Month: June 2022

Before their upcoming US headlining and summer festival tour dates, Nine Inch Nails are in the midst of their first tour through the UK in four years. And this past weekend, they played back-to-back shows at The Eden Project in rural Cornwall, England — the world’s largest greenhouse complex, which also happens to house the largest indoor rainforest in the world.

It’s one hell of a setting for the pop-up stage at the foot of the complex where Nine Inch Nails performed, yet the weather systems for the two shows could not have been more different. Friday’s show took place under the scorching summer heat, before Saturday gave way to glorious rainfall sweeping over the grounds, dissipating just enough for Trent Reznor to take center stage for the last of the two-night run. Smack in the middle of the band’s set, as the band started to play “Less Than” (off of 2017’s Add Violence), a giant rainbow emerged from the sky. Nobody thought that it was possible for colors this bright to pierce through the sea of black that is a Nine Inch Nails crowd, not even Reznor, who cut through his lyrics to point mightily at the heavens and happily proclaim, “A f*cking rainbow,” and then almost instantly goes into the song’s chorus.

Happiness and light swept through the darkness of the NIN crowd — perhaps for the first time ever? — proving that Trent Reznor holds his fans’ emotions at his fingertips. Your moment of zen is below.

After winning their fourth title in eight seasons on Thursday night in Boston, the Golden State Warriors came home to celebrate with their fans in San Francisco on Monday morning.

Klay Thompson took his boat to the facility to join the team for the parade, and didn’t think to secure his championship hat well enough and had it fly off into the bay on his way in.

The Warriors championship parade didn’t feature a massive rally with drunken speeches like we sometimes get at the end of a parade, but instead a smaller stage setup with a small crowd for a pre-parade, made-for-TV segment where the players could pass the mic and give out their speeches. There, the players were all introduced and none came better prepared than Jordan Poole, who had a squirt gun and sprayed the crowd as he strode onto the stage for the first time as a champion.

As far as attire, Chris Chiozza’s choice of shirt featuring Stone Cold Steve Kerr was certainly a highlight, but no one had a better flex than Stephen Curry’s chain featuring his three prior championship rings.

Klay Thompson, fresh off losing his championship hat in the ocean, swapped that out for his captain’s hat, which is honestly more fitting.

Even though the speeches weren’t fueled by the beverages consumed during the parade this time, they still couldn’t avoid Draymond F-bombs.

When it came time for the Splash Brothers to get on the mic, Klay had some fun with Steph crying in the final moments of Game 6.

Steve Kerr didn’t take the mic on stage, but did speak in an interview with the NBC Sports broadcast and offered the update everyone was waiting on: Was he still hungover?

From there, the fellas boarded their various buses for the parade through the streets of San Francisco to celebrate with the fans. Some of those Warriors fans were taking more audacious shots than the Splash Brothers themselves.

Today (June 20), Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most respected songwriters and musicians of his time, turns 80 years old. To mark the occasion, Wilson shared a birthday tribute video, featuring clips of multiple musicians paying homage to his new octogenarian status.

A number of folks feature in the clip, including Questlove, Fleet Foxes, Elton John, She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward), Chuck D, John Cusack, David Crosby, Jeff Bridges, and Al Jardine. The video ends with Bob Dylan performing a simple voice-and-acoustic-guitar rendition of one of the most timeless songs in music history: “Happy Birthday To You.”

Per Setlist.fm, Dylan has actually performed “Happy Birthday” in a live setting a handful of times (eight, to be precise) over the years, first in 1981 and most recently (save for this new video) in 2010.

The song’s origins are in 1893, with sisters Mildred (a pianist and composer) and Patty Hill (a teacher) publishing a song called “Good Morning To All,” which had the familiar “Happy Birthday” melody (although the claim that the sisters composed the tune has been disputed). The melody was first recorded with the “Happy Birthday” lyrics in 1912.

Check out the Wilson tribute video above.

This summer, what better way to enjoy the season than soaking in the sun, having fun with family and friends, and treating yourself and/or your loved ones to some beautiful crafts from our store? At Upworthy Market, you can feel good about shopping because every dollar you spend directly supports local artisans who handcraft their own products. We have curated a list of some summer favorites from our store just for you, from jewelry and bags to hammocks and utensils for your summer BBQ.

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Hand-Woven Maya Hammock in Chocolate and Coffee Brown

Delicious shades of brown tempt the senses and are destined to be enjoyed in a comfortable hammock during lazy summer days. Skilled Maya Artists of the Yucatan hand-weave this nylon hammock in rich coffee and chocolate brown.

