Animation fans are used to waiting. Rick and Morty went two years between seasons, and even that’s nothing compared to the multi-year gaps between new episodes of The Venture Bros. South Park has also gone over a year without a new season, but creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have kept busy with stand-alone specials. “The Pandemic Special” aired in September of last year (and brought in big ratings), while “South ParQ Vaccination Special” premieres on Comedy Central next week.
In the episode, poor Butters joins QAnon (or the South Park version of QAnon, Lil’ Qties), the underpants gnomes declare themselves to be essential workers, and someone offers Cartman $2,000 for a vaccination. It’s probably not a great idea to trust a 10-year-old (let alone a 10-year-old who once killed a kid’s parents and fed them to him as chili) to protect you from a deadly virus, but what do I know? Friendly faces everywhere, and all that. Here’s more: “The citizens of South ParQ are clamoring for the COVID-19 vaccine. A hilarious new militant group tries to stop the boys from getting their teacher vaccinated.”
“South ParQ Vaccination Special” airs on Wednesday, March 10, at 8:00 p.m. EST on Comedy Central with two encore airings at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on MTV2. You can also watch every episode of South Park on HBO Max.
Over my own 20+ years of motherhood, I’ve written a lot about breastfeeding. My mom was a lactation consultant, I breastfed all three of my children through toddlerhood, and I’ve engaged in many lengthy debates about breastfeeding in public.
But in all that time, I’ve never seen a video that encapsulates the reality of the early days of breastfeeding like the Frida Mom ad that aired on NBC during the Golden Globes. And I’ve never seen a more perfect depiction of the full, raw reality of it than the uncensored version that bares too much full breast to be aired on network television.
The 30-second for-TV version is great and can be seen in this clip from ET Canada. The commentary that accompanies it is refreshing as well. We do need to normalize breastfeeding. We do need to see breasts in a context other than a sexualized one that caters to the male gaze. We do need to let new moms know they are not the only ones feeling the way they feel.
First Breastfeeding Ad To Air During Golden Globes
There are many people who think breastfeeding in public is inappropriate, especially around children. Undoubtedly, some people had that same reaction to this ad. To me, that’s totally backwards.
I want my kids to see babies breastfeeding. I want them to see it so often and in so many places that they internalize the fact that breasts serve an important purpose and aren’t primarily a sexual body part. I want them to see breasts being used for feeding a baby so they don’t grow up being weirded out by the idea or always seeing breasts as “inappropriate” due to the over-sexualization of breasts in our society.
Hiding away the reality of breastfeeding as if breasts are shameful while plastering advertisements with barely-covered breasts all over the place is a societal choice we’ve made. I’d honestly much rather show my children the full version of this ad below, bare breasts and all, than an ad for sexy lingerie that makes itself palatable by not showing nipples.
Nipples are how babies eat. We’re so accustomed to seeing nipples as sexual and therefore inappropriate to look at that we have created a society in which breastfeeding moms have to bend over backwards to avoid showing even a flash of nipple when feeding a baby. That’s ridiculous.
My hope is that people might see this ad and understand why making a fuss over breastfeeding in public is cruel to new moms. This ad shows not just the physical reality of learning to breastfeed (which is often harder than people expect), but also the flood of thoughts that go through your head at the same time. All of that is enough for new moms to deal with. Adding undue concern about not showing anyone any part of your breast when you’re away from home and baby’s hungry is an unnecessary layer of stress that nobody needs.
The double, fully bare breasts during feeding is something many new moms do at home for various reasons and I’m not suggesting that should be the norm in public. What I am suggesting is that having to make sure no one sees any breast or nipple at all, ever, is silly when this is the reality of breastfeeding for many moms.
(If you really can’t handle seeing breasts at all, you’ll want to go ahead and skip over this video.)
I have been through every single argument anyone could possibly make about breastfeeding in the presence of others, and the bottom line is always this: If you don’t want to see breastfeeding, you don’t have to. You have eyeballs that move freely inside your head, and if someone is feeding their baby in your vicinity, the easiest thing to do is for you to move your eyeballs a quarter inch. That’s it. No one is ever forced to watch someone breastfeed, ever.
