With the release of her new EP Pretty Poison, Nessa Barrett is slowly but surely making the jump from TikTok star to bonafide pop star. Hey, if Olivia Rodrigo can do it, the sky’s the limit, right? Barrett has been releasing videos for her new songs, and earlier this week she shared the clip for the title track, “Pretty Poison,” where she plays a solo star in a dark cinema packed with masked patrons… spooky!
Today she’s sharing an equally dark video for the straightforwardly-titled song “I Wanna Die.” In the visual, Nessa first appears on a morgue slab where someone is slowly applying makeup to her bruised body, helping prepare her body for the funeral. While the song is technically about being so into someone that being apart from them, or even not touching them, is grounds for wanting to leave this mortal coil, the rest of the video keeps with the gruesome theme, as the mortician continues to work on beautifying Nessa. Until, the camera pulls back to reveal that all along the person working on her body was none other than fellow TikToker JXDN. It’s a clever twist for such a short clip, check out the video above and stay tuned for more visuals from Barrett.
Move over, Heat, Reservoir Dogs, The Usual Suspects, The Town, Layer Cake, and Baby Driver. You all might be excellent heist films, but you’re about to be displaced in popularity because The Duke has arrived on the scene. Regé-Jean Page, who portrayed Simon Basset in the first season of Bridgerton (before leaving the show and upsetting fans), is entering heist-land. He’s moving onto other horizons including Dungeons & Dragons and The Gray Man and The Sandman on Audible. That’s not all, though.
The Wrap has details on the so-far vague untitled heist movie that will be directed by Noah Hawley (FX’s Legion and Fargo), who’s also writing with Netflix teaming up with the Russo Brothers’ ABGO production company. The Wrap has the scant details thus far:
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it will be a heist thriller based on an original idea from Hawley.
“AGBO was originally founded to allow us to collaborate with artists we greatly respect and admire,” AGBO’s Mike Larocca said in a statement. “We are very happy to continue to fulfill that pledge by supporting this new film from Noah Hawley and Regé-Jean Page.”
The Russos + Page + Hawley = one winning equation. That’s pretty much all that’s known at this time, but it sounds like more than enough? 8 billion clicks for The Duke.
Pivot Gang rapper Joseph Chilliams has had a relatively quiet couple of years aside from releasing the Sen Morimoto collaboration “Wishlist” toward the end of 2020. Part of the reason is a traumatic injury he recently endured that left him unable to return as quickly as he wished in 2021. The Chicago-bred rapper explains what happened on a new track, “I Ain’t Been Outside,” which describes the harrowing experience of both the initial event and his long road to recovery.
Got sucker punched with a gun, I have a plate in my face forever now. Made a song about trying to recover. Pls retweet or share if this is trying to find my people on here pic.twitter.com/7dmcjFlQFt
“Got sucker punched with a gun,” he tweeted, sharing the track to his followers. “I have a plate in my face forever now. Made a song about trying to recover.” On the downtempo track, he describes being put on narcotic painkillers, looking like Kanye (who suffered a broken jaw in a car crash in 2002), and losing weight as a result of “struggling to eat.” Even after being released from the hospital, he had to process light sensitivity and looking “out of place hopping around” on his way to the strip club with the rest of the Pivot Gang. “PTSD, pretty sure I need therapy,” he admits, “But tonight I’m just vibing at a party with my n****s and my shorty as I sing along merrily.”
Unfortunately, Joseph’s injury wasn’t the only tragedy the Pivot Gang suffered this year. In August, the group’s producer Squeak was shot to death in the North Austin neighborhood of Chicago at the age of 26. Hopefully, Joseph has a speedy recovery and the crew can get back on track after their triumphant 2019.
As familiarity with queerness, gender fluidity and the non-binary experience is slowly starting to increase, very visible members of the community like Demi Lovato are often left explaining their experience back to the general public. Luckily, Demi has been in the spotlight long enough that their ability to communicate clearly is top-notch. For instance, in a recent appearance on The Today Show with Hoda Kotb, she clarified that coming out as non-binary has very little to do with things like relationships, and whether or not they want to have kids.