Long before the Spanish arrived on the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the way the body is held and swung within its cradle. Maya Artists of the Yucatan seek to preserve time-honored customs while also offering stylized versions of the original Maya hammock. For them, the hammock is a work of art. Their hammocks are incredibly comfortable, easy to maintain and can be stored just about anywhere.

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Tropical Print Women’s Blue and Ivory Rayon Robe

Ivory flowers and foliage flourish in a blue tropical jungle. By Hari and Arthur of Bali, this short rayon robe showcases an exuberant print. The graceful design with wide three-quarter length sleeves wraps in front and ties with a self belt. One size fits most.

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Pink Garden Umbrella Crafted From Cotton and Bamboo

Thai artisan Nikom presents this cheerful garden umbrella, just right for providing relief from the summer sun or adding festive cheer to your outdoor party. The decorative umbrella is crafted from hand-painted cotton and natural bamboo. The umbrella comes with a handy cotton storage pouch; the pole disassembles for convenience.

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Batik Rayon Sarong

Intricate floral motifs alongside borders depicting elephants and deer in bubblegum pink, cerise and black surround a large circular motif in this elegant rayon sarong by Indonesia’s Prayascita Dewi. The artisan employs the batik method to decorate each piece, a process where a wax resist is applied to the fabric before submerging it in vats of dye.

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Beaded Bracelet

This double strand bracelet features cylindrical blue-green beads accented with brass. Handcrafted by Tiraphan Hasub of Thailand, this bracelet provides a lovely pop of color.

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Colorful Nature Masks

Extravagant prints in dazzling colors portray and celebrate nature. By Hari and Arthur, three rayon print face masks are contoured for a comfortable fit. One features a floral motif on cardinal red, while the other two feature abstract motifs. All are double-layered, washable and reusable, with elastic to loop over the ears.

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Sterling Silver Dream Catcher Earrings

Two circular dream catchers are crafted of sterling silver, featuring elegant wire work and feathers with a combination finish hanging just below. Petite blue stones of resin rest within the webs. These dangle earrings from Thailand are crafted by Pichaya.

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Blue Fijian Print Canvas Tote Bag

Who doesn’t love beautiful, fun and practical totes? This cotton canvas tote bag is handcrafted and printed in Fiji with a mandala motif on vibrant blue. The large tote is fully lined in natural cotton canvas. It’s perfect for market trips, picnics, weekends away or home storage.

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Indonesian Rainbow Glass and Driftwood Windchime

Working near Singaraja, in the mountainous northern region of Bali, artisans collect naturally fallen branches and glean wood from the local coffee plantations to fashion these delicate, colorful wind chimes. Once the reclaimed wood—teak and coffee—is gathered, each piece is sorted by size and color before being hand-shaped and strung with pieces of cut glass. Dazzling in the sunlight, the resulting rainbow chime is a gorgeous example of nature-inspired design. Each piece will vary slightly, due to the natural variations of the wood.

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Handcrafted Eggshell Cotton Cushion Cover from Bali

Featuring geometric diamond patterns at the center, this Balinese cushion cover is hand-knotted from eggshell cotton yarns. Elis Mufarroha creates this cushion cover, which is accented at the top and bottom by long fringes. On the back is a slit for inserting a cushion.

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Teak Wood Serving Utensils (Pair)

These teak wood serving utensils will make a beautiful accent at your dinner table. Perfect for tossing and serving salad or any dish, the pair includes a fork and spoon, crafted by Rian Kusuma of Bali to showcase the natural grain of the wood.

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Six Artisan Crafted Blue-Green Blown Glass Highball Glasses

Aquamarine dissolves into a vibrant lime hue in the refreshing design of these highball glasses. Designed by Javier and Efren, each glass is crafted with Mexican blown glass techniques, in which artisans blow through a metal pipe while twirling it with one hand. They simultaneously shape the molten glass at the other end, expertly achieving this color effect.

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Quart-Sized Serving Bowl in Natural Wood, Handmade in Thailand

Thailand’s Noppadol Laesanklang creates a fabulous effect with the design of this conical bowl. Certain to delight the eco-conscious, the bowl is crafted by hand of naturally seasoned raintree wood expertly showcasing the wood’s natural grain.

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Artisan Crafted Colorful Mexican Hand Blown Pitcher (87 oz)

This pitcher features colorful accents in bright confetti colors. It’s handcrafted by Javier and Efren, using glass-blowing techniques perfected over more than 30 years.

