(from mashable.com)
John Oliver is being sued by the head of a coal-based energy company, Robert Murray. Recently part of mockery on Oliver’s HBO show Last Week Tonight.
Oliver’s segment can be found below, watch the full video, it’s worth it.
What Do I Do With These Eclipse Glasses Now?
Hopefully your eclipse glasses weren’t bunk like mine were THANKS DAN!
You may be wondering, now what do I do with these things? Pass them on!
Astronomers Without Borders has offered to take them off your hands so that children will be able to use them in future eclipses.
The organization says it will soon announce a program dedicated to redistributing glasses to schools in Asia and South America, where there will be solar eclipses in 2019.
“This is an opportunity for schools to have a first-hand science experience that they might not otherwise have” Astronomers Without Borders President Mike Simmons told Gizmodo. “Many schools in developing countries don’t have resources for science education and this is a rare opportunity that inspires students and teachers and shows them that science is something they can do. It can be a ray of hope for young people who don’t otherwise see a path to a career like this.”
The organization’s mission is to provide astronomy-related education and equipment for developing countries. It raises money to buy new glasses for children, but it is hoping to use this opportunity to build a stockpile. While the organization hasn’t yet announced an address for donors to send glasses to, it’s trying to spread the word before people throw them away and plans on releasing a list of addresses soon. Simmons said Astronomers Without Borders wants people to hang onto their glasses while it arrange for astronomy clubs and companies to receive them.
If you really can’t wait to get rid of your super-specs, you can send them to Astronomers Without Borders’ corporate sponsor, Explore Scientific, based at 621 Madison Street, Springdale, Arkansas.
On the other hand, if you don’t care about inspiring future generations astronauts and astronomers, you could always just keep them for suntanning with your eyes open or watching a nuclear blast.
More from Gizmodo HERE
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Watch the SNES Classic reboot 90’s video game glory
The Verge got their lucky hands onto the SNES Classic, the rebooted Super-Nintendo console that follows the extremely successful NES Mini which sold millions over the holiday season last year. Nintendo SNES Classic will be released September 29th at a cost of $79.99. The system will feature 21 pre-loaded classic games in the consoles including the never-before-released ‘StarFox 2’. You have to unlock the new Starfox sequel by playing through the Starfox game.
The console itself allows connectivity with a Wii remote and longer cables on the controllers. The SNES Classic also has a ‘rewind’ feature letting you get chances to do-over difficult parts of games and replay the last few parts where you conqueror ed a level. It also has more modifiable parts with the ability to put in your own save screens.
Nintendo is promising to make more SNES Classics available, as the NES Mini was sold out almost instantly and then the company discontinued the console siting it being a temporary run. So expect the demand to be just as big for this new reboot console.
NEW MUSIC ALERT! 30 Seconds of Mars ‘Walk on Water’
30 Seconds to Mars’s Jared Leto debuted his band’s brand new track ‘Walk On Water’ today with 101WKQX’s Brian and Lou. The official lyric video is up now on the 30ST Youtube,which you can view above. The video features footage from over 10,000 submission, culling together the American experience on July 4, 2017.
Leto teased the upcoming “never been done before” live performance this Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, with some new technology that if doesn’t work Leto says it will go over like a “wet fart in church”. Leto states the new albnum will see at least two more songs before it’s full release. He also gives insight into his recent movie roles. Leto continues to balances being a Hollywood heavyweight with his recent role at the Joker in ‘Suicide Squad’ and the upcoming ‘Blade Runner 2049’.
