How Rashad Jennings Overcame The Odds En Route To The NFL
Another week down!
On Monday evening, Dancing With The Stars said goodbye to yet another celeb but not before making us bawl like babies first. In case you didn"t know, this week"s theme of DWTS was "most memorable year," which meant each contestant told a personal story and channeled that into a choreographed number.
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While most of the pairs walked away with high scores, it was shocking to see The Bachelor"s Nick Viall and NFL stud rashad jennings as the standout performers of the night. We guess, William Shatner will be bummed by this news.
After weeks of poor performances, we can"t say we"re surprised to report that it was Mr. T and partner Kym Herjavec who were given the boot. Whomp, whomp.
Be sure to ch-ch-check out the HIGHlights from the the ABC dancing competition for yourself (below)!
The Good
The Bad
The Goodbye
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The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok Taika Waititis next indie film has been taking the internet by storm this morning, with its neon-soaked color scheme, lighthearted humor, and incredible helmets.
Alongside fellow 2017 Marvel movies Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ragnarok seems to have a certain life to it that other films in the superhero genre including Marvels own recent efforts have been lacking. And a lot of that, I think, has to do with Ragnaroks setting, which seems to be ditching the tired scenery of Earth for something a little more... extravagant.
Putting aside the original Guardians of the Galaxy for a moment, almost every Marvel movie has been centered around good old planet Earth. Which makes sense, given that these movies, especially at the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, needed to attract an audience far larger than comic book fans. And so they found ways to ground the fantastical ideas of the original comics, whether that was as vaguely realistic as a man flying in a superpowered iron suit or a fish-out-of-water Norse G*d of thunder. Placing the action in familiar environs like New York City or Albuquerque made superhuman stories feel human and intergalactic stakes feel immediate and relatable.
But were nearly 10 years into Marvels superhero franchise at this point, and what once was fresh is growing old and tired. Thor: ragnarok seems to be taking the same approach as Guardians of the Galaxy (itself a breath of fresh air for superhero cinema) by moving the action to a more fantastical setting. Or to put it another way, weve seen everything these heroes can save (and destroy) on Earth now, its time for a road trip.
Weve known for a while that Ragnorak would be more of a road trip movie showing off a buddy dynamic between Chris Hemsworths Thor and Mark Ruffalos Hulk. And if the trailer (or at the very least, Hemsworths trillion-watt smile in this GIF) is anything to go by, taking these characters weve gotten to know over the last few films and shaking up the setting looks like its going to lead to some results that, at the very least, will be distinguishable from the superhero movie churn.
I have watched this roughly two dozen times and Im still smiling.
You only need to look at recent entries like Ant-Man or Doctor Strange to see that some change was needed. Both films were perfectly fine entries in Marvels lineup, but suffered from the same simple problem that wed seen those same stories before. Doctor Stranges origin played like Iron Man with more cultural appropriation and, somehow, a thinner love story. The best parts of those films were scenes like Michael Peas scene-stealing exposition monologue or the mind-bending visuals from Stranges trips among the multiverse things that were wholly new to Marvels sprawling franchise.
And the new road trip direction is especially significant for Marvel given the state of its competition. After all, DC looks to be making up ground this year by borrowing from Marvels playbook through with a one-two punch of the character-driven Wonder Woman and a more lighthearted Justice League. And Universals Fast and Furious franchise is resembling a superhero franchise with each passing submarine missile.
Its time for Marvels heroes to start shooting for the stars
Its obviously too early to call Ragnarok a success at this admittedly early stage. We already know from the Doctor Strange credits teaser that the action will be making its way back to the more familiar streets of New York at some point in the film, and its possible the change of pace is only temporary at best. But for now, its nice to see that, in a series full of extraordinary heroes with abilities from some of comics wildest imaginations, were finally getting settings to match. Because while its films may have spent almost a decade stuck firmly on the ground, its time for Marvels heroes to start shooting for the stars.
Volaris, an ultra-low cost Mexican carrier, announced Monday that tickets are available for flights to and from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Starting June 29, the flights will be Mondays and Thursdays, starting at $99 including taxes one way, according to Volaris.
One set of flights will depart from Guadalajara at 3:41 p.m. and arrive in San Bernardino at 5 p.m.
A second set will depart from San Bernardino at 6:15 p.m. and arrive in Guadalajara at 11:25 p.m.
The announcement was one of two new routes Volaris announced Monday, along with twice-weekly flights between Oaxaca and Los Angeles.
The launch of these new routes strengthens our presence in the Greater Los Angeles Area and provides our customers with additional options for visiting relatives, business travel and leisure, said Holger Blankenstein, chief commercial officer of Volaris, in a news release. We strive to combine affordable fares with routes that previously featured no scheduled air service. These additions help us achieve our goal of increasing connectivity between Mexico and the U.S.
In 2014, Volaris announced that it would fly between Ontario International Airport and Guadalajara, putting it in competition with AeroMexicos flights to the same destination.
Those flights are still listed on the Volaris website as being available for $99.
While commercial flights have been an elusive goal, San Bernardino has seen substantial increases in other areas in recent years.
Airport officials say the number of aircraft operating daily doubled from 2013 to 2016 to 48,000 and so far this year is 20 percent above that.
The White House on Monday appeared to shift its position on what could draw a U.S. military response in the Syrian conflict as press secretary Sean Spicer warned that chemical or barrel bomb attacks on civilians could draw fire from the Trump administration.
If you gas a baby, if you put a barrel bomb into innocent people, I think you will see a response from this president, Spicer told reporters.
Trump ordered a military attack on a Syrian airfield last week after a chemical weapons attack killed dozens of civilians. The Syrian government is believed to have been behind the chemical weapons attack.
The use of barrel bombs have been comparatively more common in the Syria fight.
One watchdog, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that 13,000 barrel bombs were dropped in the country in 2016, killing hundreds of people. The bombs are seen as targeting civilians because they hit an indiscriminate area.
The barrel bomb attacks have won widespread criticism from U.S. lawmakers such as Sen. John McCainJohn McCain"Tax March" protesters pressure Republicans who called for Trump tax returns Ginsburg refers to Graham as one of "the women of the Senate" Trump approves Montenegro"s NATO membership MORE (R-Ariz.) who have urged a more forceful response to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
McCain has called for setting up a safe zone in Syria that might protect civilians from chemical and more conventional weapons.
Assad"s forces have also been known to drop barrel bombs containing chemical agents. One such attack is believed to have occurred earlier thismonth.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Nikki Haley, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, in separate interviews have said President Trump is concerned about the loss of civilian life in Syria regardless of the weapons. But they stopped short of suggesting the use of barrel bombs would definitively draw a response.
Tillerson, in a response to a question from CBS"s John Dickerson on "Face the Nation" that specifically raised barrel bombs, said that by using such weapons Assad would be undermining his own legitimacy.
On Monday evening, Dancing With The Stars said goodbye to yet another celeb but not before making us bawl like babies first. In case you didn"t know, this week"s theme of DWTS was "most memorable year," which meant each contestant told a personal story and channeled that into a choreographed number.
Related: Nancy Loved Kristi Yamaguchi"s "Break A Leg" Comment!
While most of the pairs walked away with high scores, it was shocking to see The Bachelor"s Nick Viall and NFL stud Rashad Jennings as the standout performers of the night. We guess, William Shatner will be bummed by this news.
After weeks of poor performances, we can"t say we"re surprised to report that it was Mr. T and partner Kym Herjavec who were given the boot. Whomp, whomp.
Be sure to ch-ch-check out the HIGHlights from the the ABC dancing competition for yourself (below)!
