In August, The Kid Laroi gave an update on his debut album, The First Time, promising that fans’ patience would be rewarded. The multi-platinum-certified artist said he believed the finished work would have 20 tracks: “rap sh*t, alternative sh*t, kind of pop sh*t on there, too, R&B.” He also teased an accompanying short film. Since then, he has dropped the singles “Too Much,” featuring Central Cee and Jung Kook, as well as “What Just Happened.”
On Wednesday, November 1, Laroi revealed the full The First Time tracklist. Yes, it comes in right at 20 tracks. And yes, the features indicate that his description of the album’s range was spot-on.
Laroi first mentioned The First Timein January but didn’t confirm its November 10 release date until last week, when he shared the album’s cover art alongside a lengthy caption explaining why he has taken so much time in between projects.
“MY NEW ALBUM “THE FIRST TIME” IS OUT NOVEMBER 10TH!!!!!!!” Laroi captioned his Instagram post. “It’s almost been 2 and half years since I last dropped a project and im proud to say that this one is SO much better than anything I’ve ever released… ever. thank you for sticking around this long and im sorry that sometimes it’s hard being a supporter of mine.”
He continued, “I’ve had a lot of different experiences these past couple of years and life has been nothing short of insane. there’s no record or song or lyric that could ever fully describe to you what it’s been like but I hope this album gives you a slight idea! extremely grateful that I get to share this stuff with you all. I wouldn’t be anything without y’all so thank you again. I love you all beyond words.”
Check out the full tracklist below.
1. “Sorry”
2. “Bleed”
3. “I Thought That I Needed You”
4. “Where Do You Sleep?”
5. “Too Much” Feat. Jung Kook and Central Cee
6. “Tear Me Apart”
7. “Strangers (Interlude)”
8. “Nights Like This”
9. “What’s The Move?” Feat. Future and Baby Drill
10. “Strangers Pt. 2 (Interlude)”
11. “Deserve You”
12. “Call Me Instead” Feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Robert Glasper
13. “What Went Wrong???”
14. “The Line” Feat. d4vd
15. “What Just Happened”
16. “You”
17. “Love Again”
18. “Where Does Your Spirit Go?”
19. “You Never Forget Your First Time…”
20. “Kids Are Growing Up”
The First Time is out 11/10 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
On Wednesday, November 1, Rodrigo confirmed that she wrote “Can’t Catch Me Now” for The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. A snippet of the ethereal song can be heard in the prequel’s latest trailer. “Can’t Catch Me Now” will be released this Friday, November 3 ahead of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes‘ November 17 theatrical release. Rodrigo previously teased her involvement with the soundtrack.
Per a press release, Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” is the opening track on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By), which will be released simultaneously with the movie. The soundtrack was executive produced by Dave Cobb and will feature songs by Rachel Zegler, Flatland Cavalry, Sierra Ferrell, Molly Tuttle, James Newton Howard, Bella White, The Covey Band, Billy Strings, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Josie Hope Hall.
Watch the latest The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes trailer above, and check out the The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By) cover art and full tracklist below.
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1. “Can’t Catch Me Now” by Olivia Rodrigo
2. “The Hanging Tree” by Rachel Zegler
3. “Wool” by Flatland Cavalry
4. “Nothing You Can Take From Me” by Rachel Zegler
5. “The Garden” by Sierra Ferrell
6. “The Ballad Of Lucy Gray Baird” by Rachel Zegler
7. “Bury Me Beneath The Willow” by Molly Tuttle
8. “The Old Therebefore / Singing At Snakes” by Rachel Zegler and James Newton Howard
9. “Burn Me Once” by Bella White
10. “District 12 Stomp” by The Covey Band
11. “Nothing You Can Take From Me (Boot-Stompin’ Version)” Rachel Zegler and The Covey Band
12. “Cabin Song” by Billy Strings
13. “Lucy Gray (Part 1)” by Rachel Zegler
14. “Pure As The Driven Snow” by Rachel Zegler and The Covey Band
15. “Winter’s Come And Gone” by Charles Wesley Godwin
16. “Keep On The Sunny Side” by Josie Hope Hall and The Covey Band
17. “Lucy Gray (Part 2)” by Rachel Zegler
“Can’t Catch Me Now” is 11/3 via Geffen Records. Find more information here.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By) is out 11/17 via Geffen Records. Find more information here.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is in theaters on 11/17.
