November 17, 2017

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Entertainment November 17, 2017

Today in Movie Culture: 'Justice League' Easter Eggs, 'Deadpool 2' Theories and More

Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Easter Eggs of the Day:

Now that Justice League is in theaters, ScreenCrush spotlights all the Easter eggs in the superhero team-up movie:

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Fan Theories of the Day:

ScreenRant highlights the best fan theories about Deadpool 2 based on what little footage we see in the new teaser for the solo:

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Recasting Idea of the Day:

We need a new Wolverine anyway, so how about Dacre Montgomery? BossLogic shows what that could look like as part of his Stranger Things cast as X-Men series:

Stranger X-men – @dacremontgomery Wolverine – now I think I may make one poster featuring them all together @netflix@Stranger_Thingspic.twitter.com/41fJBp8uKk

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) November 17, 2017

Movie Fix of the Day:

Cracked explains how just one minor fix could have made the 2014 Godzilla reboot a truly great movie:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Martin Scorsese, who turns 75 today, contemplates a scene with Robert De Niro on the set of Goodfellas in 1989:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Also in honor of Scorsese’s birthday, IMDB compiled the filmmaker’s most iconic scenes:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

It’s also Rachel McAdams’s birthday, so IMDb also presents a supercut of her most memorable roles:

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Movie Influences of the Day:

For Fandor, Philip Brubaker shows how Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead influenced his friends the Coen Brothers in the making of Raising Arizona:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Cosplay on the move is always fun, especially when it involves a Harry Potter chasing a golden snitch through the streets of London:

Incredible “Harry Potter” cosplay allows London man to chase a golden snitch—across Westminster Bridge. https://t.co/EqdSiUsvxfpic.twitter.com/G4OtYZFSRT

— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 17, 2017

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 25th anniversary of the release of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. Watch the original trailer for the classic biopic below.

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Business November 17, 2017

FCC Rule Rollback Makes It Easier To Buy And Sell Media Outlets

NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Lewis Friedland about the FCC’s decision to roll back rules that aim to curb single media companies’ control of local news.

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:

Speaking of corporations, major media companies have gotten some good news. On Thursday, the FCC voted to roll back decades-old rules that will make it easier for media outlets to be bought and sold. Media conglomerates can now own both newspapers and TV stations in a single market. The change also makes it easier for companies to own more TV stations in those markets, like Sinclair Broadcast Group which could soon merge with Tribune Media, something critics say could lead to a conservative media consolidation across the U.S.

to talk about this, we are joined by Lewis Friedland, who directs the Center for Communication and Democracy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Welcome.

LEWIS FRIEDLAND: Thank you.

MCEVERS: These rules have been on the books, you know, since the mid-’70s. Quickly just explain why they were there in the first place.

FRIEDLAND: Well, they were there in the first place to prevent one company from monopolizing the flow of news in any given market. The FCC, going all the way back to the 1934 rules, has placed an emphasis on localism, that local communities should get their news from local sources. And that was what this media consolidation rule was designed to encourage.

MCEVERS: So why are these rules being thrown out now?

FRIEDLAND: The short answer might be that the new commissioner of the FCC, Ajit Pai, has decided that the old media consolidation limits no longer apply to Sinclair or other broadcast companies. And so they need to be able to own as many outlets in a given market as they can afford.

MCEVERS: Let’s say I live in Petersburg, Ill., and every night I sit down and watch my news on my local channel. How will things be different now?

FRIEDLAND: Well, Kelly, Petersburg is a small town outside of Springfield, Ill., which is its primary media market. And Sinclair actually does own channel 20. Right now channel 20 receives nightly must-runs from Sinclair Broadcasting out of Baltimore. Much of that is conservative commentary. But that’s one station among, right now, three major news stations in that market. But if these new rules pass, for example, Sinclair could buy the local newspaper, the Illinois Journal-Register. Then Sinclair would have a dominant position to control the flow of news in that market.

MCEVERS: What other companies could benefit from these new rules?

FRIEDLAND: Well, essentially any large media company could benefit from these new rules. In fact Fox News is very well-positioned to benefit from these new rules ’cause it does own newspapers in some major cities. And it in the past has been slowed down from owning major television outlets because of these rules.

MCEVERS: I mean, the FCC says that this move will inject new life into struggling local journalism. Is there any evidence that that’s worked in the past?

