Posts Tagged ‘HBO’
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Is On Top Of The Problems With The Increasing Popularity Of ‘Everest’ (Video)
June 25, 2019
Didn’t really think about it until last night’s “Last Week Tonight”… but Everest has become… well, passe. Wow.
Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.
– Last Week Tonight
‘Fecal time bomb’ though. Eeewwww!
– @ojones1
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Tags: Everest, Fecal time bomb, HBO, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Mount Everest, Sherpa, Sherpas | 
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LeBron James & Lonzo Ball Speak Their Minds On Magic Johnson’s Departure From The Lakers Organization (Video)
May 9, 2019
Enjoy catching ‘The Shop: Uninterrupted’ on HBO when time allows. Good chit-chat based on the barbershop paradigm. Nothing off limits. Of course, LeBron and Lonzo are certainly too smart to risk multi-million dollar paychecks with controversial public reactions, but they are pretty candid in the clip above where they discuss how they found out about Magic Johnson leaving the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lebron came to the Lakers after talking with Magic. Think he might find a way to walk away now that Magic is? Well, hit the jump.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver On The ‘WWE’ (Video)
April 4, 2019
‘Last Week Tonight’ is such a brilliant mix of comedy and chat on serious matters. Perfect for covering what happens in the pro wrestling industry, in WWE in particular. Full disclosure: I love wrestling, too.
John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.
– Last Week Tonight
– @ojones1
Posted in Comedy, Progressive, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: HBO, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE | No Comments »
Marshawn Lynch Is ‘The Most Interesting Man’ On Real Time With Bill Maher (Video)
January 22, 2019
Did you catch Beast Mode on Bill Maher’s show last weekend? We know he does not speak much, esp. not to the press. But he made some memorable TV that night. Watch his segment. Speaking from the heart about President Trump, marijuana, and more.
Raiders running back and Beast Mode inspiration Marshawn Lynch responds to a Trumpian insult and addresses the NFL’s restrictions on its players.
– Real Time With Bill Maher
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Interview, Panel, Progressive, Series, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Bill Maher, HBO, Marshawn Lynch, Real Time, Real Time With Bill Maher | No Comments »
Federal Workers Speak On How it Feels to Be Shut Down (Video)
January 17, 2019
Backs up against the wall, employed but not gainfully, this clip is representative of the employees and contractors NOT getting paid while President Trump and Congress are at a standstill over the Wall.
Okay. Actually, most everyone else in the situation (other Repubs and Dems in the Senate) are in agreement… at least to the extent we could reopen the government coffers and get these folks paychecks flowing again in the short-term. Now. It. Is. Just. Trump. President Trump. Alone. Standing on his Wall (um… slats… um, whatever)!
All the while. These people’s lives are in limbo. VICE reports (in the short above).
– @ojones1
John Oliver Drops His Own Version Of The 2018 ‘Wrap-Up’… A Segment On Authoritarianism (Video)
November 26, 2018
Plus a cameo from Neil deGrasse Tyson! Score for the last episode of the season!
John Oliver discusses the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world, their common characteristics, and whether or not one of them is currently our president.
– Last Week Tonight
– @ojones1
Posted in Comedy, Politics, Progressive, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Authoritarianism, HBO, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Neil deGrasse Tyson | No Comments »
Many Black Kids Cannot Swim. Really. And Here Is Why… (Video)
September 13, 2018
Wow, that’s a real thing. All my family can swim. My Dad learned as a kid, self-taught, playing in the ‘crick’ (creek) down the road. My baby brother was swimming by the time he could walk. So, I just kinda dismissed such talk as broad generalization; no real fact-finding driving the claim. Well…
In 2014, the CDC found that an 11-year-old Black child is 10 times more likely to drown than a White child the same age. The notion that “Black people can’t swim†may sound like a stereotype, but it’s a real disparity and it’s rooted in a history of discriminatory access to swimming pools.
