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Legendary Pokémon are finally coming to 'Pokémon Go,' something fans have been asking from the start

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The long wait is over: Legendary Pokémon are finally coming to "Pokemon GO!"

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On July 22, when "Pokémon Go" holds its first major public event at Grant Park in downtown Chicago, the game's first Legendary Pokémon will be revealed through a new function: Legendary Raids.

If all of this sounds like gibberish to you, allow me to walk back some jargon:

  • Legendary Pokémon are a handful of Pokémon that haven't appeared yet in "Pokémon Go," despite showing up in the game's code.
  • "Raids" are a concept in video games where players group up to take down an enemy together.

In "Pokémon Go," Legendary Pokémon are finally being added as a group activity — presumably, the folks who gather at Grant Park on July 22 will form a unified team to take down the massive Legendary Pokémon that appear.

It's not clear how often those Legendary Pokémon will appear subsequently, but the press release offers a hint: "If Trainers successfully defeat the Legendary Pokemon in Chicago, that Pokémon will start appearing in Legendary Raid Battles around the world beginning July 23, 2017." Good luck, Chicago trainers!

Check out the first trailer of the Legendary Pokémon addition right here:

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Woody Harrelson got married for just $500

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Woody Harrelson says "the least expensive things can be the most personally rewarding."

"Take my wedding, for example," the actor told Wealthsimple.

He explained:

"... We didn't feel the need to shell out a ton of cash and do anything over the top. It was basically just a bunch of good friends getting together in Maui.
"I paid for some food and drinks, a few hundred bucks, and that was about it. At the end of the day, it ain't about how much it costs — it's about having great people in a beautiful place and just…celebrating."

According to wedding website The Knot, which has been tracking wedding trends since 2006, the average cost of a wedding in the US in 2016 was $35,329. The site also found that Americans spend an average of $6,162 on an engagement ring, and estimates that a plain gold or platinum wedding band will run you about $1,000, depending on the retailer. Not for Harrelson.

"Wedding rings can be extremely expensive, but ours were only about $300 each," he told Wealthsimple. He continued:

"Mine is one of my most meaningful possessions. I helped design the simple gold bands dotted with tiny, sparkling, colorful gems in various shades of orange, pink, and purple. The gold I already had. I'm really conscious about where gold is sourced, so I wanted to provide the gold and be sure of its origins. It's gold that was panned naturally from a river in Northern California. All in all they're pretty distinctive rings."

This doesn't mean Harrelson won't splurge — he recently bought himself a Tesla.

Read the full interview at Wealthsimple »

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Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin explained why O.J. Simpson should not be in prison right now

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In 1994, at the height of the country's attention toward O.J. Simpson's trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, Jeffrey Toobin forever became linked to the former athlete.

He broke the story, in The New Yorker, that Simpson's legal team planned to accuse detective Mark Fuhrman of planting evidence.

21 years after the trial of the century, the cast of characters in the case has come back in the news thanks to the popularity of the FX series "The People v. O.J. Simpson" (based on Toobin's book, "The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson") and the ESPN five-part documentary, "O.J.: Made in America."

"The People v. O.J. Simpson" won nine Emmys, while "Made in America" won a best documentary Oscar.

And Simpson is now back in the limelight Thursday, as he's scheduled to have a parole hearing for a prison sentence he's serving, after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping related to a 2007 incident in Las Vegas. The hearing, which will be televised, could lead to the NFL Hall of Famer being released from prison as early as October 1 if things go his way.

Toobin, now a legal analyst for CNN, told Business Insider last year that Simpson shouldn't even be in prison right now. 

"I continue to believe that the Nevada case is bogus, and it's the perfect irony of the Simpson case that he was acquitted of the crime that he was guilty of and he was convicted of a crime he's innocent of," Toobin said. "I really think his 33-year sentence was absurdly long. It was entirely payback for the murder he was acquitted of. It's not the way the legal system is supposed to work."

Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping conviction was related to when Simpson tried to reclaim what he thought was stolen memorabilia of his from a Las Vegas hotel room. The entire incident is retold in the final chapter of ESPN's "Made in America."

OJ Simpson gettyToobin isn't the only person who believes Simpson was unfairly treated in the Nevada case.

