Month: September 2023

AMC’s first The Walking Dead spinoff is reanimating itself for one final batch of episodes to finish up Season 8 after a new crop of spinoffs has already seized the baton and run to France with it. From the looks of this final Fear The Walking Dead trailer, it does look like almost every character who could possibly still be alive has returned for the final season. Comic Book did report word from showrunner Ian Goldberg about giving the full-circle treatment to several characters, and he wasn’t joking.

We’ve already seen the return of Madison, which was the big one in fans’ minds. Well, it’s not quite as big as a Madison/Alicia reunion would be, so will we see that, too? There’s no telling. Actress Alycia Debnam-Carey was last seen with her feverish character choosing not to forge ahead, and although many would love to see the payoff of her reuniting with Mom, Debnam-Carey has also moved onto other projects like The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart and Saint X. Yet perhaps she could squeeze in time for a quick appearance. We won’t have to wait too long to find out.

In the meantime, this trailer has shown us that Victor Strand makes his return by stating his intent to help Madison save PADRE. Can anyone trust Strand at this point? As Dustin Rowles stressed a few seasons ago, Strand is “opportunistic, cutthroat, and loyal only to the extent that it benefits him.” He and Madison go way back, but it would also behoove his survival instincts to get in good with the new PADRE, so his true intent remains a mystery. He seems to not be enjoying how things are going in this trailer, though. Perhaps that has something to do with whatever the not-dead Troy is doing to Madison. Troy very clearly does not have good intentions.

From the synopsis:

Now that Shrike (Maya Eshet) and her influence are gone, Madison (Dickens) sets sights on transforming PADRE into the safe haven the old Stadium was meant to be. But in doing so the island becomes a target as well as a beacon as word of Madison and this land of resources spreads, attracting unwanted attention that puts PADRE back in peril and questions whether our heroes even deserve to save it.

This spinoff previously returned with a time jump, which will help it line up with The Walking Dead and its new spinoffs. Perhaps this will even help usher in the return of Rick Grimes for The Ones Who Live spinoff with Michonne. Yet as Daniel Salazar is heard saying, “No one gets a free pass,” so perhaps it’s best to hang tight, stop speculating, and see what rolls out soon.

Fear The Walking Episodes returns for its last batch of episodes beginning on October 22.

Tucker Carlson is doing just fine post-Fox News — sort of. Instead of slick, exciting, tinfoil hat broadcasts powered by Fox News might five nights a week, he now occasionally drops low-energy, underwatched rants without any music or talks to sleepy autocrats about the beach. Still, he’s doing better than he was in late April, when he was abruptly fired. In fact, in his final stretch there, he was so uncertain about his future he figured his only possible next step was to run for president.

New York Magazine released a segment from Michael Wolff’s new book The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty, which features a fun little insight into Carlson’s mindset in his final stretch at the conservative news network. In a bit teased out by Raw Story, Carlson, Wolff writes, was “aware that voices in the Murdoch family were relentlessly campaigning to have him fired — and that there was a not-small chance he would be.”

At the same time he was being pressured by Fox News to go all-in on Meatball DeSantis. It was then that he came up with an outside-the-box choice for who to support for the 2024 GOP presidential ticket.

“If the field was Trump, DeSantis, and various hopeful brand builders and gadflies, then Carlson, the second-most-famous person on the right — with that new political X factor, a television persona — might realistically become a true MAGA-friendly Trump alternative himself,” Wolff writes. “Once you saw it, the logic was undeniable.”

And so, while examining the underwhelming post-Fox News careers of superstars who’d left or been fired — among them Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck, etc. — his “only alternative,” he decided, “might be to run for president.”

Wolff adds, “There it was, absent a note of irony: He could be unemployable but for the presidency.”

Alas, Rupert Murdoch was nonplussed when he learned of Carlson’s presidential aspirations, however inchoate. He blamed his son Lachlan for not properly controlling the increasingly conspiracy theory-friendly Carlson, telling friends bitterly, “My son wants his own president.” Murdoch even summarized Carlson’s chances with two words, the same he long ago used on Trump: “Won’t happen.’

(Via NY Mag and Raw Story)

Earlier this year, Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland was arrested for felony domestic violence charges, and though they were later dropped, Adult Swim and Roiland parted ways later in the spring. Of course, many people thought that would be the end of the long-running animated comedy, but clearly, nothing can stop this train.

