David Sikabwe, a student at the University of Texas who performs under the name Going Spaceward, put a modern twist on the Frank Sinatra classic “Fly Me to the Moon” and it’s both nerdy and romantic.
Sikabwe added a rap verse to the swinging ditty first popularized by Ol’ Blue Eyes in 1964 and, while at first it sounds like an awkward idea, it fits great. A big reason is Sikabwe’s smooth cadence that’s reminiscent of the rapping in “Hamilton.”
A billboard in Louisville, Kentucky’s Irish Hill neighborhood calling for justice for Breonna Taylor has been defaced by vandals. The vandals splashed red paint on the image of Taylor’s face, making it look like a gunshot to the forehead.
No one is sure of the vandals’ intent, but the defaced image of Taylor has turned the billboard into an even more powerful reminder that the officers involved in her murder have yet to face justice.
Editor’s Note: Some readers may find the following image to be upsetting.
Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician, was killed when three officers opened fire on her in her apartment. Only one officer has been fired for the incident.
The plainclothes police were serving a “no-knock” narcotics warrant which took her boyfriend, Kennet Walker, a registered gun owner, by surprise. Assuming that the intruders were attempting to rob them, Walker opened fire and shot one of the officers in the leg.
The police returned fire killing Taylor. No narcotics were found in the apartment.
Walker was cleared of all charges in the incident. Taylor’s murder has led to countless protests over the past five months. But, according to Kentucky officials, the incident is still under investigation.
Last week, Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, met with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, to discuss the investigation into the killing.
“One hundred and fifty days,” Palmer said at a news conference. “Every day is still March the 13th.”
Palmer was asked what she learned from the attorney general about the probe.
“Just that he wants to have the right answer at the end of this,” Palmer said. “He doesn’t want to rush through it. So for me, I’m trying to accept that and be patient with that. Because I definitely want him to come out with the right answer.”
The defaced billboard was one of 26 placed in Louisville by officials from O, Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, to keep the investigation top-of-mind with the community and pressure officials for justice.
“Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged,” the billboard reads.
It also has a quote from Oprah Winfrey: “If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it.”
Winfrey isn’t the only celebrity keeping Taylor’s death in the public eye while the investigation drags on.
Justice for Breonna Taylor https://t.co/vkDYRc0Eb1
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Los Angeles Lakers)1597792690.0
Some of the Los Angeles Lakers donned striking, red MAGA hats as they left the Disneyland Hotel on Tuesday. The hats had the “Great Again” portion Donald Trump’s notorious slogan crossed out and “Arrest the Cops who Killed Breonna Taylor” scrawled in white beneath it.
Lakers star LeBron James explained the meaning behind the hats, telling reporters that Taylor “had a bright future and her life was taken away from her and there’ve been no arrests and no justice, not only for her but for her family. And we want to continue to shed light on that situation, which was unjust. That’s what it’s about.”
Earlier this week, Ariana Grande celebrated two years since she released her acclaimed record Sweetener. Now, the singer is celebrating another major milestone. According to Chart Data, Grande has officially surpassed Rihanna as Spotify’s most-streamed female artist of all time. To celebrate the feat, Grande pressed Rihanna for new music.
The singer took to Instagram to thank her fans for the support, but that’s not all Grande said. The singer also urged Rihanna to release her upcoming ninth studio record so that she can once again be the most-streamed artist. “now can rihanna pls drop her album so she can rightfully snatch this back and fill my ears again please or,” she wrote.
Grande is the latest to join in on pressuring Rihanna for new music. Even the singer herself is in on the joke, recently trolling her internet doppelganger about dropping an album. “where the album sis? #R9,” she wrote. Rihanna actually did recently give an update about the status of her impending release. Back in July, the singer revealed in an interview that her upcoming project is going to be worth the wait: “I am always working on music. I am always working on music and when I’m ready to put it out in the way that I feel fit, it’s gonna come out. And you’re not going to be disappointed when it happens. It’s going to be worth it. I’m not just gonna put it out just because people are waiting. It’s taken this long, I’m gonna make it worth it.”
