Month: February 2022

(Spoilers from And Just Like That… will be found below.)

This week, HBO Max wrapped up the first season of the Sex And The City revival, And Just Like That…. First and foremost, the show declared that inclusivity was the name of the game, so we received several new lady characters, most of whom represented communities of color. And let’s just say that the effort was a transparent one. Most of these characters failed to resonate due to surface-level writing. They appeared to be injected for the sole purpose of making us miss Samantha less and showing that Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda weren’t totally vacuous.

Yet Carrie’s still shoe-obsessed and spends more on her wardrobe than a small nation’s GDP, Charlotte’s still hyper-controlling of every aspect in her environment, and Miranda is still, well, an unhappy mess. Not much has changed there, although real estate agent Seema Patel was at least vaguely interesting, and Che Diaz horrified the masses. Speaking of which, the franchise always aimed for drama within its comedic overtones, but let’s just say that this revival wasn’t meant to be taken too seriously.

With that said, let’s have some fun and talk about why And Just Like That… has some horror flavor. No, really. Several spooky things happened!

The Reappearing Peloton: By now, you’ve either heard about or seen the dramatic death of Mr. Big. Carrie found him while he was dying of a heart attack after a ride, and Peloton had to issue a big statement about how they had no idea that the bike would be used in that way, and it got real ugly with plunging stock prices and so on. Well, this show kept driving the Peloton into the ground. Above, you can see Carrie’s return to her marital home to gaze at the bike, which she then gave to a doorman.

Done and done, right? That Peloton issue was taken care of. No more reminders of how Chris Noth’s cad of a character bit the dust, nor did Carrie have to think about the bizarre inheritance that he left his ex-wife (who he cheated on with Carrie) or the fact that he kept all of his passwords secret. Carrie can shove those ashes into a closet and live in blissful memories of her own making, but maybe not?

Surprise, surprise, the bike reappeared later that episode.

Granted, the Peloton surfaced because the unaware real estate agent character decided that a bike would pull the room together, but still, it’s spooky stuff.

And on a related note, Carrie believed that Big was telling her not to kiss another man by turning her reading lamp on while she slept. Carrie then insisted that she’s not into “woo woo” beliefs, but damn, girlfriend actually believed that she had a possessed lamp because Big was smoking a cigar in Heaven and sending a message to his widow.

The Exorcist Date: Speaking of possessed, Carrie went on an ill-advised date that ended in a stew of bodily fluids. She decided to “get back out there” with Peter the Math Teacher, who quickly reveals that he was recently widowed. To lighten the mood, Carrie decides that they could use some booze, so they apparently drink their asses off at this fancy restaurant. They stumble out to the curb, so happy, and proceed to projectile vomit everywhere. This is full-on Linda Blair stuff, without the spinning head but with Carrie stepping into the puke while wearing her precious Manolos. There’s her real horror.

Some additional WTF here: the dress that Carrie wore on this date has now been dubbed as the new “Carrie dress” and held out as iconic by fashionistas everywhere. The haute couture/puke combo is so hot right now.

The Lost Tampon Issue: Lord, I don’t think I could handle having Charlotte as a mother. She’s so high strung and focused on appearances, and everything must be perfect. Charlotte pretty much pushed Lily into using tampons, and there was a horrible scene where a teenager was trying to insert one while Charlotte was doing some meditative breathing to encourage vagina relaxation. Not great, mom. And then the string got lost, which is a perfectly valid reason for Lily to freak out, but oblivious Charlotte kept urging her to check a “tushy crack,” and that resulted in this very dramatic, slasher-movie-type declaration. It’s worthy of a jump scare, I tell ya.

