Britney Spears has shown off her diversity over the years: Aside from her music career, she has also dabbled in acting. Now she’s getting ready to enter the literary world, too, as she took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal that she’s working on a novel.
Spears seems at least somewhat far along in the planning stages, as she shared a detailed overview of the book, which is about a girl who was murdered and her ghost. Spears explains:
“I’m writing a book about a girl who was murdered … yet her ghost gets stuck in limbo because of trauma and pain and she doesn’t know how to cross over to the world she use to know !!!! After being stuck in limbo for three years, she is a ghost who thrives off of her reflection in her mirror for existence!!!! She has no one she can trust but something happens and she figures out how to cross over to the world where her family is !!!! Coming out of the limbo she has a decision to make … greet the same people who murdered her or create a whole new life !!!! She no longer needs her mirror … she found a portal by citing certain prayers constantly that give her the insight and gift to not be scared anymore and come out of limbo … but what I will leave to the IMAGINATION is what she does when she crosses over …… besides learning to write her name again !!!!”
Given the story’s themes of family, trauma, and living in a compromised state, some fans took to the comments to make connections between the plot and Spears’ personal life. One commenter wrote, for example, “This is the story about a girl named Britney.” Another said, “Thats a beautiful way to communicate how you feel. You can do it.”
After the internet lost its mind over the supremely non-Italian Chris Pratt being cast as Mario in the upcoming animated film of the same name, the actor has been having fun messing with fans of the iconic video game character. This time around, Pratt posted a new video on Instagram, which he touted as an exciting new preview of Mario.
“Amazing first look at Super Mario Brothers,” Pratt wrote in the caption. “This is going to be epic.”
As you can clearly see, the clip is obviously not from Mario, but instead, a cringe-worthy edit of the final scene in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film. While not the slickest mash-up, it’s pretty hilarious because of its awfulness. Particularly the use of Mario’s “Mamma Mia” catchphrase, which is as random as it is dark.
While Pratt’s casting caused huge waves amongst very protective Mario fans, he will be working with heck of a voice cast. Just check out all of this talent that Nintendo announced including the original Mario voice actor, Charles Martinet:
Chris Pratt as Mario
Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach
Charlie Day as Luigi
Jack Black as Bowser
Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong
Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike
Surprise cameos from Charles Martinet
As for what Pratt’s Mario voice will sound like, he promised fans on the night of the casting reveal that he’s still working on it, and he’ll share it with them when it’s ready. We don’t want to get carried away here, but it sounds like he’s going method on this one.
If anyone sees Chris Pratt crawling through sewer pipes, leave the man be. He’s perfecting his art.
If you still feel like “sourced” bourbon is somehow automatically bad, you need to step out of 2005. The idea of sourced whiskey being inferior has been so thoroughly debunked that even suggesting as much is passé. Here in 2021, sourced juice makes up many of the most sought-after and beautiful whiskey expressions on the market. In fact, some of the most beloved and awarded bottles of bourbon whiskey in the past decade have been from master blenders and masters of maturation who’ve pulled amazing barrels from the abyss.
David Carpenter, Master Blender at Redepemtion, puts it this way: “As a chef, I wasn’t growing the beef or carrots or oysters I used. But I was drawing the absolute best products I could to create the best dish that I could. That’s what I’m doing when I source my whiskey.”
That’s a good start but there’s some nuance that’s worth shading in. Bib & Tucker — famously sourced from a very prominent but unnamed Tennessee distillery — has been laying down their own juice for years now. That being said, their much-sought-after ten-year expression is still a few years out from being completely own-make. Belle Meade — which was sourced by Nelson’s Green Brier in Nashville from MGP of Indiana — is now contract distilled and aged by Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky. Still, that MGP juice is what you’ll primarily find in bottles at the moment.
We know, it’s a lot to parse. To get you started, we’re calling out ten really freaking good bottles of sourced juice that we love to drink. We’ve ranked them based on taste alone — whether or not you can find or afford these bottles is none of our business. If you want to try any of these yourself, click on their prices!
This expression is all about the prowess of the team at Nelson Green Brier. Each of these barrels is hand-selected for its beauty and then bottled at cask strength to let that barrel shine through in the finished product.
Tasting Notes:
The nose opens with deep vanilla that mingles with hints of dark chocolate sugar cookies with a touch of mint. The palate centers the creamy vanilla while adding in a cinnamon bark vibe with notes of black pepper and floral honey moved into the background. The end is long-ish and carries more of that vanilla cream while that cinnamon becomes slightly chewy with a dried choco-mint tobacco buzz on the tip of the tongue.
