Even though Gwyneth Paltrow has done a number of weird things in her life, we really should not be surprised every time a new tidbit surfaces. Sure, she uses her Academy Award as a doorstop, curates some very special vaginal candles, and has ozone up her butt, but she also used to be a prestigious actress, so we can’t really fault her for being a weirdo sometimes. But perhaps this time….the lines has been crossed.
Paltrow recently opened up about her marriage to Brad Falchuk, as the two just celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. Instead of highlighting how great he is as a husband, she says he reminds her of her… dad, also known as producer Bruce Paltrow. Which is a little weird. But again, we cut Ms. Goop some slack. Sometimes she really delivers.
“He has things that were reminiscent of my dad,” Paltrow gushed to People. She could have stopped there, but she kept going. “It’s like blue-eyed, Jewish, TV writer, with a heart of gold and a great sense of humor. I finally chose my dad,” she said. Maybe those weren’t the right words, but she definitely said it.
Is it weird to say that your current husband reminds you of your father? No! Is it weird to say you “chose” your dad for marriage? Surely is! But Paltrow has always been open about her bond with her father, who inspired “Fix You” by Coldplay as Paltrow was dating Chris Martin in the weeks following her father’s death. His legacy lives on in many ways.
Anyway, if you need some gift ideas, feel free to take a look at Gwyneth’s impressive holiday gift guide, which is also completely normal.
(WARNING: Spoilers for the most recent The Chi episode will be found below.)
The Chi kicked off its sixth season to return to the story of friends, family, and even enemies who live in Chicago’s South Side. The show is centered around the lives of young kids Keisha, Emmett, Kevin, Jake, Jemma, and Papa as well as others who play key roles in their lives. Season six starts with Kevin finding new love, Emmett making a deal with Douda, Victor winning the race for city council, and Douda continuing to wreak havoc on the city. Ahead of the completion of season six, many fans have questions about a potential season seven for The Chi.
Will The Chi Have A Season 7?
There hasn’t been word from Showtime about a potential season seven for The Chi. Furthermore, there hasn’t been word on a start date for the second half of season six. Earlier this year, Showtime announced that the sixth season of The Chi would be an “expanded season” with 16 episodes split into two halves. The first eight episodes were already released, but the remaining have yet to be filmed as production was paused due to the writers and actors strikes. With both over, we can expect season six to resume sooner rather than later.
New episodes of ‘The Chi’ will soon be available through the Paramount Plus With Showtime plan on Fridays at 3am EST/ 12 pm PST. Weekly episodes will also air Sundays on Showtime at 9pm EST/PST.
Ice Spice is a star, but she doesn’t have a debut album yet. She’s done well on the back of her 2023 EP Like..?, which in its longest form, the deluxe edition, has 11 tracks clocking in at a total of 22 minutes. Fans want more, though, and are hopeful to hear about when her debut album will arrive. We still don’t know when that will be yet, but today (November 14), Ice appeared to tease something new coming next year.
The rapper took to social media to share a new photo of herself, posing with her lower back exposed to show off an ornate tattoo in the region. She captioned the post, “Y2K! ?/?/24,” seemingly teasing something (perhaps a song or album called “Y2K”) with a release date at some point in 2024. Given that Ice’s birth date is January 1, 2000 (the first day of Y2K), it’s possible she has something on the way on the first day of 2024. This is all just speculation based on the post and relevant context, though, and it’s not yet clear what exactly is going on here.
In just a few days, Detroit rapper Danny Brown will release his sixth studio album, Quaranta. It’s the long-awaited follow-up to his 2019 album U Know What I’m Sayin? as well as his second full-length of the year after dropping Scaring The Hoes with Jpegmafia in March.
Danny has called Quaranta his most personal album. Its title means “forty” in Italian; he turned 42 this year. He announced the album after a stint in rehab for alcoholism, which he called a humbling experience. He also recently completed a tour with Jpegmafia to promote their joint album.
Quaranta has also been described as a spiritual bookend to Danny’s 2011 album XXX, with Danny saying he used the album to talk about hitting rock bottom. You can find more information about the album below.
Release Date
Quaranta is due on 11/17 via Warp. Get more info here.
Features on the album include Danny’s fellow Bruiser Brigade member Bruiser Wolf, Seattle jazz revivalist and Warp Records labelmate Kassa Overall, and New York rapper MIKE.
Singles
So far, Danny has released two singles: “Tantor” and the newly-released “Jenn’s Terrific Vacation.” Watch the videos for both below.
