Auston Matthews announced his presence with authority on Wednesday night when he scored four goals in his NHL debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

There is a lot of pressure on the 19-year-old wunderkind, who is not only tasked with being the savior of a storied hockey franchise that hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1967, but he is also tasked with the challenge of being the next great American hockey player.

But how Matthews got here is a fascinating story, starting with the Winnipeg Jets and ending with his name being called by the Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft in June.

Below we take a closer look at who Auston Matthews is and where he came from.

In 1996, the Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. The move was lamented at the time because it was a sign that owners viewed the U.S. as a place where they could make more money and it cost Canada another team. But it also may have produced at least one hockey star.

A year later, Matthews was born and shortly after that his family moved to Arizona. As a toddler, Matthews went to Coyotes games with an uncle who was a season-ticket holder and fell in love with the sport.

SOURCE: New York Times

Ironically, the reborn Winnipeg Jets would have the second pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, just missing out on a chance to draft Matthews.

With film festivals like Telluride, Venice, and Toronto behind us, and the New York Film Festival underway in October, award season is becoming clearer. Which means it's (already) time for Oscar predictions.

The 2017 Academy Awards will be filled with familiar faces like Martin Scorsese and Meryl Streep and newcomers to the season like Mahershala Ali (Remy from "House of Cards") and Ruth Negga (Tulip from "Preacher").

At least, that's how things seem to stand at the moment. 

Award-season bets are constantly changing, with "sure things" suddenly falling off the board once the movie starts making the rounds to voters. And underdogs can find their way in as we get to the Oscar voting deadline at the end of December.

Here's our first pass at the movies and talent that have a chance to take home Oscar gold:

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Best Picture

In the running:

“Arrival”
“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”
“Jackie”
“La La Land”
“Manchester By The Sea”
“Moonlight”
“Silence”
“Sully”

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: "La La Land." The movie is a love letter to the forgotten musical (remember, most of the Academy voters are on the older side), the creativity of the story by writer-director Damien Chazelle is incredible, and the performances by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are some of the best of the year. 

Best Director

In the running:

Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Garth Davis, “Lion”
Clint Eastwood, “Sully”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester By The Sea”
Nate Parker, “The Birth of a Nation”
Martin Scorsese, “Silence”
Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival”

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: Damien Chazelle for "La La Land." Like I mentioned in best picture, Chazelle weaves a powerful story about love and loss. His creative eye and strong storytelling will make him hard to beat. Plus the Academy loved his previous movie "Whiplash."

Best Actor

In the running:

Casey Affleck, “Manchester By The Sea”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Tom Hanks, “Sully”
Michael Keaton, “The Founder”
Matthew McConaughey, “Gold”
Nate Parker, “The Birth of a Nation”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”

If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: Casey Affleck. His performance in "Manchester By the Sea" is emotionally charged while being very subdued. Affleck has shown he's capable of carrying a film in the past, but in this one he is the film.

Not everybody is a people person.

If this sounds like you, then your best approach for finding a job could be searching for work where people skills aren't all that necessary.

To find these jobs, we averaged data from the Occupational Information Network, or O*NET, a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on 974 occupations.

O*NET rates each occupation on a scale from zero to 100 on how much a job requires workers to be in contact with others and how much a job requires workers to be pleasant with others. We averaged these ratings to find which jobs had the highest overall score.

While we're not suggesting that people who hold these positions are all standoffish, the following jobs pay on average more than $55,000 a year according to O*NET, have an average required sociability score of less than 66, and therefore require minimal good-natured interaction with others:

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Mine shuttle car operator

Average salary: $55,320

Required sociability score: 64

They operate diesel- or electric-powered shuttle cars in underground mines to transport materials from a working face to mine cars or a conveyor.

Geological sample-test technician

Average salary: $55,610

Required sociability score: 56

They test or analyze geological samples, crude oil, or minerals to the detect the presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits.

Aircraft mechanic or service technician

Average salary: $58,370

Required sociability score: 64

They diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes helicopter and aircraft-engine specialists.

Raids are, by far, the best activities in "Destiny," the first-person shooting game from the original makers of "Halo."

They require six players (but can be accomplished with fewer), lots of coordination, lots of time, and lots of shooting and puzzle-solving. They're challenging, thrilling, and reward you with some of the best loot in the game.