Armie Hammer hasn’t been on social media in ages, and with good reason: Nearly three years ago he was accused of various forms of disturbing sexual abuse. His acting career naturally stalled, and he retreated from public view. At one point he was allegedly (but not really) working at a resort. What he’s up to nowadays is anybody’s guess, but his new Instagram post isn’t making anything clearer.
As caught by Entertainment Weekly, Hammer posted a cryptic video of what appears to be him on a train. On his lap is a laptop, on which is shown a clip from a film: 1968’s The Swimmer, an enigmatic drama starring Burt Lancaster as a man spending a summer’s day running through the affluent Connecticut suburbs, going from pool to pool. In the brief clip Hammer showed, Lancaster, clad in only black trunks, is gleefully running along a fence, trying to outrun a horse.
Accompanying the scene is Gitkin’s 2018 track “El Millonario.” There is no caption. Right now it is the only post on his feed, which has been scrubbed.
What does it all mean? Does Hammer identify with Lancaster’s character, who [SPOILER] we eventually learn is a broken man, once well-off, but who has since lost touch with reality? Does Hammer just enjoy the film, which is a classic of late ‘60s quasi-experimental Hollywood? It’s not our place to speculate about where Hammer’s mind is these days, but maybe he’s just watching some good cinema.
Hammer has largely kept quiet about the allegations against him. Earlier this year an LAPD investigation resulted in no charges, citing insufficient evidence.
Last month one of Hammer’s old costars, Timothée Chalamet, did break his silence about him, sort of. In a profile by GQ, he remarked on the surreal coincidence of making a cannibal movie, Bones and All, with he and Hammer’s Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino…around the time DMs revealed that Hammer was telling a woman, “I am 100% a cannibal. I want to eat you.
“I mean, what were the chances that we’re developing this thing?” Chalamet said. After false reports claimed the movie was inspired by the Hammer news, instead of wanting to back off the project, it “made me feel like: Now I’ve really got to do this,” adding, “Because this is actually based on a book.”
The Swimmer, which is very good, is available for rental on Amazon Prime.
Self-described “degenerate mom” Emme Nye took a bold stance on TkTok recently that a lot of parents disagreed with. She admits she’s “that annoying mom” who has no problem with her daughter climbing up the slide.
“I’m so passionate about it, I will get in verbal disagreements at the park with parents about why,” Nye, 29, shared in a TikTok video.
Nye’s stance violates most park rules, plus it can be seen as rude. When a child is climbing up the slide, the kids at the top have to wait until they get off to slide down. Further, the kid climbing up the slide can get hurt if a kid coming down doesn’t see them.
Many commenters thought Nye’s confidence in bucking up the rules of playground decency comes off as entitled.
“’I am encouraging them not to follow the rules.’ Literally, all I hear,” Livforthehair wrote in the comments. “Teacher who has seen kids thrown from high on the slide while climbing up from being hit by a kid coming down that knocked them off. Ambulance call,” Kryssalon added.
After Nye’s video went viral, she made a follow-up where she calmly described the benefits of climbing up the slide. Nye lives in Idaho and has a background in early education.
Replying to @itsmespears reason i let my kid climb the slide at the park #momsoftiktok #parkmom #preschool #childdevelopment
In the follow-up, she shared 3 reasons why she thinks that it’s great for kids to climb up the slide, even if other children are using it as well.