The 10-episode seventh season of Rick and Morty will debut on October 15th, though this time with new voice actors as Roiland provided the voice for most of the characters on the series. Of course, they couldn’t just change the actors without making it a whole thing. As per the official Adult Swim description:

Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It’s season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what’s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let’s find out! There’s probably less piss than last season. Rick and Morty, 100 years! Or at least until season 10!

The network also released the opening credits for the new season, which promises even more bizarre weirdness audiences know and love, like skiing on tongues, zombies, and Jerry looking weirdly buff. It’s just another day for these two.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Now that going to the movies is cool again, it’s time for IMAX to really shine. The next great IMAX event will be Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama, which heads to theaters this fall. This will be Scorsese‘s first movie since 2019’s mini-series-length movie The Irishman. The good news is that Killers of the Flower Moon clocks in at 3 hours and 26 minutes, which is two minutes less than its predecessor. That’s progress!

The film will debut in theaters and IMAX on October 20th, and according to Apple, the film will be digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of the IMAX Experience with “proprietary IMAX Digital Remastering technology.” The “crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment” that will make moviegoers “feel as if they are in the movie.” Do you want to be in this movie, which is filled with murder, government cover-ups, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s uncomfortable flirting? Then you’re in luck!

DiCaprio stars alongside Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemmons, Tattoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser in the thriller, which is based on a very real story of the 1921 Osage murders, which then caused a chain of events that took the lives of over two dozen people, known as the “Reign of Terror.” The Osage murders became the FBI’s first major homicide investigation, and you will get to see it displayed on an 8-story screen! Isn’t cinema amazing?

Killers of the Flower Moon will head to AppleTV after its theatrical release on October 20th.

Lil Wayne has a well-earned reputation for being one of the most productive rap artists around — even in the current era of biannual releases, deluxe editions, and streaming re-releases that has given listeners no shortage of options. And although his latest album, Funeral, was released over three years ago, the break he’s taken has only given him more time to work on even more new music.

His next release, apparently, will be Tha Fix Before Tha VI. While there’s not a lot of info on what this project is or what’s on it, it’s clear that it’s meant to be a table-setter for his upcoming sixth installment of Tha Carter.

When Does Lil Wayne’s Tha Fix Before Tha VI Come Out?

While Wayne shared a link to a pre-save page for the project, the New Orleans rapper’s reticence toward promoting himself on social media means there isn’t much information on a release date. After pre-saving, fans are given the option to sign up for the artist’s mailing list, but even searching for the project on Apple Music, Google, or Spotify offers few answers.

So even though we don’t know when Tha Fix Before Tha VI is due, it certainly sounds like Wayne has a wealth of new material coming down pipeline — as befits an artist with his penchant for productivity.

Menstrual taboos are as old as time and found across cultures. They’ve been used to separate women from men physically — menstrual huts are still a thing — and socially, by creating the perception that a natural bodily function is a sign of weakness.

Even in today’s world women are deemed unfit for positions of power because some men actually believe they won’t be able to handle stressful situations while mensurating.

“Menstruation is an opening for attack: a mark of shame, a sign of weakness, an argument to keep women out of positions of power,’ Colin Schultz writes in Popular Science.

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The big problem with menstrual taboos is the way that males are educated on the subject leaves them with a patchwork of ideas that don’t necessarily add up to the whole picture. First, there’s the information they get from growing up with women in the house.

Then, there are the cryptic descriptions of menstruation seen in advertising and the cold, scientific way the topic is taught in sex education.

“Boys’ early learning about menstruation is haphazard,” a 2011 study published in the Journal of Family Issues reads. “The mysterious nature of what happens to girls contributes to a gap in boys’ knowledge about female bodies and to some negative views about girls.”

Unfortunately, the gaps in the average man’s understanding of a complex female health issue can put women in a difficult position. Whether it’s denying them positions of power or a failure to understand their discomfort.

That’s why it’s so important for men to become better educated about menstruation.

A group of women on TikTok are helping the men in their lives better understand the subject by showing them how tampons work on the inside of their bodies by dousing them in water. They call it the Boyfriend Challenge. Some of the guys’ reactions are clearly over-the-top, but it’s also obvious that many of them have no idea how tampons function.

A video by the Demery family has gone viral attracting nearly eight million views. It’s fun to watch, but it also shows men how tampons function and what women go through during their monthly cycle.