Now, I've played over 1,000 hours of "Destiny" since its 2014 launch, but on Wednesday night I finally tried (and beat) the latest raid in "Destiny," called "Wrath of the Machine." You can play this new raid if you've purchased the latest "Rise of Iron" expansion, which launched in September.

With Wrath of the Machine, "Destiny" now has four completely different raids, so I thought it'd be fun to rank them all. I've rated these raids based on their difficulty, their rewards, and the overall experience. You might have different opinions based on your own personal experiences — and I'd love to hear them! — but here's what I came up with.

4. KING'S FALL

What is it?

King's Fall was the raid exclusive to "The Taken King" expansion, which launched last September.

What's the goal?

Your goal in King's Fall is to storm the Dreadnaught, a massive alien warship, and kill its leader: Oryx, a.k.a. "The Taken King."

What's it like?

The King's Fall raid has nine separate areas — some platforming areas, some puzzles, and lots of shooting — and four bosses. All the bosses, and many of the other activities as well, require a great deal of coordination. It's not for the faint of heart.

Every Rolex tells a story.

But some of the brand's watches talk louder than others. And those often get a nickname — something used by collectors and fans as shorthand to let others know exactly what they're talking about.

Here are just some of the most notable and amusing Rolex nicknames used to describe the company's rich history of watchmaking.

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Batman

Some Rolex models don't have a great reasoning for their naming. Take the Rolex GMT-Master II, with its blue and black ceramic bezel, is nicknamed Batman, according to Christie's.

Why Batman? It's simply because blue and black are often associated with the Dark Knight. The watch has also been called "The Dark Knight" and "Bruiser."

The piece is sought after, and still has a waitlist of those trying to purchase it new. The watch is available to bid on at Christie's.

Soda flavors

A trend in Rolex nicknames is to name them according to color.

Throughout the history of releases for the Rolex GMT-Master II, there's been a number named after popular sodas beverages. There's the Pepsi, a GMT with a red and blue bezel, the Coke, a GMT with a red and black dial, and the Root Beer, the nickname for two different steel-and-gold watches in Rolex's history.

The Root Beer is pictured above, a vintage GMT-Master 1675 from 1970 available here.

James Cameron

Others, however have a rich history inherently tied to their specific reference and model. The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller D-Blue, Ref. 116660, for example, was created to commemorate filmmaker James Cameron upon his return from the first solo expedition to the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, according to Christie's.

The Deep-Sea lettering is the same color as Cameron's submarine, and the face has a symbolic blue to black gradient.

Available to bid on at Christie's.

Contrary to popular belief, working as a flight attendant isn't all that glamorous.

But was that always the case? There's this popular narrative out there that's got many gazing at the travel industry of old through rosy lenses. Back in the day, passengers enjoyed fancy food, spacious seats, and an army of beautiful flight attendants attending to them. Today, the most luxurious experience you'll have at an airport is shuffling through the TSA checkpoint at a decent speed and avoiding getting crammed next to an overly-talkative seat neighbor.

However, as CNN reported, our "nostalgia usually doesn't include the high prices, limited routes and cigarette smoke clinging to the air."

As usual, sentimental remembrance tends to leave out some important details. This includes the dark side of the flight attendant's supposedly glitzy gig.

As Travel and Leisure magazine previously reported, in the 1950s and 1960s, "the requirements [for becoming a flight attendant] were draconian: Barbie-doll height and weight standards, girdles and heels worn at all times, and mandatory retirement by the decrepit age of… 32." The article goes on to note that litigation eventually abolished these rigid, superficial prerequisites for airline stewardesses (and stewards).

Despite that creepiness, working as a flight attendant did give plenty of people the opportunity to see the world and secure employment. In fact, before the "Mad Men" era, Travel and Leisure notes that 1930s "sky girls" might even help refuel planes.

Let's take a look at some photos of flight attendants — or air hostesses, stewards, or stewardesses, as they were sometimes called — at work through the ages. To find these images, Business Insider scoured Wikimedia Commons's collection, along with Flickr albums of the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections, the State Library of Queensland, Preus Museum, and Nationaal Archief. The photos date back to the 1930s (although not every image has an exact date).