Jared Leto 08.22.17
30 Seconds to Mars’ new single “Walk On Water” is out today
Queued Up #241
1. The Struts – One Night Only
2. Pom Poms – Live Before I Die
3. Benjamin Gibbard – What You Do To Me
4. Lovelytheband – Broken
5. J. Roddy Walston & The Business – The Wanting
6. Missio – Bottom Of The Deep Blue Sea
7. Bully – Feel The Same
8. The Wrecks – Favorite Liar
9. The Heirs – Suburban Wonderland
10. The Aces – Stuck (Queued Up Artist Showcase 8/31)
11. Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter
12. Dan Croll – Bad Boy
13. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
14. Day Wave – Something Here
1. Green Day – Revolution Radio
2. Enter Shikari – Live Outside
3. Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Tears
4. The Academic – Bear Claws
5. Middle Kids – Edge Of Town (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/6)
6. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself
7. BORNS – Faded Heart
8. Mister Heavenly – Beat Down
9. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth
10. Alice Merton – No Roots
11. Wild Cub – I Fall Over (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/25)
12. Cold War Kids – So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs)
13. Rainer Maria – Suicide and Lazy Eyes
14. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – So Close
15. Glass Animals – Agnes
8.20.17 – Alt_Backspace
1. Oasis – Wonderwall
2. INXS – Don\’t Change
3. Len – Steal My Sunshine
4. Green Day – Hitchin\’ A Ride
5. Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
6. The Clash – Train In Vain
7. Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
8. The Smiths – The Boy With A Thorn In His Side
9. Alice In Chains – No Excuses
10. Catherine Wheel – Judy Staring At the Sun
11. Nirvana – Lithium
12. The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
1. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
2. The Cure – Boys Don\’t Cry
3. Concrete Blonde – Joey
4. Weezer – Undone (The Sweater Song)
5. Devo – Freedom Of Choice
6. Social Distortion – I Was Wrong
7. R.E.M. – Man On The Moon
8. Blink 182 – Dammit
9. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
10. Pearl Jam – State Of Love And Trust
11. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Taking Back Sundays – 8.20.17
1. Sum 41 – In Too Deep
2. All Time Low – Dear Maria, Count Me In
3. Head Automatica – Brooklyn Is Burning
4. Ataria – The Boys Of Summer
5. Taking Back Sunday – You’re So Last Summer
6. All–American Rejects – Gives You Hell
7. Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down
8. New Found Glory – Head On Collision
9. Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
10. Saves The Day – At Your Funeral
11. The Used – Taste Of Ink
12. Panic! At The Disco – Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
13. Goldfinger – Counting The Days
14. Pierce The Veil – Dive In
15. Blink 182 – The Rock Show
Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 8.19.17
LCD Soundsystem – Call The Police
Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
Bloc Party – Banquet
Louix XIV – Finding Out True Love Is Blind
Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
The Struts – She Makes Me Feel
The Strokes – Modern Age
The Vines – Get Free
Moving Units – Between Us and Them
Death From Above – Romantic Rights
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
LCD Soundsystem – Give It Up
Vampire Weekend – Unbelievers
The Strokes – Hard To Explain
Wavves – King Of The Beach
New Politics – Everywhere I Go (Kings and Queens)
Sleigh Bells – Kids
Twin Peaks – I found A New Way
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
The Ting Tings – Keep Your Head
Arcade Fire – Month Of May
Sundara Karma – Loveblood
Shout Out Louds – Hurry Up Let’s Go
Metric – Gold Gun Girls
Sky Ferreira – I Can’t Say No To Myself
Arkells – Come To Light
Sofi Tukker – Drinkee
Stellastarr* – My Coco
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Joanna Gruesome – Secret Surprise
Metz – Get Off
Iamdynamite – Where Will We Go
Gang Of Youths – Poison Drum
Phoenix – Lizsztomania
David Bowie – Modern Love
Twin Shadow – Five Seconds
Pearl Jam… Let’s Play Two!
A year ago on August 20 and 21, Pearl Jam played 2 epic shows at Wrigley Field and now, they have become a new concert film called Let’s Play Two. The film will premiere for Ten Club members with 2 showings at the Metro on Sept 27 & 28 before opening in select theaters on Sept 29th. And yup, there will be a soundtrack available. Get more details HERE. -wALT
HBO working on a ‘choose your own adventure’ series
Acclaimed film director Steven Soderbergh teased a year ago that he would create an HBO show that would allow viewers to have a ‘choose your own adventure’ engagement with viewers allowing them to affect the outcome. Until recently there was no other juicy details on the project beyond actors Sharon Stone and Garrett Hedlund being attached to it and it would be titled ‘Mosaic’, but this week Soderbergh revealed more.
