Nick Kyrgios is one of tennis’ greatest heels, an immensely talented player who is as known for his meltdowns and shithousery as he is for his abilities.
On Saturday at Wimbledon, Kyrgios took on 4-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in third round action and the two put forth an outrageously tense match that featured antics from both players, with Kyrgios getting so under Tsitsipas’ skin that at one point in the third set he seemed more concerned with trying to hit Kyrgios with the ball than he was with actually winning points — while he eventually succeeded, Kyrgios would win the set 6-3 to take a 2-1 set lead.
Among the points of frustration for Tsitsipas was this moment in the first set when Kyrgios capped off a service game win with a cheeky between the legs, underhand serve for that forced an error from Tsitsipas.
It’s honestly unbelievable to pull this out in the middle of a match, much less Wimbledon, and it’s made even funnier by the fact that it worked and won him the point and the game. There was towel drama, a request from Kyrgios for Tsitsipas to get DQ’d for hitting a ball into the crowd, and more in the match, which also featured some really good tennis in between, but nothing better than Kyrgios going between the legs for a serve.
Earlier this week, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering case. The sentence was handed down after he was found guilty of the charges in September of last year. Federal prosecutors sought a sentence “in excess of 25 years” as they deemed Kelly a danger to the public. While it appears that Kelly will not appeal his sentence, he is suing a Brooklyn jail for wrongfully placing him on suicide watch according to Consequence. Kelly claims that he has been subjected to “harmful and punitive” suicide watch conditions since his sentence was handed down on June 29.
The lawsuit says Kelly was put on suicide watch despite having no thoughts of suicide or harming himself in any way. Kelly believes he was put on suicide watch as a way to further punish him. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Kelly was forced to wear a paper-like smock and denied the use of utensils to eat. He even compared his imprisonment to that of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell. As a result, Kelly is seeking an “award of compensatory damages for all emotional distress, humiliation, pain and suffering, and other harm in an amount to be determined at trial.”
During the first four years of Trae Young’s career, the slippery passing wizard played with only two players who owned All-Star appearances to their name: Vince Carter and Jeff Teague. Neither player had earned an All-Star berth within five years of joining Young on the Atlanta Hawks.
Needless to say, finding a fellow star to station alongside Young hadn’t yet materialized for Atlanta. That changed earlier this week when the Hawks sent Danilo Gallinari, three first-round picks, and a future first-round swap to the San Antonio Spurs for Dejounte Murray.
A season ago, the Murray enjoyed his finest campaign to date and garnered the first All-Star appearance of his career. He averaged 21.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists, and two steals on 53.3 percent true shooting. The man stuffed the stat-sheet on a nightly basis en route to piloting San Antonio to the play-in tournament.
Now, his job changes. He was the primary initiator with the Spurs for a year. Young holds those cards in Atlanta. Some adaptation on that end awaits him to maximize this duo.
Murray’s prowess as a defensive playmaker and point-of-attack hound are abundantly clear. The Hawks ranked 26th in defensive rating last season and, specifically, their perimeter stoppers were among the league’s worst. Murray wasn’t at his All-Defensive tier of 2017-18 over the past couple seasons, but he remains impactful. His instincts and ground coverage will pair aptly with De’Andre Hunter and Clint Capela to form a rather good defensive trio, something the Hawks will welcome after their dearth of defensive-minded rotation players in recent years.
As an on-ball creator, he’s now the second Hawk who can initiate ball-screens from a standstill. Bogdan Bogdanovic is best flowing into pick-and-rolls against tilted defenses. Murray, per Synergy, was fifth in the NBA in pick-and-roll possessions last season and ranked in the 59th percentile in points per possession (0.875).
He grew as a pocket passer, opens windows for interior feeds with some ball-placement trickery, and backpacks off-the-dribble scoring volume fairly well. The finishing prowess of centers Capela and Onyeka Okongwu will enhance Murray’s pocket passing genes. An adept roller constantly flanking him will benefit his game. Whenever Young rests, Murray should be on the court and Atlanta can know a dependable initiator is supplanting its All-NBA creator. The organization has never had that since deciding to build around Young.
