1. Clint Eastwood was the surprise guest speaker at the final night of the Republican National Convention (for more read J. Hoberman’s take on the strange performance). [Daily Intel]
2. Legendary hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty (onetime manager of 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, and more) is dead at the age of 44. [NYDN]
3. Ethan Hawke confirms he is in Greece with Richard Linklater working on a follow-up to “Before Sunset.” [MTV]
4. An adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s essay, “House for Sale,” heads to the stage. [ArtsBeat/NYT]
5. “The Simpsons” will be censored in Russia under a new law. The offensive bits will be replaced with “jokey messages in a rolling caption.” [EW]
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