treated her new husband.

“I’ve not been the easiest person to deal with. In fact, sometimes I’ve lost all hope and even taken my anger out on my husband.”

When she returned home from a business trip in San Francisco, mentally exhausted, she collapsed on her bed and cried. Then she noticed some writing on the bedroom mirror. It was a list that read:

Reasons I love my wife

1. She is my best friend
2. She never quits on herself or me
3. She gives me time to work on my crazy projects
4. She makes me laugh, every day
5. She is gorgeous
6. She accepts the crazy person i am
7. She’s the kindest person i know
8. She’s got a beautiful singing voice

9. She’s gone to a strip club with me
10. She has experienced severe tragedy yet is the most optimistic person about humanity i know
11. She has been fully supportive about my career choices and followed me each time
12. Without realizing it, she makes me want to do more for her than i have ever wanted to do for anyone
13. She’s done an amazing job at advancing her career path
14. Small animals make her cry
15. She snorts when she laughs

This amazing show of support from her husband was exactly what she needed. “I think he wanted me to remember how much he loves me,” she wrote. “Because he knows how quickly I forget. He knows I struggle to see good in the world, and especially the good in myself. But here it is. A testament and gesture of his love. Damn, I needed it today…”

She ended her post with some powerful words about mental illness.

“I’m not saying mental illness is cured by nice words on a mirror. In fact, it takes professional care, love, empathy, sometimes even medication just to cope. Many people struggle with it mental illness – more than we probably even realize. And instead of showing them hate or anger when they act out. Show them kindness and remind them things can and WILL get better. Everyone needs a little help sometimes. If that person can’t be you – see if you have any resources for therapy.”

This article originally appeared on 12.10.15

Glass Animals like to have fun, as is made clear by the name of the tour they just launched this past weekend: Human Music Group Sensations Glass Animals: Tour Of Earth. Indeed, the “Heat Waves” band is on the road, and if you’re planning to see them, you can take a look at their August 4 setlist (via setlist.fm), at The Underground in Charlotte, for an indication of the show you’re in for.

Naturally, the 18-song setlist leaned heavily on the band’s just-released new album, I Love You So F***ing Much. In other “of course” news, you won’t go home empty-handed if you’re hoping to hear “Heat Waves.”

Check out the setlist below, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Glass Animals’ Human Music Group Sensations Glass Animals: Tour Of Earth Setlist

1. “Whatthehellishappening?”
2. “Life Itself”
3. “Wonderful Nothing”
4. “Space Ghost Coast To Coast”
5. “Take A Slice”
6. “Show Pony”
7. “A Tear In Space (Airlock)”
8. “Creatures In Heaven”
9. “Youth”
10. “Lost In The Ocean”
11. “Gooey”
12. “How I Learned To Love The Bomb”
13. “White Roses”
14. “On The Run”
15. “Pork Soda”
16. “The Other Side Of Paradise” (encore)
17. “Tokyo Drifting” (encore)
18. “Heat Waves” (encore)

Glass Animals Human Music Group Sensations Glass Animals: Tour Of Earth 2024 Dates

08/07 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion +
08/08 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre +
08/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann +
08/11 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center +
08/13 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
08/16 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek +
08/17 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion +
08/20 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage +
08/21 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center +
08/23 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center +
08/24 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre +
08/25 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center +
08/27 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
08/28 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island +
08/31 — Kansas City, KS @ Azura Amphitheater ~^
09/03 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ~
09/04 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ~
09/05 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre ~
09/07 — Seattle, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre ~^
09/08 — Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena ~
09/11 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre ~
09/13 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ~
09/14 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum ~^
09/17 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ~
09/20 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion ~
09/21 — The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~
09/22 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ~
10/15 — Paris, France @ Zenith =
10/16 — Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National =
10/17 — Dusseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle =
10/19 — Warsaw, Poland @ Expo XXI =
10/20 — Berlin, Germany @ Max-Schmeling-Halle =
10/22 — Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz =
10/23 — Zurich, Switzerland @ The Hall =
10/24 — Munich, Germany @ Zenith =
10/26 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live =
10/30 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena =
11/01 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro =
11/02 — Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live =
11/03 — Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena =
11/05 — Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena =
11/07 — London, UK @ The O2 =

+ with Kevin Abstract
~ with Eyedress
^ with Blondshell
= with The Big Moon

Those who have not watched the HBO drama Industry have surely heard the show being compared to Euphoria but set in London’s financial sector. Succession comparisons also exist and are based upon the cutthroat nature of this industry and the glossy sheen of this story that is awash with morphing power dynamics. On a surface level, the latter comparisons make sense. These characters are also young, clever, messy, and money-motivated, but writing off Industry as an imitator on the eve of its third season would do a disservice (to the show and to you), especially as it looks to level up and expand its horizons by throwing new challenges at its characters.

