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His 1,000-word critique of the healthcare bill also asked Americans to speak out against it.

June 23, 2017

Obama Responds To Senate GOP Healthcare Bill: ‘This Bill Will Do You Harm’

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His 1,000-word critique of the healthcare bill also asked Americans to speak out against it.


June 22, 2017

Things We Saw Today: This Is Us Star Milana Vayntrub Tells Her Refugee Story

https://www.themarysue.com/things-we-saw-today-milana-vayntrub-tells-refugee-story/

Milana Vayntrub, whom you might know from the hit show This Is Us, came to the United States from Russia when she was three. In this short, but awesome video that’s part of the Lives of Women series, she talks about her experience as a child comparing herself to American children, and how much she values the organization that worked with her family to help them get settled and thrive. (via Women and Hollywood)

First, they went back into the past. Now, they’re going into the future. Well, their future, which is really 1991, which is our past. It’s all very confusing, but it looks highly entertaining. Check out the trailer for the upcoming Wet, Hot, American Summer: Ten Years Later on Netflix. (via Deadline Hollywood)

That’s it from us! What have you seen out there today?

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June 22, 2017

Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers Reunite for a New “Really!?!”

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There’s a certain and significant sect of Saturday Night Live fans who maintain an unending love for the show’s early 2000s era, championing this chapter as the best in SNL history. It’s hard to blame them, considering that period produced greats like Tina Fey, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, and the incredible duo of Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler.

Among the Weekend Update cohosts’ great contributions to the series was a segment called “Really!?!,” in which they incredulously talked about current events. Poehler joined Meyers as a guest on his talk show Late Night yesterday, so they took the opportunity to revive the segment in light of protesters who interrupted a Donald Trump-inspired Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar.

It was Meyers who came in with the best quip, saying that Caesar and Trump aren’t that comparable because Caesar was revered by his people:

“And really, if this portrayal was offensive to anyone, it’s Caesar. Caesar was beloved by the Roman Empire. To put it another way, he won the popular vote. He was so popular we don’t use his name for pizza, we use it for pizza-pizza. The only thing Caesar and Trump have in common is they both have casinos named after them. And really you could tell that Caesar wasn’t really Trump because the Senate stabbed him instead of just passing his sh-tty health care bill.”

The whole segment was a delight, especially for SNL nostalgists, so check it out above and share your favorite burns in the comments below.

Featured image: Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube


June 21, 2017

NBC Sports Group to Launch new eSport Tournament

http://www.thenerdelement.com/2017/06/21/nbc-sports-group-launch-new-esport-tournament/

NBC today announced that were launching a new eSport Tournament. The tournament will be a partnership with FACEIT and Psyonix and will be a 2v2 Rocket League Tournament with a $100,000 prize pool. More information below courtesy of their press release.

NBC SPORTS GROUP TO LAUNCH NEW ESPORTS PROPERTY

NBC Sports Group Partners with Online Competitive Gaming Platform FACEIT and Developer Psyonix to Host 2v2 Rocket League Tournament Featuring $100,000 Prize Pool

 

Inaugural Tournament Kicks Off with Regional Competitions and Multiple NBCUniversal and FACEIT Assets, Including the NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo Deportes, NBCUniversal International Networks, Additional NBCUniversal/Comcast Platforms, and the FACEIT Competitive Platform

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2017 – NBC Sports Group announced today that it will launch a new esports tournament this summer that will utilize FACEIT’s competitive gaming platform, and numerous NBCUniversal and Comcast regional, national and international assets, to allow gamers of all skill levels to compete in a 2v2 Rocket League tournament for a $100,000 prize pool.

Players who enter the first-of-its-kind tournament will play early rounds on FACEIT, the world’s leading competitive gaming platform, which will also serve as the official tournament operator. The featured game for the property’s debut season will be Rocket League, the sports-action hit with a community of more than 32 million players, developed and published by San Diego-based game studio, Psyonix.

This first-ever 2v2 international Rocket League tournament will begin on the FACEIT platform with regional online qualifiers, which will be divided into competitions for all eight NBC Sports Regional Networks, as well as additional American and European open qualifying regions. Competitors in the RSN regions will then move on to in-studio regional final competitions at select RSNs, and the tournament will culminate in a two-day Grand Finals with coverage of the Regional and Grand Finals across a variety of NBCUniversal and Comcast national and international platforms. In total, more than 40 hours of event coverage will be presented across live-streaming, video-on-demand, and linear platforms.