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Coconut Shell Planter With Floral Motif

Give your growing plants a new home in Sindhu Nata’s lovely hanging planter. Using coconut shell, the Balinese artisan carefully carves a lotus motif onto the pot’s side before hollowing the shell for plants. The delicate palm fiber cords make it ready to hang.

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Handcrafted Bamboo Wind Chimes From Bali

Ringing out with delightful tones, these wind chimes dangle from an attractive piece of bamboo. Balinese artisan Trisna Dewi designs the chimes, elaborating the bamboo with subtle motifs that resemble the petals of flowers. It’s completed with 15 chimes of aluminum that gently sway in the wind.

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Cotton Silk Blend Indigo Black Shoulder Bag From Thailand

Indigo embroidery wraps its way around the surface of this black shoulder tote bag, which is made from lightweight cotton and silk blend fibers. Indonesia’s Jiap Rojjana designs it with polyester cords and wood beads that dangle from the strap. The bag opens with a coconut shell button to reveal a black cotton lining and an interior zipper pocket.

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Round Woven Bamboo and Ate Grass Shoulder Bag

Javanese artisan Nell crafts a shoulder bag that’s just right for spring and summer. The round bag is hand-woven of bamboo stalks and ate grass in a warm brown shade. The strap and clasp are made of brown faux leather makes up and the bag is fully lined with cotton.

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Double Mayan Rope Style Nylon Hammock Handmade in Mexico

A cool drink, a good book and a comfortable hammock is the perfect combination for a lazy summer day. Skilled Maya Artists of the Yucatan hand-weave this hammock in the rich blues and greens of Caribbean surf.

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The original “Twilight Zone” series was unlike anything anyone had ever seen on television. Airing from 1959 to 1964, the sci-fi/horror show frequently referenced in popular culture and cited as one of the best TV shows of all time was the brainchild of Rod Serling.

Serling’s inspiration for the show wasn’t rooted in science fiction or cinematic horror, but rather in the dark reality of American racism

In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, was brutally murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. Till had been accused of flirting with a white woman in a store, and the woman’s husband and his half-brother kidnapped, mutilated and lynched Till for his “crime.” The two men were arrested and a trial was held, but the all-white, all-male jury acquitted the two men of all charges after less than an hour’s deliberations.

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Till’s mother courageously fought for Emmett’s story to be told, and she insisted his funeral be open-casket so the world could see what those men had done to her son. Photographs from the funeral made national news and galvanized people across the country, fanning the early sparks of the Civil Rights Movement.

Serling, who was 30 years old at the time, watched Till’s story play out in the news. A rising star in the television world, Serling set out to write a teleplay that addressed the racism at the heart of Till’s murder. In an interview with Mike Wallace, Serling explained how he’d written a show sponsored by U.S. Steel, and by the time the censors were finished with it, the script was a “lukewarm, vitiated, emasculated” version of what he’d originally created. Every reference to Black or white, the South and anything that even slightly alluded to the South was changed or removed. (Serling describes the censors removing Coca-Cola bottles from a scene because they might have too much of a Southern connotation.)

“It bore no relationship at all to what we had purported to say initially,” he told Wallace.

Serling fought back, but ultimately the money holds the power. He felt forced to accept it, though he voiced his feelings about censorship of challenging themes.

“I think it’s criminal that we’re not permitted to make dramatic note of social evils as they exist, of controversial themes as they are inherent in our society,” he told Wallace. “I think it’s ridiculous that drama, which by its very nature should make a comment on those things that affect our daily lives, and is in the position, at least in terms of television drama, to take a stand.”

As explained in Smithsonian magazine, station owners and advertising agencies catered to white audiences and were fearful of losing money if something offended them. Serling would later say, “From experience, I can tell you that drama, at least in television, must walk tiptoe and in agony lest it offend some cereal buyer from a given state below the Mason-Dixon.”

Serling tried again to frame a show episode around Emmett Till’s story, but set it as a lynching in the Southwest. That script also got changed, set back 100 years and erasing all mention of Till and race. But Serling did manage to get a message about “the ugly picture of prejudice and violence” conveyed in the show’s closing monologue.

Ultimately, Serling realized that tackling issues like racism and prejudice head-on was not going to work within the power structure of television, so he had to get creative. A show like “The Twilight Zone” would allow for social issues to be addressed through metaphor and allegory. Serling expressed the hopeful belief that people can have their eyes opened to their own inner biases through indirect stories that tap into such themes.