“It’s just a lot more engaging for their little bodies and muscles to climb up the slide versus like walking up a flight of stairs with a handlebar — which often most slides are on a play set,” Nye said. “And they’re essentially crawling up the slide, right? And anytime that you’re crawling, you’re having that cross-brain connection, which is so good for their little developing minds.”
She also touted the socio-emotional benefits of climbing up the slide.
Depending on the kid, the slide and the skill set, they’re often not going to make it their first attempt,” Nye continued. “They’re sliding back down. They don’t feel discouraged, and they’re going to try and try again until they finally get to the top. The confidence that they build from trying again and again and finally succeeding again is so good for the little developing minds.”
Finally, she believes that when one kid climbs up the slide, it provides a lot of opportunities for social development.
“It forces communication and problem-solving skills to look out for one another in these kinds of unwritten rules of society,” Nye said. “There’s just a lot more to offer.”
Nye’s posts made a great point about how important it is for us to occasionally reconsider conventional wisdom and see that sometimes, there are more benefits to breaking the rules than following them. “There’s just a lot more to offer developmentally than climbing up a staircase, waiting in line, and going down a slide,” she concluded her video. “It’s just better for them.”
Cancer is a scary word no matter what kind of cancer it is. But skin cancer is extremely common for those with fairer skin though it can and does occur in people with darker skin as well. It’s often advised to slather yourself in a high SPF sunscreen, wear hats, sunglasses and stay in shaded areas when needing to be outside for long periods of time, skin cancer still can still develop.
While the disease is common, treatments can still be fairly expensive. One teen put on his thinking cap to attempt to find a way to not only treat skin cancer but make the treatment more affordable. 14-year-old Heman Bekele recently won an award from 3M’s Young Scientists Challenge, for what he’s named STS, which stands for skin cancer treating soap.
That’s right, a boy who just barely reached his teen years has created a soap that treats milder forms of skin cancer.
The soap uses nanoparticles to release cancer fighting drugs when it’s being used by activating the body’s immune cells. Heman lives in Virginia but immigrated to the United States from Ethiopia, where he explained that people didn’t have much knowledge on what happens when you’re constantly exposed to the sun.
“People work really long hours in the sun and there is no awareness or any sort of information being shared around about how dangerous sun exposure really is,” He tells ABC News. “So when they do end up developing issues like skin cancers, it’s really just incredibly difficult for them to be able to afford the affordable cures.”
Heman’s skin cancer treatment soap only costs about $8 a bar and you can learn all about it below:
Have you ever heard yourself recorded on a voice memo and asked people, “Do I really sound like that?” You’re not alone. There are many people out there who get uncomfortable when they hear the sound of their voice, and there are some excellent reasons why.
The big reason is that the voice we hear when we speak sounds different than it does to other people and on recordings.
The voice we hear when we’re speaking is a mixture of the sound transmitted through the air, known as air conduction, and the sound we hear internally, which is a combination of vibrations from airways, vocal cords and bones inside the head.
These internal vibrations make our voices sound deeper than are in reality.
“When we talk, it’s like everyone hears the sound through speakers, but we’re hearing it through a cave complex inside our own heads,” Martin Birchall, professor of laryngology at University College London, told Time. “The sound is going around our sinuses, all the empty spaces in our heads and the middle part of our ears, which changes the way we hear sounds compared to what other people hear.”
Here’s why you hate the sound of your own voice
However, when you hear a recording of your voice, the sound travels through the air into your ears, where it vibrates small ear bones. These vibrations are then sent to the cochlea, which sends an auditory sound to the brain.
These two distinct processes are the reason why people always think that their voice sounds different on a recording. “The voice that you hear on a tape recorder is actually how your voice sounds,” Dr. Yale Cohen, director of the Hearing Sciences Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, told Live Science.
