Month: January 2025

The third round of All-Star fan voting was released by the NBA on Thursday, the last update before the starters are officially unveiled on January 23 on TNT. In it, there was some movement, with LeBron James vaulting to second in the West frontcourt as the most notable change from the last update. But for the most part, things have held in place at the top of each group.

For the most part, there are few surprises in the fan vote. The three frontcourt starters for both conferences, per the fans, and the West backcourt are all locks to make the team no matter what happens with the media and player vote that make up 25 percent of the starter vote each. However, the East backcourt features one particularly fascinating case in LaMelo Ball, who is tops in fan voting but is not an absolute lock to make the All-Star roster.

Ball, to be clear, is putting up incredible numbers in Charlotte, averaging 29.6 points, 7.5 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game, which are unquestionably All-Star worthy stats. He is also one of the most creative offensive players in the league, and I’d argue he’s the kind of player that the All-Star Game needs, which is a big part of why he leads the fan vote. But, he has only played in 26 of the team’s 37 games, has not shot the ball efficiently, and the Hornets have the NBA’s second-worst record. Fair or not, team success has always played a significant role in All-Star voting, particularly when it comes to the reserve selections by the coaches and the media’s starter vote. This year, the East backcourt is the hardest group to narrow down the All-Star list, as there are nine or 10 guards with a legitimate case (including Ball) and many of them play big roles with strong statistical profiles on teams that are exceeding expectations, which always helps in All-Star and awards voting.

How Ball fares in the player and media voting will likely determine whether he ends up on the All-Star roster, because I think he’ll have a hard time beating out four of Damian Lillard, Trae Young, Darius Garland, Cade Cunningham, Tyler Herro, and Tyrese Maxey in the coaches voting. His top competition for the starting spots are Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Brunson, who I expect to be near the top of both the player and media voting lists.

Beyond the battle on those two ballots, it also will be crucial where Brunson, in particular, finishes in fan voting. Right now, Mitchell is second in fan voting by a healthy margin and feels like a guy you can write down in pen as a starter this year because he’ll end up high on both the player and media list (I’d be surprised if he isn’t first on both lists). Brunson, on the other hand, is fourth in fan voting, but closed the gap on Lillard significantly for third, and if he can close down that last 27,000 votes to pass Lillard for third in fan voting by next Thursday, that could determine Ball’s fate. Brunson is, I would guess, going to finish second in media voting. There are some talking themselves into Cunningham in that spot, but ultimately, I think it’ll be Brunson. He’s also well respected around the league, and I think he has a good shot to be second in player voting (a year ago he finished third with players).

However, even if he is second in both, finishing fourth in fan voting (which is the tie-breaker) would mean his average would make him the third guard. That means LaMelo could finish third in player voting and seventh in media voting and tie Brunson, with fan voting giving him the second spot — it’s not dissimilar to how Brunson and Lillard tied last year, with Lillard getting the spot thanks to a higher fan vote finish.

If Brunson can pick off that third spot in fan voting, though, a second-place finish in one and no lower than a third-place finish in the other would give him a floor of 2.75, which would make Ball’s path to a spot much trickier. To get to where he’d need to finish so that he’s guaranteed a starting spot (a finish of 2.5), Ball would need a combined average finish of fourth in player and media voting — for example, second place in one and sixth place in the other — which is unlikely. To get to 2.75, he’d need an average of 4.5 (third and sixth or second and seventh), which is more doable, but still not a guarantee.

Ball is seemingly well-liked around the league, and I don’t think he’ll deal with Trae Young’s issue in recent years of getting buried in the player voting. I don’t think anyone can feel particularly solid about predicting anything with the always chaotic player vote, but when Ball was mostly hurt last year, he still got 29 votes and finished seventh in player voting. If the players vote Ball at No. 1, this all is moot, but anything else will make things interesting. Ball will likely need to be high in player voting to offset a low finish on the media ballot, as I have a hard time seeing Ball finishing higher than sixth in media voting given the names also on the board. Last year, only six guards got votes from the media, meaning everyone got seventh that didn’t receive a vote. But this year, I expect it to be seven or even eight that get votes.

