Stephen Colbert’s A Late Show returned to live TV following Biden’s Wednesday night speech to Congress—you know, the one that Ted Cruz slept through? While the bulk of Colbert’s opening monologue was dedicated to analyzing Biden’s hits and misses, it was clear that the host was excited to move on to his next segment: The FBI raid on Rudy Giuliani.
Federal investigators arrived at Giuliani’s door with a warrant to search both his apartment and office bright and early on Wednesday, around 6 a.m. (which is never a good sign). Even Colbert took issue with the early door-knock, saying that everyone knows “Rudy’s not himself until he’s had his first cup of hot breakfast wine.” (Could that have been the mysterious liquid seen dripping from his head back in November?)
Though Giuliani did his best to downplay the seriousness of the FBI assembling before the sun had even risen to confiscate his electronic devices—first blaming it on “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” then issuing a statement complaining yet again about Hunter Biden—he was getting much warmer on the latter try. According to Colbert, the FBI’s investigation of Giuliani “goes back to the last presidential election and Rudy’s attempts to dig up dirt on Hunter Biden in Ukraine with the help of his two Soviet-born business associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.”
Parnas and Fruman were arrested on the same matter in 2019, and specifically questioned about whether Giuliani had illegally assisted them in lobbying “the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials and oligarchs.” It’s not known whether Parnas and Fruman flipped on Giuliani, but the Feds generally don’t come a-knocking unless they’re convinced you’ve done something really bad. Colbert, for one, is hoping that’s the case—if only so that his new segment, “Rudy, Rudy, Fresh & Screwed-y” (complete with an animated Rudy and a requisite fart sound) can become a regular thing.
“This raid is a big deal,” Colbert confirmed. “The FBI doesn’t just pop into your apartment to borrow a cup of justice. It means there’s probable cause that Giuliani committed a federal crime,” which Colbert admitted was a “tough break for Rudy”—but only because “The only lawyer dumb enough to defend him just got raided by the Feds.”
Colbert issued a final piece of advice to any known Giuliani associates: “Anything involved with Rudy Giuliani is under scrutiny, so lawyer up if you own a landscaping company between a crematorium and a Dildo Hut.” Consider yourselves warned.
You can watch Colbert’s full monologue above (the Giuliani segment starts around the 9:55 mark).
Saturday Night Live has a varied and colorful history of musical guests that have appeared on the show over the decades. Somebody who isn’t a part of that history, though, is Grimes, as she has yet to perform on the show. It looks like she’s not so sure it will ever happen for her, as she seems to think she blew her shot at getting on the long-running program.
With Elon Musk set to host an upcoming episode of the show, Grimes fans have fantasized about how fun it would be if she was the episode’s musical guest. That prompted a story from Grimes (who is fresh off getting a gigantic back tattoo) about a time a person from the show in charge of booking musical guests (Brian Siedlecki and Lindsay Shookus have that responsibility as of 2018) went to one of her concerts, which was unfortunately a particularly bad performance. Grimes tweeted, “The music booker from SNL came to my show once but I literally concussed myself in the first ten mins of the show, blacked out and played a famously horrific set that I have no memory of and I think the booker thinks im the worst live act ever haha but kinda funny anecdote.”
The music booker from SNL came to my show once but I literally concussed myself in the first ten mins of the show, blacked out and played a famously horrific set that I have no memory of and I think the booker thinks im the worst live act ever haha but kinda funny anecdote
Grimes fans have been met with good news recently, however, as Grimes revealed towards the start of the year that she was wrapping up work on some new music.
Jimmy Kimmel‘s made no secret of his morbid obsession with TV pillow pitchman-turned-Trump conspiracy peddler Mike Lindell. And given our human propensity for staring directly at a car crash, it was hardly surprising when Kimmel invited Lindell to appear as a guest, but under two very specific conditions: Lindell had to appear in person, and the interview would be conducted on a bed, with both host and guest surrounded by pillows. Lindell’s answer was a resounding ye — California king-sized cuddling and all. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions (and Lindell just laughing when asked if he had been vaccinated) a trusty old desk-and-couch setup had to do. But Kimmel didn’t waste any time doling out Jimmy Fallon-patented hair tussles.
“In our nation’s long and storied history, only one pillow man has ever been called to the Oval Office because our president was unhappy with his election results,” Kimmel said by way of (sadly factually correct) introduction. They managed to cover a lot of ground in the 18-minute conversation, beginning with Lindell’s decades-long addictions—to gambling, alcohol, cocaine, and eventually crack, which resulted in the loss of his bar business, foreclosure on his home, and the dissolution of his marriage.