SEE ALSO: Here's what it's REALLY like to work as a Delta Air Lines flight attendant

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Swissair flight attendant Nelly Diener became the first air stewardess in Europe in 1934. She died later that year in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident, which killed 12 people.

Source: UP Magazine

United Airlines stewardesses line up in front of an early Boeing 247.

A flight attendant checks in with passengers as two men play checkers during a 1933 flight on a Boeing 247.

Getting in front of some of the most well-known venture capitalists in New York isn't an easy task. But for a few hours on Thursday, Uber gave anyone with an idea the option to hail a VC at the touch of a button.

Called Pool Pitch, the option was available on October 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Users could hail a ride with an investor from New York firms like First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Capital, and Primary Venture Partners, anywhere in New York's five boroughs. 

The people with the best ideas received invitations to an event with investors that Thursday night, and three were selected to pitch on stage in front of a panel of VCs. The first-place winner received a $5,000 prize from First Round Capital. 

I got to ride along with First Round's Chris Fralic as we picked up entrepreneurs and listened to pitches in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. Here's how it went.

SEE ALSO: Uber is still crushing Lyft in every major US city — but Lyft is slowly making progress

Uber had about 30 Uber drivers in SUVs meet at Uber headquarters in Chelsea. I rode along with Chris Fralic, a partner at First Round Capital. Fralic has done Uber Pool Pitch in Philadelphia and said he was excited to see what kind of pitches he was going to get. "You react as they come in and you never really know what you'll get. That's half the fun of it," Fralic said.

Fralic was actually one of the first people to identify Uber as the next big thing back in 2010. First Round was Uber's first institutional investor, so it's somewhat fitting that Fralic helped organize Uber Pool Pitch in New York.

At 11:20, we made our first pick-up. Michael Twersky is the creator of Whyline, an app that helps people avoid waiting in lines at places like hospitals or restaurants. His company has begun to roll out in Argentina and is looking to raise $1 million in funding.

Next we picked up Mark Gravel, a cook who's building a service that connects food industry professionals with job opportunities — sort of like a LinkedIn just for cooks. Gravel's company is called Mixplate.

The Allegria yacht was one of 46 superyachts shown at this year's Monaco Yacht Show, which concluded on October 1.

With a large bar and plenty of room for sunbathing, the roughly $22 million yacht looks like it would be a fun party boat.

Scroll down for a closer look.

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The Allegria yacht comes with 5 cabins that can fit up to 11 guests. It can also accommodate 9 crew members.

The master suite takes up the entire width of the main deck and has a walk-in closet.

It also a stunning marble bathroom with a large Jacuzzi and rain shower.

The Mar-a-Lago Club is Donald Trump's Florida resort and home base outside Manhattan.

It's the top-ranked spa in Palm Beach on TripAdvisor, and gets four full stars on Yelp. But what's it really like to stay there?

James Taylor, the famous singer-songwriter, spent a week there with his wife and children to perform at a charity gala on the property. His wife, Caroline, penned an account of their stay at the Mar-a-Lago for Vanity Fair.

Calling herself and her husband "dyed-in-the-wool, yellow dog Democrats," Caroline Taylor still attempts to offer an unbiased review of the hotel.

See what it's like to stay at the ultimate in lavish Trump real estate below.

Raisa Bruner wrote an earlier version of this post.

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Mar-a-Lago is a beach and pool club and spa, with rooms, suites, and cottages spread over 20 acres. The club has been the site of everything from Trump's most recent wedding to Maya Angelou's 80th birthday party, hosted by Oprah Winfrey.

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It's one of the most "exotic, larger-than-life" hotels Taylor says she's ever visited. The 118-room resort was built in the 1920s by Marjorie Merriweather Post, America's richest woman, until she bequeathed it to the US government and it fell into disrepair.

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Source: The New York Times

Trump scooped it up in 1985 for less than $10 million, renovated it, and ultimately turned it into the society destination it is today. Taylor describes the clientele as "lacquered blondes" wearing "five-inch Louboutins."

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Sources: The New York Times, Vanity Fair

Amid the Department of Defense's historic change to open all combat jobs to women, the Marine Corps accepted the first female applicants to the sister service branches' special operations command (MARSOC).

