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Nintendo just showcased a ton of new games coming to the Switch

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Nintendo's riding high on a streak of successful creations, and the future looks similarly bright. The Japanese game maker's outrageously popular Nintendo Switch console is just weeks away from getting another huge blockbuster in "Super Mario Odyssey."

Super Mario Odyssey

But Nintendo's got more than Mario in the pipeline. How about "DOOM" for starters? Or a brand-new game starring the one and only Kirby? As it turns out, both of those are in the works alongside a bunch more stuff that Nintendo detailed on Wednesday evening in a livestream. 

Here's everything we learned!

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"DOOM"

Perhaps you remember "DOOM" from its 2016 release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC? Nintendo's of course hoping you have yet to enjoy ripping through "DOOM," as the version on Switch is a slightly-less-attractive version of the same game. That said, even with slightly less crisp visuals, it's a delight to take such a tremendous game on-the-go. 

Release date: "Holiday 2017"

 



"Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus"

Unlike "DOOM," the other major first-person shooter headed to Nintendo's Switch also comes from publisher Bethesda Softworks. The game is "Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus," and it looks like a thrilling jaunt through an alternate history where the Allies lost World War II and Nazis control the United States government.

Release date: 2018



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Wu-Tang Clan members say the album Martin Shkreli bought for $2 million isn't an 'authorized' Wu-Tang album

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The former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli bought a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million at an auction in 2015, but it turns out the album he purchased might not be an official Wu-Tang release. 

Representatives of two Wu-Tang Clan members told Bloomberg that the album, "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin," was instead a project undertaken by the Moroccan producer Tarik Azzougarh, known as Cilvaringz.

"It's not an authorized Wu-Tang Clan album," Domingo Neris, the manager of Wu-Tang rapper U-God, told the outlet. "It never was."

"When we did the verses, it was for a Cilvaringz album," James Ellis, the manager of Wu-Tang's Method Man, said. "How it became a Wu-Tang album from there? We have no knowledge of that."

Azzougarh, who had an ancillary connection to the group, reportedly collected verses from Wu-Tang rappers for the project before convincing RZA, the group's leader, to endorse and help finance the project.

Shkreli took to eBay earlier this month to sell his exclusive copy of the "Wu-Tang" album in question. The CD currently sits at $1,006,400 from 341 bids, and its sale window ends on Friday. 

Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud in August and is currently in prison awaiting his sentence for the charge. On Wednesday, a judge ordered him to be jailed for offering a $5,000 reward for a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair in a Facebook post.  

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Comedy Central is pulling the plug on its Snapchat Discover channel (SNAP)

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Comedy Central is pulling the plug on Snapchat Discover.

The network has decided not to renew the contract for its Snapchat Discover channel, Business Insider has learned, and Sept. 30 will be its last day on the platform. 

The Viacom property, however, is in talks with Snapchat to produce a show for the platform, said sources familiar with the matter. 

Comedy Central was among the first 11 select media partners that Snapchat launched its Discover section with back in January 2015. Discover serves as Snapchat's content hub, where media partners program daily digital magazines with dozens of videos, articles and quizzes. 

The Discover Comedy Central channel, in particular, produces five to six stories for every edition, including content from existing franchises such as "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," "Key & Peele" and "Broad City." The stories are curated and produced by its own editorial team and updated daily. 

The network seemed bullish on Snapchat Discover until recently, and even enjoyed significant popularity on the platform. In fact, just last spring, Comedy Central had doubled down on its efforts on Snapchat Discover, adding nine new video series to its existing lineup.

But while the shows managed to create buzz and grab eyeballs, Comedy Central and parent company Viacom found it hard to make money off it, a media buyer told Business Insider. Further, some of the network's talent did not like the nature of the content it was producing on its Discover channel, said sources. 

Discover’s freshness as a platform made it an exciting possibility for networks looking to reach the app’s young user base when it initially launched. Back then, the platform had not yet launched original series, which it is now pushing as the primary content format for TV networks on the Discover platform.

But at a time when both Snapchat and Facebook are seeking more exclusive, TV-like content, it is hardly a surprise that networks like Comedy Central are contemplating heading in that direction. If a show deal does work out, Comedy Central will be following in the footsteps of CNN, which ditched its Snapchat Discover magazine in favor of a daily Snapchat news show called "The Update" just last month.

