Rose Schlossberg is Jackie Kennedy's 27-year-old granddaughter, and their resemblance is uncanny. While Schlossberg followed in her family's footsteps and went to Harvard, she isn't going into politics. Instead, she is taking on the world of comedy.
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Jake Gyllenhaal freely admitted on Monday's "Tonight Show" that there are plenty of iconic movies that he auditioned for — and for which he missed the mark.
For example, he said that he absolutely bombed his chance to be part of the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" franchise.
It started when he got a call from his very excited agents. "When agents are excited, it's really intense," the actor told host Jimmy Fallon.
The possibility of being in the trilogy directed by Peter Jackson was so exhilarating for Gyllenhaal, he didn't even mind that his agents felt he'd be a perfect hobbit.
At the audition, Gyllenhaal had a couple things that worked against him, the first being that he didn't prepare for a scene with no scripted lines. "There were a lot of stage directions," he said.
The actor was told to open a box, find a ring inside, and react. "I didn't really do it, because I didn't understand there were no lines."
But then the actor did have a scene with lines and that didn't go his way, either.
"I didn't do an accent for it," he remembered. "[Peter Jackson] literally turned to me and said, 'You are the worst actor I've ever seen. Did anyone tell you you're supposed to have an accent?' I was like, 'No.' And he was like, 'Well, fire your agents.'"
Gyllenhaal also explained how he failed an audition for the comedy "Dude, Where's My Car?"
"I auditioned for a lot of classics that I'm not in," he said.
Watch the interview below:
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Though "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opened last December, Harrison Ford is still making the press rounds for the movie. He stopped by "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Monday to talk about the movie.
"I think it's quite clear that I've got nothing better to do," Ford told Kimmel.
Well, he wasn't just there to gloat about the film's record-breaking theatrical run. He stopped by to promote the film's Blu-ray release on April 5.
This also gave Ford the chance to talk about the (spoiler alert?) death of Han Solo in the movie.
"I argued for 30 years for this to happen and I finally wore them down," Ford said.
In fact, the actor wanted the character to get killed off back when he and George Lucas were making "Return of the Jedi."
Kimmel noted that the Solo death didn't get spoiled by anyone leading up to the release of "The Force Awakens." Ford has a theory for why that is.
"I think they knew that I would show up at their house and beat the s--- out of them," he said.
Kimmel then suggested we would not be seeing any more of Ford as Han Solo in the future "Star Wars" movies, but Ford wouldn't go that far.
"Who said that?" Ford replied. "Who made you the boss?"
That's not confirmation that we'll see him again, but it's far from denial.
The 73-year-old star also talked about the news that he's returning as Indiana Jones. He and director Steven Spielberg are attached for a fifth film slated to come out in 2019.
"I'm excited about this," Ford said. "The opportunity to work with Steven again on this character which has brought pleasure to so many, not to mention me — it's great fun to play this character."
Watch clips of Ford on "Kimmel" below.
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Victoria's Secret is known for its gorgeous models. The women exercise intensely and also happen to be genetically blessed. But the company is also known for its heavy use of Photoshop.
Sometimes, the company's airbrushing is so obvious that it borders on comical. In the past, this has been a major complaint among consumers.
In October, a major airbrushing faux pas resulted in backlash on Facebook.
But it looks like the retailer might be changing some of its ways.
A recent collection of photos on Victoria's Secret's Facebook page looked slightly less airbrushed than other photos that the company has posted recently.
Here are some recent photos:
The photos seem slightly more realistic than photos that appeared on the company's Facebook page mere months ago, in which the models' stomachs appear to be slightly smoother:
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And then there are the ostensible gaffes that go down in Photoshop fail history, like the photo below:
It might be because there's been an increased demand for authentic imagery; moreover, consumers have become savvier to the magic of retouching. Companies like Aerie have completely nixed Photoshop, furthering the idea that women are beautiful as they are.
Because consumers have an alternative to which they can compare Victoria's Secret, it potentially makes Victoria's Secret less relatable to consumers.
And major changes— such as placing curvy model Ashley Graham on the cover of Sports Illustrated in lieu of a pencil-thin woman and a general shift towards body positivity— show that Victoria's Secret's notion of beauty may be becoming outdated.