Viewers will be able to interact with the story of Mosaic through an app on their phones or tablets, but it will not directly changed the story as the show will remain in a “fixed universe” according to Soderbergh’s interview with Film Comment. The app connected to the show is expected to allow viewers to rearrange the story to their own liking, giving them a modified experience. That’s too far off ‘choosing your own adventure’.
Soderburgh states the show has a “linear episodic version” due there being simply too much content for an app, before he even pitched it to HBO. The app version will be released in November. It’s not clear. As for the story, Soderburgh gives us a taste of how it will involved a murder and history related to it.
“It’s a murder. Not a murder mystery so much. There are two different time frames, one contemporary and one four years ago. This case that everyone thought was solved gets reexamined with interesting results. So you get to go back and forth depending on who you want to follow at what point. It seemed to be a kind of story that benefited from this multiverse perspective. The writing and the editing of it was tricky. The giant board that [writer Ed Solomon] and I had was a real head-scratcher.”
This sounds very interesting way to take television which is already really good right now, into an exciting new direction. Also it will give you more reasons to keep your HBO subscription once ‘Game of Thrones’ is done.
Tom Skilling cried during the Eclipse and we love him for it
So unless you live underneath a rock, you likely heard or checked out today’s eclipse of the sun with special eye glasses with everyone else in America. Local weatherman and television treasure Tom Skilling of WGN News was beyond excited, he was emotional during today’s midday event in the sky as seen by these videos and the online response. This lovable man cried tears of joy at the site of the sun being blocked by the moon.
During his several breaks from a Carbondale beach covering the eclipse, he referenced it as a “life-changing event” and claimed he would get his “act together” but I don’t think anyone mined it at all. Skilling has proven over his decades on the air, to be genuine example of people’s passion to know what’s going in their environment around them.
TEARS OF JOY: Tom Skilling got a little emotional during his cover of the eclipse. We feel you, Tom. @Skilling #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/T18DvLw1SG
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) August 21, 2017
The only thing better than watching the eclipse is Tom Skilling watching the eclipse. #SolarEclipse2017 @Skilling pic.twitter.com/o0t7u5Nyk1
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) August 21, 2017
Crap. Tom Skilling crying got me choked up. Old men excited about science warm my heart. #SolarEclipse2017
— Myndi Love (@myndilove) August 21, 2017
Being from Chicago, I've obviously been watching Tom Skilling since I was 2 and watching him during the eclipse just made me tear up. 😶
— Ashley✌🏻️ (@AshleySacch) August 21, 2017
Total Solar Eclipse Info
From Chicago, we can expect the first total solar eclipse in 38 years to begin at 11:54a, with 87% totality around 1:19p.
DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH YOUR NAKED EYE. If you waited this long to get eclipse glasses, you may be out of luck.
Unless you are this resourceful guy:
(kidding, of course)
Wondering how to view the solar eclipse without glasses? Go HERE
How to take photos, videos, time-lapses
If you’re shooting with a smartphone, you don’t technically need any extra equipment, and you can do some pretty cool things with that wider shot, such as a time-lapse. But if you’re serious about photography and plan to shoot close-ups of the sun, you’ll need a solar filter for your camera to avoid damaging its lens. You will also want to pick up a tripod since it’s going to get very dark, very quickly during totality. And don’t forget your zoom lens to get a closeup of the eclipsed sun. If you’re shooting a wide shot of the scene with your smartphone or GoPro, you don’t need a solar filter. Regardless of whether you’re shooting with a smartphone or professional camera, don’t forget to capture the spectacle around you as tens to hundreds of thousands of eclipse glasses-wearing watchers look up to the sky all at once.
