Jack Black and Kyle Gass (a.k.a. the melodious duo known as Tenacious D) dropped a cover of Britney Spears‘ debut hit “… Baby One More Time” on social media last week, which naturally, melted the faces of anyone who watched it. The cover was a match made in heaven, and Black is definitely ready to take things to the next level.
While walking the red carpet for Kung Panda 4, Black made it abundantly clear that the D is ready to collaborate with Britney at the drop of a hat. Just say the word, and they’re there.
“Britney, if you’re watching, I love you. I love the song,” Black told Entertainment Tonight. “I’m here! I’m ready when you are. I’m waiting by the phone. I got kicks! I don’t quite have Britney kicks, but you know, I got some moves.”
Black also hopes Britney saw the cover and liked what she saw.
“We’re very proud of it, [and] I hope you like it, too,” Black said.
The Tenacious D cover has already racked up over 3 million likes thanks to Black absolutely going for it. You can watch his madcap performance below complete with Gass pulling off his best dance moves in the background and the words “Baby” written across Black’s knuckle in this hilariously badass cover of a stone-cold classic:
Patton Oswalt didn’t let his hosting gig for the 71st Annual Golden Reels Award ceremony go to waste. During his opening monologue, the comedian took several swings at Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav following the controversial decisions to shelve Batgirl, and more recently, Coyote vs. Acme so the studio could score a tax write-off.
However, Oswalt first dropped a self-deprecating joke as he addressed the crowd full of sound editors.
“What better choice to entertain a room full of postproduction workers than a guy who is in both SAG and the WGA,” Oswald sarcastically quipped. “That’s right. I’m the asshole that forced you to take out a second mortgage on your home.”
“But despite the nightmare of last year’s basically living hell that we all went through, you guys, as always, did some amazing work. And I’m just talking about the movies that were locked in a vault for a tax break. Get it?”
The comedian went on to specifically call out Zaslav, whose company has scrapped multiple finished films amid cost-cutting measures, including Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt in 2022 and Coyote vs. Acme last year. “I joke, but it’s exciting to see our industry once again flourishing,” Oswalt said. “I hear that David Zaslav just gave a three-picture deal to H&R Block. Vive la cinéma!”
Oswalt’s remarks arrive directly on the heels of Will Forte’s open letter to the cast of crew of Coyote vs. Acme. Forte, who starred in the now-deleted film, assured everyone that they created an “incredible” movie as he voiced his frustration with it never seeing the light of day.
“This was the movie they’re not going to release?” Forte wrote. “Look, when it comes to Hollywood business stuff, I don’t know shit about shit. Even when a movie tests very well (like ours), there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be a hit. And at the end of the day, the people who paid for this movie can obviously do whatever they want with it. It doesn’t mean I have to like it (I f**king hate it). Or agree with it. And it doesn’t mean that this movie is anything less than magnificent.”
Every week, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated March 9, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.
It’s been a big past few days for SZA: Aside from her Hot 100 success (beyond this song, even, as you’ll see in a minute), she visited Sesame Street and won a BRIT.
8. Tate McRae — “Greedy”
McRae’s not getting greedy, but her hit did just move up a spot from last week on the Hot 100.
As “I Remember Everything” holds onto its top-10 status, it continues to crush on other charts. Specifically, it’s No. 1 for the 27th week on both the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts.
6. SZA — “Saturn”
SZA has the week’s biggest debut with “Saturn” (the song she teased with a Grammys ad). The track is SZA’s milestone 10th top-10 song on the Hot 100. It also makes her the only artist this week with multiple top-10 songs.
5. Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Two breakout hits round out this week’s top 5, starting with Swims’ “Lose Control,” which previously peaked at No. 2.
4. Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Then there’s Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” which rises a spot this week to re-approach its previous high at No. 3.
3. Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”
After spending six non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” continues to float around near the top of the chart.
2. Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign — “Carnival” Feat. Rich The Kid and Playboi Carti
“Carnival” had a major surge this week, after debuting at No. 3 and then falling to No. 4 last week. The boost wasn’t quite enough to dethrone this week’s No. 1, though.
1. Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
This is the second week at No. 1 for “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s hit is also No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart for a third week, after making history as the first song by a Black woman to ever top that chart.
This week’s #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated March 9, 2024)
It’s about time we acknowledge that the WWE 2K series is back to churning out consistent hits. After the debacle that was WWE 2K20, developers went back to the drawing board and committed to getting things right.
