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Things We Saw Today: Regina Spektor Covers The Beatles For the Kubo and the Two Strings Soundtrack

The animated film Kubo and the Two Strings from LAIKA doesn’t come out until next week, but you may have already heard this awesome cut off the soundtrack, which was released August 5th. If you haven’t, this cover of The Beatles classic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by Regina Spektor is lovely. If you have heard it, this is the recently-released official video. Let this mellow track ease you into your weekend. (via Collider)

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And lastly, since it’s been all-Olympics all-day in the news cycle lately, lets end on this amazing weightlifter, Lidia Valentín of Spain, who is a prime example of just how powerful utter girliness can be. Hearts right back at’cha, Lidia! (PS – she won a Bronze for her efforts in the Women’s 75g Weightlifting event)

That’s it from us! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Get out there and enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

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Teresa Jusino (she/her) is a native New Yorker and a proud Puerto Rican, Jewish, bisexual woman with ADHD. She's been writing professionally since 2010 and was a former TMS assistant editor from 2015-18. Now, she's back as a contributing writer. When not writing about pop culture, she's writing screenplays and is the creator of your future favorite genre show. Teresa lives in L.A. with her brilliant wife. Her other great loves include: Star Trek, The Last of Us, anything by Brian K. Vaughan, and her Level 5 android Paladin named Lal.

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