That is to say: do not sleep on Industry‘s new season. Also don’t watch the third-season trailer and think that Myha’la’s character, Harper, is getting sidelined in favor of making this the Marisa Abela (Yasmin) and Kit Harington (Sir Henry Muck) Show.

Such worries are unfounded but understandable. After all, the second season ended with Eric (Ken Leung) betraying and firing Harper from Pierpoint, a move that is (near) fatal for their riveting dynamic. But Harper remains very much on the scene, both at home with Yasmin and Rob (Harry Lawtey) and at her new job, with a new mentor (Sarah Goldberg). She is still maneuvering as hard and as questionably as ever. She’s still ruthless and brilliant and self-destructive and intoxicating and enormously flawed. One of TV’s most compelling characters on what is becoming its most addictive show, hitting levels that rival and maybe even top Succession in the toxic finance weight class.

Part of Industry‘s appeal sources from how these morally bankrupt young analysts hail from widely varied backgrounds — setting this show apart from Succession‘s more homogenous set of characters. This season, the show takes a deeper detour into Yasmin’s psyche, which ends up being much more engrossing than it sounds.

Although privileged, she is also busy surviving, calculating, and fighting against odds that will seem insurmountable. We learn more about why she is the way that she is, and those reasons are frightening and heartbreaking. Also, the below HBO-released still is far more important (and vastly more layered) than it might seem at first glance.

Yasmin’s struggles are not meant to distract from what Harper has had to do in this “industry” to not only exist and survive but thrive as a Black woman. Viewers are already aware that she did not surface at Pierpoint through any semblance of privilege. The show has never shied away from parceling out these background details for Harper, and likewise, as Yasmin’s troubles come to a boil this season, having a fuller picture of who she is makes for a more compelling show in the moments when the focus is less on Harper and her quest to re-climb the ladder.

This season also does fairly well by Rob, who is moving beyond how he glided through his early days of finance without registering much about what goes on around him. He’s much more mature now, both professionally and personally, and I’d even say that he’s probably experienced more growth (with possible backsliding being a given) than any character on this show thus far.

As Sir Henry Muck, Kit Harington gets to lead us into thinking that the character is merely a BS green-tech CEO/overblown party bro who is used to getting everything that he wants, but there’s more beneath the surface. Harington scores a win with this character who is, like most, faking it to make it and dealing with the battle between his ambitions, anxiety, and perceptions of who he is supposed to be. Did Kit need a win? Hell yes. Ever since he knew nothing as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, no project has allowed him the “oomph” and challenge that he deserves and that he gets here.

Naturally, sex and drugs remain as primary vices and escapes for nearly every character, including Eric as he deals with changes in his own life and career. This season provides the fantastic Ken Leung the chance to pull off a tightrope performance amidst the aftermath of that season 2 finale where he pulled the ultimate power move to suppress Harper’s budding ruthlessness before she inevitably turned on him. I really do not believe that Leung receives enough credit for his reactions that convey the gravity of Harper’s f*ck ups. Fortunately, his exasperated responses continue even while physically separated from Harper, and Leung is so much fun to watch.

This third season of Industry, overall, convinces me that there will be a future moment when this series will move beyond scoring critical acclaim and maintaining a loyal but relatively modest audience. Years into the future, this show could catch on with a whole new audience and be streamed into oblivion in a Suits-like way. That USA Network show maintained a dedicated enough audience to last a decade, but years later, the show’s exploding popularity on Netflix led NBC to double back and find new life in the franchise. It’s very easy to imagine Industry someday harnessing broad streaming appeal in the same way. If you keep watching (or even begin to watch) now, you’ll be able to pull an “I told you so.” Get in “early” while you can.

‘Industry’ returns to HBO on Sunday, August 11.

You know that website, X? It used to be a bird, but everyone goes there to complain? Well, the FBI or whatever heard that you were gonna log on today so they wanted to make sure you saw a ton of ads for things you don’t need but will buy anyway. That whole website is a Trap. What are you still doing over there! (But occasionally there’s something worth sticking around for.)

M. Night Shyamalan‘s latest movie Trap centers around a pop concert that was set up to take down The Butcher, a violent serial killer played by Josh Hartnett. Does it make sense? Not really, but who cares!

In the film, a stadium merch employee played by Jonathan Langdon essentially reveals the whole plot to the serial killer himself by summing up the entire premise while ignoring others customers in line: “You know The Butcher? The freakin’ nut job that goes around chopping people up? The feds hear that he’s gonna be here today. So they set up a trap for him. This whole concert is a trap.”

Obviously, this formula can be applied to many movies where someone is being hunted down, which inspired a brand-new meme format. That’s all we can really ask from movies, these days. And there are some good ones:

Did all of these traps work? No. Did it work for The Butcher? Maybe! You’ll just have to see. Trap is now in theaters, but the whole thing is a trap, so be careful.