Victoria's Secret boasted a year of record sales in 2015, bringing in more than $6 billion.
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"Suicide Squad" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" star Margot Robbie has signed on to play infamous US figure skater Tonya Harding in a drama that looks at the attack of Harding’s rival Nancy Kerrigan at a competition leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics.
According to Deadline, “I, Tonya” recounts the assault on Kerrigan by two men who were hired by Harding’s then-husband, Jeff Gillooly, to knock her out of competing for the Olympics.
Harding later admitted that she had knowledge of the attack, and was banned for life from professional figure skating.
Robbie, who is also producing on "I, Tonya," is currently seeking a director for the project.
The script, written by Steven Rogers, is based on extensive interviews he had with both Harding and Gillooly.
This is another opportunity for Robbie to show her versatility on-screen. She recently played a no-nonsense war correspondent in “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and is playing two iconic characters coming up: Harley Quinn in “Suicide Squad” and Jane in “The Legend of Tarzan.”
The Harding role would be one in which she shows off her dramatic chops.
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Amazon and Comcast are joining forces in what should be a mutually beneficial partnership.
Amazon Cable Store, a new section of Amazon.com that has just debuted, is reselling Comcast's television and Internet services, according to TechCrunch. Users can sort different packages that include Internet-only deals and hybrid Internet and TV bundles, and then schedule an installation at the same rate Comcast currently charges.
The e-commerce giant could use this partnership to market itself as the go-to location for cable subscriptions, particularly skinny bundles. The Comcast deal also lays the groundwork for Amazon to partner with other cable companies, which would open up a new revenue stream for Amazon.
Furthermore, the Amazon-Comcast partnership offers a chance for a content-licensing agreement in which Comcast's content appears on Amazon Prime, though this is strictly speculation at this point because details on the partnership are scarce.
The deal could also help Comcast because it increases the company's exposure to a digital audience as cable subscriptions continue to decline. Amazon.com logs about two billion visits each month, according to SimilarWeb.
Comcast also has been criticized for its customer service, but those who sign up through Amazon will have access to the e-commerce company's customer service through phone, email, chat, and social media channels.
The partnership between Amazon and Comcast is another way that cable companies are adjusting their strategies as cable subscriptions continue to decline. The rise of skinny bundles and subscription services such as Netflix and Hulu have led some to question if traditional pay-TV even has a place anymore.
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Samantha Bee laid out the political squabbling over President Barack Obama's nomination for the late Antonin Scalia's spot on the US Supreme Court.
The first question was whether Obama would even make a nomination or hold off and let the next elected president do the honors. He answered that quickly by recently nominating Merrick Garland, a moderate judge who had previously been held in high regard by both parties.
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch had basically dared Obama to dump partisan politics and nominate Garland, whom Hatch called "a fine man."
So according to Bee, Obama then "fulfilled his constitutional duty to troll the Republicans so hard" by nominating Garland.
The Republican-controlled Senate quickly announced it wouldn't vote on Garland, and hit Obama back by citing the "Biden Rule." In 1992, the current vice president had asked President George H.W. Bush to hold off on his own Supreme Court nomination prior to November's election. But Biden also said that he'd support the senior Bush's nomination if he consulted with the Senate or provided a moderate nominee.
"That's so great," Bee exclaimed. "If that's the rule, let's get on with moderate Merrick's hearing."
The GOP then had another reason for postponing the hearing by invoking the "lame duck" argument, since Obama is serving his last year as president. Basically, Republicans in Congress argue that he shouldn't be able "to jam" a nomination through as he's preparing to vacate the White House.
"Jesus Christ, he's not a lame duck," a frustrated Bee argued. "He's three trimesters away from lame duckery. A president's term is four years. You can't say only three of them are legitimate and the fourth is garbage. They're not Indiana Jones movies."
Watch the full segment below:
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Netflix is going forward with production of an original series starring Kate del Castillo, the Mexican actress who helped set up the interview between actor Sean Penn and cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
The series is called “Ingobernable” (Ungovernable) and will star del Castillo as Mexico’s First Lady, according to Variety. Kari Perez, Netflix’s direction of communications for Latin America, confirmed that del Castillo is still slated to play the lead role, despite the recent El Chapo controversy.
