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17-Year-Old NASA Intern Discovers First World With Two Stars

NASA better offer this kid a job after his internship is over. During his third day on the job, seventeen-year-old NASA intern Wolf Cukier was going over the variations in star brightness recorded by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission, when he discovered a new planet, as noted by CNN. “I was looking through the data for everything the volunteers had flagged as an eclipsing binary, a system where two stars circle around each other, and from our view eclipse each other every orbit,” Cukier told NASA. “About three days into my internship, I saw a signal from a...
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Aaliyah’s "I Don’t Wanna" Turns 20, And It’s Still Her Most Slept-On Record To Date

Two decades later, this sleeper hit by the “Princess of R&B” is still one of her coldest records. Aaliyah, a pioneer of the Hip-Hop Soul sound that defined urban music in the 1990s and early 2000s, released one of her most chill records 20 years ago today (January 11). Baby Girl’s street-but-sweet single “I Don’t Wanna” has for years been a favorite amongst hip-hop heads — just ask Weezy or Tory Lanez — and yet it still gets overlooked when people reflect back on the late singer’s classic music catalogue. Hell, it’s one of the only songs you can even stream at...
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Meek Mill Used To Lie About Signing To Jay-Z Before He Actually Did

Guess that’s what makes him a Dream Chaser. $100,000/year or dinner with Jay-Z? This thought experiment has been posed for years. It is based on an assumption that a sizeable faction of people think Jay’s business acumen is so sharp that, within the span of a dinner, he could bestow you with the requisite knowledge to secure a yearly salary that exceeds $100k. These people believe Hov is one of the most valuable assets to have in their corner and they have good reason to believe that. It appears being under his wing is such a surefire mark of...
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Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, & More Buy Out Theatres Screening "Just Mercy"

Baller move. The highly anticipated film Just Mercy starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan had its wide release on Friday, and plenty of celebrities took it upon themselves to make sure everybody gets the chance to see this powerful movie. Based on a true story, Just Mercy follows the Harvard-graduate lawyer, Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan), who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, as he first sets out to help defend those wrongly condemned or without proper representation. One of his first cases involves a man named Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx), who has been sentenced to death after being wrongfully accused of murdering...
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Ruben Fleischer Is Top Candidate To Direct Tom Holland Led "Uncharted" Film

Sony Pictures has its eyes set on Ruben Fleischer. Sony Pictures is eyeing Ruben Fleischer to direct the upcoming Uncharted film starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. As reported by Deadline, Fleischer is atop Sony’s shortlist after a fast-tracked schedule knocked Travis Knight off the job. Holland’s scheduling conflict with the filming of Spider-Man 3 has drastically impacted the schedule for Uncharted.  Fleischer is best known for the Zombieland series and Venom. His most recent work, Zombieland: Double Tap, earned over $100 million at the box office and was met with general praise from critics and fans alike. In November, Deadline confirmed that Wahlberg would star opposite...
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Luka Doncic Rips Open Jersey In Frustation During Mavs’ Loss To Lakers

Luka Doncic was not happy with his performance. In a moment of visible frustration, Mavs’ star Luka Doncic ripped his jersey open after missing a pair of free throws during Friday night’s loss to the Lakers. It was the team’s fifth loss in a seven-game stretch. “Just Hulk Hogan,” Lakers center Dwight Howard said, as reported by ESPN. “He’s a little upset; it’s understandable. Sometimes all of us want to rip our jerseys, you know, go crazy, but we gotta keep our heads. But he’s an unbelievable young player.” Doncic is averaging 29.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 8.9 assists on...
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Robert Downey Jr. On Returning To MCU: "Yeah, Anything Could Happen"

Robert Downey Jr. may not be done with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Robert Downey Jr. isn’t ruling out the possibility that fans may see the 54-year-old actor suit up as Iron Man once again. “Yeah, anything could happen,” Downey told Extra, as noticed by GamesRadar, when asked about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in the future. Downey also added, “As far as I’m concerned I’ve hung up my guns and I’m good to let it go. I also think that Marvel is on this journey now where they’re trying a bunch of other stuff. I’m excited for them to...
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Jay Z & Beyonce Send An Entire Case Of Ace of Spades Champagne To Reese Witherspoon

Hov & Bey surprise the “Big Little Lies” actress with the gift of gold bottles. Ricky Gervais and Ellen Degeneres might have had some of the most polarizing moments on the 2020 Golden Globes stage this past Sunday. But it was Beyonce and Jay Z that drew the most attention from the 77th annual Golden Globe attendees this year. Not only did music’s most prominent power couple arrive at the ceremony fashionably late, the Carters also showed up with multiple bottles of their very own Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) champagne to the Moët-sponsored affair.  With Beyonce‘s undeniable aura and Jay Z upholding the...
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NFL Divisional Round: Predicting The Winner Of Every Match

This weekend is about to be interesting. Last weekend’s Wild-Card round was easily one of the best weekends of playoff football we have seen in a long time. The weekend was kicked off with a thrilling overtime game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans. From there, we were blessed with a huge upset as the Tennessee Titans, propelled by Derrick Henry, knocked off the defending champion New England Patriots. On Sunday, more upsets were had as the Minnesota Vikings defeated the formidable New Orleans Saints in yet another overtime blockbuster matchup. The final game of the weekend wasn’t as...
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50 Cent To Sue French Montana For Leaking Power Episode: Report

If you know anything about 50 Cent, you know he wields his lawyers like weapons. French Montana may soon be on the other side of Fif's litigious savagery. Amid their Bugatti Battle, French leaked spoilers of 50 Cent's show Power on Instagram before it aired. According to an "insider", 50 and Starz are furious and the legal team has been activated. “What French did was outrageous and illegal, we’re going after him. It’s pretty cut and dry, from a legal standpoint. He’s going to have to pay millions for this.” The report is somewhat unverified, but it sounds like...
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