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On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• Robbie Williams overtook Elvis Presley (13 No.1s), to become the solo artist with the most UK No.1 albums ever when his latest album XXV topped the UK chart. Only The Beatles had more UK No.1 albums than Robbie with 15 across their career..
• Singing drummer Ringo Starr releases his creatively titled third EP, "EP3".
• MOVIES: NC17
• Blonde is released. Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Casablanca Beats is released. Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture
• Riotsville, U.S.A. is released. Focusing on unearthed military training footage of Army-built model towns called Riotsvilles, where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder in the aftermath of the Kerner Commission created by President Lyndon B. Johnson, director Sierra Pettengill’s kaleidoscopic all-archival documentary reconstructs the formation of a national consciousness obsessed with maintaining law and order by any means necessary. Drawing insight from a time similar to our own, Riotsville, U.S.A. pulls focus on American institutional control and offers a compelling case that if the history of race in America rhymes, it is by design.
• The African Desperate is released. The African Desperate depicts 24 hours in the life of Palace (Diamond Stingily), a newly minted MFA grad from an upstate New York art school, whose final day of school becomes a psychedelic odyssey.
• The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales is released. Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. Using her family’s story, Disney explores how this systemic injustice took hold and imagines a way toward a more equitable future.
• Moonage Daydream is released. A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey.
• The Silent Twins is released. The Silent Twins is the astounding true story of twin sisters (Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance) who only communicated with one another. As a result, they created a rich, fascinating world to escape the reality of their own lives.
• MOVIES: NR
• God's Country is released. Sandra (Thandiwe Newton) is very tired. It’s been years of trying (and failing) to please her recently deceased mother, while also navigating the challenging politics and power dynamics at the college where she teaches. And then there is the racism, sexism, and toxic masculinity she encounters wherever she goes. But it’s a confrontation with two hunters trespassing on her property that ultimately tests Sandra’s self-restraint, pushing her grief and mounting anger to their limits.
• MOVIES: PG13
• See How They Run is released. In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
• The Woman King is released. The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
• MOVIES: R
• Pearl is released. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl (Mia Goth) must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide.
• Goodnight Mommy is released. When twin brothers (Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti) arrive at their mother’s (Naomi Watts) country home to discover her face covered in bandages—the result, she explains, of recent cosmetic surgery—they immediately sense that something doesn’t add up. She sets strange new house rules, smokes in her bathroom, and secretly rips up a drawing they gave her—things their loving mother would never do. As her behavior grows increasingly bizarre and erratic, a horrifying thought takes root in the boys’ minds: The sinking suspicion that the woman beneath the gauze, who’s making their food and sleeping in the next room, isn’t their mother at all.
• Confess, Fletch is released. Fletch (Jon Hamm) becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
• A Jazzman's Blues is released. Tyler Perry's tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South. [Netflix]
• MOVIES: SEPTEMBER 16 2022
• Do Revenge is released. After a clandestine run-in, Drea (Camila Mendes) and Eleanor (Maya Hawke) team up to go after each other's tormentors. Do Revenge is a subverted Hitchcock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls. [Netflix]
• ALBUMS
• Demon Time was released by Mura Masa. The third full-length release for British electronic producer Mura Masa features guest appearances from BAYLI, Erika de Casier, Leyla, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Isabella Lovestory, Midas The Jagaban, Pa Salieu, PinkPantheress, Shygirl, Skillibeng, Slowthai, Tohji, and Channel Tres.
• Expert in a Dying Field was released by The Beths. The third full-length release for the New Zealand indie-pop was partially completed on tour and remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
• Hold the Girl was released by Rina Sawayama. The second full-length studio release for Rina Sawayama features production from Marcus Andersson, Clarence Clarity, Paul Epworth, and Stuart Price.
• Asphalt Meadows was released by Death Cab for Cutie. The 10th full-length studio release for indie/alternative rock band Death Cab For Cutie was produced by John Congleton.
• Autofiction was released by Suede. The ninth full-length studio release for Britpop/alternative rock band Suede (aka The London Suede in the US) is said to be their "punk record."
• Born Pink was released by BlackPink. The second full-length studio release for South Korean pop group Blackpink features songs written by such artists as Danny Chung, Brian Lee, Teddy Park, Natalia Kills' Teddy Sinclair, and Willy Sinclair.
• (self-titled) was released by Marcus Mumford. The debut full-length solo release for singer-songwriter Marcus Mumford features guest appearances from Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Clairo, and Monica Martin.
