“It was really, really, really difficult at first because I did not know how to be a dad, and how to take care of kids, and how to be there for them.”
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is surprisingly scary and insightful
With the success of Stranger Things and the new film version of Stephen King’s It, nostalgia feels like something of a current horror trope. In these stories, the evocation of childhood fears mixes with pleasurable memories of childhood pop culture, adding a bit of sweet to horror’s usual bitterness.
At first, the theatrical film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark looks like it might be following in Stranger Things’ footsteps. The first scene is set to the background music of Donovan’s wonderful “Season of the Witch,” played by a never-seen DJ who recalls Wolfman Jack from American Graffiti. These period touches aren’t winking celebrations of childhood, though. The film is set in the past because director André Øvredal has something…
Trump’s Intel Vacancies Put Americans in Danger
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The new MacBook Air is still $900 at Best Buy (save $200) – CNET
You can also pick up the 2018 version, with a faster 256GB SSD, for $1,050.
VW ID R seeing red in new livery for Tianmen Mountain run in China – Roadshow
It’ll be heading to Big Gate Road, which has more than 99 hairpin turns.
Conor McGregor Says He’s a Billionaire, Here’s Why That’s Probably Not Even Close To Being True
UFC superstar Conor McGregor hasn’t fought in the Octagon since losing to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov last year, but that hasn’t stopped the outspoken Irishman from claiming he’s billionaire on Instagram.
McGregor shared a photo of himself in the Octagon doing his signature “billionaire strut” and captioned it: “I fought for billionaires and then became one myself.”
The “fought for billionaires” part references former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta who has a net worth of $1.8 billion, and the fact that him and his brother Frank Fertitta III sold UFC for $4 billion in 2016 after buying it for $2 million in 2011. The MMA company’s president, Dana White, stayed with UFC when ownership changed and reportedly pocketed $400 million from the blockbuster deal.
But McGregor’s claim that he’s now a billionaire is unlikely to be even close to being true.
According to Forbes’ 2019 ranking of the 100 highest-earning celebrities on the planet, McGregor was the 65th highest earning celebrity, with a net worth of $47 million.
He made $100 million in 2017 for his 10th-round loss to Floyd Mayweather, in his sole boxing-rules fight, and earned another $30 million for his fourth-round submission loss to Nurmagomedov.
Aside from his UFC earnings, the Irishman also earns income from his booming Proper No. Twelve whiskey brand, which had already sold close to 200,000 cases when Business Insider spoke with McGregor’s business partner Ken Austin earlier this year.
McGregor also has a clothing line, August McGregor, and branding firm McGregor Sports and Entertainment, which registers trademarks that protect his personal brand — it sells the MacTalk app on the Apple App Store and runs the lifestyle website The Mac Life.
But while he may be crushing it financially for a UFC athlete, he’s probably still far from being an actual billionaire, Business Insider reports:
It is unclear when, if at all, McGregor will return for another multimillion-dollar fight in a UFC octagon.
But Austin told Business Insider that Proper No. Twelve would release further expressions as it looks to close the gap with the leading Irish whiskey brand, Jameson.
Fortnite season 10 challenges and where to find spray cans, gas stations – CNET
A new week has a new set of missions.
Fortnite season 10: Neo Tilted transforms into Tilted Town – CNET
The island is in a state of flux.
Vergecast: Galaxy Note 10 appears, Disney gets a streaming bundle, and Apple uses Siri recordings
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This week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller run through Samsung’s Unpacked event where we got our first look at the Galaxy Note 10. The crew discusses the event’s other announcements, including the Samsung and Microsoft partnership and their first impressions of the Note 10, which Dieter was able to try out.
In the second half of the show, Verge reporter Julia Alexander stops by to give us more details on the upcoming “streaming wars.” How will Disney’s streaming bundle — which combines Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ — sit with consumers alongside competitors like Netflix and HBO Max?
The show closes with the recent controversy over Apple’s handling of Siri voice recordings. The Vergecast discusses how this could…