8@8: Your Morning Scoop

Today is...

National Grape Popsicle Day!

News of the Day:

+ Ashley Graham continues her incredible reign of success this year by joining InStyle as one of their contributing editors. The model/designer/all-around bad-ass has been making headlines throughout the year: landing the February cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, designing a line of swimsuits with Swimsuitsforall, and starring as Joe Jonas' love interest in DNCE's music video for “Toothbrush."

+ President Barack Obama spits hot fire as Vietnamese "Queen of Hip-Hop" Suboi does a rap on sexism, during his three-day visit to Vietnam. Learn more about their encounter here. 

+ Netflix finally announced the release date for the third season of our favorite show, BoJack Horseman. It's coming back on... July 22!

+ Fans of Disney's The Little Mermaid, hold on to your thingamabobs. Disney, Universal, and Working Title may each be working toward a live rendition of the classic film with Chloë Grace Moretz pegged as Ariel. 

+ Listen to Shura's new, vibrant single "What's It Gonna Be." Her upcoming album, Nothing's Real, is set to release on July 8 via Interscope/Polydor.

Deal of the Day:

Kitty Cash, DJ Kellz, and GabSoul will be DJing for the Ting & Ting tonight from 9pm to 2am. The event goes down at Casablanca on 300 Malcolm X Blvd in Brooklyn, New York. 

Advice of the Day:

"It's not just about being healthy; it's also about loving who you are. If you don't love who you are, you are never going to feel 100 percent satisfied in life. It all starts with you. If you don't love you, nobody else is going to be able to." —Ashley Graham

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