The Thursday Wine Down🍷 (12-2)

The One Where It’s Veteran’s Day

Headlines

• Spiderman: No Way Home Poised To Be Big Hit If Rona’s Latest Mutated Ass Cousin, Omicron Doesn’t Fuck It Up (Variety)

• Adele Announces Vegas Residency (Billboard)

• The Weeknd Is Apple Music’s Global Artist of the Year (Complex)

• Jackie Avant, Wife of Music Icon, Killed During Home Invasion In Beverly Hills (THR)

• Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Rust Shooting In First Interview, Claims He Did Not Pull The Trigger (EW)

• Riz Ahmed On The Come Up (EW)

• Berlin Money Heist Spinoff Set To Launch In 2023 (TVLine)

• Over 1/2 of Astroworld’s Victims’ Family Reject Travis Scott’s Funeral Offer (Rolling Stone)

• Da’Baby Has Done Da Least Since Meeting With & Promising To Do Da’ Most For HIV/AIDS Charities (Complex)

• Trevor Noah Returning As Grammy Host in 2022 (Billboard)

• Taking A Look Back At Virgil Abloh’s Album Covers (Complex)

• Sandra Bullock Afraid She’d Steal Channing Tatum’s Shine In Magic Mike 3 (EW)

• Bad Bunny Is Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist For 2021 (EW)

• Sobering Up: Hollywood’s Spate of Deaths Due To Fentanyl Lacing Is Causing Some Concern (THR)

• Secret’s Out: Colbie Smoulders Is Bringing Maria Hill Coming To Disney+ Series Secret Invasion (Deadline)

• Berlin Film Festival Considering Delay Among Omicron Concerns (Variety)

What’s Really Going On

• This Is America: Everything We Know About Michigan School Shooting As Suspect Heads To Court (The Independent)

  • Remembering The Victims of The Tragedy (USA TODAY)

  • There Were Concerns About Shooter’s Behavior Prior To Tragedy (CNN)

• Stacey Abrams Officially Announces Run For Georgia Governor (The Independent)

• Mississippi Case Is Probably The End Of Roe v. Wade (USA TODAY)

  • Roberts Has A Plan To Gut, Yet “Save” The Law (CNN)

• CNN Indefinitely Suspends Chris Cuomo Pending Further Investigation Into His Actions Regarding Brother (TVLine)

  • Chris Cuomo Addresses “Embarrassing But Understandable” Suspension (TVLine)

• Cereal Killers: The Inside Scoop On What Drove The Workers To Strike (Rolling Stone)

• First Case In Omicron Has Made It To The US (The Independent)

  • Symptoms & What To Look For In New Variant (The Independent)

• Airlines Ordered To Give CDC Data On Travellers From High-Risk Rona Countries (USA TODAY)

  • Biden Administration Looking At New Travel Restrictions (Politico)

• Damn Even Boebert’s Home Newspaper Is Ashamed of Her Ass (The Independent)

• Christian Network Founder & AntiVaxxer Dies After Being Hospitalized With The Rona (CNN)

DEALS DEALS & More DEALS!!!

• 400+ Cyber Monday Deals

• Amazon’s Cyber Monday Sale

• Sony Headphones & Sound Sale

• Amazon’s Holiday Decor Section

• Stocking Stuffers For Everyone On Your List

• Best Gifts Topping The Wish Lists

• 35 Black Friday Sales Not to Be Missed

• These Are A Few Of Oprah’s Favorite Things

• Disney’s Friends & Family Sales

• Wal-Mart’s 30 Best Early Black Friday Sales

• New Amazon Deals

• Early Black Friday Sales (People)

• Check Amazon’s Size-Inclusive Fashion Guide

• Best Buy Deals

• Target Deals

MUSIC NEWS & NOTES (11-28 thru 12-4)

• Shawn Mendes Promises “It’ll Be Okay” After Breakup With Camilia Cabello (People)

• How To Find Your Spotify Wrapped (Billboard)

• Easy On Me Back To #1 On Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)

• Ari Lennox Arrested In Amsterdam For What She Says Was A Case of Racial Profiling (Rolling Stone)

• RIP Virgil Abloh, Artistic Director of Luis Vuitton & Off-White Founder Dies of Cancer At Age 41 (Rolling Stone)

  • Drake, BTS, Justin Timberlake & More Reactions (Billboard)

  • Kanye West’s Choir Dedicates Easy On Me At Sunday Service To Virgil Abloh (Billboard)

• Pitchfork’s 25 Artist To Keep An Ear Out For (Ptichfork)

• Best Music Books of 2021 (Pitchfork)

• Chance The Rapper & Dionne Warwick Team Up For a New Song “Nothing’s Impossible” (Rolling Stone)

• The GOAT: What’s The New All-Time #1 Song? (Billboard)

• Bad Bunny Working on New Album For Summer ‘22 Release (Billboard)

• Lucky Daye Talks Second Studio Album (VIBE)

• Ranking Adele’s 30 (Billboard)

• Maxwell Goes “OFF” As He Closes Out blacksummerNIGHT Album Trilogy (Billboard)

• Marilyn Manson & The Monster Within (Rolling Stone)

  • Big Take Aways From Rolling Stone Interview (Rolling Stone)

Sports Talk

• LOCKED OUT: MLB Lockout Is Officially On As Labor Agreement Expires (ESPN)

• Brian Kelly Leaving Notre Dame For LSU (CNN)

