The Barbie cast went on a journey across the globe to promote the film. The pre-strike press tour for the Barb in “Barbenheimer” took them to Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Seoul, Mexico City, London, and Berlin. In that time, what did Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, and director and co-writer Greta Gerwig learn about each other? A lot, it turns out.
The cast and Gerwig visited the Vanity Fair studio where they took part in a test to see who knows one another best. The video begins with Robbie asking, “What is my favorite reality TV show?” Gerwig quickly and correctly answered, “Love Island.” But the U.K. version only.
Robbie is a big fan of Love Island, to the point where she put someone from the show into Barbie. “There is a bit of a backstory,” season five contestant Chris Taylor told Lad Bible. “The lads [fellow ex-contestants Michael Griffiths and Jordan Hames] went to [the Birds of Prey] premiere. They met Margot, and then afterwards Margot shouted them and said ‘Come to the after party!’ ’cause she’s obsessed with Love Island, right. So then, I was living with the boys at the time, so I was like ‘I’m coming’ and she knew who we all were.”
Summer is when we strive to spend as much time outside as possible. Whether it’s on a boat, at a brewery, playing cornhole, or simply sitting in a lawn chair with our feet in a plastic kiddie pool — outdoors is the vibe of the season. And since the summer can be downright blisteringly hot in some parts of the country, a crisp, cold beer is the perfect accompanyment.
But not just any beer will do. Hot summer days call for lagers, pale ales, IPAs, wheat beers, and lighter, more crushable brews.
To find some of the best seasonally appropriate beers, we went to the experts for help. We tasked brewers and beer professionals with telling us the best beers to drink outside during the summer months. Keep scrolling to see all of their picks, grab a sixer, and quench your thirst.
A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’, Lagunitas Brewing. When I want to be punched in the face with copious amounts of hoppy flavor, I want a lil’ sumpin’ sumpin’! Get it? A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ by Lagunitas is unique to the classic American pale ale.
Tasting Notes:
The mouthfeel is very smooth to match the tropical and fruity profile of the ale. Such a great beer to kick back and chill to.
Allagash White from Allagash Brewing. Allagash White is perfect every day but always feels a little more refreshing on my palate during the summer months. Unquestionably, an award-winning interpretation of the Belgian-style wheat beer, brewed with oats, and malted and raw wheat, for that classic hazy appearance.
Tasting Notes:
Spiced with a secret blend of coriander, Curaçao orange peel, and brewer’s magic, I always like to think. This beer pays homage to the beers created in the countryside of Belgium by an amazing team of people that are some of the best in our industry. I am both inspired and humbled by their work, every day, which surely keeps Allagash White front of my mind.
Sudwerk – The People’s Pilsner. Craft lagers have been energetically springing up these past we years, but really good ones can sometimes be hard to find. Always a solid choice, the lager-savants at Sudwerk repeatedly hit it out of the park with their People’s Pils. I think they may have stopped counting medals by this point.
Tasting Notes:
It’s a classic, summery lager. It’s super clean, snappy and everything a Pilsner should be, this has been a summer go-to for years.
Having just floated the river in Bend, Oregon, with this beer, I can confidently say the best beer to drink outside in the summer is Crooked Pilsner from Boneyard Beer.
Tasting Notes:
The crisp hoppiness and clean finish hit perfectly while floating down the Deschutes, and I could see it pairing well with any number of outdoor activities. It’s easy to drink and refreshing while still being flavorful and well crafted, perfect for summer months.
My favorite outside beer is an easy choice, The best beer to drink outside in the summer is Post Shift Pilsner by Jack’s Abby. It’s just a great, easy-drinking, crisp and refreshing beer.
Tasting Notes:
Cracker-like malts, lemon peels, light fruit, honey, and a crisp, gently bitter, floral finish make this a great summer outdoor beer.
Miller High Life, arguably one of the best macro beers out there, is one of the most easy-drinking beers; you can drink High Life all day long. It’s a great outdoor beer for sure.
Tasting Notes:
It is super light and crisp while still providing harmony between malt and hops. It’s the classic no-frills, summery beer for any outdoor activity.
New Terrain Pillow Drops Pilsner
New Terrain
Matthew Miller, co-founder and head brewer of Sunroom Brewing in Englewood, Colorado
New Terrain’s Pillow Drops Pilsner is just incredible in my book. It is incredibly flavorful, yet still light; and for long patio days or cookouts it is incredible.
Tasting Notes:
Classic biscuit malts, floral hops, light citrus zest, and a pleasantly bitter, hoppy finish make this an ideal outdoor sipper.
