New HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - Part 1 - "Together As One" Teaser Trailer

The Hunger Games Trilogy

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong and Peter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. 

Lionsgate presents, a Color Force / Lionsgate production, a Francis Lawrence film.

The movie is set to hit theaters November 21 of this year.

Hail to the Redsk...err...The U.S. Patent and Trademark office

The worst part about Dan Snyder's Friday...is that it's only Wednesday. Today, his public relations fiasco defending the derogatory Washington NFL mascot has come to a sudden hiccup. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancelled six federal trademark registrations for the name "Washington Redskins." Who would've imagined the day where a $1.56B franchise logo would catch a side-eye from a trademark office? As it turns out, that said logo doesn't quite please the federal laws in which the U.S. Patent and Trademark office operate under -- the team's name is "disparaging to Native Americans."

“We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered,” the board wrote in its opinion, which is here. A brief explanation of how the Board reached its decision is here." 

Feel free to read more on the aforementioned text at HuffPost Politics.

This is only a small chapter of the disastrous book How To Change Redskins Logo. Last year, ten different members of congress, including my favorite, Barbara Lee (D-Calif), wrote letters to Redskins' owner Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging a name change. Take some time to read them all. They're revolutionary.

The congressional revolt is not alone! During the 2014 NBA Finals, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation aired an ad supporting the change of the Redskins' name, which was captivating to say the least. You can see (from that demonstration) how intolerant the NBA and the ABC network is of such insensitive behavior.

Instead of being completely defensive on the topic, some have offered to lend a hand in the brainstorming of a new logo for the Washington NFL team. I think this option is more proactive; you can't assume Washington's graphic design team is as racially sensitive as the rest of this revolt society.

I, for one, vouch for the change of the Redskins' logo. While some may use the argument "I know some native americans who don't mind being called that," I beg to differ. You can't possibly use that small amount a people and apply it to the masses of Native American people. It is a slur. One that cannot continue to be paraded around disrespecting native people of this land on EVERY SINGLE SPORTS NETWORK.

The Secret Behind The 1900 Pablo Picasso Painting "The Blue Room"

I Just Want A Picasso!

1904 The Blue Room

This is Pablo Picasso’s painting “The Blue Room.” Created in 1901, the piece is one of the his first masterpieces. He painted the image in Paris, during his famous “blue period.”

Pablo Picasso is known for his abstract paintings, having multiple images and meaning behind them.
Scientists and experts from the Phillips Collection, National Gallery of Art, Cornell University, and Delaware’s Winterthur Museum have been studying the masterpiece since 2008. The year is 2014 and art experts now discover the image behind "The Blue Room." 

Back in 1954, conservators suspected that there might be another painting below the surface of The Blue Room, because the brushstrokes did not match the composition of the woman depicted in Picasso’s studio. In 1990 X-rays revealed a fuzzy image underneath the surface of the original painting.

main image

discovered image

Rise of the Guards: Derek Fisher signs a 5-year $25M deal for Head Coach of New York #Knicks

Mark J. Rebilas/US PRESSWIR

Earlier today, Yahoo sports announced Derek Fisher has signed a 5-year $25 Million deal for Head Coach of the New York Knicks. Fisher is the second of recent guards to make the transition from player to coach after Jason Kidd did so just a year ago. 

The Head Coach job was originally set out for Steve Kerr, who just signed the same deal as Fisher with the Golden State Warriors. Because of that said deal, Fisher became the next suitable candidate for the position.

Derek Fisher has always been more than an athlete. He served as NBPA president from 2006 up until 2013, where he was voted out by the union even after he ushered them through a 2011 lockout. Needless to say, he is not shy of being a leader, especially after learning from some pretty phenomenal mentors like Phil Jackson -- President of NY Knicks

Now that he is paired up with his old coach, Phil Jackson, how will the former guard and former head coach collaborate? When they were paired as HC and G, Phil coached Derek through five captivating Los Angeles Lakers championships out of Derek's 13 seasons with the Lakers. Since then, Derek has become a legend playing in an NBA record 259 playoff games (winning an NBA record of 161). Since Jackson seems to be the only coach alive that has been successful with a triangle offense, one would assume Fisher would follow suit. 

Let us all wish for as much success for Head Coach Derek Fisher as he has had in his career as a player. An ode to progress -- to leadership.

by Falating Woods (@falawoods)

Justin Bieber Sings About Joining the KKK (Video Leak)

Justin Bieber Racist Maybe?

 

This is very upsetting especially being a pro Justin Beiber. Clip Provided by clever news, Thank You. Justin released an apology for the videos stating how he was young and seen his comments as humorous. In a way I believe Justin that the comments were suppose to be taken lightly and as simple humor, because this generation has tendencies of having crude humor. However I do not agree with the action, and I think videos such as the ones that leaked, should ultimately effects his fan base,. Will this effect his fan base though? Probably not, Justin Bieber has one of the strongest and consistent fan base, if anything the video prolongs his career and relevancy. What do you think?