Artwork
Tour
Although Danny Brown has not announced a tour for Quaranta yet, he may be announcing one soon.
Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham staged an epic Ted Lasso reunion on Sunday night as the former co-stars launched into a surprise performance of “Shallow” from the 2018 Lady Gaga film, A Star Is Born.
The Ted Lasso stars were on hand for Steps of Faith’s seventh annual variety show “Thundergong!” that raises funds for “amputees in need of prosthetic limbs and financial aid,” according to Decider. However, the “Shallow” performance originally started as a duet between Sudeikis and his old plan and former Saturday Night Live castmate Will Forte.
“There is nobody I’d rather sing this song with,” Sudeikis said as he launched into Bradley Cooper’s part of the song. But when Forte got ready to belt out Lady Gaga’s verse, Waddingham’s vocals beat him to the punch as she come out and muscled Forte off of the stage. Rolling with the punches, Sudeikis joined his Ted Lasso co-star for the rest of the duet.
The two sang so hard that Waddingham was hoarse while appearing on The View the next morning.
“As you can hear, it was quite a lot of fun,” Waddingham told the panel while sharing a clip of the musical Ted Lasso reunion. “I decided I was a rock star for the night, hence sounding quite like a drag queen today.”
But now, as the defense prepares to make its case, Trump is once again taking to his Truth Social account to metaphorically hang himself — proving being chronically online really does warp your rational thinking skills. After being warned by Judge Engoron to cease his attacks against court staff members during the trial, Trump shared a rant on Truth Social that did just that.
I am the victim of a corrupt legal system that is being used by those surrounding Crooked Joe Biden, with his full knowledge & consent, to hurt, demean, and damage his Political Opponent, ME. A terrible precedent is being set, but so far, despite the vulgarity & viciousness of it all, it has driven my poll numbers to record numbers. You see, the American people are MUCH smarter than Crooked Joe! They see what is going on with a Corrupt & Racist New York State A.G., and a Trump Hating Puppet Judge willing to do her dirty work, even as it takes him, and his reputation, to new levels of low. They fully understand the Obama appointed, Radical Left D.C. Federal Judge, who refused to recuse, fully “gagged” me, and set a trial date THE DAY BEFORE “Super Tuesday,” the biggest & most powerful day in the Primaries. They get the fact that A.G. Garland and his boss, Lisa Monaco, sent their TOP DOJ lawyer to Manhattan to run the District Attorney’s “case” on me…And Much More. BUT WE WILL WIN!!!
The grammatically plagued rambling missive managed to attack multiple government officers, including James, Engoron, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and President Joe Biden while also stirring up MAGA diehards, some of whom suggested James and Engoron face legal consequences for doing their jobs. Trump reshared one such post that read, “MY FANTASY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LITITIA JAMES AND JUDGE ENGORON PLACED UNDER CITIZENS ARREST FOR BLATANT ELECTION INTERFERENCE AND HARASSMENT.”
There’s a wide variety of summer camps out there with activities ranging from classics like bonfires and water balloon fights to the uber niche, ala putting on musicals or prepping for space adventures.
Still, even with the plentiful themes in existence, people are calling one mom’s unique but oh-so-practical camp idea pure genius.
Kaitlyn Rowe, mom of four and content creator in Utah, gave her kiddos a list of super basic, but very important life skills to learn at home throughout summer, in what she calls “How To Be A Person” camp.
The difficulty level of each task would be age dependent. Rowe’s 3-year-old son learned things like making the bed, safely using scissors and glue, introducing himself to a new friend and organizing his toys. Whereas Rowe’s eldest daughter, age 6, would learn slightly more complex things like scrambling an egg on the stove, blow-drying her hair and packing an overnight bag. There was also a list of skills the siblings would learn together, like putting away groceries, pool safety and talking on the phone.
As Rowe shared in an interview with Good Morning America, she actually got the idea from fellow mom Emily Ley, who created this alternative camp during the peak days of COVID-19.
Overwhelmed with homeschooling, Ley thought if she could teach her kids “some age-appropriate independence,” it would take the load off of her as well. Rowe borrowed the idea and the “How To Be A Person” camp title as she compiled her own list of activities in lieu of sending her kids to an actual camp. So far, her kids have loved it. And with her post currently having over 54,000 views on Instagram, it seems other parents are in love with the idea as well.
It’s no secret that many of us reach adulthood having learned obscure academic subjects and somehow skimming over the things we would actually incorporate into everyday life. Nothing against algebra and trigonometry, but it sure would have been nice to have learned about doing taxes instead, you know what I’m saying?