The 2K22 iteration was a clear rededication to improving the system, building a strong foundation, and making it easier than ever to play. The following year was about incremental updates to making the gameplay better with enough shiny, new objects to appease both returning and new players, like the insane WarGames match type. This year, WWE 2K24 does what a great video game series does once they’ve found their groove — make incremental updates to gameplay, presentation, and roll out a few new modes that cause a stir.
The gameplay additions aren’t necessarily groundbreaking. For me, they’re enough to move the needle as someone who appreciates refining things that work and making them even better. Changing the camera angle to allow to view the side angle of the ring and down the ramp is such a small tweak that brings an old school feel and somehow freshens the game at the same time.
After playing the full release of the game — which releases with the Deluxe and 40 Years of WrestleMania Editions on March 5 and Standard edition on March 8 — the new Exchanging Blows mini-game remains far and away my absolute favorite new addition. The realism of two opponents on their absolute last legs putting everything they have into each shot is something I didn’t realize I wanted in a game until it arrived. You can’t just toss shots endlessly, and depending on your character, stamina can go pretty quickly. Add that with the ability to make tag matches more intuitive by providing tag team partner instructions, and matches are significantly affected by these very small additions.
The presentation of the actual wrestlers even feels like it was elevated in this year’s iteration. Character models give off the larger-than-life presence often associated with their real-life counterparts.
After making a huge leap forward with the WarGames match addition last year, 2K24 added a few more gems in the shape of Casket, Ambulance, and Gauntlet match variations, as well as a revised Backstage Brawl. Those matches don’t quite move the needle the way WarGames did, but they serve their purpose – they’re fun gimmick options that feel best played in moderation, similar to what you’d expect from the traditional onscreen product.
Each match type has its benefits, but the return of the Special Guest Referee match feels like the most significant addition to the new offerings. As a referee, players can switch between actively refereeing the match and attack mode, meaning you won’t accidentally strike an opponent in the match when you’re in referee mode and you can cause as much chaos as you’d like in attack mode. Customizations are even down to what your referee is wearing, from an official’s shirt to their ring gear or even creating your own official.
The game modes are really where the bulk of my time playing came in. Showcase remains far and away my favorite mode. The Slingshot Tech takes fans from gameplay to real footage and back again as you accomplish tasks to unlock items. Traveling through 40 years of WrestleMania was the perfect tribute to one of wrestling’s most iconic events. And utilizing characters who were likely already going to be in the game felt like a great blend of the past and present.
In the past, playing one-off matches with friends or traveling through the Universe mode was where I spent most of time. The Universe sandbox remains strong with enough new additions to keep the game fresh and storytelling options aplenty through added cut scenes, double title matches, and a Loser Leaves Town stipulation.
This year, however, I found myself unable to put the control down once I got into MyGM mode. New features include allowing users to trade superstars and utilize talent scouts, which makes it one of the more robust iterations of the series. There’s still some functionality lacking, like setting up a match directly after a promo or certain match types missing, but the game mode gives just enough to keep fans satisfied.
Overall, the series is a solid next step in WWE 2K24’s growing empire. Combined with a star-studded DLC crew headlined by CM Punk and new and compelling MyRise stories, WWE 2K has raised the bar yet again on what fans should come to expect from the yearly pro wrestling series.
Regarding household names in the IPA world, it’s tough to beat the name recognition of Ballast Point Sculpin IPA. Always one of the top-rated West Coast IPAs, Sculpin IPA is named for (and adorned with an image of) the Sculpin fish, which is well-known for its sting — a reference to the bitter, hoppy bite of this beer.
The best part of this brew? It’s available everywhere, much to the excitement of IPA-loving beer drinkers.
So… assuming you’re a big fan of Ballast Point Sculpin IPA but want to continually try other beers with a similar flavor profile, which IPAs should you drink? Good news! There are countless high-quality, hoppy, dank, piney, perfectly bitter IPAs on the market just waiting to be discovered. And you don’t have to spend too long in the walk-in fridge at your local beer store and risk hypothermia looking for them, we did the work for you.
Below, you’ll find eight of the best IPAs for lovers of Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, ranked. Keep scrolling to see all the hoppy, resinous, citrus-filled goodness.