– VICE News Tonight
Again, wow. And damn.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, History, Investigation, News, Series, Television, Videos, Youth | Tags: Black people can't swim, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, discriminatory access, HBO, history of discriminatory access, history of discriminatory access to swimming pools, Most Black Kids Can't Swim, Racism, segregation, Segregation Is To Blame, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, VICE on HBO | No Comments »
Jim Carrey Kicks Some ‘Real Time’ Wisdom While Proudly Sporting New Nike Kicks (Video)
September 13, 2018
I keep hearing this… “Canadians are so nice. Canadians are so nice.”
They can be nice, because they have healthcare!
– Jim Carrey
Mic dropped!
Tell you what: Jim Carrey just did it big for Nike. Fancy a bit of bold activism with your current fashion? Carrey’s your model then. Plopped right down on the set of “Real Time with Bill Maher” and showed the business world how Nike gets what amounts to a bold shoe commerical on ad-free HBO!
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey joins Bill and his guests – David Axelrod, Michelle Goldberg, and former Rep. Charlie Dent – on the Real Time panel.
– Real Time with Bill Maher
Shoe game dope. And par for the course when you get Jim Carrey on nowadays, you get wisdom mixed in with the whimsical. Great segment!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Comedy, Panel, Progressive, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Bill Maher, Charlie Dent, David Axelrod, HBO, Jim Carrey, Michelle Goldberg, Real Time, Real Time With Bill Maher | No Comments »
Dear #BurnYourNikes Movement, Nike Doesn’t Mind At All (Video)
September 6, 2018
If you feel like wasting some keystrokes, comment on the next vid you see posted by a ‘Nike burner’ that Nike doesn’t give not one aglet about #BurnYourNikes
(Oh, and an ‘aglet’ is that sheath or tip at the end of your shoelace. You knew that? Okay cool.)
See, this whole ‘we stand by Kaep‘ stance Nike is putting forth is still a BUSINESS move at its core. We know that, right? Right?? It’s a business move that folks (read: the majority of people that Nike wants to buy its products) who are cool with #TakeAKnee will vote in favor of… with their purchasing power.
This is why Nike doesn’t care if you set your shoes on fire.
– VICE News Tonight
Just like choosing to ‘vote’ for (buy from) Burger King because you like your burgers flame-broiled, or your way, or whatever the other fast food joints ain’t doing. Or vice versa.
And for folks who decide to NOT buy from them anymore, Nike is wagering (i.e. taking a strategic business risk) there will be few enough of them to not matter (to its BUSINESS). Buuuut… all this could make for some cool counter-hashtaggery to make the new ‘Nike haters’ hot though…
#KaepHatersDontMatter
Nah…
#GoOnAndBurnYourGear #NikeAlreadyHasYourMoney
Better…
#KaepGotPaid #NikeUsedMoneyYouPaid #MoneyYouJustSetAblaze
BARZ!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Celebrity, Fashion, History, News, Politics, Videos | Tags: Believe In Something, BurnYourNikes, Colin Kaepernick, HBO, Just Do It, Nike, shoes on fire, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, viral video | No Comments »
See How Replica Sneakers Made In China Make It Into The Hands Of U.S. Buyers (HBO)
August 29, 2018
Wow! The fiends NEED the latest Yeezys and Jordans like this bad? The fake kick market is kicking this hard. Gotta be if there is a black market with movers in it like Chan, right? Let VICE News tell it…
After the sun sets in Putian, thousands of bikes carrying fake sneakers hit the streets.
The lace-up black market is no secret in Putian, and it’s where you can find Chan, a vendor with a knack for getting high-quality pairs off the streets and into the hands of hypebeasts on the other side of the globe.
– VICE News
Posted in Business, Cover Story, Fashion, Film, Investigation, News, Product, Series, Television, Travel, Videos | Tags: Chan, China, Fake Sneaker Capital, HBO, Made In China, Putian, Replica Sneakers, VICE, VICE News, We Went To The Fake Sneaker Capital Of China | No Comments »
Michael K. Williams On Vice On HBO (Documentary)
April 23, 2018
Chalky White goes back to lockup. Okay, that’s a Boardwalk Empire reference for those who don’t know or remember. But this is good. So is his new show “Hap & Leonard” (check local listings).
