Sorry, Key & Peele fans. The show's fifth and current season will be its last.
Comedy Central confirmed the news to BuzzFeed News on Saturday afternoon, after the co-creator Keegan-Michael Key first spoke with The Wrap.
“This is our final season – and it’s not because of Comedy Central, it’s us,” said Key. “It was just time for us to explore other things, together and apart."
The show's other star, Jordan Peele, tweeted on Saturday that fans should tune in to the last eight episodes.
But the end of the show doesn't mean the comedy duo will also be splitting. Key said the pair might make a movie together before doing their own thing for a while.
“I’m thinking we could do that every three years – take a year, go bang out a movie. That’s the plan right now," he said.
Earlier this month the show received seven Emmy nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Key.
In what has been a big year for the pair, Key also joined President Obama on stage during April's White House Correspondents dinner, appearing in character as Luther, the foul-mouthed anger translator.
Grande cancelled a Major League Baseball concert Wednesday.
A day after footage emerged of Ariana Grande saying she hates America after secretly licking doughnuts, the singer has apologized for her "poor choice of words."
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On Tuesday, TMZ published security footage of Grande and her friends in a doughnut shop in which she covertly licked a doughnut on a display counter...
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NASA on Friday released some wonderful new photos of Pluto taken by the New Horizons probe, and they’re cosmically trippy enough for a Pink Floyd album cover.
Global Mosaic Of Pluto In True Color
Four images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this sharper global view of Pluto.
NASA/JUAPL/SwRI
Pluto And Charon In Natural Color
Pluto and Charon, Pluto's largest moon, are shown in enhanced color in this image, which is the highest-resolution color image of the pair yet returned to Earth by New Horizons.
NASA/JUAPL/SwRI
Pluto Dazzles In False Color
Four images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view of Pluto.
NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Pluto’s Breathtaking Farewell To New Horizons
Backlit by the sun, Pluto’s atmosphere rings its silhouette like a luminous halo in this image taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft around midnight EDT on July 15.
Nine cases of leprosy have been reported in Florida so far this year, with all sufferers reporting recent contact with armadillos, leading officials to warn against touching the armored mammals, although it’s not certain they are causing the disease to spread. What do you think?
Jason Hubbard initially entered the home while the owner was taking out the trash back in May, Spotswood police wrote on Facebook Tuesday. He then stayed under the bed for three days, charging his four cell phones with a nearby electrical outlet.
It's not clear what he did for food or how he relieved himself when he had to use the bathroom.
Today Tesla announced a new "Ludicrous Mode" for its top-of-the-line Model S P85. The new mode reduces the 0-60 MPH time to 2.8 seconds with a quarter mile time of 10.9 seconds. The front engine now has 259 hp while the rear engine is pushing 503 hp....
The idea came from Van Aken's early fascination with grafting. "When I had seen it done as a child, it was Dr. Seuss and Frankenstein," Van Aken told National Geographic.
Each fruit blossoms on the tree at different times. He told National Geographic, "For each of the trees I keep a map, or essentially, a diagram of the tree."
Thank you with all my heart (and more, if possible) "
Bow-chicka-bow-wow!
The student who received the special thank-you told BuzzFeed he “couldn’t stop smiling.”
This is Ray Williams, a student from Eastern Michigan University. For the last two years, he has been teaching computer skills to seniors in his spare time.
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"Most of these people are somewhat neglected and really just want somebody to talk to. The internet can provide them with new information about a topic that they love and stay connected with their friends and family members."
He added that he teaches one-on-one computer lessons, as well as group lessons where he will lecture about things that include Google and Google search, social media, online dating, and phishing scams.
His hard work with the elderly hasn't gone unnoticed. He touched the heart of one of his senior students so much that she wrote him the following letter:
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Dear Ray,
Thank you with all my heart (and more, if possible) for the wonderful gift of music you have given me. (Obviously I haven't quite mastered the intricacies of Word yet.)
I spent all last night searching YouTube and "subscribing" to stuff I hadn't heard in years, except in my mind. (as well as some comedy routines that never fail to crack me up).
Again, with all my heart (I could use one of those emoji's right now!)
P.S. And I even get to WATCH them!! How could I ask for more!?!
P.P.S And there are several versions of many of them – be still my heart!!
July 22nd, 2015: Happy pi approximation day! Hey, this is unrelated to that, but did you see my NINE shirt designs available for two weeks only? HOPEFULLY YOU DID??
Humans could return to the Moon in the next decade and live there a decade after, a new study claims. The announcement was made on the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 11 crew's first steps on the lunar surface.
The study, performed by NexGen Space LLC and partly funded by NASA, concludes that the space agency could land humans on the Moon in the next five to seven years, build a permanent base 10 to 12 years after that, and do it all within the existing budget for human spaceflight. The way for NASA to do this is to adopt the same practice that it's using for resupplying the International Space Station (and will eventually use for crew transport) — public-private partnerships with companies like SpaceX, Orbital ATK, or the United Launch Alliance.