"We have loved our collaboration with Snapchat and look forward to continuing our conversations with them about producing Snap Shows for the platform," a Comedy Central spokesperson told Business Insider. 

Sister network MTV will continue with its own publisher tab on Snapchat Discover, at least until December 31, 2017. 

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This chart shows why everything you believe about video gamers is wrong

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The classic stereotype for a video game player is a young male somewhere in his teens or 20s. But according to new data from PEW Research, gamers in the US are actually a much more diverse group. As we can see in this chart from Statista, women are not far off from being evenly represented, with 19% saying they play often. While gamers are a generally younger group, a surprising 15% of adults 50-64 years of age are playing often. The survey accounts for games played on a computer, TV, game console or portable device. 

Video games have risen in popularity over the past decade as consoles and games become more advanced. According to Statista, the US video game market is currently valued at $18.4 billion, and in 2016 US consumers spent $30.4 billion total on gaming hardware and software. Esports has also taken off, and are estimated to reach an audience of 385 million in 2017 and 589 million by 2020.

Chart of the Day 9/14

 

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The Emmys are Sunday and Netflix, HBO, and 'SNL' lead the way — here are all the nominees

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Awards season is officially back, even though it feels like it just ended. The Emmys air Sunday night, so now is a good time to refresh your memory on the nominees.

With "Game of Thrones" airing in the middle of summer, there were more opportunities for some other shows and stars to get recognized this year, like "Westworld," "This Is Us," and "The Handmaid's Tale."

The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, air live on CBS Sunday, September 17, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Here are the 2017 Emmy nominees:

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"Better Call Saul"

"The Crown"

"The Handmaid's Tale"

"House of Cards"

"This Is Us"

"Westworld"



COMEDY SERIES

"Atlanta"

"Black-ish"

"Master of None"

"Modern Family"

"Silicon Valley"

"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

"Veep"



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"Fargo"

"Feud: Bette and Joan"

"Genius"

"The Night Of"

"Big Little Lies"



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'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin is producing another HBO show called 'Who Fears Death'

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HBO has closed deals for "Who Fears Death", a drama series in development, which will be executive produced by "Game Of Thrones’" George R.R. Martin and former HBO President Michael Lombardo.

"Who Fears Death", which will be written by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, is based on the sci-fi fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafo. It was Okorafor who in July tweeted that her book is being optioned by HBO for a series produced by Martin.

"Who Fears Death" tells the coming of age tale of Onyesowu in post-apocalyptic North Africa where her story makes her an outcast. She must go on a journey from self-reproach to love, but to do so she’ll have to overcome untold obstacles—defeating her hated sorcerer father and becoming the instrument of prophetic deliverance for a land of oppressed people, all the while fighting to master the terrifying powers growing inside her.

Martin and Lombardo executive produce with Angela Mancuso. Hinds is co-executive producer while Okorafor will serve as consultant.

The project reunites Lombardo, who oversaw HBO’s programming when "Game of Thrones" was developed, launched and won its first best series Emmy Award, and Martin, on whose books the fantasy series is based and who executive produces the blockbuster drama, now heading into its final season. 

Who Fears Death falls under Martin’s overall deal with HBO which also includes his involvement in the planned "Game of Thrones" spinoffs currently in development at HBO.

Who Fears Death, published in 2010 by DAW, an imprint of Penguin Books, received the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 2010 Carl Brandon Kindred Award “for an outstanding work of speculative fiction dealing with race and ethnicity.” Okorafor followed Who Fears Deathwith a prequel, The Book of Phoenix,published by DAW in 2015.
 

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How to stream the 2017 Emmy Awards, which airs Sunday

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The 69th annual Emmy Awards Show will be airing live on CBS Sunday night, 8 p.m. EST — and if you don't have a traditional TV cable package, there's no need to fret.

There are a couple of different ways you can stream the award show online.

You can sign up for a free trial of CBS All Access, a Netflix-like service that allows you to stream original programming and live shows from CBS, including the Emmys.

CBS All Access can be streamed from a variety of devices: Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV.