Where adaptation for Murray likely manifests is in the many minutes this pairing sees together. Staggering should be the norm, which would separate them often during the regular season. But a team does not give up what the Hawks give up with an eye on the regular season — this is the sort of move you make if you want to emulate or progress pass your Eastern Conference Finals cameo of 2021.
And in that sense, Young and Murray’s minutes will heighten in the playoffs, meaning the staggered periods will shorten. Figuring out how they best function as a star duo has relevant implications for the team’s ultimate ceiling. Murray will commandeer some pick-and-rolls while Young is on the hardwood, but he’ll overwhelmingly be the one sliding off the ball to capitalize on Young’s unceasing advantage creation and playmaking delights.
Ideally, Murray is a gangly release valve who slithers to the rim off the catch with elongated strides against a defense caught in motion. He was a very good driver last season, ranking fifth in total drives (1,219) and ninth in total points (625). Young was likewise among the top-10 in both categories. That trait will prove resourceful whenever he’s steering the on-ball ship.
Yet Murray is highly methodical when the rock swings his way. He prefers to survey the floor and assess his options before acting. According to Synergy, he only attacked the basket on 26 of 212 spot-up possessions last season. He also ranked in the 28th percentile around the basket in the half-court. His ability to maintain or extend advantages, generally the essential skill for complementary cogs in a Young-led offense, is precarious at the moment, both numbers-wise and on film.
Atlanta’s offense cratered against the Miami Heat because it couldn’t exploit Miami loading up help on Young and cheating off the wings. The acquisition of Murray was intended to remedy some of that issue and counter such a strategy. Murray’s on-ball creation will help, but he needs to be concise and snappy in his decision-making when any team prioritizes directing the action away from Young.
His development throughout his NBA is remarkable and commendable, so addressing this shortcoming is absolutely feasible. This will be a new setting for him, especially since he ascended to All-Star status. The hope for him and the Hawks alike will be for his steadfast development to translate in the form of decisiveness here, as he adjusts to a new set of tasks that allow less room for deliberation offensively.
He’s become more comfortable as a floor-spacer as well, taking far more triples last season against timely closeouts than he did in prior years (career-high .237 three-point rate). The next important step will be merging newfound confidence with results, seeing as though he’s connected on 34.4 percent of his 490 career catch-and-shoot long balls.
As a member of the Spurs, Murray blossomed into a tremendous floor-raising primary initiator, a position he admirably embodied and one not many players around the league could replicate. In Atlanta, the objective has evolved. He’s now expected to be a ceiling-raising secondary creator who maintains his stardom alongside one of the game’s 12 or so best players and five or so top offensive talents.
The requirements of those duties differ. Murray proved capable of the former. If he, Young, and Atlanta are to venture where they wish in the postseason, he must prove capable of the latter. He certainly might, and especially with a few tweaks offensively. Given all the progress he’s showcased since entering the league six years ago, expecting those tweaks might be prudent. The Hawks obviously determined so.
It’s ketchup season baby! With its heat waves, backyard barbecues, hiking and camping trips, beach days, and the M-F’ING FOURTH OF JULY the summer is the one time in the year when you actually need to give some thought to the ketchup you have on deck. Any other time of the year, you can probably get by on stray packets left over from fast food runs but during the summer and, more specifically, the weekends of the 4th, it’s essential to have some good ‘sup on hand for all those dogs and burgs.
The best ketchup will brighten an unctuous dish with its sweet, tangy, and umami-forward complexity, enhancing the experience with an acidic counterpoint to fatty foods and a sumptuous finish. Admittedly, the word “complexity” used in a sentence about ketchup is pretty funny, like who, aside from the disgraced former President of the United States, goes that crazy over ketchup? Well, that’s the thing, you don’t know you need good ketchup until you have it, and once you have it, you’re going to start getting really picky and particular with your ketchup specifications.
So who makes the best stuff? We decided to find out which bottle of ketchup is essential for your Fourth of July barbecues by blind taste testing 20 bottles on French fries and hot dogs. We hope that by testing the ketchup on a meat and side dish, we’d be able to zero in on the absolute best bottle in the fairest way possible. Let’s dip… and squirt.