Del Castillo comes from a famous acting family in Mexico, and starred in a popular telenovela called “La Reina del Sur,” in which she played a drug lord. She claims that she met El Chapo solely to discuss a possible movie about the Sinaloa cartel boss’ life, AFP previously reported.
But the Mexican Attorney General’s office is currently investigating del Castillo on suspicions that her tequila company, “Tequila Honor,” may have been involved in helping El Chapo launder money. Mexico’s Attorney General has also said there were "indications" that El Chapo funded del Castillo’s business, AFP previously reported.
Del Castillo vehemently denies this, and has called it a "witch hunt" by the Mexican authorities.
What still has not been confirmed is whether “Ingobernable” will shoot in Mexico. While no formal charges have been brought against del Castillo, she told CNN Español on Tuesday that she was “scared” of the Mexican government. And last month, del Castillo’s lawyer said she was willing to talk about her relationship with El Chapo, "but only if quizzed on US soil," according to AFP.
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Gwyneth Paltrow is undoubtedly extremely successful. (She can justify a a $200 smoothie!)
But even though her trademark organic lifestyle is easy to mock, Paltrow's Goop business has become one of the premiere lifestyle businesses — and that's no laughing matter.
However, Paltrow has faced adversity in her rise to the top.
Her biggest struggle? That she's a woman.
The Cut's Dayna Evans caught a sound byte highlighting these tribulations at Marie Claire's Power Trip conference in San Francisco.
"I think it’s really challenging being a woman in business, period. I think that we face an uphill battle just when we walk in. I think it’s just a fact of life," she reportedly said.
"I think people really like you how they know you, and I think it’s challenging for a woman to kind of shift her shape and especially to do something that’s provocative," she added.
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When you think of a big-budget director ready to tackle a new Hollywood franchise, you're probably thinking of someone like J.J. Abrams or Steven Spielberg. Unfortunately, most would not think of Kathryn Bigelow or Ava DuVernay.
This disappointing fact is explored in EPIX’s six-part docuseries "The 4%: Film's Gender Problem." The 4% comes from a study conducted by USC, which shows that from 2002 to 2014, only 4.1% of the top-grossing films were directed by women.
Wow. That's one statistic that says a lot about gender disparity in Hollywood.
When I started watching the docuseries, I knew the gender gap was an issue, of course. I had read Jennifer Lawrence's quotes about being paid less than her costars in "American Hustle" and Cosmopolitan's article about top actors who have not been in films directed by women.
But the issue was bigger and more pervasive than I had realized. Within the first few minutes of watching "The 4%," I was astounded.
The film itself is comprised of interviews with producers, directors, actors, executives, and journalists both male and female. Some of them you may recognize immediately: Kristen Wiig, Judd Apatow, Lake Bell, James Franco. Others you may not. But all of the subjects hold the same opinion: The gender gap in Hollywood is an issue that must be discussed and must be changed.
Illuminating statistics are scattered throughout the documentary. Perhaps the one even more shocking than the title's is this: "In Academy Award history, the percentage of Best Director nominees who are female: 1%."
The lack of female directors and recognition for the ones who are out there also leaves little chance for real female character development. That's because, fundamentally, movies are a director's medium — mostly male directors control them, with all their biases, whether intended or not.
“You’re either on the phone or waving goodbye at the doorstep to your husband or boyfriend or brother or father who’s going off to begin the plot of the movie,” says actress Amanda Peet, who has played the love interest in a number of films during her career, almost all of them directed by men.
Writer, director, and actress Julie Delpy mocked, “You’re expected to talk about relationships, you know, because it’s our only pull of interest. That’s all we know about. Men. Men and love.”
Despite this lack of opportunity, box-office numbers have shown that that female-driven content, as Lake Bell calls it, does well and makes money. As mentioned in "The 4%," "Frozen" grossed $1.2 billion, "Bridesmaids" grossed $2.8 million, and the "Hunger Games" series grossed $1.4 billion despite the fact that it was passed on by a number of major studios. Sadly, even though these movies have become Hollywood blockbusters, they’re still referred to as "the exception."
A solution seems easy on paper: hire more women. When executives are asked why they don't hire more female directors and writers to drive content, their answers usually rememble: "Well, they just don’t have the experience."