An average of 11 months of grueling training and the mastery of seven weapons are just some of the hurdles to join the elite tier of the Corps'.

After serving three years as a Marine, MARSOC candidates arrive at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in the best shape of their lives.

Some of the physical assessments include a 300 yard swim in cammies and a brutal 12-mile timed rucksack run carrying 45 pounds of gear.

Come along to MARSOC and see what the training is like.

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MARSOC training begins with Phase One, a 10 week long course that focuses on basic skills that all operators will need to master.

These skills include general fitness ...

... And significantly more advanced swimming skills.

I remember being on a business trip when I was only a few years out of college and found myself sitting at the bar of the fancy Bellagio lobby bar.

I felt successful. I felt worldly. I also felt out of my element.

I called a friend, waking her because I forgot about the time difference, and asked her “Why didn’t anyone teach us how to do this?”

Fast forward to many years later, I found out that now I have a bit of a reputation when it comes to my hyper-vigilance around efficient biz travel. Rumor has it that newbies who find out they are flying with me are secretly tutored so that they are prepared.

I feel like you can find tons of tips on how to pack your bag (roll your clothes) or what to eat on the plane (anything that isn't too messy or stinky) but there are many other things that no one has ever taught you. 

There is no reason for any young professional to fall for rookie traps when they start to travel so here are some words of advice:

SEE ALSO: I'm working my way through 12 countries in 12 months — here's the best advice I can give you about staying productive on the road

1. Check your seat assignment right after you book your flight.

If you are surprised by your middle seat when you board the plane then that is your punishment. Enjoy the six-hour cross country flight! I, on the other hand, will be in the exit row.

2. Join every airline and frequent flier program there is.

Then download every app and log in, so when you need to use it you aren’t fumbling to find your password or username. Learn the tricks for your most-used airline. For instance, knowing where your plane is coming from is really helpful when you are navigating weather issues. Some hotels let you check in on your app now and you don’t even have to stop at the desk.

3. Look into your plane’s amenities.

This information is usually available 24 hours before a flight. Once you know how your plane will be equipped, then you can strategize about your device plan. If they don’t have outlets then you need to bring an extra battery pack. No TVs? Then download any movies in advance.

Never promise anyone you will email them from the plane. Those systems are still way too delicate and temperamental to be trusted so don’t rely on them working, especially if you are trying to send a large-ish file or image.

Some fresh data just came out on attitudes among corporate board members, and it says a lot about how far the business world has to go when it comes to breaking the old boys club.

Women represent only one in five board members at S&P 500 companies, according to a report released Tuesday by the consulting firm PwC.

PwC asked the men on these boards about adding women as members, and in many cases the answer was, in effect, "We don't see a need."

The firm surveyed 884 public company directors on a broad array of issues.

Eighty-three percent of respondents were men, "closely aligning with the gender distribution of public company directors," the report said.

Here are some of the findings:

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The majority of those surveyed don't think women need to have half the board seats.

"One in ten directors believes the optimal representation of women on boards should be 20% or less," the report said, and "97% of those who believe this are male."

With numbers like that, it's perhaps not surprising that only 5% of people surveyed thought women should make up more than half of a board.

Since a majority of people surveyed — again, mostly men — think that women should have fewer than half of a board's seats, that means most are happy with the status quo. For now, women only make up about 20% of boards.

The desire to keep women's representation low defies reason, at least when considering financial repercussions. As PwC notes, "research has shown that Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of female directors attained significantly higher financial performance, on average, than those with the lowest representation of female directors." PwC cited a 2011 Catalyst study on the topic.

Men are less likely to think that there are enough eligible women to hire.

The people surveyed do seem to understand that a diverse board could be good for the company.

"More than eight in ten believe diversity at least somewhat enhances board effectiveness and company performance," the report said, adding that women are more likely to believe this is true.

But they seemed to fall back on an old crutch when explaining why there isn't more diversity: There aren't enough good candidates.

Predictably, views on this are also split by gender.

Almost all of the women surveyed — 93% — think there are enough diverse candidates out there to choose from for corporate boards, while only 64% of men do.