Methodology:
For this blind taste test, I had my partner bring me a single fry (from my favorite corner burger spot) on a plate and a portion of a hot dog (beef franks) with a dollop of ketchup for each — 20 times in a row. This is actually a lot more complicated than it might seem because when it comes to meat, I’m a stickler for hot food. So I had to eat all of these really fast and in batches of five — having my girlfriend cook four dogs at a time on a cast iron pan (seared dogs over boiled!) over the span of about forty minutes for what she called my, “stupid hot dog article.”
Here are the brands we’re working with for this blind taste test:
365 Whole Foods Organic Tomato Ketchup
Annie’s Organic Ketchup
Brooklyn Curry Ketchup
California Ketchup With Saffron And Living ACV
Fody Ketchup
Good Food For Good Ketchup
Heinz Organic Ketchup
Molonay No Added Sugar Ketchup
Noble Made Tomato Ketchup
Organicville Ketchup
Portland Organic Ketchup
Primal Kitchen Ketchup Organic Unsweetened
Signature Select Tomato Ketchup
Sir Kensington’s Classic Ketchup
Sprouts Organic Ketchup
Tessemae’s Classic Ketchup
Trader Joe’s Organic Ketchup
Trader Joes Tomato Ketchup with Black Summer Truffle
True Made Veggie Ketchup
Walden Farms Ketchup Sauce
Part 1: The Tasting
Taste 1:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Smacks you with a bright sweetness that tastes cheap. The consistency is very water and easily slips off a fry rather than adhering to it as it should.
On Hot Dogs:
It’s way too sweet, it needs something earthier and more distinct to counterbalance the intense sugariness. Ultimately, it tastes like something is missing.
Taste 2:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
This ketchup has a noticeably chunky consistency and looks separated and not well mixed. Looks aside, it tastes great, it has a nice bright flavor that really jumps out and is balanced with the right amount of subtle sweetness.
On Hot Dogs:
This one tastes really great on the beef dog. It manages to bring some of the meatiness forward with a slightly smokey finish and doesn’t tamp down the savory and salty notes with too much sugar.
Taste 3:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Almost completely neutral in flavor. All I’m getting out of this is the flavor of the fry with a subtle sweetness.
On Hot Dogs:
Again, it doesn’t really have a pronounced flavor. It’s more of a wet mouthfeel to go along with the beef than an actual flavor. Really forgettable.
Taste 4:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Is this even ketchup? It’s very vinegar-forward with only the slightest hint of tomato. I’m not a fan of this on fries at all.
On Hot Dogs:
It tastes slightly better on the dog, it has this very sumptuous and savory quality to it but it doesn’t really do what ketchup does. I’d rather use this as a base or a BBQ sauce.
Taste 5:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Distinctly different than any ketchup I’ve ever had, it has a very herbal finish to it that I can’t quite put my finger on.
On Hot Dogs:
It’s clove! And it tastes even better on the beef frank. The clove and herbal flavors really bring out the savory quality of the beef and help to emphasize garlic and onion flavors. This is a winner on hot dogs for sure.
Taste 6:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Why the hell is this so dark? This is the sort of ketchup I look at and feel instantly skeptical. You can just tell this is some hipster ketchup brand. Well, the hipsters know their ketchup because this shit smacks! It has a nice sizzling spicy finish that tastes great on french fries. It tastes like you want ketchup to, but better.
On Hot Dogs:
It tastes even better on the dog. That spicy finish is joined with some garlic notes that pair perfectly with savory beef flavors.
Taste 7:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Great color and smooth consistency. This one is very tomato-forward with a sweet finish that tastes a bit earthy and slightly floral. More like honey than sugar.
On Hot Dogs:
I’m not into this on the beef. The odd sweetness doesn’t really work with the beef.
Taste 8:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
This tastes like standard ketchup. It has a bright sweetness and a tomato paste flavor. This has to be Heinz or a generic market brand.
On Hot Dogs:
It’s good, exactly what you need it to be. It meets expectations and that makes it… kinda boring.
Taste 9:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Sour and off-putting, there is an ingredient in this ketchup that isn’t supposed to be there.
On Hot Dogs:
Coupled with the flavors of beef, the sourness of this ketchup is straight-up wince-inducing. I couldn’t take more than a bite with this one, it actually made me spit up the dog.
Taste 10:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Great flavor, standard ketchup, a bit on the sweet side.
