Tarantino’s Hateful Eight Coming To Blu-Ray, DVD and On Demand

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Paula Felicien

Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight Movie Poster

Quentin Tarantino’s newest western is finally being released for home viewing. “The Hateful Eight,” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh, will hit stores on DVD and on demand March 29th — though it is still available in some theaters across the country.

This is not Tarantino’s first western and hopefully it won’t be his last – Django Unchained could be loosely described as a romantic bloodbath – with Samuel L. Jackson turning out to be the ultimate bad guy. In this new movie Tarantino continues his signature moves of raw grit, straight talk and bloody massacred.

Tarantino writes this one almost like an Alfred Hitchcock film: we trust no one.

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This Is A Thing: Daily Holiday Hashtags – A New Normal

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Nicole Clemons

IHOP celebrates National Pancake Day unlike any other company. Courtesy of twitter.com

Holidays like New Years, Halloween and Christmas are well recognized in American culture. On New Year’s Eve, we watch the ball drop in Times Square; for Halloween we dress up in costumes and collect candy; and on Christmas, we sit around a decorated tree and open presents.

But what are we supposed to do on National Backward Day or National Cuddle Up Day? These daily holidays have been around for years but a recent resurgence in popularity has brought them back into the public eye through trending social media hashtags, categories that have propelled third tier events into the holiday major leagues.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur Gets a Tech Makeover

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Paula Felicien

The Temple of Dendur in Color, courtesy of the Met.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has brought to life the Temple of Dendur – with a technological and artistic feat called Color the Temple Scene.

Part of the old Egyptian temple walls were transformed into its original colorful state, though the walls have not been painted or touched by human hands. Instead, colored drawings are projected onto the ancient etchings, giving the viewer a glimpse of what they looked like in the the past.

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This Is A Thing: From Digital Civilians To Social Media Celebrities

Posted on March 11, 2016 by a.white1

Daaaaaaamn Daniel!, major keyssss, ohhhhh hell naaaahhhhh!!!, eyebrows on fleek !!! Internet catchphrases like these have become mainstays of pop culture through the power of social media. Apps like Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat have become essential parts of any smartphone home screen, transforming how people connect and communicate one Snap at a time.

According to Recode.net, Snapchat’s 100 million-plus daily users are watching a massive 8 billion videos a day collectively on the video-sharing app and devoting an average of 30 minutes on the app every day. With all the attention focused on this social media tool, millions of people seemingly decide what content is popular and “shareworthy” — and ultimately, a chosen few Snapchat superstars are catapulted into a new stratosphere by their digital peers: into the world of Internet super-stardom.

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New York Supreme Court Rules Kesha To Remain Under Contract With Sony, Alleged Sexual Abuser Dr. Luke

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Alex R

Keisha (center) exits the courtroom after hearing verdict on her Sony music trial.

The music industry proves once again how corrupt and greedy it has become, human decency be damned.

Pop star Kesha recently attempted to void her six album recording contract with Sony because her producer “Dr.Luke”, Luke Gottwald, allegedly abused her — mentally, physically and sexually, according to TMZ — multiple times over the last ten years.

The case was brought to the Supreme Court in Manhattan last week, where the public learned, among other things, that the 28-year-old Tennessee native was sexually assaulted for the first time by Gottwald on her 18th birthday. You can read the complaint in its entiretyhere.

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This Week In TV: A Shark’s Engagement

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jaclyn L

Yes, the Oscars were on this past Sunday. Yes, the lack of diversity in the nominees was a huge issue raised by everyone and their mother and was talked about (and rightfully so) continuously throughout the ceremony. And yes, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar for Best Actor for The Revenant after an entire career’s worth of crushing losses.

And that’s all I’m going say about the Oscars. You’re now asking yourself: one of television’s biggest events just occurred and I don’t want to talk about it?

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Under The Concrete Jungle

Posted on March 1, 2016 by j.ortega

Underneath the vibrant city of New York, new life will grow.

The Lower East Side will soon introduce an underground park located under the former Williamsburg Trolley Terminal.

The vision of The Lowline that will be set to open around 2020

The vision of The Lowline that will be set to open in 2020

The co-founders Dan Barasch and James Ramsey launched a Kickstarter campaign in February 2012 to help fund for solar research in a laboratory which, would make it possible to sustain botanical life underground. The Lowline aims to resourcefully occupy unused space in a green deprived area of Manhattan for the public and community residents. The co-founders also hope it can be a place to enjoy throughout all the four seasons in New York City.

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Tarantino’s Hateful Eight Coming To Blu-Ray, DVD and On Demand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur Gets a Tech Makeover

This Is A Thing: From Digital Civilians To Social Media Celebrities

New York Supreme Court Rules Kesha To Remain Under Contract With Sony, Alleged Sexual Abuser Dr. Luke

This Week In TV: A Shark’s Engagement

Under The Concrete Jungle