Bottom Line:
This is a stellar single barrel for a fairly accessible price point. I like having fun with this juice and mixing it into Manhattans and old fashioneds. But it’s also a perfectly suitable sipper with a single rock.
Bib & Tucker is another classic example of what great blending can do with sourced juice. The Tennessee whiskey is a marriage of ten-year-old whiskeys aged in the lowest char barrels available, allowing more direct contact with dried wood rather than black char. Those barrels are blended and then proofed down with soft Tennessee water.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a sense of vanilla bean (pod, seeds, essence) up top with hints of spicy chewy tobacco, dry oak (almost pine), and a distant note of fresh corn husks. The palate really holds onto that velvety vanilla as the corn husks dry out and notes of orange-infused dark chocolate mingle with that spicy tobacco, which starts buzzing on your tongue. The end is long-ish, has touches of that dry pine, and holds onto both the vanilla and dried corn husks.
Bottom Line:
This is pretty f*cking tasty and definitely complex. You’re going to need to give it time and water to really plumb the depths of the pine and choco-citrus, but it’s worth the effort. This is also, for me, the sweet spot on Bib & Tucker’s small but dialed-in line.
Jefferson’s Ocean is an experiment in finishing that’s pretty unique. The blenders pull in six to eight-year-old whiskeys sourced from four Kentucky distilleries. They marry those barrels and then re-barrel the whiskey, load them onto a ship, and sail those barrels around the world for almost a year.
The best of those barrels are married and bottled at cask strength with no additional fussing.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a clear crème brûlée vibe on the nose with touches of orange zest, cinnamon toast, slightly singed marshmallow. The taste dives into salted caramel notes with hints of Almond Joys covered in dark chocolate next to a savory fruit edge. That fruit turns figgy as the end fades slowly, hitting on spicy tobacco warmth and a final touch of fresh mint.
Bottom Line:
While this one will be a little harder to find, it’s worth checking out. If you do find it, take your time, open it up with water or a rock, and dig in to find those velvety flavor notes.
This is classic Bulleit Bourbon that’s aged up to ten years before it’s blended and bottled. These barrels are hand-selected to really amplify and highlight the classic flavors that make Bulleit so damn accessible in the first place.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a lot going on with butter and spicy stewed apples, maple syrup, Christmas cakes full of nuts and dried fruit, and a hint of savory herbs all pinging through your olfactory. The palate brings about smooth and creamy vanilla with plenty of butter toffee, sourdough crust, more X-mas spice, cedar bark, and a hint of dried roses. The finish is long, warming, and really embraces the toffee and spice.
Bottom Line:
While Bulleit does have its own, huge distillery these days, this juice is still sourced and a damn fine example of what the Bulleit blending team can do, which has us pretty excited for when their own-make finally hits these bottles in the next decade.
This limited edition from Redemption is all about the barrel picking process. The whiskey starts with a mash of 60 percent corn, 36 percent rye, and four percent malted barley. That rye-heavy juice is then aged for ten long years. Then the Redemption team sorts through those barrels to find the perfect one to bottle untouched.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a definite sense of the whole vanilla bean (husk to oils) next to nuttiness and a mild floral flourish that’s fresh and… almost wet. The taste veers away from that and indulges in eggnog spices, rich and buttery toffee, pecans and walnuts, cedar, and a silken vanilla texture. The end is long-ish and has this very distant hint of lemon curd that leads back to those eggnog spices and egg custard creaminess, paired with a little high-proof buzz.
Bottom Line:
This is a complex sipper. The high ABVs will tempt you to add a rock, which will open up more of the lemon, cedar, and nutty nature. In the end, this is a testament to the power of great barrel selection from MGP’s famed warehouses.
Kentucky Owl is another resurrection brand by Master Blender Dixon Dedman, the great-great-grandson of the shingle’s original founder. Yes, this is sourced juice from an undisclosed distillery in Kentucky, meaning we don’t know a whole lot of what’s in the bottle, but that leaves the family story and the taste of the whiskey as our only touchstones.
On those two levels: this expression excels.
Tasting Notes:
The sip draws you in with a slight rye note of anise and maybe even licorice next to old cellar oak, vanilla cream, and a touch of ripe cherry. The taste warms on the tongue with dark spices, more of that old oak, and a touch of raw leather. The end is long and touches back on those spices, building a real buzzing on your senses, and hitting back towards that oak and leather, with just a hint of cherry tobacco.
