Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Some Are Born Great

LeBron James has been basketball's best player for the better part of 14 years. But it's his work off the court — in business, in movies, and increasingly in politics — that will define the depth of his greatness.
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THE KING
LeBron James Is The Greatest Living Athlete (And Here's Why)
gq.com
LeBron James has been basketball's best player for the better part of 14 years. But it's his work off the court — in business, in movies, and increasingly in politics — that will define the depth of his greatness.
STILL A MONSTER
Nicki Minaj, Always In Control
nytimes.com
The queen of hip-hop has fought her way to the top of the music industry — and never made compromises.
'VARIETY, VARIETY, VARIETY'
Lin-Manuel Miranda Interviews Stephen Sondheim, Theater's Greatest Lyricist
nytimes.com
The "Hamilton" creator speaks to the man who has consistently remade the American musical over his 60-year career — and who is trying to surprise us one more time.
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HOLLYWOOD'S WARTS
A VERY SERIOUS™ DISCUSSION
How Planet Sovereign From 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Defies Physics
wired.com
There is a small physics problem here. Planets, you might have noticed, are spherical. The planet Sovereign is decidedly not.
A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT
'Casting Couch': The Origins Of A Pernicious Hollywood Cliché
theatlantic.com
How a seemingly innocuous phrase became a metonym for the skewed sexual politics of show business.
THE FENCE IS IN YOUR MIND
Sarah Silverman's Show Forgets The 'Liberal Bubble' Isn't A Place
theoutline.com
What "I Love You, America" gets right and wrong about liberal-conservative relations.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SKIMMING A LITTLE OFF THE TOP
Stare In Awe At This Incredible Skimboard Air
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Skimboarding is a sport that is — at least in theory — supposed to keep its practitioners close to the ground. But apparently no one informed world champion skimboarder Austin Keen about such technicalities.
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Artist Kehinde Wiley Selected To Paint Barack Obama's Official Portrait
Coach Gregg Popovich Calls Trump 'A Soulless Coward'
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