My favorite review (besides our own) of I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel’s incredible series about assault and consent and the danger of eating an entire bag of McDonald’s too quickly, came from Seth Rogen, who tweeted, “I recommend watching I May Destroy You on HBO because holy shit it’s good.” To the point. My second favorite review is: “Michaela Coel’s cheekbones are the only structure this country has rn” (it’s Michaela approved!). And my third favorite comes from musician/actress Janelle Monáe.
In an interview with Variety, Monáe praised “fellow android” Cole for “exploring what it means to be human… Watching Michaela be vulnerable on-screen as she walks in her truth gives me and so many the bravery to walk in ours.” The Grammy-nominated “Pynk” singer, who will soon appear in the time-bending horror film Antebellum, also pointed out that it’s “rare that you see a Black woman writing, directing, and starring in their own TV show centered around the trauma she experienced.” Speaking of that rare distinction…
Coel turned down a $1 million offer from Netflix for I May Destroy You after the streamer refused to give her a percentage of the copyright, and while she says she isn’t “anti-Netflix,” she is “pro-the creator, writer, director, actor should probably have a right.”
The I May Destroy You series finale airs next Monday.
Some things were just meant to be enjoyed together. Peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, Mario and Luigi… beer and whiskey? Just go with it. We’re talking about a nice pint of lager followed by a rich, malty, corn-sweet bourbon. That’s a combination we could enjoy every day of the week (if it were socially acceptable and healthy to do so).
But while we’re all about pairing whiskey with beer, we’re also in the business of helping you become a better drinker. If you’re a person who enjoys beer and not whiskey, we want to find a way to get you on board with the distilled spirit. That’s why we asked some of our favorite bartenders to tell us the best whiskeys for beer fans.
In some cases, these are easy whiskeys to pair with beer. In others, they’re finished in beer barrels. Either way, if you’re not sold on the whiskey-beer relationship they’re sure to help you bridge the gap.
Wild Turkey 101 or Buffalo Trace. Why? Because it’s easy to pair with an assortment of beers thanks to proof and taste. Also, if you wanted something for your home bar these are affordable quality whiskeys great as a sipper while drinking a great beer.
Old Grand-Dad Bonded
Meredith Barry, executive beverage chef of Angad Arts Hotel in St. Louis
Old Grand-Dad Bonded. This whiskey might low in price, but it’s high in flavor and pairs so well with beer that it definitely makes sense for fans of lagers and pilsners to stock up on it.
Glenmorangie “The Original” Scotch Whisky. The floral notes of this scotch are comparable to the flavors of beer hops. I would venture to say that it is just as refreshing as a tall glass of beer on a summer night. Just pour over a single cube, sip, enjoy.
Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition
Eva Al-Gharaballi, bartender at Datz in St. Petersburg, Florida
Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition is an exciting twist on the flavors of a traditional Irish whiskey. This concoction of Jameson adds light citrus and hops flavor with a smooth mouthfeel after being finished in craft IPA barrels.
George Dickel Rye
Drew Reid, bartender at W Aspen in Aspen, Colorado
I love some good ol’ George Dickel Rye while drinking a beer. A pull of this inexpensive iteration of American rye whiskey with a cold beer is a match made in bonfire-beer-drinking heaven.
Tullamore D.E.W. is a great pick for beer fans. Toasted oak and vanilla flavors make it so smooth and approachable.
Glenfiddich IPA Cask
Tommy Ergle, bar manager at Dr. BBQ in St. Petersburg, Florida
I always tell an avid beer drinker that they absolutely have to try the Glenfiddich IPA Cask Finish Whisky. It’s a single-malt Scotch whisky that is finished in IPA casks. This finishing method results in a Scotch whisky that has incredible citrus notes with flavors of oak, green apple, and a finish with fresh hops.
This is an absolute must for someone who loves a good IPA.