Aw Geez, Poor Freaking Steve Brady: The official early response to the shouty incarnation of Miranda’s husband was that he’s partially deaf, and this affliction was based upon actor David Eigenberg’s real-life experience, but that doesn’t explain how the revival metaphorically pushed Steve’s face into the ground at every opportunity. The new show painted him as a pathetic doofus, and if he was really in some horror movie, Steve would have been the first character knifed by a serial killer, right after he dutifully and thanklessly set up everyone’s tents in the woods. That’s not fair for several reasons, and Steve was also humiliated on a delicate subject.

This has to do with Miranda’s initial bout of cheating with Che Diaz. We will discuss this affair (on Miranda’s behalf) more further down in this piece, but let’s just say that Miranda requested that Steve do something that she and Che had done. And Steve decided, very thoughtfully, to wash his hands before doing so. That’s actually hygienic and shows that he cared about Miranda, but nope, this turned Miranda off. She wanted spontaneity and excitement, goddamnit. Like everything else, Steve was only prioritizing Miranda’s well-being, and she saw this as a negative. And that’s frankly awful.

In the end, Miranda admitted her affair, and Steve wished her well before later telling Carrie that he’d never take his wedding ring off despite the divorce. And that’s perhaps the saddest moment in this whole revival: Steve Brady deserved better than someone who settled for him, and that’s how Miranda’s always seen him, even throughout those silly movies. Steve’s not only an adept bartender but a business owner and someone who was able to swiftly take apart a sink to rescue a ring for Carrie. He deserves so much more than what Miranda and the revival dealt to him.

The Text Chain With Samantha: One of the final scenes in this show revealed that Samantha began answering Carrie’s texts (I was proud of Miss Jones for resisting earlier, given their falling out), and of course, Samantha cracked a dick joke about Mr. Big. Then she actually agreed to meet Carrie, who had just dumped Big’s ashes over a Parisian bridge, for drinks. Just. Like. That. (Weird side question: if Carrie could believe that her lamp was haunted, why not the phone? Ghost Samantha would be cool.)

Nope, I’m not buying that Samantha would go there. Also, Kim Cattrall made it very clear that she wants zero involvement in this reboot, which left itself wide open for a second season. And this text chain feels like a way to generate a “Will Samantha return for Season 2” conversation. Perhaps I’ve needlessly contributed to this conversation, but I feel confident that the answer to that question would be a resounding “no.”

Stay strong, Kim Cattrall.

Hey, It’s Che Diaz: You know this subject had to happen. Che Diaz has been a subject of controversy since this revival began. Her signature greeting (the heading of this section) became a beacon of the backlash with Twitter users literally tweeting horror movie stills to stress how Che, the character portrayed by Sara Ramirez, rolls out like a horror villain. It happened quickly, too, and it’s all the more unfortunate because the non-binary Che (who prefers the pronoun “they”) was one of many characters meant to boost the revival’s diversity, yet they’re profoundly unlikable.

Che began the show as Carrie’s podcasting boss, but they’re also an obnoxious stand-up comic and a self-admitted narcissist. Miranda falls into her worshipful orbit while looking for “something more” beyond Steve. Actually, it was damn clear from their first meeting that Miranda and Che would hook up, and yep, the ended up “groundbreaking” in the franchise with a queer sex scene, which is one of the worst sex scenes in the history of television. Poor Carrie, who was recovering from surgery, was left peeing on herself in bed when Miranda and Che got it on (in the way that she later asked Steve to do so), very loudly, in the kitchen and in full view.

It’s scarier than anything Stephen King could’ve dreamed up in one of his early novels. And it’s an unpleasant encounter to watch for many reasons (there’s no chemistry whatsoever), here’s some more madness: Che referred to Miranda as “Rambo,” and that was anything but accurate. Instead, Miranda became subservient to Che while dropping her marriage and life and her 100%-rare internship at the Human Rights Watch, all to follow Che to California. The real Miranda would never do so, so this feels like some body-thief horror. Sure it sounds like I’m exaggerating, but for real, the writers and the executive-producing three lead characters didn’t follow up properly on Miranda. Or Steve. And Che Diaz is taking all the blame, which isn’t fair. Che Diaz only deserves half of the blame.