• SPARK was released by Whitney. The latest full-length release for Chicago duo Whitney was written in Portland, Oregon and features production from John Congleton and Brad Cook
• People Helping People was released by No Age. The latest full-length studio release for Los Angeles duo No Age was recorded, mixed and produced by its guitarist Randy Randall.
• The Mars Volta was released by The Mars Volta. The first new full-length studio release in 10 years for progressive rock duo The Mars Volta features Caribbean rhythms.
• POLITICS
• Allen Aylett, Australian Rules football midfielder (North Melbourne FC 220 games) and executive (president North Melbourne FC 1971-76,2001-05; chairman VFL 1977-84), who died at 88.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Britain's Kew Gardens sets world record for the largest living plant collection (16,900) on a single site according to Guinness World Records.
• Idaho Department of Health and Wellness says thew whole state in a hospital resource crisis, will ration healthcare, due to COVID-19 pandemic surge.
• Earliest evidence announced for humans making clothes discovered from bone tools 100,000 years old found at Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco.
• DEATHS
• Clive Sinclair, British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator; ZX Spectrum computer), who died of cancer at 81.
• Boet van Dulmen, Dutch motorcycle racer (84 starts,1 win,4 podiums,1 pole; Finnish 500cc GP 1979), who died in a road accident at 73.
• Jane Powell [Suzanne Burce], American singer and actress (Royal Wedding; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), who died at 92.
• TV SERIES
• The Premise: Season 1 is released. The half-hour anthology series from B.J. Novak features character-driven stories.
• GAMING: PC
• Gamedec for PC is released. Gamedec is an adaptive cyberpunk RPG. As a private detective, it's your job to solve crimes inside virtual worlds. What decisions will you make in a world where child slavery is a F2P game, where murder over a game-clan dispute is an every-day reality? Who will you become in the XXII century?
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Eastward for Switch is released. In the near-future, society is starting to collapse, and the human population is at an all-time low. A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path.Those who could escape the miasma flocked to underground villages to start a new life. But for a hardworking miner and a mysterious young girl, the hope of a thriving outside world beckonsEscape the tyrannical clutches of Sandfill's subterranean society and join Eastward's unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above! Discover beautiful yet bizarre settlements and make new friends as you travel across the world by rail.
• SkateBIRD for Switch is released. Grind on bendy straws, kick-flip over staplers, and carve killer lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks. Above all else, skate birds try their best. Grind on bendy straws, kick-flip over staplers, and carve killer lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks!You're a lonely lil' bird, and your Big Friend has hung up their board for good. Their job sucks, and lately, they're barely ever home to play with you. You're gonna fix all that with the power of being a chill little skateboarding bird. You may be tiny, but the more you skate, the more following you get, the more the world of bird skating will open up. Birds will come check out your park, help you find more parks, and together you'll (somehow) fix Big Friend's life! Above all else, skate birds try their best! - Explore lots of bird-sized parks, with simple controls familiar to any pro skating tiny hawk.- Find fancy clothing, secret mixtapes of new music, birbs that need your help, and more!- Skate to an original low-fi birb-hop soundtrack, and unlock new tracks from underground bands as you explore the world!
• SPORTS
• Dušan Ivkovic, Serbian basketball point guard (Radnicki Belgrade) and coach (Yugoslavia 1987-95; Serbia 2008-13; FIBA HOF), who died from pulmonary edema and herpes at 77.

On this day in 2020

• MOVIES: R
• The Secrets We Keep is released. In post-WWII America, a woman (Noomi Rapace), rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband (Chris Messina), kidnaps her neighbor (Joel Kinnaman) and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
• The Devil All the Time is released. In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters — an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) — converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
• TV SERIES
• Challenger: The Final Flight is released. The four-part documentary series takes a look back at the events that led to the Challenger explosion that killed everyone onboard on January 28,1986.
• POLITICS
• Barbados'Prime Minister Mia Mottley announces the country's intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic.
• Jack Kelley, American collegiate, WHA, and NHL ice hockey coach, and executive (Colby College coach,1955-62; Boston University coach,1962-72; New England Whalers, coach and general manager,1972-81; Pittsburgh Penquins president,1993-2001), who died at 93.
• Yoshihide Suga confirmed as Prime Minister by the Japanese government after Shinzo Abe stood down due to ill health.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• 50,000 workers at General Motors go on strike in the US over pay and factory closings.
• Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo rebuffs UK PM Boris Johnson, who compared himself to Hulk, "Boris Johnson forgets that the Hulk only fights for the good of the whole" on Twitter.
• Personal data on every Ecuadorean citizen discovered online on unsecured cloud server.
• Study puts prices on value of "thoughts and prayers", average Christian willing to pay US$4 for a prayer, average atheists would pay US$3 not to receive one, published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".
• Guantánamo Bay is the world's most expensive prison at US$13 million per prisoner according to investigation by "The New York Times".
• BIRTHS
• Zamira Magusara, Family Member, born in Australia.
• DEATHS
• Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group - largest fund-management in the UK), who died at 86.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Massira for PlayStation 4 is released. “Massira” is a story driven, puzzle adventure game with a “low poly” style, where you will experience an unforgettable adventure in the shoes of a girl and her grandmother, who make a trip from Syria to Europe, all seen through the eyes of the little one. Oriented to a sensitive audience, with a taste for good stories, you can face reality while enjoying yourself as a child again thanks to its artistic style.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record of 10 touchdowns in first 2 weeks of a season, torching Pittsburgh’s secondary with 6 TD passes; leads Chiefs to 42-37 victory on the road.
• Scott Dixon of New Zealand finishes second in the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma to wrap up his 5th IndyCar Drivers'title for Chip Ganassi Racing; Honda wins Manufacturers'Cup; Canadian Robert Wickens is Rookie of the Year.
• Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and wife Lynne Benioff announce purchase of Time magazine for $190 million.
• " Green Book" wins People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival.
• First ever performance of comedy "Love's Victory" by Lady Mary Wroth at Penshurst Place, England,400 years after it was written.
• English multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer Maartin Allcock died aged 61. He was a member of British folk rock band Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull and also played keyboards for The Mission..
• Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: At age 40, American Angela Stanford wins her first major title by 1 stroke from Amy Olson, Austin Ernst, Mo Martin & Kim Sei-young.
• Cycling land speed record broken for men and women by Denise Mueller-Korenek riding 183.932 mph (296.010 km/h) Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
• US Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accused of sexual assault in the 1980s in "The Washington Post".
• Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall near Jiangmen City, China, winds 120 miles an hour cause tower blocks in nearby Hong Kong to sway.
• DEATHS
• Frank Parker, American actor (Days of our Lives, Never Too Young), who died at 79.
• Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely, American R& B saxophonist, who died of prostate cancer at 91.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• Farm Aid held in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, and Jamey Johnson.
• New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history; beat Springboks,57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany, NZ.
• WEDDINGS
• Welsh singer Charlotte Church at the age of 31 marries musician Jonny Powell at the age of 30 in Cardiff.
• DEATHS
• Ted Christopher, Race Car Driver.

On this day in 2016

• DEATHS
• Edward Albee, American playwright (Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?), who died at 88.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• A Family Affair is released. On his 30th birthday, Tom Fassaert receives a mysterious invitation from his 95-year-old grandmother Marianne to come visit her in South Africa. At that time, the only thing he knows about her are the myths and predominantly negative stories his father told him she was a femme fatale who went through countless men, a famous model in the 1950s, and a mother that put her two sons into a children’s home. Fassaert decides to accept her invitation. But when his grandmother makes an unexpected confession, his venture becomes much more complicated than he could ever have imagined.
• Tanna is released. In the South Pacific, Wawa, a young girl from one of the last traditional tribes, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an intertribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom. [Lightyear Entertainment]
• Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is released. After being wrongfully convicted of gang-raping two little girls during the Satanic Panic witchhunt era of the 80s and 90s, four Latina lesbians fight against mythology, homophobia, and prosecutorial fervor in their struggle for exoneration in this riveting true crime tale.
• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years is released. The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years documents the first part of The Beatles’ career (1962-1966) – the period in which they toured and captured the world’s acclaim. Ron Howard’s film explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become the extraordinary phenomenon, The Beatles. It chronicles their inner workings – how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together – all the while, exploring The Beatles’ extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities.
• Miss Stevens is released. When Miss Stevens (Lily Rabe) chaperones three of her students - Billy, Margot and Sam - on a weekend trip to a drama competition, she discovers that coming of age stories aren't just for teenagers. Exploring the fine line between being a grown up and being a kid, Miss Stevens looks at the moment you realize maybe you're the responsible adult in the room, and what comes after you find out you're not who you thought you'd be.
• Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? is released. If there’s one thing the men of Rockford, Texas love as much as their women, it’s their guns. But life in this idyllic town is turned upside-down when a gun incident at a neighborhood school spurs stay-at-home mom Jenna (Andrea Anders) to rethink Rockford’s obsessive gun culture. Much to the chagrin of her husband Glenn (Matt Passmore), Jenna ignites a movement by convincing the women to withhold sex from the men until every gun in town is vanquished. A wild and hilarious showdown ensues between the sexes. As tensions—and libidos—rise, the men and women of Rockford must decide what’s really important: keeping the peace or getting a piece.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Mr. Church is released. Mr. Church tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church (Eddie Murphy). What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans fifteen years, and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
• The Vessel is released. Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
• MOVIES: R
• Operation Avalanche is released. In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two young CIA agents (Matt Johnson and Owen Williams) go undercover at NASA to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking NASA secret — and a major government cover-up — they decide to embark on a new mission that may put their own lives at risk.
• Snowden is released. Snowden reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
• Bridget Jones's Baby is released. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Renée Zellwege) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Patrick Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.
• Blair Witch is released. A group of college students venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of James’ sister who many believe is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. At first the group is hopeful, especially when a pair of locals offer to act as guides through the dark and winding woods, but as the endless night wears on, the group is visited by a menacing presence. Slowly, they begin to realize the legend is all too real and more sinister than they could have imagined.
• TV SERIES
• High Maintenance (2016): Season 1 is released. The web series created by Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair about a marijuana dealer (Ben Sinclair) in New York City moves to HBO with six new episodes.
• ALBUMS
• I Remember was released by AlunaGeorge. The second full-length release for the British electronic duo features guest appearances from Dreezy, Leikeli47, Pell, Popcaan, and ZUH.
• Frkwys, Vol. 13: Sunergy was released by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. The latest release in RVNG Intl.'s FRKWYS series features the collaboration between Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani.
• FurFour was released by Grumbling Fur. The fourth full-length release for the British psych-pop duo of Alexander Tucker and Daniel O'Sullivan features guest appearances from This Heat's Charles Bullen and Isobel Sollenberger from Bardo Pond.
• Fixion was released by Trentemøller. The fourth full-length release for the Danish electronic artist features vocals from Marie Fisker, Lisbet Fritze, and the Savages' Jehnny Beth.
• Hard II Love was released by Usher. The eighth full-length studio release for the R&B singer/actor features guest appearances from Future, Rubén Blades, and Young Thug.
• Dead Blue was released by Still Corners. This is the third full-length release for the dream-pop duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray.
• Femejism was released by Deap Vally. The second full-length release from the Los Angeles duo of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards was produced by Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner.
• Fingers Crossed was released by Ian Hunter. The latest release for the British rock singer-songwriter was co-produced with Andy York and features Dandy, a tribute to David Bowie.
• Become Zero was released by Helen Money. The fourth full length release for the solo project of Los Angeles-based cellist Alison Chesley features contributions from Rachel Grimes and Jason Roeder of Neurosis and Sleep.
• Braver Than We Are was released by Meat Loaf. Produced by Anthrax's Paul Crook, the 13th full-length release from the singer-songwriter/actor sees the return of songs written by Jim Steinman.
• ArtScience was released by Robert Glasper Experiment. Written and produced together for the first time, the latest release for the group that features influences of jazz, R&B, hip-hop and pop was recorded in New Orleans.
• Stage Four was released by Touché Amoré. The fourth full-length release for the Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band led by Jeremy Bolm was influenced by the death of Bolm's mother from cancer and produced by Brad Wood.
• Psi was released by patten. Named after the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, ?, the third full-length release for the British experimental duo's album was inspired in part by industrial, club, '80s goth, pop, and British electronic music.
• Shape Shift with Me was released by Against Me!. The seventh full-length release for the punk band led by Laura Jane Grace is said to be a relationship album.
• Orphée was released by Jóhann Jóhannsson. The first non-soundtrack release from the Icelandic composer features appearances from the Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, The Dirac Quartet, Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices, Clarice Jensen, and Anthony Weeden.
• Preoccupations was released by Preoccupations. The Canadian post-punk previously known as known as Viet Cong return with a new name and a new album produced by Graham Walsh.