On Hot Dogs:
It tastes very bright and prominent, but the sweetness doesn’t linger or overshadow the beefy savory notes. I like it but it’s nothing special, my guess is Heinz.
Taste 11:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Similar to the last taste, very standard ketchup. It’s bright but better balanced with its sweetness. While the flavors are standard, there is a high-quality sheen to this ketchup. The consistency is perfect, the color is consistent, and the flavor is prominent and elevating.
On Hot Dogs:
This tastes so similar to taste 10 that I’m starting to wonder if this is the same exact ketchup or at least the same brand, but I know I tried to make sure we didn’t have any duplicates. I guess I like it slightly better than taste 10?
Taste 12:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Just as I was starting to think my palate was fried and this stuff was all starting to taste the same, this came along and smacked me in the face. Wow, this has a distinct earthiness to it and tastes very natural. The sweetness is perfectly balanced and natural. I love this.
On Hot Dogs:
That earthy floral quality is curry, I know this taste well and it really comes alive on a beef frank, adding this spicy finish that is mouthwateringly addictive. So far this is my number one, hands down.
Taste 13:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Bright and tomato forward with a heaviness to the backend that seems to soak into the palate. I can already tell it’s going to taste better on the dog.
On Hot Dogs:
Yup, much better in fact. There is a smokiness and a spicy finish that I wasn’t getting on the fries. A great simple-yet-elevated ketchup.
Taste 14:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Very bright, naturally sweet, and slightly vegetal with a cool peppery finish.
On Hot Dogs:
This tastes a bit better on fries, but still really good here. Those peppery notes got lost in the salty and savory flavors of the beef, but that vegetal quality is still there.
Taste 15:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Similar to Taste 14, very vegetal but that takes prominence to the sweetness. It’s not quite as bright as ketchup typically is but the flavor is undeniably good.
On Hot Dogs:
There is a real naturalness to the flavor here, it doesn’t taste like standard ketchup, it tastes like something someone made fresh in their kitchen for your dipping pleasure. You’re going to want to go hard on this ketchup, while the flavor is good it never really hits the palate in a satisfying way, you always want to taste a bit more.
Taste 16:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Really floral and unique, but it’s more complicated than ketchup needs to be. You can tell this is some kind of fancy ketchup, and it doesn’t really hold a candle to the standard stuff you get from a packet at your favorite corner burger spot.
On Hot Dogs:
The floral notes of this ketchup do not pair well with meat. It’s doing too much, it’s more of a distraction than a compliment to the flavors of the frank.
Taste 17:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Very deep and pepper-forward flavor with an umami-packed tomato finish.
On Hot Dogs:
This tastes way better on the beef, you really get to appreciate that complex pepper-forward flavor. Very savory.
Taste 18:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
The smell is kind of off-putting. It’s pretty distracting and the flavor is even more all over the place. It honestly tastes like it’s going bad.
On Hot Dogs:
This tastes a bit better on the dog, the beef frank pairs with the very earthy and musky flavor. I don’t really like it, but it might work on something like a burger, I can see it complimenting charred flavors.
Taste 19:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
Not sure what happened to the pour here but, that looks like too much ketchup. It’s probably just that I’m getting burned out from eating ketchup but going into this was rough. Luckily, it still tastes great, I guess my tastebuds aren’t as tired of ketchup as my nose and eyes. This is very bright and slightly tangy and sweet.
On Hot Dogs:
Too tangy and sweet for the frank. This is way better on fries.
Taste 20:
Dane Rivera
On Fries:
The consistency of this one is super thick, with an initial spicy flavor that shifts into sweetness and settles into something rich and umami forward. Great ketchup.
On Hot Dogs:
I didn’t notice it on the fries but there are definitely some clove and spice notes lurking deep within this ketchup. It also has a nice finish. I guess I’m living proof that you just can’t get tired of ketchup.
During the tasting, I remarked that I’m not sure if this was ketchup in the first place and after seeing the bottle I’m even more unclear. Considering crushed tomatoes are the sixth ingredient on the list and this bottle is called “ketchup sauce,” I feel like there is some legal wording going on here to save Walden Farms’ ass.
This ketchup is sugar-free and calorie-free and tastes generally awful, probably as a result.
The Bottom Line:
Ketchup sauce. This stuff is gross and tastes more like vinegar than anything else.