In "Made in America," attorney Carl Douglas, who was on Simpson's "Dream Team" of attorneys during his murder trail, says he believes it's not a coincidence that Simpson had his Nevada case 13 years to the day after being found not guilty in his murder trial, and that he got a 33-year sentence. (Simpson was ordered to pay $33.5 million in the wrongful-death civil case filed by the Goldman family.)

He thinks there's significance to the 33 figure and believes the outcome was "payback" for the murder trial.

Toobin doesn't necessarily agree with Douglas on the years of the sentence being connected to the figure from the civil case, but he does think the verdict was a result of the previous not guilty verdict.

"I do believe that this entire fiasco in Nevada would never have been the subject of a criminal case, much less one that generated a 33-year term, if most people in the world did not believe that O.J. Simpson got away with murder," Toobin said.

But Toobin admits he doesn't "stay up at night" thinking it's an injustice. He believes Simpson is guilty of the murders of Brown and Goldman. And whenever Simpson, 68, is released from prison, it's a story he is not interested in following anymore.

"I think the story of O.J. once he gets out is seedy and just an example of someone whose true character is coming to the surface, and it's not a pretty picture," Toobin said.

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Channing Tatum joins the action in the 'Kingsman' sequel trailer — watch it now

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In the sequel to the successful 2015 action/comedy "Kingsman: The Secret Service," which earned over $400 million worldwide on a $81 million budget, the Americans are getting in on the action to help out their spy colleagues from across the pond. 

In the latest trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (in theaters September 22), Kingsman Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and his mentor Harry Hart (Colin Firth) — yes, he survived from being shot in the face in the first movie — join forces with some good ol' boys played by the likes of Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges.

They take on their latest villain: Poppy (Julianne Moore).

Expect the action and colorful language to be kicked up a notch for this one.

The movie also stars Halle Berry, Mark Strong, and Pedro Pascal.

Watch the trailer below:

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How O.J. Simpson says he would've murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman — 'if' he did it

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In 2006, the announcement of a book by O.J. Simpson that would give his allegedly hypothetical account of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and Ronald Goldman made waves.

With the planned title, "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," the book was to be published by ReganBooks, a division of HarperCollins. Shortly after the announcement, however, the book was canceled following outrage over the former football star profiting from the deaths.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, but was found liable for the wrongful deaths of Brown and Goldman in a 1997 civil suit.

In 2007, the Goldman family was awarded rights to the book by a Florida bankruptcy court and went through with the publication, changing the title to "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer."

Since 2008, Simpson has been imprisoned in a Nevada jail for a different crime. He was found guilty that year of the armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers. Simpson has a parole hearing on Thursday that could get him out of prison by October, after having spent close to nine years in jail for the crime.

Here's an overview of the chapters from"If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer," in which Simpson accounts his life with Nicole Brown before the murders that night:

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Chapter 1: OJ Simpson focuses on his first failed marriage to Marguerite Whitley and how he met and developed a relationship with Nicole Brown. Simpson describes his "pretty near storybook marriage" to Brown, but paints her as physically violent and says she had a "real temper on her." He claims that she was always the instigator of the fights that led to the deterioration of the couple's marriage.

Simpson and Brown dated for a number of years before his divorce with his first wife was finalized. He mentions a fight in 1984 that resulted in Brown calling the cops after he "accidentally" hit one of the rims on her car with a baseball bat. He proceeded to whack the hood of the car, too, but no charges were filed and the two got married in 1985. He also goes into the 1989 altercation between them that resulted in him pleading no contest to spousal abuse. Simpson was convicted and put on probation, completed community service hours, and paid a fine.



Chapter 2: With an understanding that his marriage was over, the second chapter goes into the couple's divorce and Brown's alleged obsession with getting back together.

This chapter also introduces Paula Barbieri, his on-again/off-again girlfriend at the time of the murders.



Chapter 3: Simpson and Brown make a plan to try and make their relationship work for a year, but more problems arise.

Simpson talks about how he hates his ex-wife's group of friends, whom he describes as "hookers and drug dealers and unsavory characters." The chapter also includes transcripts of two 911 calls made by Brown about Simpson in 1993.



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AL GORE ON TRUMP: 'I have no real desire to talk to him anymore'

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Former Vice President Al Gore sat down with Business Insider's Jason Guerrasio to discuss "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Here Gore shares his feelings about President Trump after his decision to remove the US from the Paris agreement. Following is a transcript of the video.

JASON GUERRASIO: Have you talked to President Trump at all since that meeting?