But! Be forewarned, if you forget to cancel your subscription after the Emmys, or before your free trial period ends, you will be automatically charged $6 a month — $10 a month if you opt for the add-free subscription. (Unless, of course, you want to keep your subscription.) 

Live TV streaming services such as YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, PlayStation Vue, and DirectTV Now, also offer free trial subscriptions. While these sites should all have a CBS channel, be sure to check before signing up, as this can vary by location. Again, don't forget to cancel your subscription if you're not invested in paying for it monthly.

You can also check out the "Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live" Emmys pre-show on the PEOPLE TV Free App, which airs the two hours proceeding the award show. The pre-show will also stream live on EW, People, Essence, InStyle, and Time's websites.

The Emmy's "Backstage LIVE!" show will also be live streaming on the Emmy's website, as well as Facebook Live, for viewers who are looking for an all-access look at the awards ceremony. "Backstage LIVE!" airs at 8 p.m. EST, just as the award show begins.

You can also look to different social media platforms for behind-the-scenes coverage. The Television Academy will be sharing video portraits of Emmy Winners on their Instagram Story Sunday, and will be sharing photos and videos in their Snapchat stories "Emmys Red Carpet," and "Emmys Stories," which will offer a look at pre-show and backstage moments.

But unfortunately, there is no easy and free way to stream the show itself, outside of a free trial situation. If you don't want to go through that hassle, we suggest that you use a digital antenna and a TV, or find a friend's house to watch it at.

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Charlie in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' was supposed to be black, Roald Dahl's widow says

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Felicity Dahl, the widow of the English children's book author Roald Dahl, said in a recent BBC Radio interview that the protagonist of her husband's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," published in 1964, was originally supposed to be black.

"His first Charlie that he wrote about was a little black boy," Felicity Dahl said.

Roald Dahl's biographer, Donald Sturrock, also spoke in the interview. He said Dahl was dissuaded from the idea by his agent at the time.

"It was his agent who thought it was a bad idea, when the book was first published, to have a black hero," Sturrock said. "She said, 'People would ask why.'"

Felicity Dahl added that it was a "great pity" her husband made Charlie Bucket a white child, which is how the character would go on to appear in the book's two screen adaptations, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971) and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005).

She suggested that a new adaptation featuring a black protagonist, as her husband intended it, would be "wonderful."

Watch a segment of the interview below:

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Here are the biggest Emmy snubs of 2017 — from Justin Theroux to Winona Ryder

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There's a lot of television these days, which means there are tons of great performances and quality shows (maybe too many).

So when the Emmy nominations were announced on back in July, a lot of deserved nominees were left behind. And with the Emmy awards airing on Sunday night, we can't help but think of the people who didn't get nominated, but definitely deserved the recognition. 

This year, a lot of the snubs are particularly surprising, with the most notable being Winona Ryder from "Stranger Things," Justin Theroux from “The Leftovers,” and Thomas Middleditch from "Silicon Valley."

Here are all the 2017 Emmy snubs:

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"The Leftovers"



"The Good Fight"



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Jennifer Lawrence's new movie is an ambitious look at today's world, but it falls short of delivering

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Darren Aronofsky has always been fascinated to delve into religion and the macabre in all his work. And his latest, "mother!" is no exception.

An ambitious project that explores the deepest nightmares about family and the world, like all things Aronofsky, you will leave the movie with more questions than answers. But he wouldn't want it any other way.

In the movie Jennifer Lawrence plays a woman (a name is never given in the movie, in fact, no names are given) who spends her days renovating the house she lives in with her husband (Javier Bardem), a poet who is struggling with writer's block. But things begin to get unsettling when a stranger (Ed Harris) comes to their door.

The husband says he can stay as long as he wants, to the surprise of his wife. And things only get more weird as the stranger's wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) shows up the next day and then their sons (Brian and Domhnall Gleeson).

mother paramountThroughout this the woman is taking everything in stride, following her husband's lead and trying to cope with her guest's unusual behavior.

But when the strangers break a crystal ornament the husband holds dear, and the the older son of the strangers attacks his younger brother, the woman has enough and demands everyone leave.

Feeling her husband doesn't give her any attention, they get into a fight, which leads to them having sex and the next morning the woman says she's pregnant. And the husband suddenly loses his writer's block.