Though Lindell has been sober since January 16, 2009, Kimmel didn’t seem so sure that the 30-plus years of bodily abuse weren’t to blame for some of the wilder theories the bedding entrepreneur has floated. Lindell was a good sport, laughing where it worked to his advantage and answering Kimmel as seemingly honestly as he could. Still, Kimmel couldn’t shake the feeling that Lindell has been put out there as a kind of patsy for Trump and his cronies to allege unsubstantiated voter fraud claims.
Currently, MyPillow and Lindell are being sued for $1.3 billion (with a b) by Dominion Voting Systems for defamation due to his ongoing insistence that the company’s voting machines were hacked. Lindell recently countersued for $1.6 billion (also with a b) for Dominion’s supposed “suppression of speech and attacks on [MyPillow].” Lindell then claimed, yet again, that he has substantiated proof that Dominion’s voter machines were hacked, and that he’ll be delivering this smoking gun data to the Supreme Court ASAP.
Kimmel had another theory: That finding religion after years of alcohol and drug abuse might have felt like a “divine intervention” for Lindell, leading him to believe that he was put on Earth for a special purpose—and he might very well believe that by allowing himself to be trotted out as a scapegoat for those who were desperate to invalidate the 2020 presidential election results, he’s doing God’s work. “I worry that you are self-destructive,” Kimmel said. “I feel like you’re going to be out dressed as Spider-Man on Hollywood Boulevard at the end of this whole thing.”
Lindell laughed it off, but Kimmel was dead-serious: “I believe that you are sincere. I also think there’s something going on from the crack or whatever.”
Among the other topics covered in the wide-ranging interview, which you can watch in the clip above: Constitutional freedoms. Voter rights. Politics. Racism. Mass killings. Border security. The dangers of drug use. Whether Mike has a Hotmail address (he says now). And does he believe in Bigfoot? Lindell says no, but only because he has never seen one. Give it time, Mike. Give it time.
The IPA is the undisputed champion of the American craft beer scene. But the classic, bitterly hoppy IPA, made famous by brands like Firestone Walker and Stone, isn’t for everyone. In fact, the IPA, particularly the West Coast IPA, has a lot of haters right now — folks who are tired of IPAs dominating taps or can’t understand why someone would inflict this kind of bitterness upon their taste buds.
On the flip side, you have IPA loyalists — who have been insisting for the better part of a decade that it’s not simply bitter beer to them. They genuinely find the aromas and flavors of citrus zest, fresh-cut flowers, and notes of sometimes skunky/ occasionally even weed-like Pacific Northwest pine trees alluring. It intrigues and transports them. That’s the flavor profile we’re going to emphasize today.
Primarily found in West Coast IPAs, certain Northwest hop varietals impart massive doses of dank pine flavor into beer. And the true IPA fans dig it. To be clear, these are beers for hop heads who have no fear of bitterness and resin. For the rest of you, a few of these picks might taste like carbonated bong water.
This 8.5 percent double IPA was the first West Coast double IPA, bottled and made available year-round in the entire country when it launched in 2002. It evolved over the years to add dry hopping in 2015. The newest iteration is unfiltered, hazy, and filled with all the fresh-hopped flavors drinkers expect from a bold West Coast IPA.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find aromas of a Christmas tree forest, citrus zest, and sweet malts. The palate is filled with flavors of ripe guava, sweet mango, fresh flowers, and resinous pine. The finish is sweet and fruity with a nice wallop of bitter hops at the end.
Bottom Line:
You’re more likely to find a hazy, unfiltered IPA made in the New England style (rather than the West Coast style). This makes Ruination a unique craft beer drinking experience.
You definitely know what you’re getting into when you drink this beer. While many of the other IPAs on this list get their pine flavor from selected hops, this beer gets it from actual hand-selected Colorado spruce tips. It’s also loaded with Cascade and Simcoe hops to give it a bright, bold, hop flavor and aroma.
Tasting Notes:
Take a moment to breathe in the scents of bright citrus, sweet malts, and a healthy dose of pine. The palate is swirling with dried orange peels, subtle cooking spices, floral hops, and bold spruce tips. It all ends with a nice combination of rich malts and bright, spicy pine.
Bottom Line:
While you might enjoy subtle pine flavor in your favorite IPA, this beer is for those who want bold, in-your-face pine flavor. Don’t let that scare you (too much). Somehow, this beer remains well-balanced.