• Pretty Years was released by Cymbals Eat Guitars. The fourth full-length release for the Staten Island rock band led by Joseph D'Agostino was produced by John Congleton.
• Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid was released by Die Antwoord. The fourth full-length studio release for the South African rave-rap trio features guest appearances from Jack Black, Lil Tommy Terror, Sen Dog, and Dita Von Teese.
• Mykki was released by Mykki Blanco. The debut full-length release for the New York rapper features guest appearances from Jean Deaux, Jeremiah Meece, and Woodkid.
• Light Falls was released by Wrekmeister Harmonies. The fourth full-length release for the experimental project led by J.R. Robinson was inspired by the book by Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi.
• Kindly Now was released by Keaton Henson. The latest full-length studio release for the British singer-songwriter features five piano ballads.
• KoKoro was released by El Perro del Mar. The fifth full-length release for Sarah Assbring features influences from music and instruments from around the world including Africa, the guzheng (a Chinese string instrument) and the Japanese shakuhachi flute.
• The Wink was released by Tim Presley. The debut solo full-length release for the White Fence artist under his real name was produced by Cate Le Bon.
• The Small Hours was released by Matt Berry. The fifth full-length release for the British comedian/musician was recorded in part in his home studio.
• The Divine Feminine was released by Mac Miller. The fourth full-length release for the Pittsburgh rapper feature gusset appearances from Bilal, CeeLo Green, Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Njomza, Anderson.Paak, and Ty Dolla $ign.
• We're All Gonna Die was released by Dawes. The fifth full-length release for the folk rock band led by Taylor Goldsmith was produced by Blake Mills and features backing vocals from Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Mandy Moore, Will Oldham, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe of Lucius.
• Unseen was released by The Handsome Family. The 10th full-length studio release for the husband-and-wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks features contributions from David Gutierrez, Alex McMahon, and Jason Toth.
• Tidal Wave was released by Taking Back Sunday. Produced by Mike Sapone, the seventh full-length studio release for the alternative rock band was inspired in part by music from such artists as Tom Petty and Bryan Adams.
• GAMING: PC
• BioShock: The Collection for PC is released. Return to the cities of Rapture and Columbia and experience the award-winning BioShock franchise like never before, beautifully remastered in 1080p. BioShock: The Collection contains all single-player content from BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite, all single-player add-on content, the Columbias Finest pack, and Directors Commentary: Imagining BioShock, featuring Ken Levine and Shawn Robertson.BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you. *Museum of Orphaned Concepts*Challenge RoomsBioShock 2Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. Players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as they travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and their own survival.*Minervas Den*Protector TrialsBioShock InfiniteBring us the girl, wipe away the debt. The year is 1912. Deep in debt, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity for a clean slate: rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood in the flying city of Columbia. *Clash in the Clouds*Burial at Sea 1&2*Columbias Finest PackFeatures*Remastered in 1080p.*BioShock main game and all single player DLC.*BioShock 2 main game and all single player DLC.*BioShock Infinite main game and all single player DLC.*Directors Commentary: Imagining BioShock, featuring Ken Levine and Shawn Robertson
• Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor for PC is released. Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. Play as the Janitor, an Alaensee girlbeast with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran's Rock far behind her.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Filthy Lucre for PlayStation 4 is released. Filthy Lucre is a tactical stealth action game you can play single player and co-op, both split screen and online.
• NBA 2K17 for PlayStation 4 is released. NBA 2K17 promises to take the game to new heights and continue to blur the lines between video game and reality.
• POLITICS
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), who died at 95.

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• Oil tanker explosion kills 170 in Maridi, South Sudan.
• 700 million malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000 in report by University of Oxford in "Nature" journal.
• 8.3 magnitude quake hits off coast of Illapel, Chile killing 11 and prompting evacuation of 1 million.
• Report 3 million people die each year of air pollution, more than malaria and HIV/Aids combined published in "Nature" journal.
• DEATHS
• Bob Cleary, American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960), who died at 79.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Peace Officer is released. Dub Lawrence is a man obsessed. As a young rookie cop, he used his savvy investigation skills to help break the Ted Bundy case. His obsession with turning around the systemic failings he saw as a young police officer led to a successful bid to become Sheriff of Davis County, Utah at a young age in 1974. Committed to the highest standards of peace officers serving the public good, he once wrote himself a parking ticket when a citizen called him out for his patrol car's violation. After years in public service, today Dub works in semi-retirement as a private investigator, with projects fueled mostly by income from his water and sewage pump repair service. When he's not wading through raw sewage, his remaining free time is spent investigating the shooting death of his son-in-law Brian Wood.
