Month: November 2023

For years and years — at least since the mid-aughts, if not earlier — there’s been talk of a sequel to Twins. And why not? Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito not only make an oddball duo, but they clearly love hanging out off-screen. Over the last decade, as reunions and belated sequels became all the rage, it seemed like a no-brainer. At one point the sequel was to be called Triplets, with Eddie Murphy playing the third wheel, then Tracy Morgan. But now it sounds like it’s officially dead.

Per Entertainment Weekly, DeVito recently chatted with GQ, and he was asked about anything he’d want to “revisit” in his career. He said he and Schwarzenegger have been talking about a project together.

“We missed Twins 2, because he became governor—which, he should have done Twins 2 instead of becoming governor,” DeVito said, ragging his bud a ittle. “Now we have a little thing going, a little project that we’ve been chatting about.”

When asked if said project was that long threatened Twins 2, DeVito had a bittersweet response. “No, it’s just two friends, two guys, because we have a good time together,” he said. “We complement each other in a lot of ways. I am way stronger than he is.”

Word of Twins 2’s demise is not new. Earlier this year, Schwarzenegger went into further detail about what happened to the dashed truant sequel.

“Jason Reitman f*ed it up!” Schwarzenegger revealed. “Jason Reitman literally stopped the project when his father died.” He added, “His father wanted to do it really badly. I wanted to do it really badly. Danny DeVito wanted to do it really badly. We had the financing. When his father passed away, Jason says, ‘I never liked the idea’ and put a hold on it.”

The good news, apart from a non-Twins DeVito-Schwarzenegger team-up — maybe they could enlist Emma Thompson for Junior 2? — is that the former is working on reuniting with another old co-star, saying he and Billy Crystal “want to work together again. We were looking at possibly doing Throw Papa From the Train.”

That of course would be a sequel to Throw Momma from the Train, their comedic homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, in which DeVito’s character enlisted Crystal’s into murdering his tyrannical mother (the late Anne Ramsey). That film came out the year before Twins, and it was a much nastier piece of work, on top of being DeVito’s directorial debut.

(Via GQ and EW)

The NFL has instituted a number of rule changes in recent years to try and make the game safer, particularly for quarterbacks. While some of the rule changes have been welcome to take out big helmet-to-helmet hits and late hits along the sidelines, there’s an argument that the league has gone too far with some of the things they flag now.

The most controversial recent rule is the “body weight” roughing the passer penalties, in which players get penalized for landing on quarterbacks after making a tackle. The idea was to get rid of guys purposefully driving quarterbacks into the ground, but it often gets called on extremely normal tackles where a guy’s momentum simply carries them onto the QB because that’s just how physics work.

On Sunday, the Washington Commanders found themselves on the wrong side of one of those calls that was one of the most egregious we’ve seen this season, as KJ Henry came off the edge on a third down and sacked Mac Jones from the blindside, with Jones tucking and falling to the ground (and maybe fumbling) in the process.

Instead of forcing a punt or getting a fumble recovery near midfield after what would’ve surely been a review, the Patriots got a first down and were moved into field goal range, where they would cash in for three points after stalling further. It’s a fairly big swing to give the Patriots pretty much free points given New England’s offensive woes, and the Commanders and their fans were rightfully furious after the call. The biggest issue with the body weight rule is, that’s just how tackling works. Guys are going to get landed on and if you want defenders to make legal hits to the body and not go high or low (which are both also illegal), flagging them for just finishing a good form tackle is really not working to make the game safer.

Time is of the essence. But fans of Ms. Lauryn Hill feel as if theirs isn’t being respected. Last month, Hill kicked off her The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour to share the Grammy Award-winning album. According to ticketholders, Hill’s reputation for chronic tardiness has again reared its ugly face. In 2021, Hill referenced the discourse in her guest appearance on Nas’ song “Nobody.”

On Saturday, November 4, during her tour’s first night stop in Los Angeles, California, Hill addressed her lateness yet again. In the video captured by concertgoers, joined by her children and mother, Hill laid it all out in front of the Crypto.com Arena.