Bottom Line:
While Dedman is no longer part of Kentucky Owl, these old releases are his vision and worth seeking (to drink and lay down in a vault). These also make us pretty stoked to see what Dedman does post-Kentucky Owl.
4. Heaven’s Door Redbreast Master Blender’s Edition
This whiskey is a collaboration between Heaven’s Door Master Blender Ryan Perry and Redbreast’s legendary Master Blender Billy Leighton. The duo worked long and hard to create multiple whiskey expressions, which Bob Dylan taste-tested and granted final approval on.
The juice in the bottle is Heaven Door’s low-rye ten-year-old Tennessee bourbon. They take that whiskey and fill it into Redbreast whiskey casks that had previously aged Irish whiskey for 12 years. After 15 months of final maturation, those barrels are vatted and slightly proofed down with soft Tennessee spring water.
Tasting Notes:
This opens with this medley of marzipan, soft leather, prunes and dates, Gala apples, a hint of cedar, and a whisper of ripe red cherry. There’s this body of nutmeg that leads towards a light vanilla pound cake full of candied and dried fruits with a soft Niederegger marzipan center. That then draws towards subtle pops of orange oils, floral honey, walnuts in buttery brown sugar syrup, and this mild touch of spiced apple tobacco leaf. The end lasts for just the right amount of time and leaves you with a walnut shell dryness, soft warmth, and slight tobacco chew buzz that all circles back towards a raisin sherry sweetness and a final morsel of that vanilla pound cake.
Bottom Line:
This has already sold out of its initial pre-order run on Reservebar. The secondary market is going to be where you find this from now on and it’ll only be getting more expensive. Looking at current prices: this is worth every penny.
Source: Undisclosed Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana Distilleries
The Whiskey:
Barrell Craft Spirits is another craft blendery that’s sourcing some of the best barrels in the game and expertly marrying those barrels. This expression blends 15-year-old bourbon from Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennesse into a final product that reaches new heights for blended bourbon.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a lot to draw you in with this nose of rich tobacco spiciness next to soft cedar, tart cherry pie filling, saffron stewed pears, salted toffee, and what almost feels like the salted water left after boiling artichokes (seriously). The fruitiness really builds as the cherry leads towards a bowl full of ripe raspberries swimming in cream with a dusting of dark spices and brown sugar that’s countered by a dose of floral tea leaves, culminating with a mildly bitter coffee bean. The end is long and really holds onto the cherry and raspberry fruit while a note of that soft cedar dips back in with a hint of menthol tobacco buzz.
Bottom Line:
This is another bottle that easily outshines bottles twice the price (secondary mark-up wise). It’s interestingly complex while still feeling 100 percent accessible. That makes it sort of an education in that it takes you somewhere new without pushing you away.
The juice in the bottle is hand-selected by Jim Rutledge and barreled as a single barrel at cask strength with less than 150 bottles per release. That makes each release extremely unique… and fleeting. Beyond that, very little is known beyond the age statement.
Tasting Notes:
You get a deep sense of buttery toffee on the nose that leads you down a rocky path through a cherry orchard as soft notes of vanilla, worn leather, and warm, spicy tobacco leaves gently settle in your senses. The taste leans into the dark and bold cherry with a deeper dark berry underbelly that’s accentuated by heavily roasted cacao beans, singed vanilla husks, and a sticky toffee pudding made with rich dates. The end softens the leather as the dark chocolate lingers the longest on your senses with a final touch of almost peppery spice.
Bottom Line:
This is a real eye-opener when it comes to what great bourbon can be and what’s waiting out there in orphan barrels across the industry’s warehouses. Although this is going to be impossible to find anywhere near suggested retail (or at all), it’s worth the hunt to both expand your bourbon palate and really enriched your collection.
This is a sourced barrel of 25-year-old juice. That’s all we really know besides that it’s a whiskey that needed zero cutting to taste amazing.
Tasting Notes:
This draws you in with this matrix of rich and brandy-soaked holiday cake brimming with candied and dried fruits that edges into a smoked almond nuttiness and an almost funky rummy molasses next to browned butter on its own. That browned butter is what informs the palate, as the silkiness of this taste cannot be overstated. The palate really leans into the smoked almonds with a nice savory edge while the butter marries the holiday cake and almonds to create rich marzipan with a very mild cedar note that’s like a very old cigar humidor. The end just sits on your palate — like a soft hug from an old friend as the nuttiness and sweetness slowly fade out, leaving you … happy.