HBO Max’s ‘And Just Like That’ is currently streaming the first full season.

The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow and signals the most important music being released throughout the year. The RX is the music you need, right now.

Last year, I wrote that Babyface Ray was one of the artists who could have made the 2021 XXL Freshman list. With the release of his debut album, Face, last week via Wavy Gang and Empire, that assessment looks closer than ever to becoming a reality for the 2022 list (not to brag or anything). While it’s not a perfect project by any means, Face demonstrates Ray’s star power, illuminating an artist with all the tools to make the leap from promising underground talent to a bonafide hitmaker.

The word that best describes Ray’s unique approach to rhythm and rhyme is dispassionate. Although he’s very much a product of the frenetic Detroit underground scene, taking bits and pieces from the city’s diverse patchwork of sounds and styles, his cadence is more controlled than the frenetic pace demonstrated by other members of his cohort like Sada Baby or Icewear Vezzo. Likewise, his wordplay is similarly low-key, sans the over-the-top punchlines favored by his peers.

Instead, he sounds not exactly world-weary, but weathered, as though he’s seen and done it all – or near enough to it – and has ceased to be impressed, awed, or dismayed by the facts of the street-worn narratives he relays. Whether he’s getting money on “6 Mile Show” with Icewear Vezzo or patting himself on the back with G Herbo on “Blood Sweat & Tears,” Ray’s disposition comes across as though he’s been on the job long enough to see little change except for the faces around him. The business itself stays the same.

Maybe that’s because he’s low-key a veteran of the indie rap grind himself; prior to his latest, he’d self-released 10 projects dating back to 2015. It took 2021’s Unfuckwitable EP to finally bring him the shine he’s been working toward all that time, so you’ll forgive him for feeling a little burnt out. But there’s a benefit to that level of patience: Ray’s confidence is unshakeable and his consistency is time-tested. He attests to as much on “Overtime” with Yung Lean and “Palm Angels, Palms Itching.”

It’s also left him with an – ahem – self-effacing nature. The album opens with a reflective intro, “My Thoughts 3,” on which he ruminates on the climb to his current leaping-off point. He’s now standing at the precipice which a handful of other Detroit natives reached; the closest analog would be Big Sean, with whom he previously collaborated on the latter’s joint EP with Hit-Boy. With one foot still in the Detroit underground, clinging to the raw, chaotic beats that define that sound, and the other prepared to step into the limelight with radio-ready beats produced by the likes of 808 Mafia, Ray has the potential to be the bridge between his hometown’s insular subculture and the wider world beyond.

If anything, this poses the album’s one drawback. Its split personality holds it back; on one hand, Ray could make hits, he could be a superstar (albeit a very laid-back, iconoclastic one), but he’d have to relinquish – at least to a point – his reliance on the style that got him here. We’ve seen that backfire before when artists make the jump from regional to national stars, pissing off their day-ones by sloughing off their roots. By sticking to his guns, though, he runs the risk of alienating potential new fans and wasting the work he’s put in to reach this point

Should he simply stay the course, doing what he does here, the future is murkier. Like Face’s production, it could go either way. Or, and this is what I think likeliest, he could end up forging a new path, slowly but surely letting more folks in on the secret that is the Motor City underground rap scene, and contributing to the next evolution of rap music past its current stagnant state.

Face is out now via Wavy Gang/Empire. Get it here.

In 2020, Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin shocked the world when he admitted that he is, in fact, 40 years old. Well, now he’s 41, but the earth-shattering news brought tears to older millennial eyes when we collectively realized: our childhood idol is getting old. Okay, not that old, but still. Culkin is harnessing his fear into something good: making a new docuseries aptly titled Macaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisis.

The series will follow Culkin as he checks off bucket list items and travels the world while processing aging and fatherhood, which will be interesting since many view Culkin as a perpetual child after starring in the classic Home Alone series.