Ball earning a starting spot or not will have a considerable impact on the roster crunch for reserve guards. If he is a starter alongside Mitchell, then you only have two guaranteed spots and two wild cards for the rest of the group. That means there are, at most, four spots for Brunson, Lillard, Garland, Cunningham, and Young, all of whom have extremely strong candidacies. If Ball doesn’t get a starting spot, he could become an extremely rare fan voting winner to not even make the All-Star team, because Brunson likely gets the second spot and then it’s the four other names above and Ball competing for the last four spots. Given how coaches have voted in the past, I would make Ball an underdog to get one of those spots.

That would lead to plenty of discourse about the voting process, Ball’s candidacy, and what the All-Star Game is meant to be. Either way the next week of voting goes, LaMelo is going to be the pivot point for the East when starters are announced, and he may be in a position of being a starter or being left off the roster entirely.

Los Angeles wildfire relief is quickly becoming a leading philanthropic cause as the damage caused by the natural disaster adds up. Now, Live Nation is getting in on it: Recently, they announced FireAid, a benefit concert set for Inglewood’s Intuit Dome on January 30.

Information on tickets and who’s performing hasn’t been officially shared yet, but TMZ claims to have an inside look at the show: Per “sources with direct knowledge,” Billie Eilish (who was spotted volunteering at a relief event recently), Lady Gaga (who was spotted at a Burger King recently), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (who, like Eilish and Gaga, have LA ties) are set to be among the 50-plus performers.

In other unofficial news, according to another TMZ report, the event is becoming larger than initially expected, so much so that it will also reportedly be held at The Forum nearby. The event is apparently also expected to be livestreamed.

As for getting official information as it arrives, there’s a sign-up page here.

In their announcement of the event, Live Nation says the show is “dedicated to rebuilding communities devastated by wildfires and supporting efforts to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California,” and that proceeds “will go towards a 501(c)(3) created for this event that will focus on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies to ensure LA is better prepared for fire emergencies.”

Meanwhile, The Eagles have donated $2.5 million to the event. Like the other aforementioned artists, it remains to be seen if they’ll be on the performance lineup.

HBO cannot quit the Westeros jam yet, but their upcoming slate is diversified to the Max. That’s where James Gunn’s Creature Commandos launched the DCU, where Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer followup will surface, and where Bill Skarsgård will get spooky again as Pennywise, but do not worry, one of the best shows on TV, Industry, will also return.

The sudsy financial drama will require substantial retooling after showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay imploded Pierpoint in that game-changing season finale, which actually could have passed as a series finale. However, HBO enjoyed growing audience numbers with a press release noting that the third season was “pacing nearly 40% ahead of season two” and that “social conversations” were “growing by double-digits each week.” By popular demand, it seems, Industry (and the wreckage of Pierpoint) will be back, so let’s place bets on what will come next.

Cast

The way that the third season ended does leave the cast somewhat up in the air. Does Pierpoint’s fate signal the end of Ken Leung as Eric on this series? Surely not. Remember, the second season finale also threatened to blow up the key Harper-and-Eric dynamic, but after her firing, she rose even further on the finance ladder (with added corporate espionage), so there’s zero reason to believe that Eric is out of the game because of his golden parachute. He simply doesn’t seem like the retiring type. Will he work with Harper again, as he half requested in the third season finale? Please.

With that said, HBO hasn’t confirmed any casting tidbits, but we will likely see several usual suspects again, including Myha’la as Harper Stern (now alongside Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn). Additionally, Marisa Abela’s new Yasmin incarnation as the “Thoroughly Modern Lady Muck” will hopefully be a focal point as she settles into marriage with Kit Harington’s Sir Henry Muck. Additionally, Sagar Radia should be back as Rishi Ramdani, and unless the show plans to go global (which could happen), it’s impossible to predict whether Harry Lawtey will continue onscreen as the pure-hearted Rob Spearing, who’s now in Silicon Valley for Little Labs.

Elsewhere, Jay Duplass could return after Jesse Bloom left prison, but we’re unlikely to see David Jonsson return as Gus. His movie career took off with Alien: Romulus, and he will soon be in the thick of Scandalous filming with Colman Domingo and Sydney Sweeney.

Plot

What little that has been revealed of the plot has been mostly speculative by the cast itself. Marisa Abela recently indicated to Deadline that she cannot wait to see where Yasmin is going after being betrayed by Harper and sort-of betraying Rob. The complicated heiress has built up so much armor that, in Abela’s words, “I think that the only people that know Yasmin … the real Yasmin, are the audience now, and that’s just a really exciting place to be.”