“I’m very fluid,” they explained. “I identify as pansexual. I’m attracted to human beings and it doesn’t matter what you identify as. If you’re non-binary as well, if you are a straight man or if you’re fluid as well, I don’t hold myself back from sharing my love with anybody.” But even Demi sometimes has trouble adjusting to the new phase. “Her is now a they,” Lovato continued. “I don’t identify as just a woman or just a man. I identify as both. I still mess up sometimes and I say things like, ‘I can’t wait to be an aunt one day’ and I’m like, wait what word do I use?’ I think for that one we’re going to use ‘auntcle’.”
Check out their interview below.
“Now I can say that because I found balance … I feel like I’m in a great place.”@hodakotb catches up with singer @ddlovato for a candid conversation about coming out as non-binary and their new @peacockTV show, “Unidentified with Demi Lovato.” pic.twitter.com/0wphFU44Lc
When Sam Raimi stepped in to direct Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness after the original Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson left he project, it was a surprise to fans, given the mixed reception to Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. The 2007 film was widely panned, especially for its “Emo Peter Parker” scenes, and fans were not shy about letting Raimi know what they thought of the movie, which ended up being his final installment in the Spider-Man franchise. (Raimi was set to direct a fourth film, but as everyone knows, that didn’t happen, and the franchise was rebooted with Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Marc Webb as director.)
But despite all of that, Raimi ultimately ended up returning to the Marvel realm even though the Doctor Strange sequel will be under the Disney umbrella and not Sony, which Raimi previously dealt with on Spider-Man. As for what convinced him to come back? The challenge. Via Collider:
“I didn’t know that I could face it again because it was so awful, having been the director of Spider-Man 3. The Internet was getting revved up and people disliked that movie and they sure let me know about it. So, it was difficult to take back on. But then, I found out that there was an opening on Doctor Strange 2. My agent called me and said, ‘They’re looking for a director at Marvel for this movie and your name came up. Would you be interested?’ And I thought, ‘I wonder if I could still do it.’ They’re really demanding, those types of pictures. And I felt, ‘Well, that’s reason enough.’”
Raimi also relished the opportunity to work with Benedict Cumberbatch and bring more “improvisation” to the franchise, which the MCU actor delivered.
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness opens March 25, 2022.
Calling something overrated is a bit confusing. People tend to immediately see it as a negative. But to become overrated something needs to reach a high level of popularity first. Perhaps it garners this not-so-affectionate title because its price has exceeded its quality or because at one point it was the trendy product that everyone seemed to lust after and now that sheen has faded. Or maybe it just performs worse than the brand’s many acolytes proclaim.
Whatever the case, being highly rated means that, at some point, your product will take some heat. Does this mean it’s automatically trash? Nope. That we should stop buying it altogether? Double nope. Or that you have bad taste if you like something someone else finds overhyped? Triple nope.
Especially in the world of whiskey — where hype from gatekeepers makes brands and being considered overrated can crush them. Sarah Rexwinkle, key bartender for The Grand Marlin in Pensacola, Florida doesn’t like the term at all.
“I personally do not prefer to state any whiskey as ‘overrated’ simply because everyone has a different palate,” she says. “Some choose their favorite based on taste and others find a sense of nostalgia with the classics.”
Not all bartenders are as hesitant as Rexwinkle to call out overrated whiskeys. Not because they’re malicious but because they’re always happy to see less popular brands get shine. We asked a handful of our favorites to tell us the most overrated brands on the market; rather than going scorched earth many of them went a step further and offered up alternates they love.
Wellers are so overrated. Specifically, William Larue Weller. If you can find them at cost, that’s great but when you start having to pony up 3-4 times the MSRP, I suggest moving on.
If you can find a bottle of Larceny Barrel Proof, you should definitely drink that instead. If you can’t, a bottle of Wilderness Trail Single Barrel has 24% Wheat in the mashbill and is delightful.