One of the most well-known West Coast IPAs ever made, Bear Republic Racer 5 is brewed with malted barley, wheat, and crystal malts. This popular, award-winning IPA gets its hoppy aroma and flavor from the use of Cascade and Columbus hops.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is filled with caramel malts, citrus peels, and floral, dank pine needles. The palate is filled with freshly baked bread, caramel malts, lemon peels, grapefruit, tangerine, and pine tar. The finish is filled with dank pine and lingers long after your last sip.
Bottom Line:
This is the epitome of a West Coast IPA. It has everything fans of the style look for. Especially fans of the Sculpin IPA.
If you’re a fan of Ballast Point Sculpin and you’ve never tried Melvin IPA, what are you waiting for? The Wyoming-based IPA has won multiple awards over the years because of its balanced, piney, dank flavor profile. This popular beer is brewed with 2-row base malt, C-40, and Carapils malt. It’s hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial hops.
Tasting Notes:
Before your first sip, you’ll be met with a nose of lemon peels, mandarin orange, grapefruit, bready malts, caramel, and floral, dank, pine needle aroma. There’s more of the same in the best way possible with freshly baked bread, toffee, candied orange peels, lemongrass, grapefruit, hay, and dank, resinous pine. The finish is dry, lightly bitter, and lingering.
Bottom Line:
Like Ballast Point Sculpin, Melvin IPA has a nice mix of malts, citrus peels, and dank, resinous, lingering pine.
Brewed with 2-row, Crisp Pale, and C-60 malts, this beloved, bitter IPA is hopped with Magnum, Simcoe, Centennial, and Santiam hops and dry-hopped with Amarillo hops. It’s known for its flavors of citrus, resinous pine, and bitter hops.
Tasting Notes:
A lot is going on with this beer’s nose. There are notes of caramelized pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine, grass, bready malts, and fur tips. Sipping it reveals notes of candied orange peel, grapefruit, toffee, freshly baked bread, lemon zest, and dank pine resin. The finish is loaded with citrus and lingering, bitter hops.
Bottom Line:
While this IPA does have the lingering bitter presence West Coast drinkers love, it also has a nice balance of malts and memorable citrus flavors.
If you’re a “hophead” you’re likely already a fan of Fat Head’s Head Hunter. If not, you need to add this beer to your IPA rotation. Brewed with Simcoe, Centennial, Mosaic, Citra, and Chinook hops, it gets its malt backbone from pale, C-15, Carapils, and Carahell malt.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a mix of tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, lime, caramel malts, grass clippings, honeydew melon, and a ton of resinous, dank pine. While this IPA begins with a nice, sweet, malty backbone, it’s all about the hops. The palate is loaded with grapefruit, tangerine, lemongrass, hay, and a ridiculous piney hop presence. The finish is bitter, hoppy, and highly memorable.
Bottom Line:
You’ll like this beer if you’re a fan of Ballast Point Sculpin. But you’ll love this beer if you can’t ever get enough hop aroma and flavor.
With a name like Flower Power, you should have a pretty good idea about what you’re getting into when you crack open one of these bad boys. Often rated as the best IPA in New York State, this timeless beer is brewed with 2-row pale and honey malts and gets its hop aroma and flavor from the addition of Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, and Ahtanum hops in the kettle. To add to that, it’s dry-hopped with Chinook, Simcoe, and Amarillo hops.
Tasting Notes:
Unsurprisingly the nose is very floral. There are also scents of caramel malts, clover honey, lemons, tangerines, grapefruit, and resinous pine. The palate continues this trend with orange peels, stone fruits, honeycomb, hay, wet grass, fresh flowers, and more pine. It ends with a lingering, dank, bitter finish that leaves you craving more.
Bottom Line:
This is a popular beer for a good reason. It’s balanced and flavorful. This is one for the fans of floral hops.
Upslope might not be located on the West Coast, but that didn’t stop the brewers from creating one of the best examples of the West Coast IPA and one that will appeal to fans of the Ballast Point Sculpin IPA. This year-round brew is well-known for its mix of tropical and citrus fruits, dank pine, and lasting bitterness.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is fruity with grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, and some light tropical aromas sneaking through. This is followed by a light malt aroma and a nice kick of resinous pine. Sipping it brings forth notes of lemon, pineapple, grapefruit, orange peel, caramel malt, and more dank, sticky pine needles. It’s hoppy, with just enough hop bite to keep drinkers satisfied.
Bottom Line:
If you enjoy Sculpin, but you wish it was a little fruitier and had the bitterness turned down a notch or two, this is your jam.
