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Ridley Scott Says The Script For The ‘Gladiator’ Sequel Is Being ‘Written Now’ And He’ll Film It After His Napoleon Movie

Ridley Scott is 83 years old, but he’s busier than those a third his age. He has two movies being released in the next three months. His next film is Kitbag, a Napoleon movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Jodie Comer. Oh, and that Gladiator sequel he’s been talking about for ages? That’s still on the docket, too. And he wants everyone to know that’s coming sooner rather than later (but not that soon).

In a new interview with Empire (as caught by The Hollywood Reporter), the Oscar-nominated filmmaker laid out his packed line-up. “I’m already having [the next] Gladiator written now,” Scott said. “So when I’ve done Napoleon, Gladiator will be ready to go.”

Considering its hero, Russell Crowe’s Maximus, didn’t make it to the end of the first Gladiator, what could the sequel be about? According to THR, it’s “slated to follow Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla and nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s power-hungry and amoral Commodus. Both Lucilla and Lucius were saved by Crowe’s Maximus from the embittered Roman emperor before the gladiator passed on to be with his own slain family.”

In the first film, which won a heap of Oscars, including Best Picture, Lucius was played by Spencer Treat Clark. It’s not clear if he’ll return, though he did reprise another childhood role, the son of Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, for its threequel, Glass.

Incidentally, since Gladiator, Scott has directed a whopping 13 more feature-length films, not counting the forthcoming power duo of The Last Duel and House of Gucci, which are due October 15 and November 24, respectively. And he wants to make another Alien prequel! And a spy movie called Queen & Country! And he’s in his mid-80s! And you thought 91-year-old Clint Eastwood was a prolific auteur.

(Via Empire and THR)

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Our Barrel-Aged Stout Blind Taste Test Will Help You Brace For Cool Weather

As the weather grows colder, it’s only a matter of time before your attention begins to turn toward the bold, brash, potent barrel-aged stout. These pitch black, indulgent, rich, robust craft beers begin with the stout you know and love and mature the brews in barrels (usually refill bourbon). The result is something completely unique — perfect to warm you up on the crispest of fall days.

Just like aging whiskey imparts various flavors, maturing a stout in a second fill bourbon barrels adds complex flavors of its own. Some of those are derived from the tannins in the wood, others come from the remnants of the bourbon itself. Typically you can expect notes of vanilla beans, dark chocolate, fudge, caramel, and charred oak. Depending on the barrel type, the beer may take on other flavors as well — sweeter, fruitier spirits like brandy might add a stonefruit nature.

Over the past decade, this style has rapidly gained momentum, with more breweries releasing their own versions every year. And since fall is fully here, we figured the time was right to do a blind taste test of some of the most well-known, beloved barrel-aged stouts on the market. From the OG Goose Island Bourbon County Stout to more contemporary offerings, I tried them all. Keep reading to see the other brews I selected, nosed, and tasted.

Part 1: The Taste

This could get a little tricky as, even though these are all stouts, the addition of various ingredients and aging vessels guarantees that all are nuanced, unique, and at least a little bit different. Still, in order to truly rank them, the blind taste test is the way to go. This way, there’s nothing to sway me in any direction besides my senses of taste and smell.

Here’s our lineup:

  • Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
  • Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout
  • Perennial Barrel-Aged Abraxas
  • Deschutes Abyss
  • Firestone Walker Parabola
  • New Holland Dragon’s Milk
  • Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy
  • Great Divide Barrel Aged Yeti

Let’s get our stout on!

Taste #1:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

The nose is all bourbon, vanilla beans, and wood char, and not much else. Sipping it revealed more flavors like caramel, espresso beans, dark chocolate, and more sweet bourbon. But it still didn’t wow me.

It’s not a bad beer by any degree, it’s just a touch drier and more bitter than I’d prefer.

Taste#2:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

There’s a ton of oak, caramel malts, roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and dried fruits on the nose. The palate is a complex mix of dried cherries, toasted vanilla beans, butterscotch, dark chocolate, more coffee, and dry, oaky wood at the end.