As for where Rishi is at following the murder of Diana, Sagar Radia declared (also to Deadline), “I think the great thing about that scene is that it’s not in turn with the show at all, so therefore the shock factor is sort of tenfold … it wasn’t anything that I anticipated was going to happen.” Diana’s death is actually a punch that nearly got pulled during production, but if y’all were wondering whether Rishi’s destructive actions can somehow lead to redemption? Mickey Down doesn’t think that’s possible: “My instinct as a nice person, obviously, is to give Rishi a nice ending, but my instinct as a writer of Industry is to give Rishi a slightly less nice ending.”

The above musings aside, co-creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down opened up the writers’ room last fall, and they addressed the possibility of going international with settings rather than remaining in London. Harper did, after all, mention that she wouldn’t mind working from New York, but Mickey Down seems to be intent upon keeping the show focused in England:

“It’s very hard to answer that. I mean without giving it too much away. It’s an American-effected show because we grew up watching those shows and obviously it follows several American characters. There is something about London and, especially in the last season, our exploration of London, and in particular London high society, which I think is unique to this show and I would hate to lose. And I think there are other shows that have done similar things in the US, but there is nothing in the UK which feels real and authentic and is actually giving you a sort of a firsthand, I would say, insight into that world. And I think that’s probably what you do for season four.”

Release Date

The series has been favoring two year gaps, so it’s likely that we will see the fourth season in Summer 2026.

Trailer

Forget the financial sector trapping for the moment, and enjoy this mutual-wingman-type conversation between Harper and Rob. The relationships are where it’s at on Industry.

A new Lucy Dacus era is upon us. After tending to Boygenius matters, Dacus has a new solo album, Forever Is A Feeling, on the way. She announced the project yesterday, and later that day, she gave one of the two new singles, “Ankles,” its live debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

It was an artistic affair: Dacus, wearing the same opulent red dress from the song’s video, performed in front of a golden frame and was even accompanied by a string section.

Fallon himself even got in on the fun, not during the performance itself, but by posing with Dacus for a fantastic photo off stage.

Dacus previously said of the album, “I got kicked in the head with emotions. Falling in love, falling out of love. […] You have to destroy things in order to create things. And I did destroy a really beautiful life. […] You can’t actually capture forever, but I think we feel forever in moments. I don’t know how much time I’ve spent in forever, but I know I’ve visited.”

Watch Dacus’ Tonight Show performance of Forever Is A Feeling single “Ankles” above.

Forever Is A Feeling is out 3/28 via Geffen Records. Find more information here.

Each week our staff of film and television experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.

15. Black Doves (Netflix)

In Black Doves, the always wonderful Keira Knightley plays Helen, an undercover professional spy who has been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the titular Black Doves. But when her secret lover Jason is assassinated, an old friend (Paddington’s Ben Whishaw!) is tasked with keeping her safe. Together, they set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason, which, as often happens with these kinds of shows, leads them into a vast conspiracy. Pepe Silvia will be watching.

Watch it on Netflix

14. Conclave (Peacock)

Discover what all the fuss over the vaping cardinal is about. Directed by Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Conclave is about the messy drama behind selecting a new pope. Per the official synopsis: “Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.” Such drama queens.

Watch it on Peacock

13. Dexter: Original Sin (Paramount Plus)

The Dark Passenger-verse expands with Dexter: Original Sin, a prequel to the original series and Dexter: New Blood. This one is set in 1991 and follows Dexter Morgan (played by Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to serial killer with guidance from his father Harry (Christian Slater). Michael C. Hall will reprise his role, sort of, as the voice of young Dexter’s inner monologue. Will there be a treadmill? Find out!

Watch it on Paramount Plus

12. Laid (Peacock)

Stephanie Hsu, who really should have won the Oscar over her Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star, is joined by Zosia Mamet in the new series Laid. The “f*cked up rom-com” is about a woman who finds out that her former lovers are dying in unusual ways, and must go back through her “sex timeline” to figure out what the heck is going on.

