Month: January 2023

One might expect to hear Franz Schubert’s “Die Forelle,” more widely known as “The Trout,” at the philharmonic orchestra. However, Boglarka Gyorgy noticed her washing machine playing the catchy classical tune. Apparently, this is a feature for a particular Samsung line of washing machines.

Being a professional musician herself, she couldn’t resist the urge to grab her violin and perform an impromptu duet with her appliance—and then post it to Instagram, of course. The result was a hilarious, impressive and viral hit.

“My two-year-old thinks this is an absolute banger. Thank you!” wrote one person. Another added, “This gives me joy.”

Gyorgy didn’t give away the song title at first, but instead asked if anyone could guess the piece.

“Sounds ‘fishy’ to me,” quipped one person, obviously recognizing the tune.

“Do you put it on the tumble dryer setting to get your spiccato really dry?” joked another, making a reference to the bow instrument version of a staccato rhythm, more or less. Music nerds are the best.

Several listeners shared that their own washing machines made the same tune and they only now discovered that it was based on a real song.

“Mom and I didn’t have a name for this, so we call it the washer’s ‘victory’ song. We call it this because half the time the washer doesn’t even work, so if you hear the song, it means it actually made it to the end of the wash cycle 😂😂😂” wrote one person.

Take a listen below:

See on Instagram

Gyorgy’s music is wonderful, even when she isn’t performing with a washing machine. If you’d like to hear more, check out her Instagram here.

Once upon a time, things were weird. This is sure to be a sentiment that children of the future will share about the rules and customs of today, but knowing that fact doesn’t stop things from the past from seeming a bit strange. In a rediscovered video clip of an Australian *gasp* female reporter in a bar in 1974, it’s clear pretty quickly that she’s out of place.

It’s almost as if she’s describing her movements like Steve Irwin would do when approaching a wild animal in its natural habitat. Her tone is even and hushed as she makes her way into the bar telling viewers how she’s going to make her way to the barkeep, who also looks to be a woman. So I guess women were allowed to work in bars but not drink in them?

Honestly, that part was a little confusing for me but seemed the norm by the reporter’s reaction. But what was not normal was a woman squeezing between men and ordering a drink and the men letting the reporter know that the bar was no place for a woman…unless you’re the bartender. Who knows? 1974 was a wild year apparently.

After being served her glass of water, the reporter notices a patron’s reaction and flat out asks if he has an objection to her being in the bar. To no one’s surprise, he does, but it’s not for the reason you may think. “If I want to talk or swear or something like that and there’s a woman standing behind me, you can’t, can you?” the man says. When she asks another man why he has a problem with women at the bar, the answer is pretty much the same. The men don’t seem to want to offend the delicate sensibilities of women.

Now, I was not alive in the 70s and I’m not Australian, so I guess I’m a poor resource for what was happening around then. But did women not swear in 1974? Would these men be appalled that most women now swear just as much, if not more, than they do? There are so many questions I have, but the video doesn’t end there.

At one point, a more progressive man tells her that women and men should be welcomed into the bar. But just as he’s getting passionately into his answer, the reporter has to fend off the hand of a man behind her who decided to “show her” what happens when women go into bars.

The entire video is a bit of a wild ride. Watch it below:

Miley Cyrus’ official music video for her new single “Flowers” is less than two weeks old, and it’s already racked up a whopping 108 million views on YouTube. The smash hit also broke Spotify’s record for the most streams in a single week, knocking K-pop superband BTS and their hit song “Butter” out of the top spot.

There’s a reason “Flowers” is making waves. It’s not only a catchy tune, but an empowering one, especially for women who’ve been socialized to believe they need a significant other to make them happy.

While most post-break-up songs are filled with heartache and lament and perhaps a bit of resentment, “Flowers” takes a different tack. While Cyrus sings about not wanting a relationship to end, she ultimately realizes she can give herself what she wants from a partner and it’s incredibly liberating.

The song has become an anthem for an already existing TikTok trend of women celebrating “self dating.” Rather than waiting around for someone to ask them out, women are taking themselves out—to coffee, to dinner, to bookstores, to the movies—showering themselves with love and attention and enjoying their own company.

For instance, this woman did the “date night challenge,” which involves having your date blindly choose between two activities written on cards, but she did it for herself.

@justlikegilmoregirls

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do #barnesandnoble #readersunite #bookwormsoftiktok #bookdate #romancebookstiktok

Another woman demonstrated the connection between “Flowers” and Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man,” showing how the former song appears to be a direct response to the latter. (And her caption, “Dating yourself is top tier,” hit home for a lot of women, as did “When you’re the boyfriend you’ve always wanted.”)

