Over the weekend, America’s sweetheart Ayo Edebiri shared a cute photo on Instagram of herself laughing with Paul Mescal. “Happy St Paddy’s,” it read, along with a three-leaf clover emoji. You have to be terminally online to know this, but The Bear actress has frequently joked about hailing from Ireland; meanwhile, the All of Us Strangers star actually is Irish. It’s a good bit, but the post had people wondering: are Edebiri and Mescal dating?
Maybe they “soft launched” a relationship (it would be very Irish of them to do that on St. Patrick’s Day, of all days), but for now, they’re just good friends who enjoy drinking Guinness and befriending donkeys together.
While Ayo merely captioned the post: “Happy St Paddy’s!,” fans were quick to speculate if the picture was her way of announcing they were dating. They were quick to flood X with their thoughts, with many praising the pair while others questioned if they were set to star in a rom-com together. Fans shared: “me looking at the photo of ayo edebiri and paul mescal for the 500th time today”; “they’re my barbie and ken”; “They look beautiful together”; “They look beautiful”; “A very romantic relationship.”
There’s another possibility: as pointed out X user @girlflopping, “wait. hold on. Emily Henry working with the producers of Aftersun which starred Paul Mescal for the Book Lovers movie and then reposting a photo of Paul and Ayo?? I am connecting dots.” Have we found our Nora and Charlie?
Vice President Kamala Harris is on a mission to make penalties for marijuana-related offenses less harsh, and she has now recruited Fat Joe to the cause.
On Friday, March 15, Harris hosted a discussion on the topic at the White House, and it featured Fat Joe and others. As the Associated Press notes, the rapper “moderated a subsequent closed-door discussion that included Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and individuals who received pardons for prior marijuana convictions.”
Harris said during the event, “I cannot emphasize enough that they [Department Of Health And Human Services and Department Of Justice] need to get to it as quickly as possible and we need to have a resolution based on their findings and their assessment. But this issue is stark when one considers the fact that on the schedule currently marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin,” she said during the public portion of the meeting. Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl, which is absurd. Not to mention patently unfair. So I’m sure DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] is working as quickly as possible and will continue to do so and we look forward to the product of their work.”
As NPR notes, Harris also said plainly, “Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.”
But it looks like Wizkid no longer wants to be tethered to the genre. After a clip from his 2023 interview with Apple Music resurfaced, the “Money & Love” musician doubled down on his older statements.
In another posted screenshot by ThatGrapeJuice, he went on to clarify his initial statement. “Listen, am I African? Yes,” he wrote. “But I do make all sorts of music. I don’t want to be labeled just Afrobeats. That’s like saying every American artist makes rap.”
Lil Yachty made a similar point when he began to explore rock via his album Let’s Start Here. Still, users online weren’t pleased with Wizkid’s statement. View the mixed response from users online below.
Outsiders : you cannot box Burna Boy into just afrobeats… He does so many genres effortlessly
Nigerians… He should shut up.. Let’s see how long he can go alone
Afrobeat una…wizkid isn’t afrobeat artist he does every sound…he have done countless genres and even most of his albums speak for him…he have won countless awards in different genre is music category and also charted songs there. pic.twitter.com/InYimdAKXl
No bro you are getting it wrong again. Remove the “afro” whatever… wizkid is pop/r&b, burna is rap/reggae pop… We simply just call these guys afrobeat cos they are Africans, they just want it to stop. We even call Blaqbonez afrobeat artiste even tho blud does rap. https://t.co/13WhkjAX0o
Nothing wrong with what Wizkid is trying to drive home. It doesn’t make sense that every artiste is boxed under Afrobeat. Especially if you’re versatile with your craft. If you have the range to try something new it’s okay to leave the umbrella of Afrobeat and create your sound.
Now, Meek appears to be gearing up to expand his voice with a formal podcast. Continue below for more information.
Does Meek Mill Have A Podcast Deal?
Long story short, the answer is no. Well, at least not one that he’s willing to sign. On March 16, Meek put the bug out there on his official X (formerly Twitter) page. “I want a podcast deal. I have a lot to say on many different levels,” he wrote. “If you have a podcast business moving slowly, I can reverse that! I’ve always been my own media, and I wanna join the culture of black media!”