Jonathan and Simon Chinn, co-founders of Lightbox, the team that will bring Culkin’s series to life, said in a statement:

Mack remains as iconic, and as loved as ever — a social media sensation, internet entrepreneur and a hard-working member of his pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band. Despite his legendary status, like the rest of us, he’s having to confront what it means to be a normal middle-aged guy, with a wife and a new kid who’s soon going to be the same age he was when he became a massive global superstar. We are thrilled to be working through our mid-life crises with him on this exciting project!

Culkin joked, “Wow, Lightbox. Thanks for reminding me I’m in my 40s. Well, rather than make a big deal about it I figure we should just make a show about it. Makes sense.”

The actor recently welcomed a child with former Disney Channel actress Brenda Song, while his brother Kieran is off bragging about Macaulay’s first SNL hosting job.

Of all the projects Kanye West hyped over the past several years, perhaps none was more heavily anticipated than “New Body,” a track featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign that was planned to feature on Ye’s ninth album, Yandhi. When a demo version of the song was leaked in October 2018, it instantly became something of a fan favorite, but despite this, it was scrapped along with the rest of the album after Kanye decided to release Jesus Is King, his first big swing at a gospel album, instead.

Perhaps no one was more disappointed than Nicki Minaj, who allegedly had to re-write her verse multiple times as a result of Kanye’s evolving, spirituality-based insistence on toning down explicit content and language ahead of Yandhi‘s non-release. Nicki, who’s been on a promo/media damage control tour ahead of the release of her new single with Lil Baby, “Do We Have A Problem?” explained just why the original version of “New Body” was never released and how she felt about it.

“The public adored ‘New Body,’” Nicki recalled. “‘New Body’ is the biggest hit record that never came out. So what I thought was interesting was that Kanye made me write my ‘New Body’ verse four times over in order to fit into where he was creatively and spiritually in his life. … I missed it by a year, I guess. Had ‘New Body’ been out when he was not in his gospel era, then it would’ve seen the light of day. But, it didn’t, so it wasn’t meant to be. Everybody knows that’s the hit that got away … I think the ship has sailed for ‘New Body,’ everybody has come to love the original way they heard it.”

The leak of the song actually went viral on TikTok in 2020, prompting Nicki to tell her fans to “pester” Kim Kardashian to get the full version, but considering how things are turning out on that front, perhaps the song will simply have to live on in those memes and memories.

You can watch Nicki’s full interview above.

The Worst Person in the World? More like the best movie in the world. The third film in director Joachim Trier’s acclaimed “Oslo Trilogy,” following 2006’s Reprise and 2011’s Oslo, August 31st, is finally out in New York and Los Angeles today with more cities to come. Now, I’m not saying you should take a plane / boat / hot air balloon to NYC to watch it this weekend — but I am saying you should run, don’t walk, to watch it.

As our own Vince Mancini wrote in his glowing review, “In a year of two and a half-hour movies about superheroes and car chases that felt roughly seven hours long (looking at you, James Bond) The Worst Person in the World is 127-minutes of flirting, fighting, and intense conversations that had me hooked, basically from opening credits to closing. I still don’t know how that gets pitched or greenlit, but God bless the Norwegians for figuring it out.”

Speaking of the Norwegians, you can thank a Norwegian phrase for that catchy title.

When asked by Vulture whether the movie was always going to be called The Worst Person in the World, Oscar-worthy star Renate Reinsve replied, “Not from the beginning, but in Norway we have this saying — if you f*ck up, you say, ‘Ugh, I’m the worst person in the world.’ So it comes from this catchy phrase.” She added that it works as a title because it’s how her character Julie “thinks about herself, and I can relate to that.”

You know who’s actually the worst person in the world? Everyone who doesn’t see The Worst Person in the World.