I’m not against deviating from the standard ketchup recipe, but Tessemae’s website states that this classic ketchup is “made with vine-ripened tomatoes and sweetened with organic coconut nectar for that classic ketchup taste without all the junk,” but that’s wrong, this very much tastes like junk.
Sorry to Tessemae, but this very sour and wince-inducing ketchup just tastes off.
The Bottom Line:
Avoid this one.
18. Trader Joe’s Tomato Ketchup with Black Summer Truffle (Taste 5)
This ketchup is frustrating because everything about it signals that it should be good. It’s in a fancy bottle, it’s imported from Italy, and it has summer truffles in it! It’s a seasonal treat but… it just tastes so off-putting and kind of rotten. I appreciate the concept but it just doesn’t come together. And trust me, I’m not one of those people who doesn’t appreciate truffles. But this straight-up tastes like dirty feet smell.
The Bottom Line:
It sounds much better than it actually tastes. Skip it.
17. Signature Select Tomato Ketchup (Taste 8)
Dane Rivera
Price: $2.99
About The Brand:
Signature Select is predictably boring and bland. It tastes like ketchup should taste, if you tasted this on its own you’d assume it was something standard like Heinz, but side by side with actual Heinz, this is noticeably blander. Not really worth the money you save by going off-brand.
The Bottom Line:
Stay away from the standard market brands. They get the job done but poorly.
Fody describes itself as a sensitive recipe, meaning it has no onion or garlic, or anything that might upset someone’s stomach if they have dietary restrictions. Unfortunately, this just doesn’t have much flavor compared to the other ketchup on this list. It gets the job done, and if you really need to stay away from garlic and onion, this won’t leave you wanting for much, but it doesn’t compare to more heavily seasoned ketchup.
Sweet and bright, but a little too watery in consistency. Sprouts’ ketchup is the sort of ketchup you buy if you shop exclusively at Sprouts because the store gives you literally no other options. As a ketchup it’s fairly standard stuff, you won’t miss Heinz if you have this, but side by side, go for the Heinz.
The Bottom Line:
Too watery to be considered great ketchup. Middling stuff.
For the price, this ketchup is just okay. It tastes great and the consistency is smooth, but it doesn’t really stand out compared to the other brands. Instead of sugar, this ketchup is sweetened with agave nectar, which is a nice price but if that’s what’s making it more expensive, it’s not really a good trade-off.
The Bottom Line:
Don’t get seduced by the use of agave nectar, while this ketchup is pleasingly floral it doesn’t really stand out compared to other brands. It’s pretty middling overall.
This is clearly some kind of fancy brand of ketchup, I mean it comes in an unorthodox 8 oz jar and has the word “gastronomy” written on the bottle three times. It’s also called “California Ketchup” but is strangely from Canada. The ketchup is made from California tomato paste as well as apple juice, watermelon juice, saffron, and living apple cider vinegar. It’s more complicated than it needs to be but it definitely has a niche audience that would eat this up.
The Bottom Line:
It tastes good but it’s too expensive and the serving size is too small for your fourth of July barbecue. Keep this in the fridge maybe but it doesn’t work for serving a large party.
A great standard tomato-forward ketchup that leans on the sweet side but not in an overwhelming way. Annie’s is made with tomato paste sourced from California tomatoes, cane sugar, and a minimal amount of spices and salt.
The Bottom Line:
Great-tasting no-frills ketchup. If you’re already an Annie’s fan, this take on ketchup delivers the same sort of quality as their other products. If it’s on sale or priced similarly to the standard brands, I’d pick this for a subtler take on sweetness but that same familiar simple ketchup flavor.
True Made’s Veggie Ketchup isn’t made with refined or artificial sweetners and instead gets its sweetness from tomatoes, apples, and a vegetable puree that features carrots and butternut squash. True Made went the natural route with its ketchup but instead of compromising for the sake of naturalness they still managed to put together a great-tasting ketchup.
The Bottom Line:
Flavorful, and sweet, but in a naturally fresh, and vegetal way. This is a great option for people who like sweet ketchup but are staying away from sugar.
Molonay comes straight out of Los Angeles and features a sugar-free recipe relying on monk fruit for its sweetness. The full blend features organic tomato paste, tangy apple cider vinegar, red bell pepper powder, celery seed, mustard seed, onion powder, and black pepper. It’s so flavorful you don’t really think about the lack of sweetness.
