The Opening Ceremonies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (happening in 2021) aren’t until Friday, but the event itself actually begins on Wednesday, with the opening rounds of the women’s soccer and softball tournaments.
As will be the case with most all the events during these Olympics, watching stateside will require some late nights and/or early mornings, but the first televised action will be Japan and Australia squaring off in the first match of the Olympic softball tournament (7:55 p.m. ET, NBCSN). Softball will roll through Tuesday night and into Wednesday, where the women’s soccer tournament will begin with Great Britain vs. Chile (3:30 a.m. ET, Olympic Channel).
Team USA will be in action for both events on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning stateside, with the softball team taking on Italy at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the women’s soccer squad playing at 4:30 a.m. ET on USA Network.
The full TV schedule for the first day of Olympic action can be found below, including the replay times for Team USA games.
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, July 20
Australia vs. Japan, 7:55 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Italy vs. USA, 11 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Wednesday, July 21
Mexico vs. Canada, 2 a.m. ET (NBCSN)
Italy vs. USA [REPLAY], 4 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Mexico vs. Japan, 11 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Thursday, July 22
Italy vs. Australia, 2 a.m. ET (NBCSN)
USA vs. Canada [REPLAY], 5:30 p.m ET (NBCSN)
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Wednesday, July 21
Great Britain vs. Chile, 3:30 a.m. ET (Olympic Channel)
China vs. Brazil, 4:00 a.m. ET (NBCSN)
Sweden vs. USA, 4:30 a.m. ET (USA Network)
Japan vs. Canada, 6:30 a.m. ET (NBCSN)
Zambia vs. Netherlands, 7:00 a.m. ET (Olympic Channel)
Australia vs. New Zealand, 7:30 a.m. ET (USA Network)
Sweden vs. USA [REPLAYS], 8:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET (NBCSN)
Everyone has heard stories of the strange and intense food cravings women get when pregnant. There’s the pregnant woman who had to have dill pickles dipped in ice cream or the one who couldn’t make it through the night without a bucket of a specific type of fried chicken.
Researchers have yet to lock down the exact reason why pregnant women have these seemingly unnatural cravings, but there are a few reasons that are often cited. Women who are pregnant experience heightened senses of smell and taste that can have a direct effect on their appetites.
Some researchers believe their bodies may be craving specific nutrients they need for a healthy pregnancy. Others have suggested that dietary requests at odd hours may be a way for a pregnant person to develop a supportive bond with their partner before the baby arrives.
Mia Challiner, a British student who lives in France, decided to taste test some of these strange food combinations on her TikTok page, and the videos quickly went viral, amassing millions of views.
In the videos, she whips up odd combos such as pizza and ice cream or chicken and peanut butter, wolfs them down, and then gives them a rating.
After watching these videos it’s pretty clear that she has an open mind and adventurous tastebuds because she likes a lot of disturbing combos.
It’s hard to believe that “Clueless” is 26 years old. It arrived in theaters on July 19, 1995, and what began as the sleeper hit of the summer would go on to become one of the most popular teen movies in film history.
The popularity of “Clueless” has spanned generations. “It was written and directed by a Boomer, marketed to Gen X, made a contemporary classic by millennials and transformed into a point of nostalgia by Gen Z,” Matthew Jacobs at HuffPo writes.
It also launched the career of the film’s stars Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd.
To celebrate the film’s anniversary on Monday, Silverstone got back into character as Cher Horowitz and cast her 10-year-old son, Bear Blu, in the role of her father who was originally played by the cantankerous Dan Hedaya.
The two recreated the famous scene where Cher is ready to go out but gets stopped by her father for wearing a skimpy Calvin Klein dress he says looks like “underwear.”
Here’s the original scene.
💡 Clueless: It looks like underweah (Calvin Klein scene) | cc
All eyes (and ears) have been on Taylor Swift this year, as she comes off her stunning back-to-back release of 2020 classics Folklore and Fearless (Taylor’s Version), was revelatory in how true-to-form it was to the original. And since that’s the case, Swift and her camp have decided that re-submitting the new version for Grammys and other awards would be kind of corny.
“After careful consideration, Taylor Swift will not be submitting Fearless (Taylor’s Version) in any category at this year’s upcoming Grammy and CMA Awards,” a a Republic Records representative told Billboard. “Fearless has already won four Grammys including album of the year, as well as the CMA Award for album of the year in 2009/2010 and remains the most awarded country album of all time.”