(Via Vulture)

With the new Amazon series Reacher bringing the Jack Reacher novels back to life with hulking actor Alan Ritchson in the lead role, author Lee Child wants everyone to know he still has lots of love for Tom Cruise portraying the hero in two films despite lacking the character’s height from the books. While promoting the new series, Child said Cruise’s casting was still the right call even as fans of the books raised concerns about the 5’7″ actor playing Reacher, who’s described as “6’5”, being extremely tall, extremely broad, long-armed and long-legged’, in addition to having a thick neck and hands the size of dinner plates.”

As Child explains, Cruise won over movie audiences, and that’s what mattered most at the time. Via Metro:

‘There was criticism from the book fans, because they had built up a very clear image of what Reacher should look like,’ said the writer, who is an executive producer on the show.

Child explained how he found it ‘interesting’ that ‘non-book fans really liked those movies’, because ‘they were kind of convinced by Cruise in that sense’.

While Child is happy with how Cruise’s portrayal worked out, he’s also excited about Ritchson bringing a more book-accurate physicality to the role for the Amazon series.

“I think that the size thing is important to certain parts of the narrative,” Child said. “Reacher has got to scare people and you can do that so much easier with one glance of this huge animal rather than a normal-sized actor.”

Not to get weird about people’s heights or anything, but has anyone ever called Tom Cruise “normal-sized” before? We’re just curious, and not trying to insinuate he’s short or anything. Nope, definitely not.

Reacher is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

(Via Metro)

If you tweet something at Halsey, there’s a non-zero chance that they will answer you, as Halsey is fairly active on Twitter and often takes time to respond to fans. A recent tweet from one fan had Halsey considering their mortality, though, as that fan’s dream setlist is a major ask.

The fan tweeted out the setlist for what would be their ideal Halsey show and it’s a career-spanning set, in that it features almost every song from Halsey’s career. All in all, the list contains 63 songs, including a stretch where “The Lighthouse” is performed three times in a row. The tweet got Halsey’s attention and prompted a funny response, as they shared the tweet and wrote, “angel bb this is a 4 hour set I would simply die after a week.”

After that, Halsey decided to respond to some other fan tweets. A different fan asked what the set for Halsey’s upcoming tour looks like, and she responded, “It looks verrrrrry good and cool with a few surprises. Also the production on this tour…I have outdone myself.” Another follower asked if Halsey is worried about returning to the road given that she’s been away for so long and given that she recently had a baby, and she responded, “A little! Next week is my first show in 2 years but after that I have almost 3 months to get myself nice and ready. I love performing more than anything so I look forward to it more than I’m worried.”

The last two-plus years of Zach Collins’ life have been filled with surgeries, rehab, and basketball games that are consumed from the bench while wearing street clothes. Collins, then a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, hasn’t played in a game since Aug. 15, 2020 due to injuries to his ankle and foot, and before that, Collins spent months on the sideline with a labrum injury that required surgery, too. Now with the San Antonio Spurs, Dime sat down with Collins to learn about his road back to basketball. You can read Part 1 right here and Part 2 right here.

So let’s start looking forward. I know Pop said the expectation is for you to get back sometime after Christmas. We’re starting to get to some time after Christmas, what does it feel like going, “Yo, I’m going to be playing in a basketball game soon for the first time in a minute”?

It’s exciting, man. I’m pumped, it’s gonna be amazing to just finally get back to what I do and who I am, to be able to come home after playing a game and not just watching it, it’s going to be a good feeling. I’m a bit anxious, I’m a bit nervous, because I want to go out there and just be great from the start, and I’ll put a lot of pressure on myself, in that sense. But I want to get out there, I want to feel it, I want to know what I need to work on or continue to work on. I want to know, like, as much as I’ve worked on my body, not just my ankle, but just getting in shape, getting stronger mentally, growing in certain areas. I want to go out there and see what it feels like, to see if it’s different. I just want to feel it.