“They say, ‘Oh, she’s late’ and ‘She’s late tonight,’” Hill told the crowd. “Yo, y’all are lucky I make it to this bloodclot stage every night. I leave my soul on this stage. And I don’t do it because they let me do it. I do it because I stand her in the name of God. And I know it. God is who allows me to do it. He surrounded me with family and community when there was no support. When the album sold so many records and no one showed up and said, ‘Hey, would you like to make another one… We’re survivors. Not just survivors, we’re thrivers.”

Several fans chimed into her pushback.

This isn’t the first time Hill has responded to the criticism. In 2016, Hill took to her official Facebook page to share a lengthy note with followers. Read the note below.

Last week George Santos avoided a dark fate: His fellow House representatives voted against expelling him from the chamber. That doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods just yet. The New York lawmaker is still facing a House ethics probe, which may prompt another expulsion vote. (Oh, and he still has a federal investigation to worry about.) But for now, at least, Santos is worrying about that and is doing what he’s been doing for the last 10 months: pretending that everything is normal while constantly fielding questions about the prolific allegations against him.

In an interview that aired in full Sunday, Santos sat down with CNN’s Manu Raju, and the two talked about his chances to keep his House seat in 2024. He seemed cautiously optimistic, saying he would “absolutely” run again even if he’s expelled.

“Elections are tricky,” Santos replied. “There’s no predetermined outcome.”

Santos then made a curious argument: that people probably didn’t even notice the many embellishments and outright lies he told during his election campaign.

“Nobody elected me because I played volleyball or not. Nobody elected me because I graduated college,” Santos said. “Nobody knew my biography, nobody opened my biography who voted for me.”

Santos was of course referring to two of his medium-sized whoppers, namely that he was a college volleyball star and that he has a diploma from Baruch College. Neither is true. And few, it seemed, knew they were true until after he’d already been elected.

Since then, reporters have belatedly dug into Santos’ claims, debunking one bizarre lie after another, including his claim that his mother died in the September 11 attacks. (She wasn’t even in New York then.) Santos has stubbornly held fast, although John Oliver recently argued that his “most transparent lie” may be that he doesn’t care that fellow House Republican Steve Scalise has been snubbing him, because even he doesn’t want his stench on him.

In the meantime, Santos has another year to convince voters that a guy who lied about being a producer on one of Broadway’s biggest disaster is someone to trust with anything.

(Via Huffpost)

Last week George Santos avoided a dark fate: His fellow House representatives voted against expelling him from the chamber. That doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods just yet. The New York lawmaker is still facing a House ethics probe, which may prompt another expulsion vote. (Oh, and he still has a federal investigation to worry about.) But for now, at least, Santos is worrying about that and is doing what he’s been doing for the last 10 months: pretending that everything is normal while constantly fielding questions about the prolific allegations against him.

In an interview that aired in full Sunday, Santos sat down with CNN’s Manu Raju, and the two talked about his chances to keep his House seat in 2024. He seemed cautiously optimistic, saying he would “absolutely” run again even if he’s expelled.

“Elections are tricky,” Santos replied. “There’s no predetermined outcome.”

Santos then made a curious argument: that people probably didn’t even notice the many embellishments and outright lies he told during his election campaign.

“Nobody elected me because I played volleyball or not. Nobody elected me because I graduated college,” Santos said. “Nobody knew my biography, nobody opened my biography who voted for me.”

Santos was of course referring to two of his medium-sized whoppers, namely that he was a college volleyball star and that he has a diploma from Baruch College. Neither is true. And few, it seemed, knew they were true until after he’d already been elected.

Since then, reporters have belatedly dug into Santos’ claims, debunking one bizarre lie after another, including his claim that his mother died in the September 11 attacks. (She wasn’t even in New York then.) Santos has stubbornly held fast, although John Oliver recently argued that his “most transparent lie” may be that he doesn’t care that fellow House Republican Steve Scalise has been snubbing him, because even he doesn’t want his stench on him.

In the meantime, Santos has another year to convince voters that a guy who lied about being a producer on one of Broadway’s biggest disaster is someone to trust with anything.

