During his performance, Puth sits at his microphone and keyboard and is joined by a live band. Neon lights flash several colors throughout the performance. Toward the end of the song, multicolored couches and chairs fly across the background screen.
Earlier on in the episode, Puth sat down with DeGeneres, recalling the first time he met John, saying, “I met [John] at Craig’s, the restaurant, and he came up to me and said, you know, ‘Hi, how are you?’ I’m like, ‘You’re Elton John.’ ‘Yes, I am. You know, your music sucked in 2019, it wasn’t good.’”
Puth described John’s comments as a “gut punch” but also “a wake-up call.” They would later collaborate on “After All” from John’s collaboration album, The Lockdown Sessions. During those writing and recording sessions, John encouraged Puth to “tell the truth” with his songwriting.
“Light Switch” precedes Puth’s upcoming album, Charlie, which is due later this year on Atlantic.
Check out the Ellen performance and interview above.
Charlie Puth is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
50 Cent has been less than happy with the current situation at Starz, where he currently produces the Power universe of television shows. He recently complained about the network’s treatment on social media, threatening to relocate his shows after being frustrated by its refusal to announce any renewals for the next few seasons of the handful of Power spinoffs currently airing. Now, after voicing his frustrations and still receiving no new information on those renewals, he says he’s had enough.
“Everybody ready to work,” he wrote in the caption of his latest Instagram post, which included a video of a mixed martial artist asking for a role in Power during a post-fight interview. “I’m trying to buy my universe back from STARZ so it goes where ever I go. Only 5 months left in my deal, and I’m not on the air for 6 months so We Out!”
In his previous posts, 50 explained his reasoning. “They renewed High Town, and FORCE is the highest-rated show they have sitting in limbo,” he argued. “If I told you how much d*mb shit I deal with over here, you would think they all went to school on a small yellow bus.”
The finale of Power Book IV: Force is set to air on April 17.
Activision Blizzard is currently going through a lawsuit over allegations that the company created a “frat boy” culture. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing brought forth the lawsuit on July 20, 2021.
Recently, a lawyer working on the lawsuit suddenly resigned her position. In a report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, the lawyer who resigned accused the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, of interfering with the lawsuit in support of Activision. Her recent resignation was a sign of protest over what she claims was an unjust firing of her boss by the governor.
Melanie Proctor, the assistant chief counsel for California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, said in an email to staff Tuesday night that she was resigning to protest the fact that her boss at the agency, Chief Counsel Janette Wipper, had been abruptly fired by the governor. Both lawyers had already stepped down from the Activision lawsuit earlier this month without explanation. A representative for the two attorneys confirmed that Proctor had resigned and Wipper was fired.
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Proctor said in the email to staff that in recent weeks, California Governor Gavin Newsom and his office “began to interfere” with the Activision suit. “The Office of the Governor repeatedly demanded advance notice of litigation strategy and of next steps in the litigation,” Proctor wrote in the email, which was seen by Bloomberg. “As we continued to win in state court, this interference increased, mimicking the interests of Activision’s counsel.”
Sure, dealing with different time zones around the world is a headache. But can you imagine dealing with completely different years?
As mind-boggling as it sounds, this is the case in Ethiopia. While the rest of the world is currently living in 2022, in Ethiopia the year is currently 2014.
And suddenly we have all become Robin Williams’ character from “Jumanji.”
Where most of us are used to the Gregorian calendar, marked with 12 months of 28-31 days, the Ethiopian calendar consists of 13 months … sort of.
You see, each and every month has exactly 30 days, except for that bonus 13th month (called Pagumen), which has five days. Unless of course it’s a leap year. Then it has six.
That makes the Ethiopian calendar seven years and eight months behind the Western calendar, according to the BBC. Good luck buying the right airline ticket.
Not only is the Ethiopian calendar several days behind, but the entire concept of time is vastly different. Rather than 24 hours in a day, Ethiopian time uses a 12-hour day, from dawn to dusk, then dusk to dawn. Meaning 6 a.m. is noon, 6 p.m. is midnight. Up is down. And down is periwinkle. Is your head buzzing yet?
And now the real question: why?
Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy, the oldest African country has never been colonized. And therefore, it calculates the birth of Christ differently. The BBC reports that when the Catholic Church amended its calculation in 500 AD, the Ethiopian Orthodox church didn’t.
As such, Ethiopians (similar to several other cultures) don’t celebrate New Year’s in December. Their holiday, called Enkutatash, takes place on September 11, or September 12 on leap years.
Whoa.
And while we’re on the subject, Enkutatash sounds like a pretty amazing shindig. Sure, there are gifts, children singing, all that. But the real point of attraction? The coffee ceremony. Which can last for hours. Heaven is a place on Earth. And it’s found in Ethiopia.
Of course, Ethiopia isn’t the only country that technically has a very different year. I mean, the Thailand calendar—based on Buddha, not Jesus—is all the way in 2565! After all, there are as many ways of measuring time as there cultures throughout history.
A recent video posted to TikTok brought the Ethiopian calendar to the forefront of people’s minds.
To say that the now viral clip brought up some fun comments would be an understatement. Time might be a construct, but it’s also apparently a big conversation starter.
TikTok exposed me to knowing Ethiopia is in a different year from us and it’s lowkey been creeping me out
I thought I should remind you that Ethiopia is approximately 7 years behind the rest of us. Today’s date in Ethiopia is Monday 27th July, 2014. So if there’s something u wish u did in 2014, u can go to Ethiopia, do it and go back to your country.(2022).
every time I tell people that Ethiopia follows a different calendar, it short circuits their brain and I get to witness the exact moment everything they thought they knew come into question lmaooooo https://t.co/tfeMNhkiQJ
While coordinating schedules might be daunting, it’s cool to see that even though we are living on the same planet, we can still be living in very different worlds.
Having breastfed three babies who didn’t take kindly to being given a bottle, I can attest to the fact that a hungry baby will not automatically eat what they’re given just because they’re hungry. My babies seemed genuinely offended whenever someone would try to feed them with a bottle, even if it was breastmilk inside it. Offended and angry. Spittin’ mad. It wasn’t pretty.
When you’re trying to get a breastfed baby to take a bottle, there are some tips and tricks people recommend. But one grandpa created his own method that seems to have worked smashingly for the kiddo, while also providing some entertainment and laughter for everyone else.
In a video shared by Wendy Rangel on TikTok, a man is shown putting a bottle through a hole in his t-shirt with a caption that reads, “My godson won’t take the bottle so my dad tried something.” The man checks to make sure milk comes out of the bottle’s nipple, then cradles the baby to his “breast” to eat—and it totally works!
The laughter from the woman filming is the best part, though. Watch:
To all the dads out there who struggle with their little ones not taking the bottle 😂💀 #fyp #foryou #parati #fypシ #4u #grandchild
The video was originally shared at the end of 2020 and got nearly 9 million views. People in the comments loved the dad’s ingenuity and willingness to do what it takes to make sure the little guy was fed and happy.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, and sometimes that means cutting a hole in your shirt to “breastfeed” a baby from a bottle. The fact that this gentleman did it standing up is pretty impressive, and his little bounce once he got bebe latched on was so sweet.
Keeping babies content and well-nourished seems like it shouldn’t be terribly complicated, but it can be, especially when routines get disrupted. As adorable as they are, babies can be frustrating when they’re not on board with what you’re trying to get them to do. Kudos to this grandpa for keeping calm and getting creative in the face of an unwilling wee one. Maybe there’s a T-shirt business idea in the works here…
Boy, Megyn Kelly’s had quite an adventurous last handful of years. She went from dodging Ted Nugent flirtations (such as they were) to standing up to Donald Trump to leaving Fox News, only to have to leave TODAY after some very unsavory remarks. Nowadays, she’s hosting The Megyn Kelly Show on Sirius XM, where things got fairly awkward (with Dave Rubin on hand as guest) when the subject of swinging came up.
This happened (in the above video) at around the 1:50 mark, where Megyn switched the subject to swinging and (via Mediaite) expressed how“[h]ere in Connecticut we did actually find out that there’s a healthy swinging population.” She elaborated upon how this is happening “everywhere,” yet no one has invited herself and her husband, Doug Brunt, to join in the parties. And Megyn also clarified that she wouldn’t be into it, at least partially because “my only belief is that only unattractive people are swingers” and “[i]f you’re very good looking, and you marry another very good looking person, why would you want to swing?”