To which director Catherine Hardwicke responds, "Of course you're going to say, 'There's no woman who has a track record for these big action movies.' 'Cause you didn't hire any of us, guys!"
When "Jurassic World" was put into production, Colin Trevorrow, who had only directed an indie film called "Safety Not Guaranteed," had significantly less experience than many female directors who were interested in helming a big-budget action film. But Universal still chose the relatively fresh-faced Trevorrow to direct the $150 million film.
Still, the fear that if you speak up you won’t be given opportunities is a very real and paralyzing one, as the docuseries shows.
Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston summed up the difference between how men and women are perceived when they speak up in the industry concisely: "Men don’t b---. Men have objections."
Slowly, however, some things are changing. "The 4%" shows that more women and men are speaking out, and stars like Bradley Cooper are making promises to help change the imbalance.
Keri Putnam, the executive director of the Sundance Institute, thinks it goes beyond just an issue of employment — the problem is at the core of how we watch movies, which is why it's so important.
“This is about the image we see of ourselves as a culture out there and the image young people see of what stories are worth telling and what perspectives are worth hearing," she says.
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Charlie Cox thinks many viewers will relate to his character Matt Murdock/Daredevil's tempestuous relationship with the Netflix series' second-season addition Elektra (Elodie Yung).
The Marvel character appears on the series just as Matt believes he has wrapped up his dealings with the complicated vigilante Punisher (Jon Bernthal). Matt has a minute to breathe before he arrives home to find Elektra waiting inside his apartment. Their tense back-and-forth signals that there is a lot of intense history between the superheroes.
"Elektra represents the girlfriend — or the boyfriend — that we've all had at some point in the journey and hopefully that you have learned to move on from," Cox explained to Business Insider.
"She's the most exciting, the most dangerous," he continued. "She brings that side of you that you didn't know existed, and then you blink and she's gone and you never see her again, and you're devastated and your life's over and you don't know what happened to you and it was a whole whirlwind."
In the Marvel Comics world, Elektra and Daredevil dated while in college. And like Punisher, she has a thirst for justice but differs in the way she gets it. An athletic woman, Elektra is adept at martial arts and the use of knives and swords.
"I wanted to keep the coldness," Yung, 35, said during the winter Television Critics Association press tour of what she took from the comics. "Elektra is kind of a sociopath. This world is a game for her. It’s like a chess game, and what motivates her is what she wants. She’ll use anything she needs to use to get to her goal, and if she needs to kill people, she would."
The Netflix series revisits the couple's early relationship in flashbacks to college. It also brings Matt back to the memories of his late father and face-to-face with the man who murdered him.
Elektra may just be the deadliest opposition Matt has had to face on the series. Unlike season one's Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Punisher, Elektra has an emotional hold on the masked hero.
"I know a lot of men who can identify with that kind of relationship that Elektra presents to Matt," Cox, 33, told us. "It's wonderful and terrible all at the same time. It's life-giving and life-destroying simultaneously."
Watch the "Daredevil" trailer featuring Elektra below:
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April's coming up, and these titles will be headed out the door on Netflix.
So it's a good time to catch up on Dave Chappelle's cult comedy "Half Baked," Steven Spielberg's "Hook," and "2 Fast 2 Furious," to name just a few.
Below is the full list.
We've highlighted some titles we think you should check out in bold.
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"101 Dalmatians"
"2 Fast 2 Furious"
"Along Came Polly"
"Amistad"
"Bad Johnson"
"Bandslam"
"The Butcher's Wife"
"Flashdance"
"Hook"
"Hotel Rwanda"
"House of Wax"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"The Inexplicable Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson"
"Léon: The Professional"
"M*A*S*H*" (Seasons 1-11)
"Nanny McPhee"
"The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear"
"Nine to Five"
"Pride & Prejudice" (2005)
"Remember Me"
"Rock Star"
"The Rundown"
"Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball"
"Something New"
"Star Trek: Insurrection"
"Starship Troopers"
"The Tale of Despereaux"
"Vanilla Ice Goes Amish: Season 1"
"The Vanilla Ice Project: Season 14"
"The Wedding Date"
"The Whole Ten Yards"
"Anchors Aweigh"
"Around the World in 80 Days: Special Edition"
"The Devil at 4 o'clock"
"High Society"
"On the Town"
"Pal Joey" 
"Some Came Running"
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
"Short Poppies: Season 1"
"Space Dogs"
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If you thought the attack of the White Walkers last season was a lot, things are about to get turned up on "Game of Thrones."