Centennial IPA touts itself as an IPA based solely on its use of (you guessed it) Centennial hops. For those unaware, Centennial hops were first released in 1990 and have become one of those most popular varieties for IPAs. It’s known for its healthy dose of citrus and pine aroma and flavor.
Tasting Notes:
The aromas on the nose are those of lemon, lime, fresh flowers, and resinous pine. Juicy grapefruit, ripe pineapple, orange peels, and soft pine flavors are prevalent when you take a drink. The finish is dry, crisp, and ends with a nice final kick of bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This is one of the most well-rounded beers on this list, in terms of citrus to pine ratio. You’ll get a great deal of resin, but it’s tempered by juicy tangerine and grapefruit.
Part of the appeal of Dogfish Head 60 is the fact that while it’s intensely hopped using Northwest hops, it doesn’t have much bitterness. That’s because they continuously hop the beer while it boils for a full 60 minutes. The result is a highly flavorful, subtly sweet, almost indescribable beer with bold notes of citrus and pine.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be treated to aromas of lemon zest, ripe tangerines, lime juice, and a whole forest of fir trees. On the palate, you’ll find flavors of crisp, bright grapefruit, bready malts, and a hint of herbal, subtly bitter, resinous hops. It ends with a very crisp finish filled with pine and citrus and ends with just a hint of hop bitterness.
Bottom Line:
There’s a reason this has been one of the most popular IPAs in America for decades. It’s unique, delicious, and well suited to pleasing fans of subtle, piney hops.
This “Extra IPA” gets its name because of the use of a “hop torpedo,” a device used by Sierra Nevada (and other breweries) to dry hop its beer. It’s a piece of equipment that extracts oils from the hops. Thus, creating bolder, hoppier, citrus, herbal, and pine bomb IPAs.
Tasting Notes:
Take a moment to give this beer a nice nosing and you’ll find notes of wet grass, ripe lemons, and bright resin. Take a sip and you’ll be greeted with ripe pineapple, juicy mango, lime, and subtle pine. The finish is slightly bitter, dry, and closes with a nice hit of caramel malt sweetness.
Bottom Line:
As potent and bold as this 7.2 percent extra IPA might be, it’s still highly drinkable with low levels of bitterness and a pleasing kick of pine.
Similar to Upslope Spruce Tip IPA, you can be pretty sure you’re going to get your pine fix when you crack open a Sixpoint Resin IPA. This imperial IPA is loaded with Chinook, Centennial, and a slew of other resinous, piney, bold hops.
Tasting Notes:
Spend a few seconds breathing in the aromas of citrus zest, wildflowers, freshly cut grass, and resinous, herbal pine before taking a sip. At this point, you’ll get to enjoy flavors of honey-like malts, dried orange peels, ripe grapefruit, and spruce tips. It all ends in a cacophony of slightly bitter, resinous, floral hops flavor.
Bottom Line:
Even with a name like Resin, this beer is surprisingly complex and well-rounded. Sure, the resin flavors are pronounced, but they work well with ripe citrus and floral hops notes.
This no-frills, by-the-book West Coast IPA is exactly what pine fans crave. It’s hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Centennial hops to give it the classic, crisp, resinous, fruity, and citrus flavor West Coast IPA fans have grown to expect.
Tasting Notes:
This highly acclaimed West Coast IPA begins with aromas of crisp pear, citrus zest, and a nice kick of pine. The palate is filled with notes of grapefruit, bright resin, sweet malts, and a nice herbal, subtle floral hop presence. The finish is sweet, fruity, and ends with a slightly bitter bite of hops.
Bottom Line:
There are a lot of West Coast IPAs on the market, but, in our opinion, this is how a West Coast IPA should taste. Pine is up front with citrus and hop bitterness in the background.
With a name like Total Domination, you know this beer brings the heat. This year-round offering was first released back in 2006. Made with 2-Row Pale, Carahell, and Munich malts as well as Amarillo, Summit, and Crystal hops, it’s a real banger of a citrus, floral, resin bomb.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find scents of ripe berries, lemon zest, spruce, and spring grass. Take a sip and immerse your palate in flavors of caramel malts, ripe grapefruit, juniper, and resin. The close is refreshing and subtly bitter.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking for a fruitier, yet still piney IPA, this is the beer for you. The spruce flavors are complimented by ripe berries, tropical fruits, and citrus.
