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BASEBALL EDITION

GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK

Mariah Carey

The diva didn’t let a hurt shoulder keep her from appearing at an MLB charity concert

Carly Rae Jepsen

The pop singer was widely mocked for her flop of a first pitch at a Tampa Bay Rays–Houston Astros game

NIGHTLIFE

Booze-Free Bar

Is a bar without alcohol still a bar? A new London club called Redemption is hoping crowds will turn out for a clean and sober rooftop boîte offering vegetarian food and mocktails–everything to supply an enjoyable night out without a regrettable morning after.

SPORTS

$230

Cost per golfer at Windy Knoll Golf Club to rent one of the hovercraft carts designed by Bubba Watson, the 2012 Masters champ; the Ohio course scored the first two models to be produced

TWEETFEST

Clear and colorful, Jeroen Allart’s bird paintings almost hop off the canvas. Until Oct. 20, the Natural History Museum of Rotterdam will display the Dutch artist’s flights of fancy, including Bird, 2009, left.

TRENDING

#goodguy

After a video surfaced showing Justin Bieber dissing a picture of Bill Clinton, the pop star tweeted details of his apology phone call to the former President–and added a complimentary hashtag

QUICK TALK

Nelly

The “Hot in Herre” rapper, 38, knows a little something about being on fire. He’s featured in the Florida Georgia Line song “Cruise,” a summer hit in the grand girls-and-cars tradition, and he’s got an album of his own on the way (dropping Sept. 30). Here, Nelly talks to TIME.

–LILY ROTHMAN

Do you have a favorite kind of car to cruise around in?

One with air-conditioning.

Even though “Cruise” is about having the windows down.

It’s so hot outside. But that’s not really a favorite car. It’s more the action than the vehicle.

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?

Oh yeah. Plenty of them.

You’re a fast driver?

I like to get there.

What are your thoughts on the other kind of cruise–on a boat?

I’ve been on a boat before, but not like a cruise liner. Nothing like that, no. It kinda sounds … old?

Your next album is called MO. What does that stand for?

It’s just Missouri. That’s where I’m from, and a lot of friends and family call me Mo, so it’s me being where I am and being who I be.

Speaking of Missouri, the Cardinals are having a Nelly Night soon, complete with Nelly bobbleheads. You must be a big fan.

You can’t grow up in St. Louis without them.

They’re doing pretty well this season.

They do pretty well every season. Well, I shouldn’t say every season, but for the past eight or nine years we’ve been pretty consistent.

What’s it like to be a bobblehead?

I don’t know–I’m not a bobblehead! But, I mean, it’s a cool thing. It’s pretty straight.

FEMININE MYSTIQUE

Houston artist Robert Pruitt, known for work that probes African-American identity and experience, draws on inspiration that includes hip-hop and sci-fi for the pictures in his new show, “Women,” at the Studio Museum in Harlem through Oct. 27, an exhibition featuring nearly 20 large-scale drawings. The multiple sources of his art are evident in Be of Our Space World, right, from 2010.

TWEET BEAT

Which Beasts Should Storm the Small Screen Next?

The Syfy channel went full camp with Sharknado, a movie in which–you guessed it–sharks get stuck in a twister. @TIME followers shared their preferred animal–natural disaster hybrid.

EMUQUAKE

“BIG BIRDS MEAN BIG TROUBLE”

@chris_ellis

BEARICANE

“THIS SUMMER, THE FUR WILL FLY”

@kappley

BEENAMI

“THE SWARM WASHES OVER YOU THIS AUGUST …”

@rbratin

HIPPOPOCALYPSE

“THE HUNGRY, HUNGRY END OF THE WORLD”

@eliyoung

HURRICANINE

“WHEN YOU HEAR THE WIND HOWLING, HURRY HOME”

@Madahmas

SPOTTED

Jay Z Gets Art Z

Hova became a kind-of performance artist in the art world by continuously rapping his new song “Picasso Baby” for six straight hours at Manhattan’s Pace Gallery, in connection with a new music video. The invited crowd included the inspiration for his rapathon, artist Marina Abramovic.

3 THINGS YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS WEEK

1. Whether the (pop) arts are appreciated.

In France, Bono received the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters award; in the U.S., George Lucas scored the National Medal of Arts.

2. The end of irony.

Kanye West co-designed a $120 item of clothing. It sold out right away. It was a plain, white T-shirt.

3. The Da Vinci code being cracked.

Tom Hanks has signed on to star in the next movie based on Dan Brown’s books. What you do need to worry about this week: the Illuminati.

FOR RICHARD CORLISS’S REVIEW OF ONLY GOD FORGIVES AND TIME’S FILM COVERAGE, VISIT time.com/movies