But the best news is no matter where you are located or what the cloud conditions are or what our eclipse glasses situation is, we can watch the total solar eclipse safely via live stream…
NASA TV, the Science Channel and the Weather Channel all will show the eclipse from various points across the country. NASA is offering a unique perspective by sending 57 high altitude balloons into the air and live streaming the vantage point to eclipse.stream.live.
Adler Planetarium is throwing a huge party today, I mean this is pretty much their superbowl, info HERE
List of other things you may not know HERE
Join me for a spacial edition of The Lockout today to celebrate the total solar eclipse starting at 11:50a
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Dr Grace Wolf Chase From Adler Planetarium
Brian & Lou 08.21.17
What Ya Missed, Lou’s over the Eclipse, Sex Injuries and Is It Florida
The Foo Fighters Rick-Rolled a Crowd . . .
Being Rick-Rolled by the FOO FIGHTERS is cool. Being Rick-Rolled by the Foo Fighters AND RICK ASTLEY? Priceless!
The Foo Fighters were playing the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, and Rick just happened to be on the bill as well . . . so they decided to make some MAGIC together.
They brought Rick onstage, and proceeded to rip into “Never Gonna Give You Up” . . . but they played the chords in the style of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. It was fantastic.
Bits/Bytes: Week Ending August 20th, 2017
Here’s some of the stuff you may have missed from the past week:
Killers Repurpose “The Man” for Upcoming Brawl
The Killers cut a special video promo for the upcoming Mayweather/McGregor fight, and that makes sense for a couple of reasons: first, “The Man” fits perfectly under the machismo spirit of boxing. And secondly, the August 26th fight takes place in the band’s hometown of Las Vegas. Check it out.
[Billboard, YouTube]
Oops: QOTSA Music Leaks Through Mistake
Queens Of The Stone Age are, of course, releasing their new album “Villains” on August 25th, which includes a vinyl version. Just one problem with that: some songs mistakenly were released on another band’s pressing. Australian artist Gordi might find a few more sales this week due to three songs from QOTSA leaking out via her record, which now makes those versions — collector items.
See Foo Fighters Rock The Acropolis This November
Russell gave you a taste of the Foo Fighters rocking out at the Acropolis in July. It’s part of a special PBS series called Landmark Live In Concert, hosted by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Make a note in the calendar: Dave Grohl and company’s performance will air November 10th.
Is There a Pattern to Panic! At The Disco? Parody Makes The Case
Jon Fassold rose to YouTube fame with his video on how every Chainsmokers song is written. He’s taken on other artists before, and now he takes on Panic! At The Disco. This, Jon admits, is a little strange for him because he genuinely thinks Brendon Urie is a talented musician. However, he’s uncovered a pattern of song writing which….if you don’t at least crack a smile, you might be taking life a bit too seriously:
[AltPress, YouTube]
Fan Trailer Gets You Set for Tonight’s ‘Game Of Thrones’
Only a couple of episodes remain in Game Of Thrones. Therefore, tonight’s episode should be action packed. And it is always fun to see how fans can re imagine their favorite shows through homemade trailers. This one from Nick Growall is made in the style of Justice League, Avengers, and/or Suicide Squad. If it doesn’t get you hyped for tonight, it at the very least is a good primer for all that has happened leading up to now. Enjoy. — [eric]
Watch Trailer for Foo Fighters at the Acropolis
Amy Schumer Makes Surprise Appearance on Judge Judy
Well it look like Amy Schumer is a big fan of Judge Judy. She’s actually such a big fan she decide to be an extra on the show for a day this past week! Check out those facial expressions that she gives!
Is dat amy schumer in the bg and if it is, why is she in judge judy's audience/crowd? pic.twitter.com/dBrRIwvt6b
— 🍑PeachyJjongs🍑 (@AutumnKjh) August 17, 2017