You’re always nervous before it’s something that you haven’t done, or you haven’t done in a long time, and I think that’s where I’m at. I think I’m nervous but the excitement definitely outweighs it. It’s been so long that I want to get out there and play. We’re right around the corner.

And you did one of the biggest things a human can do in the midst of all this, which is you packed up your stuff and you moved to a new place. How have things been for you, on and off the court in San Antonio, as you’re getting a chance to live there and experience the place and experience the Spurs without that added pressure of playing basketball games three times a week?

Yeah, it’s been great. Like we talked about, the weather here is great — I get sunlight, it’s more like home in Las Vegas, where we get sun all the time. So, that’s great for me, I think it’s great for my body, as well. I was able to get a good spot up here. The team is great, we’re all kind of similar in age, not all the same age, but we’re all kind of in that younger generation in the NBA. So, getting along with guys has been pretty easy. The way we play here is very exciting, because we share the ball so much, and we all play off of each other. There’s just so much movement and the pace we play at is enticing. So, I think all those things put together have been great. And I’m pretty simple — if basketball is going well, or in my case, rehab was going well, then life is good.

Yeah, and just from a pure basketball perspective, it’s almost a blessing in disguise that you get a little bit more of an opportunity to just learn and eventually know everything you need to do from the second you get on the court, no?

For sure. I think the play style I’ve been able to watch is something I’ll be more prepared for coming back. You always want a training camp just to get out there and have those reps and actually be out there. But I think that me being able to watch and me picturing myself out there in certain situations will help that transition a little bit more. And yeah, I think as long as I know the plays, I think I’ll be alright.

Yeah, and if not, Pop is going to let you know that things are not right, I’m sure.

Yes he will. [laughs]

What’s it been like getting to pick Pop’s brain, learning from Pop, that sort of thing. Again, it’s all part of this ramp up, you’re getting to learn from the best coach in NBA history.

It’s incredible, man. I had to pinch myself a couple times, just because, being in the NBA is what it is — my rookie year, playing against the guys that I’ve watched growing up was insane, but then I got over that. And then you get to play for a guy that, again, is an all-time great coach, it’s pretty surreal. When it’s all said and done, to be able to say that I played for this organization and played for Pop is going to be a great thing to say. So, he’s been great, the way he coaches, the way he sees things, the way he speaks, the way he … one thing I do appreciate about him is, he definitely makes it about us, he makes it so when we play another team, we need to know the scout, we need to know what their players do, their tendencies. But even more importantly, we got to play our game, and we have to play to our strengths, and we can’t get caught up in what they’re doing so much that we forget to play our game, and we adjust them. He’s definitely more like, “if we do our job, and we play the game we’re supposed to play, we’ll be in a good spot.” I appreciate how we focus so much on what we’re doing as a team, and I think that gives us a lot of confidence going into each game.

So, last couple of questions. Your first game in 16-plus months, you’ve been near basketball, but you haven’t been in basketball. Do you feel like your appreciation for the game, for being an NBA player, for yourself, personally, just like things in your life, do you feel like all of that has grown knowing that the thing that you’ve always wanted to do has been taken away from you?

Yeah, it’s definitely been like, every day I wake up and I’m just excited. Even when I have bad days of on-court, or like, we’re playing 3-on-3, or I’m going to practice and I mess up, I’m just happy that I messed up. You know what I mean? Like, I’m just happy that I have the chance to actually be out there and doing something besides lifting weights and balancing and stuff with my ankle. That part of this whole process is definitely going to be something that will help with everything going forward, I think, just having that appreciation, and when I have those bad nights, or I have those days where I don’t want to get up to go to practice, I can go back to 15 months of days where I wasn’t allowed to do any of this, and that could push me a little bit. It’s a good point, I definitely want to continue to appreciate the game the way I am now.

And then my final two questions, one, do you have a message for Blazers fans, the ones who have been in your corner supporting you through all of this, and now they’re doing that while you’re suiting up for another organization?