Watch it on Peacock

11. Squid Game (Netflix)

Netflix’s most-watched show ever is back. Squid Game season 2 sees the return of Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae), a.k.a. Player 456, who has only one goal: to end the horrifying competition for good. This time, Gi-hun finds himself “locked in a tense battle” with the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), as well as trying to survive against the other competitors. Squid Game is the rare water-cooler show in the “death of the monoculture” era. Keep up if you want to know what your co-workers are talking about.

Watch it on Netflix

10. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)

War is, generally speaking, bad… but I would not oppose a second Revolutionary War on the U.K. for getting Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl before the U.S. did. Just saying. Feathers McGraw returns in the new claymation masterpiece from Aardman. This time, the evil penguin aims to enact revenge on our cheese-loving heroes for getting him locked up in prison by reprogramming Wallace’s robotic garden gnome.

Watch it on Netflix

9. Asura (Netflix)

Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), Asura is a family drama set in 1979 about about four sisters — Tsunako (Rie Miyazawa), Makiko (Machiko Ono), Takiko (Yu Aoi), and Sakiko (Suzu Hirose) — who discover that their dad is having an affair. It’s being called 2025’s “first great new TV show.”

Watch it on Netflix

8. Black Box Diaries (Paramount Plus)

Black Box Diaries is one of 15 films to make the shortlist for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Oscars. It follows Japanese journalist Shiori Itō, who accused a prominent media executive of rape in 2017. She published a memoir about the case, Black Box, which is “credited with sparking the #MeToo movement in Japan,” according to a synopsis. The documentary is told through video diaries (shot on Itō’s iPhone), audio recordings, and courtroom footage. Black Box Diaries is a tough but essential watch.

Watch it on Paramount Plus

7. The Pitt (Max)

Noah Wyle? As a doctor? It’s crazy enough to work. This time, the ER star works in a hospital in Pittsburgh, and the show is “a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes.” The entire 15-episode first season takes place over the course of one 15-hour emergency room shift, not unlike 24.

Watch it on Max

6. American Primeval (Netflix)

For a while there, Taylor Kitsch was everywhere. He went from playing hunk with a heart of gold Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights to starring in two big-budget films, John Carter and Battleship, as well as a prominent role in Oliver Stone’s Savages, all released in 2012. But when all three films underperformed and/or were met with scorn from critics (justice for John Carter!), Kitsch stopped being The Next Best Thing. But now he’s back with his biggest part in years: American Primeval, a gritty, gloomy limited series set in the American frontier during the 1800s. The cast also includes the great Betty Gilpin, Kim Coates, and character actor favorite Shea Whigham.

Watch it on Netflix

5. Harley Quinn (Max)

Now in its fifth season, Harley Quinn shakes things up by moving the action from Gotham to Metropolis, which means the introductions of characters like Lena Luthor, Brainiac, and Red X. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the excellent voice cast, including Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn, Lake Bell as Poison Ivy, Alan Tudyk as Joker and Clayface, Ron Funches as King Shark, J.B. Smoove as Frank, and James Adomian as scene stealer Bane.

Watch it on Max

4. A Different Man (Max)

Sebastian Stan received career-best reviews for his performance in A Different Man, in which he plays Edward, an inspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to transform his appearance. But his dream turns into a nightmare when he loses out on the role he was born to play to the uber-confident Oswald (Adam Pearson), who has the same genetic condition he once had. A Different Man is a surreal, thought provoking, and inventive film.

Watch it on Max

3. A Real Pain (Hulu)

A Real Pain — which appeared on numerous Best Movies of 2024 lists — finds cousins David (played by Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Golden Globes winner Kieran Culkin) reuniting for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. But the journey takes a turn when old tensions resurface.

Watch it on Hulu

2. Back In Action (Netflix)

No, it’s not a live-action remake of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, although it is also about spies. (We all remember the spy plot in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, right?) Netflix’s Back in Action is Cameron Diaz’s first starring role in a film since 2014’s Annie. She plays Emily, a former CIA spy who, along with her husband Matt (Jamie Foxx), find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.

Watch it on Netflix

1. Severance (Apple TV Plus)

After a long, long break, one of the best shows on TV is back. Severance picks up where season 1 left off, with Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Helly Riggs), Dylan (Dylan), and Irving (Irving Bailiff) trifling with the severance barrier, “leading them further down a path of woe,” according to the cryptic Apple TV Plus synopsis. There are so many mysteries left to answer: what’s the deal with Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman)? What’s the deal with Seth Milchick (series MVP Tramell Tillman)? And seriously, what’s the deal with the goats?

