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Time to check the Monday morning box office. And some movies you might not have heard of are leading the way: Topping the box office on its opening weekend was "Challengers" an R-rated drama about a love triangle in the world of competitive tennis. It earned an estimated 15-million-dollars. "Unsung Hero", a drama about the Christian rock group For King & Country, placed second with an estimated seven-point-seven-million-dollars. "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" came in third. "Civil War" and "Abigail" round out the top five.
Barbie is releasing a new doll modeled after Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi. The doll, part of the brand's Inspiring Women line, features Yamaguchi's iconic black leotard with gold accents that she wore during her 1992 Gold Medal win. The doll is meant to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May. For her part, Yamaguchi says she's happy that her Olympic victory turned her into a symbol of Asian-American pride.
https://creations.mattel.com/products/barbie-inspiring-women-kristi-yamaguchi-doll-hrm40
Major League Baseball is planning on updating its much-maligned new uniforms. According to a memo secured by ESPN, bigger lettering on the back of jerseys will return, mismatched gray tops and bottoms will be fixed, see-through pants will be remedied and the trend of the jerseys to collect sweat will be addressed. The updates will happen by at least the start of next season.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40046470/mlb-modify-uniforms-player-complaints-per-memo
A cat that hid in an Amazon return package is alive and well and back with her owner. Carrie Stevens Clark said her cat Galena disappeared from their home in Utah earlier this week. Galena had jumped into one of Clark's Amazon packages and was shipped back to the return center in Los Angeles, roughly 700 miles away from her home. Amazon warehouse workers discovered the cat and were able to locate Galena's owner through her microchip. The vet says Galena had gone six days without food or water but was "completely unharmed."
A band just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about to hit the road. Dave Matthews Band isgetting ready for a Summer 2024 U.S. tour that begins next month with several dates here in Florida. It starts May 22nd at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa. That's followed by two shows in West Palm Beach and two more in Jacksonville. As part of the trek, Dave Matthews Band will partner with Live Nation to introduce new sustainability measures as part of the "On the Road to Zero Waste" initiative. They're also working with The Nature Conservancy's "Plant A Billion Trees" campaign to offset carbon emissions for band and fan travel. Tickets for the Dave Matthews Band tour are available now.
https://davematthewsband.com/tour/
A new survey is ranking the best cities in which to enjoy marijuana. LawnStarter found Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, and New York are the top five cities for marijuana tourism, which compared 300 of the biggest U.S. cities where recreational marijuana use is legal. It based their determination on six categories, including everything from access to munchie relief. According to industry analysts the economic impact generated by regulated marijuana sales could top 112 billion-dollars this year, about 12-percent more than last year.
https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/best-cities-marijuana-lovers/