Blazer fans, I loved my time, every second of my time in Portland. And the one thing that has been even the bigger gut punch is that I wasn’t able to give them more. I just wish I could have, because I know I could have given them so much more and these injuries held me back. They were great, I loved playing in front of them, I loved the support they gave us every night. I just wish I could have given them more. But again, the support they continue to give me — I continue to hear from people in that organization all the time, I made a lot of great friends, I met a lot of great people while I was in Portland. And those people continue to support me and I’m super thankful for it.

And finally, do you have a message for Spurs fans who are going to see Zach Collins play basketball in their jersey for the first time soon?

I’m just finally excited to get out there and hear them cheer for me, and I’m giving them something to cheer for. I’m going to come in with a lot of energy, I’m swinging for the fences when I come back. So, here we go.

“Live service gaming” can mean a lot of things. For some, it’s an example of where video games are heading, with constantly updating games that keeps players invested throughout its lifespan. Players spend money on items like skins or emotes, or maybe a monthly subscription fee, and becomes a constant source of revenue for developers. We’ve seen this model explode with games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, Roblox, and Final Fantasy XIV.

With live service being the new popular trend that every video game developer wants to capitalize on, we’re seeing more companies try to find ways to get into it. In the case of PlayStation, it just made a $3.6 billion investment into it with Bungie. While obviously getting the Destiny IP under the PlayStation umbrella was a huge part of the purchase, it may also be using their new asset as a way to pump out more live service games.

Via EuroGamer:

“The strategic significance of this acquisition lies not only in obtaining the highly successful Destiny franchise, as well as major new IP Bungie is currently developing, but also incorporating into the Sony group the expertise and technologies Bungie has developed in the live game services space,” Totoki said.

…

“Through close collaboration between Bungie and PlayStation Studios we aim to launch more than 10 live service games by the fiscal year ending March 2026.”

Ten live service games by the end of March 2026 about 10 games in four years. That’s an absurd amount of video games for a pair of studios to put out in that short of a timespan. It’s possible that PlayStation Studios and Bungie have had a handful of games in the works and are now working together to release them soon, but the supposed turnaround time still feels unrealistic.

That said, this does provide some context on what Sony sees in Bungie. Destiny 2 is currently one of the most successful live service games out there. If there was any company to target with the intention of making more successful live service games, then Bungie was definitely going to be on the short list for that reason alone.

Michelle Malkin is a conservative blogger and TV personality described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “white nationalist apologist.” She’s spent years praising her white supremacist friends in speeches, wrote books on why internment camps were (and still are) a good thing, and dubbed herself the “mommy” of the white nationalist internet troll group known as the Groypers.

And yet, for some odd reason, Malkin seems shocked to have just discovered that there are consequences for your actions.

Recently, an Airbnb spokesperson confirmed that the home-sharing platform banned Malkin after she attended a gathering held by a white nationalist group called American Renaissance in Nashville last November. The site also gave Malkin’s husband the boot since she regularly books stays for speaking engagements through his account.

“Consistent with our policies, if we become aware of users who are members of or are actively affiliated with hate groups, we remove them from Airbnb,” the company’s spokesperson told The Daily Beast. Airbnb says it’s banned more than 1 million users for violating its community commitment to “treat everyone in the Airbnb community—regardless of their race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age—with respect, and without judgment or bias” so Malkin isn’t the first white nationalist to be barred from the site. Still, she was more than happy to rant on Twitter about being discriminated against.

Though Airbnb is a company whose main job is to screen applicants wanting to stay in strangers’ homes, Malkin is so upset that her hate speech and white nationalist platform caused them to bar her that she even got Tucker Carlson to yell about it on his show.

The idea that everyone should be allowed everywhere whether they pose a danger to others or not seems like a weird stance for someone who once advocated for Muslims to be put in internment camps and wanted U.S. troops sent to the Canadian border to stop the “immigration crisis,” but go off, we guess?