There would be one sort-of exception for Megyn, and that’s if the Clintons came calling. This was, of course, a joke, but Megyn admitted that she’d be curious enough to at least investigate circumstances if it happened. “If Bill and Hillary ask us to swing, we’re doing it!” Megyn declared. “We’re not going to see it through till the end but we’ll definitely see how far are they going to take it! At what point is this going to get shut down?”
To be fair, Megyn only indulged the Clinton detail because Rubin brought up how the former First Couple is up in New England, too, but Rubin clarified that he wasn’t interested. “You know Bill is definitely maxing out those things right now,” he quipped. “Nobody wants a part of that.” My, what a turn that took.
Most Saturday Night Live hosts like to make a big deal about how hosting is like a ‘dream come true!’ or mention that they had been a fan of the show since they were little. Not Kim Kardashian, who recently admitted she has never actually seen the long-running sketch series (featuring her boyfriend Pete Davidson) before hosting it earlier this season.
While chatting on the Not Skinny But Not Fatpodcast with Amanda Hirsch, Kardashian said that while she had been asked to host before, she had never actually seen a full show until she was slated to host. “I didn’t want to go and embarrass myself and get up there and not be funny,” the businesswoman said. “But I had never seen an episode, really, of SNL. I had gone and watched parts obviously because you know, Kanye performed so many times. ” West has performed seven times over the last two decades.
“So I’d been there in the audience, and then I’d seen a full show in person once. But as far as watching the show, I didn’t really know what the monologue entailed.” Kardashian then said she had watched several monologues to prepare for her own.
Kardashian did a pretty solid monologue, so she definitely did some research before hosting. “I wasn’t worried about the monologue, I was worried about all the skit,” she added, perhaps hinting at her on-screen kiss with Pete Davidson. She also had help from her family, who appeared in a courtroom sketch with Judge Kim. At least she eventually put in the work!!
The world has changed a lot since 1987, when President Ronald Reagan famously told Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall and The Cosby Show ruled the airwaves (eek!). But Donald Trump was as much of a nincompoop then as he is now, as Ari Melber thoughtfully reminded us.
On Tuesday night, as Mediaite shared, the MSNBC host shared a clip of the future president appearing on an episode of Crossfire with Pat Buchanan and Tom Braden. Perhaps Trump should have consulted with “John Barron,” his imaginary publicist alter ego, before appearing on the show, because he was ill-prepared for even the simplest of questions: Who are your favorite authors?
While Trump was able to spout off Tom Wolfe’s name rather quickly, it soon became clear that he probably had no idea who Wolfe actually was. When Buchanan asked Trump whether he had read The Bonfire of the Vanities yet, which was then brand-new and every New Yorker’s favorite book, Trump lamented that he had not.
When Braden chimed in to ask “What book are you reading now?,” Trump seemed perplexed by the very idea of reading. But claimed that he was reading The Art of the Deal, his own (ghostwritten) book “again, because I think it’s so fantastic.”
Perhaps sensing there was a bullshitter in their midst, Buchanan decided to press the matter:
Buchanan: What’s the best book you’ve read besides Art of the Deal?
Trump: Ummm… I really liked Tom Wolfe’s last book.
Buchanan: Which book?
Trump: He’s, uh, his current book. His, his, just his current book; it’s just out.
Buchanan: Bonfire of the Vanities.
Trump: Yes.
“That was the book he just said he hadn’t read,” Melber summarized for those who got lost in the stupidity of the whole back and forth.
Bushmills is an icon of the whiskey world. The tipple from Northern Ireland has been around for hundreds of years and has a devoted fan base. But as with all whiskey brands, there’s more than just one bottle of Bushmills out there. The line has a pretty deep bench of core expressions, eight to be exact, that each offers a little something different.
When it comes to what Bushmills is, it’s Irish to its core. That means we’re looking at triple distilled whiskey. Generally, Bushmills (like most Irish whiskey) is a blend of malted barley and grain (a mix of corn, wheat, and barley) whiskeys. Those whiskeys are generally aged in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks before blending or final maturation processes. Bushmills also has a core line of single malt whiskeys that go through the same process as the blends but with very different results, which I’ll get into.
