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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has won a friendly bet with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb following UConn's victory over Purdue in the NCAA men's championship game. In case you missed it, it was the Huskies over the Boilermakers, 75 to 60. Lamont's win brings him the Indiana package of Triple X root beer, sugar cream pie and a pork tenderloin from the Harry's Chocolate Shop restaurant. The governor had offered a similar package from Connecticut, which consisted of pizza, beer from Athletic Brewing Company and Munson's chocolates.Â
The Boss is getting the big-screen treatment. A movie based off the making of Bruce Springsteen's 1982 "Nebraska" album now has a studio attached to the project. "Deliver Me From Nowhere" will be produced by 20th Century Studio. Jeremy Allen White, the star of Hulu's "The Bear" is in talks to star as Springsteen. Variety also reports that Bruce himself will be involved with the film.
Google Trends shows searches for "why do my eyes hurt" or "eyes hurt" spiked during yesterday's total solar eclipse. The terms saw a jump in the number of searches around 2 p.m. Eastern, which is about the time the eclipse started to be seen in the U.S. Searches peaked at 3 p.m. Other popular searches in the U.S. yesterday included "can I look at the sun" and "solar eclipse no glasses." Those who wanted to view the eclipse were advised to use a special pair of glasses to avoid eye damage.
https://www.ign.com/articles/google-searches-for-eyes-hurt-spike-amid-solar-eclipse
The Empire State Building is charging teenagers to be able to ask their date out to the prom. For 250-dollars a couple, a "Promposal" ticket will enable students to use "prom" in huge letters on the 86th floor Observatory for a photo op, along with complimentary sparkling cider "to celebrate their yes!" Once they have their special moment, the couples can make their way up to the 102nd Floor Observatory to take in the 360-degree views. The building says the event will go through May.
https://www.esbnyc.com/buy-tickets/prompose-at-esb
You can now find America's band at your local bookstore. The Beach Boys' autobiography is out. Members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston recount their rise to fame and success in what the title says is "in their own words." It's the first official book from the group and features the band's detailed history in more than 400 pages. Other musicians contributing to the book including Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Page.
https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/the-beach-boys-book-buy-online-1235642042/
If you were watching yesterday's solar eclipse, you weren't alone. Captain Kirk of Star Trek TV and movie game himself viewed the eclipse at Indiana University. And William Shatner said said he was awed by the cosmic scale of the event. Shatner has long been interested in astronomy, having famously traveled to the edge of our atmosphere in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spaceship.