Daily 30: Sat 08.30.2014

The New Princess of R&B? 10mo
Teyana Taylor

3 Teyana Taylor Complex

Harlem's R&B princess dishes on what's coming up next for her.
Do Ya Shmoney Dance! 10mo
Shmurda is Spreading!!!

4 Shmurda is Spreading!!! TMZ

It’s not a disease, it’s Bobby Shmurda! And the guy who created the Shmoney dance is uniting the people of New York!
Where There's Smoke.. 10mo
Jerry Jones Violates NFL Tampering Rules?

9 Jerry Jones Violates NFL Tampering Rules? First Take

Shannon Sharpe joins First Take's Skip Bayless to discuss an Outside the Lines report that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may have violated NFL tampering rules by taking a phone call from Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson.
10mo
3/4 of whites don’t have any non-white friends

17 3/4 of whites don’t have any non-… The Washington Post

"All my black friends have a bunch of white friends. And all my white friends have one black friend." That's the memorable punchline of a Chris Rock bit from 2009 on interracial friendships. And according to some recent number-crunching by Robert Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute, there's a good deal of truth to that statement. Let's consider the average white American and the average black American, and let's say, for simplicity's sake, that each of them have 100 friends. If you were to break down their respective friend networks by race, they would look something like this. In a 100-friend scenario, the average white person has 91 white friends; one each of black, Latino, Asian, mixed race, and other races; and three friends of unknown race. The average black person, on the other hand, has 83 black friends, eight white friends, two Latino friends, zero Asian friends, three mixed race friends, one other race friend and four friends of unknown race. Going back to Chris Rock's point, the average black person's friend network is eight percent white, but the average white person's network is only one percent black. To put it another way: Blacks have ten times as many black friends as white friends. But white Americans have an astonishing 91 times as many white friends as black friends. There are a number of factors driving these numbers. Simple population counts are one of them: There are more white people than black people in the United States, so it makes sense that the average American is going to have more white friends than black friends.
1y
KATTPACALYPSE

18 KATTPACALYPSE Katt Williams

Katt Williams ushers in Kattpacalypse, with an explosive New Year's Eve performance filmed live in front of 7,000 screaming fans at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre.
Hilarious!! 10mo
Apple’s Largest iPad Yet

22 Apple’s Largest iPad Yet Late Night

Apple is reportedly working on the largest iPad ever so we thought we’d conduct a little experiment. We sent a camera crew onto Hollywood Blvd. to show people the new iPad and get their thoughts. The new iPad has not come out yet so we used a 27 inch Apple computer monitor and told people it was the new iPad.
1y
Ep. 2: Do The Humpty Hump

24 Ep. 2: Do The Humpty Hump Riding Dirty With Officer Turner

GAY-bri-YELL Turner (played by Union) is an overzealous traffic cop without a clue, who gets off (literally) by pulling over random people for no reason—just because she’s bored, horny or both. Each of the traffic stops reveal surprising, over-the-top and hilarious results.
10mo
New iPhone 6 photo leak

25 New iPhone 6 photo leak Yahoo News

We have good news and we have bad news, Apple fans. The good news is that you’ll soon finally be able to get your hands on an iPhone with a significantly larger display, as Apple has sent out invitations to its big iPhone 6 event set to take place on September 9th. The bad news is that from the looks of things, the new iPhone with a significantly larger display is also going to be significantly uglier than its predecessor.

Several months ago, iPhone 6 schematics leaked from Foxconn and we’ve seen iPhone 6 mockups pop up all over the place ever since. These mockups all featured thick white plastic lines on the back of the device that were believed to accommodate the new iPhone’s antennas. The antennas would need room to breathe in a housing made mostly of aluminum, of course, but there was one big problem: They were hideous.

After some time, a report from Nikkei allowed us all to breathe a sigh of relief. According to the report, those plastic lines stemmed from a misunderstanding — the similar lines in the schematics actually designated areas that would be covered by glass panels, much like the ones on the back of the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s.

Whew!

But not so fast; it now appears as though Nikkei’s sources were wrong. Very wrong. We’re now seeing photos leak that show what appears to be the finished, fully assembled housing from Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6… and those ugly plastic lines on the back are still there.