There are few names bigger than Russian River in the American craft beer world. While the Northern California brewery is most known for its Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger beers, its Blind Pig IPA with its hoppy, citrus, and pine tree flavors is its unsung hero.
Tasting Notes:
Before you take a sip, fill your nostrils with the scents of grapefruit, lemon, lime, and a field of Christmas trees. The palate is swirling with more grapefruit, slight caramel maltiness, vibrant floral hops, and a nice kick of resin. It all ends with a nice combination of fir tips and slightly bitter citrus.
Bottom Line:
When it comes to West Coast IPAs, it’s hard to top the resinous, piney flavor of this beer from Russian River. This complex, flavorful brew is definitely for true pine fans.
Lagunitas refers to this beer as a “Citra-hopped mega ale of intergalactic proportions” and we couldn’t agree more. It’s eight percent and massively hopped to be a nice mix of bitterness, citrus, and pine with 2-Row malted barley and a whole slew of Citra hops. It’s a truly colossal beer that lives up to its over-the-top name.
Tasting Notes:
Breathe in aromas of tropical fruits, bright tangerine, lemon zest, and resinous pine. Take a taste and you’ll be met with hints of fresh grapefruit, ripe peaches, bright lime, and fir tips. The finish is dry, slightly bitter, and filled with tart grapefruit.
Bottom Line:
This IPA was brewed with a ridiculous amount of Citra hops. Because of this, the flavor is a refreshing combination of tart citrus and vibrant pine.
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Nikola Jokic’s status as the MVP frontrunner certainly won’t take a hit after his performance on Wednesday, as he led the Nuggets to a 114-112 win, stuffing the stat sheet once again with 32 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds.
Among the biggest arguments against Jokic, and typically the argument made by those who see Joel Embiid as the MVP this season, is the difference in their impact on the defensive end. Jokic is a perfectly fine defender, but is not the defensive force Embiid is in anchoring the Sixers on that end. However, on Wednesday night, Jokic’s finest individual act came in the closing seconds on the defensive end, where he saved the Nuggets from blowing a late lead with an improbably block on, of all people, Zion Williamson.
After Brandon Ingram drew the defense late, he fed Williamson in the dunker’s spot who had a clean look at the rim, but Jokic was able to swat away his attempt from behind. The initial look from the broadcast and the first replay make it seem like a plausibly clean block.
That is what was ruled on the floor as the Nuggets escaped with a win, but the baseline angle showed Jokic getting an awful lot of Williamson’s wrist on the play.
— Bally Sports New Orleans (@BallySportsNO) April 29, 2021
From the angle the referees had, they didn’t spot that and so the play was deemed clean and Denver escaped with a win that pulls them five full games ahead of the Lakers for the 4-seed out West. The Pelicans, meanwhile, will feel that they should’ve had a couple free throws for a chance at OT to get a win they desperately need to keep faint play-in dreams alive.
After the game, Jokic had a pretty cheeky response to not getting called for a foul.
Nikola Jokic: “The basketball gods always give a little bit of luck to the people who play hard.”
Joe Biden was tasked with giving the first non-bombastic, non-anxiety-inducing State of the Union speech in four years, and he succeeded with flying colors. He spoke quietly yet passionately. He talked up vaccinations. He talked about expanding education, giving federal money to pre-K schooling and community college. He uttered the words, “White supremacy is terrorism.” He praised America for rejecting the failed MAGA coup of Jan. 6 right off the bat. And he did it all in 71 minutes, without ever airing an epic list of grievances or shouting uncontrollably.
Throughout it all, Republicans kept schtum. Sometimes they applauded, but most of the time they sat in their seats and scowled through masks some of them may not have wanted to wear in the first place. One of them was Ted Cruz, one of the cheerleaders of the Jan. 6 tragedy. When the telecast cut to him, he was frozen and silent. But at one point his body must have rejected the inactivity, because it appeared he dozed off.
And so Cruz — one of the most dunkable lawmakers in Congress, on top of being one of its most dangerous — became the butt of a lot of social media jokes. Indeed, most had the same joke: That the man who battled a natural disaster in his congressional state of Texas by fleeing to warmer climes was just imagining himself in lovely Cancún.
— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) April 29, 2021
Ted Cruz’s reactions show that he is against lowering prescription drug prices and for anybody being able to own an assault weapon. Now he’s falling asleep about immigration, dreaming about Cancun.
It’s a joke that will likely follow Cruz throughout his life. If he’s not going to be drummed out of Congress for his behavior on Jan. 6, he might as well be forever insulted.