Taste #3:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

A lot is going on with this beer’s nose. There are pronounced aromas of oaky wood, sweet caramel, vanilla beans, and freshly brewed coffee. The palate swirls with dark chocolate, more vanilla sweetness, dried berries, sweet bourbon, and a gentle nutty flavor throughout.

All in all, a fairly perfect aged stout.

Taste #4:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

Nosing this beer revealed brown sugar, caramel, and vanilla. The palate is filled with toffee, chocolate fudge, oak, and freshly brewed coffee. It’s rich, smooth, and sweet, but could be a little more nuanced than it is.

The bourbon flavor and alcohol are a bit strong.

Taste #5:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

I began by breathing in the aromas of coffee beans, dark chocolate, oak, and vanilla beans. Sipping it brought forth hints of sticky toffee, bitter chocolate, espresso, vanilla, and oak. The finish was warming, slightly sweet, and ended with a nice extra kick of caramel-like bourbon.

Taste #6:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

I was greeted with a complex nose of dried fruits, milk chocolate, roasted coffee beans, and wood char. The palate was loaded with caramel malts, sweet vanilla beans, dark chocolate, slight coconut, and a slightly bitter finish that left me wanting more.

Taste #7:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

This is a very aromatic beer. There are notes of dried fruits, dark chocolate, vanilla beans, and freshly brewed coffee. When I took a sip, I noted flavors of toffee, sweet bourbon, more coffee, dried cherries, and a gentle bitterness that rounded everything together nicely.

Taste #8:

Christopher Osburn

Tasting Notes:

The aroma is highlighted by spicy, peppery notes that are tempered with sweet vanilla beans, light cinnamon, and dried fruits. The palate is more of the same, with a spicy heat upfront followed by dark chocolate, sweet caramel, vanilla, and a nice fruity sweetness that brings everything together.

Part 2: The Ranking

We’ve spent many articles blindly ranking various spirits, beer styles, and even cocktails, but a beer as refined, bold, and exciting as a barrel-aged stout brings that blind taste test to a whole new level. To rank these notable beers, I simply nosed and tasted each, writing down my initial perceptions of each beer’s aroma and flavor. That’s it. Simple, succinct, and easy.

But also… lots of surprises.

Keep reading to see just how everything turned out.

8) Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy (Taste 4)

Oskar Blues

ABV: 12.5%
Average Price: $20 for a four-pack

The Beer:

If you’re a stout fan, you’ve probably had the rich, chocolatey Ten Fidy. Named because this imperial stout carries an ABV of 10.5%, it’s only slightly confusing that the barrel-aged version is 12.5% (the liquid reduces with water evaporating to a larger degree).

It’s aged in former bourbon barrels for at least eight months. This imparts sweet vanilla, chocolate, and caramel flavors.

Bottom Line:

This beer packs a punch. And while this is expected with barrel-aged beers, the bourbon sweetness and overall alcohol flavor are a bit in your face.

7) New Holland Dragon’s Milk (Taste 1)

New Holland

ABV: 11%
Average Price: $16.99 for a four-pack

The Beer:

While some brewery’s only release barrel-aged stouts once per year, New Holland Dragon’s Milk is available year-round. This bold 11% ABV imperial stout was matured for three months in ex-bourbon barrels. It’s known for its rich, coffee, and chocolate notes.

Bottom Line:

Rating and ranking high-quality barrel-aged stouts is very difficult. This is a great beer with a good mix of bourbon sweetness, nutty flavors, and a nice fruity sweetness. It also has a kick of bitter coffee and dark chocolate that might be too intense for some — apparently me, for instance.

Still, lots of folks swear by this one.

6) Great Divide Barrel Aged Yeti (Taste 6)

Great Divide

ABV: 12.5%
Average Price: $10 for a 12-ounce bottle

The Beer:

Great Divide’s Yeti is already a bold, rich, chocolate-filled imperial stout. Its barrel-aged version only ramps up the flavor by aging it for a full year in former whiskey barrels. This results in a smooth, oaky, sweet sipper guaranteed to warm you up on a cool night.