In an interview for the Library of Congress, Serling explained:

“You may have to tell them a story of prejudice in parable form, in which they may step aside as third persons and cluck and say, ‘Tsk tsk tsk, how awful we treat our minority groups,’ but at least they know that it’s an evil, and they will recognize it as such, and by osmosis or some incredible process, will somewhere along the line be faced with a situation in which they too may have to exorcise their prejudice and be conscious of it as an evil. Now on “Twilight Zone,” for example, done during just as timorous a time as any other time, we made a comment on prejudice, on conformity, on intolerance, on censorship. But it’s easy to do it when you’re talking about ‘Buck Rogers isn’t allowed to write his memoirs in the way he wants to write them, so he puts on his backpack, his rocket-pack, and he zooms over to the publisher.’ And they applaud and laugh and think, ‘How exciting and interesting.’ Now, it may well be that the inner message may never get through, but I think peripherally it does get through.”

Though he was never able to bring Emmett Till’s story to the screen in the way he wanted to, Serling did manage to push storytelling in a way that—hopefully—helped peel away layers of prejudice that veil people from the truth about themselves.

As he said, “The writer’s role is to menace the public’s conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social criticism and he must focus on the issues of his time.”

Serling did menace people’s consciences and focus on the issues of his time. He just did it through strange science fiction tales—and he did it well.

Alex Zane and his 5-year-old daughter Matilda are bringing iconic movie scenes to life in a brand new way. The daddy daughter duo have posted dozens upon dozens of homemade photo re-creations of famous films, with Matilda in the starring role. Sometimes her giant stuffed fox makes a cameo appearance as well.

Their Instagram page, Tot for Tot Remakes, has become quite the viral sensation and is getting a lot of love online, thanks in no small part to the incredible attention to detail put into every image.

Like many parents, Alex was forced to think of creative ways to provide entertainment for his family during the early days of the pandemic, including an indoor (toy) car wash. When Matilda suddenly jumped on top of the Cozy Coupe, Alex immediately had a vision of Michael J. Fox in “Teen Wolf” and then instructed her on how to perform air guitar before snapping a photo.

Alex was “quick to admit” he’s not a professional photographer in his interview with TODAY. But luckily, this lawyer-slash-father-slash-movie-nerd had a friend who was. He sent the snapshot to Andrew Kelly, who sprinkled enough digital wizardry to make this happen:

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Voila! Toddler Wolf. And thus, Tot for Tot Remakes was born. Trust me, it only gets more intricate from here.

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In an exclusive interview with Movie Metropolis, Alex broke down what goes into the process. Turns out there’s just as much going on behind the scenes in the re-creation as there was in the original film.

First, there’s the movie selection, which a) can be taken in three quick photographs, lest the 5-year-old star loses her focus and need to be “bribed back to set,” and b) needs to be confined to very simple actions like sleeping, being dead, screaming, standing or sitting still. Because, again, 5-year-old.

When it comes to budgeting, Alex told TODAY that they spend $5 or less on any props. In this “Wizard of Oz” photo, for instance, the dress is made out of napkins. Talk about resourcefulness.

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Then, there’s actually taking the photos, which hopefully are “decent and funny enough” to get Kelly’s seal of approval. Kelly will then add backgrounds, effects and all those magical photo editing things, and send them back to Alex to post for all the internet to enjoy.

That might sound simple enough, but Alex told People it consists of “probably 350 texts back and forth for each recreation.” The things we do for our art!

For Alex, this passion project not only became a special bonding opportunity with his daughter, it also helped him remember “how enjoyable life can be when you apply some time and creativity to anything.” He hopes that their posts might offer a “distraction for a few people to help during these difficult times.”

Alex added that the two favorites so far have been “The Shining” and “Bridesmaids,” the latter especially because Matilda loved the dress and wore it for two days straight.

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When I say Alex and Matilda have re-created a ton of movies, I am not exaggerating. Listing titles such as “E.T.,” “Love Actually,” “Titanic,” “Star Wars,” “Free Willy,” “Lord of The Rings,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Great Gatsby” and “The Matrix” (twice!) doesn’t even scratch the surface.

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I would have been very sad if Matilda hadn’t attempted “Matilda,” but the Zanes did not disappoint.

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Who knows what kind of movie magic Alex and Matilda will create next. For sure they’ll be having fun while doing it.