If a breastfeeding mom wants to find a private place or use some kind of covering to make herself more comfortable, great. She should totally do that if it helps her feed her baby more comfortably. But if she feels compelled to hide away or cover up because she feels pressured to do so by a society that can’t differentiate between using breasts for sex and using breasts to feed a baby, she shouldn’t. We use our mouths for sex, too, and no one has a problem seeing people talk and eat with their mouths all day long, right?
Good for Frida Mom for making such a realistic commercial reflecting the truth about new motherhood and the early weeks of breastfeeding. It does get easier (usually) but it’s so important for everyone to understand the reality and see what it really looks like. Having a baby is blissful and beautiful in many ways, but it’s also overwhelming and exhausting. Since the challenges of this stage of motherhood are rarely seen from the outside like this, let’s remember that support for new moms—not just from loved ones but from society in general—goes a long way.
Ludacris firmly established the limits of his talents with his Discovery+ television special Ludacris Can’t Cook, but as he captioned his latest Instagram post, “If you don’t evolve, you’ll evaporate.” By the way, he used that post to showcase an example of exactly what he means; apparently, he’s expanded his list of useful skills to not only include cooking but also piloting his own private jet. Maybe he wants to do his own stunt flying in the next Fast And Furious movie or maybe he just wants to save on hiring chefs and pilots, but it’s a cool thing to see him sitting at the yoke.
Ludacris flying a plane & looking around like there’s planes in the next lane gotta be the funniest shit ever https://t.co/jXdRWqEpyE
Of course, for fans on social media, it was just another prime opportunity to fire up the joke machines. Many of the jokes focused on Luda’s flight demeanor. As Chance The Rapper put it, “He look like a lane finna merge and he tryna get over.”
This is not funny, I’ve known Ludacris for years and this is what he looks like when he’s scared, whoever is behind the camera is forcing him to fly against his will https://t.co/Vx7iXFNxRv
“Yes Mr. Ludacris, we know its your song, we’re just asking that you use appropriate language as you approach the runway, please” https://t.co/l9YetRgUsN
Last week, Justin Bieber returned to unveil details surrounding his sixth studio album, Justice. The singer shared the LP’s cover art and a sneak peak of its tracklist, but not everyone was pleased with the announcement. French electronic duo Justice found Bieber’s album cover eerily familiar, and they’re now accusing him of stealing the logo they’ve used since 2003.
Bieber’s album cover features a photo of the singer with the title Justice centered across his seated body. The letter “t” in Justice is drawn to look like a cross, which is a nod to Bieber’s faith but is also similar to how the electronic duo have stylized their name for years.
According to a statement from Justice’s management, shared with Spin, Bieber’s team actually asked the duo to put them in touch with their graphic designer to discuss making Bieber a logo. However, the call allegedly never took place:
“Bieber’s team emailed us in May of 2020, asking to be looped in with Justice’s graphic designer to discuss a logo. We tried to set up a call between Bieber’s team and our designer, but the call was never completed and the conversation ended there. No one ever mentioned an album called Justice or a logo that says ‘Justice.’ The first time we saw anything about it was the announcement.”
Justice’s label, Ed Banger records, pointed out the similarity in a cheeky Instagram post. “We would like to thank Mr So Me for all his work since 2003,” they wrote.
Bieber’s team has yet to respond to Justice’s accusations, but he did give some background on the album’s inspiration. Saying he wants Justice to provide “comfort” to his fans, Bieber said, “In a time when there’s so much wrong with this broken planet, we all crave healing — and justice — for humanity. In creating this album, my goal is to make music that will provide comfort; to make songs that people can relate to, and connect to, so they feel less alone. Suffering, injustice and pain can leave people feeling helpless. Music is a great way of reminding each other that we aren’t alone.”
Check out Bieber’s Justice cover art and Justice’s logo above.