The other reason she’s excluding Fearless (Taylor’s Version)? So voters can focus on giving evermore the consideration it deserves. Her surprise second release of 2020 is Swift’s ninth full-length album, and it’s understandable that she didn’t want the Recording Academy to be splitting up their attention in any way. Better to focus on the new that what’s come before.
Game 6 of the NBA Finals will tipoff just after 9 p.m. ET in Milwaukee on Tuesday night as the Bucks look to close out the Suns and win their first championship since 1971. As is always the case in the NBA Finals, plenty of celebrities will be seated courtside for Game 6, including Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, and Gucci Mane, but Bucks luminaries from years past will also be there to see the potential coronation of Giannis Antetokounmpo and company as NBA champions.
Among that group is Brandon Jennings, who was once the young face of the Bucks, dropping 55 in a game as a rookie, and who may be best known for uttering the legendary prediction of “Bucks in 6,” when asked about how he felt Milwaukee would do in a series against the Big 3 Heat in 2013. That phrase immediately became a running joke on the internet, but it has steadily become an endearing rallying cry in Milwaukee, particularly after the Bucks fell behind 0-2 to the Suns, making Bucks in 6 the quickest they could possibly win the series.
During Game 3, as the Bucks ran away from the Suns, Jennings was watching at home and gave that rallying cry more life.
Now, Milwaukee is on the precipice of a title in a Game 6 and when Jennings inevitably pops up on the jumbotron in the Fiserv Forum to lead a Bucks in 6 chant, the place is going to erupt in a very cool full circle moment.
Just in case you didn’t get enough of Victoria Cartagena’s portrayal of the no-nonsense Gotham City police officer Renee Montoya in Gotham, The Wrap has officially confirmed the actress will be reprising her role in the ongoing Batwoman series — kind of. You see, despite both being DC Comics-based series the showrunners have confirmed the two shows do not share a common universe, and while Cartagena will be playing the same character, she will not be portraying the same person — if that makes sense. Whew, these comic book multiverse things are really getting out of hand, huh?
Anyways, according to the report Montoya will appear in Batwoman‘s third season as a former GCPD officer who quit the force when “she could no longer stomach the corruption.” Following her departure, she now runs something called the “freaks division,” and uses her “righteous and pragmatic” ways to accomplish her “very personal (and mysterious) mission to help clean the streets of Gotham in the right way, by whatever means necessary,” which sounds like some real Punisher stuff, if we’re being honest.
Cartagena joins the current Batwoman cast which includes Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, and Camrus Johnson. The third season — complete with its shiny new (but old) Montoya — is set to air on The CW on October 13, 2021.
We don’t have to tell you that summer heat and sunny days require refreshment. If you’re like us, you spend these hazy mid-July afternoons gulping down ice water, lemonade, and more flavored seltzer water than seems socially acceptable. But when the sun sets and the heat lingers, we look for something to take the edge off. Something boozy yet still totally crushable and thirst-quenching.
Specifically, we crack open a beer (or three). But not all beers are suited for summer drinking. Chaz Gallo, director of food and beverage at The Bristol Hotel in Bristol, Virginia has specific ideas of what exactly makes a great hot weather crusher.
“A pilsner, lager or shandy,” he says. “Something light, crisp, and drinkable that goes down smooth.”
Reed Odeneal, co-founder and brewer at Perfect Plain Brewing Co. in Pensacola, Florida adds sour beers to the list.
“If you haven’t been stocking your cooler with gose, go ahead and start,” he says. “You’ll be challenged to find a more appropriate style of beer to combat the heat and humidity. They’re traditionally brewed with wheat, coriander, salt, and come with a hint of tartness and a relatively low alcohol content to make a super refreshing flavor that you can crush all day long.”
What you enjoy drinking during the summer depends on your taste. That’s why we want you to have a lot of different options. To find them, we turned to the professionals behind the bar, asking a handful of well-known bartenders to tell us their picks for the absolute best summer thirst quenchers. Check their answers out below.
Nothing quenches my thirst on a hot summer day in South Florida more than an ice-cold Corona Extra. Sip it on the beach, on a boat, or at home – this is the type of beer that goes with any occasion. It’s always crisp and refreshing.