Here's more on the pipeline problem, from PwC's perspective:

"One of the main impediments to building more diverse boards is that many boards look to current or former CEOs as potential director candidates. However, only 4% of S&P 500 CEOs are female, and only 1% of Fortune 500 CEOs are African-American. So in order to increase board diversity, the pool of potential director candidates needs to be expanded.

"To find more diverse candidates, boards will have to look in different places. There are often many untapped, highly qualified, and diverse candidates just a few steps below the C-suite — people who drive strategies, run large segments of the business, and function like CEOs."

We recently ranked the 50 best colleges in America based on how well they prepare students for success, focusing on graduation rate and early-career earnings. Next, we wanted to find out which schools enroll the smartest students.

Jonathan Wai, a Duke University Talent Identification Program research scientist, created a ranking exclusively for Business Insider of the smartest US colleges and universities based on the schools' average standardized test scores.

While these tests are often criticized, research shows that both the SAT and ACT are good measures of general cognitive ability, since they rely on a person's ability to reason. Therefore, these scores give a reasonable snapshot of a school’s overall smarts.

Last year, information was taken directly from the US News & World Report. We updated that ranking by including all the schools that report average SAT and ACT scores to the government. ACT scores were converted to the SAT scale for the purposes of this analysis.

See more detail on methods and limitations here. 

Once again, the Pasadena-based California Institute of Technology took the top spot on the list, and the University of Chicago, Harvard, Harvey Mudd College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology rounded out the top five schools. 

Keep scrolling to see the 50 smartest colleges in America.

50. Colgate University — Average SAT: 1369

• Location: Hamilton, New York
• Student population: 2,872
• Tuition: $51,635
• Best known for: Sends its students to top graduate schools like, Columbia University, New York University, Harvard University, and Cornell University.

50. Brandeis University — Average SAT: 1369

• Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
• Student population: 3,621
• Tuition: $49,586
• Best known for: Strong program offerings in English, history, social policy, and health policy.

49. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Average SAT: 1372

• Location: Troy, New York
• Student population: 5,864
• Tuition: $49,520
• Best known for: Highly-ranked engineering program.

Coldwell Banker recently released its annual Home Listing Report, which ranks the most expensive places to purchase homes in America.

Though California dominated the overall rankings, expensive homes dot the entire country. Business Insider pulled the top ranking city in each state from the report, which range from average listing prices of over $1 million in California and Connecticut to those coming in under $300,000 in places such as Arkansas and Kentucky.

To determine the most expensive cities, Coldwell Banker analyzed the average listing price of more than 50,000 four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes for the period between January 2016 and June 2016. The ranking covered 2,168 markets across the US, excluding any with fewer than 10 listings. Note that just as prices vary by location, the size of these homes can vary significantly by market as well. 

Read on to see where to find the most expensive housing market in your state.

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ALABAMA: Fairhope

Population: 18,730

Average cost of a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom house: $359,633

Median household income: $58,767

ALASKA: Anchorage

Population: 298,695

Average cost of a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom house: $378,686

Median household income: $78,121

ARIZONA: Scottsdale

Population: 236,839

Average cost of a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom house: $530,372

Median household income: $72,455

Most of us want to live long, healthy lives.

But figuring out how to get there is confusing — there's so much mixed information out there about what a person should do to increase their health and longevity.

So we've collected here nine behaviors that scientists agree measurably shorten people's lives. None of the items on this list is controversial in the field, even if there's lots researchers do disagree with.

You'll notice many of these are foods. That's because most of the best science on longevity out there, recently reviewed in the sweeping paper "Metabolic Control of Longevity" in the journal Cell, has focused on the relationship between your metabolism and the lifetimes of your cells.

Without further ado, here are nine things to avoid — as much as possible, at least — if you want to live a long and healthy life.

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1. Eating sugar

Source: "Metabolic Control of Longevity", Cell

2. Skipping sleep

Source: "Is sleep essential?", PLOS Biology

3. Eating red meat

Source: "Metabolic Control of Longevity", Cell

As Seth Godin says, "The average knowledge worker reads fewer than one business book a year. On the other hand, the above-average knowledge worker probably reads ten. Show me your bookshelf, or the courses you take, or the questions you ask, and I'll have a hint as to how much you care about leveling up."