@yourtorontolatina

Dating yourself is top tier 💗 #boyfriend #funny #selflove #selfcare #dating #loveyourself #fyp #foryou #trend #viral #flowers #mileycyrus

Some TikTok users have made self-dating into an art, sharing their whys and hows with other women.

@desireefiggins

#fyp #datejar #selflove #selfcare #dateyourself

This woman even committed to only self-dating for an entire year. She shared how she did it and what she learned about herself in the process. “Treat yourself exactly how you’d treat a partner,” she shared. Excellent advice for us all.

@zabby1

Replying to @faithyyy this pretty much sums it all up! Treat yourself exactly how’d you treat a partner 🤎

As someone who has been happily married for two decades, I can attest that self-dating isn’t just for singles. Self-care is empowering no matter your relationship status, and taking deliberate time to get to know yourself and give yourself what you know you need may even make you a better partner.

@bryntaponn

10/10 highly recomend. #fyp #mileycyrusflowers #selflove #selfdateideas

Having a special someone can be wonderfully fulfilling, but the idea that we need someone else to make us feel fulfilled is problematic in all kinds of ways. In my experience, the more healthy, happy and whole we are on our own, the more we are able to contribute to a relationship. So whether we’re single or attached, regularly treating ourselves to a self-dating routine is a win-win for us and for whoever we may eventually end up with—even if that person is simply ourselves.

Even though the United States is going through a labor shortage, high-profile jobs are still tough as ever to get. In a world where hundreds of applicants send in their resumes for the same job, it can be hard to stand out.

Karly Pavlinac Blackburn of Wilmington, North Carolina, was lamenting that the jobs she wanted were too competitive when a colleague suggested the 27-year-old do something dramatic to get her name out there.

“I was actually talking to my former colleague about getting in front of employers—and he was like, ‘Well, Karly you need to do better … show up in a creative way … what about a resume on a cake?‘” she told Good Morning America.

So Blackburn did just that.

Blackburn dreamed of getting a job at Nike’s new business incubator, Valiant Labs in Beaverton, Oregon. So she decided she’d get a cake with her resume printed on top and send it to the person who makes hiring decisions. She picked the perfect day to send the cake, September 8, 2022, or as they call it in Beaverton, Just Do It Day.

But it wasn’t going to be that easy. She couldn’t just drive over to a bakery, pick up a cake and deliver it to Nike 3,000 miles away.

u201cKarly Pavlinac Blackburn, the #PoolePack alumna who recently sent her resume to @Nike on a cake, was a part of the Andrews Launch Accelerator a few years ago. ud83cudf82 nnRead her story. u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/g2Mjmq1Ht9 @NCStateAlumniu201d

— NC State Poole College of Management (@NC State Poole College of Management)
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She ordered the cake ahead of time at an Albertson’s grocery store near the Nike campus and contacted Instacart to make the delivery. Luckily for Blackburn, the delivery driver was Denise Baldwin, a single mother of three, who goes the extra mile for her customers.

“That’s just how I do my Instacart. Like every order I take, I take it as if I was putting groceries in my home or taking stuff to my spot or a family member that needs help,” Baldwin told Today. “I take every order into consideration and make sure I do my best with every order.”

With the delicate sheet cake in one hand and her 8-month-old son in the other, Baldwin traversed the 300-acre Nike campus and wouldn’t stop until she found her person. “I knew navigating Nike’s large campus was a feat, but combining a giant party with tons of people on top of that adds another layer of complexity to this delivery,” Blackburn wrote on LinkedIn.

Even though security asked Baldwin to leave the cake at the front desk, she was firm that she had to hand deliver it to the correct person. With the help of security, she was able to do just that.

Baldwin was inspired by Blackburn’s dedication to furthering herself.

“You have inspired me,” Baldwin told Blackburn. “This was meant to be. I am a mom and I am tired of doing Instacart. I know I have more abilities and qualifications to get something better. I’m so glad this worked for the both of us.”

Blackburn posted about the cake delivery on LinkedIn where it went viral, receiving over 132,000 likes. Even though she didn’t get a job at Nike, her resume got her a lot of attention from potential employers.

On Monday, January 30, Blackburn will start a new job at CureMint.

“I will be the director of growth marketing at a software startup called CureMint—we make software that helps dental companies automate their business,” she told Good Morning America. “To be on the other side of the job hunt feels good. It has definitely been a roller coaster with the virality of the LinkedIn post.”

Blackburn hopes that her unique way of approaching her job search inspires others to find imaginative ways to get themselves noticed.

“Don’t be afraid to do something out of the box and never give up on what you really want,” she told Good Morning America. “Because it will happen, you just have to keep going.”