Bell’s Oberon from Kalamazoo Michigan. It’s hot where I live during the summer months, and Bell’s Oberon has all the flavor you would expect in a craft beer without being too heavy. It’s perfect for a hot day.
The best summery thirst-quenching beer to drink on a sunny day or any day is Revolution Brewing Fist City. The pale ale has taken the number one spot for me against all others. Fist City has this light golden color that’s perfectly balanced on the malts and hops. Flavors of grapefruit, melon, and other tropical notes are so refreshing on a sunny day in Chicago by the lake.
Personally, I always prefer an ice-cold Mexican pilsner-style beer on a hot summer day. A Modelo Especial or Pacifico in an ice-cold can wrapped in a koozie really is the most thirst-quenching beer to sip on come summertime. The flavors are crisp, clean, and refreshing.
For this, I’ll pick the Pacifico because it just might be the most refreshing beer you can crack open this summer.
21st Amendment Come Hell or High Watermelon
21st Amendment
Lynnette Marrero, co-founder of Speed Rack and bar director of Llama Inn in Brooklyn, New York
I love 21st Amendment Come Hell or High Watermelon (they also have some new flavors like mango). They feature lady liberty, and the fruit is subtle and in balance. It’s a crisp beer with a hint of fruit.
Sours in the summertime are so fun and delicious. They vary in flavors, fruits, and ABV. My favorites are Gose’s from Westbrook. Specifically, Key Lime Pie is a great summer beer for any summer occasion. Whether it’s sipping on the beach or relaxing on a boat ride. They are perfect for the hot summer days.
I feel like Mexico knows how to do summer the best out of all of us, so when I want a refreshing beer, I usually go with whatever is from there as an option. I don’t think you have to be fancy when choosing a beer to beat the heat. Personally, I’m happy with Victoria or Sol. Although, the other night on a menu I saw a Gose from Guadalajara, which now might be the beer of my summer. Paraíso from Cerveza Loba was refreshing, but still not too sour like some beers of that style can get, and at 4.5% I’m game for a full day by the water with a case of these.
Honestly, I really enjoy a frosty Miller High Life on a nice, sunny day. It has lighter flavors and a solid balance of noble hops and malt. If you want to spruce things up, throw in a bit of Aperol and lemon juice and make yourself a Spaghett to really give yourself a nice flavor expansion.
Leffe Blonde
Leffe
Adam Mason, cocktail specialist at LouVino in Louisville
Honestly, beers are all thirst quenchers, but the best is likely a lager or Hefeweizen due to how light and easy to drink they are! They are low in malt but have great flavor as well. I personally always gravitate to Leffe Blonde as it is crisp and cool on the palate.
Golden Road Mango Cart
Golden Road
Chandra Richter, beverage development and chief mixologist at Drinkworks
On a sunny summer day, I love to sip on a Golden Road Mango Cart. With bursts of fruity flavors that are fresh and refreshing, it’s definitely one of my go-tos this time of year. The bright mango taste matches perfectly with the crisp wheat beer.
Modelo Especial
Modelo
Michael Lay, assistant director of bars for MINA Group in San Francisco, California
German-style pilsner would be my choice. This beer is made for hot weather. From Modelo to Trumer, the malty sweetness cuts through the heat. If I had to pick one, it would be Modelo Especial. This crisp, crushable pilsner was made for summer days.
I’m a big fan of Carlsberg, a Copenhagen Pilsner that is crisp, clean, flavorful, and crushable. It’s perfect on a warm summer day. Simple, refreshing, and delicious. That’s all you need to say.
Any Gose is a go-to for those hot summer days — not as tart as a sour but with a hint of brine to keep you rotating between thirst and quench. Anderson Valley added a Melon Gose that hits all of these notes. I can’t think of a more refreshing, thirst-quenching summer beer.
I love a good sour beer in the summer. There is something about the tart crispness that just pops on a warm summer day. One of my go-to beers this summer has been Hi Wire Drink. It contains one of my favorite flavor combinations, raspberry, and lemon. The low ABV makes it perfect for prolonged enjoyment.
Orion Lager
Orion
Ryan Anderson, complex director of beverage at Ace Hotel in New Orleans
For me, I always prefer beer in the summertime that is light and refreshing. When it’s hot outside I reach for something that is not going to fatigue my palate with big flavors or too many hops. If you can find it, Orion Lager from Osaka Japan is my go-to. This beer is brewed in Japan’s southernmost tropical island and is a perfect blend of rice, malt, and hops. Drinking one leaves you refreshed rather than reaching for the water.