FRIEDLAND: No, there’s zero evidence that that’s worked in the past. Wherever there’s been consolidation, there have been layoffs of local journalists. Sometimes newscasts have expanded, but usually those expansions take place by hiring another producer. So you’re adding newscasts, but you’re not adding reporters on the the streets. So you’re not actually adding local news. The thing is that most Americans get their news from local television news. That’s the single most powerful source of news for most Americans. So if you want to control how Americans think about the world, local news is the best medium to do that.

MCEVERS: Lewis Friedland of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thank you.

FRIEDLAND: Thank you very much.

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Sports November 17, 2017

Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammad Ali's Ringside 'Fight Doctor,' Dies At 89

Ferdie Pacheco, ringside physician to Muhammad Ali, died on Thursday at 89.

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Ferdie Pacheco, the ringside physician to Muhammad Ali and TV commentator known in the boxing world as the “fight doctor,” died Thursday, his daughter announced on Facebook. He was 89.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I have to announce to the world the passing of my wonderful Dad, Ferdie Pacheco,” Tina Louise Pacheco wrote. “He was a pharmacist, a doctor, a boxing commentator, a painter and a writer. But to me he was just Papa. It’s a heartbreak to lose a parent, but I know he’ll always be with me.”

Pacheco worked in Ali’s corner from 1962 to 1977, which included three of the boxer’s successful title matches.

“The President, the Executive Committee, and all the World Boxing Association family regret the death of Mr. Ferdie Pacheco, who was legendary Muhammad Ali’s physician,” the association said in a statement on Friday. “Pacheco … was key in Ali’s career, he was in his corner since 1960 and accompanied him for great part of his career.”

Fernando Pacheco was born in Tampa, Fla., and earned a medical degree from the University of Miami in 1959. He first met Ali, known then as Cassius Clay, in 1960 when he was training with legendary boxing coach Angelo Dundee in Miami Beach.

Ali, who later developed a reputation for brash talk and social criticism, would often entertain the crowd between bouts at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach, Pacheco told NPR’s Scott Simon in 2010.

“He was the most energetic, entertaining young man you ever saw,” Pacheco said. “He just had a buoyant sort of happiness with him. To him boxing was fun. Entertaining the public was fun.”

After Ali successfully defended the world heavyweight title against Alfredo Evangelista in May 1977, Pacheco suggested the champ retire. “Ali is now at the dangerous mental point where his heart and mind are no longer in it,” he was quoted as saying by The New York Times.

Pacheco left Ali’s camp later that year, after the fighter signed on to challenge Earnie Shavers, who “was about the strongest guy in boxing,” he toldUSA Today in 2016.

After the bloody fight, Pacheco sent Ali’s medical exam results “to Angelo, (manager) Herbert Muhammad, Ali and his wife (Veronica),” he told the newspaper. “I wrote, ‘This is what’s happening to you. If you want to continue, you have no shot at a normal life.’ I never heard a word — a word. Because they knew I was right.”

Ali fought four more matches, losing three, before he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to ESPN.

The physical damage inflicted on boxers became increasingly apparent to Pacheco after the fighter Davey Moore died in the ring in 1963.

Moore died “in my arms and in the dressing room,” Pacheco said in the NPR interview. “He said, ‘I have a headache.’ That was the end of that.”

Pacheco went on to serve as a boxing commentator for network TV fights in the 1980s. He won two Emmy Awards for his work as a boxing analyst for Showtime, NBC and Univision.

In 2010, he wrote the book Tales from the 5th St. Gym: Ali, the Dundees, and Miami’s Golden Age of Boxing, which tells the story of the Miami gym where famous fighters such as Ali, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard and others trained.

After he left boxing, Pacheco decried the dangers of the sport and worked to implement new safety procedures. He told NPR in 2010 that it should be banned.

“Boxing is a savage sport. It’s predicated on hurting one another,” Pacheco said. “As long as that’s the case and people are going to the fights to see one person hurt another, then you don’t have much chance to stop it when it gets tough.”

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Health November 17, 2017

Mileha Soneji: Can Simple Innovations Improve The Lives of Parkinson's Patients?

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Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Simple Solutions

About Mileha Soneji’s TED Talk

When designer Mileha Soneji’s uncle got Parkinson’s, his quality of life deteriorated rapidly. Mileha couldn’t cure her uncle’s disease, so she designed simple ways to improve his everyday life.

About Mileha Soneji

Mileha Soneji is a strategic product designer from Pune, India. She studied design at MIT and earned a master’s degree in strategic product design from Delft University in the Netherlands.

Her experience working as a designer in India and the Netherlands has taught her the importance of thorough research to find innovations that will best serve the user.

Her work includes designs for people with disabilities, from the No Spill Cup to a staircase illusion that helps Parkinson’s patients walk more easily.

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