Watch it on Apple TV Plus

The NFL Playoffs began in mixed fashion during Wild Card weekend. While there were some lofty highs including Sunday night’s game between Washington and Tampa Bay, many of the games were lopsided with five home teams advancing by an average of 17.6 points per game. Moving forward, however, that is not necessarily a bad thing for the postseason, as the best teams in the league are still alive and the quality of competition projects to improve.

In this space, we had a winning week in the Wild Card round, making three straight positive weeks overall. Does that make up for a disastrous stretch over the first 17 weeks? Certainly not, but we’re perhaps righting the ship at a good time, even if I will rehash the 18-point fourth quarter from the Chargers-Texans game for a long time.

Before diving into a juicy Divisional Round slate, let’s take stock.

• Wild Card Weekend: 3-2
• 2025 Season: 39-54-2

Come get these winners.

Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans UNDER 21 points in the first half — Caesars

The Texans are playing quite well on defense, and the Chiefs are quite good on that side of the ball. The full game under here would also be appetizing, but there’s a chance Mahomes and company get loose late in the game or the Texans start heaving to try and make a comeback. Let’s get off to a slow start on the scoreboard and a hot start in the column.

TEASER: Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5) over Houston Texans AND Buffalo Bills (+7.5) over Baltimore Ravens — FanDuel, DraftKings

With all due respect to Houston’s defense, the Chiefs as part of a Wong teaser through two key numbers was pretty much an auto-play for me. I wouldn’t want to lay 8.5, but that’s a valuable leg. The other side is trickier because, in full transparency, I was ready to take the Ravens up to +7.5 early in the week when Buffalo was favored. I honestly would’ve found value in either side as long as it was up to 7.5 or higher, and Buffalo getting more than a touchdown at home is appetizing.

Washington Commanders (+9.5) over Detroit Lions — Widely Available

Candidly, I am not over-the-moon about the Commanders in a vacuum, but this number has broken contain. The Lions are the better team and standing in front of that offense is terrifying. However, this is a big number, and Detroit’s defense was struggling quite badly before Week 18. I tend to think those problems aren’t fixed yet. Maybe Jayden Daniels can get us in the backdoor if needed.

Los Angeles Rams (+6.5) over Philadelphia Eagles — FanDuel, ESPN Bet

I’ve thought the Rams were at least slightly undervalued all season, as long as Stafford was upright and their weapons were relatively intact. That is the case here, and I’m certainly less firm on Philadelphia’s offense than most seem to be. Granted, the Eagles are the better team and should be favored, but I don’t mean leaning on Stafford and company to put together a big late drive if we need it.

Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams UNDER 22.5 points in the first half — FanDuel, BetRivers

Like the first game of the weekend, I like the full game as well, but lean to the first half. I do trust the Eagles on defense, and the Rams have been plucky or better on that side of the ball. I’m expecting a feeling-out period of some kind in the early going, and I like this number available in a few spots. Bring me all the field goals and punts.

Basketball fans were treated to something special during the Summer Olympics in 2024: Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James all played on the same team. The trio was instrumental in the United States winning a gold medal in the men’s competition, and even beyond that, just seeing all three of them suit up alongside one another was a joy to watch.

No three players have come to define this era of basketball like Curry, Durant, and James, all of whom should head to Springfield the day after they announce their retirements from the NBA. And on Wednesday, the NBA treated fans to something special: A sit down conversation with the three legends of the game. It touched on a lot, but at one point (the 16:03 mark of the video at the top of this post), the trio were asked about continuing to play at a high level and not wanting to give up the torch to the next generation of players yet. James was quick to say it’s not about a desire to never pass that torch, but instead, they’re just committed to doing their craft at the highest level.

“We’re just naturally born hoopers who love the game and refuse to cheat the game while we’re playing,” James said, before pointing out some of the younger players that all three of them respect and want to see do great things when their time in the league comes to an end.

Curry then looked back on his conversations with guys like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and his father, Dell, about how guys want to leave the league in a better place than how they found it. He also cited the relationship that Durant has with Anthony Edwards, the latter of whom has never been shy about admitting that Durant is his favorite player, then mentioned that there’s a balance between keeping themselves at a high level, knowing that there’s young talent that has caused the league to evolve since their runs to the NBA Finals, and keeping the perspective that their careers will end sooner rather than later.