(Via Huffpost)

Josh McDaniels was fired midseason for the second time in his career as an NFL head coach this week after the Raiders finally decided to pull the plug on his failed tenure with the team after 1.5 seasons.

McDaniels, who did not do well in his first coaching job with the Broncos, had a lot of the same problems in Las Vegas and eventually the organization decided they couldn’t keep him around any longer even with his massive buyout. On Sunday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports provided a report detailing how the Raiders reached that point, with a rather hilarious anecdote (or wildly frustrating, if you’re a Raiders fan) about a recent team meeting.

Per Glazer, Raiders captains “unloaded” on McDaniels and the coach had assistant Antonio Pierce speak for the staff in his place. During Pierce’s speech, he brought up playing for the 2007 Giants and how they were able to win a Super Bowl by establishing a culture of believing they could beat any opponent, which included the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl. That apparently went over well with everyone in the room except McDaniels, who just got mad at Pierce for daring to speak ill of his beloved Pats.

That got up to Mark Davis, who decided he’d rather roll with Pierce as head coach over McDaniels, who is now free to go back to New England for the second time after a failed stint as a head coach.

Josh McDaniels was fired midseason for the second time in his career as an NFL head coach this week after the Raiders finally decided to pull the plug on his failed tenure with the team after 1.5 seasons.

McDaniels, who did not do well in his first coaching job with the Broncos, had a lot of the same problems in Las Vegas and eventually the organization decided they couldn’t keep him around any longer even with his massive buyout. On Sunday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports provided a report detailing how the Raiders reached that point, with a rather hilarious anecdote (or wildly frustrating, if you’re a Raiders fan) about a recent team meeting.

Per Glazer, Raiders captains “unloaded” on McDaniels and the coach had assistant Antonio Pierce speak for the staff in his place. During Pierce’s speech, he brought up playing for the 2007 Giants and how they were able to win a Super Bowl by establishing a culture of believing they could beat any opponent, which included the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl. That apparently went over well with everyone in the room except McDaniels, who just got mad at Pierce for daring to speak ill of his beloved Pats.

That got up to Mark Davis, who decided he’d rather roll with Pierce as head coach over McDaniels, who is now free to go back to New England for the second time after a failed stint as a head coach.

For the past few years, the music market in the US has been dominated by international acts, including Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, and Davido. “Rollercoaster” recording artist Burna Boy is another entertainer flexing their star power in their home country and abroad. From his headlining festival appearances at AfroPunk, multiple installments at Afro Nation (Portugal, Nigeria, and Detroit), and an appearance at Coachella, Burna has become one of the hottest tickets in every city he visits.

This excitement has led Burna to become the first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium in the US. His 16-date I Told Them Tour is setting history, with Burna selling out venues along the way. The run kicked off on Friday, November 3, in Los Angeles, California. Several fan-created setlists are floating around for Burna’s I Told Them Tour. However, below is the setlist, according to Songkick, featuring multiple records off his latest album, I Told Them.

1. “I Told Them” Feat. GZA
2. “Gbona”
3. “Dey Play”
4. “Location” (Dave song)
5. “Pull Up”
6. “Secret” Feat. Jeremih & Serani
7. “Level Up (Twice As Tall)” Feat. Youssou N’Dour
8. “For My Hand” Feat. Ed Sheeran
9. “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” Feat. 21 Savage
10. “On The Low”
11. “Cheat On Me” Feat. Dave
12. “Big 7”
13. “Dangote”
14. “12 Jewels” Feat. RZA
15. “If I’m Lying”
16. “Alone”
17. “All My Life (Remix)” [Lil Durk song]
18. “Bank On It”
19. “Thanks” Feat. J. Cole
20. “Talibans II” Feat. Byron Messia
21. “Normal”
22. “On Form”
23. “Different Size” Feat. Victony
24. “Sungba” (Asake song)
25. “Anybody”
26. “Kilometre”
27. “Giza” Feat. Seyi Vibez
28. “Killin Dem” Feat. Zlatan
29. “Yaba Buluku” (DJ Tarico song)
30. “City Boys”
31. “It’s Plenty”
32. “Ye”
33. “Last Last”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

For the past few years, the music market in the US has been dominated by international acts, including Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, and Davido. “Rollercoaster” recording artist Burna Boy is another entertainer flexing their star power in their home country and abroad. From his headlining festival appearances at AfroPunk, multiple installments at Afro Nation (Portugal, Nigeria, and Detroit), and an appearance at Coachella, Burna has become one of the hottest tickets in every city he visits.