The Bottom Line:
A sugar-free ketchup that doesn’t taste like something is missing.
9. Good Food For Good Ketchup (Taste 6)
Dane Rivera
Price: $6.99
About The Brand:
Looking at the bottle it’s finally clear why this ketchup was so off-puttingly dark. Instead of sugar, it’s sweetened with date paste which gives it a barbecue sauce-like appearance. Dark color aside, this one is full of spicy flavors that make it remarkably addicting. The brand is woman-owned and every purchase feeds a person in need, hence the name.
Good Food For Good, it delivers.
The Bottom Line:
Sugar, who needs it? Another great-tasting sugar-free ketchup that relies on spices rather than sugar to excite the palate.
8. Primal Kitchen Ketchup Organic and Unsweetened (Taste 2)
Primal Kitchen might look like a fancy top-shelf artisan brand of ketchup but it’s actually owned by Heinz. We’re not mad at that — Heinz makes some damn good ketchup and this is no exception. This ketchup is sugar-free and 100% organic, from the tomatoes to the spices.
The Bottom Line:
A great tasting, but expensive standard tasting ketchup with a nice spicy profile.
Whole Foods branded products generally have a characterless blandness to them (see: their mac & cheese) but this Organic Tomato Ketchup is refreshingly different. This cane sugar-sweetened ketchup is balanced with allspice, clove, and paprika notes that make it very addictive.
The Bottom Line:
Great standard ketchup that tastes like it was made from well-sourced high-quality ingredients.
I’m blown away by this ketchup. One, it’s one of the cheaper bottles on this list, even cheaper than Heinz, but it tastes just as good as the high-quality high-priced stuff. Two, it’s Trader Joe’s, and as much as I love Trader Joe’s, the Joe’s branded stuff never does this well in a ranking. But here it is.
The Bottom Line:
The cheapest best tasting bottle of ketchup you’ll find. It has a distinct herbal quality that makes it taste special compared to your standard ketchup.
Noble Made is very much artisan ketchup. It took the simple tomato-paste recipe and infused extra spices like allspice, clove, garlic, and onion with a bit of pineapple in there for an extra fruit-forward tang. That tang is a little too powerful for hot dogs but it’s hard to find something to really dislike about this ketchup.
The Bottom Line:
A great-tasting ketchup with a bit more emphasis on spices and a subtle fruity tang at the finish. This is for fans of bright ketchup.
It’s Heinz baby. This is the stuff your taste buds are probably already conditioned to think of as ketchup and in a blind lineup, it doesn’t disappoint. This just tastes exactly like you want it to, it’s tomato-forward and bright. Never feel bad for going for the old standard — Heinz is a classic for a reason.
The Bottom Line:
The best standard-tasting ketchup you’re ever going to taste. Heinz might not be an exciting pickup but it gets the job done while still being satisfying and elevating the dish you put it on from fries to burgers to hot dogs and everything in between.
3. Portland Ketchup Company Organic Ketchup (Taste 20)
Portland Ketchup Company bills itself as a “Classic Ketchup, reimagined” and it delivers on the front. This is your standard classic ketchup flavor, bright and tomato-forward, but just slightly better. Maybe it’s the cane sugar, maybe it’s the cayenne and clove, but whatever it is, it delivers exactly what you want from ketchup but does it better than Heinz. Instead of tomato paste, this ketchup is made from tomato puree, which is why the tomato flavors are so prominent. It doesn’t hit you as brightly as other brands, but the depth of flavor makes up for it.
The Bottom Line:
More depth of flavor and spicier than Heinz, but still in that classic ketchup ballpark.
Sir Kensington’s is the brand that most markets hold that isn’t Heinz or Hunts. It’s a slightly elevated better sourced classic ketchup, but aside from costing more, it also packs more flavor than the standard stuff. It features fair trade organic cane sugar, green bell peppers, and a bit of allspice on the backend.
The Bottom Line:
Better than your standard ketchup, but still everything you want ketchup to be. If you had this out in the wild you’d assume it was some proprietary house blend made by the restaurant you’re eating at. There is a fresh vegetal quality that edges this just above the Portland brand for me.