“It just reminds you that this is not gonna be around forever, and to enjoy every minute of it,” Curry said. “Cause, soon we’re gonna be — we’re not gonna be the bitter old heads, can we all agree on that? We’re not gonna be the bitter old heads that come back hating on the younger generation. But, definitely an appreciation and admiration for what they’re able to do, too.”

The whole conversation is, as you can guess, pretty incredible, but hearing them talk about leaving the league in a great place when they retire and the pride they have in some of the up-and-coming stars in the NBA really is special. Anyway, here’s hoping we can get all three of them a podcast or something at some point down the road.

Visionary director David Lynch has died. He was 78 years old.

The sad news was revealed by Lynch’s family on his official Facebook account. “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” the post reads. “We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”

Lynch revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with emphysema. “Yes, I have emphysema from my many years of smoking. I have to say that I enjoyed smoking very much, and I do love tobacco – the smell of it, lighting cigarettes on fire, smoking them – but there is a price to pay for this enjoyment, and the price for me is emphysema,” he wrote on X. “I have now quit smoking for over two years. Recently I had many tests and the good news is that I am in excellent shape except for emphysema. I am filled with happiness, and I will never retire.”

Where to even begin with David Lynch? His accomplishments as a filmmaker include cult favorite Eraserhead; surprise box office hit Blue Velvet; the Oscar nominated The Elephant Man and The Straight Story; and Mulholland Drive, one of only two films released since 2000 to appear in the top 10 of Sight and Sound‘s “Greatest Films of All Time” list. He also was an accomplished musician, advocate for transcendental meditation, and co-created Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The Return, which turned out to be his final project. It was yet another creative triumph in career full of them.

Last year, in response to a clip of Dua Lipa performing at a private McDonald’s event, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Burger King UK joked, “Well we are going to bring out Lady Gaga at our next event.”

No word yet on if Gaga made out it out to that next event, but she has at least visited a Burger King location since then.

On X today (January 16), a Lady Gaga fan account shared a security video of Gaga at a BK, supposedly filmed in King City, California yesterday. In the video, Gaga does some classic waiting in the seemingly empty restaurant, sipping from one of the two drinks she’s holding, wandering around the ordering area, and generally meandering. After about 25 seconds, a man (Gaga’s fiancé Michael Polansky, the fan account says) emerges from what would seem to be the bathroom, and the two leave the fast food eatery together.

As they head out, another customer enters and seems to get a bit of a look at Gaga as she passes by the pop icon. She then keeps walking before doing a triple-take, as if wondering if that actually was Lady Gaga she just saw at a random Burger King on a Wednesday.

It’s a fun video, so check it out here.

Devo‘s biggest hit by far is “Whip It.” The track, from 1980’s Freedom Of Choice, is the influential new wave group’s only top-20 hit, and it’s appeared in everything from The Simpsons to Stranger Things to So You Think You Can Dance. But over the past decade, it hasn’t been Devo’s most profitable song. That distinction belongs to “Uncontrollable Urge,” which was never released as a single, and it “only” has 30 million streams on Spotify compared to over 174 million for “Whip It.” So, how is it such a money maker?

Ridiculousness, that’s how.

A cover of “Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song for the Rob Dyrdek-hosted MTV series, which is pretty much all MTV plays. Tomorrow alone, the channel will air 20 episodes of Ridiculousness, which is actually down from a few years ago. Anita Greenspan, the manager and wife of Devo co-founder and “Uncontrollable Urge” writer Mark Mothersbaugh, told Rolling Stone that she estimates performance royalties bring in “around $1 million” every year.

“I’ve written so many other songs for films and television shows,” Mothersbaugh said. “I would’ve been shocked [years ago] if you told me this is the one that would become this prime source of income.” Greenspan added, “It’s ironic and kind of funny. In the beginning of MTV, you saw a lot of Devo because they were early to make videos, but MTV started questioning the videos Devo were making. [The videos] were subversive, they didn’t like them, and wouldn’t play them anymore. Now ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ is easily the most-played song on MTV, so [Devo] wins.”

You can listen to “Uncontrollable Urge” below, or, y’know, just wait 30 minutes for the next episode of Ridiculousness.