Adele is in the middle of something pretty wild. In January, it was announced that a new concert venue was being built in Munich, Germany specifically for an Adele residency. Fast-forward to this past weekend when the first shows kicked off and it appears the run has a shot at making some history.

As Billboard reports, “The engagement, which runs two days a week throughout August, could break the Billboard Boxscore attendance record for a concert engagement, currently held by Coldplay, which drew 627,000 fans to 10 shows in Buenos Aires in 2022. It could also break the box office record of almost $110 million, held by U2 for its first 17 shows at the Sphere, in 2023. (Adele has not generally reported concert grosses to Billboard Boxscore, so the records may stand anyway.)” Furthermore, Munich economic official Clemens Baumgärtner has estimated that the residency will bring 560 million Euros (about $614 million) to the city.

It’s really quite the spectacle. The custom venue holds 74,000 people and the production is reported to have cost over $100 million dollars. There’s also a 720-foot-wide screen that’s apparently the largest in the world, as well as “a Ferris wheel, a biergarten, and merchandise operation the size of a large boutique,” per Billboard.

Big numbers aside, it just seems like a ton of fun, from watching the Olympics with Adele on stage to Adele’s impressive t-shirt cannon.

Unlike Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will end before overstaying its welcome. Following Sunday’s season 2 finale, which left some viewers disappointed about the lack of action, showrunner Ryan Condal announced in a press conference on Monday that the prequel series is likely to wrap up after season four (just as George R.R. Martin hoped, although not at 10 episodes each).

Condal also confirmed that season 3 will go into production in “early-ish 2025.”

“There are so many great events that we are already writing in season 3 as it is,” he said, according to Deadline. “This war really comes to a big head at this point in the storytelling. I mean, if you look at season 2, it’s largely a metaphor for a nuclear conflict… There’s gonna be giant moments of spectacle but real moments of surprise and character nuance that we’re very much looking forward to. Some of my favorite moments of in the book, as a reader, I’m excited to adapt as a dramatist.”

One moment that was pushed back to season 3 was The Battle of the Gullet, which Condal called “the biggest thing to date that we’ve we’ve pulled off. We just wanted to have the time and the space to do that at a level that is going to excite and satisfy the fans in the way it’s deserved. We also wanted to build some anticipation toward it.” He apologized for the battle not being in season 2, as many fans hoped, but “with the team that we have together, we’re going to pull off a hell of a win with The Battle of the Gullet.”

(Via Deadline)

T.I. has been subject to several legal stories over the years. However, the latest story requires no further investigation to know that it was unwarranted. A case of perhaps the most unlucky coincidence of all time.

According to TMZ, T.I. was arrested at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday night, August 4, “but it was a case of mistaken identity.”

“A warrant had been issued for another man named Clifford Harris — the same as T.I.’s real name — who was wanted in Baltimore, Maryland,” TMZ relayed. “The suspect is wanted for alleged involvement in violent behavior toward a woman, stalking, and possibly involving a gun. T.I. was taken from the airport to Clayton County Jail. Since the warrant was issued out of state, the arrest triggered an automatic extradition hearing.”

Steve Sadow, T.I.’s attorney, confirmed to TMZ that T.I. had been released “within two hours of arrest,” and the judge had reviewed and dismissed the order. As of this writing, T.I. had not publicly commented on the ordeal, and he probably won’t.

Meanwhile, T.I. has been supporting Latto’s forthcoming Sugar Honey Iced Tea, and he celebrated Tiny Harris, his wife, on their 14th wedding anniversary with a video posted across his social media accounts.

Fred Again.. has a big fall coming up. A few days ago, he announced Ten Days, a new album. That’s set to drop on September 6, and Fred revealed today that shortly after that, he’ll be heading out on the month-long Places We’ve Never Been Tour that hits a few cities in North America.

Ticket sales begin with the artist pre-sale on August 8 at noon local time. Then, the general on-sale starts August 9 at noon local time. More information on pre-sales and tickets can be found here.

Fred previously said of his new album, “my new record is called ten days. it’s ten songs about ten days. theres been a lot of biggg mad crazy moments in the last year but basically all of these are about really very small quiet intimate moments. some of them are like the most intensely joyful things i have felt, and some of them are the other side of things. and some days I don’t want to speak about loads cos I’m not the only person it was an important day for if that makes sense.”

Check out Fred Again..’s 2024 tour dates below.

Fred Again..’s 2024 Tour Dates: Places We’ve Never Been Tour

09/11 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/12 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/15 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/18 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
09/19 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
09/25 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
09/28 — East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
09/29 — East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
10/01 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
10/03 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
10/04 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
10/07 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
10/09 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/13 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena

Ten Days is out 9/6 via Atlantic Records UK. Find more information here.