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We’re well into the streaming wars, but there’s been one major medium that has so far been left untapped by all of the major services: video games. Back in May, Netflix — the streamer that started it all — announced they were finally correcting that, hiring an executive to belatedly add games to its already well-stocked arsenal. Now, only two months later, the gears for that plan are already in motion.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, not only is the streaming giant getting into video games, they’ll be a free add-on to your already existing subscription. This is all in the larval stage, but at least initially, Netflix will be “primarily focused” on making sure that games are available for mobile devices, not for your fancy big home TVs (at least at first).
That’s also to say that they didn’t reveal when video games will start becoming part of the overall Netflix experience. Nor did they reveal which titles they’d make available for playing — if they’d be creating their own games or if they’d work out some deal with video game companies. The latter seems likely, as they’ve already inked deals to create series out of such popular games as Castlevania and The Witcher, with Assassin’s Creed and Cyberpunk 2077 shows en route.
Whatever happens, this surely means other streamers will, as always, take Netflix’s lead, making the streaming wars even more contentious than they were already. But at some point, it looks like you may be able to do some gaming when you get bored of whatever new $200 million Netflick you were watching.
Whether you’re taking a trip to see the country’s finest beaches and hiking trails, seeking a respite from the summer humidity, or you’re just looking to cut loose at this month’s HARD festival or one of the other music festivals offered across the state, there is a high chance if you’re traveling domestically this summer you’re making a stop in California. The Golden State has a lot to offer travelers and if you’ve never trekked out West before the number of options can be downright intimidating.
Don’t worry about that. We’ve got you covered. Besides the manymanym–a–n–y Cali-based travel guides we’ve published in the past, today brings some new heat. Our favorite DJ sister duo, the Lisbona Sisters, did us a solid and curated their personal guide to all things CA.
In addition to being born and raised in California, Ava and Laura Lisbona have made a name for themselves playing festivals across the state (and the world!) so they know the state intimately — from the best places to grab a bite to eat to the clubs and bars you need to visit. This month, the Lisbona Sisters will take the stage at San Bernadino’s HARD Summer Festival, which will be held on July 31st and August 1st at the NOS Event Center, where you can catch shoreside performances by other artists like Future, Kaytranada, and 2 Chainz.
With an even mix of hip-hop and electronic acts, the lineup is pretty damn stacked for a two-day festival! As stacked as that festival lineup is though, you’re still going to need something to do in your downtime (or before and after the festival), so check out the Lisbona Sister’s guide to California below.
I’m obsessed with and am very picky about Italian food, and this place is one of my favorites forever. The owner, Massimo, is from Florence, so charming, and so, so Italian — in the best way 00 which you’ll personally find out because he’ll probably come to your table and introduce himself while you’re dining. Only 40 seats in the restaurant means a truly intimate experience, and it’s usually a lively one — Pazzia means “craziness” in Italian.
Ava and I both used to wait tables here when we lived in SF; I still have legitimate cravings for it all the time, and I can’t ever visit the Bay Area without getting my fix.
As someone who is obsessed with lobster rolls, this place blows me away. Best lobster roll this side of the Mississippi, and you can add uni or caviar to it. Big plus. There are other things on the menu, but this is a real stand-out!
We did the majority of growing up in the Coachella Valley, and our mom would save up her paychecks to take us here for special occasions when we were little. It’s upscale, has been there since 1986, and feels very appropriately old school. Since I can remember going (and as recently as a couple weeks ago), I get the capellini pomodoro every single time; it’s such a simple dish and is, in my opinion, a great test of any Italian restaurant.
Another sign of this place’s authenticity is that the original location is in Florence, Italy, which I’ve also been to and will wholeheartedly vouch for.
This spot is such a freaking gem if you’re into the idea of hiking and nature with a fat dose of fun. There are multiple trails you can take to get there, ranging in intensity and distance. They all end at this huge and super random alpine lodge in the middle of the redwoods — just above Muir Woods — complete with a German beer bar and a hefty selection of board games. B
This giant flea market happens on the second Sunday of every month. They have literally anything and everything under the sun, new and used. I’ve furnished half of my house there, and pretty much wear something from there every day. It’s an absolute goldmine for things you want… or didn’t even know you wanted.
