Russia sure has been in the news a lot lately. For a country that has such a big place in the world politically and militarily, it's kind of astounding that Russia has so little influence on the world culturally, especially compared to the U.S., which has a strong cultural influence in just about every country in the world via movies, music and television, in addition to international chains like Starbucks, McDonald's, 7-Eleven, etc. Like, what foods is Russia most known for? Borscht and beef stroganoff? Granted, both are not bad, but that's not too impressive. Vodka's really the biggest thing they've got going for them. Because of this, you have to think that Obama's crack about Russia not producing "anything that anyone wants to buy" had to sting ole Vlad Putin at least a little, right? The truth does hurt, after all.
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: "Solid Wall of Sound" by A Tribe Called Quest
-- We ranked the best films of 2016.
-- We hung out with Rick Ross in his hometown to see how he's giving back to his community.
-- We talked to Billy Crudup about his knack for playing 1970s people.
-- We took a deeper look at J. Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only.
-- We talked to Andy Richter about his new holiday special.
-- We took you inside the Day for Night festival.
-- We ranked the worst movie posters of 2016.
-- We wondered if TV shows need to be characterized as "comedy" or "drama" any more.
-- We explored the food trends that are likely to be big in 2017.
-- We ranked the top pop albums of 2016.
-- We had a discussion about Rogue One, specifically about how it's daring and different.
-- We talked to bartenders about cocktail trends they'd like to see die.
-- We ranked Arnold Schwarzenegger's potential Apprentice catchphrases.
And here are some things you might want/need to know about.
-- Richard Marx and Daisy Fuentes dropped the hammer on a violent passenger who was on the same flight as they were.
-- Families of the Orlando nightclub shooting are suing Twitter and Facebook for helping ISIS recruit and spread its message.
-- Lena Dunham says she's never had an abortion, but that she wishes that she had.
-- Four more Michigan officials have been charged for their role in the Flint water crisis.
-- Drake really wants to do sex with Jennifer Lopez.
-- It appears as though the Berlin Christmas market attacker is still on the loose, and ISIS has claimed credit for the attack.
-- Jimmy Butler isn't scoring any points with Gabrielle Union.
-- A Qualcomm Stadium security guard appears to have been jacking it to the Chargers' cheerleaders in broad daylight.
-- Bill Murray is opening a Caddyshack bar in Chicago.
-- Viewers of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are among the wealthiest of all TV shows.
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