• The Fool is released. Dima Nikitin is a simple and honest guy, a foreman of a repair team at a provincial housing service. Nothing really makes him stand out among the rest. It’s only the unusual combination of honesty and integrity that makes others perceive him as somewhat weird. In the little town there is a notorious dorm, inhabited mainly by drunkards and outcasts. One night the pipes burst at the dorm. After arriving at the scene, Nikitin discovers that things are way more serious – the building will not stand through the night. People need to be evacuated immediately. Fighting the red tape, Nikitin sets off on a night Odyssey around the town authorities.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Pawn Sacrifice is released. In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
• TV SERIES
• Moonbeam City: Season 1 is released. The animated comedy series inspired by 1980s crime dramas, Detective Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe) deals with his demanding boss Chief Pizzaz Miller (Elizabeth Banks) and an ambitious rookie named Rad Cunningham (Will Forte) who is waiting for Novak to fail.
• GAMING: PC
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 for PC is released. PES 2016 comes with a host of new and improved features: Master League – completely overhauled from presentation to running of your team; New night time lighting and player models using Fox Engine; Human motion – 3x more animations for players and goalkeepers; Dynamic weather – Rain starts during matches; Deeper team intelligence – Player and team behaviour taken to the next level.
• Skyshine's Bedlam for PC is released. Skyshine's BEDLAM is a strategic rogue-like turn-based RPG. You are the Mechanic, in charge of commanding your crew in battles, managing your resources, improving your Dozer, interacting with various characters, and protecting your passengers while navigating through the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
• POLITICS
• Second Republican presidential candidates debate, hosted by CNN, Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump face off at the Reagan Presidential Library.
• Military coup in Burkina Faso, President Michel Kafando and other officials seized by presidential guards.

On this day in 2014

• EVENTS
• Barbra Streisand releases album "Partners" features duets with other artists, when reaches No 1, makes Streisand only recording-artist with top album in six decades.
• American singer Ariana Grande was at No.1 on the US album chart with My Everything the singers second studio album. The album also debuted at No.1 in Australia and Canada and peaked in the top ten of twenty countries worldwide..
• BIRTHS
• Manilla Gee, YouTube Star, born in United States.
• ALBUMS
• La Petite Mort was released by James. Produced by Max Dingel, the 13th full-length release for the Manchester band was written after the passing of Tim Booth's mother and best friend.
• Punish, Honey was released by Vessel. This is the second full-length electronic release for producer Sebastian Gainsborough as Vessel.
• Another Language was released by This Will Destroy You. The third full-length studio release for the Texas quartet is described by the band as doomgaze.
• Caustic Love was released by Paolo Nutini. The third full-length release for the Scottish singer-songwriter was produced with Dani Castelar.
• Dude Incredible was released by Shellac. The fifth full-length release for the post-hardcore trio led by Steve Albini album is its first in seven years.
• Ices was released by Lia Ices. The third full-length release from the now Northern-California-based singer-songwriter was produced by Benny Sagittarius and Clams Casino.
• In a Dream was released by The Juan MacLean. With the end of LCD Soundsystem, Nancy Whang becomes a full-time member of Juan Maclean's synth-pop project for the duo's third full-length studio release.
• This Is My Hand was released by My Brightest Diamond. The fifth full-length studio release for Shara Worden as My Brightest Diamond was produced with Zac Rae.
• Worship the Sun was released by Allah-Las. The second full-length release for the Los Angeles rock band was produced by Nick Waterhouse.
• X was released by Chris Brown. The sixth full-length studio release for the R&B singer features guest appearances from Jhené Aiko, Akon, Brandy, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne R. Kelly, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Tyga, and Usher.
• GAMING: 3DS
• Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! for 3DS is released. Nothing Tastes like Mama's Home Cooking. The original kitchen diva that created the cooking genre is set to school you with 60 brand new mouth-watering recipes and over 30 household mini-games. Cook your way through classic fare, exotic cultural dishes and sweet treats to delight the palate. Stylus-based activities will keep you busy around the house and prove to Mama that you've got the culinary chops to play in her kitchen.
• Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call for 3DS is released. THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL expands on the original in every way with new gameplay modes,221 songs, and over 60 playable characters. Featuring music that spans the full breadth of the storied FINAL FANTASY franchise, players tap along to the memorable beats and harmonies as the adorable, stylized characters battle and quest through their worlds.