For $20 you can make like five bouquets for around the house (or wherever). They get the coolest, unique flowers and you are going to impress anyone you make an arrangement for. A go-to for friends’ birthdays.
I’m probably a bit partial because our friends opened this place, and it’s also where I learned to DJ. There are two steampunk-inspired craft cocktail bars upstairs, one termed “The Emperor’s Drawing Room” (sounds so fancy), and they often have a very nice-looking, very bendy woman hanging over the bar doing an aerial performance.
Downstairs in the basement is the nightclub with some of the best sound I’ve ever heard in the US.
An 80s speakeasy bar — could you be speaking more my language? It’s located in the basement of The LINE hotel; you go in through the back entrance where you are led through the hallway and finally go in through a secret vending machine. I know I’m not supposed to give away the surprise, sorry. The inside is so cool and has tons of ’80s accents and installations, a DJ or ’80s cover band, old arcade games, and karaoke rooms — highly available for this.
This is such a carefully and impeccably curated store, and it has the most beautiful vintage and antique pieces. You will find the most amazing clothes and the shop owner, Nicky, knows specifics about every individual item in there.
This Korean eyewear brand is unique and well-made. The store itself is such an experience. From the music to the art, this place never ceases to amaze me.
Madalyn Parker wanted to take a couple days off work. She didn’t have the flu, nor did she have plans to be on a beach somewhere, sipping mojitos under a palm tree.
Parker, a web developer from Michigan, wanted a few days away from work to focus on her mental health.
Photo courtesy of Madalyn Parker.
Parker lives with depression. And, she says, staying on top of her mental health is absolutely crucial.
“The bottom line is that mental health is health,” she says over email. “My depression stops me from being productive at my job the same way a broken hand would slow me down since I wouldn’t be able to type very well.”
She sent an email to her colleagues, telling them the honest reason why she was taking the time off.
“Hopefully,” she wrote to them, “I’ll be back next week refreshed and back to 100%.”
Soon after the message was sent, the CEO of Parker’s company wrote back:
“Hey Madalyn,
I just wanted to personally thank you for sending emails like this. Every time you do, I use it as a reminder of the importance of using sick days for mental health — I can’t believe this is not standard practice at all organizations. You are an example to us all, and help cut through the stigma so we can all bring our whole selves to work.”
Moved by her CEO’s response, Parker posted the email exchange to Twitter.
When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking sick leave for mental health and reaffirms your… https://t.co/KLfhpXNBfB
The tweet, published on June 30, 2017, has since gone viral, amassing 45,000 likes and 16,000 retweets.
“It’s nice to see some warm, fuzzy feelings pass around the internet for once,” Parker says of the response to her tweet. “I’ve been absolutely blown away by the magnitude though. I didn’t expect so much attention!”
Even more impressive than the tweet’s reach, however, were the heartfelt responses it got.
“Thanks for giving me hope that I can find a job as I am,” wrote one person, who opened up about living with panic attacks. “That is bloody incredible,” chimed in another. “What a fantastic CEO you have.”
Some users, however, questioned why there needs to be a difference between vacation time and sick days; after all, one asked, aren’t vacations intended to improve our mental well-being?
That ignores an important distinction, Parker said — both in how we perceive sick days and vacation days and in how that time away from work is actually being spent.
“I took an entire month off to do partial hospitalization last summer and that was sick leave,” she wrote back. “I still felt like I could use vacation time because I didn’t use it and it’s a separate concept.”
Many users were astounded that a CEO would be that understanding of an employee’s mental health needs.
They were even more surprised that the CEO thanked her for sharing her personal experience with caring for her mental health.
After all, there’s still a great amount of stigma associated with mental illness in the workplace, which keeps many of us from speaking up to our colleagues when we need help or need a break to focus on ourselves. We fear being seen as “weak” or less committed to our work. We might even fear losing our job.
Ben Congleton, the CEO of Parker’s company, Olark, even joined the conversation himself.
In a blog post on Medium, Congleton wrote about the need for more business leaders to prioritize paid sick leave, fight to curb the stigma surrounding mental illness in the workplace, and see their employees as people first.
“It’s 2017. We are in a knowledge economy. Our jobs require us to execute at peak mental performance,” Congleton wrote. “When an athlete is injured, they sit on the bench and recover. Let’s get rid of the idea that somehow the brain is different.”
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