There are a few reasons why many people feel uncomfortable hearing a recording of their voice. First, the fact that it sounds different than we think messes with our self-perception. “Because your voice is unique and an important component of self-identity, this mismatch can be jarring. Suddenly, you realize other people have been hearing something else all along,” [name] writes in The Conversation.
People also don’t like hearing the sound of their voice because they don’t listen to it that often.
“Imagine you didn’t have a mirror for six months and you had a perception of what you looked like. Meanwhile, you start eating lots of food and you gain lots of weight. If you [suddenly looked in a mirror], you’d be shocked,” Cohen said.
Lastly, when people hear themselves recorded their voice always sounds thinner and higher pitched than it does in their heads, which makes a lot of folks cringe.
The interesting twist in all of this is that people actually prefer the sound of their recorded voice when they don’t know that it is them. A study from Science Daily, albeit 10 years old, found that people tend to rate their voice as more attractive than others when they don’t know who’s speaking.
So, being that most people like their voices but don’t know it, there’s hope. One way to get over the discomfort is by listening to recordings of yourself often. You will get over the initial shock of it sounding different and begin to feel more comfortable listening to it.
Further, by listening to yourself talk you can make modifications to your voice so it’s more pleasing to yourself and others.
This summer, Travis Barker and his daughter, Alabama Barker, sat down with Complex and debated the “GOAT baby name.” The iconic Blink-182 drummer said, “I like Rocky 13.” When Alabama interjected, “That’s so bad,” Barker admitted it was bad then explained what he meant: “Rocky George played guitar for Suicidal Tendencies, and 13 is just the greatest number of all time.”
Well, Barker really meant it, and hopefully Alabama doesn’t actually hate it.
Barker was the guest for the October 30 episode of the One Life One Chance Podcast With Toby Morse and disclosed that he and Kourtney Kardashian Barker, his wife since May 2022, are planning on naming their unborn child Rocky.
Around the 76-minute mark, Morse asked if another Transplants album could happen someday. “I don’t know,” Barker said, but added, “There’s [a show] that’s like a benefit for Hawaii that we were gonna do, but it’s the week that Rocky is due.”
Morse responded, “Rocky Thirteen Barker — such a hard name.” Barker seemed to confirm the name again, saying, “Rocky Thirteen Barker. I was like, ‘He’s gonna come out of my wife’s vagina doing front-kicks and push-ups.”
Later in the episode, Barker also shared that the baby’s due date “could happen anytime, but I think the earliest [is] Halloween and the latest [would be] the first week of November.”
Technically, Barker first teased the name in June – or, at least that he had a name picked out — by commenting “I already know his name [winking emoji]” on one of Kardashian Barker’s Instagram photos.
Rocky will be Barker and Kardashian Barker’s first child together. Barker shares three other kids, Alabama, Atiana, and Landon, with his ex, Shanna Moakler, while Kardashian Barker shares Mason, Penelope, and Reign with her ex, Scott Disick.
Winona Ryder has enjoyed a well-deserved comeback thanks to Stranger Things. But on top of getting a plum new role, she also received a bit of education. Indeed, when first approached to play Joyce Byers, the actress let slip that she was a little out of the loop on how the entertainment industry had evolved over the last decade.
Per Variety, Shawn Levy, an executive producer on Stranger Things, went on a recent episode of the podcast Happy Sad Confused, where she recalled the first meeting he and the Duffer brothers had with Ryder, which was over tea. It started weirdly.
“She opened by asking, ‘What is Netflix? What is streaming? Is it like TV but different?’ That was the starting point,” Levy recalled. “Yeah, Winona took a little onboarding to explain this emerging form of storytelling called Netflix and streaming.”
Obviously Ryder’s “onboarding” went just swimmingly, as she’s created one of modern TVs most memorable moms. As a result, she’s gotten other choice gigs, ranging from HBO’s adaptation of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America to the Beetlejuice sequel. In the latter she’ll play another mom, this time to Jenna Ortega who, like Ryder, is becoming part of Tim Burton’s stock company.