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier‘s going to start rolling in less than two weeks (following the conclusion of WandaVision), and Anthony Mackie’s out there, knowing that Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson the shield at Avengers: Endgame, and he knows that the fandom has expectations. Lots of expectations, especially since Wanda turned out to be such a Phase 4 revelation.
Variety spoke with Mackie, who admitted that he felt trepidation over the passing of the shield. He explained how he worked up through theater school and through indie movies and all of the proper procedures, and now that he’s got a starring role in a prominent Disney+ series, Mackie is admitting that he hesitated to do The Falcon and the Winter Soldier because (for perfectly understandable reasons) he feared being a frontman for the first Marvel franchise to not hit big. Via Variety:
“I didn’t think we could do on the television what we’d been doing on the big screen. I didn’t want to be the face of the first Marvel franchise to fail. Like, ‘See? We cast the Black dude, and now this shit is awful.’ That was a huge fear of mine, and also a huge responsibility with playing a Marvel character.”
The rest of the interview’s worth a whirl, particularly for how Mackie explains the appeal of Sam Wilson and how he characterizes his friendship and “hinted-at-understanding” between himself and Chadwick Boseman in the MCU. Mackie also admits that he’d love to star in an old-school romcom, although they’re really not making those anymore these days, are they? It’s a good thing this Marvel thing is working out quite well for him.
Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will premiere on March 19.
As a member of Migos and as a solo artist, Quavo could be considered among hip-hop’s A-listers. That said, there’s no guarantee that someone would be familiar with him or his music — especially a septuagenarian like Robert De Niro. However, the Academy Award-winning actor is probably well aware of his Wash Me In The River co-star’s musical credits now.
In an interview with Billboard about his upcoming two-on-two basketball game with Jack Harlow, 2 Chainz, and Lil Baby, Quavo was kind enough to answer a couple of questions about his upcoming film debut. When asked about his experience interacting with the screen icon, Quavo explained why he’s pretty sure De Niro Googled the Atlanta rap trio at the first chance he got.
“I told him I said a line in one of my new songs about the trip I just took, and he was just like, ‘For real. M-I-G-O-S, right?’” Quavo recalled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, he’s finna go home and look me up.’ It was too hard. I couldn’t wait to tell my Mom dukes that I’m gonna be on the screen and kicked it with him. He’s a nice dude.” De Niro won’t have to wait long to check out his castmate’s latest; Quavo promised in February that Migos’ next album is due in “a month and a half.”
Regarding the upcoming B/R Open Run challenge between Quavo and his teammate Harlow and 2 Chainz and Lil Baby, Quavo said he’s betting on his high school varsity team-honed skills. “You know anyone with me is going to win,” he boasted. “Let’s get it. I hope they bring their A-game.”
Because it’s so rare for an NBA team wrapping up a dynasty to have a high-lottery pick, much of the attention during last year’s NBA Draft was trained on the Golden State Warriors, and whether they would pick their reported favorite James Wiseman, or someone more flashy with a high ceiling like LaMelo Ball. In a new story today from Wes Goldberg of the Mercury News, new details arrived of how Wiseman sealed his fate to head to the Bay.
According to the story, Wiseman was invited last October to dinner at an upscale restaurant in Miami’s South Beach district, where he met with Steve Kerr and other decision makers within the franchise. The poise and maturity Wiseman showed there answered most of what Golden State had been wondering about how he would fit into their culture. In fact, Wiseman’s choice to flip the script and ask the Warriors dynasty-builders how he would fit into what they had crafted in the organization went a long way, too.
“Clearly impressive,” Myers told Goldberg. “I wonder how I would perform as a 19-year-old with a bunch of 40-, 50-, 60-year-olds at dinner.”
Wiseman’s mother and his AAU coach made sure he had the chance to play basketball at a high level and was a polished young man off the court, which led to the fateful encounter with Warriors brass. But it’s understandable that after Wiseman’s one season at Memphis ended with confusion after yet another NCAA investigation of a top recruit, NBA teams would have questions about his character and mental fortitude.