Bryce Harper has gotten off to another strong start to the season, with a 1.083 OPS for the Phillies to start the season with six home runs and 10 RBIs in the first 22 games. Unfortunately for Harper and the Phillies, it’s possible that the star right fielder will miss some time after a terrifying scene in St. Louis on Wednesday night.
In the sixth inning, Harper took a 97 MPH fastball from Genesis Cabrera to the nose, trying to bail out of the way from a pitch that just kept riding up and in and got past his hand to hit him in the face. Harper was, happily, able to walk off on his own power but left the game with a cut and undoubtedly some serious soreness and pain, with Matt Joyce coming into the game for him to pinch run.
Cabrera also hit the next Phillies batter, Didi Gregorius, before getting pulled. We won’t know more on Harper’s status until they run some tests, but one would assume he will have a nasty bruise, possibly a broken nose, and will be monitored for a concussion after every hitter’s worst nightmare. We’ll provide further updates when they’re available on Harper’s status, but it’s just good news that he was able to walk off on his own.
President Biden’s first address to Congress on Wednesday night covered a number of topics: COVID-19, the war in Afghanistan, climate change, healthcare, taxes and more. But it was a personal comment to America’s transgender community that might have been the most powerful moment of the night.
Transgender Americans continue to be one of the most openly discriminated against communities in America. Since Biden’s election, a number of states have proposed bills that would restrict the rights of transgender citizens, including children.
“To all the transgender Americans watching at home, especially the young people who are so brave, I want you to know that your president has your back,” Biden told Congress in his call for passage of the Equality Act.
Biden’s calm and caring words to the trans community were immediately celebrated online.
Biden just said to trans youth around the country “The President of the United States has your back.”
Biden has promised to make passage of the Equality Act a priority during his first 100 days in office, something he failed to achieved and which has generated criticism from trans activists. However, tonight’s address may restore some hope that action is imminent. Along with Biden’s call for action, First Lady Jill Biden used her VIP guest list to include Stella Keating, a 16-year-old that President Biden had speak before Congress in support of the Equality Act’s passage.
16 year-old Stella Keating, a young trans woman who testified before the U.S. Senate in support of the Equality Act… https://t.co/8pEcU6Mbw9
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈)1619640920.0
J. Cole has kept fans waiting for his sixth album, The Fall Off. Before 2019 came to a close, Cole announced that it would arrive in 2020 during his headline set at the Day N Vegas festival, but the year came and went without its release. Now it looks like he’s ready to drop it, but not without the arrival of something called “The Off-Season” first.
Fellow Dreamville rapper Bas shared a now-deleted Instagram post that announced the upcoming release, whatever it may be. “The Off-Season,” he wrote under a photo of Cole in the studio. “pack your bags. [rocket emoji] in two weeks.” It appears that “The Off-Season” could be the lead single to The Fall Off, but that has yet to be confirmed by Cole or anyone in the Dreamville camp.
“The Off-Season” was first announced through an Instagram post from Cole that showed off a to-do list. The list, titled “The Fall Of Era,” listed five separate things: “Features,” “ROTD3,” “The Off-Season,” “It’s A Boy,” and, lastly, “The Fall-Off” itself. The first two items — 2019 feature run and the release of Revenge Of Dreamers III — were crossed off, having already been released.
You can view a screenshot of Bas’ Instagram post above.
Kodak Black will avoid jail time in his sexual assault case that dates back to a 2016 incident. According to CBS affiliate WBTW, the rapper entered a guilty plea for assaulting a high school student, an act he was indicted for on first-degree sexual assault charges back in 2017. Under the deal, Kodak pled guilty to lesser charges of first-degree assault and battery. As a result, rather than the suspended 10-year sentence that he originally faced, he’ll be on probation for 18 months.
According to 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements, the victim in the case was present during the court proceeding and agreed to the terms of the plea deal, which also included Kodak vocally taking responsibility for his actions, agreeing to undergo counseling, and publicly apologizing to the victim, which he did in court. He was also joined by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in court. Earlier this year, Jackson called for former President Donald Trump to commute Kodak’s 2019 sentence on weapons charges. Trump eventually pardoned him on his final day in office, something Kodak celebrated on his “Last Day In” single.
On a more recent note, Kodak’s security guard was shot earlier this month. The incident occurred in a Tallahassee, Florida McDonald’s parking lot and left the security guard with a bullet wound in his leg.
Kodak Black is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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