Anyway, a belated congrats to Ryder for catching up with the streaming era, which helped her reunite with Keanu Reeves, who is definitely not her accidental husband.
Summer is long gone, and the weather is finally starting to chill in most of the United States, which might lead you to believe that epic mountainous outdoor adventures – outside of snowsports – are on pause for a few months. But then you’d be forgetting about many an avid outdoor lover’s favorite time of year — desert season.
The desert comes alive in the spring and fall when the temperatures drop and the crowds diminish. While only about a third of Utah is a true desert, with surprisingly diverse landscapes throughout the state, the draw of the areas with desert climate is a great jumping-off point to tour the state during off-peak times.
With five “major” National Parks — lovingly called the “Mighty Five” — Utah is the perfect place for a National Park road trip. On my first visit, I traveled to all five parks in one trip and subsequently visited them several more times in varying seasons throughout the year on my nearly decade-long quest to visit all major US National Parks solo.
And while I, of course, love all five parks for different reasons, I recommend some over others. So I power-ranked them, viewed through the prism of a desert season visit.
Emily Hart
METHODOLOGY:
There were a few things I considered for this ranking other than just my personal preferences.
1 – Accessibility: As mentioned, Utah isn’t all – or even a majority desert climate – with some park elevations reaching over 9,000 feet above sea level. While those parks are incredible and accessible in the summer, the conditions can deteriorate quickly in the fall and spring due to snow.
2 – Otherworldliness: One of the ways Utah parks are most often described is as “otherwordly,” especially for visitors who do not live in the Mountain West. In the shoulder seasons, some parks take this to another level due to the lessened crowds, fall colors, and opportunities for photos and video, unlike others you’ve seen from summer travelers.
3 – Crowds: Shoulder season travel will undoubtedly lead to fewer crowds in most places, including most National Parks, but there are still some considerable variations in visitation across the Mighty Five. While crowding may not concern every traveler, I assume those who choose to travel in the “off-season” have this as a concern, so I considered it.
5 – BRYCE CANYON — BRYCE, UT
Emily Hart
This one pains me, to be honest, as Bryce Canyon – in the summer – might be my favorite Utah National Park. But with elevations in some areas over 9,000 ft above sea level, visiting in the later fall, winter, or early spring is a gamble. First snow can be as early as September and last well into April, with the snowiest months occurring between December and February. If your goal is only to see the canyon without hiking into it, then seeing the iconic hoodoos juxtaposed with snow is undoubtedly spectacular – but the access will leave you with much less to do.
Even during my last visit in April of this year, the trails along the rim were still covered in feet of snow, with trails and some roads still closed for the season. Therefore, I‘d save this park for the summer – but absolutely not miss it entirely – and head to some lower-lying elevations if I had to choose.
Many surrounding accommodations, including the Lodge At Bryce Canyon within the park and the nearby Yonder Escalante, close seasonally from generally November to March – adding another layer of complexity to an off-season visit. Luckily, one of my favorite nearby accommodations, Stone Canyon Inn in Tropic, is open year-round with well-appointed cottages and guest rooms for rent.
4 – CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK – MOAB
Emily Hart
Next on the list is the massive 337,570-acre Canyonlands National Park. Located outside of Moab, it is desolate and rugged, with vast canyons formed by the Colorado River and impressive buttes in all directions. While Canyonlands would score highly on my “hidden gems” power ranking, it’s lower here for one main reason: accessibility.
While you’ll encounter less snow here than Bryce in the off-season, there are still limited visitor services, and in a park this massive, that can be a little tricky or even dangerous if you’re not prepared or experienced. With four distinct districts – three of which require some technical know-how to visit successfully – none of which are connected by roads, this park requires a lot more pre-planning than others and, in my opinion, is not necessarily the best option for an off-season road trip.
