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Charles Manson, the infamous cult leader whose followers committed a series of brutal murders in 1969, is dead. Manson died at 8:13 p.m. Sunday night at a Kern County hospital, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials told the Los Angeles Times.
Manson died Sunday of "natural causes," authorities said. He had been admitted to a Bakersfield-area hospital Wednesday, with California prison officials declining to comment on his condition. However, during a previous hospitalization earlier this year, sources claimed he had a "serious illness."
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The duo made up of KnuOrigen and Kay Sade call themselves TheKnuBlack, and they believe they represent a tribe of people who tend to find themselves on the outside of what’s “cool” and popular. Their combination of uplifting storytelling and soulful instrumentals fuse together into a sound that can’t be found in the music industry today. Some parts Black Eyed Peas and some parts Fugees but all parts themselves, TheKnuBlack is forging a new path and fans all over the country are starting to follow.
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The three UCLA basketball players detained in China last week have admitted to shoplifting and thanked President Donald Trump for helping them return to the U.S.
The players are suspended indefinitely as UCLA reviews the situation, Coach Steve Alford said, adding they will not travel with the team and will not suit up for home games.
Why is it that the holiday season and a lack of self-control seem to go hand in hand? We overspend, overeat, and just downright overindulge all in the name of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. What an oxymoron. It actually started with Halloween. The candy brought into the home and office gets the ball rolling. The smartest parents take the leftover candy to the office to “share” with unsuspecting co-workers with sweet toothes. The innocent co-workers (read: suckers) fall for it, and the non-stop seasonal nibbling begins. Next up is Thanksgiving, the official annual day to eat yourself into a coma. Who has the mindset to be thankful when you’re suffering from brain fog brought on by food intoxication? By the time Christmas rolls around, some of us could be rolled around.
Earlier this month, news broke that Amazon was trying to close a deal to bring J.R.R. Tokien’s The Lord of the Rings to life as a television series, and now it looks like it’s actually going to happen. Amazon has announced that it has acquired the TV rights for the book series, with a multi-season commitment. But the twist is that this will apparently be a prequel to The Lord of the Rings, rather than the story audiences already know so well.
“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” Sharon Tal Yguado, head of scripted series at Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”
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THINGS we found along the way
Netflix keeps the ratings for its shows a closely guarded secret, primarily to maintain a strategic advantage over competitors. If Amazon, for instance, knew that Netflix's top two shows were, say, Fuller House and Stranger Things, that would certainly help inform the type of original programming Amazon would seek to develop. What's more, Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos has said that releasing ratings data would be counterproductive because some content is released niche audiences.
"There is a very natural inclination to say, ‘Relative to this show, this show is a failure.'" Sarandos explained last year. "That puts a lot of creative pressure on the talent."
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