That's why I've asked a number of successful people to share the books they love.

The next installment comes from Randy Garutti, the CEO of Shake Shack, a fast-casual restaurant chain that started as a hot dog cart in New York's Madison Square Park.

(If you haven't heard of Shake Shack ... where have you been?)

Here are his selections:

SEE ALSO: 27 books that can change your life forever, according to my coworkers

1. 'The Originals' by Adam Grant

I loved reading and considering what makes people different, and original. An incredible study on leaders, what makes kids different based on birth order (with three kids I love digging into the debate on nature vs. nurture), and what sets great companies apart.

2. 'Creativity, Inc.' by Ed Catmull

The amazing story of the creation and culture of creativity and boundless innovation that happens at Pixar. This book reminds us of all the things we let get in the way of innovation, and how crucial it is for leaders to create a space where challenge and innovation can occur... while surrounding ourselves with the best people who make it happen every day.

All time favorites:

3. 'Setting the Table' by Danny Meyer

Of course! No one has ever put into words what so many of us have intuitively felt for so long in the hospitality business.

Danny is the greatest at leading by constantly reminding all of us what's important to him, in this book and every day after.

The late-night ground is shifting, and with the 2016 election less than a month away — and wilder than ever — the shows are particularly relevant.

Now that legends of late night like David Letterman and Jay Leno have moved on, others are quickly rising or trying to figure out their place: Stephen Colbert, in a move from Comedy Central to Letterman's CBS spot; Trevor Noah, the still-newish millennial face of "The Daily Show"; and perhaps most notably, Samantha Bee, whose acerbic, bawdy, and pointedly feminist weekly take on the news on TBS feels connected to Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" tenure. Larry Wilmore, after struggling to find his audience, was sadly canceled by Comedy Central.

There are the other hosts of course, like Jimmy Fallon and James Corden, whose work only occasionally touches on political satire, yet they've amassed passionate followings for their antics like "Carpool Karaoke" and "Lip Sync Battle."

But which of the late-night shows is most worth your time? We watched all of today's major players, focusing on the comedy-centric programs, and assessed the best and worst.

Here are the best and worst in late night, ranked:

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13. "Last Call with Carson Daly" (NBC)

Carson Daly's very late offering, "Last Call," feels like the gig that best fits the former '90s MTV veejay. He's come out of his shell on "The Voice" and shows his chipper side in the morning for the "Today" show's Orange Room. But "Last Call" allows him to use strange camera angles, don his leather jacket, and give bands some exposure. From performances to interviews, the show plays with artsy technique and effects. It's not for everyone, but that's probably why it's at 1:35 a.m.

12. "@midnight with Chris Hardwick" (Comedy Central)

Perhaps the first late-night show catering to millennials, "@midnight" combines the internet's most trending topics with comedians to create a hilarious half-hour of television. Chris Hardwick is the perfect mix of geek and jokester as the host, not overshadowing the comics but also holding his own. If you are tired of the traditional late-night format, give this a try.

11. "Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)

Sometimes on a Friday night you need to vent, and over on HBO there's no one better to give you that release than Bill Maher. His venom is usually directed toward the Republicans, but in this current climate of gun violence and presidential hopefuls he has enough contempt for everyone. Sometimes his guests can't get a word in, but on the right night when there's a good mix of topics to discuss and guests who aren't scared by Bill, it can be a lot of fun.

If you were a die-hard "Star Wars" fan and loved "Force Awakens," chances are you're hungry for updates on the next episode in the saga, 'Star Wars: Episode VIII."

Star Wars Celebration Europe, which took place in London in July, revealed some interesting information about the film. Since then, others from the cast (and a few rumors) have given us a further idea of the movie, which is currently in post production.

Below is everything we know so far about the movie (which comes out December 15, 2017), from the mouths of stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, and writer/director Rian Johnson.

Warning: spoilers ahead.

SEE ALSO: Everything you nee to know about the next "Star Wars" movie, "Rogue One"

Not familiar with Rian Johnson? He directed the hit sci-fi movie "Looper."

Get ready to hear the name Rian Johnson a lot throughout the next year. Though he's only made three feature films going into "Episode VIII," those movies include stunning works like the modern-day film noir "Brick" and sci-fi mobster movie "Looper," which have shown he's ready for the largest stage in filmmaking.