Bulleit Rye. While I appreciate the 95/5 mash bill of Bulleit Rye, it just never hits the way I really want rye to hit, especially at 45%. I truly don’t understand the popularity this rye has achieved when Old Overholt Bonded exists at the same time.
Admittedly original Overholt is somewhat thin, but the bonded version hits all the spice notes you’re looking for in a rye and works perfectly on its own or in a cocktail.
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year
Buffalo Trace
Kirstin Sabik, mixologist at Sneaky Tiki in Pensacola, Florida
Pappy Van Winkle. It is overpriced and hard to find. It’s as simple as that. The difficulty finding it and the price you’ll inevitably have to pay aren’t worth the actual whiskey inside.
Crown Royal. I will give them credit for the ability to have carved out a space in the flavored spirits world but I think it was a direct effect that the quality of the base spirit became less sought after once smaller local distilleries started popping up with more superior products. And so, I would say what people should drink instead? Those local distilleries in your area.
Support your neighbors, we’re all better off for spreading the wealth.
WhistlePig Rye. Specifically, Piggyback. I just haven’t been super impressed. It’s not bad but not the hype it’s given. Michter’s American Whiskey would be my substitute.
In my opinion, the most overrated whiskey is the classic, Jack Daniels Old No.7. While the name is well recognized, and the whiskey is not to be ignored, I recommend picking up a bottle of Tincup whiskey which sits at generally the same price point. Give it a try and you may find a new love.
This is a fair price point yet high-quality liquor for an old-fashioned, a Hot toddy or even to enjoy mixed with Coke.
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon
Buffalo Trace
Raffaele Dall’Erta, general manager sommelier at Hampton’s Restaurant in Sumter, South Carolina
Blanton’s. I know, I know. I will be looked at like I am insane for saying this. I like Blanton’s bourbon. I think it is tasty. I do not like that they keep trying to make it harder and harder to get. Because of the scarcity, it is now creeping up in price. I am a believer in: it needs to taste better than the price, and now as it is approaching $100 a bottle, I just no longer think it is a fair price for value ratio.
Drink instead: Buffalo Trace. The same company, but at a much reasonable price point.
Maker’s 46. This whiskey is shown as such an amazing upgrade to Makers Mark, but honestly tastes very similar and does not bring out anything new or different in comparison to the original. Save the $14 and get Makers Mark, throw a couple ice cubes, and enjoy the same juice for a cheaper price.
Bulleit Bourbon
Bulleit
Todd Johnston, beverage director and sommelier at Marsh House in Nashville
Bulleit has gained a lot of recognition and popularity as an easy-to-find whiskey but it is personally not my favorite. I think it lacks a bit of balance compared to others in its price point.
I think Evan Williams BIB drinks a little smoother and is probably even a few bucks cheaper on the shelf.
Fireball
Fireball
Jerry Skakun, bartender at Cucina Enoteca in Del Mar, California
Most definitely Fireball for me. In keeping with the goal of remaining unbiased, I feel as though their brand got their claim to fame in the shot segment, but seldom is it popular after the winter months, due to its sweet and cinnamon notes. There are several other flavored whiskeys out there that would be awesome to drink in the winter months. I personally would buy a bourbon or maybe not-so-prominently-flavored rye and infuse it with maple.
Something is only overrated if you don’t like it. Real whiskey folk tend to do their research and find what they personally go for. That being said, anything you have to buy on the secondary market at a grossly inflated price is, in my opinion, overrated. If you absolutely need a brand to call over-hyped — Kentucky Owl Confiscated. It’s just nothing special.
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Jameson
Nathaniel Meyers, mixologist at Sear +Sea in Orlando
I think the most overrated whiskey brand to drink this winter season is Jameson. I don’t think that it is a bad product by any means, but with so many other options to drink, I highly encourage everyone to branch out and try something new.