AL GORE: Not since, not since his decision on Paris. No.

GUERRASIO: One thing you touched on when you left Trump Tower was that it was, it was a conversation that would be continued.

GORE: Yeah.

GUERRASIO: You know, do you feel — do you need to continue that conversation with him?

GORE: I did continue, I did continue it. And that was not the only conversation that I had with him. But after he made his decision on Paris I have not reached out to him again, he has not reached out to me.

GUERRASIO: Do you feel it's an importance though? Do you need to talk to him anymore?

GORE: Well, I would never close the door to responding but I don't expect that and have no real desire to talk to him anymore. I think he made such an obviously reckless and indefensible decision. I think now my time and the time of others is better spent helping to move the country forward in spite of him.

GUERRASIO: Understood. You know, you say in the movie I think you’ve said it a few times in other places that you’re a recovering politician.

GORE: Yeah.

GUERRASIO: But I do want you to do a little armchair quarterbacking from you. What is your feeling of Trump as a president? I mean ... give me a grade. You know, how is he doing?

GORE: Well I never like the question about letter grades, but I think that he's failing. I think that every day there's another set of tweets another set of controversies and it doesn't — nothing seems to be getting done that's any good and there seems to be a kind of a policy paralysis in Washington. Even the appointments that he's supposed to make as a new president, he's way behind all of his modern-day predecessors, as I understand the statistics. So, I focus most of all on climate.

GUERRASIO: Yes

GORE: And so my opinion of his time as president is certainly influenced by my opinion of the job he's done on, on climate. He's tried to move the country in the wrong direction.

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It looks like Nintendo's making a miniature, inexpensive version of the original Nintendo 64 console

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Nintendo's got a new console in the Nintendo Switch, which launched back in March. It is, for all intents and purposes, Nintendo's main product, but one of its classics — the Nintendo 64 — may be getting a miniaturized re-release.

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In addition to the Switch, Nintendo makes the 3DS — a handheld console that's winding down after years of popularity.

New Nintendo 3DS XL

And, in addition to the 3DS, Nintendo's recently started producing miniaturized, less expensive versions of its original consoles.

There was the NES Classic Edition, which launched in late 2016 and subsequently ended production earlier this year. And then there's the Super NES Classic Edition, which is planned for launch on September 29. Both play into the nostalgia of millions, and both are limited in supply — the NES Classic Edition was only produced for around six months, while the Super NES Classic Edition is said to run production through the end of 2017. 

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In addition to all those things, Nintendo appears to be making a similarly small, less expensive version of the original Nintendo 64.

This guy:

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That's the original Nintendo 64 you see above, but a European trademark filing from Nintendo indicates that a "Classic Edition" of the original is in the works. That means a miniaturized version of the original system and its gamepad, a sub-$100 price point, and a gaggle of classic games built right into the console.

To be clear, Nintendo hasn't announced such a console, nor has the company previously indicated its interested in making a "Classic Edition" of the original Nintendo 64. But we do have some clues from the filing that point to just such a console being in the works.

In the filing, a distinctive image is shown:

Nintendo 64 (trademark)

The trademark image, discovered by gaming forum NeoGAF, isn't just notable because it's the outline of the Nintendo 64 gamepad — it's notable because it's the same outline of a gamepad that appears on the retail branding of Nintendo's other "Classic Edition" consoles. 

For example:

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That silhouette of the NES Classic Edition gamepad on the top of the box? It's identical to another trademark filing image from Nintendo:

NES Classic Edition (Logo)

This close-up really highlights how similar the image is:

NES Classic Edition

Nintendo filed the same logo trademark in Europe for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System gamepad silhouette, and that same silhouette appears on top of the Super NES Classic Edition box.

So, is Nintendo making a Nintendo 64 Classic Edition for sure? No, not for sure — but there's certainly some smoke here. And it would make a lot of sense; the generation that grew up with Nintendo 64 is now old enough to look at it nostalgically. For now, though, there's only smoke. Nintendo didn't respond to request for comment as of publishing. 

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Jason Bateman says season 5 of 'Arrested Development' will be a murder mystery

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Lucille Arrested DevelopmentJason Bateman is a serious actor now: Netflix's new drama series "Ozark" premieres Friday, and Bateman stars as a man laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel.

And it sounds like the next season of "Arrested Development" is getting a little serious, too. 