Bottom Line:

While a bitter finish can turn off some drinkers (depending on the beer), when complemented by other sweet fruity, nutty flavors, it’s extremely pleasing and welcome. This being ranked low is more of a testament to the quality of the field than anything else.

5) Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (Taste 5)

Founders Brewing

ABV: 11.2%
Average Price: $21 for a four-pack

The Beer:

In the pantheon of barrel-aged stouts, there are few more accomplished and beloved than Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Previously an eagerly awaited annual release, this bourbon barrel-aged coffee and chocolate stout is now available all year long.

Bottom Line

This beer is extremely complex. There are bold coffee, chocolate, and caramel flavors that are only complimented by the sweet, warming flavor of bourbon.

4) Deschutes Abyss (Taste 2)

Deschutes

ABV: 11.1%
Average Price: $19 for a 22-ounce bottle

The Story:

This 11% barrel-aged imperial stout is available year-round. Brewed with 2-Row Pale malts, roasted barley, black barley, black malt, chocolate, wheat, as well as Nugget, Cascade, and Delta hops, it’s aged in a different barrel type each year.

I tried the expression aged in former port wine barrels.

Bottom Line:

This is one of the most complex barrel-aged stouts I’ve ever tried. It’s obvious from the flavor that this one was aged in something besides bourbon. It’s fruitier and nuttier than the others.

3) Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (Taste 3)

Goose Island

ABV: 12.9%
Average Price: $24 for a four-pack

The Beer:

There is no barrel-aged beer as sought-after or well-known as Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Only released once per year, this iconic brew is aged in ex-bourbon barrels from the likes of Wild Turkey, Heaven Hill, and Buffalo Trace between eight and fourteen months.

Bottom Line:

This beer is a perfect example of the style with complementary flavors of bourbon, chocolate, oak, and dried fruits all working together in unison.

2) Perennial Barrel-Aged Abraxas (Taste 8)

Perennial Ales

ABV: 13%
Average Price: $24.99 for a 750ml bottle

The Beer:

Perennial Abraxis is an imperial stout that’s brewed with cinnamon, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and ancho chili peppers. It’s spicy, bold, and memorable. The brewery ramps up the flavor with its barrel-aged version that sits in former rye whiskey barrels for 15-17 months.

Bottom Line:

This is definitely a unique beer and that’s not a bad thing. There’s a warming, spicy heat that pairs well with the smoother, silkier barrel-aged flavors.

1) Firestone Walker Parabola (Taste 7)

Firestone Walker

ABV: 13.6%
Average Price: $10.99 for a 12-ounce bottle

The Beer:

Firestone Walker is one of those breweries where you’d have to try really hard to find a beer that wasn’t a banger. Its take on the barrel-aged beer is the much sought-after Parabola. It’s an imperial stout that’s aged for a full year in former bourbon barrels. This results in a well-balanced, sweet, chocolate, and vanilla-filled sipper.

Bottom Line:

This beer is bold, rich, and filled with bourbon sweetness, dried fruits, and dark chocolate. It’s utterly indulgent and completely memorable. Tastes like a decadent chocolate dessert in a pint glass.


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A Philly Man Is Being Celebrated For Improbably Capturing A Gator With A Trash Bin In Florida

Over 1,000 miles separate Philadelphia and Florida, but they share something in common: They attract some real characters. There isn’t an equivalent for “Florida Man” in the City of Brotherly Love, but real heads know it’s a hotspot for one-in-a-million eccentrics. (If Mare of Easttown had a major flaw, it’s that it didn’t have enough Philly weirdos.) So what happens when a Philadelphia Man moves down to a place where residents bite spring breakers in the face for littering? You get something like the viral video below.

NBC 10 out of Philadelphia proudly reported on the exploits of one Abdul Gene Malik, a former combat veteran and Philly native who reinvented himself as a gator wrangler in Central Florida. When one of the reptiles wound up hanging outside of his home, he got inventive.