Something hoppy and light like Station 26 Brewing’s New Zealand Pale Ale. It gets its unique, hoppy, floral flavor (and name) from the liberal use of New Zealand-grown hops.
Tasting Notes:
It has perfect juicy and tropical hop aromas and flavors to enjoy outside while enjoying whatever you’re doing outside.
Now that it comes in cans, Reality Czeck Pils from Moonlight Brewing Company tops my list. I can take it to any outdoor location and not have to worry about glass, but on top of that, it is terribly refreshing.
Tasting Notes:
Light notes of freshly baked bread, layered with floral hops, it goes down easy and at 4.9% ABV, won’t weigh you down too fast.
Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale is brewed in Belgium by Van Steenberge for the venerated Philly taproom. A sour red ale may not pop into your mind as a summer go-to, but ignore your impulse and dive in.
Tasting Notes:
It’s quenching with a sweet/sour profile with a slight mustiness. It is a perfect foil for summertime food. The ABV isn’t too high, so drinking it in the summer heat won’t wilt you.
Montucky Cold Snacks
Montucky Cold Snacks
Garth, certified Cicerone and owner of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin
Montucky Cold Snacks. If you’re outside and in the sun, you want something that has a hint of sweet corn flavor but is easy enough to drink so the sun doesn’t skunk it.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet corn, honey, citrus, bready malts, and floral hops, this simple, no-frills beer is the perfect addition to a summer day spent outside.
When Billie Eilish released her Barbie movie soundtrack song “What Was I Made For?” last week, it came alongside a video, which Eilish directed herself. The single-shot video sees Eilish opening a box full of miniature, doll-sized outfits, which turn out to be representations of some classic looks she’s worn throughout her career. Now, Eilish has pulled back the curtain on the making of the visual with a new behind-the-scenes video.
She starts by explaining the premise of the video, saying, “It’s supposed to be like vintage Barbie. I really wanted it to feel like how the old Barbies looked. It was like… [laughs] it was so goofy to type in ‘Billie Eilish iconic outfits,’ it was such a weird thing to type. But it was hard, though, there’s so many we wanted to put in, but we could only do a certain amount. Knew we wanted some of them as the main looks on hangers, and then some to be loose. There’s like 18 of them.”
Eilish previously wrote of the song and video, “in january greta [Gerwig] showed me and finneas a handful of some unfinished scenes from the film; we had nooooo idea what to expect at ALLL… we were so deeeeeply moved.. that the next day we were writing and COULDNT shut up about it lolll andddddddddd ended up writing almost the entire song that night. to be real with you this all seemed to happen in a time when i really needed it. i’m so so thankful for that. this video makes me cryyyyy.. it means so much to me and i hope it will mean just as much to you. don’t have much to say other than that, i think it will speak for itself[heart emoji] :””) enjoy.”
In a little of three weeks, season two of Rap Sh!t will make its debut on Max nearly a year after the acclaimed first season concluded. The Issa Rae-driven show follows two women in Miami — Shawna (played by Aida Osman) and Mia (played by KaMillion) — who join forces as rappers looking to make a splash in their city and around the country. Season one ended with Shawna and Mia making a jump in their careers, something that was halted by Shawna’s presumed arrest for credit card fraud. Rap Sh!t season two returns on August 10 and it’s then that we’ll see what happens next in the Rap Sh!t saga.
How Many Episodes Are In Rap Sh!t Season 2?
Season two of Rap Sh!t will feature eight episodes in total, just like season two. Each episode will be 30 minutes, which also follows season one’s format and that for Issa Rae’s beloved show Insecure which recently made its way to Netflix. When season two launches on August 10, the first two episodes of the season will be available to watch on Max, then the following episodes will be released on a weekly basis up until the season finale on September 21.
Here’s the official logline for season two of Rap Sh!t:
Rap Sh!t follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna and Mia, who reunite to form a rap group. In their rise to fame, Shawna and Mia find themselves at a pivotal moment in their rap career as they are forced to decide if they will stay true to themselves or conform to the demands of the music industry.
‘Rap Sh!t’ season two debuts on Max on August 10. Season one is available to stream on Max.
The last three DC movies to be released in theaters — Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and The Flash — have underperformed at the box office. Can Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (or Blue Beetle) snap the streak of flops?
James Wan’s sequel to 2018’s enjoyably goofy Aquaman is finally coming out this December following multiple delays and three rounds of reshoots, which the Hollywood Reporter described as an “unprecedented number, even for a movie of this scale.” An insider told the publication that “story clarity” has been an ongoing concern — as well as the number of Batmans (Batmen?).
