The Weeknd Reveals Title & Cover Art For New Album
The Weeknd has just shared the title and cover for his next album the follow-up to 2013sBeauty Behind the Madness on social media platforms. Its calledStarboy, and the cover sees a blue-lit Abel Tesfaye very intensely holding his downcast (and, as Twitter has emphatically noticed, de-hairdo-ed) head, while staring towards the camera, with the added intensity of an immense cross around his neck and a saturated red backdrop. Aka, this:
AsEntertainment Weeklypoints out, the executive VP of The Weeknds label recently confirmed that he was working in collaboration with Daft Punk; whether or not the two projects are at all related remains to be seen.
In speaking with Vmanearlier this month, Tesfaye noted some of the influences of the album:
There are new inspirations on this album. The production feels aggressive but still sexy. The Smiths, Bad Brains, Talking Heads, Prince, and DeBarge play roles. We wrote it all in Los Angeles. I think itll be the best-sounding album Ive ever done. Its hard to label the sound because, when I first came out, nobody would label it R&B. I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced.
Presumably, given the following Tweet, the album will be out this fall:
Fall will officially arrive Thursday morning at 9:21AM and the first day of fall is officially known as the Autumnal Equinox. You know the day where we get exactly 12 hours of day and night. Well, that isnt exactly true and viewer Mark Armstrong from Erie, Illinois wanted to know why and Im sure he is not the only one.
There are a couple of reasons why sunrise and sunset arent exactly 12 hours apart on the equinox. Number one has to do with our atmosphere. It refracts (bends) light so it actually makes the sun appear higher than it actually is creating more sunlight than if we had no atmosphere. This means we are able to see the sun before it actually rises. Number two has to deal with how we define sunrise and sunset. We define sunrise as when we first see light on the horizon from the suns disk and not the center of the sun. Obviously the tip of the sun will visible before the center of the sun creating more sunlight. Same goes for sunset. It is defined when the last part of the sun disk goes below the horizon and not the center. For these reasons above mid latitude areas, like here, dont actually have 12 hours of day and night until a few days after the Autumnal equinox and a few days before the Vernal equinox. Happy fall!
HELL YES! - Battlefield 1 Conquest, Tanks, Medic Class Changes Confirmed by DICE
It being football season, maybe youve stopped tracking the Braves. Maybe you got so fed up that you tuned out way back when it was basketball season. Maybe you should consider giving them another look. What they were is not what are and, better yet, what theyre becoming.
Beggaring-belief stats: The Braves, who finished next-to-last among the 30 MLB teams in scoring in 2014, dead last in 2015 and were again last as of the All-Star break, rank fifth in scoring and first first! in batting average and on-base percentage since. Thats not an improvement. Thats a transformation.
The past four days have seen the Braves take four games from the Nationals and the Mets, playoff-caliber opponents. If you think, Its September and nobody cares, be advised that the Nats and Mets care very much. The team we once feared might lose 120 games probably wont lose 100, and if the Braves had gotten a bit better pitching theyre 28th in post-break ERA they mightnt have lost 90.
We wondered when, perhaps even if, a corner would be turned. It just was. This organization is no longer in full-blown rebuild mode. Not two full years after John Coppolella and John Hart were given control, this bears the bold look of a franchise again on the rise.
Of his teams newfound offensive prowess, Coppolella said Tuesday: Its a great credit to our hitters and to (hitting coaches) Kevin Seitzer and Jose Castro. Its also a credit to getting right mix in here. Matt Kemp has been great for us.
The Braves general manager likes his numbers, but he concedes that not everything in baseball can be quantified. If we go by Baseball-Reference, Kemps WAR (wins above replacement) value as a Brave is minus-0.2. Still, his presence has helped lend this batting order a balance it has lacked since 2013, and even that powerful assemblage was literally a hit-or-miss thing.
Your top of the lineup now: Ender Inciarte, Adonis Garcia, Freddie Freeman, Kemp, Nick Markakis, the worst of whom is batting .272. (Also: Lefty, righty, lefty, righty, lefty.) We cannot credit Kemp with everything Inciarte and Markakis started to hit before Kemp was acquired; Freeman has crushed everything since mid-June but this is no longer a discordant everyday eight of Freddie and the Banjo Hitters. This is a real batting order.
