Top 10 Movies - Memorial Day Weekend 2017

Top Ten Movies

Memorial Day Weekend

May 26th - 29th 2017

1  -  Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales

($78.4 million)

2  -  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  ($27.1 million)

3  -  Baywatch  ($23.1 million)

4  -  Alien : Covenant   ($13.3 million)

5  -  Everything, Everything  ($7.6 million)

6  -  Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Long Haul   ($6.1 million)

7  -  Snatched   ($5.0  million)

8  -  King Arthur : Legend of the Sword  ($4.3 million)

9  -  The Boss Baby   ($2.4 million)

10  -  Beauty and the Beast   ($2.0  million)

Top 5 Defining Moments of John F. Kennedy's Presidency

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, May 29th 1917

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (May 27th 2017)

Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart - May 27th 2017

Week Ending May 27th 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) May 21st 2017

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending May 21st 2017

10 - Hallelujah Anyway - Anne Lamott
(Debut)
The importance of mercy in our lives.

9  -  The American Spirit - David McCullough
(3 weeks on list)
A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values.

8  -  Old School - Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(41 weeks on list)

6  -  The Operator - Robert O'Neill
(2 weeks on list)
The 400 mission career of a SEAL team operator.

5  -  The Fight Is Our Fight - Elizabeth Warren
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
(3 weeks on list)

3  -  Shattered - Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Option B - Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)
Sandberg's experience after her husband's sudden death and Grant's psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience.

1  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(Debut)
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces and laws that govern it.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show

May 28th 1950

"Tickets To South Pacific"

Phil tries to get an extra two tickets to "South Pacific", Alice sings "A Wonderful Guy" and Phil sings "Let's Choo Choo To Idaho"

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (May 23rd 2017)

Golden State Warriors - 2017 NBA Western Conference Champions

Golden State Warriors

2017 NBA Western Conference Champions

Chris Mullin presents the Western Conference Trophy to Draymond Greene

Cloud Computing pulls upset to win the 142nd Preakness Stakes

142nd Preakness Stakes

May 20th 2017

"Cloud Computing" pulls the upset win over Classic Empire and 2017 Kentucky Derby winner "Always Dreaming".

Order of finish :

1st - Cloud Computing

2nd - Classic Empire

3rd - Senior Investment 

4th - Lookin At Lee

5th - Gunnevera

6th - Mulitplier

7th - Conquest Mo Money

8th - Always Dreaming

9th - Hence

10th - Term of Art

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

1960

"The Magnificent Seven"

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 50 Singles - May 13th 2017

Billboard Top 50 Songs
Week Ending May 13th 2017

Top 10 Cartoon TV Sidekicks

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (May 10th 2017)

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

May 9th 2010

Dallas Braden, recently made infamous due to his words with Alex Rodriguez when the Yankee third baseman cut across the diamond via the pitcher’s mound, throws the 19th perfect game in baseball history, a 4-0 victory over the Rays in Oakland. In attendance for the 26 year-old left-hander's Mother's Day gem is his grandmother, who raised him after his mom died of a melanoma during his senior year at Stagg High School in Stockton, California.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) May 7th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending May 7th 2017

10 - A Gentleman in Moscow - Armor Towles
A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.
(23 weeks on list)

9  -  One Perfect Lie - Lisa Scottoline
(2 weeks on list)
A high school baseball coach hiding his real identity poses a threat to an idyllic suburban community.

8  -  Two From the Heart - James Patterson
(2 weeks on list)
Two stories about the power of stories.

7  -  The Women in the Castle - Jessica Shattuck 
(4 weeks on list)
The widows of three men killed for attempting to assassinate Hitler take refuge together at the war's end.

6  -  Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
(11 weeks on list)

5  -  All By Myself, Alone - Mary Higgins Clark
(3 weeks on list)
On a luxury cruise ship, a wealthy aristocrat is found murdered, and her emerald necklace is gone.

4  -  Thrawn - Timothy Zahn 
(2 weeks on list)
The origins of Grand Admiral Thrawn, an iconic "Star Wars" villian.

3  -  Fast and Loose - Stuart Woods
(Debut)
In the 41st Stone Barrington novel, the New York attorney acquires a ruthless, hot-headed enemy.

2  -  The Black Book - James Patterson
(4 weeks on list)  (3 consecutive weeks at #1)
After a raid on a brothel that serviced Chicago's elite, the madam's black book has disappeared. 

1  -  The Fix - David Baldacci
(Debut)
The detective Amos Decker ("Memory Man") witnesses a murder-suicide that turns out to be a matter of national security.

2017 2000 Guineas (UK Horse Racing)

May 6th 2017

The first leg of the UK Horse Racing Triple Crown, 2000 Guineas Stakes, was won by 2016's Champion 2 year old, Churchill.

He hugged the inside lane and won going away in his 3 year debut.

He was sired by 2001 Epsom Derby champion Galileo and was guided to the win by jockey Ryan Moore for his 2nd win at the 2000 Guineas (2015 with Gleneagles).

143rd Kentucky Derby

May 6th 2017 

 Always Dreaming won the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second career Kentucky Derby wins.

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

"Running Man"

released November 13th 1987

spent 2 weeks as the #1 movie in the USA

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (May 2nd 2017)

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 50 Singles (4/29/2017)

Week Ending April 29th 2017
Top 50 Songs