Bottom Line:
This 25-year-old bourbon is a masterpiece. We’ll never know where these barrels came from. But you know what? Who cares? This juice is the nectar of the gods.
Look at it this way, there’s a reason this costs about twice as much as Pappy 23 on the secondary market.
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Once the majority of free agents were signed (or signed and traded) a few days into the offseason’s official start on August 1, the NBA rumor mill has been fixated on the Ben Simmons saga in Philadelphia.
Simmons is the last of the big names still left on the trade block from this offseason, but throughout his efforts to get out of Philadelphia, there has been rather consistent reporting that a deal that would make the Sixers happy simply wasn’t out there. The teams most interested had the least interesting “win-now” packages to offer, and Philadelphia was reportedly hunting for a James Harden-like package of draft picks in return that made teams scoff and walk away from the negotiating table.
The result has been a stalemate that saw Simmons insist he will holdout until a deal gets done, initially feeling strong enough in his conviction to take on whatever fines will come his way for missing camp and games. However, it appears that stance is softening considerably after he wasn’t paid the big chunk of his salary that was due on October 1 and continues to miss game checks and get fined for his absence this preseason. On Monday morning, the mass text went out as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania both reported at the same time with eerily similar wording that Simmons, Klutch, and the Sixers were working feverishly “on a resolution” that will end his holdout and bring him back to Philly.
The plan remains for the Sixers to continue canvassing the league for trades, but the possibility of Simmons reporting to the team has increased in recent days, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/zzS14E6nm6
The Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons’ agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, have been working around the clock over the last few days on a resolution to have the three-time All-Star return to market, sources tell @TheAthletic@Stadium.
On top of that, fans have completely turned on Simmons, and it seems unlikely they are going to have a change of heart suddenly which will likely only exasperate issues.
Meanwhile, at a taping of AEW Rampage, the Philly crowd broke out the “F*** Ben Simmons” chants…
All told, this has been a situation where neither the Sixers or Simmons have handled this well. For Philly’s part, it was not figuring this part out sooner and figuring out the Plan B should a trade not materialize that would have kept some of this ugliness behind closed doors. For Simmons and his camp, it was not fully thinking through the ramifications of a holdout and recognizing that they didn’t really have the leverage to force a trade when it became abundantly clear that a great trade package wasn’t out there when his value was at its lowest after a disastrous playoff run.
Now, it seems we are going to get some additional drama in this story, as we’ll see how he can work back in with the team and how this saga plays out now that trade talks seem likely to sit on a back burner until desperation sets in for those pursuing him.
Drake’s son Adonis turned four years old today and to celebrate, the rapper threw his kid a racing-themed birthday over the weekend. The space (which looks a lot like Legoland in a video Drake posted to his Instagram Story) was decorated in checkered flag balloons and racing stripes, while entertainment was provided by a Bugs Bunny mascot his Space Jam: A New Legacy jersey.
Drake also posted a pair of photos to his grid marking the occasion, captioning one “More life, kid,” a reference to Drake’s “playlist”/album of the same name.
Another photo looked like it came from one of those photo booths you hire for special occasions, with Drake grinning and holding up his son, who makes the “flying Superman” pose.
Drake has plenty of reasons to celebrate “more life” this month — which is also his birthday month — after releasing his long-awaited album Certified Lover Boy to a warm reception from fans, if not from critics. The album spent three weeks at No.1 on the Billboard albums chart, while he received praise from J. Cole on the “Heaven’s EP” freestyle. Drake returned the love at the opening night of J. Cole’s Off-Season Tour, calling him “one of the greatest rappers” out now.
Netflix is the king of the streaming service empire with the most Emmys, the most water cooler shows (or whatever the 2021 version of a water cooler is — Slack channels?), and the most subscribers. The House That (Unfortunately) House of Cards Built is up to 209 million subscribers, followed by 175 million for Amazon Prime Video and 116 million for Disney+. But according to a new report, it’s expected that The House That (Fortunately, Because He’s So Freaking Adorable) Baby Yoda Built will have more subscribers than Netflix by 2025. It’s about time that Disney caught a break.
“Research firm Digital TV Research shared the prediction in a report, projecting that the number of subscribers to Disney+ would reach 284.2 million in 2026,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, while “Netflix will in 2026 have 270.7 million subscribers.”
As for Amazon Prime Video and other services:
Amazon Prime will hit 243.4 million users, the research firm predicts. Behind that, it estimates that China’s Tencent will end 2026 with 98.7 million users, China’s iQiyi with 76.8 million, and HBO with 76.3 million subscribers. Meanwhile, Apple TV+ will record 35.6 million users then.