The video shows Malik laying down a plastic trash bin, slowly pushing it towards the beast as it hisses at him, all while a nervous crowd watches. (And in one case records it.) Things get especially tense towards the end, when the lid accidentally slams onto the gator’s head. Instead of losing his cool, Malik takes advantage of the confusion, making a quick and final push to scoop the critter up. At that point he tips the can over, the gator fully captured. Cue applause.

According to The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission, they receive a year average of 16,000 alligator complaints. Still, if you’re a Floridian who finds a massive, scary reptile lurking outside your home, remember that Malik is a professional. And probably a former Wawa customer.

(Via NBC News Philadelphia)

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Jamie Spears Has Been Suspended As The Conservator Of Britney Spears’ Estate

Here’s the latest update in the Britney Spears’ conservatorship saga: Today Judge Brenda Penny has officially ruled that Jamie Spears is suspended as the conservator of Britney’s estate. TMZ reports that a temporary conservator has been appointed. John Zabel, who is a CPA — unlike Britney’s father — will be temporary conservator of the estate until December 31st. Even though Britney’s own testimony about her father’s abuse and mismanagement seems like proof enough that the situation was dire, it wasn’t until new information came to light in The New York Times‘ follow-up documentary on the subject, Controlling Britney Spears, that real legal momentum to remove Jamie from the situation started to build.

According to the documentary, Jamie had been illegally bugging Britney’s home as part of his surveillance system. That’s a crime in California, where two-party consent for recording is in place, and even the FBI is reportedly looking into the situation. Britney’s recently-hired new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, has also submitted a request that the conservatorship be terminated sometime this fall, and requested a hearing on the matter in the next 30 to 45 days. No ruling was made on the status of the conservatorship itself, but with the direction of the judge’s ruling today, it seems more likely than ever that the situation will finally be resolved and Britney will be free again.

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These organizations are planting trees to combat the “urban heat island effect” in Richmond

America’s urban areas are often known as concrete jungles due to their abundance of asphalt and lack of parks and natural grassy areas. These neighborhoods are often populated by low-income, communities of color because of discriminatory lending practices known as redlining. These policies, which date back to the 1930s, were put in place to reinforce racial segregation and reallocate city funds to white neighborhoods.

Redlining policies perpetuated inequality that was not only economic but environmental as well.

The buildings, roads, and unnatural infrastructure that make up urban areas absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat more than natural landscapes. This turns urbanized areas into “heat islands” that experience warmer temperatures than greener, less populated neighborhoods.

Richmond, Virginia’s urban heat islands can reach temperatures as much as 20 degrees warmer than the greener areas of the city. Heat islands look to become an even greater problem in the coming years as extreme temperature shifts caused by climate change become more common.

To help create green space in heat-island communities, Capital One is supporting the Arbor Day Foundation and Groundwork RVA with $75,000 in grant funding to plant and distribute roughly 300 trees in affected neighborhoods across Richmond.


“Greenspace and access to fresh food [are] vital to the communities we serve. We are proud to work with Groundwork RVA and the Arbor Day Foundation to help address those needs here in Richmond,” said Andrew Green, Director of Capital One’s Office of Environmental Sustainability.

Together, the three organizations will strive to improve green infrastructure in three areas that have been identified as some of the hottest, least-resourced in Richmond.

Photo courtesy of Capital One

“That coalition is working hard to use resources to mitigate the disparate impacts that those communities have had,” says Rob Jones, Executive Director of Groundwork RVA. “There’s an open conversation in Richmond about how to ameliorate inequities that stem from the direct connection between the discriminatory practice of redlining and the communities impacted by urban heat island effect today.”

The effort began, appropriately, on Earth Day in April of this year when Groundwork RVA’s Green Team and Green Workforce — cohorts of Black and Brown high school students and recent graduates in Richmond — created a volunteer event to plant 50 fruit trees at Sankofa Community Orchard to enhance food access in the city.

The Earth Day project also distributed 50 shade trees to residents.

Members of the Green Team and Green Workforce plan to plant the remaining 250 trees by the end of the year, focusing on neighborhoods in Southside Richmond that have a lot of concrete and a real lack of shade.