In an interview with EW Radio, Bateman revealed some exciting details about season five of the beloved comedy. According to Bateman, the central storyline for the season will be solving the murder of Lucille Austero (Liza Minnelli) also known as Lucille Two, who went missing in season four. Buster Bluth (Tony Hale) was arrested in connection with her disappearance, after he touched her blood on the infamous stair car, but pretty much all the Bluths have a motive. 

“The central spine of that story is the death of Liza Minnelli’s character, and a bit of whodunit, who may have done it, who had something to do with it,” Bateman said Wednesday. “That’s sort of a central thread around which [creator Mitch Hurwitz] is going to braid in all the colorful plot complications that he knows how to do.”

Bateman also mentioned that the cast will be acting all together in the flesh in season five, and not green-screened together like they were in season four:

“Because of certain limitations we had with actors’ schedules and exclusivities to other shows, and budgetary constraints, [Hurwitz] had to pivot a bit off of that. And also it was an interesting thing for him to do because he was embracing the interface of Netflix, which was fairly new at the time in original programming, and wanted to be able to basically have you click out of one episode, and click into somebody else’s episode, and see a different view point on this simultaneous action. Ultimately, editorially, it didn’t really come together as well as he wanted it to, and then he had to dictate an order of watching, and it ended up being a little bit more complicated than I think one intended. But we’re still very proud of those episodes obviously — and really excited that we get to be together in these.”

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Ryan Seacrest was originally asked to be a judge on 'American Idol' — here’s how he became its star host instead

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Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” fame shares the story of how he first got his gig as the show's host. Following is a transcript of the video.

Alyson Shontell: Take me back to getting the first “Idol” gig. And that was really your breakthrough moment, it seemed like. How did you audition for it? Walk me through that process of landing that in the first place.

Ryan Seacrest: There was already a host for the show and I auditioned to be the co-host and I remember they were looking for people — around the country they were doing auditions for the host and as I went into one meeting, they actually started the meeting by talking to me about being a judge for the show and I said, “let me audition to be a host.” And I auditioned, and I got the job and then I got asked back. So, and it happened very fast. I remember I auditioned on a Friday and I think I started working on a Saturday. Nothing ever happens as planned.

Well, I mean, Simon — he created the show and he created a show with a certain vision and I think my job has always been and, and is to be someone that that moves something along, but also the key to being a part of it and being a successful part of it is also not putting yourself in front of everything, too.

I mean like I lay back, I stand back, let moments happen. And, I'm not the star of the show. The artist that is competing to win is the star of the show. And once you understand that dynamic then hopefully you get to stick around.

Shontell: One thing I read in The Hollywood Reporter piece was that there was actually some fierce salary negotiations going on. At one point you maybe thought about walking away with removing your name from being in consideration. So, talk me through the salary negotiations and tips you might have for helping others get what they need.

Seacrest: Well, I think the priority in anything is always the product and the quality of the product and that has been at the top of the list ever since we've talked about bringing back “Idol” — ever since I said on “Idol” at the end, “for now, goodbye for now.” So that's been what we've been focused on the most and I think that when you, when you have a, a great show, a great product, great storytelling, then it works and that's what we're focused on, so.

Shontell: But you didn't answer my negotiations for salary thing.

Seacrest: I’m negotiating the answer.

Shontell: Okay, fine. I'll let you skirt around that one just because we are short on time. You're lucky.

 

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YouTube's $35-a-month live TV streaming service is coming to 10 new cities (GOOG)

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YouTube TV, the $35-per-month live TV streaming service, is coming to 10 new US markets Thursday.

Here's the list: Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Dallas, Charlotte, and Washington, DC.

YouTube TV works on iPhone, Android, and Chromecast. It lets you stream about 50 channels live.

The service also includes an unlimited cloud DVR service so you can go back and stream shows on demand.

For more on YouTube TV, here's an overview of what it's like to use.

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O.J. Simpson: 'I've basically spent a conflict-free life'

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On Thursday, O.J. Simpson had his parole hearing after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping related to a 2007 incident in Las Vegas. If he's awarded parole, he'll be eligible for release as early as October 1, after serving almost 9 years of the sentence.

Before the decision was announced, Simpson was asked questions by the Nevada parole board. In one instance, Simpson was asked about conflicts he's had in his life.

"I've basically spent a conflict-free life," he said.

Simpson didn't reference the "trial of the century" in 1994 — in which he was found not guilty — centered around the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, nor did he reference past allegations of spousal abuse.

