The Smollet clan is taking over TV, look no further than to the Food Network.  The Food Network ordered six half-hour episodes of “Smollett Eats” which will showcase their favorite foods and recipes among the six siblings, including “Empire’s” Jussie Smollett and “Underground’s” Jurnee Smollett.  Jake Smollett is the head chef of the family and will feature their two sisters as well.  The show will air in August of 2016.

The Smollet’s aren’t the only ones with a new TV show, Ayesha Curry, wife of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, will host a six episode series shot at her home called “Ayesha’s Homemade.”  Her show will blend cooking segments with a glimpse of her life as a NBA wife.  Her show will debut in the fall of this year.

Smollett Eats  | Ayesha Curry Instagram  | Ayesha Curry Twitter  | Jake Smollett Instagram 

the self proclaimed foodie lady gaga, and her father, Joe Fermanotta, are said to release a cookbook called Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and scenes from an Italian American Restaurant.  Sounds delicious!

The recipes are inspired by Joe’s New York Italian restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, which opened on the Upper West Side in NYC in 2012.

The cookbook is available for re-order and will be available on November 22nd for purchase.

Cookbook  | Instagram | Official Site | Facebook

Sara Herron, a former Bachelor contestant, felt the timing was right to launch her own nonprofit for girls with disabilities called SheLift; an organization she hopes will change the lives of young girls struggling with self-confidence.  Currently she is the art director and creative producer at 72andSunny and was the first contestant to appear on The Bachelor with a physical disability.

She created SheLift after climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.  SheLift will hold day events, but will focus on larger hiking or skiing adventures to get girls outdoors and help them to find their confidence and self worth by accomplishing something they never thought they could do.   The long term goal is to organize one big outing of adventures every quarter.  Other celebrity mentors involved in SheLift are Amy Purdy, Jen Hudak and Trista Sutter.  Learn more about SheLift in the link below!

Sarah Herron Twitter | Sarah Herron Instagram  | SheLift.org 

entertainment news 

Suicide Squad continues to top the Box Office at $43M while Sausage Party comes in second during it’s opening  weekend at $33M

Comedian Kevin Hart got married to his fiancée Eniko Parish this weekend in Santa Barbra, California  

Ryan Lochte and three other USA Olympic swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio on Sunday

Longtime ESPN host, John Saunders, passed away at the age of 61

 

Late night guests 

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy fallon (on hiatus and will return 8/22)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (on hiatus and will return 8/22)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

8/15: Daniel Radcliffe

8/16: Yaa Gyasi

8/17: TBD

8/18: Emily King

The Late Late show with James Corden (on hiatus and will return 8/22)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (on hiatus and will return 8/22)

Conan (on hiatus and will return 8/22)

 

TV Premieres 

8/15: Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, VH1- 8pm EST

8/16: Andrew Zimmern’s Driven By Food, Travel- 9pm EST

8/17: Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, E!- 8pm EST

8/19: Steve Aoki: I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Trailer), Netflix

8/19: Superstore, NBC- 10:30pm EST

8/21: 2016 Rio Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (Special), NBC- 8pm EST

8/21: The Voice, NBC- 10:30pm EST

 

Upcoming Events

8/26: Belgian Grand Prix, Belgium

8/28: Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV

 

sports news

Olympics

This is the final week of the games, here is a (link) to the current scores for the 2016 Olympic games

Team USA leads the Olympic medal count with 69 total, 26 of which are gold

Simone Biles took home the Women’s vault in gymnastics last night, her third gold of the Rio games

With 23 Olympic gold medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history

 

Basketball

LeBron James re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers for a three-year, $100 million contract, making him the highest paid player in the NBA this season

The 2016-2017 NBA Schedule was released on Thursday. Click here to check out all of this season’s games

 

baseball

New York Yankees DH, Alex Rodriguez, officially ended his MLB career on Friday

Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN broadcaster, Tim Tebow, is pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold a workout for MLB teams this month

 

Boxing

Manny Pacquiao issued a statement confirming that he will come out of retirement to fight welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas on November 5 in Last Vegas

 

Football

The NFL Preseason began on Thursday. Click here for a schedule of games

The LA Rams preseason game made history on Saturday as the NFL’s largest crowd in attendance (89,140 fans) at a preseason game

A class-action lawsuit for $5 million was filed on Thursday against the NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the cancellation of the Hall of Fame preseason game because of poor field conditions

 

Hockey

Patrick Roy resigned as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche

High school hockey coach Bill Belisle, former NHL forward Craig Janney and the 1996 World Cup Hockey Team are this year’s inductees into the US Hockey Hall of Fame

After dominating and winning gold on Tuesday’s final, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team revealed their new nickname: The Final Five!

The five ladies who are representing team U.S. in Rio are Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian.  Their name, The Final Five, was chosen in honor of Martha Karolyi, the U.S. national team coordinator, who will retire following the Rio Olympics this summer.  This will also be the last U.S. team to win Olympic gold with a five member team, hence the relevance to their nickname.

The Final Five, flourished under the pressure to prove they’re still the best in the world!

NBC Olympics  | Aly Raisman | Simone Biles  | Gabby Douglas | Laurie Hernandez  | Madison Kocian

Buff Monster lives in NY and is a tireless worker, often citing heavy metal music, ice cream, Japanese culture and graffiti as major influences.  His street art has been shown in galleries around the world and has created limited edition collectibles including vinyl and resin toys, prints, shirts, stickers and two series of trading cards/stickers called, The Melty Misfits.  He has worked with recognizable brands such as Disney, Converse, Hello Kitty, Samsung, Nike and Coca-Cola to name a few.  With his success he has cultivated an impressive social media following as well.

sp quick fire:

What inspires you?  “Garbage Pail Kids, heavy metal music, Japanese culture and graffiti”

What can’t you live without?  “My cell phone”

Who is your idol? “Shepard Fairy and Andy Warhol”

Who would play you in a movie about your life? “Um…either Jerry Seinfeld or Nicolas Cage”

What is the best piece of advise you have ever received? “A quote from Andy Warhol…”Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.”

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