Below, I’m going to break down each of the core Bushmills bottles by taste and then rank them. But a word of warning first: Ranking a whole line like this isn’t about saying “don’t buy this, buy that.” This is more about ranking these whiskeys by how to use them. The bottom rung bottles are simple whiskeys that are made to be mixed in highballs with fizzy mineral water, Coke, or ginger ale. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, it just means they’re not going to blow any minds. That said, the top three or so whiskeys on this list are pretty damn fine sippers. In between, you’ll find whiskeys that industry folks call “workhorse” whiskeys. Those are the ones that work in a highball, can stand out in a cocktail, and also manage as a sipper if need be.
This whiskey is primarily made for the U.S. market. The juice is a classic triple-distilled malt and grain whiskey blend that’s aged in first-fill bourbon casks (that means this whiskey was the first thing to go in the barrel after bourbon).
Tasting Notes:
That bourbon vanilla really shines through on the nose with a touch of wood and a slight nuttiness. The taste holds onto the vanilla as it gets slightly creamy, with thin hints of honey, caramel, and a touch of dark spice mingling with warm malts. The end is short and sweet and leaves you with a twinge of malty alcohol burn.
Bottom Line:
Mix this with Coke and ginger ale. You can maybe take it as a shot with a beer back, but it’s a bit harsh for that.
This is Bushmill’s classic and “original” recipe. The triple-distilled grain and malt juices are rested in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks before they’re married, proofed, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a balance of honey and nuts on the nose with a hint of dark berries. The palate delivers on that — in true Irish whiskey fashion — and adds in a slight caramel and vanilla vibe in the background. The malts and grains carry the taste to a short end, with a slight oatiness next to the honey, fruit, and nuts.
Bottom Line:
Okay, this is the Bushmills I’d order if I was ordering a shot and a beer. It’s also pretty damn good with some ginger ale and a twist of lime.
The first expression in Bushmill’s single malt range is a winner. The juice is made from Irish barley and matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The best barrels are married, proofed with soft Northern Irish spring water, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a very clear sense of apples (a lot of them), vanilla, pie crust, and chocolate malts on the nose. The palate really delivers on those flavors with spicy stewed apple pie with a buttery yet almost savory crust, plenty of fresh honey, and an underbelly of those almost creamy choco-malts. The finish is medium length, full of apples, dry wicker, and plenty of spicy malts.
Bottom Line:
I’d like to say this is a sipper, but that’d be a tad too generous. This really shines best as a highball base with some nice fizzy water and a lime or lemon wedge or in a simple cocktail. Beyond that, it’s a bit of an apple bomb on the nose and palate and not a whole lot else to grab your attention.
This whiskey is a more refined version of the white label. The juice is a blend of grain and malt whiskeys aged in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The final blend, however, leans more into the single malt juice than the grain whiskey with a balance set towards the sherry profile rather than the bourbon.
Tasting Notes:
A sherry jamminess and plumminess come through with a hint of vanilla, apricot, winter spices, and nuts on the nose. The palate carries on along that path and adds in a serious Christmas spice matrix with amped-up nuttiness, sultanas, and a touch more vanilla. The end is fairly quick and sherry-fueled with spice and dried fruits leading the way to a slightly malty finish.
Bottom Line:
This feels like it could either be a simple shooter or a decent on the rocks sipper depending on your mood. It’s not reinventing anything or life-changing whiskey but it isn’t meant to be either. This is just good, simple, and tasty whiskey.
This whiskey is the first step up in the single malt line from the 10. The juice is triple-distilled malt whisky that spends nine years resting in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks before it’s transferred into Marsala wine casks for final maturation. That whiskey is then batched, proofed, and bottled as-is.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a sense of apple blossoms on the nose that’s supported by walnut and almond shells with a hint of spicy malts by way of an apple fritter. The palate leans dry as the apple turns into apple chips with a dry cider vibe next to dark chocolate malts, more of those nutshells, and a hint of leathery apple tobacco leaf. The finish is slightly muted by the proofing water but still shines with applewood, dark chocolate powder, and a mild nuttiness.
