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#RichardLinklater Animal Rescue Docuseries Ordered to Series at CBS All Access — Variety

Streaming service CBS All Access has ordered to series an original 10-episode animal rescue docuseries executive produced by filmmaker Richard Linklater and Bill Guttentag. “The Untitled Richard Linklater Project” will explore the “colorful and diverse world of animal rescue through moving, humorous and powerful stories of animals and the humans who love them.” read more…

via Richard Linklater Animal Rescue Docuseries Ordered to Series at CBS All Access — Variety

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Entertainment Companies Spend $121 Billion on Original Content in 2019 — Variety

U.S. media and entertainment companies spent over $120 billion on original content, including movies and TV shows, in 2019, per an analysis conducted by Variety Intelligence Platform. It’s a whopping sum fueled by the increasing investment of players including AT&T’s HBO, which expanded its production of original content by 50%, to 150 hours…

via Entertainment Companies Spend $121 Billion on Original Content in 2019 — Variety

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Rare Rolling Stones Outtakes Appear on YouTube in Copyright-Extending Release — Variety

Just hours before 2019 ended on Tuesday, at least 75 Rolling Stones studio and live outtakes dating from 1969 suddenly appeared on YouTube in an apparent move to officially release the recordings before they passed into public domain — and thus out of the ownership of the group and Abkco Music & Records…

via Rare Rolling Stones Outtakes Appear on YouTube in Copyright-Extending Release — Variety

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Cacti of The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

 

We always enjoy spending time at The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens in Palm Desert, California. Today, we took time to enjoy the gardens special beauty and snap a few photos on a cool December morning.

Ferocactus Pringlei, aka Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus, is distinguished by its thick red spines.

The Echinocactus Grussonii, aka Golden Barrel Cactus, is actually rare and endangered in the wild, but common in nurseries and landscaped patio and botanical gardens.  The extreme closeup of the Echinocactus Grussonii features the woolly-like hairs and dried flowers.

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Eating Chili Peppers Regularly Can Cut Risk of Death From Heart Attack and Stroke, Study Finds — KTLA

That delicious penne all’arrabiata may have benefits that go further than putting a smile on your face, according to a new study. For many years, chili has been hailed for its therapeutic properties, and now researchers have found that eating chili peppers regularly can cut the risk of death from heart disease and stroke…

via Eating Chili Peppers Regularly Can Cut Risk of Death From Heart Attack and Stroke, Study Finds — KTLA