I want a podcast deal I have a a lot to say on many different levels! If you have a podcast business moving slow I can reverse that! From – meek mill – I’ve always been my own media and I wanna join the culture of black media!
Immediately after Meek announced his interest, his foe Akademiks chimed in. Instead of trolling as usual, Akademiks offered Meek a one-million-dollar production deal through his company. However, Meek quickly shot it down.
“Not like a finance podcast deal thing, LOL,” he wrote. “I hang around all billionaires, and I’m caked up… You streaming for your chair getting drunk … I’m changing laws and stopping major hood beefs and trying to uplift the culture!”
Not like a finance podcast deal thing lol I hang around all billionaires and I’m caked up … you streaming for your chair getting drunk … I’m changing laws and stopping major hood beefs and trying to uplift the culture! https://t.co/EA10uxkQob
If Akademiks is willing to throw up seven figures to fund Meek, we’re sure another company will place their bid soon enough. As of today (March 17), this venture is just a dream. But Meek has already shared the working name and mission of the audio project.
I wanna partner with somebody already good in the business not just dive in! 2 episodes a month!
Yeah just a podcast deal my boy…. I just wanna get in media now and rap to tell reforms stories about the system let others share their stories and address all propraganda … uplift the black culture … stop beefs publicly .. it’s gonna be called “culture currency” https://t.co/hQdr6yjcmw
Teach the level of business knowledge I know from the streets to being around extreme wealth! Like how you had the show on Spotify but fueling street beefs I want that type of opportunity!
The Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors met on Sunday night in Orlando, with the Magic cruising to a 111-96 victory that came as little surprise given the current trajectory of the two teams.
Orlando is a young team on the rise, sitting fifth in the East, making the leap into playoff contention this year behind Paolo Banchero’s growth into an All-Star along with steady improvement from the young cast around him. The Raptors, meanwhile, are beginning their rebuild after finally trading OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam to build around Scottie Barnes, and will surely look to what Orlando’s done as a potential blueprint for how best to build a young roster that can compete on both ends of the floor.
After the game, the two teams’ first round picks from a year ago, Gradey Dick and Anthony Black, met at midcourt and hashed out a plan to do a jersey swap, recognizing a great social media opportunity when they saw it, leading to the Magic tweeting out this image of the two youngsters (which eventually got deleted after someone made a phone call I’m sure, but the internet lives forever).
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In case you were wondering if they knew what they were doing with this swap and their positioning, of course they did, as Rob Perez pointed out on Twitter you could see Dick say “f**k it” as they discussed whether to make the swap or not (and Black changed what side of Dick he was on to make sure they got the funniest possible photo opp).
Knew exactly what they were doing. Watch Gradey say “f**k it…” at the beginning of this, and Anthony re-position himself. pic.twitter.com/N70ryyaeC1
You can see Black trying his best not to laugh, and I would bet that Gradey Dick will be a very popular jersey swap in the NBA as his career goes on because, deep down, everyone is still a teenager at heart.
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is set, with UCONN as the top overall seed as they look to win back-to-back national championships. The rest of the 1-seeds are Houston, Purdue, and UNC, but as we’ve seen all season, there’s plenty of parity in college hoops this year.
That means there will be plenty of folks picking upsets up and down the bracket this year, with first round games starting on Thursday afternoon. As always, our first taste of tournament action on Tuesday and Wednesday in the First Four in Dayton, and on Sunday night CBS and WBD Sports released the television schedule with tip times and announcer teams for all of the First Four and First Round games on Thursday and Friday.