Johnson also directed some of the most memorable "Breaking Bad" episodes, including "Fly" and "Ozymandias" (arguably the greatest episode of the series).

Looking to take a deeper dive? Here's more about Johnson you need to know.

Johnson spent six weeks at the Lucasfilm headquarters, Skywalker Ranch, figuring out the "Episode VIII" story.

At Star Wars Celebration, Johnson revealed that while writing the script for "Episode VIII," he spent six weeks at Skywalker Ranch. But he wasn't just taking inspiration from the grounds that "Star Wars" creator George Lucas walks. He also had an eye on "The Force Awakens."

"We would watch dailies come in from 'VII,'" Johnson told the Celebration crowd. "It was probably really healthy creating the story based on our reactions to the footage rather than the cultural reactions. It was a unique experience."

The movie will start right where "The Force Awakens" ended.

Before principal photography began in London on "Episode VIII," Johnson and his crew took actors Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Daisy Ridley (Rey) to Skellig Michael, the island where the final scene of "The Force Awakens" took place, to shoot an extension of the scene. 

That will be the opening of "Episode VIII," according to Johnson.

"I don't want to skip ahead [after] that last moment of 'Episode VII.' I want to see what happens next,"Johnson said.

This has sparked an interesting conversation among fans. Will there be an opening crawl in "Episode VIII"? There are typically months to years between "Star Wars" episodes, so the crawl brings the audience up to speed. Johnson did not say if there will or will not be a crawl in the new movie. 

It's not what you say, it's how you say it.

It's an old cliché, but it's true. That's why body language is such a crucial part of communicating. The way you act can warp the entire meaning of what you're saying.

That being said, bad body language habits are the often hardest ones to break. We become so accustomed to slouching, averting our eyes, or folding our arms that we barely even notice what we're doing.

Here are several body language mistakes that are going to be tough to ditch. Still, if you're able to quit them, you'll definitely thank yourself later.

Fidgeting

If you've gotten into the habit of fidgeting, it can be difficult to snap out of it. However, it's important to take steps to reigning in this nervous habit.

Fidgeting demonstrates nervousness and a lack of power, as body language expert and "The Power of Body Language" author Tonya Reiman previously told Business Insider.

Playing with your hair

Leave your hair alone. Constantly running your hands across your scalp and twirling your locks is pretty distracting. Plus, as ABC reported, it can damage your hair overtime. It can
be hard to quit, so try playing around a stress ball instead of your hair.

Adopting a defensive pose

Many people naturally cross their arms or hunch over a bit just because they don't know what to do with their hands.

However, this posture can make you look uncomfortable, defensive, or untrustworthy.

"You should always keep your hands in view when you are talking," Patti Wood, a body language expert and author of "SNAP: Making the Most of First Impressions Body Language and Charisma," previously told Business Insider. When a listener can't see your hands, they wonder what you are hiding."

For flight attendants, who often spend more than 80 hours in the air a month, traveling can become almost second nature.

So who better to turn to for travel tips and tricks than the people with extensive knowledge on the matter?

We asked flight attendants to share their best travel hacks with us and scoured the internet for more.

Here are 11 things that could help make your travel experiences easier and more enjoyable:

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Get more attentive service from your flight attendants

"While most passengers tend to choose seats that are at the front of the aircraft so that they can disembark first and have a better chance of securing their preferred meal option, flight attendants know that if you're sitting towards the back, you'll receive the most attentive service.

"The reason is simple: We like to avoid responding to call bells from the front of the plane because answering one means potentially flaunting whatever item the passenger has requested to everyone else along the way. This can cause a problem since planes often don't have enough extra vodka, pillows, earplugs, and toothbrushes, or the time on shorter flights to deviate from the service schedule.

"For passengers sitting near the back of the plane, however, it's much easier to slip in that second mini bottle of wine."

Source: Oyster

Iron your clothes faster

"Use your flat iron to touch up your clothes when you're in a rush and there's no time for the ironing board."

— A flight attendant with 30 years' experience

Always sleep in clean sheets

"Don't sleep on hotel sheets that don't have creases from being folded; someone slept on them already."

— A flight attendant with 19 years' experience