HBO's hit drama has filmed "definitely the biggest" action sequence yet for the upcoming sixth season, writer-producer Bryan Cogman told Entertainment Weekly.
"We've always wanted to get to a place — story-wise and budget-wise and time-wise and resource-wise — where we would be able to do a proper battle, with one army on one side, one army on another side," he added.
And it sounds like this battle will be closer to the classic wartime scenes you're used to in movies, with CGI kept to a minimum. As EW describes it: "hundreds of human soldiers on one side of a field, another army on the other side, and then there is a clash that is highly tactical, yet character-driven, and shown from start to finish."
Or as Cogman says: a "proper battle."
Showrunner Dan Weiss confirmed it's the most ambitious battle the show's seen, with the largest number of extras, as well as horses. It was directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who also did "Hardhome," the season-five episode with the onslaught of White Walkers. Shooting took a month.
"We wondered, 'Why don’t you see more fully fleshed-out battles in movies and TV?'" Weiss said. "Then you get into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to actually shoot these things in a way that isn’t just helter-skelter chaos but actually gives you a sense of battle geography and the ebb and flow, and you realize why."
When "Game of Thrones" comes back on the air in April, we'll see why, too.
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Maddie Ziegler, 13, is starring in Sia's latest music video, "Cheap Thrills." This is the fourth video the two have collaborated on, along with "Chandelier," "Elastic Hearts," and "Big Girls Cry."
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The border between politics and reality TV is about to get even blurrier.
Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, has been tapped to preside over her own reality court show, according to People.
The magazine reports that she signed a deal with Montana-based production company Warm Springs. The plan is to create a pilot that would then be shopped to networks.
The show would be a "Judge Judy"-style reality show inside a courtroom, and the production team includes a TV executive who found Judge Judy, according to People's sources.
If it comes to fruition, the nationwide syndicated daytime show would debut in the fall of 2017.
Palin, who was on John McCain's presidential ticket in 2008, is no stranger to reality TV. She had her own reality travel show on TLC called "Sarah Palin's Alaska" that ran for one season in 2010-2011.
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Three years after director Zack Snyder launched the latest rebirth of the Superman franchise with "Man of Steel," he returns with an even more ambitious task: kicking off the birth of the larger DC Comics universe in theaters with Superman fighting Batman.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is much darker and more complex than Disney's global box office-conquering Marvel properties, and takes itself more seriously than the raunchy jokester Deadpool over at 20th Century Fox, and for that it finds a great niche in our current superhero movie consumption.
Like "Man of Steel," "Batman v Superman" contains some 9/11-like imagery. We pick up at the violent conclusion of "Steel" with Superman (Henry Cavill) battling General Zod while slamming in and out of the buildings of Metropolis (oh, and let's not forget the "World Engine" doing damage as well). Bruce Wayne's (Ben Affleck) Wayne Financial building is one of the skyscrapers that have been destroyed, killing a close confidant along with thousands of others in the city.
As far as Wayne is concerned, there's only one person to blame for this destruction and loss of life: Superman. A god among men.
That's a big part of "Batman v Superman": When trouble happens, people look into the sky for a caped wonder to save them. And as he usually does, Snyder delivers some incredible imagery to portray this, from onlookers kneeling before Superman after he saves a girl from a burning building to a woman's outstretched arms as he comes down from the sky to save her from a flood.
But does Superman's powers need to be regulated? Wayne thinks so, and begins to find ways to stop him. And, out of very different motivations, Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) is also trying to find a way to curtail his powers.
Much of the 2-hour-and-31-minute running time is spent building up to when Superman and Batman finally go head-to-head. I wouldn't say things drag, since the score by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL keeps you intrigued, and we get to let Affleck as Batman sink in. One highlight is an insane dream sequence Wayne has that you need to see for yourself.
Luthor finally devises a way to get Superman to face Batman, and that's when the fun begins.