The Walking Dead‘s flagship series ended last year with an eleventh season, and the franchise will soon (on May 14, Mother’s Day) premiere the closing season of the franchise’s first spinoff, Fear The Walking Dead. From there, zero plans exist to shut down this universe because at least three new spinoff series will materialize, and they may have multiple seasons. These shows include the Negan and Maggie spinoff, The Walking Dead: Dead City; the Rick Grimes and Michonne spinoff, as yet untitled but a long time coming; and then there’s everyone’s favorite crossbow-wielding secret softie.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will bring the return of unwashed Norman Reedus, and strangely enough, this story will take place in France. That location appears to be the source of a real mystery, but let’s talk about what’s known about the series so far.

Release Date

This show, which I am lovingly referring to as Daryl In Paris (even though he’s apparently not in the City of Lights), will premiere sometime in 2023. This will likely happen after the six-week run of Dead City‘s first season, which also have a vague Spring 2023 release date. Daryl’s show will also take place in six-episode seasons, and it feels like we’ll see him sometime in Summer 2023. That’s rather unclear, I realize, but the show will definitely be available to watch on AMC and stream on AMC+, too.

Cast

Reedus has so far been revealed to the one sole O.G. cast member in attendance. His far-off location would suggest that this is accurate, however, it’s worth noting that the Daryl spinoff was originally announced with Melissa McBride’s Carol in tow. We then heard that plans for a joint venture were scrapped (due to timing issues and COVID), which is sad because they’re quite a pair together. However, Reedus has cryptically asked, “How do you know she’s not gonna come back?”

In other words, this is clear as mud, but a major clue exists from AMC’s series description, which we’ll cover in just a moment.

Plot

Variety reported word that this show will co-star French actress Clémence Poésy and British actor Adam Nagaitis. What’s particularly telling is that Daryl “washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why.” In other words, Daryl is as much in the dark about his mystery voyage as the rest of The Walking Dead audience. At least we know that he didn’t steal an airplane from LaGuardia, although that would have been a trip. In addition, “The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.”

So, we don’t know why he’s in France, but he apparently arrived by sea and took a seriously long nap in the meantime.

Trailer

As of this writing, no teaser or trailer has surfaced for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, but once AMC drops a first look, fans will be all over it.

Making out with fans, eating raw steak onstage, bringing out Taylor Swift — The 1975‘s At Their Very Best Tour has been doing it all. The weird moments keep piling up; most recently, the band announced that Harry Styles would be joining them for their Newcastle show last night, January 25, and Lewis Capaldi stepped onto the stage instead.

A new clip of the band has gone viral. Notorious singer Matty Healy is in the middle of talking about how the band can cut him off at any time and he doesn’t even know which songs are next. “I don’t think it’s a racist thing to say,” Healy starts out of nowhere, before getting interrupted by the riff of “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You).”

The responses are great. One user wrote: “He was about to say something from The 1875.” Many pointed out that it’s perhaps part of his act of being a provocateur, though it’s not enjoyed by everyone.

Last year, a fan of The 1975 won a seat in the House Of Representatives. Maxwell Alejandro Frost wrote on social media, “WE WON!!!! History was made tonight. We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to represent my home in the United States Congress. #FL10.” Later, he added, “I’VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR OVER A YEAR THIS IS WILD!! I’M GONNA SEE @the1975 ON THURSDAY TO CELEBRATE!!!”

The full list of 2023 Grammys nominees has been out since November. Trevor Noah confirmed to Billboard in December that he would host the Grammys for the third-straight year. Yesterday, January 25, The Recording Academy revealed the “first wave” of performers for the year’s ceremony as Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Kim Petras, Lizzo, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, and Steve Lacy.

Cool. When is it?

The 2023 Grammys will air live on CBS on Sunday, February 5 — so, not this Sunday but the next Sunday — beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The ceremony will take place at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and, in addition to CBS on television, will stream live (and later on demand) on Paramount+. The full rundown can be found at the Grammys’ official website.

With Billboard, Noah reflected on becoming the second person alongside LL Cool J to host the Grammys at least three-straight times.

“I don’t think it’s normal to host it once, so I don’t have a great frame of reference for this. It is thrilling. For me, it’s a cheat code because I’m a fan of almost all the people who are there,” Noah said. “It has also been interesting because of the journey. The first one was [during] COVID-19, and it was a completely different way to make the show. And then the next one was in Las Vegas because of the restrictions [in Los Angeles], and that was a different type of show. Now it’s exciting [because] it’ll be the first one for me back in LA — that’s hopefully not just normal, but different for the right reasons.”