Maybe it’s cheating to give a curry ketchup the number one spot but I don’t care — this is the best ketchup I’ve ever had. This ketchup is made from tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic, salt, ground chili peppers, tamarind, and other spices that give it a shifting bouquet of flavors that truly elevates whatever you put it on.
The Bottom Line:
If you want standard ketchup, this is going to be too flavorful for you but if you’re looking for ketchup that’ll stop people mid-bite to ask you why this ketchup tastes so special and unlike what they’re used to, this is that. The perfect accompaniment to fries and any meat.
This is a must for this week’s barbecue and every barbecue after.
Jordan Peterson is at it again. Last month, the conservative psychologist, who’s fashioned himself as the kind of intellectual who would willingly spend hours speaking with Joe Rogan, got triggered and claimed he was leaving Twitter over a comment he made about a non-razor thin model. He eventually came back, but only so he could be suspended over a comment he made about a trans actor.
As per The Wrap, Peterson — whose behavior is such that he inspired a semi-recent iteration of the Marvel baddie Red Skull — made one of his bizarre declarations, this time about Elliot Page. “Remember when pride was a sin?” he wrote. “And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”
Because Peterson dead-named and misgendered the Umbrella Academy star, he was contacted by Twitter, who put his account on hold until he deleted the tweet. Instead, in true Jordan Peterson form, he released a 15-minute video explaining that he would do no such thing.
“I’ve essentially been banned from Twitter,” Peterson said. “I say ‘banned’ but technically I’ve been suspended. But the suspension will not be lifted until I delete the ‘hateful’ tweet in question, and I would rather die than do that.” He also mocked the idea that he should call someone the name they prefer, which he called “impossible.”
Peterson’s latest fit did not exactly earn him new fans.
— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) July 1, 2022
jordan peterson making a 15 minute video with two different cameras crying about being suspended on twitter for straight up being transphobic about elliot page is hilarious. “intellectual giant” crying and debating twitter tos with the absolute worst arguments i’ve ever heard.
Jordan Peterson is so funny man. Finding out about top surgery for the first time and thinking “less boobs=the holocaust” is something a 12 year old would do
— The Boston Strategizer (Tone Setter) (@doulbedoink) July 2, 2022
*jordan peterson live-streaming from a dimly lit storage locker on the edge of town*
this “burger king” attempts to tell me that I may not have a paper crown; that they are made for children and, moreover, that one will not fit me. his reasoning is absurd. and that’s the point.
Jordan Peterson, tearing up: “And it turned out bofa wasn’t a word at all, just a duplicitous pretext to say ‘bofa deez nuts.’ We are teaching today’s young men to deliberately lie about bofa.”
On numerous occasions, Taylor Swift has dealt with men stalking her at her various homes throughout the country. The latest example of that came earlier this month when a man showed up uninvited to her Manhattan home and made threats to her. The incident occurred on June 12, and it wasn’t until Friday night that cops were able to apprehend the alleged stalker. TMZ reports that Joshua Christian was booked and charged with stalking after police were able to track him down after he ran into Taylor and her security team multiple times.
TMZ adds that when Chrisitan appeared at Taylor’s Manhattan home last month, it was with the “intent to annoy and harass” her. Christian buzzed up to her residence using the building’s intercom, and when he arrived, he threatened to hurt Taylor if she refused to be with him. Taylor reportedly did not answer the intercom or call the police, instead, it was her security team that made the call.
Taylor has been dealing with stalkers around her residence since at least 2018. That year, a man was arrested after he tried to scale the wall of her Beverly Hills mansion and just a little over a week later, a man was charged with stalking, burglary, and criminal mischief after he broke into her Manhattan home. In 2019, a man was caught trying to get through the gate of her Westerly, Rhode Island mansion. The suspect claimed that he had previously spoken to the singer and arrived at the mansion to marry her.
It’s no secret that the Brooklyn Nets want to make a splash in a Kevin Durant trade. Every indication is that the team wants impactful players and draft capital to replace Durant, whose 4-year contract makes him the rare star on the trade block who can give a team several years of high-level basketball.