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Ten-Year-Old Tom: Season 1 (HBO Max series) — This adult-animated series arrives courtesy of creator and writer Steve Dildarian (The Life & Times of Tim) alongside fellow executive producer Nick Weidenfeld (The Boondocks, Rick & Morty) with Dilderian voicing the title character, an average 10-year-old who’s attempting to sort out the bad adult advice (of which there is plenty on this series) from the good. He’s accompanied by characters voiced by David Duchovny, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Lyonne, Mark Proksch, Tim Robinson, George Wallace, and more.
The Way Down: God, Greed, And The Cult Of Gwen Shamblin: (HBO Max series) — This five part documentary series follows the rise and fall of the Remnant Fellowship Church founder, whose Weigh Down Workshop worked a cult-like racket that preached weight loss as a means to get close to god. This transformed into accusations of abuse (of the emotional, psychological, and physical varieties), all before Shamblin died in a May 2021 plane crash.
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 8:00pm) — Season 23 (!) sees Benson and Rollins jousting with the Organized Crime bureau (hello, Stabler) and the FBI after a rape victim reports a notorious mobster as her attacker.
Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, 10:00pm) — Elliot Stabler got mercilessly dragged while attempting to adjust to cop-life last season, and now, he’s undercover with the Albanian mob. This week, his loyalty comes into question, and his mom enters the picture, too. I wonder what she thinks of that new beard? Dylan McDermott’s Wheatley surfaced last week, but without his octopus accomplice, but I’m holding out for more.
What We Do in the Shadows (FX, 10:00 & 10:30pm) — Well, well, well. Guillermo turned out to be a vampire killer, which sure as heck came as a surprise to Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo, and Colin. The four Staten Island roommates must figure out how to handle this conundrum, along with tackling the other challenges of this season. Those include dealing with wellness cults and gym culture, along with gargoyles, werewolves who play kickball, casinos, and more. This week,
Doom Patrol: Season 3 (HBO Max series) — DC’s struggling misfit superheroes are back for another round of being portrayed by an incredible cast. Brendan Fraser has received plenty of raves for his fury-filled Cliff Steele/Robotman, and more kudos should go to Diana Guerrero (Orange is the New Black) as Crazy Jane, which is actually a role that requires Diane to play dozens of incarnations, including a very timely take on a Karen. This season, these lost souls are all starting to come to grips with their place in the group (a support group of sorts) and their own identities, but then the sh*t hits the fan with a time machine.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — John Lithgow, Theo Croker, Wyclef Jean
Late Night With Seth Meyers — Colin Jost, Michael Gandolfini, Nick Baglio
The Premise (FX on Hulu series) — B.J. Novak (The Office, Inglourious Basterds) writes all of the episodes on this show, which aims to use dark comedy to tackle tough topics, including sex, social media, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and immigration. Along the way, there’s apparently the “the worst sex tape ever,” and a lot of this show translates as satiric. It’s not the easiest show to comprehend at times, but the all-star cast includes Ben Platt, Tracee Ellis Ross, Daniel Dae Kim, Soko, Kaitlyn Dever, Jon Bernthal, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and the late Ed Asner.
It’s hard to imagine Paul McCartney doing much of anything without a throng of teen girls screaming and crying circa 1964. But it’s even more impossible to imagine the legendary musician kicking back on his couch and watching a heated round of Plinko. Yet on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, comedian and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey confirmed that the former Beatle is a massive fans of the long-running game show, which this week is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary.
Colbert was the one who initiated the conversation, noting that he had heard McCartney was a massive fan of the game show, which Carey confirmed. He then went on to explain that he’s friends with a guy who, before COVID, worked as a DJ for McCartney, opening up his live shows.
“But he travels with Paul McCartney and he plays Beatles remixes that he does and covers and does a really nice set for an hour before the show starts… I went to see him in Toronto and he goes, ‘Oh, I think I can get Paul to come do a meet and greet with you and get a picture,’ and I said that would be great.”
Carey made his way backstage after the show, and when McCartney finally emerged, he came right over and said, “Hi Drew” and shook Carey’s hand. “And I thought, ‘Oh, Chris told him who I was. That’s how Paul McCartney knows that I’m here. And then he goes, ‘You know, I love The Price is Right. I watch trash TV all the time and it’s one of my favorite shows.’”