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Nearly a year to the date of Snowfall season five’s end, the critically acclaimed show will return for its sixth and final season in Feburary. Franklin Saint, Teddy McDonald, Gustavo, Cissy, Jerome, Louie, Leon, and more will soon be back on the small screen to pick up where they left off last season. Snowfall, which landed on Uproxx’s Most Anticipated TV Shows In 2023 list, concluded last season with plenty of questions for fans. Is Alton alive? If not, did Teddy kill him? What repercussions will there be for Franklin’s epic revenge spree against Jerome and Louie? And that’s just half of it. For the final season of Snowfall, viewers will get to see if Franklin Saint walks out on top, or if the powers that be knock him off his throne.

Here’s what to know about Snowfall ahead of season six.

Release Date

The sixth season of Snowfall will return on February 22. Each episode this season will air on FX at 10pm EST/PST. The episodes will then be available to watch the following day on Hulu at 3am EST/12am PST.

Cast

The season six cast for Snowfall features the expected return of series regulars like Damson Idris as Franklin Saint, Carter Hudson as Theodore “Teddy” McDonald/Reed Thompson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata, Michael Hyatt as Cissy Saint, Amin Joseph as Jerome Saint, Angela Lewis as Louanne “Louie” Saint, Isaiah John as Leon Simmons, and Devyn A. Tyler as Veronique Turner.

The recurring and guest cast list includes Christine Horn as Black Diamond, Quincy Chad as Deon “Big Deon” Barber, Alejandro Edda as Rubén, and Darrin Cooper as Jacob.

Plot

Here is the official season six synopsis for Snowfall:

This was how crack began. Over the course of five seasons, FX’s Snowfall has chronicled how an off-the-books CIA operation contributed to the destruction rock cocaine leveled upon the vibrant community of South Central L.A.

It’s October 1986 in this sixth and final season, as civil war threatens to destroy the Saint family. Franklin (Damson Idris) is desperate, forced to rob his Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis) and Uncle Jerome (Amin Joseph) after being wiped out by former CIA officer Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson). Meanwhile, Louie has taken over Franklin’s role as Teddy’s sole buyer, undercutting her nephew and creating a competing empire in the process.

Franklin is now faced with losing everyone he loves and everything he’s built, and coming through it all will mean out-maneuvering the KGB, the DEA and the CIA, as well as avoiding the LAPD’s fully militarized, fully corrupt, C.R.A.S.H units.

When everyone has their backs against the wall, who will they become in order to survive?

Trailer

Here is the official season six trailer for Snowfall.

‘Snowfall’ season four premieres on FX on February 22 at 10pm EST/PST.

The Carolina Panthers have a new head coach, and it’s someone with whom the franchise is quite familiar. According to multiple reports, former Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich, who was relieved of his duties during the 2022 NFL season, is headed to Charlotte.

Shortly after the reports started coming in, the Panthers announced that the team and Reich agreed to a deal to have him become Matt Rhule’s successor.

Reich spent five and a half years as the head coach in Indianapolis, but was fired after the team started 3-5-1 this season. Prior to that, he helped get the Colts to the postseason in two of his first four years at the helm, and for his career, Reich has a 40-33-1 record. Carolina has been in the market for a head coach ever since the team decided to fire Rhule following a 1-4 start to this season. He was replaced in the interim by Steve Wilks, and according to Rapoport, Wilks and Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore impressed during the interview process.

While Carolina was never a stop during Reich’s coaching career, he spent the 1995 season as the quarterback of the expansion side, as he started the season as their first ever quarterback. According to Schefter, Reich has a home in the area where he spends his offseasons.

Following the announcement that both Doom Patrol and Titans will end after the fourth seasons conclude on HBO Max, new DC Studios chief James Gunn wants to make it abundantly clear that he had nothing to do with the cancellations. Shortly after the news hit social media, Gunn was tagged in a tweet blaming his “new direction” for the DC Universe as the culprit behind the shows’ mutual demise.

“With @DCDoomPatrol and @DCTitans officially ending due to the new direction of @JamesGunn and [Peter] Safran. All the fans can say is good luck,” Adam Gorman tweeted. “It’s a mighty big hill you have to climb to win the majority of fans over who enjoyed the shows and movies. I’ll be kicking my feet up waiting.”

The new DC Studios boss was quick to set the record straight.

“The decision to end the series precedes us,” Gunn responded. “But I certainly wish the best for the talented group of creators, actors, and the rest of the crew that produced both shows.”

In Gunn’s defense, both Doom Patrol and Titans were reportedly headed for cancellation as far back as August 2022 when the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery started making aggressive cuts under the direction of new CEO David Zaslav. (Gunn wouldn’t be handed the reins to DC Studios until months later.) HBO Max series have been particularly under the microscope, so it tracks with the company’s current strategy that the series that were both ported over from the DC Universe app would get the axe.

(Via James Gunn on Twitter)