By 2025, Disney+ will have 74 Marvel shows and if you miss a single episode, you will be ostracized from society. Netflix can’t compete with the Pizza Dog Cinematic Universe.
Over the course of his decades-long career, Eric Clapton has been no stranger to controversy. His latest batch of it has come in the wake of COVID-19, as he has taken an anti-vaccination stance. Now, Clapton is the subject of an extensive new Rolling Stone feature, and in it, the publication reports that Clapton has donated over a thousand dollars to anti-vax UK band Jam For Freedom, along with helping them in other ways.
Jam For Freedom founder Cambel McLaughlin, who describes himself as “pro-medical choice,” told Rolling Stone that he set up a GoFundMe campaign after a vehicle the band used was badly damaged. He was skeptical when he saw a £1,000 (about $1,364) donation from Clapton, so he emailed the account associated with the donation. Sure enough, he received a text from Clapton.
“It was something complimentary, along the lines of, ‘Hey, it’s Eric — great work you’re doing,’” McLaughlin said.
The pair later had a phone conversation, and Clapton offered the band a van to use as a temporary replacement for their non-functional vehicle. He also gave them money (McLaughlin didn’t say how much) to get a new van, and Clapton apparently has interest in performing with the group.
Check out the full Rolling Stone feature, which explores Clapton’s controversial past, here.
Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.
This week saw Don Toliver reunite with a major early-career ally and James Blake drop an evocative new album. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.
Travis Scott was a major help in Don Toliver’s ascent, as Toliver had a memorable appearance on Scott’s Astroworld highlight “Can’t Say,” which is where a lot of now-fans heard Toliver for the first time. Now the pair is back together, but this time with Scott as the featured artist on Toliver’s “Flocky Flocky,” from his brand new LP, Life Of A Don.
Joyner Lucas — “Late To The Party” Feat. Ty Dolla Sign
Joyner Lucas has been on a hot streak with big-time collaborators lately: Over the past few months, he’s worked with Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Lil Tjay, and J. Cole. Last week, he added to that list perhaps the greatest collaborator ever: Ty Dolla Sign, who joined him on the energetic “Late To The Party.”
James Blake — “Coming Back” Feat. SZA
James Blake is fresh off the release of Friends Who Break Your Heart, on which he got help from some friends (who hopefully didn’t break his heart). One of the best guest appearances comes from SZA, who joins Blake on the soulful and hip-hop-inflected “Coming Back.”
Cordae — “Super”
In the grand scheme, Cordae has fared better than most rappers have. His career has gone well, a fact on which he reflects with his celebratory new single, “Super.” Success has certainly come Cordae’s way, a fact he thoroughly emphasizes on the hard-hitting track.
Big Thief — “Change”
Big Thief fans felt blessed last week as the band revealed they’re returning with a massive 20-song double-LP in 2022. After that news made the rounds, the band made things even more exciting by sharing a new track, “Change,” a relatively minimal tune that would have felt at home on Adrianne Lenker’s 2020 solo album Songs.
Mitski — “Working For The Knife”
Mitski is going on tour in 2022, but before that, she graced fans with a new track, “Working For The Knife.” It’s a deep one, too, as Mitski said of it, “It’s about going from being a kid with a dream, to a grown up with a job, and feeling that somewhere along the way you got left behind.”
The Alchemist — “6 Five Heartbeats” Feat. Vince Staples
Alchemist and Vince Staples spoke some this summer about a significant amount of collaborations the two have worked on. While fans wait for that to drop, the two have a new collaboration, “6 Five Heartbeats.” Uproxx’s Aaron Williams notes the track sees Staples “spitting a ferocious verse in that languid delivery of his over a jazzy beat that belies the menace of Staples’ lyrics.”
Nas — “Big Nas”
Nas is teaching his own Masterclass, and to mark the occasion, he shared a new song, “Big Nas” (no relation to Lil Nas X). The track serves as a resume for the esteemed rapper, as it goes through his triumphs in music, business, family, and life more broadly.
Jesy Nelson — “Boyz” Feat. Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj let it be known last month that she was linking up with former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson for her next collaboration. Now, that joint effort, “Boyz,” has arrived. Built on a sample of Black Rob, Mark Curry, and Diddy’s “Bad Boy For Life,” the duo use the track to show their support for nefarious males.