Still with me? It gets a lot stranger, but for the sake of spoilers let's stop right here.

The movie will bring comparisons of work from Roman Polanski like "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby", as well as Aronofsky's early film, "Requiem for a Dream." But as the movie evolves and you see the story Aronofsky is weaving, you can't help to appreciate what he's doing and how he's doing it (especially that a studio allowed him to make it), though the story gets frustrating at times.

Then there's the portrayal of Lawrence's mother character, which will likely be criticized by those who want to see stronger female leads in movies. The mother is passive and submissive to her husband.

But Aronofsky doesn't seem to be exploring positives here. Instead, he's meshing religion, obsessions, and the hunger to believe in something with the current unsettled nature of the world to present a portrait of how we are. And it's pretty ugly.

Sadly though, by the end of the movie you don't really care. Aronofsky has messed with you so much, giving you so little to hold onto that by the end, when he wraps it all up in a bow, it's too late.

"mother!" opens in theaters September 15.

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Jennifer Lawrence got into a 'bar fight' in Budapest after she declined to take a selfie

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On "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday, Jennifer Lawrence revealed she got into a "bar fight" in Budapest after refusing to take a selfie. 

Lawrence, who was in Budapest shooting her new spy film "Red Sparrow," went out for drinks with friends one night and was asked repeatedly by a fan for a selfie. According to the actress, after she had declined to take a selfie with the fan, he said, "F--k you."  

Lawrence, enraged by the fan telling her off, chose to douse him and his luggage in beer.

A celebrity being pestered for a selfie is far from news at this point. Lawrence is just one of many celebrities unable to get away from the never-ending stream of selfie requests.

According to late-night legend Conan O'Brien, the smartphone selfie has changed everything for celebrities — and it's not a good thing.

"The only thing that's changed is the selfie," O'Brien said on a Vanity Fair podcast earlier this year, while discussing being famous in the digital age. "The selfie has changed everything. Ask any person who is known and the first thing they'll talk to you about is the selfie." One big problem is that once one person asks for a selfie, suddenly everyone else in the vicinity wants one as well, according to O'Brien. It spirals out of control.

Unfortunately for celebrities, it doesn't look like smartphones or selfies are going anywhere any time soon.

You can watch Lawrence talk about her bar fight in Budapest on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" here:

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37 massive parties everyone should go to in their lifetime

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Many people dream about hitting at least one epic party in their lifetime, whether it's Oktoberfest in Germany or Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

To help get your bucket list started, we've found 37 of the biggest and wildest parties around the globe. 

From dancing in a whirlwind of colors at India's Holi festival to throwing tomatoes during La Tomatina, Spain's massive food fight, these are the parties that are worth traveling around the world for. 

Talia Avakian contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article.

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Originally a student protest for democracy in Novi Sad, Serbia, EXIT was dubbed the "Best Major European Festival" at the EU Festival Awards in 2014. The festival takes place in the stunning Petrovaradin Fortress on the banks of the Danube, with parties that go late into the night.

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The streets of Amsterdam are filled with orange during Koningsdag, also known as King's Day, when over a million people gather in the closed-off city center to party all day and night.

Click here to learn more about Koninginnedag »



Poland's largest annual music event, Open'er Festival, is set on an old military airfield in Gdynia. Visitors can enjoy everything from fashion shows and discos held in bunkers to dance parties and performances from well-known music acts.

Click here to learn more about the Open'er Festival »



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'It' is dominating the box office with a unique blend of horror and laughs

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Following a summer movie season that Hollywood wants to quickly forget, it has a hit to kick off the fall.

"It," the latest adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel, is an extremely entertaining studio horror movie that will make you laugh as much as jump in fear.

That's the big takeaway from a movie that had some big shoes to fill, as it goes up against a previous adaptation, the 1990 two-night ABC made-for-TV movie that haunted anyone who grew up during that time. Tim Curry's portrayal of the alien who often takes the form of a clown named Pennywise and for centuries had been murdering kids from the quiet town of Derry, Maine, was masterfully done.