Actor Michael Kenneth Williams (HBO’s The Wire) goes in depth and explores mass incarceration and the juvenile justice system.
#HBO #VICEonHBO
VICE does it again.
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Film, Investigation, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: criminal justice system, Full Episode, HBO, Michael K. Williams, Michael Kenneth Williams, Premiere, Raised in the System, Season 6, VICE | No Comments »
HBO’s ‘King In The Wilderness’ Examines The Final Years Of Dr. King (Teaser)
April 5, 2018
We’ve posted on activist/educator Dr. Bernard LaFayette on here, a close associate of Dr. MLK Jr. back in the day. Bet money he could speak on this and more (and he might). But let’s see what this HBO joint has to say. Looks intriguing.
Coming in April, this documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the last few years of his life, from the vital role he played in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to his assassination in 1968.
– HBO
“The Camels Of Arabia” Tells A Story Of Traditions, Pride, And Million Dollar Prizes (Documentary)
March 26, 2018
VICE continues to bring us insight by focusing on what’s important. Want to learn about a people, focus on what is important… to them. “The Camels of Arabia” are VERY important. Watch and learn…
Camels are the Clydesdales of Saudi Arabia, venerated for their good looks, grace, and speed. Even as the country rapidly modernizes, the animals remain a central part of Saudi culture, and a lucrative one—with prized camels selling for more than $1 million.
VICE trekked to Al-Dahna for the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival—the largest of its kind—where titans of business and politics in the Middle East flock each year for a display of the finest camels in Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of participants pit their camels head-to-head in a frenzied race and beauty contest for a chance to win roughly $57 million in prize money, and a chance to meet Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince.
– VICE
Posted in Film, Investigation, News, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: Al-Dahna, Beauty Pageant, CAMEL BEAUTY CONTEST, CAMEL RACING, CAMELS, CROWN PRINCE, HBO, King Abdulaziz, KING ABDULAZIZ CAMEL FESTIVAL, KING SALMAN, MOHAMMAD BIN SALMAN, News, robot jockeys, Saudi Arabia, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, VICE Specials, VNT | No Comments »
Wrestlemania? Nah, The Big Event Is The “Andre The Giant” Documentary Coming To HBO (Trailer)
February 2, 2018
Man. This film looks like it gets real, real fast. Sports entertainment storylines usually tend toward larger-than-life facade… “Andre The Giant” has the larger than life part down pat. But this doc looks to take viewers beyond the facade. Got mixed feelings about that. But feeling compelled to watch nonetheless.
Andre the Giant was literally the biggest celebrity in the world. HBO Sports, WWE, and the Bill Simmons Media Group present Andre The Giant, a documentary examining the life and career of one of the most beloved figures in wrestling history. Andre The Giant premieres April 10 on HBO.
– HBO
Two days after Wrestlemania.
Posted in Celebrity, Film, History, Sports, Television, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Andre the Giant, HBO, Sports Entertainment, Wrestling | No Comments »
Big Boi Makes The News With His Music Reviews (Video)
September 13, 2017
VICE News’ new music critic, Big Boi (of Outkast) reviews some new music in the debut of his Music Critic segment. In the debut, Big Boi will review “The Lovers†by Nine Inch Nails, “Summer Bummer†by Lana Del Rey (featuring A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti), “Learn To Let Go†by Kesha, and “Bodak Yellow†by Cardi B.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Opinion, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Big Boi, Ep. 1, HBO, Music Critic, New Music, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight | No Comments »
Activist/Reverend Jesse Jackson Says Former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick Should Have The Right To Play And Express Himself At The Same Time (Video)
August 27, 2017
Above: Bill Maher and Reverend Jackson have a real talk about what is at the essence of Kaep’s stand (or kneel) in PEACEFUL protest… not ‘standing’ for the way Black people are expected to honor the flag & anthem of a country that does not honor them as it should. Kaep can’t get a job in the league, and yet he broke no league or team rule that anyone can cite. Owners and major stakeholders, just in their feelings, are keeping him from his bag. Maybe they are ‘teaching him a lesson’ (maybe teaching US a lesson). Whatever they’re doing smells, and Maher and Jackson talk about what it smells like.