During the trial, and most recently with the airing of the Oscar-winning ESPN documentary "O.J.: Made in America," 911 calls have been released of Nicole Simpson calling numerous times for police to come to their house, saying that O.J. had beat her. In one instance, she told the arriving officer she thought he would "kill me."  

Simpson said he had struggled with infidelity in his life, but that he wasn't "a guy who has conflicts on the street."

"I'm not a guy who lived a criminal life," Simpson said to the parole board on Thursday. "I'm a straight shooter."

A panel of 4 members on the parole board will deliberate and decide whether or not to grant Simpson parole.

Watch the parole hearing below:

 

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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has reportedly committed suicide

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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide in his residence in Los Angeles, according to TMZ reported on Thursday.

Bennington was 41.

The singer, who had spoken about struggling with drugs and alcohol for years, reportedly hanged himself. His body was discovered Thursday morning, according to TMZ's sources.

Bennington was close friends with fellow rocker Chris Cornell, who also committed suicide by hanging in May. Thursday would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday.

Linkin Park had a string of hits in the late 1990 and early 2000s. Bennington's screeching vocals were one of the band's trademarks. 

 

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O.J. Simpson was granted parole, and could be out of prison as early as October 1

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OJ Simpson parole hearing granted smile smiling O.J.On Thursday, the Nevada Parole Board ruled to grant imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson parole.

Simpson, 70, will be eligible for release as early as October 1 from the Nevada prison where he's served more than eight years for armed robbery and kidnapping.

Simpson apologized for his crime in the hearing, but at times seemed combative, and shifted blame onto others involved in the robbery. (He did not testify in the 2008 trial that led to his conviction.)

At one point in the hearing, Simpson said he had never brandished a weapon at anyone and insisted that he has "basically" lived a "conflict-free life."

That is at odds with other accounts of Simpson, however, especially in regards to the 1994-1995 “trial of the century,” in which he was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

In the course of the trial, 911 calls were released of Nicole Simpson calling numerous times for police to come to their house, saying that O.J. had beat her. In one instance, she told the arriving officer she thought he would "kill me."

Several people also testified on Simpson’s behalf in the parole hearing.

The former football star’s eldest daughter, Arnelle Simpson, spoke in defense of her father. “On behalf of my family, we just want him to come home,” she said. “And I know in my heart that he is humbled throughout the situation.”

Bruce Fromong, the only surviving victim of the 2007 memorabilia robbery and a friend of Simpson’s, testified in favor of granting Simpson’s parole in the hearing. He said that Simpson never brandished a gun on him in the robbery and asked the parole board to grant Simpson an early release.  

“We all make mistakes. O.J. made his,” Fromong said. “But nine-and-a-half to 33 years is way too long. I feel like it’s time to give him a second chance and let him go home to his friends and family. This is a good man.”

What led to Simpson’s imprisonment:

Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in October 2008 for his part in a September 2007 robbery committed in a Las Vegas casino hotel.

Simpson and five accomplices held two men at gunpoint in a confrontation over sports memorabilia and personal items, which Simpson claimed had been stolen from him. Though Simpson insisted he didn't know anyone was armed in the crime, he was eventually convicted of several weapons charges.

Four of the six men involved in the crime plead guilty and testified in the trial. Simpson and his friend, Clarence "CJ" Stewart, were later both found guilty of 12 charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, and conspiracy.

Simpson faced a potential life sentence, but in December 2008, he was instead sentenced to a minimum of nine years and a maximum of 33 years at the Lovelock Correctional Facility in Lovelock, Nevada.

Additional reporting by Jason Guerrasio.

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One chart shows how streaming services are dominating the way Americans listen to music

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Music streaming is winning because of convenience. To put the shift into perspective: Americans logged 284.7 billion on-demand music streams (be it audio or video) in the first six months of 2017, according to recent Nielsen data. If you assume, as Nielsen does, that 1,500 streams is the equivalent of 1 album, then streaming is selling far more "albums" than traditional music sales channels.

As this chart from Statista shows, streaming makes up more than 60% of music consumption by this metric; this time last year, it accounted for 50%.

All of this reinforces a couple of points: 1. Streaming services like Spotify are an incredibly appealing bundle for consumers, and 2. The music industry can theoretically extract more revenue out of streaming subscribers than traditional album buyers, because streaming services are so killer that they lead to people (legally) engaging with music more often. (Killer for record labels, at least — big artists who’d likely sell millions of albums anyway tend to get dragged down by the way Spotify and the like treat most music as if it were of equal value.)

