millennials are churning out eclipse remixes: your daily distraction... you're welcome

The Canadian National Exhibition has a long-standing tradition of butter sculpting, featuring some of the country’s best dairy art. Churning heads this year with their stand-out entries on display are: the IKEA monkey, and Justin Trudeau holding two baby pandas in a Muskoka Chair. Though the CNE only runs until Labour Day, we think we’re going to remember these for a long time.

In the binge-watching age of Netflix, one would think something so simple as the sun being eclipsed by the moon would deter few from their Stranger Things marathon. However, there was a 10% drop in Netflix plays during the eclipse yesterday. Now if Netflix could produce once-in-a-lifetime phenomena, we would never stop watching. 
*Bonus*: the best of eclipse jokes for your reading pleasure. 

In anticipation of the end of Game of Thrones, the shortened #GoTS7 has made HBO Now the #1 streaming app in the App Store, with the finale airing this coming Sunday. The show has announced the name of the 80-minute special finale on Twitter, along with a seriously revealing trailer. 

Millennials may be turning on Facebook, with the social media platform predicted to see a drop in users aged 12-17 and 18-24. Teen and tween users are using Snapchat and Facebook- owned Instagram more prevalently, as it aligns more with the visual emphasis of their preferred communication. Many in this age demographic are Facebook-nevers, having never had an account on the platform, or those who log in infrequently and rarely update their profiles. Axios.  

With Soundcloud’s problems seeming terminal for the music-sharing platform, many have wondered where sound creators will go next. Enter Dubset. The app has legalized the previously murky area of music sampling, by partnering with Sony to provide rights clearance to DJs and others who want to use licensed materials to create new music. The remixed song would be created from trackable files, allowing both Dubset, the DJ who created the mix, and Sony to monetize the new track. Tech Crunch.