@thedemeryfamily22 His reaction is priceless😂 #cutecouple #pregnant #prego #viral #InLove #couplegoals #trend #tampon ♬ original sound – Kolby&Jas❤️

Rachel’s man just uttered the phrase “vagina parachute.”

@mrshillery829 Of course I had to make my husband do this! I will forever call tampons “vagina parachutes”! LMAO!! #tamponchallenge #husbandpranks #funny #fyp ♬ original sound – Rachel Hillery

Paulina’s man was completely flummoxed by the inner workings of a tampon. “You’ve been carrying this like, inside of you?” he asks. “The whole day?”

@paulinat showing him how a tampôn works😭 @fabioguerrrraa ♬ original sound – Pau Torres

This guy thinks it’s “like a butterfly.”

@amanialzubi showing my boyfriend how a tampon works 🤣😳❤️ ( @originalisrael ) #comedy #couple #couplegoals #foryou #trend #tiktok ♬ original sound – amani

Ryley just blew her BFF’s mind.

@thekelleyfamily lmaoooo why 😂😭 #tamponchallenge #trend #hilariouscomedy #couple #married #foryoupage #fyp #xyzbca ♬ Quirky – Oleg Kirilkov

This guy was amazed by the absorbancy.

Let’s hope this challenge gave some men out there a better understanding of what women go through every month and a little more sympathy for the women in their lives.

Hopefully it also makes them feel a little more comfortable around period products and inspires them to pick up the correct box of tampons next time they’re at the grocery store.

This article originally appeared on 01.27.21

As anyone who has dipped their toe into home improvement waters knows, home remodeling is a mix of excitement and headaches. It’s fun to freshen things up and make your own mark on your home, but when you’re tearing out the old, you never know what you’re going to find. Something toxic like asbestos or mold? Something cool like money or a box of treasures?

How about a photo of previous homeowners introducing themselves and ribbing you for undoing all their hard work?

That’s what one home remodeler found when they started remodeling their bathroom, and the notes the former owners left for them are leaving people in stitches.

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According to Today.com, Alex and Jessica Monney were having their bathroom remodeled in 2018 when their contractor sent a photo of something they uncovered during the renovation.

An image shared on Reddit shows the photo of a couple with a message written in pen on the wall next to it: “Hi! We’re the Shinsekis! We remodeled this bathroom summer 1995. If you’re reading this, it means you’re remodeling the bathroom again. What’s wrong with the way we did it?!?!?”

The Shinsekis also left a photo of their pet bunny, with the note, “Hi! I’m Cassie the bunny rabbit. I lived here, too. (I’m potty trained!) I’m going to be the next Cadbury Bunny!”

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People loved the Shinsekis’ humor and the entire idea of leaving notes for later homeowners.

“Srsly why doesn’t everybody do this when they remodel it’s awesome and interesting to see who lived there before you!❤️” wrote one person.

“We left notes, coins, pictures, etc throughout my childhood home as my dad remodeled it. That place is full of little time capsules. Poor people who find them are going to think we were crazy!” shared another.

“We found notes throughout the first house we bought as we remodeled it. No pictures but facts about the couple that lived there etc. And there was even a $1 ‘so we could say we found money.’ We left that along with our own set of notes for the next folks. So fun!” wrote another.

When you buy a home, it’s natural to be curious about the history of the house and who lived there before you. Leaving notes for other owners to find years or even decades later is a fun way to connect with people across time in the place you both have called home, and doing so with humor like the Shinsekis did just adds a whole other layer of joy to that connection.

When Jimmy Kimmel takes to the street, you know you’re in for a good laugh at just how little we actually know about, well, seemingly anything. That goes for anatomy too. In this case, female anatomy.

In a segment called “What Do You Know About The Female Body?” men try—and hilariously fail—to answer even the most basic questions, like “does a female have one uterus, or two?” much to the amazement of some of their female partners.

Here are some of the very best bits of nonwisdom:

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Woman have LOTS of fallopian tubes and ovaries, apparently.

When asked, “how many fallopian tubes does the average lady have?” one man prefaced with “I know I’m gonna be way off,” before answering “four.”

He was right about being way off, indeed. Women usually have one fallopian tube on either side of the uterus, making that two fallopian tubes.

