It seems like there are always NBA player trade rumors floating these days. Have you ever stopped to think how weird it is that professional athletes can be traded like a mom might trade another mom a crock pot in exchange for a skillet? It's so weird. And they, the athletes, have to just stop they're doing and jump on the next plane to the town they've been traded to. Imagine if anyone working any job could be traded like say? Imagine working at an accounting firm in Chicago and then one morning you show up for work and your boss is like, "Hey Todd, you've been traded to an accounting firm in Sacramento. We have a flight booked for you this afternoon, and you'll be expected to be at work first thing in the morning!" Think of how disruptive and traumatic this could be to someone's life! What if poor Todd has a girlfriend? Or a dog? Or both! What's he supposed to do? This on top of having to move all of his stuff to Sacramento at a later date, while also having to now live in Sacramento (sorry, Sacramento) instead of a cool place like Chicago. Don't professional athletes have unions? Can they not protect them from this from this sort of callous workplace abuse? How is this even legal? It seems to me like this is something the Department of Labor should prevent. Maybe Trump will do something about it in the course of making America great again.
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: "Lime Habit" by Polica
-- We reviewed the big new Star Wars movie that will surely make a bajillion dollars at the box office.
-- We ranked the best new TV shows of 2016.
-- We delved into the dark, murky world of state-sponsored hacking.
-- We reviewed the new Will Smith movie, Collateral Damage.
-- We explored the sad mess that deporting an ex-convict can be.
-- We offered tips for putting together the perfect holiday menu.
-- We offered our collective thoughts on the best TV shows of 2016.
-- We offered an ode to Ryan Gosling, the best movie star going today.
-- We shared some wisdom bestowed on us by a 20-year vagabond.
And here are some things you might want/need to know about.
-- Kanye West met with Donald Trump and later took to Twitter to explain why.
-- Bill Gates says he thinks Trump can be this generation's JFK.
-- Lamar Odom is back in rehab.
-- Trump may not be able to use Twitter because of the inherent security flaws.
-- President Obama chatted with Trevor Noah on the Daily Show.
-- Bill Cosby appeared in court and made some jokes.
-- The Dow went soaring through the roof.
-- The situation in Aleppo, Syria just gets more and more heartbreaking, though there may be some mild hope on the horizon.
-- Trump officially appointed Exxon/Mobil CEO and Putin ally Rex Tillerson to be his Secretary of State, and Rick Perry to head up the Department of Energy.
-- The Pizzagate shooting suspect faces up to 10 years in prison.
-- Denzel Washington is not happy about the rise of fake news.
-- Speaking of fake, Trump apparently forgot that wrestling was fake at one point.
-- This gambler lost a huge payout in rather heartbreaking fashion.
-- "Polar penis" is a thing, apparently.
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