In the dark days of April and May, wed have said there was one keeper Freeman among the starting eight. This surge has made us (and surely the Braves) rethink many thoughts. Example: If the 31-year-old Adonis Garcia is your second-best hitter, youre in trouble; if hes youre sixth-best, hes probably worth keeping as your 2017 third baseman.
Another: Where once we asked if the Braves had any outfielders, they figure to go to spring training with something approaching a surplus: Kemp, Inciarte, Markakis and Mallex Smith. Said Coppolella: Its good to be dealing from a position of strength.
And heres the best part: The strongest part of this organization remains its minor leagues. The top three affiliates Class A Rome, Class AA Mississippi and Class AAA Gwinnett made their respective leagues playoffs. Each won a postseason series. Rome took the South Atlantic title.
Last month, Royals GM Dayton Moore once John Schuerholzs deputy here stressed the importance of building from within and of young talent growing as a team. You can buy players, Moore said, but if they havent come up together, they wont play the same way.
Said Coppolella: Rome was our flagship. Our (meaning this administrations) first four draft picks were on that team. Thats where we started over. Higher up were guys we traded for.
Actually, two trade acquisitions Touki Toussaint and Max Fried comprised half of Romes playoff rotation. The other half: Mike Soroka and Kolby Allard, the Braves top two draftees in 2015. The third baseman was Austin Riley, their third draftee last year; he hit two homers in the title series.
It was great seeing that Rome team, seeing all those arms, Coppolella said. We arent winning (at Rome) with old guys. Were winning with kids. Thats the way Dayton built the Royals. Theres a bond being built.
In Dansby Swanson, who has been as good as advertised, weve seen the tip of the first wave of New Braves. Rio Ruiz was promoted last week. Ozzie Albies will be here soon. Then maybe Riley and Ronald Acuna and surely many of those young arms. (Down the road: Kevin Maitan.) Coppolellas vision of wave after wave of young talent doesnt seem such a pipe dream, does it?
As to other matters: Coppolella reiterated that the biggest needs for the offseason are catching Though weve been very pleased with Tyler Flowers; hes been everything we hoped he would be and big-league-ready starting pitching. Weve seen the struggles of our young pitchers, all of whom we still have faith in. But we need to win more games next year. Its more likely well do that through free agents than in trade because we dont want to give up any kids.
We figured the Braves kids would be all right, given that this farm system is rated baseballs best. What we didnt expect was that a lousy big-league team would stop being lousy. Good stuff is starting to happen. Better stuff is coming.
Guillaume Canet et Marion Cotillard très taquins face à Nikos Aliagas
Marion Cotillard is the woman caught in the midst of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies divorce, but according to a new report, Cotillard isnt single.
Although there have been mixed reports regarding the French actress marital status in recent years, shes been involved a long-term romance with fellow actor Guillaume Canet since 2007 and the couple, who is rumored to be married, shares a young son, Marcel Canet, 5.
Marion Cotillard is not a single woman. Since 2007, she has been married to her husband Guillaume Canet, who is also a French actor, as well as a film director and screenwriter, Heavy revealed to readers on September 20. Some of the movies you may recognize him are Love Me If You Dare and The Beach.
As the outlet noted, Guillaume Canet was previously married to Diane Kruger, whom he divorced in 2006, one year before he allegedly married Marion Cotillard. Prior to getting married, Cotillard and Canet starred alongside one another in 2003s Love Me If You Dare and after they wed, they appeared in 2009s The Last Flight.
#Breaking: Who is Marion Cotillard? 5 things you NEED to know about Brad Pitts alleged mistress https://t.co/fdK43Xel38
HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) September 20, 2016
Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet first met in 1997.
Following the release of the reports regarding Cotillards alleged affair with Brad Pitt, which has been highly cited as the reason behind his split from wife Angelina Jolie, a source close to the actress claims she is absolutely devastated to be involved in the scandal.
[Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet] are blissfully happy, and these kind of claims are not what Marion wants to be hearing, a source close to the actresss family in Paris told the Daily Mail. Claims that shes cheating on [Guillaume Canet] with [Brad Pitt] will leave her absolutely devastated. This doesnt sound like her at all.
While TMZ has suggested that Jolies decision to file for divorce on Monday was based solely on her desire to keep her children safe, Page Six told a different story on September 20, claiming that Jolie had dumped Pitt after hiring a private investigator who allegedly discovered he was cheating with Cotillard.