The volunteers are also building and maintaining green infrastructure in a variety of ways, including the development of rain gardens, rain capture systems, and permeable pavement.

Several of Groundwork RVA’s participants live in Richmond’s Hillside Court housing project. Volunteers are looking to plant trees in the community to work in tandem with its recently launched mini-farm project to help address the food desert.

“It’s so surreal to see how we can take empty places and turn them into a spot for people to grow food and enjoy the space,” says Darquan Robertson, a Groundwork RVA Green Workforce participant and Hillside Court resident. “I want people in this community to feel like this space is meant for them.”

Photo courtesy of Capital One

Over on Richmond’s Hull Street, the goal is to cool down the neighborhood by filling many of the area’s vacant tree wells with high-quality, shade-producing trees.

Through support from Capital One and the Arbor Foundation, Jones says that Groundwork RVA will be able to purchase equipment, such as a watering truck, needed to sustain its efforts to support the growth of each tree during the two years that follow planting.

“We’re thankful to receive funding from Capital One and the Arbor Day Foundation to plant more trees and build healthier neighborhoods,” Jones said. “This work is not only vital for our communities today but the survival of future generations, especially as we tackle climate change.”

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Portland Trail Blazers 2021-22 Season Preview: Is Portland Meaningfully Better?

Last year, for the second-year in a row, the Portland Trail Blazers lost in the first round of the playoffs. It prompted a coaching change, with Terry Stotts exiting after nine years and Chauncey Billups taking over. It also prompted a summer of Damian Lillard trade speculation that, as of now, hasn’t led to Lillard actually demanding a trade or being seriously linked to another team.

Roster:

Damian Lillard
C.J. McCollum
Norman Powell
Jusuf Nurkic
Robert Covington III
Larry Nance Jr.
Cody Zeller
Ben McLemore
Anfernee Simons
Greg Brown
Tony Snell
Nassir Little
Patrick Patterson (non-guaranteed)
Dennis Smith Jr. (non-guaranteed)
Quinn Cook (non-guaranteed)
Marquese Chriss (non-guaranteed)

Projected Vegas Win Total: 44.5

Biggest Addition: Larry Nance Jr.

Effectively swapping out Derrick Jones Jr. for Nance is good business by Portland. Nance can play a few positions, can defend, can offer some secondary playmaking, and is a solid, if reluctant, three-pointer. He’s not a co-star for Damian Lillard, but he’s a reliable rotation player that Portland can actually play in the playoffs. They need more of that level of player.

Biggest Loss: Enes Kanter, Carmelo Anthony, and Zach Collins

Kanter, Anthony, and Collins are not irreplaceable. In fact, it’s probable that Nance and Cody Zeller are collectively better than them next year. It’s certainly better to have Nance than Collins, as Collins didn’t play at all last year due to injury. But it’s still an adjustment worth watching for a roster that is otherwise the same.

It’s also possible that Stotts is the biggest loss. Perhaps he was just at the end of his run in Portland and a chance was needed, but he seemingly got the most out of that team every year. Will Billups do the same?

Biggest Question: Are the Trail Blazers meaningfully better?

Portland has reason to think that it’s better now than it was last year, particularly if Billups succeeds as a coach. But are they so much better that they go from being the sixth seed last year — and just barely out of the play-in tournament — to one of the top-four teams in the Western Conference? Even if the Clippers take a step back with Kawhi Leonard out and the Nuggets aren’t at their best without Jamal Murray, the West is loaded. Portland has an uphill battle to fight.

What Makes This Season A Success: A deep playoff run

What Damian Lillard, at age 31, wants drives the Trail Blazers. What he seemingly wants right now to contend and make a real push for an NBA title while he’s still in his prime. If the Blazers cannot do that and at least make a Western Conference Finals run akin to what they did a few years back, then further change might be coming to Portland, whether they like it or not.