This is an extremely aptly named beer. This year-round brew from the folks at Sixpoint is brewed with a wallop of Chinook and Centennial hops. It’s well-known for its massive hop aroma and dank, sticky, resinous flavor. This is one for real hop lovers.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is extremely dank and resinous with a ton of pine. But there are also notes of citrus, tropical fruits, and light caramel malts to back the hop flavors up. The palate continues this trend. There’s a surprisingly sweet malt backbone surrounded by dank, sticky, weed-like hops, pine, grapefruit, and mandarin orange. The finish is super dank and perfectly bitter.
Bottom Line:
This beer leans heavily into the dank pine, but there’s enough fruity flavor and malt background so it doesn’t seem one-dimensional.
When it comes to San Diego (and all breweries in the US), Green Flash is a big name in the IPA game. Its classic West Coast IPA is a great choice for fans of Sculpin. One of the most popular, pioneering IPAs available, it’s brewed with a mix of five different hops as well as British Crystal malt. The result is a mix of sweet malt, tropical fruits, citrus, and dank pine.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of ripe raspberries, pineapple, guava, mango, caramel, and floral, piney hops greet you before your first sip. Drinking it reveals notes of grapefruit, berries, honeydew melon, freshly baked bread, caramel, pineapple, and resinous, floral, herbal pine. The finish is dry, pleasantly bitter, and lingering.
Bottom Line:
If you only try one beer on this list, make it this one. This is a classic West Coast IPA. It ticks all the IPA boxes and should appeal to you if you enjoy Sculpin IPA.
It’s not uncommon for parents to puzzle over their kids’ homework.
Sometimes, it’s just been too long since they’ve done long division for them to be of any help. Or teaching methods have just changed too dramatically since they were in school.
And other times, kids bring home something truly inexplicable.
Trameka Brown-Berry was looking over her 4th-grade son Jerome’s homework when her jaw hit the floor.
“Give 3 ‘good’ reasons for slavery and 3 bad reasons,” the prompt began.
You read that right. Good reasons … FOR SLAVERY.
Lest anyone think there’s no way a school would actually give an assignment like this, Brown-Berry posted photo proof to Facebook.
In the section reserved for “good reasons,” (again, for slavery), Jerome wrote, “I feel there is no good reason for slavery thats why I did not write.”
Yep. That about covers it.
The school assignment was intended to spark debate and discussion — but isn’t that part of the problem?
The assignment was real. In the year 2018. Unbelievable.
The shockingly offensive assignment deserved to be thrown in the trash. But young Jerome dutifully filled it out anyway.
His response was pretty much perfect.
We’re a country founded on freedom of speech and debating ideas, which often leads us into situations where “both sides” are represented. But it can only go so far.
There’s no meaningful dialogue to be had about the perceived merits of stripping human beings of their basic living rights. No one is required to make an effort to “understand the other side,” when the other side is bigoted and hateful.
In a follow-up post, Brown-Berry writes that the school has since apologized for the assignment and committed to offering better diversity and sensitivity training for its teachers.
But what’s done is done, and the incident illuminates the remarkable racial inequalities that still exist in our country. After all, Brown-Berry told the Chicago Tribune, “You wouldn’t ask someone to list three good reasons for rape or three good reasons for the Holocaust.”
At the very end of the assignment, Jerome brought it home with a bang: “I am proud to be black because we are strong and brave … “
Good for Jerome for shutting down the thoughtless assignment with strength and amazing eloquence.
As much as we’d like to pretend every phrase we utter is a lone star suspended in the space of our own genius, all language has a history. Unfortunately, given humanity’s aptitude for treating each other like shit, etymology is fraught with reminders of our very racist world.
Since I have faith that most of you reading want to navigate the world with intelligence and empathy, I figured it’d be useful to share some of the everyday phrases rooted in racist etymology.
Knowledge is power, and the way we use and contextualize our words can make a huge difference in the atmospheres we create.
1. Thug
According to Meriam-Webster’s dictionary definition, a thug is “a violent criminal.” Obviously, this definition leaves the word open to define people of all ethnicities.
When you consider the people who are called thugs — groups of black protesters, victims of racist violence, teenagers minding their own business, and flip the racial element, you’d be hard-pressed to find examples of white people being called thugs in earnest by the media (or really by anyone).
let me get this straight. Marshawn Lynch is “thug” because he doesn’t talk enough, & Richard Sherman is a “thug” because he talks too much?
