Did you hear about the guy who made off with a bucket of gold flakes worth an estimated $1.6 million from the back of an armored truck? So many questions need to be answered about this whole thing. First off, who is this guy? Your boy looks like he was just out on a lunchtime sandwich run to Subway, saw an opportunity and decided, "F*ck it, why the hell not. YOLO!" Has no one back at the office noticed that he hasn't come back? Also, since when does gold come in flakes outside of in shots of Goldschläger? And how do we know there wasn't a rainbow out that day that appeared to end at the back of the armored truck? Maybe our hero was just taking what he thought was rightfully his?
Anyway, below are some things we made for you that we didn't want you to miss. Oh, and here's a song of the day for you: "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey (for obvious reasons)
-- We explored the intersection of hip-hop and social justice.
-- We looked back on The Late Shift, the HBO film that dramatized the Letterman/Leno wars of the mid-'90s. (How has it been 20 years since this happened?)
-- We spoke to Moonlight star Mahershala Ali about the film many think is 2016's best.
-- We called on streaming services to finally do late night TV a solid.
-- We took note of Kyrie Irving's transition to next level NBA star.
-- We wondered how to best combat the intensifying war on science.
-- We put together the timelines on Westworld.
-- We sat behind the bench at a Pelicans/Lakers game and told about about what we saw and heard.
-- We spoke to comedian Allan Havey about the late night show he hosted on Comedy Central in the '90s.
-- We went on a quest for big fish in Alaska and shared some stories about it.
-- We power-ranked the NBA's best teams.
-- We made a gift guide for the vagabond in your life.
-- We made some bold predictions about the NBA season.
And here are some things you might want/need to know about.
-- Netflix is finally going to allow you to download movies and TV shows.
-- Trump struck a deal to keep 1000 jobs in Indiana, while the internet made fun of his fatty, flabby chin.
-- $108 billion in student loan debt will be forgiven by the U.S. government.
-- The creator of the Big Mac and Egg McMuffin has passed away.
-- You might soon be able to smoke the same weed that Hunter S. Thompson smoked.
-- That now-infamous photo of Mitt Romney dining with Donald Trump inspired some hilarious reactions.
-- Phillip Morris is going to start to phase out conventional cigarettes.
-- MDNA may soon be used to treat PTSD.
-- Leah Remini offered up some Scientology horror stories in a Reddit AMA.
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