What Makes This Season A Failure: Missing the playoffs/only making the play-in

If Portland somehow misses the playoffs or finds itself in the 7-10 range as a play-in tournament team, then this season won’t be what they were hoping for. If the former happens, then everything has gone off the rails perhaps due to a Lillard injury or something else catastrophic. If the latter happens — which feels like a possibility considering how good the West is — then they face an uphill battle to even get out of the first round. Would anyone in Portland be happy with that outcome?

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Ashnikko Continues To Unfold Her Sound On Two New Tracks — ‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ And ‘Maggots’

Ashnikko made our rising pop stars list at the beginning of this year, and her fierce, darkly funny sound has continued to unfold throughout 2021. Kicking off with her Demidevil project in January, she’s been busy doing things like starring in her “Slumber Party” video with Princess Nokia and collaborating with Lady Gaga on the Dawn Of Chromatica remix album for a new version of “Plastic Doll.”

Now, she’s back with two brand new singles, and both “Panic Attacks In Paradise” and “Maggots” build on her sound in unexpected ways. Check out her thoughts on writing both singles below.

“‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ were both written when I was in a very low place,” she said. “‘PAIP’ is a commentary on how much I was annoying myself at the time. I was healthy and my career was going great. I was in a metaphorical “paradise.” But alas my brain chemistry had other plans. I was an insufferable mess, so obsessed with my own hurt. I was leading it around with me like a rabid dog, letting it bite anyone I came into contact with. Where ‘PAIP’ is soft and forlorn, ‘Maggots’ is pure rage. I’m casting a protective shield of electricity around myself and daring anyone to try to cross it. I’d rather be a raging b*tch than let people take advantage of my kindness. I will take every parasite burrowing its way into my flesh and flatten it under my boots.”

Listen to the softer “Panic Attacks In Paradise” above and the rageful “Maggots” below.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Took Time Out Of Her Busy Congressperson Schedule To Bash Fox News On A Podcast Hosted By A Twitter Troll She Loves Named ‘Catturd’

Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of those Republicans who are too hot for Fox News. Unfortunately, that doesn’t leave her with too many other credible outlets to talk to. Perhaps that’s why the controversial congresswoman — last seen bringing Scooby Doo memes to the floor of the House of Representatives — found herself talking to someone who goes by the name “Catturd.”

You might remember this “Catturd” gentleman. His Twitter handle “catturd2” — alas, plain old “catturd” had already been taken — went viral late last year after former president Donald J. Trump re-tweeted three of his posts, all spreading voter fraud misinformation. His Twitter bio describes him as “The impeach 46 turd who talks s*it.” He also writes “parody novels” with names like The Adventures of Cowfart, Literally.

And on Wednesday, Catturd appeared on the same podcast with an elected member of Congress.

It was Greene, though, who seemed starstruck. After being introduced on the show, entitled Patriots In Talk Show, she gushed that she was on the same program as a guy who named himself after animal feces.

“You’re one of my favorite Twitter accounts,” a visibly excited Greene told a beaming Catturd. She added, “I said I’d rather be on Catturd’s podcast than Fox News.”

You can listen to the whole shebang here, all two hours of it, which no doubt offer a window into a strange and disturbing and wacky subset of the far right. Or you could just keep living your life.

(Via Raw Story)

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Mark Hoppus Announced He’s Officially Cancer Free

Good news for Mark Hoppus fans! He just announced on Instagram that he is officially cancer free. “Just saw my oncologist and I’m cancer free!!” he wrote on Instagram today. “Thank you God and universe and friends and family and everyone who sent support and kindness and love. Still have to get scanned every six months and it’ll take me until the end of the year to get back to normal but today is an amazing day and I feel so blessed. Can I get a W in the chat?”

Earlier this year the Blink-182 member let fans know that he was battling with the disease, and has been keeping the public informed about his journey along the way. Like plenty of other cancer patients, he lost his hair due to chemotherapy, and debuted a new bald look around the 4th of July. Around September, fans knew that the chemotherapy portion of his treatment had ended, but this new diagnosis is the best possible outcome.