But there is a wrinkle here. Of those 284.7 billion streams, just over 100 billion came from video services. When you think of music streaming on video services, you think of YouTube. And when the music industry thinks of YouTube, it gets angry. Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that streaming is both the future and present for the music industry.

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More of Johnny Depp's outrageous spending has come out, including a $7,000 couch from the Kardashians

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Johnny Depp's former business managers aren't through revealing the extravagant expenses the actor has racked up over the years. 

After a ruling by a Los Angeles judge that Depp's outrageous spending — which at one time totaled $2 million a month — is not relevant in the legal battle between Depp and The Management Group, TMG has re-framed its argument. And in doing so it has disclosed some more heavy spending by its former client.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, TMG revealed in its latest cross-complaint that Depp charged more than $500,000 in rental fees for storage warehouses that hold his Hollywood memorabilia, $17,000 in Prada handbags and luggage, as well as $7,000 for a couch that was featured on the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The couch was a gift for his daughter, Lily-Rose.

"After terminating TMG in mid-March 2016, Depp continued to make the minimum payments on the CNB Visa card for a time, but then refused to pay anything further, forcing TMG to pay off the approximately $55,000 that was still owing on the CNB Visa card," TMG attorney Michael Kump wrote in the complaint. "All charges on the CNB Visa card are undisputedly charges that were incurred on Depp’s behalf similar to, and/or including, the exemplar purchases discussed above. Depp knows all of these expenses were incurred by and/or on his behalf, but simply refuses to pay his debts."

The central issue in the case is if Depp's financial issues are due to TMG's negligence or the actor's own. Each side is asking the court to rule to that effect.

Read the entire complaint below:

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Here are the best Pokémon for defeating powerful Legendaries in 'Pokémon Go'

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Legendary Pokémon are finally coming to "Pokémon Go", more than one year after the game's release.

Legendaries such as Mewtwo are extremely rare and powerful Pokémon from the original game series. And until now, they've been completely absent from "Pokémon Go," even as the game has added more features and creatures from the second generation of Pokémon.

Now that Legendaries will officially start making their first appearances through collaborative Raid Battles, it's time to prepare your best Pokémon for battle.

Knowing exactly which Pokémon and moves are best effective against specific Legendaries will be instrumental in taking down the ultra-powerful creatures.

We've examined data from The Silph Road and PokeBattler to find the top six fighters for each Legendary:

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Tyranitar is simply the best all-around attacker for taking down most Legendaries.

No other Pokémon comes close to matching the type and move combination effectiveness of this giant. The only two Legendaries that Tyranitar isn't super effective against are the beasts Raikou and Suicune.

Best moves: Bite/Stone Edge or Bite/Crunch



You'll also need assistance from Golem.

Golem is particularly effective against the Legendary birds and the beasts Raikou and Entei.

Best move: Rock Throw/Stone Edge



Now on to Legendaries, starting with Articuno.

  1. Omastar with Rock Throw/Rock Slide
  2. Tyranitar with Bite/Stone Edge
  3. Golem with Rock Throw/Stone Edge
  4. Flareon with Fire Spin/Flamethrower
  5. Arcanine with Fire Fang/Flamethrower
  6. Scizor with Bullet Punch/Iron Head

 



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The 'Game of Thrones' season 7 premiere was pirated a staggering 90 million times

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The first episode of "Game of Thrones" season 7 was a massive success, and has been watched through official channels more than 16 million times since its debut last Sunday— the most for a premiere in HBO's history.

But that figure pales in comparison to the number of times it has been pirated.

According to piracy analysis company MUSO, the 71st episode of the fantasy epic TV series been illegally viewed over 90 million times across the globe.

It's a staggering figure — nearly six times as many as the official view count — and includes illegal streaming, torrenting, and direct downloads.

"Game of Thrones," based on the "A Song Of Ice And Fire" books by George R. R. Martin, is a sprawling epic, dealing with court intrigue, fantasy wars, and dragons. It is always pirated heavily, regularly appearing at the top of "most-pirated" lists measuring illegal downloads in any given year.