As for who, specifically, they would like back, there hadn’t been too much out there beyond their interest in getting Devin Booker should they work out a deal with the Phoenix Suns. That did change in the aftermath of the trade that sent Rudy Gobert to the Timberwolves, as Jon Krawczynski reports that Minnesota reached out to Brooklyn to see if they could work something out. That was until the Nets said what they wanted in return and things didn’t even get off the ground.
The Wolves also made several calls to Brooklyn on Kevin Durant, sources said, but the Nets were asking for established All-Stars and a mountain of picks. Minnesota was unwilling to part with either Edwards or Towns in a KD-centered deal, so there was no traction.
The Gobert trade does show that the Timberwolves were willing to part ways with a gigantic amount of draft capital if it meant landing a superstar, but it’s hard to blame them for not wanting to trade either of the guys around whom they’ve built their team.
It’s been a good five years since Hugh Jackman last played Logan, aka Wolverine, the rage-iest member of the X-Men. The actor is so associated with the role — it’s what made him a superstar some 22 summers ago — that it’s hard to imagine anyone stepping into his giant razor blades. So how about a guy who starred in a movie with him seven years ago?
In an interview with The New York Times (in a bit teased out by Entertainment Weekly) for his new show Black Bird, Taron Egerton, who played an Olympic ski jumper trained by Jackman in the docudrama Eddie the Eagle, let slip that he’s been meeting with Marvel honcho Kevin Feige. He specifically signaled that he really wanted to the role of the guy with a metal skeleton.
“I’d be excited but I’d be apprehensive as well, because Hugh is so associated with the role that I’d wonder if it’d be very difficult for someone else to do it,” he said. Then after a pause, he “flashed a grin,” adding, “But hopefully if it does come around, they’ll give me a shot.”
Egerton might very well be an ideal replacement for Jackman. On top of doing a movie together, they both have diverse careers. Egerton is barely in his 30s, and he’s already been flexible mixing franchise films and dramas. Like Jackman, he likes musicals, and he’s even appeared on stage. So why not!
Three years after he made quite the impression with his 2019 major-label debut album Pony, Rex Orange County returned with his fourth album Who Cares? earlier this year. The project arrived with 11 songs and a lone feature from Tyler The Creator, who Rex said “taught me a lot.” Rex is currently on tour in support of Who Cares? as he hit the road back in May to begin the North American section of the tour. Next week, Rex was set to begin the European portion of the tour, but after a new announcement from him, his time on the road won’t last as long as he originally expected.
In a statement he shared on social media, Rex announced that his fall 2022 tour dates would be canceled due to “unforeseen personal circumstances.” “I am having to spend some time at home this year and I will not be able to continue with touring as planned,” he continued in the statement. Rex noted that the scheduled performances in the United Kingdom and Ireland will continue as planned with his presumed last show of the year being his August 13th performance at Gunnersbury Park in London.
“I am devastated to say that the Australia, New Zealand and European shows scheduled for September and November will be cancelled. All tickets will be refunded,” Rex continued in his message. “This is the last thing I want to do. I love touring and I am so sorry to be letting anyone down. I look forward to getting back to it as soon as I can.”
You can read Rex’s statement about the canceled tour dates in the video above.
Darius Garland has turned into an important piece of the puzzle for the Cleveland Cavaliers. While much has been made of the size the team has in its frontcourt, Garland is the straw that stirs the drinks, and entering this summer, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft was eligible to negotiate a new deal with the team.
That ended up coming to fruition on Saturday afternoon. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Garland and the Cavaliers agreed to a new 5-year deal that will pay him $193 million. There are incentives in the deal that could lead to Garland making up to $231 million.
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland has agreed on a five-year, $193M maximum designated rookie contract extension that could be worth as much as $231M, @KlutchSports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. It is the largest deal in franchise history.
Garland had a breakout year during the 2021-22 campaign, which led to him making his first All-Star Game in front of his hometown fans. After showing plenty of promise during his rookie and sophomore years in the Association, Garland averaged 21.7 points and 8.6 assists per game, both of which were career-best marks and led the team. He also registered 1.3 steals per game in 35.7 minutes a night while shooting 46.2 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three.
The Cavaliers have made clear they’re trying to build something during their second post-LeBron James era, and unlike the last time, it seems like there is something special brewing with Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen as their indomitable frontcourt duo. Now, the team has made sure it has its point guard situation settled for the next five years.
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