— Coach Ray Hubbard (@Coach Ray Hubbard) 1422371279
“The reason it bothers me is because it seems like it’s an accepted way of calling somebody the N-word now. It’s like everybody else said the N-word and then they say ‘thug’ and that’s fine. It kind of takes me aback and it’s kind of disappointing because they know,” Sherman said.
If a 1400 SAT score and a degree from Stanford makes you a “thug” then I want my kids to be thugs. @RSherman_25pic.twitter.com/MWuWWPNSWh
If you’re talking about an actual criminal, there are so many descriptive words to invoke besides “thug.” Given its current use as a negative, racially-coded word, avoiding its use seems like an easy and obvious move.
2. Grandfather Clause
When most of us hear the term “grandfather clause” we just think of the generalized description: a person or entity that is allowed to continue operating over now expired rules. But the literal meaning reveals the “grandfather clause” was a racist post-Reconstruction political strategy.
“Grandfather clause, statutory or constitutional device enacted by seven Southern states between 1895 and 1910 to deny suffrage to African Americans. It provided that those who had enjoyed the right to vote prior to 1866 or 1867, or their lineal descendants, would be exempt from educational, property, or tax requirements for voting. Because the former slaves had not been granted the franchise until the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870, those clauses worked effectively to exclude black people from the vote but assured the franchise to many impoverished and illiterate whites.”
In modern speak, this basically meant the Grandfather Clause let white people off the hook for new voting requirements because their ancestors were already registered voters. Meanwhile, black people were required to fill out impossible literacy tests and pay exorbitant poll taxes to vote. This in turn, meant many black people were unable to vote, while white people weren’t held to the same standard.
3. Gypsy or “Gyp”
The word “Gypsy” was (and is) a racial slur referring to the Roma people. The Roma people are descendants of Northern India who, due to severe marginalization and threats of violence by others, lived a nomadic lifestyle of forced migration for centuries.
During a fraught history, Roma people were taken as slaves in Romania and were targeted for genocide by the Nazis.
The word “Gypsy” is a slang word perpetuating stereotypes of Roma people as “thieves, rowdies, dirty, immoral, con-men, asocials, and work-shy” according to the Council of Europe.
In a similar vein, the term “Gyp” or “getting gypped” means to cheat or get conned, and many connect this meaning as another racist extension of Gypsy.
4. No Can Do
The saying u201cno can dou201d and u201clong time no seeu201d came from Westerners mocking Chinese immigrants https://twitter.com/trashyewest/status/995768305003610112u00a0u2026
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the very common phrase “no can do” was originally made popular as a way to make fun of Chinese immigrants.
“The widespread use of the phrase in English today has obscured its origin: what might seem like folksy, abbreviated version of I can’t do it is actually an imitation of Chinese Pidgin English. The phrase dates from the mid-19th to early-20th centuries, an era when Western attitudes towards the Chinese were markedly racist.”
5. Sold Down The River
“The phrase ‘sold down the river’ came from Louisville, Kentucky, where the enslaved were traded in one of the largest slave markets of the 19th century.”https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/02/louisville-confronts-its-redlining-past-and-present/517125/?utm_source=twbu00a0u2026
Upon first hearing, many people associate the phrase “sold down the river” with the notion of being betrayed, lied to, or otherwise screwed over. While these definitions all technically apply to the origin, the root of this phrase is much more bleak.
According to a report from NPR, being “sold down the river” was a literal reference to slavery, and the families that were torn apart in the south.
“River” was a literal reference to the Mississippi or Ohio rivers. For much of the first half of the 19th century, Louisville, Ky., was one of the largest slave-trading marketplaces in the country. Slaves would be taken to Louisville to be “sold down the river” and transported to the cotton plantations in states further south.
This heavy connotation sadly makes sense, but also makes casual use of the phrase feel way more cringe-inducing.
6. Welfare Queen
The GOP argument on Obamacare has more than a whiff of Reagan-era racial “welfare queen” politics —> https://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/a-brutal-translation-of-the-disincentive-to-work-20140206u00a0u2026
This straw woman in Reagan’s campaign served as a racially-charged exaggeration of one minor case of real welfare fraud used to pedal his platform for welfare reform.
Needless to say, the term has sadly lived on as a racially-charged vehicle used to undermine the importance of welfare programs, while peddling gross stereotypes about black women.