Marion Cotillard absolutely devastated at being dragged into Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitts split https://t.co/joJEtSgnUn
Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) September 20, 2016
According to the Daily Mail, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard gave birth to her child, Marcel, as she continued to be extremely busy with her career. However, despite her public persona and celebrity relationship, the source claimed she has recently indicated that shes hoping to settle down into a quieter life in the near future.
She enjoys her family time and wants to enjoy more of it, the source explained. All this fuss will be a huge shock to her.
Marion Cotillard has been quite busy throughout 2016. In addition to working alongside Brad Pitt on their World War II drama, Allied, Cotillard, who turns 41 later this month, has been working on three additional films and hopes to slow down substantially once those films are complete.
Prior to her current romance with Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard dated actor Julien Rassam and between 2000 and 2005, she was involved in a relationship with Stephan Guerin-Tillie, an actor and director. Marion Cotillard then dated singer Mathieu Blanc-Francard from 2005 until 2007, when her relationship with Guillaume Canet first began.
Although Heavy claims Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have been married for nearly a decade, the Daily Mail told readers that the couple has never actually married and said that Cotillard continues to refer to Canet as my boyfriend.
Both Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet have remained completely silent in regard to the rumors regarding her possible affair with Brad Pitt.
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Google Allo İnceleme - WhatsApp ve iMessage"a Sıkı Rakip!
Google had started sending out invitations for their October 4th event quite recently, and the company plans to introduce new Pixel (aka Nexus) smartphones at that event. Google will probably talk more about Google Assistant at the event as well, and chances are well get plenty more additional info regarding Android 7.1 Nougat and the Pixel launcher Now, chances are well see Google Allo launched before that event, if the latest rumors are accurate, the companys all-new messaging app with Google Assistant integration might land on September 21st. This info was released by @evleaks quite recently, and now were getting some more info from India, read on.
According to the source, Google Allo will launch in India on September 21st. The source, GadgetsNow, claims that Google shared this info with them, and if true, that more or less confirms that the companys messaging app is coming on September 21st, not only to India, but pretty much everywhere else. This doesnt mean that it will be available all over the world instantly, but Google plans to start rolling it out on said date, it might take a while until youre able to officially download it, but the .apk file will be available more or less as soon as Google starts rolling out this app, so you can always sideload it.
The Google Allo app was first mentioned during Google I/O back in May when Google more or less introduced this app alongside Google Duo, the companys video calling application. The Google Duo app has been available on the Google Play Store for a while now, and it has been downloaded over 10 million times within one month. Google is hoping that these two apps are going to become your main messaging and video calling apps, and the Hangouts service / app is going to make a transition to the enterprise sector.
Weve seen several reports thus far claiming that the Google Allo app will be released on September 21st, which gives it some credibility. Well, of course, have to wait and see what happens on September 21st, but chances are well get to use Google Allo really soon, if not on September 21st, then October 4th for sure. In any case, stay tuned.
Justin Theroux Breakdanced At Ben Stiller"s Wedding
One of Hollywood"s hottest couple today, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, has recently been hit with a divorce rumor that circulated all over the Internet. Although, this isn"t the first time the two were involved in a Hollywood divorce rumor, the high-spirited couple apparently could not dodge the press when it comes to these reports.
Just a year into their marriage, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are said to have argued a lot to the point where it has become a part of their daily routine. According to reports, the high-profile couple is said to have decided to call it quits following a series of argument and quarrels with regard to choosing a vacation home.
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux split rumor apparently started when the 47-year-old Aniston disapproved the decision of his hubby to get a beautiful island vacation home in Hawaii. According to reports, the former star of "Friends" is not really a fan of the popular tropical American state in the Pacific.
It has been known that the American actor, director, and screenwriter Justin Theroux still owns a gorgeous property in the Hawaii"s north shore of Kauai. It is said that Theroux"s convincing power did not necessarily work on Jennifer Aniston as the latter expresses its own concern to live in Hawaii.
There are reports suggesting that Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux divorce rumor could explode across Hollywood in the next few weeks. There is a speculation saying that Aniston believes that Theroux"s reason to stay in his home in Kauai may have something to do with Heidi Bivens, which is Theroux"s ex-girlfriend. The 45-year-old Mulholland Drive actor dated Bivens for 14 years before Aniston came into the picture.
Meanwhile, amidst the Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux divorce rumor, American actress and model Olivia Munn recently opened up about his relationship with Theroux during an interview with ET. Nonetheless, it was clear that the two were not an item as their relationship was obviously not sexual.
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