• GAMING: PC
• ArcheAge for PC is released. All players begin their journey on either the Nuia or Harihara continents. From there they explore the world, cooperating or competing with each other. Remnants of the Lost Continent, where the ancestors of the world's races lived together in peace two thousand years ago, still dominate the landscape. If you explore deep into the hearts of these ancient relics, you may discover the secrets of legendary gods and heroes. Or you may reveal more details about the catastrophe that caused the Nuia and Harihara schism. It all depends on your choices.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 3
• Fairy Fencer F for PlayStation 3 is released. Because they were equally matched, they both created a vast number of special weapons imbued with their godly energy, each containing the life force of a fairy. Armed with these weapons, the deities continued their conflict until they finally sealed each other away into the great unknown. Since then much time has passed. The weapons left behind by the Goddess and the Vile God are now known as "Furies". The warriors who wield those weapons are known as "Fencers". Due to their immense power, rumor has it that anyone who collects the Furies will have their wish granted. For this reason, Fencers have fought among themselves over possession of the Furies for countless years. As luck would have it, a young man named Fang has acquired one of the Furies. Shortly after becoming a new Fencer, he finds himself rescuing a young woman named Tiara, who is also a Fencer as well. This fateful encounter between two Fencers has dire consequences, and Fang soon finds himself involved in the ongoing conflict between the Goddess and Vile God... [NIS America]
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Anomaly 2 for PlayStation 4 is released. In the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. Since the war, the roles have been reversed: now our species seems to be the Anomaly on a machine-controlled planet. Your convoy, Commander, is called Yukon.
• Air Conflicts: Vietnam Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 4 is released. Take to the skies above Vietnam and fly for both sides of this explosive conflict.All-out aerial warfareExperience the horrors and heroism of the Vietnam War and prove your worth in aerial dogfights, daring helicopter missions and intense multiplayer battles.Immerse yourself in an emotionally charged storyline as Joe Thompson, a courageous and determined pilot in the US Navy fighting for the ideals of his country - then experience the fight from the other side as Vietnamese pilot Nguyen An Toon in the "Lost Letters" campaign.
• KickBeat: Special Edition for PlayStation 4 is released. KickBeat offers players several innovative ways to interact with music. The game combines beat-matching mechanics with an acrobatic style of martial arts, turning every song into a raucous battle. The game also features a music analyzer that allows players to create new tracks from their own music libraries.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION VITA
• Murasaki Baby for PlayStation Vita is released. Murasaki Baby tells the story of a little girl who wakes up in a weird world, populated by children's fantasies and fears. Holding a purple, heart-shaped balloon in her hand, she feels lost, homesick and vulnerable. She wants her mommy.
• Run Like Hell! for PlayStation Vita is released. Picture yourself as a fearless treasure hunter. Inject yourself on a peaceful tropical island. Spotted by a local tribe of hungry cannibals, you have two choices: perish, or Run Like Hell!
• GAMING: XBOX 360
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution for Xbox 360 is released. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution is a 3D ninja fighting action with a roster reaching 100 playable characters that spans the entire Naruto and Naruto Shippuden anime arcs.

On this day in 2013

• EVENTS
• Jackie Lomax died at his home in England aged 69. He first gained notice as the vocalist and bass player with The Undertakers, which were part of the Mersey Beat movement. He was later one of the first artists to sign with The Beatles label, Apple, with George Harrison penning his single 'Sour Milk Sea'..
• 12 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a naval yard in Washington, D.C..
• A souvenir booklet from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival signed by Jimi Hendrix fetched $6,500 on eBay. The artifact also included autographs from three members of the Mamas and Papas..
• DEATHS
• Ratiba Elhefny, Opera Singer.
• Scott Adams, American NFL offensive linesman (Chicago Bears),, who died of a heart attack at 46.
• Terrie Hall, Activist.
• TV SERIES
• Sleepy Hollow: Season 1 is released. Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) wakes up 200+ years in the future and meets Sleepy Hollow police Lieutenant Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie). Together they aim to stop the headless horseman, who is the fourth horsemen of the Apocalypse.
• ALBUMS
• Hoodoo was released by Tony Joe White. The swamp rock veteran's latest release is his first on the Yep Roc label.
• SPORTS
• Paul Kagame wins re-election to the Rwandan presidency in a landslide.