Red Breast 12 or Teeling Small Batch. Both are complex Irish whiskies, but they have a familiar and approachable cereal flavor you get in malty beers and lagers. Where bourbon mash is Corn Flakes, these Irish whiskies are more Wheaties. To make whiskey, you make beer first, (and then distill) — these Irish whiskies still really show where they were derived from.
New Holland has their Beer Barrel Bourbon and Rye which both make one hell of a boilermaker. Being aged in Dragon’s Milk barrels and then tasted alongside a beer really helps show the influence this particular method can have on a spirit.
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Mig Feliciano, head bartender and mixologist at Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles
I’ve always gravitated towards Irish whiskeys. I like the bright malty notes and candy pepper of a good Jameson or Tullamore DEW as an accent to my IPA or Pale ale. Also the sweetness of the whiskey pairs well with a cold bitter beer. An odd couple.
A billboard in Louisville, Kentucky’s Irish Hill neighborhood calling for justice for Breonna Taylor has been defaced by vandals. The vandals splashed red paint on the image of Taylor’s face, making it look like a gunshot to the forehead.
No one is sure of the vandals’ intent, but the defaced image of Taylor has turned the billboard into an even more powerful reminder that the officers involved in her murder have yet to face justice.
Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician, was killed when three officers opened fire on her in her apartment. Only one officer has been fired for the incident.
The plainclothes police were serving a “no-knock” narcotics warrant which took her boyfriend, Kennet Walker, a registered gun owner, by surprise. Assuming that the intruders were attempting to rob them, Walker opened fire and shot one of the officers in the leg.
The police returned fire killing Taylor. No narcotics were found in the apartment.
Walker was cleared of all charges in the incident. Taylor’s murder has led to countless protests over the past five months. But, according to Kentucky officials, the incident is still under investigation.
Last week, Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, met with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, to discuss the investigation into the killing.
“One hundred and fifty days,” Palmer said at a news conference. “Every day is still March the 13th.”
Palmer was asked what she learned from the attorney general about the probe.
“Just that he wants to have the right answer at the end of this,” Palmer said. “He doesn’t want to rush through it. So for me, I’m trying to accept that and be patient with that. Because I definitely want him to come out with the right answer.”
The defaced billboard was one of 26 placed in Louisville by officials from O, Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, to keep the investigation top-of-mind with the community and pressure officials for justice.
“Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged,” the billboard reads.
It also has a quote from Oprah Winfrey: “If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it.”
Winfrey isn’t the only celebrity keeping Taylor’s death in the public eye while the investigation drags on.
Justice for Breonna Taylor https://t.co/vkDYRc0Eb1
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Los Angeles Lakers)1597792690.0
Some of the Los Angeles Lakers donned striking, red MAGA hats as they left the Disneyland Hotel on Tuesday. The hats had the “Great Again” portion Donald Trump’s notorious slogan crossed out and “Arrest the Cops who Killed Breonna Taylor” scrawled in white beneath it.
Lakers star LeBron James explained the meaning behind the hats, telling reporters that Taylor “had a bright future and her life was taken away from her and there’ve been no arrests and no justice, not only for her but for her family. And we want to continue to shed light on that situation, which was unjust. That’s what it’s about.”
Movies. Clothing stores. The big company potluck. Karens have ruined so much for us. The name “Karen” was one of the top 10 names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the third most popular girl’s name in 1965. This means that most Karens we know are middle-aged or older — and we can all imagine that wrinkled face and short, highlighted hair. They’ve taken so much from the world — but one hero is trying to give some of that back.
Domino’s Australia has offered to give pizza to anyone named “Karen” who isn’t a “Karen”. The company said in a Facebook post: “CALLING ALL (MASK WEARING, LAW ABIDING) KARENS. It’s a tough time to be a Karen.”
“Karen the nurse, Karen the teacher, Karen the mum, Karen the neighbour, Karen the mask wearer — we’re all in this together, but a vocal minority who believe rules and laws don’t apply to them have given the name “Karen” a bad rap this year”.
