The Monday Wine Down🍷 (7-11)

July 11, 2022 Popcorn Winedown

The One Where…

Headlines

Thor Has A Thunderous Debut With $143M (EW)
- Thor: Love & Thunder Was A Family Affair (EW)
Candice Patton Wanted To Bounce On “The Flash” After Season 2 Due To Racist/Misogynistic Harassment (THR)
Jameela Jamil Accepts All The She-Hulk Shade (THR)
Amber Heard Wants Depp Verdict Thrown Out Due To Improper Juror??? (Deadline)
Vince McMahon’s Alleged $12M Sexual Misconduct & Infidelity Coverup Rocks The WWE (TVLine)
Shawn Mendes Takes A Mental Health Break, Postpones Tour (EW)
Beanie Fedelstein Leaving Funny Girl Revival Sooner Than Expected (THR)
Congrats Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons Say “I DO” (EW)
J-Hope Releases Teaser Photos For Next Season “Arson” Ahead of Album Release (Billboard)
Lizzo Introduces The World To #Vizzo After V (BTS) Dances To “About Damn Time” (Billboard)
Why Hasn’t Hollywood Boycotted Anti-Abortion States, Yet? (THR)
Back To The Future Musical Headed To Broadway In 2023 (Deadline)
Miles Teller In Talks For Top Gun 3 After Maverick Surpasses $1B (Deadline)

What’s Really Going On

It’s Getting Hot In Here: Not Much Relief In Sight For Heatwave Gripping The Southwest (USA TODAY)
Conservatives Big Mad As Musk Seeks To Undo Twitter Deal (Rolling Stone)
- The Bots Made Him Balk: Musk Claims He Backed Out Of Deal Because of Bots (The Independent)
The Ever-Changing Abortion Availability (Rolling Stone)
- Biden Takes Steps to Protect Access??? (USA TODAY)
- Pregnant Woman Says Fetus Should Count As Passenger In HOV Lane According To Anti-Abortion Laws (USA TODAY)
Prince Harry Wins 1st Stage of Defamation Suit (Variety)
Trump Waives Bogus “Privilege” Clearing the Way For Bannon To Testify For Jan 6 Committee (The Independent)
- Oath Keepers Leader to Testify (The Independent)
- More Details Are Coming Into Focus (CNN)
Black men explain Why An Innocent Person Would Run During A Traffic Stop (CNN)
Water Woes As The Western US Is Running Out of Water (CNN)

MUSIC NEWS & NOTES (7-10 thru 7-16)

And The Award Goes To….

Sports Talk

Djokovic Tops Kyrgios In 4 Sets To Win 7th Wimbledon Title (ESPN)
- Unvaxxed Djokovic Not Planning On Competing In US Open (ESPN)
Yankees Lead The All-Star Game Roster With 6 Players Making The Mid-Summer Classic (USA TODAY)
- Ohtani Going As Both A Hitter & Pitcher (ESPN)
- Complete Rosters, Voting Results (Bleacher Report)
Russia Takes Credit For Rybakina’s Wimbledon Title (USA TODAY)
Barkley Loses Bet To Rodgers (USA Today)
NFLer Arrested At LAX On Weapons Charges (ESPN)
Brittney Griner Honored At WNBA All-Star Game (NY Times)

In My Bag

SPORTS

Scores & Schedules

Rankings

What’s Charting & Playing

BookEnds

Highlights

12 Best Brad Pitt Films (EW)
Hollywood’s Most Patriotic Films (THR)
How To Watch The Marvel Movies [In Release & Chronological Order] (Total Film)
Are There Any Real Oscar Contenders At This Point? (The Wrap)

What’s Poppin’

The Best of 2022 So Far
- Books (EW)
- Albums (EW)
- TV Shows (EW); (THR)
- Movies (EW); (THR)

The Latest In Streaming

TV Listings

Tonight’s Focus