On top of all the other offenses, this stereotype is of course ignoring the fact that poor white Americans receive the most welfare out of any economically-disadvantaged demographic.
7. Shuck And Jive
Obama’s Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies https://fb.me/1m3q5c2IR
“The fact that black slaves sang and shouted gleefully during corn-shucking season, and this behavior, along with lying and teasing, became a part of the protective and evasive behavior normally adopted towards white people in ‘ traditional’ race relations.”
Likewise, the modern usage of this phrase refers to pandering, selling out, or instances in which black people go along with racist white people’s wishes. Again, not a phrase to be thrown around lightly.
8. Long Time No See
The very commonly used greeting “long time no see” first became popular as a way to make fun of Native Americans. The phrase was used as a way to mock a traditional greeting exchanged between Native Americans.
“Long Time No See was originally meant as a humorous interpretation of a Native American greeting, used after a prolonged separation. The current earliest citation recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) comes from W.F. Drannan’s book Thirty-one Years on Plains (1901): ‘When we rode up to him [sc. an American Indian] he said: ‘Good mornin. Long time no see you’.”
The act of committing genocide is not limited to human lives, but also translates to a normalized cultural violence. Deconstructing, mocking, and erasing someone’s language contributes to this pattern of colonialism.
9. The Peanut Gallery
Did you know the phrase ‘peanut gallery’ has racist origins?nnIt was the cheapest and worst part of the theater, and the only option for Black attendees. No one wanted to sit in the peanut gallery and today, no one wants to hear from the peanut gallery. #RewriteBHM #BHMpic.twitter.com/vwHHHWLeVP
— Nat’l Urban League (@Nat’l Urban League) 1518542600
Most modern uses of the term “the peanut gallery” is in reference to a group of people who needlessly criticize or mocking another person. However, the historical roots of this term are much more racist and painful.
Originally, this term referred to the balconies in segregated theaters where black people were forced to sit. The nickname “peanut” was given due to the fact that peanuts were introduced to America at the same time as the slave trade. Because of this, there was a connection drawn between black people and peanuts.
10. Uppity
MINORITIES MUST STAND UP TO ABUSE:nKneeling to protest at games is tasteful yet effective. But white owners and racists think blacks are too uppity. n”UppitynWord used by racist old white Southerners to refer to any black person who looks them in the eye.” –URBAN DICTIONARYpic.twitter.com/CrRQJqTyTl
As of now, the word “uppity” is often used as a synonym for “stuck up” or “pretentious” or “conceited.” But the roots of the word are far more specific and racist.
The word Uppity was first used by Southerners to refer to slaves who did not fall into line, or acted as if they “didn’t know their place.”
So, basically, any black person who overtly stood up to racism. Given the heaviness of this origin, it seems best to leave this word at home when looking to describe a pretentious acquaintance.
Sadly, given our ugly history, there are many more words and phrases I could add to this list. In the meantime, hopefully this list is helpful for navigating the racism innate in our language.
In late September, talk show host Drew Barrymore made an off-hand comment about sex that caused an unexpected stir. During a “Drew’s News” segment with Ross Mathews, the two discussed Andrew Garfield’s admission he abstained from sex for six months while filming Martin Scorsese’s 2016 film “Silence.”
“I get abstaining from sex, I mean I did that my entire 20s, right?” Mathews joked, to which Barrymore responded, “What’s wrong with me that six months doesn’t seem like a very long time? I was like, ‘Yeah so?’”
“We buried the lede there, that’s the headline. Drew can go six months, no big deal,” Mathews added. “Years,” Barrymore confirmed.
A woman in Barrymore’s yoga class mentioned her comments in passing, not knowing she was speaking to the actress. “You look just like Drew Barrymore except for you look like you have mental wellness and besides … she hates sex!” Barrymore recounted on her blog.
After the rude comment, Barrymore decided to clear things up on her blog. Her explanation was a mature way of looking at love and intimacy and the challenges faced by single mothers.
She gave some background behind her blog post in an Instagram video.
“At nearly 48 I have very different feelings about intimacy than I did growing up,” Barrymore wrote. “However, after two kids and a separation from their father that has made me cautious, I have had the pleasure of shifting my focus when it comes to love for myself and my two daughters. I know that does not include a man nor has it for a while. I’ve come to realize through working in therapy (with Barry), he said something and I had to write it down. He said, ‘Sex is not love! It is the expression of love.’”