Michael Keaton was originally going to be in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but that was when the superhero film was going to come out in March 2023, before his return in June’s The Flash. So, 1989’s Batman was replaced with 2016’s Batman, Ben Affleck, who “joined a round of reshoots as Bruce Wayne, to replace a scene Keaton shot. But then the movie was moved again, this time to after The Flash, putting Affleck’s appearance in question.”
The latest cut of the film features neither version of the Dark Knight, according to sources, as new DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran do not want to promise a movie universe that will not come to fruition nor tie it down to past failures. “It was pretty chaotic,” said one source.
Chris Christie got fed up with Eric Bolling‘s line of questioning while discussing Donald Trump‘s pending January 6 indictment. The former New Jersey governor stopped by Newsmax on Tuesday night where he offered his thoughts on Trump’s predicament. However, things turned testy when Bolling asked Christie why he’s even in the presidential race despite polling in the single digits.
“Is it to take out Donald Trump or Chris Christie is sort of fulfilling some sort of, I don’t know, emotional void you’re looking for?” Bolling asked, to which Christie shot back, “Eric, are you a psychiatrist today? If you’re a psychiatrist, spend more time on the former president than you will on me.”
As for the topic of Trump, Christie doesn’t believe that the former president specifically wanted to overthrow the government, but he would’ve been fine if that was the end result of the January 6 riot.
“Quite frankly, I don’t think he cared one way or the other. I think what he wanted was to stay in office,” Christie said before blasting Trump’s disregard for the Constitution.
Christie argued that Trump was attempting to “stall the peaceful transition of power and he said as much later on when he said that it’s okay to suspend the Constitution.”
“You can’t take an oath,” Christie continued, “say you’re going to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and then say it’s OK to suspend it.”
Christie did, however, opine that if Trump was actually serious about overthrowing the government, he would’ve breached the Capitol with his MAGA supporters. Instead, Trump “went nowhere near it.”
There are some things in this world that are so universal they transcend the normally divisive topics like political leanings, religious affiliations, age, gender, language and even stance on whether pineapple belongs on pizza.
That special kind of embarrassment our parents can provide—filled with equal parts warmth and reprimand—is one of those things.
On July 17, Fox News host Jesse Watters made his debut in the primetime slot previously held by Tucker Carlson. And who should happen to call in to his first show but his Democrat mother, Anne Bailey Watters, ready to give her son some “suggestions” for the new gig.
But first, she congratulated her “honeybun,” saying how proud she is of his accomplishments. Cause a mom’s gotta mom.
And then, without missing a beat, she began her list of tips for “keeping the job,” an obvious nod to Carlson getting fired.
Sure, there were some political digs here and there, like warning him against “tumbling down conspiracy rabbit holes” and calling on him to stop “Biden-bashing,” but also plenty of solid motherly advice like “be kind and respectful” and “do no harm.”
It’s basically what any of our mothers would tell us. Just, you know, live on the air in front of millions of viewers.
Watters also had fun with the interaction, smiling and laughing the entire time. Given that he has previously made a comedy bit out of reading his mom’s critical texts out loud, it feels safe to say that a sense of humor hasn’t been lost to political differences.
And, at the end of the conversation, there is still an exchange of “I love you”s and a reminder that dinner will be between 5:00 and 8:00. Seems that a sense of family hasn’t been lost either.
Watch the video below. It’s a testament to how love can exist alongside contrasting beliefs. And that parents are humbling, no matter how old you are, or who you vote for.
Our first 8pm show is in the books, so how did we do? My mom calls in with some advice. pic.twitter.com/w8psRW1Whm
The way we come across long-lasting friendships is often unexpected. But when you’re part of a military family. You learn to grab hold of the good people you meet and carry those friendships across states and oceans. You mark your friendships based off of what base you were stationed at when you met them and know those friendships can withstand just about anything because they’ve been tried.
So for an American family stationed in Japan, there was no doubt at least one lifelong friendship would be made. It just may have been surprising that the friend wasn’t affiliated with the military. Instead, the friend was an older Japanese man who didn’t speak English and lived next door to the young family in Yokosuka, Japan.
But this isn’t the first time this unique story went viral. In 2013, Reddit user Theresa52 posted a picture of a note that she received from her neighbor-turned-friend. People loved the letter and sweet story attached. Theresa explained that after moving to their new neighborhood in Japan, she and her husband passed out beer and chocolate to their neighbors. A few hours later, they met, Hiroshi Yamashita, their new neighbor and one of the recipients of their gift.