The episode in question, "Dragonstone" — spoiler alert!— deals with exiled Queen Daenerys Targaryen making her return to her ancestral home, the island of Dragonstone, as the North debates the way forward after the defeat of Ramsay Bolton, and in King's Landing Cersei Lannister, newly crowned, forms an alliance with Euron Greyjoy. And if none of that makes sense, don't worry — "Game of Thrones" is famously complex, spanning multiple (fictional) continents and featuring dozens of characters.

"Game of Thrones" season 7 episode 1 was streamed 77.9 million times, torrented on public trackers 8.3 million times, directly downloaded 4.9 million times, and torrented from private trackers 500,000 times, Muso says.

Most illegal views came from the United States (15.1 million), followed by the UK (6.2 million), Germany (4.9 million), India (4.3 million), with Indonesia (4.3 million) rounding out the top five.

In an emailed statement, MUSO cofounder Andy Chatterley said: "There is no denying that these figures are huge, so they're likely to raise more than a few eyebrows in the mainstream industry, but it's in line with the sort of scale we see across piracy sites and should be looked at objectively. What we're seeing here isn't just P2P torrent downloads but unauthorized streams and every type of piracy around the premiere. This is the total audience picture, which is usually unreported.

"Audience figures have always been a critical measure for studios and TV execs to assess the health of shows. The fact that there's been over 90 million streams and downloads of the Game of Thrones season seven premiere outside of the official channels in the first three days since airing, not only shows just how popular this show is, but the massive opportunity to engage people and bring them back to legitimate mediums."

HBO isn't standing by and doing nothing, however. Piracy news site TorrentFreak reports that ISPs who have customers that are torrenting the season seven premiere are being sent warnings, telling them to change their ways.

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Will Smith battles mystical creatures in the first full trailer for Netflix's 'Bright' — which it paid over $90 million for

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The first full trailer for Netflix's much-anticipated Will Smith movie, "Bright," is online, and it certainly has us excited. 

After shelling out a reported $90 million for the latest movie from "Suicide Squad" director David Ayer, it seems the streaming giant could have a big hit on its hands.

In many ways, Ayer is going back to what made his career: the streets of Los Angeles.

His screenplay for 2001's "Training Day," about a corrupt LAPD narco cop played by Denzel Washington, led to Ayer getting offers to direct (and to a best actor Oscar for Washington). Then when Ayer helmed 2012's "End of Watch," a gritty, faux documentary about two LAPD cops (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena) fighting the drug war, he got the best reviews of his career. 

"Bright," which is set in a world where humans and magical creatures live side-by-side, looks to meld Ayer's talent for telling gritty urban stories with the flashy visuals that helped "Suicide Squad" take in over $745 million worldwide at the box office. Ayer is also teaming up again with "Squad" star Will Smith.

In "Bright," Smith plays an LAPD cop who has been assigned an Orc (Joel Edgerton) as his new partner. Things get crazy when they discover a magic wand that everyone would kill to get their hands on. 

Watch the trailer below. "Bright" will be available on Netflix beginning December 22.

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Netflix's new show 'Ozark' is perfect if you miss 'Breaking Bad'

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What if "Breaking Bad" started in the middle of its run? When Walter White is half-way Heisenberg, but there's still some humanity left.

Imagine if we never got to see White as a chemistry teacher: We just casually see him at work, having dinner with his family. Then suddenly, he pleads for his life with the leader of a Mexican drug cartel.

Trade Bryan Cranston for Jason Bateman (who you probably know as Michael Bluth on "Arrested Development"), and you have Netflix's newest drama, "Ozark."

In "Ozark," which became available on Netflix Friday, Bateman's character, Marty, is somewhat reminiscent of Michael Bluth. He's the slightly awkward dad who's trying really hard to impress his kids. He's hard-working to a fault. But Bateman's performance, even just in the excellent first episode, will convince you he's got acting chops that go far beyond comedy. (Bateman is also executive producer, and directs four out of the ten episodes, including the premiere.)  

From creators Mark Williams and Bill Dubuque, "Ozark" follows Bateman's Marty Byrde, a financial planner living in Chicago. In the first minutes, Marty seems like a normal guy. He's good at his boring job, he's a good dad, and is maybe an absent husband to Wendy (the always excellent Laura Linney). But by the end of the episode, you find out Marty has been laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel for years. And he's in trouble: He has to get out of Chicago, and find a way to launder a lot of money for his drug lord boss in very little time.

