Did you watch BET's miniseries on New Edition this week? Oh man it was soooooo good, unlike anything ever aired on the network before. It felt like something you'd be more likely to see on HBO or one of the other premium channels. And the actors of varying ages who played the group at various stages of their life were all so breathtakingly talented. Hopefully, this will lead to another generation discovering New Edition's music. They have felt so under-appreciated prior to this mini-series. Bravo, BET. If you missed it, all three episode are available online. They'd make for great weekend viewing -- you could certainly do a lot worse.
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: "If It Isn't Love" by New Edition.
-- We took a look at the fight to save so-called "sanctuary cities."
-- We noted how rap videos are getting better and more ambitious.
-- We took a deep dive inside ESPN's 30 For 30 on the XFL, Vince McMahon's failed alternative to the NFL.
-- We offered up our predictions for Royal Rumble 2017.
-- We had Shaq and Reebok's shoe designer break down the basketball star's iconic show.
-- We talked to Jordan Howard of the Chicago Bears at the Pro Bowl.
-- We reviewed Beatriz at Dinner at Sundance.
-- We talked to Kyle Mooney about Brigsby Bear, which he stars in and wrote.
-- We power-ranked the contestants on Week 9 of Top Chef.
-- We made a definitive guide to eating like a pro.
-- We remembered the Sundance classic, Primer.
-- We explained why Betty and Veronica's Riverdale kiss should be more than a stunt.
And here are some things you might want/need to know about.
-- Today in Trump: his main guy on voter fraud came off as buffoonish on CNN, he spent his first day as president pressuring the Park Service to find photos that made his inauguration crowd look bigger, his staff is being accused of photoshopping his hand to make it look bigger, and his Holocaust Memorial Day statement was devoid of any mention of Jews.
-- Two men allegedly ran an $81 million Ponzi scheme centered around Hamilton tickets.
-- Migos fans want the group to perform at the Super Bowl.
-- Frank Ocean + Calvin Harris = fire.
-- Teachers share their students' dumbest questions and they're pretty dumb.
-- The Florida airport shooter has been charged and faces the death penalty.
-- Stevie Wonder and Tom Petty will headline Jazz Fest 2017.
-- A wave of alt-government Twitter accounts have sprung up to troll Trump.
-- Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik released a new video.
-- The Daily Show was very good last night.
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