Bottom Line:
This is a good bridge between mixing and sipping Bushmills bottles. I tend to use this for mixing cocktails. It makes a hell of an old fashioned. That said, this works as an end-of-the-day on the rocks sipper too.
The juice on this one is made with Irish malts and then aged for 19 long years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. Those barrels are batched and that whiskey then spends an additional two years maturing in a Portuguese Madeira cask.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a deep, dark chocolate malt vibe on the nose with flourishes of marzipan, prunes, mulled wine spices, old saddle leather, and a hint of shortbread. The taste kicks in with a rich and buttery dark toffee covered in roasted almonds with a hint of dried fruit and dried choco-malts with a light twinge of dried tobacco leaf. The end is fairly long and holds onto those dried fruits and bitter chocolate malts while leaving you with flavors of sweet and silky toffee and a very distant echo of applewood tobacco.
Bottom Line:
This is very clearly a stellar sipper. Still, it’s not quite the sweet spot of the single malt lineup. It’s nuanced but could use a little more oomph.
This single malt whiskey starts off by getting triple distilled. It’s then aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The batched juice is then transferred to port pipes for a final nine-month rest before proofing and bottling.
Tasting Notes:
This starts out with a spicy red berry jam next to a whiff of marzipan laced with bourbon vanilla, a hint of old leather, apple cores, and a light Christmas cake spice on the nose. That almond creates a smooth foundation with more of that spicy red jam alongside an apple/honeyed sweetness and velvet mouthfeel while those wintry spices meld with the malts to create a berry-cinnamon tobacco profile. The end of this one is long-ish as the spice, jammy fruit, and almond paste slowly fade out, leaving you warmed with a sense of malts and dark fruit.
Bottom Line:
This really is the sweet spot of the whole lineup. It’s accessible and deeply hewn. Add a single rock to this and you’ll be set. That said, we haven’t quite reached the mountaintop yet.
1. Bushmills Single Malt Aged 28 Years Cognac Cask
This whiskey — created by Master Blender Helen Mulholland — was the first release in Bushmills’ new “Rare Cask” limited edition line. The whiskey is classic Bushmills single malt, which is triple distilled, that’s aged for eleven years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry. Then the whiskey is transferred into Cognac casks for a final maturation of 17 more years. That whiskey is lightly proofed down and bottled as-is.
Tasting Notes:
You’re greeted with a nose full of apple tobacco with plenty of woody cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and allspice next to a hint of marzipan laced with orange oils and covered in dark chocolate next to a big minced meat pie. The sip takes you home for the holidays with a silky mouthfeel next to more marzipan, more spicy minced meat, a hint of sticky toffee pudding with black-tea-soaked dates, salted toffee syrup, and rich vanilla ice cream on top. The sweetness of that fruity mid-palate leads towards a woody end that mingles woody dark spices with old cedar cigar humidors and a porch full of damp wicker with a hint of black mold in between the reeds.
Bottom Line:
This is a “holy shit, that’s good” pour of whiskey. I’d recommend adding a single rock or a few drops of water to let it open up, but it’s very fine neat as well. Either way, this is a superior whiskey that’s worth the money and time to track down.
Playboy Carti revealed a lot during his interview in XXL. Ahead of his upcoming album Music, the “Magnolia” rapper touched on his friendships with other rappers like Lil Uzi Vert, his elusive nature, and being a father.
“I’m a father,” he said.”You know what I’m saying? You know how it is having kids. I just got responsibilities. I pay a lot of bills. I take care of a lot of people. I take care of my mom. I take care of my family. I take care of my baby mom [and] I take care of my son. There’s a lot of people I take care of. So, it’s like, I gotta keep doing it.”
Since the interview’s publication, the aforementioned baby mom, rapper Iggy Azalea has taken to Twitter, seemingly dismissing his claims that he takes care of her.
“Take care of me? Lmaooooo let’s not get carried away now,” said the “Fancy” rapper in a now-deleted tweet.
via Twitter
This isn’t the first time Azalea has called Carti’s presence as a father into question. In 2020, she took to social media to say Carti had missed the birth of their son, Onyx, to play video games.
“I had onyx alone completely cause he was my only visitor approved with Covid,” she said in a now-deleted tweet. “We lived together at that time.”
Via Twitter
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