So not looking to top something that was already great, director Andy Muschietti gave the new movie a new feel. (Muschietti came on the project after Cary Fukunaga left over creative differences, though Fukunaga still has a screenwriting credit.) This new version is set in the late 1980s (it's the 1960s in the book), and it makes the group of high-school losers who band together to take on Pennywise more edgy and foul-mouthed than the kids of the 1990 version.

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That leads to a lot of F-bombs and funny one-liners, both done perfectly by child actor Finn Wolfhard (whom you know best as Mike Wheeler on the Netflix show "Stranger Things"). In fact, the entire kid cast does well. And though it's hard to top Curry's Pennywise, Bill Skarsgård gives a solid performance, helped out greatly by CGI to pull off the scares.

There's no question this "It" will bring nightmares to a new generation, and realizing it has a good thing, Warner Bros. is far from ending things. Unlike the 1990 version, this movie does not delve into the characters when they grow up and have to battle Pennywise again. That means a sequel is certainly on the way and will feature the characters all grown up.

So get ready for another round of scares, and in the immediate future, prepare for constant speculation on which adult actors will take on the roles.

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The 5 best new songs you can stream right now

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This week, Lorde and The xx remixed tracks from their respective 2017 albums, and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij released his first solo album.

Here are the 5 best songs from the past week that you can stream right now:

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The xx — "On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)"

The xx's 2016 single "On Hold" found the English trio sampling Hall & Oates to forge the most upbeat and accessible song of its career. In a new remix of the song, Jamie xx, the band's producer, breaks the track down into fragments and recombines them in the form of a jittery and electric house track.

 



Ariel Pink — "I Wanna Be Young"

Sounding like an unhinged, lo-fi Steely Dan, psych-pop artist Ariel Pink waxes nostalgic on the funk-influenced "I Wanna Be Young," a standout track from his 11th studio album, "Dedicated to Bobby Jameson." 

 



Rostam — "Don't Let It Get To You"

The ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij's first solo LP "Half-Light" doesn't come anywhere near the greatness of his former group's three albums, but his song "Don't Let It Get To You" does show flashes of that same pop-rock brilliance. 

 



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Netflix satirizes itself with 'American Vandal,' a mockumentary about true-crime obsession and shows like 'Making a Murderer'

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American VandalI didn't count how many times the word d--k is said in Netflix's new original series "American Vandal," but it's a lot.

The documentary-style series — which debuts on Netflix Friday — satirizes the serious true crime documentaries like Netflix’s own "Making a Murderer" and HBO’s "The Jinx."

Since the podcast “Serial” in 2014, interest in unsolved crimes and the possibly unjust imprisonment has reached its peak, thanks to the internet — and in particular, sites like Reddit.

“American Vandal” is essentially a mockumentary. AV club geek, high school sophomore, and aspiring filmmaker Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) is shooting a documentary that aims to get to the bottom of the biggest crime in Hanover High School history: who did the d--ks? Peter is fascinated with the possible innocence of Dylan (Jimmy Tatro), who gets expelled after being found guilty of spray painting penises on 27 cars in the teachers’ parking lot (with little evidence). The crime results in over $100,000 in damages.

The show works because its characters take themselves — and the crime — as seriously as the documentaries it’s mocking do. Within this silly world the writers created, the absurd obsession with true crime in the real world is taken very seriously.

“American Vandal” will make you laugh out loud often, and the immersive mystery will make you think.

Peter spends so much time with Dylan that he finds himself sympathizing with him. And you might find yourself emotionally attached to Dylan, too, despite yourself.

Dylan antagonizes teachers. He has a name for his group of friends (The Way Back Boys). He will probably remind you of certain potheads who went to your high school. In every episode (which are only 30 minutes), Peter finds new evidence, gets an enlightening interview, or makes a discovery about a student or teacher that gets him closer to proving Dylan’s innocence. But some findings convince Peter that Dylan is guilty, and that he’s put all this effort in this documentary for nothing.

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Like most poignant comedies, “American Vandal” has something serious to say behind all the bathroom talk. It’s not only addressing the absurd obsession with true crime, it also addresses the absurdity of high school, being a teenager, and social media. At one point, Peter’s documentary goes “viral.” It gets hundreds (!) of views on YouTube, and fans start tweeting and Redditing their disturbing theories. So like New York City being a character on “Sex and the City,” Snapchat and Instagram are characters on “American Vandal,” as they prove to be very important to proving Dylan’s innocence (or guilt).