Bradley Cooper’s doing pretty well for himself. He’s one of the most powerful actors and filmmakers in Hollywood. He appeared in two acclaimed films last awards season, both of which were nominated for Best Picture. And he can pull off playing older Leonard Bernstein. He’s doing so well that one director, he says, made fun of him for having too many Oscar nominations.

As per IndieWire, Cooper went on the podcast SmartLess, where he opened up about being insulted by a filmmaker he wouldn’t name at a party held during A Star is Born’s epic awards season run back in 2018. Back then he only had seven nominations. Since then he’s gained two more, for producing Joker and Nightmare Alley. He was standing with an actress, who at the time had at least three nominations. The director joked, “‘What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?’”

Cooper didn’t think it was that funny. “I’m like, ‘Bro, why are you such an a*shole.’ I would never f*cking forget that. Go f*ck yourself.”

Still, this encounter has nothing on the time in 2019 that he was almost mugged in the NYC subway, an incident that ended with him actually chasing his would-be-assailant up the staircase, trying to get their picture. So maybe don’t mess with Bradley Cooper.

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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 Drake surprise the world with a new album and Eminem draw similarities between himself and Elvis Presley. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters. Also find our Uproxx HQ Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly with the best new music, at the end of this post.

Drake — “Falling Back”

Last week, Drake delivered a double surprise: The first was the album Honestly, Nevermind and the second was the album’s sound, which is heavily dance-inspired. He also dropped a video for “Falling Back,” which itself also had an unexpected twist: Drake got married, but it was to 23 women at once.

Eminem — “The King And I” Feat. CeeLo Green

It took a surprise, lane-changing release from Drake to overshadow Eminem, but Em still delivered on “The King And I,” his new song from the Elvis biopic soundtrack. The tune contains a lot of references to Presley, both musically and lyrically, like when Eminem raps, “Now I’m about to explain to you all the parallels / Between Elvis and me, myself / It seem obvious: one, he’s pale as me / Second, we both been hailed as kings.”

Chance The Rapper — “The Highs And The Lows” Feat. Joey Badass

Over the past few months, Chance The Rapper has been gradually making his way back into the spotlight with new music. He’s dropped new songs here and there since March, and his latest came last week, with “The Highs And The Lows,” which sees him and Joey Badass rapping over a slow and soulful instrumental.

Bartees Strange — “Wretched”

Not to beat a dead horse with the Drake-unexpectedly-owning-the-week narrative, but Bartees Strange still deserved some attention on Friday for his new album, Farm To Table. He started the week by sharing “Wretched,” an anthemic song propelled by soaring guitar work.

Chloe — “Surprise”

Last week, Chloe dropped “Surprise” because Beyonce said so: Beyonce, Chloe’s mentor and label head, apparently decided the song would be Chloe’s next release. Bey knows how to pick ’em, as “Surprise” excels with it’s slow and sultry energy.

FKA Twigs — “Killer”

Twigs started her 2022 by dropping Caprisongs in January, but she’s already moving forward with a new era. Last week brought “Killer,” her first new song since the aforementioned mixtape, and it sees Twigs flexing her skills in alternative pop territory.

Diddy and Bryson Tiller — “Gotta Move On”

Diddy keeps an eye on his music, but that’s been about all recently, as last week’s Bryson Tiller collaboration “Gotta Move On” was his first new song in five years. Regardless of the wait, it’s always good to hear from Diddy, especially on a song like this, which balances upbeat instrumental with more somber lyrical material.

Beabadoobee — “10:36”

In about a month, we can take a trip to Beatopia, the new album from UK favorite Beabadoobee. She offered another preview of the album last week with “10:36,” of which Uproxx’s Adrian Spinelli says, “A technicolor synthpop beat lays the backbone for cascading keys and guitar.”

Rico Nasty — “Black Punk”

In late May, Nasty seemed to be announcing something for June 17, with many speculating it was a new album. That didn’t come to pass, but the day wasn’t a total wash, though, as Nasty offered “Black Punk,” which sees nasty continuing in her energetic, riotous lane to great effect.

Lil Baby, 42 Dugg, and Veeze — “U-Digg”

Every now and then, a rapper will do the unthinkable: forego modesty in favor of flaunting their wealth and how much they enjoy their affluence. Lil Baby, 42 Dugg, and Veeze do that on “U-Digg” and its video. Jokes aside, the aggressive beat is the perfect stage for the three to excel and show why they’re able to flash stacks so fat.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

There are at least one or two things about Kanye West that Kim Kardashian does not appreciate, based on the fact the two are in the midst of a divorce. She even apologized to her family recently, saying, “I do recognize the impact that my relationship has had on my family and I’ve never had the opportunity to just say: I’m sorry, guys.”

