The Monday Wine Down🍷 (11-1)

November 1, 2021 Popcorn Winedown

Headlines

What’s Really Going On

WH Press Secretary Tests Positive For The Rona (People)
Southwest Pilot’s End of Flight Message Trolls/Disrespects Biden, MAGA’s Are So Proud Other Customers, Not So Much (Newsweek)
- Airline Apologizes For Pilot’s “Let’s Go Brandon” Announcement (The Wrap)
- How “Let’s Go Brandon” Became the GOP Rally Cry (NPR)
Grounded: American Airlines Cancels Over 1500 Flights Over Halloween Weekend (USA TODAY)
Another Day Another Trump Scam/Scandal, This Time Insurance Fraud (Rolling Stone)
Time To Stop Talking The Talk & Actually Walk The Walk As For As Climate Change & Environmental Issues Are Concerned (The Independent)
Da Entire Fuq????Kyle Rittenhouse Claims Self Defense (USA TODAY)
Philly 1st Major City To Bail Traffic Stops For Minor Violations (USA TODAY)
Bad Teacher: Teacher of the Year Charged With Child Abuse (The Independent)
Oklahoma’s Return To Executions Was Also A Return to the Same Cruel & Unusual Punishment That Forced Them To Stop Executing People 6 Years ago (AP News)

MUSIC NEWS & NOTES (10-31 thru 11-6)

KISS of Death: Roadies Blame Lax Vax/Rona Protocols For Guitar Tech’s Death (Rolling Stone)
- Band Cancels Upcoming Vegas Residency (Rolling Stone)
Rock-n-Roll HOF Induction Ceremony Full of Surprises (EW)
Zayn Malik Pleads No Contest To Harassing Gigi & Yolanda Hadid (Billboard)
Jon Bon Jovi Tests Positive For Rona Cancels Miami Show (EW)
The Harder They Fall Soundtrack Features Hip-Hop Legends Ms. Lauryn Hill , Jadakiss and more (Rolling Stone)
Coming Soon Monsta X Sharing Their Dreams In A Theater Near You (Billboard)
SZA’s Bikini Pics Released Without Her Consent (VIBE)
How Eminem & Snoop Dogg Squashed Their Beef (Rolling Stone)

Sports Talk

Astros Beat Braves Force Game 6, World Series Returns To Houston (ESPN)
Cowboys Win On Sunday Night Without Dak, Are They Actually Good? (Yahoo Sports)
Saints Lose QB But Beat The Bucs (USA TODAY)
Atlanta Falcons WR, Calvin Ridley, Steps Away From Game To Focus On Mental Health (People)
Irish Fight Their Way Into Top 10 (USA TODAY)
Gary Patterson Out As TCU Coach, Effective Immediately (USA TODAY)
Durant Ejected, Harden Fux Around Gets A Trip Doub & Nets Win (USA TODAY)
DeRozan Drops 32 As Bulls Hand Jazz 1st Loss of Season (Yahoo Sports)

SPORTS

Scores & Schedules

Rankings

College Football USA TODAY Coaches Poll [10-31]- (USA TODAY)
College Football AP Poll [10-31- (AP News)
College Football Power Rankings Wk 9 [10-31]-(ESPN)
Week 7 NFL Power Rankings [10-26]- (Yahoo Sports)
NBA Power Rankings Wk 2 [10-26] -(ESPN)
Ranking the NBA’s Top 100 Players 21-22 Season (Sports Illustrated)
NBA Reveals Full List Of Top 75 GOATS (CNN) Who Got Snubbed? (USA TODAY)
NBA Top100: Snubs Edition (Sports Illustrated)
The Best Players In WNBA History (ESPN)
75 Greatest NBA Players of All Time, So Far (ESPN)

What’s Charting & Playing

BookEnds

The October Reading List (EW)
NY TIMES Best Seller List [10-31] (NY TIMES)
Books By Latino Authors (EW)
Akwaeke Emezi Is Turning Her Attention To Romance, With New Book Coming In Summer 2022 (EW)
Read First Chapter of Legal Thriller All Her Little Secrets, Coming This Fall (EW)
- Chapter 2 of All Her Little Secrets (EW)
- Chapter 3 of All Her Little Secrets (EW)
Read Excerpt FromThe Lost Dreamer, Coming Next Spring (EW)
In Real Life: Fall’s Best Memoirs (EW)
Best Books of the Year, So Far (Barnes & Noble)

Highlights

What’s Poppin’

The Latest In Streaming

This Week’s Comings & Goings (10-31) (TVLine)
TV Freshman Report Card (TVLine)
9 Must-Watch Shows This Fall (EW)
What’s Streaming In October (Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon, etc…) (TV Guide)

TV Listings

Tonight’s Focus