How much do you think Coca-Cola paid HBO for the product placement of Cherry Coke Zero in The Young Pope? They had to pay for such prominent exposure, right? When is the last time people have talked about Cherry Coke Zero otherwise? If HBO didn't have its sales team out trying to sell that placement in the show then they missed on a huge revenue opportunity. Their sales people should have called every soft drink company to say, "Hey, we're got this new show with Jude Law as the Pope and a random soft drink plays a prominent part in the pilot episode...give us 10 million dollars!" Surely that's how this all went down. Kinda sad it wasn't Mr. Pibb though.
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: "Chelsea's Kiss" by Thurston Moore.
-- We talked to Lookout Records founder Larry Livermore about the album that put Green Day on the map.
-- We waded through episode one and episode two of HBO's The Young Pope.
-- We broke down Trump's tax plan and what it might mean for you.
-- We examined the far-reaching implications of the Ringling Bros. circus shutting down.
-- We listed some of the places we think you should consider traveling to in 2017.
-- We explained why the Warriors are still the clear favorite to win the 2017 NBA title.
-- We made the case that it was Matt Ryan, and not Aaron Rodgers, who won the NFL weekend.
-- We introduced you to a young woman who has traveled to every country in the world.
-- We tried to make sense of The Bachelor, which is just parody at this point.
-- We wondered whether Trump is pulling viewers away from sports and scripted TV and funneling them to cable news.
-- We talked to Neal Brennan about his new Netflix comedy special.
And here are some things you might want/need to know about.
-- President Obama has commuted the majority of Chelsea Manning's sentence.
-- Trump says he plans to take the weekend off and chill after he's inaugurated on Friday.
-- Charlie Sheen reached out to Rihanna after calling her a "bitch."
-- A former Apprentice contestant is suing Trump for defamation.
-- A top Instagram model shared some secrets to her stunning photos.
-- Putin accused Obama of trying to undermine Trump while also praising Russian prostitutes.
-- Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show promises to be a memorable one.
-- People are not happy about pro-Trump t-shirts being sold at Spencer's Gifts.
-- Chelsea Handler blames the Kardashians for Trump.
-- Watching North Korean defectors eat American BBQ is a good reminder of how well we have it.
-- Mike Tomlin is not happy about Antonio Brown broadcasting his locker room speech to Facebook.
-- The search for Flight 370 has been called off.
-- 2 Chainz and T.I. are not happy Obama didn't invite them to the White House, and T.I. is also not happy with Kanye and Steve Harvey for meeting with Trump.
-- Polls show Trump will take office as one of the most unpopular presidents ever.
-- Radiohead announced a short US tour.
-- Betty White is 95 years old today and still doesn't look a day over 80.
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