Another guy guessed that a woman has not one, not two, but six ovaries. Which, in case you didn’t know, is three times more than the correct answer (two ovaries, one on either side of the uterus). Where would a woman keep four extra ovaries? Her purse?

A mammogram examines the stomach.

The interviewer also asked: “What part of the body does the mammogram examine?”

“The lower half…” replied one man. Yikes.

And when asked to demonstrate where exactly the “lower half” is, he gestured toward the uppermost part of his belly, seemingly avoiding the actual area a mammogram covers entirely.

PMS is all in the mind, but only annually.

The next question up was “What does PMS stand for?”

One man shyly answered, “Post…mental…syndrome?”

One outta three ain’t bad. But the correct answer is premenstrual syndrome.

And it definitely happens more than “once a year.”

An IUD is a “mammogram device.”

Oh, and a NuvaRing is a “pap schmear,” and a speculum is the actual “IUD.” Holy moly, if you thought IUDs were uncomfortable before…

Things really took a turn once the graphics came out.

And men were asked to point to where the cervix is. Plenty of things were pointed at—like the uterus. But sadly, no cervix findings.

Changing gears, the interview instructed the men to “point at something you know.”

To which one man replied (inaccurately) “uh…that’s a baby?”

Unless the woman is giving birth to a colon, that was incorrect.

Later in the video, a man is asked “where does the baby go?”

“In there,” the man answers after pointing to the ovaries. (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t go there. A fetus grows in the uterus, which this man thought was the cervix.)

His wife, a gynecologist no less, chuckled “I’m mortified…I’m apparently not a very good educator at home for my husband.”

Though this is just for pure fun, it is food for thought.

A woman’s autonomy over her own body has been the subject of much controversial discussion lately. And I can’t help but wonder how certain politicians/leaders would fare if given the same questions. Perhaps it is unwise to try to govern that which is not fully understood, just saying.

You can catch the full segment here:

This article originally appeared on 01.14.22

When the job listing for the Wheel of Fortune hosting gig went up (we can assume there was probably a LinkedIn posting by Pat Sajak himself) there was probably one big prerequisite: knowing how to spell. It’s the most basic thing someone can do when hosting a gameshow that’s literally about spelling words.

So when Ryan Seacrest was called up to host, it would be normal for us to assume that he can spell, or even lie about being able to spell. But even all those years on American Idol didn’t help him with his poker face.

“Actually, I’m a terrible speller,” Secrest willingly admitted to PEOPLE magazine. Seacrest then tried to defend himself, “But, on the show I’m better than on my cell phone when I type or text,” he added. They don’t have spell check during prime time, man! You gotta get your stuff together.

The veteran host then said that he still gets nervous and expects more. “I’m sure I will get nervous jitters. The show has been a staple for people and myself and my family forever. And so you just want to walk out there and do what’s been happening for so many years and not screw it up.” Here’s the thing: many, many people have screwed it up over the years. In fact, people seem to like watching that. So either way, he’ll be fine.

(Via People)

Rootin’ tootin’ Lauren Boebert is trying, really trying, to make people forget about her Beetlejuice groping and vaping drama. This isn’t exactly working because people really find it rich that Boebert proselytizes about being a good Christian and look what happened. She also happened to be getting funky — in public — with a Democrat Bar Guy whose bar has hosted a drag show, and Boebert has declared those to be a terrible example for children. And yet, again, look what happened at a family-attending production.

As a result, people are riding every word that Boebert happens to tweet, and a lot of them happen to sound like unintentional double entendres. That includes Boebert calling for “joy,” which reminded people of “happy endings” and the congresswoman getting handsy in the middle of a theater, and now… goodness. Here is an actual Boebert missive that uses the words “encounters” and “Southern Border.”

“In the last 24 hours there have been nearly 10,000 encounters at the Southern Border,” Boebert very seriously tweeted. “That brings our five-day total to around 45,000 people – without even including those who slipped through the cracks and weren’t counted. There is absolutely no way our country can survive this insane volume of people for much longer.”

Yikes. Boebert already seems irked that people care so much about this scandal, and the responses are pretty rough when she only wants to return to complaining about migrants. Granted, this probably isn’t nearly as painful as Bar Guy watching his trendy cocktail joint get review bombed, even after he and Boebert stopped seeing each other. Yet people cannot resist commenting upon Boebert’s choice of words, which are simply too much.

Boebert is having another long week, but at least it’s… Hump Day.