Through it all, though, Kardashian seems pretty pleased with how good of a dad West has been to their children. She even took some time on Father’s Day yesterday to express that, despite the current friction between them.

On her Instagram Story yesterday, Kardashian shared a couple of photos of West with their children, writing on the first of them, “Thank you for being the best dad to our babies and loving them the way you do! Happy Father’s Day Ye.”

A recent episode of The Kardashians had a prime example of West’s enthusiasm for fatherhood, as he went through the trouble of taking his kids to school in a fire truck to give them a memorable moment. Ye said, “I think sometimes people are kinda bashful to be super dads. Everybody wants to be a cool dad and sometimes you just gotta wear the fire hat. Sometime you gotta wear the Easter bunny costume.”

The 2021-22 season just concluded with the Warriors winning the NBA Finals, and the 2022-23 league calendar begins shortly, as Thursday brings about the NBA Draft, followed by free agency starting a week later on June 30, and just a week after that Summer League tips off in Las Vegas.

The annual summer showcase for draftees, young players, and veterans trying to land camp invites and roster spots alike has become a major draw for fans, as what was once a sparsely filled arena featuring mostly league personnel now regularly fills up with 10,000-plus fans at UNLV. As has been the case for a few years now, all 30 teams are represented at Las Vegas Summer League, and on Monday the NBA revealed the complete schedule of games for the first week of action, with the first four games for every team being released.

As has become tradition, the first night of games will feature two of the top picks in the draft going at it, as the Rockets and Magic will square off in the opener in primetime on ESPN. We’ll also get Rockets-Thunder and Magic-Kings on Saturday and Magic-Thunder on Monday when the top two picks will go head-to-head for the first time.

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and NBATV will carry every game throughout the event, and the full schedule can be found below.

Thursday, July 7

Houston vs. Orlando (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Portland vs. Detroit (Midnight ET, ESPN)

Friday, July 8

Dallas vs. Chicago (4:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
San Antonio vs. Cleveland (5:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Charlotte vs. Indiana (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee (7:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Golden State vs. New York (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Denver vs. Minnesota (9:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Saturday, July 9

Toronto vs. Philadelphia (3:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Orlando vs. Sacramento (4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Boston vs. Miami (5:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Detroit vs. Washington (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Atlanta vs. Utah (7:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
OKC vs. Houston (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
LA Clippers vs. Memphis (9:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
New Orleans vs. Portland (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Sunday, July 10

Indiana vs. Sacramento (3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn (3:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Chicago vs. New York (5:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Washington vs. Phoenix (5:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Denver vs. Cleveland (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Golden State vs. San Antonio (7:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Minnesota vs. Memphis (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Charlotte vs. L.A. Lakers (9:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)

Monday, July 11

New Orleans vs. Atlanta (6:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Houston vs. San Antonio (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Milwaukee vs. Boston (8:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Orlando vs. OKC (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Dallas vs. Utah (10:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
New York vs. Portland (11:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Tuesday, July 12

Chicago vs. Toronto (5:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Memphis vs. Brooklyn (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Atlanta vs. Miami (7:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Boston vs. Golden State (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Detroit vs. Indiana (9:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Phoenix vs. Dallas (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
L.A. Lakers vs. LA Clippers (11:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)

Wednesday, July 13

Minnesota vs. Milwaukee (4:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Cleveland vs. Charlotte (5:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Washington vs. New Orleans (6:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Toronto vs. Utah (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Sacramento vs. OKC (8:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Miami vs. Philadelphia (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Denver vs. LA Clippers (10:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)

Thursday, July 14

Atlanta vs. San Antonio (3:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Memphis vs. Boston (3:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Chicago vs. Charlotte (5:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Cleveland vs. Detroit (5:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Dallas vs. Milwaukee (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
New York vs. Orlando (7:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Brooklyn vs. Minnesota (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Portland vs. Houston (9:30 p.m. ET, NBATV)

Friday, July 15

LA Clippers vs. Utah (5:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Philadelphia vs. Denver (6:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
OKC vs. Golden State (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Sacramento vs. Phoenix (8:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
Indiana vs. Washington (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Miami vs. Toronto (10:00 p.m. ET, NBATV)
L.A. Lakers vs. New Orleans (11:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)