This excitement has led Burna to become the first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium in the US. His 16-date I Told Them Tour is setting history, with Burna selling out venues along the way. The run kicked off on Friday, November 3, in Los Angeles, California. Several fan-created setlists are floating around for Burna’s I Told Them Tour. However, below is the setlist, according to Songkick, featuring multiple records off his latest album, I Told Them.

1. “I Told Them” Feat. GZA
2. “Gbona”
3. “Dey Play”
4. “Location” (Dave song)
5. “Pull Up”
6. “Secret” Feat. Jeremih & Serani
7. “Level Up (Twice As Tall)” Feat. Youssou N’Dour
8. “For My Hand” Feat. Ed Sheeran
9. “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” Feat. 21 Savage
10. “On The Low”
11. “Cheat On Me” Feat. Dave
12. “Big 7”
13. “Dangote”
14. “12 Jewels” Feat. RZA
15. “If I’m Lying”
16. “Alone”
17. “All My Life (Remix)” [Lil Durk song]
18. “Bank On It”
19. “Thanks” Feat. J. Cole
20. “Talibans II” Feat. Byron Messia
21. “Normal”
22. “On Form”
23. “Different Size” Feat. Victony
24. “Sungba” (Asake song)
25. “Anybody”
26. “Kilometre”
27. “Giza” Feat. Seyi Vibez
28. “Killin Dem” Feat. Zlatan
29. “Yaba Buluku” (DJ Tarico song)
30. “City Boys”
31. “It’s Plenty”
32. “Ye”
33. “Last Last”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Dolphins and Chiefs met in the biggest game of the NFL’s Week 9 slate on Sunday morning in Frankfurt, Germany, as the two AFC contenders entered the day at 6-2 on the season with a chance to make a statement overseas.

Kansas City jumped out on top of Miami 21-0 in the first half thanks to two impressive drives and one wild defensive score off of a Tyreek Hill fumble in the final minute of the second quarter. However, the second half featured very little in the way of positives for the Chiefs on offense, as they struggled to move the ball with their longest drive of the second half going for just 24 yards, and they allowed the Dolphins to chip away at the lead and make it 21-14 going into the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter saw another defensive struggle break out, as neither team could do much but the Dolphins were given a bit of life in the closing minutes when the Chiefs bizarrely fielded a punt at the two and then on 3rd and 1 chose to pass rather than run, resulting in a throwaway by Patrick Mahomes.

On the ensuing drive, the Dolphins got well into Chiefs territory on a pair of big runs by Raheem Mostert, but stalled out when they went back to the passing game. Tua Tagovailoa really struggled throwing the ball consistently all day, and his issues were particularly apparent on the last drive. He missed a wide open touchdown on 3rd down when, without getting hit, he came up 10 yards short of a wide open receiver — calling it a miscommunication after the game.

On 4th and 10, after a timeout by Miami, the Chiefs opted to bring all out pressure which seemed to do just enough to get Tagovailoa to lose his concentration on the snap, as he fumbled the ball and could only fall on it to effectively end the game.

It didn’t look like all that bad of a snap, maybe a bit to his right, but the zero pressure from KC had Tua trying to get his eyes up quickly to make a quick read. The reverse angle showed that if he had been able to get that snap, he would’ve had a great chance at a game-tying score if he could’ve gotten a pass off to Jaylen Waddle up the seam, as he had a ton of separation on the safety.

However, that was no matter as the Chiefs got Tua hurried up with the pressure as they hoped and forced the turnover on downs, allowing Mahomes to kneel out a win that, while not as pretty as the KC offense might like, still counts all the same.