But as demonstrated by the way Draymond Green has taken Wiseman under his wing this season, the match between player and franchise has been a success in the early months. Ball may be the front-runner for Rookie of the Year and Anthony Edwards may dominate highlight reels, but the Warriors still feel just as confident in their blooming franchise center as they did last fall when he sat with them and confidently handled the high-stakes meeting in Miami.
The controversy surrounding an alleged Nazi symbol hidden in the 2021 CPAC stage design just took a turn. After a tense back and forth between CPAC organizers and Hyatt Hotels as the two blamed each other for fueling headlines accusing the conservative event of purposefully basing its main stage on the othala rune worn on the lapel of Nazi SS officers, a culprit has emerged: the stage design company has taken responsibility for what now appears to be a genuine mistake.
After CPAC officials reportedly threatened to “out” the company if it didn’t quickly take the blame for the Nazi symbol fiasco, the Maryland-based Design Foundry issued a statement on Tuesday evening explaining what happened and apologizing for the blunder. According to the company, CPAC organizers were shown several mock-ups including the alleged rune shape, which was designed to optimize space, and Design Foundry claims it had no idea that of the shape’s Nazi symbolism and would not have presented it as an option if it did. Via Mediaite:
The approved stage design was intended to provide the best use of space, given the constraints of the ballroom and social distancing requirements. The iterative design process included input from CPAC, the hosting event space, other vendors, and county officials. We had no idea that the design resembled any symbol, nor was there any intention to create something that did. We are saddened and horrified at the accusations that this was a deliberate act. Design Foundry denounces all hate speech and acts of racism, prejudice, or bigotry in all forms.
While that sounds like PR spin, there’s another interesting wrinkle to this story. Journalist Yashar Ali tweeted on Tuesday night that the owner of Design Foundry is “very liberal” and was excited for Biden’s victory. In fact, she recently did work for the Biden Cancer Summit in 2018. As for why her company would work for CPAC, Ali writes, “You try having an events business during a pandemic.”
After nearly three decades in the business and three Grammy Awards to their name, Maroon 5 know how to craft a buoyant pop hit. Now teasing a new era of music, the group recruited Megan Thee Stallion for their latest offering, the shimmering single “Beautiful Mistakes.”
Over a trap-influenced beat, Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion recount their regrets about an ending relationship. “I’m in love with the past / And now we liе awake, making beautiful mistakes,” they sing.
Speaking about the single in a conversation with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine said, “I’m absolutely obsessed with the song. We love how it came out.” Levine went on to praise Megan as “a superstar” for her role on the track. “The way she built her part was just, it couldn’t have been a more epic kind of climax for the song,” he added. “I mean, it really is absolutely perfect. So, I mean, what she did was just miraculous, and it brought the song to a whole new level.”
“Beautiful Mistakes” isn’t the only exciting project Megan released on Wednesday. The rapper also announced that she’ll be one of the new faces of Calvin Klein’s 2021 campaign alongside pop singer Rina Sawayama and actor Anthony Ramos.
Listen to Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Beautiful Mistakes” above.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Michael B. Jordan’s shirtless Super Bowl commercial also served as a teaser for his new movie on Amazon’s streaming service. Without Remorse stars the Friday Night Lights, Creed, and Black Panther actor as John Kelly (Clark), the Tom Clancy character that isn’t Jack Ryan. After his wife is killed in retaliation for rescuing a CIA operative taken hostage by ex-Russian military forces, Kelly teams up with a former-SEAL team member and CIA agent to capture an an ex-Special Forces officer living in Russia, “only to discover that the murder of Kelly’s family was part of a vast international conspiracy orchestrated by powerful political figures,” according to the official plot description. “Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, and with the fate of nations hanging in the balance, Kelly has no choice but to expose the truth, no matter the cost.”
Yup, sounds like a Tom Clancy movie. Here’s more:
An elite Navy SEAL (Michael B. Jordan) uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe.
Without Remorse, which also stars Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Luke Mitchell, Jack Kesy, Brett Gelman, Colman Domingo, and Guy Pearce, premieres on Amazon Prime Video on April 30.
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