Plus, it’s well documented that kids genuinely enjoy mimicking adults, so having them engage in grown-up duties is not only a rewarding activity in the moment, it potentially creates a positive relationship with household chores that they can hold onto throughout their life.
Another cool thing about the “How To Be A Person” camp idea is that it’s fully customizable. It can be a list that parents create, or it can be child-led. It can be 100% practical or silly. A healthy mix is probably the best of both worlds.
Per some suggestions in the comments, it seems that Rowe will be changing the name to “How To Do The Important Stuff” camp to be more inclusive towards those with special needs. Point being: this camp can be for every kid. And honestly, probably should be.
To see Rowe’s complete “How To Be A Person” camp list, go to Instagram.
Many great comedians have sat at the helm of the “Weekend Update” desk on “Saturday Night Live” over the show’s 48 seasons. Chevy Chase was known for his cool deadpan. Dennis Miller was the hip intellectual. Norm Macdonald will go down in history for his endless OJ jokes that eventually got him removed from the desk. Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon were a great double act that was a fun mix of high-brow and low-brow humor.
The current anchors, Michael Che and Colin Jost, will probably best be known for making fun of each other. Over the years, one of the duo’s signature bits has been writing jokes for each other and reading them live for the first time. It seems like every time they do that bit, Che finds a new way to embarrass Jost.
On Saturday, April 1, Che was at it again, this time with a brutal April Fool’s prank where he secretly asked the audience not to laugh at any of Jost’s jokes.
Che and Jost opened their segment with jokes about the indictment of former president Donald Trump, but the audience laughed much harder at Che than at Jost. A few minutes into the bit, Jost made a joke at his own expense and it received only a smattering of laughter.
“At this point, it feels like even pro-Trump people have moved on,” Jost said, referring to the trial before a superimposed image of him wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and a sign that read, “LET OUR BOY GO!” appeared on the screen.
The gag was met with an audience member screaming, “You stink!” The heckle was the last straw for Jost, who hung his head in his hand in shame. At that point, Che gave up the gag.
“I told them not to laugh at you for April Fools,'” Che told Jost, and the two couldn’t keep it together. “That’s the meanest thing you’ve ever done to me. I’m covered in sweat,” Jost told Che through fits of laughter.
“I was truly like, ‘Am I not mic’d?’ And then I was like, ‘Oh, I just suck,” Jost joked.
The crowd broke out in applause for Jost, but he wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of acknowledging them after they refused to laugh at his jokes. “No, no! Don’t even dare! Don’t you even dare try now.”
When it was Jost’s turn to tell his next joke, a bit about Florida Ron DeSantis, Che said, “They’ll probably laugh at this next one.” And the audience did.
The episode was hosted by Abbot Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, who shined in “Traffic Altercation,” a sketch where she and Mikey Day played motorists screaming at each other in traffic. The crux of the bit was that they couldn’t hear what each other was saying, so they had to argue using hand signals.
The opportunity is here if you’ve ever been interested in becoming a professional songwriter, or at least if you’re looking to see how the sausage is made. Today (November 14), Big Thief’sAdrianne Lenker announced an educational partnership with the School Of Song.
Lenker’s passion for arts education has shown up in Big Thief’s youth outreach work while touring. So, beginning at the top of 2024, Lenker will take that love to another level. The singer will be the head instructor for a virtual songwriting workshop for four consecutive Sundays in January. Each class session (on January 7, 14, 21, and 28) will be split into two lectures for each coast (11 a.m. PT and 6 p.m. ET). Participants will connect to the lecture via Zoom. For those unable to attend the live session, recorded lectures will be shared later.
The course description reads: “Students will begin with the understanding that songs emerge from an ever-mysterious source within us – their subconscious, their inner child, magic, the universe. The primary task of songwriters is to ensure this source remains unblocked and unhindered. This workshop will cover how Adrianne navigates this unblocking process throughout all facets of life to get back to the place where songs come from. Throughout the workshop, students will learn to write lyrics that highlight the beauty and magic often overlooked in our daily existence, revealing the depth that lies beneath the veneer of the mundane.”
Lenker’s virtual songwriting workshop with School Of Song begins on January 7 and the course costs $160. Registration is open now. Gift cards for the course are also available for purchase. Find more information here.
