Almost Friday the 13th: A Week in Review
TL;DR
Spaceballs 2 is releasing in 2027. There’s more in here but honestly, it’s all far less important. Disney filed a lawsuit against AI, Pacers are casting voodoo magic in the NBA, Aaron Judge is having another historic season, Coco Gauff is the new queen of France, and Traffic + heavy Drum and Bass = Bonnarroo(no, not The Bronx).
Almost Friday!…the 13th :0
Good Morning to everyone except Jason Voorhees fans. As someone with a strong disdain for horror movies, I felt obligated to say that - luckily - tomorrow will mark the only Friday the 13th of the year! In light of such an interesting - and quite frankly ridiculous - occasion, I figure we’d take this installment to explore some news from an unlucky point of view. Without further ado, here is my biased approach to a week in review:
Disney vs. Midjourney: Revenge of the Mickey
Aside from the cheeky joke for my UK audience, there’s nothing funny about this legal battle. Disney has filed a lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney that could redefine creative boundaries. Our childhood heroes (turned villains at some point after Frozen I think? Are we all in agreement there?) allege that Midjourney's models were trained on copyrighted Disney characters without permission, resulting in unauthorized, Disney-style art circulating online. This suit could set a massive precedent for how AI companies use media in training data, especially when it comes to IP.
Tough bid for you AFV fans. If things turn out in your favor, maybe you can finally change the way Titanic ended. That driftwood could have totally fit Jack… still not over that….
Anyway if you want more deets, check out BBC’s article here. Or you can google NPR or something.
Indy’s Voodoo Magic: Pacers Push in the NBA finals
I must preface the following blurb here by saying I am an incredibly passionate Knicks fan, so the truth will be warped with extreme prejudice. After years of voodoo training in the heart of the Amazon jungle, Pacer’s owners Herb and Stephen Simon have brought their team back to the NBA Finals.
Led by All-Star Tyrese Whatthehellyburton, they have been playing with the devil’s luck. Hellyburton has hit FOUR buzzer beaters that led to their wins over each the BUCKS, CAVS, KNICKS and now OKC. From my expert knowledge of thwarting voodoo magic, the luck needed to have Aaron Nesmith hit 5 back to back threes, and hit that Game 1 buzzer beater in the Eastern Conference Finals was only impeded by Pope Leo XIV’s presence in the Vatican. As a Villanova alum, his prayers reached Tyrese Haliburton’s right foot to make his raining-three a drizzling-two. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Although the Pacers ended up winning that game…. winning the ECF was still three wins away. To guarantee their victory over the Knicks, a new sacrifice needed to be made. Enter Caitlin Clark. On May 24th, the Pacer’s locker room cast a spell on Caitlin Clark’s quad and strained it. Originally, she was slated to be out two weeks - fast forward to 6/12 and she’s still out. What’s more, her attendance at Pacer’s games has enhanced their victory odds - they are EIGHT and ZERO. I don’t know what to call this aside from hearsay and illegal somehow. With a now 2-1 lead against the dominant Thunder, I don’t know who the next sacrifice will be. I’m left with more questions than answers; truly baffling times…
If you want to watch witchcraft live, tune in to ESPN/ABC tomorrow at 7:30pm CT.
🔗 Stay up to date on the Pacer’s run here
Aaron Judge is Unstoppable
At the very least, NY has something positive going for them - me getting off my soapbox. Oh and also Aaron Judge is putting up video game numbers this season. He’s carrying the Yankees on his back with a WAR of 6.0. For my non-baseball friends, that stat means that if an average player were to have been substituted for him, the Yankees would have lost approximately 6 games. To put in perspective, the MVP of a regular season usually has a WAR of 10.0… by the end of the season. We’re only 33% through…
He’s leading in almost every batting stat category (one HR off 1st , four RBIs off 1st as of 6/12). His dominance could bore fans… If only he can bring that energy to the post-season. Heavy sigh*
🔗 Follow Aaron Judge’s monster season
*Accountant fans this one’s for you
Coco Gauff Wins Her First French Open Title
France has crowned a new queen of Tennis—Coco Gauff won her first French Open title, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a slug fest. The first set was a tough back and forth for the players, but Coco found her grove in the final two sets to seal off Aryna. At just 21 years old, Coco became the youngest American woman to win at since Serena Williams. That’s pretty great company to be in.
The win solidifies her status as a dominant force in women’s tennis and a potential legend in the making. Congrats France, USA once again takes a W on your soil. And besides, why give the Statue of Liberty back when we have Coco…
Bonnaroo 2025: Magic, Music, and a Bittersweet Tribute
Tennessee’s biggest music festival has returned in full force this weekend. Bonnaroo 2025 will be delivering a powerful mix of performances, from Olivia Rodrigo and Tyler the Creator to legacy acts like Hozier and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Even Luke Combs is performing! He’ll be the first country artist to Headline at the event. As someone from the North, it seems pretty ironic and I’m here for it. But the celebration also carried a somber note with the passing of co-founder Jonathan Mayers.
Festival organizers honored Mayers with a tree-planting tribute and a stunning visual montage of past years, reminding fans just how deep the roots of Roo culture really go.
Editor’s Note: Seems Mayers’s tree needed some extra water to grow. It dumped rain in Manchester and as a result, all the wide, bright eyed concert goers had their magical weekend cut short. Dance in the rain, mud-wrestle in the rain, but no listening to live music in the rain. Sorry folks…
🔗 See highlights from Bonnaroo 2025
Spaceballs 2 Is Actually Happening—With Mel Brooks!
And finally, the news we all wanted to see. Almost 40 years after the original Spaceballs graced the silver screen, Mel Brooks is returning to the galaxy as Yogurt in Spaceballs 2. The new film, hopefully titled Spaceballs: The Search for More Money, will parody today’s franchise-heavy movie landscape. Amazon MGM Studios calls it ‘A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film.’
The teaser trailer is loaded with pop-culture jabs which are so real, and the original cast is so back. You can see them in 2027.
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