I can't say Cavill is my favorite Superman, but he's impressive in the fight sequences. Affleck does very well playing a believable Batman. He certainly will surprise many. And the connection between the characters of losing their fathers drives home their push to do good for others.
But the real electricity on-screen comes from Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
She steals ever scene she's in, and has a look and swagger that are perfect for the superhero. Though Wonder Woman is in the background most of the movie, showing up here and there to be a thorn in Wayne's side, her largest chunk of screen time comes when she's needed most. And honestly, the way she's teased throughout makes her worth the wait.
I would definitely watch a whole movie dedicated to Wonder Woman. Gadot knows what she's doing.
Then there are some funny things you'll catch, like news announcers making it clear where Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are fighting away from the public (a big gripe about "Man of Steel" was all the damage that was done in very public places). Or the bright idea of keeping the ship that did all the damage in "Man of Steel," used by Luthor for evil purposes here, right in Metropolis. Shouldn't it have been taken somewhere else?
"Batman v Superman," though a little long a times, is an enjoyable superhero movie, even if you don't love every superhero movie. It's definitely a lot better than "Man of Steel," and what it does best will no doubt make studio Warner Bros. happy: It makes you genuinely excited for the evolution of this new DC Comics cinematic world in the coming years. Hopefully with a lot more Wonder Woman.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" opens in theaters Friday.
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The spring semester for college students is slowly winding down, which means students in their senior year are getting ready to graduate.
Many US colleges have lined up impressive commencement speakers, landing leaders in business, entertainment, and politics.
We've compiled a list of college commencement speakers below and will continue to update this list as more speakers are officially announced:
University of California, Berkeley — Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg
Hamilton College — Entrepreneur and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel
Harvard University — Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg
Hillsdale College — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Actor Matt Damon
University of Michigan — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
University of Montana — Actor J.K. Simmons
Northeastern University — United States Secretary of State John Kerry
Northwestern University — NBC Late-night talk show host Seth Meyers
University of Pennsylvania — Composer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tulane University — Television News Anchor and host Hoda Kotb
William Paterson University — US Senator Cory Booker
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Just one day after the Japanese newspaper Nikkei said Nintendo would stop making its Wii U gaming console later this year, Nintendo has made a statement denying the report.
Nintendo issued its statement to a Japanese website called IT Media, though we first saw this news on Kotaku.
The company said the Nikkei article is “not an announcement from the company” and that “[Nintendo] plans to continue production next fiscal year and beyond.”
The original Nikkei article said Nintendo would halt production on Wii U consoles by the end of the year, even though Wii U games would continue to be developed. The newspaper said that companies making some parts for the Wii U have already stopped making those components.
It’s important to note that Nintendo has a track record for denying reports and later making announcements that would prove those earlier reports correct. That said, Nikkei has a solid track record with its reports on the gaming industry, but its “solid” track record isn’t perfect by any means. There have been some mistaken reports in the past, especially with regards to rumored gaming consoles.
That said, we’re tempted to believe Nikkei’s report.
The writing’s on the wall for the Wii U. It’s currently the worst-selling console in Nintendo’s storied history, with sales roughly one-tenth that of its predecessor, the Wii, and only about half the sales of the Nintendo Gamecube, the company’s second-worst selling console.
It would also make sense to stop making the Wii U as the company is reportedly going to release a brand new game console later this year. Right now we only know the console as the “NX,” but there is a chance it could play both Wii and Wii U games, which would effectively make the Wii U hardware obsolete.
We expect to learn more in the coming months, especially as E3 approaches. The world’s biggest gaming convention would be a great place to make an announcement about a new console, assuming there is one in the works. Hopefully by then we’ll have a better idea of where the Wii U stands. If you're considering buying a Wii U for yourself or your kids, we'd recommend waiting a few months until Nintendo takes the stage at E3 in June.
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Phife Dawg, a member of the influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, has died at 45.
The rapper, whose real name is Malik Taylor, had health issues for years, Rolling Stone reports. He received a kidney transplant in 2008 in his long battle with Type 1 diabetes.
Phife Dawg was one of the founding members of A Tribe Called Quest and appeared on all of its albums, serving as a vocal counterpoint to Q-Tip.
Though the group broke up after 1998's "The Love Movement," they continued to occasionally reunite for live shows and remain one of the most important acts in hip-hop history.
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