But more importantly, “American Vandal” — like “Making a Murderer” — addresses the way people are judged before they’re given a chance, and the lack of justice within a system that’s supposed to be just. I won’t tell you if Dylan is guilty, but the fact that he’s expelled for the crime just because one student (the brilliantly named Alex Tremboli) thinks he saw him do it is a smart take on society, high school, and the true crime phenomenon all in one. Everyone is human, especially Dylan. He’s a bit dumb, but he has some feelings and a future.

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But the smartest thing about "American Vandal" isn't the case or its underlying comments on the real world. While it’s impressively thorough and true to what a high school in 2017 is like, the most clever thing is how bad the whole thing is.

"American Vandal" is meant to appear like a documentary made by a 15-year-old boy and his friend, both sophomores at this high school. So . . .  it’s not a great documentary. The editing is off, it’s repetitive, and some theories Peter investigates come out of nowhere. But what more would you expect from a 15 year old with no driver’s license, access to AV equipment, and a YouTube account?

Watch the trailer for "American Vandal" below:

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Here's how Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters describes Ludicrous Mode in his Tesla (TSLA)

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Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl and his band have a new record out — "Concrete and Gold," their ninth — but Grohl is 48 and a well-to-do rock star.

So the former Nirvana drummer also has a $140,000 Tesla.

We learn this from a Rolling Stone profile by Josh Eells. Eells didn't specify which Tesla Grohl owns, but it's evidently a Model S P100D.

It has Ludicrous Mode acceleration, which in the Model S P100D delivers supercar-beating sub-3-second 0-60 mph times.

And Grohl likes it, as Eells reports:

Grohl eases the Tesla onto a quiet side street. "I haven't shown you how fast this car is yet, have I?" He presses a few buttons on the touch screen and puts the car into something called ludicrous mode. "It doesn't have a combustion engine – it's just magnets or whatever," he says. "So it goes zero-to-60 in 2.4 seconds. It's f***ing insane. It feels like this."

Suddenly he punches the accelerator, and the car launches forward like an F-16 from a catapult. Grohl laughs. He floors it again, and we scream. "It's impractical!" he says. "It really is the stupidest thing."

Might be better than rock 'n roll. And we can confirm that it is both thrilling and sort of the stupidest thing.

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Here are all the reasons why Americans say they binge-watch TV shows

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The rise of Netflix and Hulu is largely responsible for the spread of the term "binge-watch." For most, that means dedicating an entire day or at least an evening to sitting down and watching multiple episodes of a TV show at once. According to YouGov, 58 percent of Americans have engaged in binge-watching, and of that number 72% say it's how they normally consume TV shows. 

So why has spending hours on end in front of a TV become a phenomenon? First of all, before online streaming services came around, it wasn't possible to watch multiple episodes at once until after a TV season was available to buy or rent in stores. Fans had to wait until the next cable airing of a show's season, and then sometimes an entire year before the next season debuted. As we can see in this chart from Statista, getting the whole story at once and not having the lag time between episodes are the main motivations for binge-watching. Interestingly, it also looks like Americans are just plain bored and using TV as a way to kill time. 

Chart of the Day 9/15

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How 46-year-old WWE superstar Chris Jericho stays in amazing shape

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WWE legend and lead singer of the heavy metal band Fozzy is on the road promoting his new book "No Is a Four Letter Word: How I Failed Spelling But Succeeded in Life." Jericho stopped by Business Insider and we asked him how, at 46-years-old, he stays in such incredible physical shape. Following is a full transcript of the video.

I like to push myself and have the confidence in my abilities and believe in myself. And doing, you know, a dive off the top of the cage at, I think it was 45, a lot of it is just preparation, you know? Don't let yourself get completely out of shape to when something like that comes up, you can't do it.

How do I do it? It's not like I'm in the gym five hours a day. Hell, I don't even hardly go to the gym anymore. I love, you know, riding my bike long distances, but other than that, I think it really is a personable trait. Like, the “Gene Simmons Principle” is "always look like a star." AKA always look your best. Always try to do something that makes you look a little bit better and a little bit of bounce and pep in your step.