  • What His Move Means For Both Programs (ESPN)

  • Kelly Talks His Decision To Leave (USA TODAY)

  • Current DC Emerges As Top Candidate For ND Job (USA TODAY)

• Tiger Woods Accepts He’ll No Longer Be Full-Time Golfer After Car Crash (People)

• Cowboys Coach To Miss Saints Game With The Rona (USA TODAY)

• Duke Ousts Gonzaga From Top Spot (USA TODAY)

• WTA Suspends Chinese Activities Amid Concerns About Peng Shuai’s Safety (The Independent)

SPORTS

Scores & Schedules

• Week 14 College Football Schedule (ESPN)

• Week 13 NFL Schedule (ESPN)

• NBA Schedule 11-28 thru 12-4 (ESPN)

• Sports Scoreboard 12-1(Sports Illustrated)

• Week 13 College Football Scoreboard (ESPN)

• NBA Scoreboard 12-1  (ESPN)

• Men’s College Hoops Scoreboard 12-1 (ESPN)

• Women’s College Hoops Scoreboard 12-1 (ESPN)

• NHL Scoreboard 12-1 (ESPN)

• NFL Scoreboard 12-1-(ESPN)

• Global Soccer Scores 12-1(ESPN)

• Complete College Football TV Schedule For Entire Season (USA TODAY)

Rankings

• College Football Playoff Rankings #4 (CFP.com)

• College Football USA TODAY  Coaches Poll [11-28]- (USA TODAY)

• College Football AP Poll [11-28]- (AP News)

• College Football Power Rankings Wk 13 [11-28]-(ESPN)

• Week 12 NFL Power Rankings [11-29]- (ESPN)

• NBA Power Rankings Wk 7 [11-29] -(ESPN)

• Men’s College Basketball Rankings [11-29] (AP News)

• Women’s College Basketball Rankings [11-29] (USA Today)

• Countdown To March Madness: Bracketology

  • Men’s Bracket

  • Women’s Bracket

• 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)

MUSIC & BOOKS

What’s Charting & Playing

• New This Week On The Radio [11-14] - (Wine Down Radio)

• Songs To Get You Poppin Through The Week [11-30] (Billboard)

• Week’s Freshest R&B/Hip Hop Joints [11-30]- (Billboard)

• Holiday 100 [12-2] (Billboard)

• Billboard Hot 100 [12-4] (Billboard)

• Billboard Hot 200 [12-4}-(Billboard)

• 2021 Album Release Calendar (Metacritic)

BookEnds

• The November Reading List (EW)

• NY TIMES Best Seller List [11-28]  (NY TIMES)

• Best Music Books of 2021 (Pitchfork)

• Hot Romance Featuring Keanu Reeves, not monks, witches and so much more (EW)

• October’s Best Comics (EW)

• Fall’s Must-Read Thrillers (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)

THE WATCHOUT

Highlights

• Full List of Grammy Noms (Grammys.com)

• Classic Christmas Movie Watch Calendar (TVLine)

• Ho Ho Ho! All Aboard The 2021 Christmas Movie Train (TVLine)

• Hallmark Christmas Movie Guide (EW)

• What’s Leaving Netflix In November (THR)

• The Best Movies Streaming In November (EW)

• 2021 Movie Release Calendar (Cinemablend)

• Look At Fall’s New & Returning Shows (EW)

• Fall TV Schedule (TVLine)

• Most Anticipated Movies of 2021 (Variety)

• 2022 Awards Season Calendar (EW)

• Fall TV Premiere Dates (EW)

What’s Poppin’

• Guide To Vegas Residencies (EW)

• New #1 Song of All Time (Billboard)

• 100 Greatest Sports Photos of All Time (Sports Illustrated)

• Ranking All The Movies In The MCU (EW)

• Ranking MCU Post Credit Scenes (Variety)

• 75 Best Horror Films Of This Century

• Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone)

• The Top Showrunners 2021 Edition (THR)

• Meet The TIME 100 (Time Magazine)

• 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of 21st Century (Thrillist)

• Esquire’s 40 Best Books Of The Year So Far (Esquire)

• 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time (Rolling Stone)

• 50 Best Teen Dramas of All Time (EW)

• Billboard Team Ranks The Top 50 Albums of The Year So Far (Billboard)

• 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time (Rolling Stone)

WINE DOWN TV

The Latest In Streaming

• This Week’s Comings & Goings (11-28) (TVLine)

• What’s Streaming In December (Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon, etc…) (TVLine)

• Guide To The Christmas Classics

• CW Midseason Premiere Dates (THR)

• TV Freshman Report Card (TVLine)

• 9 Must-Watch Shows This Fall (EW)

• What’s Streaming In November (Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon, etc…) (TVLine)

• Christmas Movie Premiere Dates (EW)

• What’s Leaving Netflix In November (THR)

• The Best Movies Streaming In November (EW)

TV Listings

• EW Thursday Listings

• TVLine Thursday Listings

• TV Guide Thursday Listings

Tonight’s Focus

• Walker- 8E/7C (The CW)

• Thursday Night Football (Cowboys @Saints) -8E/7C - (FOX/NFL)

🎬 Trailer Park- 🎬

Santa Inc (Seth Rogen; Sarah Silverman) HBO Max (Dec 2)

PAM & TOMMY (Lily James; Sebastian Stan) HULU (Feb 2, 2022)