A recent poll taken by several thousand BGR readers suggests that people would definitely prefer glass panels to plastic inserts.

Apple’s next-generation iPhone will be unveiled on September 9th, reportedly alongside the company’s first wearable computer, which is widely referred to as the “iWatch” for the time being. Apple may also unveil a second larger new iPhone model on September 9th, though some reports say it’s coming later this fall.

A Real Nightmare At The Box Office 10mo
Film Industry Has Worst Summer Since 1997

26 Film Industry Has Worst Summer Since 1997 The Huffington Post

It's not just you. Nobody has seen a good movie lately. Or at least if they have, it isn't in a theater. Ticket sales to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada are expected to sink to about $3.9 billion, a 15 percent decline when compared to summer of 2013, according to box office company Rentrak. In July, box office sales were down 30 percent, the New York Times reports. For the first time in 13 years, no summer film netted $300 million in ticket sales domestically. Not even Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," the highly-anticipated superhero film that led this summer's box office sales, could save the summer. And as Vox notes, a dry summer is an especially hefty hit. Summer is when the film industry banks on people heading to theaters, typically producing the greatest months of ticket sales. It wasn't just the summer's top-selling flicks that disappointed. Flops were plentiful. Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables 3," the star-studded "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," the critically-touted "Edge of Tomorrow," "How to Train Your Dragon 2," and Cameron Diaz's saucy "Sex Tape," all fell short of expectations. And don't forget about the sequels! The summer had plenty of them, but audiences weren't having much to do with them. Sales to "Transformers: Age of Extinction, "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Think Like a Man Too," and "Amazing Spider-Man 2" saw declines in sales compared to previous summer's installments, the New York Times reports. Analysts had predicted a drop due to new entertainment options such as online streaming, marquee television events like the World Cup, and scuttled movie release plans. But the worst summer in box office ticket sales since 1997 caught analysts and the industry off guard. "It's a noticeable difference," Phil Contrino, the chief analyst at BoxOffice.com told Vox, adding, "We really needed more films that ended up in the $80 million-$150 million range domestically. That would have helped compensate for the tentpoles that ended up underperforming slightly." While the film industry may try to brush off the poor showing with the argument that the movie making business is more concerned with global markets these days, overseas sales don't pack the box office punch of domestic sales. The New York Times notes that in China, Hollywood sees as little as 25 percent of box office sales, compared to 50 percent from sales in the U.S. Is the dearth of summer hits a fluke? "The movie industry is cyclical, and we're definitely in a down year, but that has a lot to do with the fact that 2015's slate is so impressive," industry analyst Contrino told Vox. "Many of the strongest franchises are lined up for 2015, and 2014 has suffered as a result." But does that mean movie goers will lineup? Or are they already settled in to stream "Game Of Thrones" from the comfort of their own couch?
11mo
Book of Life

27 Book of Life 20th Century

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.
1y
THE PROTECTOR 2

28 THE PROTECTOR 2 Magnolia Pictures

Boss Suchart is the owner of an elephant camp. When he is murdered, all evidence points to Kham (Tony Jaa), who was seen with the victim before he died. Kham is forced to run as the police launch a pursuit. Meanwhile, the twin nieces of Boss Suchart (Jija Yanin Wismitanan and Teerada Kittisiriprasert) are out for revenge. But luck is on Kham's side when he runs into Sergeant Mark (Mum Jokmok), an agent sent to Thailand on a secret mission. In another twist, Kham is drawn into an underground fighting ring run by LC (RZA), a crime lord who's obsessed with collecting top-class martial artists. LC's fighters are branded by numbers, such as the lethal, beautiful Twenty (Ratha Pho-ngam) and the diabolical No. 2 (Marrese Crump). These fighters are ordered to capture Kham for a special mission.
1y
Annie

29 Annie Columbia Pictures

Wealthy businessman Benjamin Stacks comes to the aid of a young girl living in an orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan.
1y
The Equalizer

30 The Equalizer Sony Pictures

In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by -- he has to help her.