“NBCUniversal’s and Comcast’s unparalleled multi-platform portfolio has allowed us to create a first-of-its-kind tournament that will be authentic to the emerging world of esports,” said Rob Simmelkjaer, Senior Vice President, NBC Sports Ventures. “It all begins with NBC Sports Regional Networks, allowing us to super-serve esports fans the same way we serve traditional sports fans. We are also excited to be adding Telemundo Deportes, given that the growing Spanish-language audience is an engaged, committed group of gamers. Further, there will be an international component with the broadcast of the Grand Finals on Syfy in the UK, Germany, Australia and multiple countries across Latin America. Our partnership with FACEIT and Psyonix will provide a unique opportunity for gamers across the United States and Europe to participate in Rocket League at the highest level, and reach more competitors than ever before.”

“NBC Sports has a long legacy of bringing engaging sport action and storylines to viewers. FACEIT is proud to work alongside NBC Sports and Psyonix to provide the Rocket League community a unique opportunity to be involved and engaged from a grassroots level,” said Michele Attisani, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of FACEIT. “By combining traditional sports and esports expertise, we can create an exciting new viewing experience for sports fans, esports fans and all fans of competitive action. This will build on the excellent work Psyonix has done to date establishing Rocket League as a premier community and competitive title.”

“Our Rocket League esports ecosystem is thriving and we are excited to expand to the NBC Sports audience,” said Josh Watson, Head of Esports, Psyonix. “Rocket League is an easy-to-understand game, which makes it the perfect introduction to esports for fans of all backgrounds and ages.”

“The NBC Regional Sports Networks bring the best in local sports to our fans day in and day out, and we’re excited that the fast-growing world of esports are now a part of that mission,” said David Preschlack, President, NBC Sports Regional Networks, and NBC Sports Group Platform and Content Strategy. “We look forward to engaging our fans in a whole new way that allows them to get in the esports game, and to bring a whole new generation of fans to our platforms as well.”

The tournament’s structure will utilize NBC Sports Regional Networks, Telemundo Deportes and NBCU International to run the Regional Qualifiers across the nation and in Europe through game-play, which will be played on the FACEIT platform beginning on July 22.

The Regional Finals will be played at NBC Sports Regional Networks studios on the weekends of August 5-6 and August 12-13, and will be live-streamed on the NBC Sports app and Telemundo En Vivo app, as well as other social media platforms. Participating NBC Sports Regional Networks will televise the final hour of coverage from each of the Regional Finals.

The Grand Finals will feature 16 total teams competing on August 26-27 for the inaugural title and the $100,000 prize pool, which will be televised live in the U.S. on NBCSN. The Grand Finals will also be broadcast on Syfy in the UK, Germany, Australia and multiple countries across Latin America, in addition to all previously listed streaming outlets.

In addition to live-streaming and linear coverage, VOD content from the Regional Finals and Grand Finals will be available on various digital and social channels across the NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBCSN, Telemundo Deportes, FACEIT and Rocket League.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS GROUP

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital, which includes NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics.com, GolfChannel.com, the digital assets of the NBC Sports Regional Networks, Rotoworld, the NBC Sports Talk franchise, multiple apps, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, The R&A, PGA of America, Churchill Downs, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.

ABOUT FACEIT

FACEIT is the leading competitive platform for online multiplayer games, with more than 7 million users competing in over 12 million online game sessions each month. FACEIT allows players to easily play in tournaments and leagues for virtual and real-world prizes through automated tournament management and matchmaking technology. For developers, FACEIT’s advanced software development kit (SDK) allows game creators to easily integrate user-friendly competitions into their titles to allow gamers to organize and take part in online games at all skill levels. esports organizers, players and communities use FACEIT to create and manage online competitions. For more information on FACEIT, please visit www.faceit.com.

ABOUT PSYONIX

Based in San Diego, CA, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed independent video game developer and leading experts in Unreal Engine technology. For more than 15 years, the studio has been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament 2004, and the award-winning Sports-Action hit, Rocket League®.

Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Psyonix Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

ABOUT ROCKET LEAGUE®

Winner or nominee of more than 150 “Game of the Year” awards, Rocket League is one of the most critically-acclaimed sports games of our generation. Boasting a community of more than 32 million players, Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Available digitally on Xbox One, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC, Mac, and SteamOS via Steam, Rocket League includes more than 100 billion possible customization combinations, a fully-featured offline season mode, multiple game types, casual and competitive online matches, and special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely.

To learn more about Rocket League, please visit www.RocketLeague.com, “Like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter @RocketLeague for all the latest developer updates and news.

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