He should have the right to express himself. He’s not burning the flag, he’s not hustling drugs to teammates, he’s not shooting people with guns.
– Rev. Jesse Jackson
Posted in Activism, Interview, Television, Videos | Tags: Bill Maher, Colin Kaepernick, HBO, Jesse Jackson, Real Time, Real Time With Bill Maher, take a knee, We Deserve Much Better | No Comments »
VICE News Reports On ‘Race and Terror’ In Charlottesville (Video)
August 16, 2017
Here is a VICE News piece on the protests, counter-protests, why everyone is REALLY there, the points of view, passionate responses and tragedy coming out of Charlottesville.
On Saturday hundreds of white nationalists, alt-righters, and neo-Nazis traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the “Unite the Right†rally. By Saturday evening three people were dead – one protester, and two police officers – and many more injured.
– VICE News
The lens through which we observe events that affect us should be handled responsibly. The lens in this instance is journalistic reporting. There is stuff we ought to know. A free press should (read again: SHOULD) keep our eyes on what is important, tell us why, and provide proper focus long enough for us to make up our own minds about it. Extending the metaphor, the lens should be kept clear of clutter so we can see the TRUTH. That truth is left to each of us to find for ourselves.
On what’s going on in Charlottesville, VICE News does that. Like they always do: They go to the hot spot and embed, clear out the clutter and show us what it going on and why we should care; and viewers can go from there. Elle Reeve was there for VICE News to show us the raw truth, including what everyone said… including the U.S. President and White supremacist leader Chris Cantwell. Their words. Footage of actions and aftermath. Truthfully presented. Point blank period.
(You will likely feel enraged, sad, confused, helpless, or some combination. But if you feel anything like akin to Cantwell’s smirk at the end of this piece, LEAVE. And NEVER come back!
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, EVENTS, Investigation, News, Television, Videos | Tags: Charlottesville, Chris Cantwell, Elle Reeve, HBO, Race, Race and Terror, Terror, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, white supremacist, white supremacist leader Chris Cantwell | No Comments »
VICE On HBO: Boko Haram & Unnatural Selection (Season 4, Episode 1) [Video]
July 5, 2017
The National Resource Center For Mutant Mice?? WTF?? Oh, wait, VICE is back for Season 4. Ohhhhh! Now, that does not explain it. But be damned sure that VICE will explain everything. We have the first episode of this season from the HBO investigative docu-series embedded above. Read the episode summary below.
The terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria. Now, the government is determined to drive these militants from the country. But is the hunt for insurgents causing as much harm as it’s preventing? Former Navy SEAL and new VICE correspondent Kaj Larsen travels to Nigeria to see what this cat-and-mouse game means for the people caught in the middle of the fight.
For centuries, scientists have been working to change the genetic traits of plants and animals. Now, the new gene-editing method CRISPR has made that process astonishingly simple – so simple it could easily be used on humans. Isobel Yeung reports from Brazil, Scotland, China and the U.S. on the technological advances that could reshape evolution as we know it.
– VICE
Posted in Film, Interview, Investigation, News, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Boko Haram, CRISPR, Episode 1, gene-editing, Genetic Engineering, genetic research, HBO, Isobel Yeung, Kaj Larsen, Season 4, Unnatural Selection, VICE, VICE on HBO | No Comments »
Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Are ‘The Defiant Ones’ (Video)
June 27, 2017
Getting close to the HBO four-part docu-series debut date: July 9th. Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are “The Defiant Ones”. Got the latest trailer for that cued up above.
Posted in Business, Film, Hip-Hop, Producers, Relationships, Series, Television, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Andre Young, dr. dre, Eminem, HBO, Jimmy Iovine, The Defiant Ones | 1 Comment »