Magdalena Bay — “Hysterical Us”
LA duo Magdalena Bay has built a colorful universe for their new album Mercurial World to live, and a couple days ahead of dropping the album, they offered a final preview of it with “Hysterical Us.” The video is vibrant and the music, a smooth and bubbly electro-pop tune, is equally so.
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John Oliver’s still enjoying his return to a live audience, and this week, he fired shots at Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade for his most awkward obsession, but before that happened, the Last Week Tonight host wasn’t afraid (as he never is) to spare some words to skewer some right-leaning actions of current HBO parent company AT&T. Only one month ago, Oliver took aim at the multinational conglomerate for making political donations to Texas legislators who worked to pass Texas’ insane new abortion law. And last week, a Reuters investigative report revealed how AT&T played a massive role “in creating and funding OAN,” the conservative news network (and Fox News competitor) that continues to peddle baseless (and dangerous) election-fraud and pandemic-centered conspiracy theories.
As Oliver put things, AT&T has been “up to some sh*t.” This follows Reuters’ reporting of testimony from OAN CEO and founder, Robert Herring Sr., who stated (during a deposition) that AT&T executives “told us they wanted a conservative network.” To that, Herring says that he jumped at the offering, and Oliver is not impressed because AT&T reportedly funds 90% of what’s essentially a far-right-wing factory at Herring Networks.
“AT&T is still technically our business daddy,” Oliver explained while beginning his rant. “Making OAN our business step-sibling, and not in a hot way.” In the end, this grew very dramatic. “You’re a terrible company. You do bad things. and you make the world worse.”
Earlier in the segment, Oliver outlined how AT&T’s deep pockets have nurtured OAN, and “with that help, OAN has grown into the toxic network it is today, one that’s happy to give a platform to batsh*t election fraud theories from America’s most out-of-breath pillow fetishist.” That’s a shoutout to MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell, and Oliver certainly wasn’t buying AT&T’s denial that they have any OAN financial interest, especially while showing a host declaring that those who ran voting machines in 2020 were guilty of “treason” before calling for what Oliver sums up as a “mass execution.”
As entirely absurd as that sounds, as the Daily Beast previously reported, this really happened on OAN airwaves. This led Oliver to gleefully declare how happy he was that “AT&T told us Direct TV respects the editorial independence of the channels it carries.” That means that not only does AT&T support editorial independence for OAN, it also does so for WarnerMedia shows including Last Week Tonight. And with that, he decided to “offer some constructive feedback to AT&T.” Here come some new slogans:
“Take its recent campaign, ‘More for your thing. That’s our thing.’ which is, respectfully, complete gibberish. It sounds like Yoda pitching a penis-enlargement device. It is so nonsensical, I have to assume something was lost in communication, which actually would be more appropriate slogan for the company. And if you don’t like that slogan, AT&T, don’t worry, I’ve got more.”
How about, ‘AT&T, all the savvy business savvy of Quibi without the courtesy of committing corporate suicide’? Or ‘AT&T, if you run a cable out the back of your headquarters and plug it into T-Mobile’s network while they aren’t looking, that’s legal, right? Asking for a friend.”
Of course, AT&T is currently still aiming to spinoff into a deal with Discovery, and Oliver asked them to please not “bother keeping in touch” following the merger. Then came the kicker: “Although that really shouldn’t be a problem for you. You’re AT&T, it’s not like your messages will go through anyway.”
Despite being dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct in the past, former Donald Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski has pushed the limits of his creepiness so far, that Trump has reportedly made him persona non grata in the GOP world. The final straw was Lewandowski’s behavior during a Republican event in September where he allegedly assaulted longtime MAGA donor Trashelle Odom, who came forward with her story. That unleashed a torrent of new accusations against Lewandowski, which were too creepy even for Trump. Via The Daily Beast:
In recent days, two of these sources said, Trump has made a point of telling close associates and Republican allies that they should avoid inviting Lewandowski to public events or “parties,” particularly if alcohol is flowing or if the event is held at one of the ex-president’s prized private clubs.
Others close to Trump have already told subordinates, as well as fellow players in the party and in the conservative movement more broadly, to remove Lewandowski (at least for now) from invitations and emails for upcoming GOP and MAGA festivities, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
According to The Daily Beast, Trump was also “rankled” by Lewandowki’s attempt to shake down MAGA world by demanding a six figure payout to go away. The former top aide was reportedly given a “hard no,” which is a bold move considering Lewandowski is allegedly bragging to people that he stabbed a man to death. Nice guy.
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