Mike Tyson is apparently getting into the marijuana business. The former heavyweight champion recently broke ground on a 40-acre plot of desert in California, which he intends on turning into a cannabis resort that produces “high quality strains of THC and CBD,” The Blast reports. Tyson also hopes to advance research on the health benefits of marijuana…… MORE
In a world of game shows that often pander to the lowest common denominator, Jeopardy! has always stood apart. A certain level of pretension is ingrained in the show—consider its central conceit of having contestants answer in the form of a question—and the public loves that about it. There’s nothing quite like watching three nerds duke it out…… MORE
Sen. Al Franken: “I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office” [van id=”politics/2017/12/07/al-franken-senate-resignation-sot.cnn”] … MORE
Mike Norvell agreed Tuesday to a five-year, $13 million contract extension to remain the Memphisfootball coach. Read the full story (source): Memphis, Mike Norvell agree to 5-year, $13 million contract extension… MORE
Details from Chester Bennington’s autopsy have been released by Los Angeles County’s Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Per TMZ, the late Linkin Park singer died in June with small amounts of alcohol and MDMA in his system. In the bedroom where Bennington hanged himself, authorities found a half-full pint glass of Corona, an empty bottle of Stella Artois, and…… MORE
Netflix has reached an agreement to resume production on “House of Cards” season 6 — the show’s final season — in early 2018, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos. courtesy of Netflix/David Giesbrecht Read the full story (source): ‘House of Cards’ Sixth and Final Season Shooting to Resume in Early 2018, Without Kevin Spacey… MORE
For those of us who lived through the last painful, heartrending breakup between the Memphis Grizzlies and a man named Gasol, this is getting all too familiar. The Grizzlies, riding a seven-game losing streak, trailed by 14 entering the fourth quarter against the bad Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Without Mike Conley — who has missed five games with an…… MORE
Charles Manson, one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century, who was very likely the most culturally persistent and perhaps also the most inscrutable, died on Sunday in Kern County, Calif. He was 83 and had been behind bars for most of his life. [van id=”us/2017/11/20/murderous-cult-leader-charles-manson-dead-nd-elam-dnt.cnn”] Read the full story (source): Charles Manson…… MORE
Roy Halladay, the two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, died Tuesday when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40. [van id=”us/2017/11/08/roy-halladay-mlb-pitcher-obit-orig-pkg-bpb.cnn”] Read the full story (source): Roy Halladay: Phillies, Blue Jays Pitcher Dead…… MORE
[The president] was passing by and my blood just started to boil. I’m thinking, DACA recipients are getting kicked out. He pulled ads for open enrollment in Obamacare. Only one-third of Puerto Rico has power. I’m thinking, he’s at the damn golf course again. I flipped off the motorcade a number of times. Read the…… MORE