When Yamashita knocked on the family’s door, he presented them with gifts of his own—toilet paper, stuffed animals and a note. In the thread Theresa noted, “Things that are consumable and household necessities are popular gifts. We have heard lots of stories about people getting laundry soap,” after someone asked if toilet paper was a common housewarming gift in Japan. The stuffed animals were for their infant daughter at the time.
But the note is what keeps going viral. It starts out, “I can’t speak English. Thank you for the present. My name is Hiroshi Yamashita. I’m 52 years old. [I’m divorced] and I live alone.” Since Yamashita didn’t speak English, the note had some spots that were difficult to understand but the intent was clearly pure.
Theresa wrote in the comments of the post that it appeared that he was asking if her husband was in the Navy. While the sentences are out of order a bit, if you reorganize them a little, it seems Yamashita is attempting to say, “I have stuffed animals and toilet paper. You can use it if you’d like.”
The man concludes the letter with “Thank you for your friend operation.” It seemed that he was thanking the family for their hospitality, but Reddit users surmised that he was referring to Operation Friendship in 2011 when the United States aided Japan after an earthquake. Either way, it was still friendship operation because what says friendship like taking time out of your day to write in a language you don’t speak just to make sure your neighbors feel welcomed?
“It was adorable! We had brought him a six pack and some chocolate and tried to introduce ourselves to him. A couple hours later he brought over this letter with a pack of toilet paper and some stuffed animals for our daughter,” Theresa wrote in the comments while joking that their initial introduction probably amused Yamashita.
Further explaining within comment threads, Theresa said that they used pointing and Google Translate when they initially met Yamashita, and in turn, he used a translator app to write the note.
Theresa shared an update in the comments about six years after the story originally went viral saying, “We all exchanged gifts and food regularly for the four years I lived there. We would go to neighborhood festivals and have dinners together as well. I miss them all and think about them often.”
You never know when being kind will turn into a life long friendship. We certainly hope Yamashita and Theresa are doing just as well today and are continuing to spread their kindness around.
A much-discussed topic on the internet over the past few days has been Jason Aldean’s song “Try That In A Small Town” and its accompanying video. When it comes to the Aldean visual, some have taken exception to the choice of filming location, so what’s the deal there?
The New York Times notes the video was filmed in front of Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, which is “known for the 1927 mob lynching of Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black man.”
“Henry Choate was accused of attacking a 16-year-old White girl before an armed mob in Columbia, Tenn. used sledgehammers to kidnap him from jail in November 1927, according to news reports. In less than 10 minutes, the mob of an estimated 350 White men dragged the 18-year-old from the back of a car through the city and lynched him from the second story of the Maury County Courthouse over an allegation that he denied.
Even though the girl could not positively identify Choate as the assailant, the Black teen allegedly confessed in an effort to save his life. One of the mob members holding a rope taunted the teen before the noose was tied to Choate’s neck and his body tossed over the balcony. […] The rope used to lynch Choate hanged at the courthouse for several weeks.”
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones commented on the Aldean video, “As Tennessee lawmakers, we have an obligation to condemn Jason Aldean’s heinous song calling for racist violence. What a shameful vision of gun extremism and vigilantism. We will continue to call for common sense gun laws, that protect ALL our children and communities.”
As Tennessee lawmakers, we have an obligation to condemn Jason Aldean’s heinous song calling for racist violence. What a shameful vision of gun extremism and vigilantism. We will continue to call for common sense gun laws, that protect ALL our children and communities.
In a recent interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Ice broke down how the collaboration came about.
“I was home and my manager called me, and was like, ‘Oh, Taylor wants you on a record.’ And I’m like, ‘Taylor?’” said Ice. “I was having a really bad day also, I would like to say that. I was having a terrible day. I was crying all morning because I was just so mad at something. And then he called me with that news. And then I cried more, because it was good news.”
She then recalled the first time she met Swift and how exciting of an experience it was.
“We went to the studio and [Taylor] is so humble and so nice,” she said. “I kid you not. I pulled up to the studio and she outside waiting for me. So she’s great. She’s so funny. We text all the time. She is f*cking hilarious. I’m not going to lie. She’s the funniest person ever.”
In addition to a Taylor Swift collab, Ice has also dropped to songs with Nicki Minaj this year. Elsewhere in the interview, Ice noted the was in which Minaj has been a mentor to her.
“I feel like I am absorbing advice from [Nicki] and learning from her and stuff,” Ice said. “And she’ll tell me, ‘Learn from my mistake, do this or don’t do that,’ or whatever. And I just really pay attention to what she’s saying. Because if there’s anyone I’m going to listen to it’s the queen.”
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