NASA can cut the cost of establishing a human presence on the Moon "by a factor of 10," according to Charles Miller, NexGen president and the study's principal investigator. Savings of that magnitude would allow NASA to expand its ambitions for lunar exploration without reaching beyond the almost $4 billion per year it receives for human spaceflight.
The NexGen study references SpaceX's ISS resupply costs as an example of where these savings will come from. SpaceX currently charges NASA about $4,750 for every kilogram sent to orbit aboard its Falcon 9 rocket, far less than the price of the Apollo-era Saturn V ($46,000 per kilogram) or even the space shuttle ($60,000 per kilogram). While the study does use SpaceX's next generation rocket, the Falcon Heavy, as an example in its plans to get to the moon, SpaceX claims the Falcon Heavy will be as cheap or cheaper per kilogram than the Falcon 9.
This Evolvable Lunar Architecture plan would also stir a new economy by mining the Moon for hydrogen in the polar water ice. The hydrogen would be processed and turned into cryogenic propellant, which would be stored in a propellant depot craft which orbits the Moon. That fuel would be sold to NASA or others looking for a way to fuel up for a trip to Mars. "You basically expand free enterprise to the Moon," Miller says."You basically expand free enterprise to the Moon."
It would cost NASA a total of $10 billion over the five-to-seven-year period, with $5 billion going to each of the two selected competitors, much like how NASA awarded dual contracts for its commercial cargo and commercial crew programs. Each company would develop its own crewed lunar lander, and have to develop or upgrade a commercial crew spacecraft. (SpaceX, for example, would have to modify the crewed version of its Dragon capsule.) "One provider’s not enough," Miller says. "You need to expect that one of them is going to go down. You need redundancy."
This is not new money NASA would have to spend. It is instead a readjustment. NASA is already planning to go back to the Moon with its next-generation rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), but there are no plans to land. By using commercial partners, NASA could reduce the number of planned SLS launches from 12 to around three, reducing the cost of the program while still developing the technologies necessary to support it.
The NexGen study lays out a detailed roadmap for when and how to take the next step of performing a landing. A robotic return to the Moon could happen as soon as 2017, if NASA were to adopt the plan right away. Rovers would scout the lunar poles for hydrogen in 2018, and prospecting could begin by 2019 or 2020. Robotic construction of a permanent base would begin in 2021 in anticipation of landing humans on the Moon later that year.
A number of obvious risks are addressed in the study. For one, the cost and risk of developing a lunar base is far beyond that what is considered acceptable for businesses looking for a return on their investment. The study also lays out strategies for how to respond to things like the loss of a launch vehicle, loss of lander vehicles, and even loss of crew.
There is also the risk of ever-changing government support. "It is difficult to imagine industry trusting that NASA can keep such a commitment without significant changes," the study says. To solve these, the study proposes the formation of an International Lunar Authority to oversee things, and references existing models like CERN or the Port Authority of NY/NJ as examples. "Every single person in the United States benefits from space every single day."
The study was vetted by a 21-person independent review team made up of former members of NASA's administration, members of the commercial spaceflight community, and four former NASA astronauts. Tom Moser, who is a member of the study's review team, was the first program director for the International Space Station, so he's familiar with how hard it is to convince people of the benefits of major space programs. To get the space station off the ground, he told the government they should set a timeline and "deep six it into the Pacific Ocean" if it didn't produce. Congress agreed to invest in the idea, and the space station is still around. "Every single person in the United States benefits from space every single day," Moser says.
Moser says he believes in the proposed mission but that it won't happen without support and education from United States leadership. "If somebody at the level of president wants to do it it’s going to take a campaign to educate the public on why it’s a good thing to do," Moser says.
Miller agrees, but he's hopeful that today's news will inspire Congress or some of the 2016 presidential candidates to take action. "If the next president is just satisfied with what we’re doing in deep space and human spaceflight, then there’s no need for this," Miller says.
Researchers think that they've worked out why certain men abuse women over the internet: because they suck... at games. According to a study by Michael Kasumovic and Jeff Kuznekoff, the most vocal abusers of women online are the ones most threatened ...
I saw the one in Brooklyn bloom. Luckily I was a day late, so it was still in bloom but not in full corpse smell mode. Apparently the smell the previous day was downright unbearable.
Thousands of Bay Area botanical fans are expected to take in the scent of rotting flesh before the odorous flower – which only blooms every four years – collapses and goes dormant once again.
In California, there's a flower named Trudy that only blooms every few years. Once it blooms, the odorous plant commonly known as a “corpse flower” will release a scent similar to rotting flesh so strong that it can be smelled over half a mile away.
Thousands are expected to visit Trudy at the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley while she’s blooming. Formally named Titan Arum, these rare, gigantic flowers only bloom every few years.
Today, my religious friend and I ended up having wild sex in the back of his mom's minivan. We got interrupted by a priest knocking at our window. Well played God, well played. FML
I tried out the "share" button on the PS4 for the first time. Pretty painless! Here's a clip of me scoring a last second goal to tie the game, then scoring the over-time game winner.
Rocket League https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/tid=CUSA01163_00
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