In a potential silver lining, he also shared that the diagnosis helped improve his somewhat tenuous relationship with his bandmate Tom DeLonge. Sometimes the worst moments in life do help people realize what’s most important, so that’s a win for fans and the two musicians alike.

Sending all our hope for a speedy recovery to you, Mark!

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What’s On Tonight: ‘The Wonder Years’ Reboot And ‘Riverdale’ Take On The Problem With Adults

The Wonder Years (ABC, 8:30pm) — At the very least, it’s worth tuning into this reimagining to see whether the different perspective (from the Fred Savage-starring original show) will be a successful one or, well, not so much. Savage is executive producing and (sometimes) directing here, and the focus here is on an African-American family and their home base in 1960s Montgomery, Alabama. Don Cheadle narrates as the adult version of Dean (played as a 12-year-old by Elisha “EJ” Williams), who’s not only going through the usual tween ordeals but also the experience of being part of a Southern Black family that’s, of course, navigating vastly different circumstances than the franchise’s white O.G. family. This week, Dean experiences heartbreak and betrayal for the first time, and the grown-ups take their empathy in the wrong direction, which Dean might use to his advantage.

Riverdale (CW, 8:00pm) — Alice’s imaginary musical fantasy world takes center stage, all while attempting to make the Coopers the portrait of happiness again, but mom has different ideas.

Archer (FXX, 10:00pm) — Archer and the gang are attempting to dispense with their enemies, all while a stranger and a scavenger hunt are pivotal elements.

American Horror Story: Double Feature (FXX, 10:00pm) — Deadly conspiracies that have been building for decades swoop in on college students who are taking a camping trip. Never go camping, man.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Comedy Central, 10:00pm) — Awkwafina’s semi-autobiographical series is deep into its second season, in which she gazes into the future with starry eyes.

The Chestnut Man (Netflix series) — This Danish psychological-thriller series (from The Killing‘s creator) finds its roots in Nordic noir. The story follows police (within a Copenhagen suburb) who discover a brutal murder, which is accompanies by (bizarrely enough) a small figure rendered with chestnuts. That accessory leads to the possibility of a serial killer at hand, which all might be tied to a politician’s daughter’s fate.

No One Gets Out Alive (Netflix film) — A young immigrant woman takes up residence in an American boarding house, which turns out to be a much more terrible deal than it seems. The low price arrives with disturbed tenants and nightmares for all and echoes from the basement, and soon enough, she realizes that the house is evil and a living nightmare, all where screams go unnoticed, including her own.

Sounds Like Love (Netflix film) — This fluffy movie presents a fashion assistant who’s attempting to get over a devastating blow to the heart, all while the man in question keeps surfacing in her life, to screw things up while her best friends are going through similar ordeals. Can they all get their sh*t together? Let’s hope.

What If…? (Disney+ series) — We’re in the multiverse, baby. The MCU’s officially launching headfirst into that realm after Loki‘s season finale. Enjoy this show full of alternate realities that stand separate from the existing canon (thus far), including Agent Carter taking the super-soldier serum, T’Challa materializing as Star Lord, Doctor Strange feeling some real pain, and Black Widow and Nick Fury taking on a murder mystery while Tony Stark eats a donut. Will Tony Stark die again? Knowing this show, probably so.

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon — Maluma, Michael Gandolfini, Giveon

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — Anita Hill, Alessandro Nivola

Late Night With Seth Meyers — Demi Lovato, Neal Brennan, Audrey Nuna Ft. Saba, Nick Baglio

In case you missed these streaming picks from last Wednesday:

Dear White People: Volume 4 (Netflix series) — Enjoy this version of a post-pandemic future while the characters take on senior year look back on their most pivotal year yet. This season’s a 90s-inspired musical event that’s also Afro-futuristic in its bent, all to prove that moving forward often involves the all-important act of looking towards the past.

Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season 1 (Disney+ series) — Spidey completists will dig this collection of stories about Miles Morales and Ghost-Spider, who team up with Spidey to form the Spidey Team. So much Spidey! Also, enjoy Trace the Spider-Bot.