We've been making ice cubes the wrong way as viral video shows simple solution

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFormer Daily Show host Jon Stewart stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about – what else – politics. And naturally, the conversation drifted toward the 2020 presidential race.Stewart confessed that “Biden was not my guy.

AKB48 shared the new music video accompanying its upcoming digital single "Hanareteitemo" ("Even When Apart").The song is about being separated from friends, lovers and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic and hoping the day will come when we'll be able to meet again like we used to. It's a reminder that our hearts are still connected "even when we're apart."The music video is a mini-documentary that captures the post-COVID "new normal," featuring the members wearing masks and maintaining social distance while going about their daily lives in the city.

Ted Johnson Joy Reid is in talks to fill the 7 PM ET slot once held by Chris Matthews and his longtime MSNBC show Hardball, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.Reid currently hosts AM Joy, a weekend program on the network, and has been a substitute host for other nighttime hosts including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. She will host a special on Friday, The Road to Reform: A Special Report with Joy Reid, in that time slot.An MSNBC spokeswoman declined comment.

People who struggle to sleep during the heatwave have said a cooling pillow could be the solution to get a good night's rest.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti reported 425 new cases in the city. According to the mayor and the county department of public health the county saw 1,260 new cases.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMasks must be worn in Nevada’s public indoors spaces, the state’s Governor has ordered. That means casino visitors must cover up except when eating or drinking.The ruling goes into effect at 12:01 AM on Friday and follows a lax approach in which masks were not mandatory in every casino, although some encouraged their use.

Demi Lovato took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon to give a very special birthday shoutout to her actor beauMax Ehrich, 29, on Instagram.The 27-year-old singer admitted in her post's caption that she '[feels] unconditionally loved and accepted by [Max] in a way that [she has] never felt before' in prior relationships.Along with her sweet words, Lovato also shared a slew of loved up snapshots of herself and Ehrich.

Kelly Dodd’s daughter, Jolie is celebrating her birthday week and so, she and her mom have been spending a lot of quality time together and documenting it for the ‘gram. That being said, the latest pic that the proud mom posted shows the 14 year old girl, who has been compared to Ariana Grande, looking all grown up! Time flies so fast! Kelly Dodd’s teen daughter is no longer a little girl and fans can’t believe how much growing she’s been doing! The famous mom and her child have been having the time of their lives together in the last few weeks just hanging out and exploring! The latest IG post features a clip of the mother and daughter on the Brooklyn Bridge as they made kissy faces, a butterfly filter on their faces.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAll 23 seasons of the Comedy Central animation South Park are available on HBO Max – except for five episodes that depict Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.Sources tell Deadline the missing episodes were discussed and spiking them was agreed upon in advance. The series from South Park Studios was licensed to WarnerMedia’s HBO Max by ViacomCBS.The controversial episodes violate a widespread Islamic belief that depictions of Muhammad or any of the other prophets of Islam are forbidden, as they encourage the worship of idols.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAmazon Prime Video has set Theater, the feature adaptation of Naoki Matayoshi’s second novel Gekijo, as its first day-and-date release in Japan.The movie will launch on the service in 200 countries on July 17, and will also play in Japanese theaters, which have started to re-open following the coronavirus lockdown. The pic is expected to play in around 20 venues.Starring Kento Yamazaki and Mayu Matsuoka, the movie follows a screenwriter who struggles to attract an audience to his theater company.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorDisneyland in Anaheim has delayed its planned reopening while it awaits approval from California officials. The decision comes as the state is seeing a marked spike in new cases of coronavirus.Here is the release Disney just put out:We previously announced a proposed phased reopening of our theme parks for July 17, pending government approvals.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe saying “Man makes plans, God laughs” has been around for a long time, even popping up in a truncated form on a Public Enemy album.That statement may apply to the sports world this week, as it struggles to get back on its feet after a long layoff caused by the pandemic. This week, more obstacles toward that revival emerged, as everything from baseball to tennis to golf to wrestling grappled with coronavirus issues.While infected personnel are the main concern, there are other problems.

Dame Judi Dench reveals she fears theatres will not reopen in her lifetime after the coronavirus shutdown.The Oscar-winning actress speaks exclusively to @Channel4News about life in lockdown and how TikTok saved her. pic.twitter.com/TALsat6fs9 The Cats star admitted it's a trying time for the wider community, but believed it was still an important cause.

 Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate are helping lead the charge of making sure that when it comes to animated roles, Black or mixed race characters should be voiced by Black or mixed race actresses. Kristen has voiced the mixed race character of “Molly” on Apple TV+’s animated musical comedy Central Park, which just finished it’s first season. Should the streaming service order up a season two, Kristen will still be a part of the show, but feels an actress should match the character as she’s been drawn for audience. The 39-year-old said in a June 24 Instagram post that the voice of Molly should go to “someone who can give a much more accurate portrayal.”

Prince Harry talking to Prince Charles before they left his garden party two years ago – and they are unsure what to make of it. It came after author Lady Colin Campbell claimed the Harry and Meghan Markle decision to leave the Royal Family began just days after their wedding.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE:  Demi Moore, Craig Robinson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Peter Stormare are among the first to be set for the pandemic-themed thriller Songbird. Deadline revealed last month that Songbird would be shot in Los Angeles, one of the first films to begin production.The film was set up by Adam Goodman and Andrew Sugerman’s Invisible Narratives in partnership with Catchlight Studios and Michael Bay.

Ted Johnson Michael Pack, the new chief executive of the agency that oversees Voice Of America and other government-funded broadcast outlets, said that he implementing new policies to ensure that editorials that reflect the views of Donald Trump’s administration are given greater prominence and placement.The move comes amid concerns that Pack will try to transform VOA and other outlets in ways that threaten their independence. Much of the wariness comes from Trump’s scathing criticisms of VOA and recent public push for the Senate to confirm Pack.

Love, Victor” is his breakout role.The Las Vegas-born actor isn’t really new to Hollywood — he’s done stray episodes of shows such as CBS’s “Training Day” in 2017 and short films including “Dog Days” in 2018. But “Love, Victor” marks his first time as a series regular and in a starring role.

David Robb Labor EditorThe Big 3 talent agencies have won another skirmish in their ongoing legal battle with the WGA over packaging fees – this time over a protective order they proposed that would prohibit the guilds’ in-house lawyers from having access to certain confidential financial and business records that the agencies have agreed to turn over during the discovery phase of the case.Before Wednesday’s ruling, agencies WME, CAA and UTA had expressed concerns that the guilds’ in-house lawyers – WGA West general counsel Anthony Segall and WGA East general counsel Ann Burdick – might use the agencies’ client lists to uncover and discipline writers who have returned to their agencies in defiance of the guilds’ April 2019 order to fire

Jill Goldsmith Moody’s Investor Services downgraded Dish’s corporate family rating due to an overall need for capital to refinance and repay debt and deleverage the company as revenues shrink due to secular industry pressure on satellite and Sling TV.It also cited the build out and startup costs of the company’s planned state-of-the art 5G U.S. wireless Internet of Things (IoT) broadband network — until it secures a material equity investment or partner.The downgrade follows the satellite broadcaster raising $1 billion in a sale of senior unsecured debt that Moody’s said it will put towards a $2 billion principal payment due in July.

Raven-Symoné says her wife Miranda Pearman-Maday makes her feel "confident and empowered in an entirely new way". The 'Raven's Home' star recently revealed she and Miranda, 32, had tied the knot in a secret ceremony that was attended by just six guests, and Raven has now said the wedding was "the biggest and happiest" moment of her life as she gushed over her new wife.