A few years ago, I did the Paleo diet or the "Caveman diet." All you do is just eat berries, nuts, meats, eggs, stuff that you can cull from the land. It's great. Works like a charm. But after about four or five months, you start losing your mind. It's like "is it really worth it?"

If I want to have a cookie, I'm not gonna freaking, you know, purge myself because I enjoyed a hamburger. To me, there really is no diet. It's just that, if I start feeling a little bit bigger, I’ll cut down. If I start feeling like I'm a little bit too cut up, then I'll, you know, eat a little bit more.

You don't need a diet book or a doctor. Just be smart, man! Don't eat sh---y food! That's basically it! And if you do, don't make it a habit.

We're living in a world now where, you know, the proverbial "age is just a number—" I think it really is. Whereas maybe 10, 20, 30 years ago, when you got to a certain age, you had to punch your card and that was done. If you have a positive outlook, it opens up so many avenues, and that includes mentally and physically.





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Nintendo's huge new Mario game looks incredible and bizarre

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Mario's been to a lot of weird places, and he's done a lot of strange things, but nothing compares to the surreal and bizarre world of "Super Mario Odyssey." 

"Super Mario Odyssey" is the next major flagship game in the classic franchise, from Nintendo's world-class internal teams — and it's nearly here.

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With the launch of "Odyssey" coming up so soon on October 27, Nintendo pulled back the curtain a bit further in a massive new gameplay walkthrough video. There's a lot to absorb, but we've pulled out some highlights below.

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"Super Mario Odyssey" a 3D Mario game, in the lineage of "Super Mario 64" and "Super Mario Galaxy." That means it's a sandbox-style game. The world is segmented into levels, but the levels are massive and open-ended.

Forget about flagpoles — in "Super Mario Odyssey," you're given free reign to go wherever you want within a world. There are no "beginning" and "end" points in "Odyssey," in that sense. There is an overall story arc and a progression to the game, of course, but each world is open-ended in how you approach it.



New Donk City, for instance, is one of the game's many locations. It's set within the "Metro Kingdom" — one of several "kingdoms" Mario visits in "Super Mario Odyssey."



You're of course controlling Mario once again. But rather than collecting power-ups to, say, grow larger or shoot fireballs, you've got a seemingly magical hat.



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Ken Burns says John McCain wanted to see one specific part of his new documentary series, 'The Vietnam War'

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new 18-hour documentary series, "The Vietnam War," premieres Sunday on PBS, and it feels as searingly immediate as it is soaked in history.

Burns rejects the notion that history repeats itself, but at a Bank of America preview screening of the doc in New York on Thursday, Burns said he does notice "historical rhymes" in his work.

"I'm hearing a lot of rhymes today," Burns continued: a public divided, a president convinced the media is lying, the "rancor" that fills the country — a word Burns used twice.

And while there are lessons to be learned from "Vietnam" about the horrors of war and its lasting effects, the main project Burns and Novick took on was telling the "many truths" of the war. That means interviews, and archival footage, from all sides of the conflict.

Though you may have seen some of the footage in "Vietnam" before, it's still stunning, especially when placed alongside personal recollections. During the war, journalists had a striking level of access and intimacy with soldiers — and they paid the price. Over 200 journalists and photographers were killed in Vietnam, Novick said.

For "Vietnam," the quality of the archival footage means a truly cinematic feel, and less classic "Ken Burns" tricks to make still photos seem alive. But it's not just the footage, but rather the individual perspectives that will stick with you, especially those of Vietnamese people on both sides.

Phan Quang Tue, a retired immigration judge who came to the US in 1975 (and appeared in the doc), said at the screening he felt "Vietnam" was a non-partisan documentary, and that viewers should approach it as such.

One such viewer is Senator John McCain, whose wartime experience is the stuff of legends. "McCain just wanted to see the North Vietnamese stories," Burns said Thursday. "Show me their story," McCain instructed Burns when being shown parts of the documentary.

"Our species is bad at learning from events," Burns said. But if you want to get the most out of this new documentary, you should take the McCain approach, and listen to all the perspectives on this defining and painful chapter in US history.

"The Vietnam War" premieres Sunday, September 17 on PBS. You can also watch it using the PBS app

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