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday, March 19
6:40 p.m. ET (truTV): 16. Wagner vs. 16. Howard (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, and Jon Rothstein)
9:10 p.m. ET (truTV): 10. Colorado State vs. 10. Virginia (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
Wednesday, March 20
6:40 p.m. ET (truTV): 16. Grambling vs. 16. Montana State (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
9:10 p.m. ET (truTV): 10. Colorado vs. 10. Boise State (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 21
12:15 p.m. ET (CBS): 9. Michigan State vs. 8. Mississippi State (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, and Allie LaForce)
12:40 p.m. ET (truTV): 11. Duquesne vs. 6. BYU (Tom McCarthy, Deb Antonelli, Avery Johnson, and AJ Ross)
1:30 p.m. ET (TNT): 14. Akron vs. 3. Creighton (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Evan Washburn)
2:00 p.m. ET (TBS): 15. Long Beach St. vs. 2. Arizona (Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, and Dana Jacobson)
2:45 p.m. ET (CBS): 16. Wagner/Howard vs. 1. North Carolina (Anderson, Jackson, and LaForce)
3:10 p.m. ET (truTV): 14. Morehead St. vs. 3. Illinois (McCarthy, Antonelli, Johnson, and Ross)
4:00 p.m. ET (TNT): 11. Oregon vs. 6. South Carolina (Catalon, Lappas, and Washburn)
4:30 p.m. ET (TBS): 10. Nevada vs. 7. Dayton (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)
6:50 p.m. ET (TNT): 10. Colorado State/Virginia vs. 7. Texas (Anderson, Jackson, and LaForce)
7:10 p.m. ET (CBS): 14. Oakland vs. 3. Kentucky (Catalon, Lappas, and Washburn)
7:25 p.m ET (TBS): 12. McNeese vs. 5. Gonzaga (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)
7:35 p.m. ET (truTV): 15. South Dakota St. vs. 2. Iowa St. (McCarthy, Antonelli, Johnson, and Ross)
9:20 p.m. ET (TNT): 15. Saint Peter’s vs. 2. Tennessee(Anderson, Jackson, and LaForce)
9:40 p.m. ET (CBS): 11. NC State vs. 6. Texas (Catalon, Lappas, and Washburn)
9:55 p.m. ET (TBS): 13. Samford vs. 4. Kansas (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)
10:05 p.m. ET (truTV): 10. Drake vs. 7. Washington St. (McCarthy, Antonelli, Johnson, and Ross)
Friday, March 22
12:15 p.m. ET (CBS): 9. Northwestern vs. 8. FAU (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson)
12:40 p.m. ET (truTV): 14. Colgate vs. 3. Baylor (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, and Jon Rothstein)
1:30 p.m. ET (TNT): 12. UAB vs. 5. San Diego St. (Lisa Byington, Steve Smith, Robbie Hummel, and Lauren Shehadi)
2:00 p.m. ET (TBS): 15. Western Kentucky vs. 2. Marquette (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, and Andy Katz)
2:45 p.m. ET (CBS): 16. Stetson vs. 1. UCONN (Eagle, Raftery, Hill, and Wolfson)
3:10 p.m. ET (truTV): 11. New Mexico vs. 6. Clemson (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
4:00 p.m. ET (TNT): 13. Yale vs. 4. Auburn (Byington, Smith, Hummel, and Shehadi)
4:30 p.m. ET (TBS): 10. Colorado/Boise St. vs. 7. Florida (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, and Katz)
6:50 p.m. ET (TNT): 9. Texas A&M vs. 8. Nebraska (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
7:10 p.m. ET (CBS): 13. Vermont vs. 4. Duke (Eagle, Raftery, Hill, and Wolfson)
7:25 p.m ET (TBS): 16. Grambling/Montana St. vs. 1. Purdue (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, and Katz)
7:35 p.m. ET (truTV): 13. Charleston vs. 4. Alabama (Byington, Smith, Hummel, and Shehadi)
9:20 p.m. ET (TNT): 16. Longwood vs. 1. Houston (Dedes, Spanarkel, and Rothstein)
9:40 p.m. ET (CBS): 12. James Madison vs. 5. Wisconsin (Eagle, Raftery, Hill, and Wolfson)
9:55 p.m. ET (TBS): 9. TCU vs. 8. Utah St. (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, and Katz)
10:05 p.m. ET (truTV): 12. Grand Canyon vs. 5. Saint Mary’s (Byington, Smith, Hummel, and Shehadi)
The 2023-24 season has seen women’s college basketball continue to grow in popularity, with Caitlin Clark’s pursuit of NCAA scoring history leading the way as the women’s game eclipsed the men’s in many instances in terms of being a ratings draw. The growth goes well beyond Clark’s immense star power, though, as South Carolina enters the NCAA Tournament undefeated (but not without some scares), LSU hopes to go back-to-back, USC star freshman Juju Watkins looks to make her name on the national stage, and as deep a group of contenders we’ve seen will believe they have a chance to make a run at a title.
