Today is Culinarians Day and Thread The Needle Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1956: Mike Stoller, of the famous Lieber-Stoller songwriting team, escapes death aboard the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria when it collides with the Swedish liner Stockholm and sinks.
1965: Bob Dylan goes el;ectric at the Newport Folk Festival.
1969: At the Fillmore in San Francisco, Crosby, Stills and Nash invite Neil Young on stage, and he immediately becomes part of the band.
1999: The 30th Anniversary of Woodstock ends with riots, fires, looting and three accidental deaths.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! Star Trek Beyond beamed up to the top spot at the weekend box office. The third movie in the rebooted Star Trek franchise knocked The Secret Life of Pets into second place. The new horror flick Lights Out tied for third place with Ghostbusters. Click here for the rest of the rankings.
ELECTION SONGS PARODY SONG! Every election cycle, there's always the candidate that uses an artist's song in their campaign without permission. This time around, Donald Trump has used songs from Queen, The Rolling Stones and George Harrison. And now, some artists have gotten together for a "We Are the World"-type anthem appealing to politicians to "Stop Using Our Songs." Click here to watch the video.
LENNON MOVIE! A new dramatic film focusing on the events immediately following the death John Lennon will premiere in select theaters on October 7. The Lennon Report takes a look at the aftermath of the tragic event The flick will get a wider release on October 14. Get the details.
HOW FAST IS THE EARTH MOVING? Today's question of the day that nobody asked. Click here to get the answer nobody wanted to hear.