Barrymore wants to set an example of a healthy view of intimacy for her two daughters, Olive, 10, and Frankie, 8, who she had with ex-husband Will Kopelman.
“I’m also raising two daughters, so how we raise girls to be appropriate and empowered and to love themselves and to realize that we live in an age where the images and messages that they will see will also contradict what I have come to believe intimacy is!” she wrote.
The “Wedding Singer” star divorced Kopelman a little more than seven years ago and it’s taken her time to feel comfortable again in a relationship. While she doesn’t judge those who jump right into new relationships after getting divorced, what feels right to her is what matters.
“Some people can get out of a marriage or relationship and in the near future find themselves in another relationship. There is nothing wrong with that! Not one bit,” she wrote. “I do not judge! I celebrate their journey! Because for some people that really works. It didn’t work for me.”
Barrymore’s decision to open up about her love life and share her deepest thoughts about intimacy are brave, especially in a world where celebrities are expected to flaunt their sexuality. Barrymore is strong to admit that she has scars from the loss of her marriage and that running back into a relationship isn’t right for her at this time.
There are a lot of people who are grieving the loss of a relationship and don’t feel they’re allowed to take time for themselves. Let’s hope that Barrymore’s admission gives them strength to be alone when it’s what’s best for their well-being.
It’s not a secret that nearly all golden retrievers are identical. Honestly, magic has to be involved for owners to know which one belongs to them when more than one golden retriever is around. Seriously, how do they all seem have the same face? It’s like someone fell asleep on the copy machine when they were being created.
Outside of collars, harnesses and bandanas, immediately identifying the dog that belongs to you has to be a secret skill because at first glance, their personalities are also super similar. That’s why it’s not surprising when one family dropped off their sweet golden pooch at daycare and to be groomed, they didn’t notice the daycare sent out the wrong dog.
See, not even their human parents can tell them apart because when the swapped dog got home, nothing seemed odd to the owners at first. She was freshly groomed so any small differences were quickly brushed off. But this accidental doppelgänger wasn’t fooling her feline siblings.
Once the dog was in their house, they noticed that their cats started behaving strangely towards their canine sibling. The cats started attacking the dog, likely trying to get it to tell them what they did with their real dog sister. Cat slaps and a house full of strange people didn’t dampen the imposter’s spirit though, in fact, that’s what helped reveal the switcharoo.
This dog kept handing out face kisses and had no interest in seeing her favorite neighbor. After putting all of those things together, the owners decided to hightail it to the vet’s office to scan the dog’s microchip. Alas, they indeed had the wrong dog.
“We just never even thought that that would happen, and of course we thought we would know right? Like we’re her parents, we would know something was wrong, we would know right off the bat that it wasn’t Emmy,” Kebby Kelley told Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Seems both golden retrievers got to go on a really strange adventure that deserves a lifetime of delicious dog treats for the confusion.
Most episodes of “Saturday Night Live” are scheduled so the funnier bits go first and the riskier, oddball sketches appear towards the end, in case they have to be cut for time. But on the February 4 episode featuring host Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian,” “The Last of Us”), the final sketch, “Lisa from Temecula,” was probably the most memorable of the night.
That’s high praise because it was a strong episode, with a funny “Last of Us” parody featuring the Super Mario Brothers and a sketch where Pascal played a protective mother.
In “Lisa from Temecula,” Paul, played by Pascal, takes a few friends out for dinner, played by Punkie Johnson, newcomer Molly Kearney and breakout star Bowen Yang. The trouble comes when Johnson’s sister Lisa, played by Ego Nwodim, orders her steak “extra, extra well done.”
The sketch is a play on the notion that it’s a faux pas to order well-done steak, especially in a fancy restaurant. However, Lisa doesn’t care and won’t tolerate “one speck of red” on her steak.
The sketch is one of the rare moments on “SNL” where things are so funny that the cast breaks character. Pascal has difficulty getting through his lines and Yang has to cover his face because he can’t stop laughing. But Nwodim only has one small break in the scene and keeps it together as the sketch’s comedy core.
“Lisa from Temecula” got a lot of attention on social media and Nwodim later thanked the sketch’s writers Alex English, Gary Richardson and Michael Che.
u201cwe have @alex3nglish + Gary Richardson and Che to thank for Lisa. love them 4Life.u201d
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