WHAT TO DO:
If you’re like most visitors, you’ll head to the Island In The Sky district (be sure to stop at Dead Horse State Park nearby on the way). If you can get there for sunrise, hike the short Mesa Arch Trail before taking a scenic drive and stopping at some overlooks (there are paved and four-wheel drive-specific roads if you’re into that). Then hike Grand View Point Trail or Aztec Butte (both if you’ve got a little time, they’re short).
WHERE TO STAY:
With the Island in the Sky – the park district most accessible to visitors – located just 30 miles from Moab, you have lots of options for lodging regardless of the season. Most lodging will be open year-round with lessened crowds in town and lower room rates. I recommend staying at Gravity Haus – and maybe considering membership at the part-social club-part-hotel group, expanding to nine outposts across Colorado, Utah, California, and Utah.
3 – ARCHES NATIONAL PARK – MOAB
Emily Hart
Arches National Park in Moab has always held a special place in my heart. As one of the first destinations I really “solo traveled” to nearly a decade ago, it’s somewhere I’ve come back to countless times. But I promised not to rank based on personal opinion alone, so here it lies squarely in the middle of the pack. Why? A couple of reasons: while reservations to enter end on October 31, November can still be a relatively popular season in the park. Pair that with an already small size (the only Utah park smaller is Bryce Canyon), and your options are not quite as vast in terms of things to do within park boundaries as some other parks on the list.
If your itinerary is full of things to do around Moab, then I’d rank this one higher, but I personally think the parks still to come that are further south offer a better experience during the off-season.
WHAT TO DO:
Arches is on the smaller side, so you can do a lot in just one day. Drive the paved park roads to The Windows Section, Wolfe Ranch, and the Delicate Arch Viewpoint – making plenty of stops at marked viewpoints. Delicate Arch Trail is the most popular for sure (and you’ll see it everywhere you go regardless of if you hike it: it’s on the Utah license plate) – but it is somewhat strenuous if you’re not a hiker. Windows Loop and Double Arch are easier – all with amazing views of some of the over 2,000 documented natural stone arches in the park.
WHERE TO STAY:
Arches is very conveniently located just five miles from Moab – so you have options. I’d recommend staying at Red Cliffs Lodge for the location alone – and even if you opt for another hotel or short-term rental, be sure to drive on Scenic Byway 128, where the lodge is located.
2 – ZION NATIONAL PARK — SPRINGDALE
Emily Hart
Zion is – by far – the most visited National Park in Utah. With just under 4.7 million visitors in 2022, the park saw more than double the amount of visitors of the next most visited park (nearby Bryce Canyon). Summer is, as you can imagine, a madhouse in this Southern park, so visiting in the shoulder season is ideal (although I wouldn’t call it off-season here as it will still have a hefty number of visitors). The weather is mild, the crowds are slightly lessened, and the only downside I can see is that the water of the Virgin River on the infamous Narrows hike will start to become frigid and require specialized gear and expertise.
The park checks all of my completely unscientific ranking boxes: it’s otherworldly, to be sure, generally always accessible (although it does snow 2-3 times a year, most will melt quickly), and November – February will be your best bet if crowding is a concern.
WHAT TO DO:
Depending on the weather, you may be able to hike the infamous Narrows in the shoulder season safely (be sure to rent the proper gear first); opt for a run or bike ride on the canyon floor (you can’t drive personal vehicles here, you’ll need to take a shuttle), secure a permit to hike the epic Angel’s Landing, or the slightly less exposed Observation Point via East Mesa Trail.
WHERE TO STAY:
The Zion National Park Lodge is the only lodging inside the park and would be well worth it if you can snag a room. Guests are the only people in the park who can drive on the park road when shuttles are in service (only from the entrance to the lodge). The lodge offers cabins, hotel rooms with balconies or patios, and suites. Nothing is better than staying in the middle of the action at a National Park, ready to take on the day immediately when it begins.