The Holdoversis a film full of sharp-edged insults hurled back and forth like spears between Mr. Hunham (Paul Giamatti), an acerbic teacher of ancient civilizations at a New England prep school, and Angus (Dominic Cessa), a troubled teenager Hunham has been tasked with supervising over Christmas break. Hunham calls Angus and his comrades “snarling visigoths” and “rancid little philistines.” Angus tells Hunham that he smells like fish and everyone hates him. It’s the kind of dialogue actors relish, and Giamatti and Cessa sink their teeth into every line like they’re gnawing at an overdone steak.
The line that sticks in my mind, however, is delivered by Da’Vine Joy Randolph with the kind of quiet confidence that makes you lean in so that you don’t miss a word. She plays Mary Lamb, the school’s cafeteria manager who is stuck at school feeding these two man-children. Over a bottle of whiskey, Hunham reveals that he hopes to complete a monograph on Carthage one day, noting, “I don’t think I have a whole book in me.” Mary’s eyes turn softer than usual, and she sighs almost to herself, “You can’t even dream a whole dream.”
On paper, some of the writing in The Holdovers is probably too flowery for its own good, and while Giamatti and Cessa have a great time over-enunciating every bon mot, Randolph takes a different tack, countering their boisterousness with minimalism. Her character is suffering a greater grief than either of these men due to a loss she encountered because of the war in Vietnam. She now lives every day serving rich white kids who will never know such harsh consequences. Many actors would play Mary as a woman bursting with rage at her injustices. Such a tactic would produce a tidy Oscar clip, but it would also throw the movie off balance. As it is, her character’s anger, sadness, and even gratitude are all present and accounted for, but they exist just under the surface, allowing the viewer to discover them on their own and feel more invested in her plight.
Director Alexander Payne and Giamatti collaborated on Sideways nearly two decades ago, and The Holdovers is a neat continuation of their dynamic. If Miles from Sideways never got his act together in the final scenes and moved on to harder stuff, he would have ended up as bitter and alone as Hunham.
Walking into an established director-actor collaboration as is is never simple for an actor outside thay dyamic, but Randolph slides in with ease not by trying to match Giamatti blow for blow, but by drawing the audience towards her with a quiet performance that creates intimacy between her and the audience. From her acid-tipped “Merry Christmas!” to Hunham (when he asks her for a favor on Christmas morning before saying hello) to her explosion of grief, she tends towards the unexpected, giving small moments a unique spin and underplaying the moments of high drama, never yelling to the cheap seats, always drawing the viewer towards her.
It’s not the kind of performance we expect from an actor with roots in the theater. Randolph’s big break came when she was cast as Oda Mae Brown (a character that won Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar) in the Broadway cast of Ghost: The Musical. She auditioned to be the understudy, but her take on the material was so good that she was given the role outright. After being nominated for a Tony, she jumped to Hollywood with small roles in films Mother of George and The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, and recurring roles in the quickly-canceled Selfie and long-running Empire.
It was in 2019’s Dolemite is My Name, however, that she found herself on the silver screen, where she volleys winningly between boisterousness and quiet intimacy. In the film about Rudy Ray Moore and the making of 1975’s Dolemite, Randolph plays Lady Reed, one of Moore’s discoveries and a key figure in both his stage show and the titular film. She shares several scenes with Eddie Murphy, who is giving one of the best performances of his late period, and somehow comes out ahead in every one. Her vocal performance in “Itty Bitty Girl,” a ribald duet with Murphy, is a high point, but she also nails what is arguably the film’s thesis scene, when Lady Reed pulls Moore aside and shares how much his confidence in her has meant. “I ain’t never seen nobody that looks like me up there on that big screen,” she says, nearly breaking down. “I may not be sexy, but I’m a real woman.”
Randolph’s ability to locate her career within the broader struggle for representation is as powerful as it is authentic. “I’m on a quest to illuminate the reality of the human experience,” Randolph stated on the Dolemite press tour. “There are so many unsung heroes and pioneers within many different cultures, especially those of minority groups, which are not even discussed. They’re rendered invisible, like it never happened, and that’s really unfortunate.” She is currently the early favorite for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Holdovers, setting the stage for a difference making acceptance speech that might speak further to these themes.
Randolph’s career has been a study in overcoming enormous odds, from her Ghost audition to her celebrated turn in the TV adaptation of High Fidelity, in which she stepped into Jack Black’s shoes and crafted a performance every bit as indelible. Now she’s entering a new phase in which she’s the favorite rather than an underdog. Will she come out ahead on Oscar night? She hasn’t yet met a challenge she couldn’t best, so there’s no reason to stop betting on her now.
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