On Sunday night we learned the matchups and pathways for all of those top teams, as the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket was unveiled with the full field of 68 learning where they’ll play their opening round games and against what teams.
It’s said that everyone dies twice. The first is your physical death, the second is the last time anyone utters your name.
Sybil Marie Hicks, from Baysville, Ontario, died on February 2, at the age of 81, but it’ll be a long time before her name is forgotten. Her children have turned her into a posthumous celebrity after writing a hilarious first-person obituary for her that was published in The Hamilton Spectator on February 5, 2019.
According to her daughter, it was fitting tribute.
“Mom was never boring,” Hicks’ daughter, Barb Drummond, told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Mom lived large. She would do anything for anyone. It was rare for Mom not to have a smile on her face. Mom was always ready for a laugh.”
The last word. Obit in todayu2019s @TheSpec u201cI finally have the smoking hot body I have always wanted…having been cremated.u201dpic.twitter.com/YQFOjRJjL8
The obituary begins with a shot at her husband, Ron. “It hurts me to admit it, but I, Mrs. Ron Hicks from Baysville, have passed away,” they wrote. “I leave behind my loving husband, Ron Hicks, whom I often affectionately referred to as a ‘Horse’s Ass.'”
She then goes on to roast her own children.
“I also left behind my children whom I tolerated over the years; Bob (with Carol) my oldest son and also my favourite. Brian (with Ginette) who was the Oreo cookie favourite, Brenda AKA ‘Hazel’ who would run to clean the bathrooms when she heard company was coming,” they continued. “Barbara (with Gordon) the ever Miss Perfect and finally Baby Bruce who wouldn’t eat homemade turkey soup because he didn’t want to be alert looking for bones while he ate.”
The piece ends with a great zinger and a bit of a mystery: “I finally have the smoking hot body I have always wanted… having been cremated. Please come say goodbye and celebrate my wonderful life with my husband and his special friend Dorothy who is now lovingly taking care of my horse’s ass.”
Did her husband have a side piece or are they talking about the dog?
The viral obituary has done more than just spread a few much needed laughs across the world, it’s helped the family heal after Hicks’ long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The disorder may have stolen Hicks’ quick wit sharp tongue; but, in a way, the obituary, has given voice to a woman who was long silenced.
“We wanted to do something that kind of celebrated who she was and to give us an opportunity to basically have one last conversation with her, and have some laughs at the same time,” he said.
The Hicks family hopes that those who are moved by their mother’s story will consider donating to their local Alzheimer’s charity.
The Madness has officially begun, as conference tournaments saw a number of surprising outcomes that had teams on the bubble sweating profusely on Selection Sunday.
NC State and Oregon winning the ACC and Pac-12 tournaments were the biggest chaos agents, as they swiped automatic bids in two of the power conferences and forced the tournament committee to significantly rearrange the bracket. Ultimately, the committee landed on the 68 teams that would be making it to the Big Dance later this week, starting with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio and then continuing on into the first round starting on Thursday and Friday.
Kyrie Irving has quite the catalogue of completely insane shots over the course of his NBA career, and on Sunday afternoon, he might have had his most impressive make yet. With things tied up in a Western Conference showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets, Irving hit a shot at the buzzer to give Dallas a much-needed 107-105 win.
But it wasn’t just a pull-up from three, or a crazy layup, or anything else we’ve come to expect out of Irving. Instead, it was a completely ridiculous running lefty hook from midrange despite a contest from Nikola Jokic.
Doncic played a big part in even getting Dallas to this point. With less than 30 seconds remaining and the game tied at 102, Jamal Murray pulled up from deep to give Denver the lead.
The Mavs were able to stop Murray from hitting a game-winner on the next possession, which gave Dallas a chance to get a walk-off winner. And fortunately for them, Irving was able to make it happen.
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Afrobeat has no substance
(@AbkJahgo) 
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to tell reforms stories about the system let others share their stories and address all propraganda … uplift the black culture … stop beefs publicly .. it’s gonna be called “culture currency” 