McCartney then asked a stunned Carey whether hosting the show was as fun as it looks, to which left Carey reeling. “So then I’m, like, bouncing about that. I can’t get it out of my head. Then I’m watching him… And we have pretty good seats, on the floor, and we’re watching the show and up dancing in front of our little folding chairs and they’re doing ‘Back in the USSR.’ And the end comes where he’s doing the ‘oooh-oooh-ooohs,’ the Beach Boys part, and he goes, ‘Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh,’ and he looks right at me and he goes, ‘Come on down to The Price is Right. Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh.’”
A clearly impressed Colbert shook Carey’s hand, with The Price Is Right host admitting that the whole scenario left him a little teary-eyed. He also learned that McCartney apparently also watches Family Feud.
Survey says: The 79-year-old McCartney is living out his golden years just like the rest of us plan to.
Mike Lindell’s hiatus from Fox News is over. You can celebrate by buying the world’s tackiest pillow.
The MyPillow founder pulled his ads from the network in July after “Fox News declined to run a commercial linked to his efforts to promote his claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Lindell quickly regretted the decision, however, and after submitting multiple commercials that were rejected because they included information about his various conspiracy theories, he’s now back. Guess how long it takes him to mention “cancel culture.” (Time’s up: four words.)
“Hello, I’m Mike Lindell. Cancel culture has not only affected myself and MyPillow, but millions of you out there,” he said before hawking his memoir. “By the time you’re done reading my book, you will believe that with God, all things are possible.”
You know what else is possible? Great deals on pillows!
Shortly after that, Lindell began promoting his memoir, entitled What Are the Odds, and offered to sell it as part of a package deal with a series of pillows depicting famous stories from the Bible. “You would regularly get this bundle at $219, now just $99.98 with your promo code, and free shipping!” Lindell informed viewers.
“All things are possible,” as long as you spend 100 bucks on a book you can get for $3 on Amazon and five pillows that look like they were made by the same people as VeggieTales. But without the catchy songs. You’ll be able to see Mike’s commercial the next time you’re in the doctor’s office or at the mechanic, or you can watch it below.
In his return to Fox News airwaves after a two-month hiatus because he was mad they didn’t run his “cyber symposium” promos, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell whines that “cancel culture has not only affected myself and MyPillow, but millions of you out there.” pic.twitter.com/UX2ZM112ai
Trying to get on in the hip-hop industry is always going to be a grind, but having a huge titan co-sign you is usually a huge help. Megan Thee Stallion might be one of the biggest artists in rap at the moment, but back when she was first trying to break into music, she apparently made a big impression on a legendary artist — none other than Q-Tip himself. In a clip from My Expert Opinion, the A Tribe Called Quest rapper explains that even with all of his own connections on the label side of things, both Columbia Records and Def Jam weren’t very interested in signing Megan when she was just an unknown rapper from Houston.
“Prior to this, my co-signs were Dilla, Nas, Redman […] so I’ve done it a few times,” he explains. “So this one in particular we’re sitting at the meeting [with Columbia] and it’s great. The dude comes back, ‘So we saw the views, yeah she’s good. We could just give her like… $30,000′ or some sh*t like that.’ Just say you don’t want to sign her, b! Don’t f*cking embarrass me. So I took her to Def Jam, but the same thing happened. And I was like I guess the co-sign isn’t working anymore. And she wound up being Megan Thee Stallion. The co-sign is kind of flimsy now, because they rely on data… I was like ‘Don’t you see who she is? She is going to be the wave!’”
Megan did post about the trip back when it happened, which backs up his story, in case there was any doubt:
Check out the relevant clips in the tweets below or the whole segment up top.
WAIT. HOLLUP. @QtipTheAbstract, a GIANT in hip hop, not only cosigned @theestallion, but he was actively trying to get labels to sign her…AND THEY PASSED…because of her social media stats???
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trying to find my people on here 