What separates "Ozark" from "Breaking Bad" is its slow pace (despite a thrilling pilot), and a "fish out of water" element. Worlds collide as the Byrd's suddenly (seriously, within one weekend) pack up their entire life in Chicago and move to the Missouri Ozarks.

The series is good — though not really good. It's worth wasting a weekend on your couch if you have some time.

There are a lot of elements that work. "Ozark" is beautifully shot and the soundtrack is biting, which elevates the tension. And the decision to have Wendy tell the kids what their father is doing, and why they actually moved to the Ozarks, pushes the narrative forward in a way that many other shows wouldn't dare. The kids' knowledge of their dad's illegal side gig provides a unique dynamic, and leads to a punny scene where Marty explains how money laundering works to his son while they're doing laundry.  

But like Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright on "House of Cards," "Ozark" probably wouldn't work if it didn't have Bateman and Linney leading the way. The secondary characters are all well-acted, particularly Julia Garner as Ruth, who also proved herself a talented young actress on FX's "The Americans." But there's something missing. These other characters, from the Ozark natives to the FBI agents, are just not that engaging or layered enough. You don't really care about who they are or what their motives are, save for Marty and Wendy's son, Jonah, who might have some of his dad's bad side in him. 

You can watch the "Ozark" trailer below:

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I was tremendously disappointed by 'Destiny,' but I'm really enjoying 'Destiny 2'

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Three years ago, the beta for the first "Destiny" launched. It was a big deal — the first chance for the public to play the brand-new blockbuster franchise from the folks who created the massive "Halo" series. Hype levels were sky high, as were fans' hopes.

When the beta arrived on July 17, 2014, it was... underwhelming. When the game came out a few months later, it was clear that the beta content was much of the full game. "Where's the rest of the game?" some players wondered (myself included).

In the case of "Destiny 2," the story is much different.

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The beta for "Destiny 2," which went live on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One earlier this week for those who pre-ordered, has been met with near-universal praise; and now, it's available today for everyone on both consoles, for free.

I've been playing the beta since Wednesday, and am glad to say that it's convinced even me — a spurned "Halo" fan who was tremendously disappointed by the first "Destiny" — that "Destiny 2" could be something special.

Allow me to explain.

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The promise of an actual story, with setpieces and characters and dialog, is at the forefront.

One of the biggest complaints about the first "Destiny" was that the story was a mess. It's barely there, the dialog was full of clichés, the voice acting was done poorly, and it was hard to follow. To further confuse things, much of the game's story was offloaded to a website, where you could presumably read about it if you even knew it existed.

The very first thing in the "Destiny 2" beta is the game's opening campaign mission, and it feels like an honest-to-goodness story mission. Major characters are introduced, the plot of the game is laid out, and environmental storytelling is everywhere — the foundational stuff for any good video game campaign mode. 

We're still talking about a blockbuster video game here, so the dialog isn't exactly comparable with David Simon screenplays — think second-tier Marvel movie.



The game is prettier than ever before, and it's even better-looking in action.

There are a few different things you can do in the "Destiny 2" beta.

- The game's first campaign mission, which is the very first thing you'll do when you start it up. It automatically booted for me before I could choose anything else.

- A "strike" from "Destiny 2," which is a co-operative mission that you take on with other actual humans over the internet. 

- The game's "Crucible" mode, which is online multiplayer. There are two different options here, each of which offers its own map and game type. 

Of the trio, the beta's strike mission is by far the most impressive. It's a lengthy mission that you play co-operatively with other actual human players (the game matches you up easily and quickly). It's got vast areas where you'll need to navigate insane jumps while avoiding enemies. It's got huge boss fights that demand team cooperation. 



Most importantly, the strike mission delivers on the promise of "Destiny" from the start: It feels as though you're actually venturing out into the wild with a crew of friends, in a massive world with hostile alien creatures.

In the first "Destiny," there was a lot of replaying missions. In order to get better gear, you had to replay missions to "grind" your character's level up. As your level increased, the better the gear you'd find while playing those missions. It's a loop.

That concept is likely to return in "Destiny 2," but the strike in the beta was the first "Destiny" anything I've played that I wanted to immediately play again. There were areas I hadn't explored! Maybe we could beat the boss faster next time! What if I want to play it with friends instead of random internet people? 

If the strike in the beta is anything like what the full "Destiny 2" has, that's great news. It's a lengthy and thrilling strike, and a dozen or so of those would make a pretty killer game.



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