1 – CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK — TORREY
Emily Hart
Capitol Reef isn’t technically the least visited National Park in Utah (that designation goes to Canyonlands), but it feels like it, ya know? Arches and Canyonlands are near each other geographically, and the same with Bryce and Zion, with an interstate somewhat easily connecting the two couplings. Capitol Reef, on the other hand, feels more remote.
Just 30 miles off Interstate 70 in the southern third of Utah, the drive to the park from any direction is just as magical as the park itself. From lessened crowds, incredible scenic drives, less trafficked trails, fruit orchards, a historic homestead, and some of the best conditions for star gazing – this park still manages to somewhat fly under the radar, likely due to its location.
The park is always accessible at any time of the year (although it does snow, so road closures may happen), the landscapes vary but are nothing if not otherworldly, and there are plenty of places you’ll find yourself within the park wondering if you’re actually the only one there.
When I think of memorable travel experiences, it’s often in places slightly off the beaten path or maybe less Instagrammed than their counterparts. One where I can create my own stories through experience and without layers of expectations existing before I even arrive – and this is the perfect place for it.
WHAT TO DO:
One of the things that makes Capitol Reef uniquely beautiful is the “waterpocket fold” that runs through the park. The 100-mile geological feature is a buckle in the earth’s surface, pushing rocks upwards and creating deep canyons. There are three distinct districts in the park: the Waterpocket Fold District, Cathedral Valley, and Fruita Historic District – and you’ll want to spend time in them all if you have a high-clearance vehicle. If you don’t, you’ll spend most of your time in the historic district, where you can pick your own fruit at the orchards and enjoy the legendary pie from Gifford Homestead before enjoying a scenic drive and hikes. I recommend Cassidy Arch Trail and Hickman Bridge.
WHERE TO STAY:
I’m excited to try the new Skyview Hotel in Torrey the next time I visit the park. The hotel offers traditional rooms – some with hot tubs – and glamping domes for a clear view of the dark night sky (Torrey was even named the first International Dark Sky Community by the IDA). The hotel features a rooftop terrace with epic views of the park and surrounding area and custom art installations that mirror the landscape.
Donald Trump has been the presumptive nominee for the GOP presidential ticket in 2024 for months, which is weird because he’s also in a whole heap of trouble. He’s got those four indictments and multiple trials. Thanks to his inability to follow gag orders, he could be in jail well before Election Day. That’s to say nothing about him being more gaffe-prone than the allegedly broken brained Joe Biden. If he’s not the Republican nominee, then who will replace him? It’s that possibility, sources claim, that’s keeping one of his biggest rivals in the race.
Scoop: People close to @RonDeSantis growing increasingly despondent about his chances as he continues to languish in polls. They say he is stubbornly refusing the drop out and has enough money to stay in race hoping that something existential happens to @realDonaldTrump
On Wednesday, conservative pundit Charles Gasparino said that multiple sources close to Ron DeSantis alleged that he was, as Gasparino put it, “growing increasingly despondent about his chances as he continues to languish in polls.” But that doesn’t mean he’s throwing in the towel. “They say he is stubbornly refusing the drop out and has enough money to stay in race hoping that something existential happens to @ReadDonald Trump.”
In most polls, the Florida governor has held the second place spot he’s maintained since formally entering the race earlier this year. (Some have him tying for the silver with former Trump crony Nikki Haley.) That doesn’t mean his campaign is going well. It’s been plagued with one humiliation after another, the most recent being suspicion that he wears shoe lifts to appear taller and more manly.
Though Gasparino’s sources were kept anonymous, people thought DeSantis riding it out until Trump is disqualified from running in one form or another sounded about right.
Ron DeSantis is literally just staying in the race hoping that Trump dies in the next year… https://t.co/XlemrcAl8n
In the meantime, DeSantis’ spluttering campaign has at least survived a less chaotic but far more hopeless one: Over the weekend, Mike Pence suspended his nonstarter of a campaign, which left few surprised.
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