“At Domino’s, we know there’s plenty of Australians named Karen that aren’t, well, “Karens”. Let us know if you’re one of them by completing the form via the link below. We may send some pizza your way!”
The post is full of comments from people named “Karen”, actual “Karens”, and grateful citizens alike, and the Domino’s Australia team has been putting in some serious work with their funny replies (one comment from them says that their pizza is a better cure than therapy for PKSD, or “post Karen stress disorder”). We’ll just have to wait and see (and hope, and pray) if this juicy offer makes any Karens out there tone down the anger. One thing is clear though: they can take our liberty, they can take our manager, but they’ll never take away our pizza.
In June 1945, Europe was reeling from a deadly, devastating world war. Peace had been achieved in the west, but world leaders knew that they had to take immediate action to build a better world and prevent another deadly conflict.
So, delegates from 50 countries gathered in San Francisco and committed to working towards progress by signing the UN Charter. Since that day, there have been tremendous gains: global life expectancy is now 72, global hunger has decreased, and before the pandemic, global extreme poverty was the lowest in recorded history.
The UN has been tackling poverty and world hunger for decades, but how much do you know about their work and impact?
We are at a pivotal moment and it will take global action and effort from everyone in order to recover better. Learn more about how the UN is working towards sustainable development, full equality, and the eradication of poverty and global hunger as part of UN75.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are the faces of “WAP,” but there are usually more people involved behind the scenes. One of those is Evan LaRay Brunson, one of Cardi’s engineers. In a new interview with Grammy.com, he breaks down how the hit song came to be, saying that it actually started in 2019 without much fanfare.
The piece notes, “Before ‘WAP’ satiated a summer thirsting for an anthem, it was an afterthought.” It goes on to say how Brunson remembers Cardi recording the song’s first verse “a year ago” before moving on to something else. However, having more time to review banked material during the pandemic is what got the song finished. Brunson notes, “We had that song since last year. Since COVID-19 happened, we were going over songs, and she was like, ‘I like this.’ She caught the vibe again and laid the second verse down.”
The piece also reports that according to Brunson, Megan first got involved with the track in April or May, after Cardi’s stylist suggested adding Megan to the track. The stylist then got in touch with Megan’s stylist and made the connection that would eventually yield “WAP.”
Brunson also explained his role in Cardi’s creative process, saying, “I’ll just pick her brain about her emotions; what mood she’s in. She’s always in drama, so I try to write things down whenever she says some crazy, spontaneous thing. Then, I’ll go through beats and go, ‘This fit that and fits that.’ Then I’ll start it, send the pack over to her and she’ll immediately listen to the ones I started and go through the whole pack.”
There’s still apparently plenty of Tiger King juice to be milked in the future, not only by Netflix but by Discovery, which is spinning off a series about Carole Baskins’ missing husband. Nic Cage will also portray Joe Exotic in some sort of scripted series with a network to be determined, and there are rumors that Netflix itself might be growing close to greenlighting a Season 2 of the ridiculously popular docuseries that started it all. And no one seems to be deterred by the saga’s frontman, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, sitting in jail without a pardon (at least so far).
Joe Exotic’s old wildlife zoo (Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, now run by Jeff Lowe), though, will be shifting gears. As CNN reports, the park’s exhibition license was suspended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the privately-owned area shuttered “immediately” and “for the foreseeable future.” The zoo’s Facebook page confirmed the closure while adding that the area would be used “as a private film set for Tiger King related television content for cable and streaming services.”
However, that’s not the end of the ruckus. According to The Wrap, Lowe is claiming that he is the party who contacted the USDA and decided to “voluntarily forfeit” the exhibitor’s license, and that the license was only suspended after he made that move. The Facebook post in question also claims that Lowe has been “contemplating this for weeks,” and he’s getting his lawyers involved while accusing the USDA of having yielded to pressure from PETA.
In other words, more drama in Tiger King land. Maybe the Minions can really get involved now.
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