A cold brew maker, watermelon cutter, sunscreen, and other amazing things that get a lot of fan mail (five-star reviews).

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We’ve all had bad roommates! But sometimes you ARE the bad roommate.

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Are you 50% Rizzo and 50% Marty?

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“I feel like both of your careers are definitely done because you just shot a man for no reason,” a bystander told officers in the moments after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot.

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Congratulations are in order for Pusha T as he welcomes his baby son with wife Virginia to the world. Pusha, who just two years ago mocked Drake for “hiding a child,” was excited to share the first public photos of his son with his followers on Instagram, revealing the baby’s birthdate and name: Nigel Brixx Thornton was born on June 11, 2020 and apparently shares a lot in common with much of Pusha’s rap material.

Unfortunately for Pusha and Nigel, like Drake’s recent photos of his own son, Adonis, Push’s revelation led to more than a few comments on Twitter cracking wise at his son’s name. “He’s so committed to the coke bars, baby’s middle name is Brixx,” wrote one commenter, while another observed yet another tie between Pusha and his rival: “Nigel Brixx sounds like a character on Top Boy.” Meanwhile, one eager fan of the beef between the two rappers noted that they were already “ready to see Adonis and Nigel Brixx beef.” It looks like hip-hop may have its own version of the Hatfields and the McCoys — that is, if some fans get their way.

Jokes aside, it’s good to see Pusha’s firstborn is healthy and Pusha is so happy to be a dad. Check out the photos and the reactions from the peanut gallery above.

It’s been over a year since we saw Chris Evans’ maiden voyage with the MCU, with Avengers: Endgame giving Captain America a bittersweet farewell. But he’ll likely spend the rest of his life talking about his stint as Steve Rogers. In fact, his head’s still very much in Marvel mode, as he revealed in a new interview that there’s another major Avenger he would have to loved to have played.

“I love Captain America, but Spider-Man was my childhood hero. I would have loved doing scenes like attaching myself to the sides of buildings and trying to spring from one building to the next,” Evans told SCMP (as caught by ComicBook.com).

Alas, there’s one catch: “But I would have hated to wear Spider-Man’s mask. I’m very claustrophobic, and I doubt whether I could have worn that kind of full suit and mask for hours a day on a set. I much prefer my Captain America outfit, which I think is cooler anyway!”

Note, of course, that as Cap, Evans’ headgear was relegated to a helmet, which he eventually ditched entirely, allowing viewers to admire his excellent hair. And of course, Evans as Spidey would have had to happen in another life, as Peter Parker’s quite a bit younger than he is.

But it probably worked out in the end — for his second go as a comic book superhero, Evans got to revive and rework a character who’d previously been seen as a product of older, more jingoistic times, turning someone who was little more than a symbol of American might into one of the franchise’s deepest and most soulful characters. Still, an actor can dream.

(Via SCMP and ComicBook.com)

Tonight, in the barfoid-free With Spandex WWE Raw open discussion thread:

The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever is in the books, and Randy Orton emerged victorious in a physically and emotionally draining battle against his former friend Edge. Now, The Viper will open Monday Night Raw just one night after proving his in-ring supremacy against The Rated-R Superstar.

After last night’s grueling battle, rumors have been swirling that BOTH Superstars sustained injuries in the match.

What condition will both Superstars be in after such a brutal marathon of a match? Will Orton look to close the book on his rivalry with Edge after such a demanding battle? Is there another Superstar that will find himself in The Viper’s path? (via WWE.com)

The post-Backlash edition of Raw has a gloating Randy Orton probably trying to kick Christian’s ass now, Rey Mysterio and Dominick Guerrero returning to confront Seth Rollins, an Asuka vs. Nia Jax championship rematch, Drew McIntyre and R-Truth as a tag team, and more.

As always, +1 your favorite comments from tonight’s open thread and give them a thumbs up and we’ll include 10 of the best in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Raw column. Make sure to flip your comments to “newest” in the drop down menu under “discussion,” and enjoy the show!

Just days after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred declared emphatically that there was a “100 percent” chance of baseball in 2020, his tune changed considerably on Monday. As part of an ESPN special titled “The Return of Sports,” Manfred sat for an interview with Mike Greenberg and, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the tenor of that interview was far different from what transpired previously on MLB Network.

For a bit of context, Manfred left very little wiggle room in speaking on the night of the 2020 MLB Draft.

“We’re going to play baseball in 2020, 100%,” Manfred said. “If it has to be under the March 26 agreement, if we get to that point in the calendar, so be it. But one way or the other, we’re playing Major League Baseball.”

With that as the backdrop, Manfred reportedly told Greenberg that he is “not confident” in the 2020 season transpiring, citing the absence of dialogue with the MLB Players Association.

“The owners are 100 percent committed to getting baseball back on the field,” Manfred told ESPN. “Unfortunately, I can’t tell you that I’m 100 percent certain that’s gonna happen.”

According to reporting from the Los Angeles Times, the commissioner’s office told the MLBPA on Monday that “games would not be scheduled unless the union waives legal claims against the league” and, “in particular, the owners want the players to sign away the right to a potential grievance hearing.”

Predictably, this overture did not go over well with Tony Clark and the MLBPA, with a firm statement issued on Monday evening.

While an agreement could still be reached, this feels like an undeniable setback in the negotiations. In fact, Manfred even acknowledged in the ESPN interview that “it’s just a disaster for our game” to have this kind of impasse and “it shouldn’t be happening.”

In the end, however, ownership and the commissioner’s office are seemingly unwilling to yield to facilitate an agreement and, while there is time to resuscitate the situation, baseball fans have to be less confident in the potential of baseball in 2020 than they were just a few days ago.

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Over the weekend, a number of NBA players participated in video conference calls to discuss the league’s restart plan and, most importantly, voice the concerns and questions they have about the feasibility of the plan and whether it’s the right thing for players to do.

One concern is health, particularly with a lack of firm details on exactly how shut-off players will be from the outside world in the bubble (making matters more difficult is there are players that want more freedom than the league’s plan allows and some that don’t think it’s restrictive enough). How the league will keep rising COVID-19 cases in the Orange County, Florida area from infiltrating the league’s bubble in Disney is of chief concern of many, particularly given there being no indication Disney employees would likewise be confined to the bubble, thus making it more of a wiffle ball with holes in it.

Beyond the health questions, there are some like Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley that worry restarting the season will distract from the Black Lives Matter movement that has garnered more support in the last month than it ever has previously, with global protests that have been taking place for weeks on end against police brutality and systemic racism following the recent killings of a number of Black Americans by police like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, David McAtee, and more.

The discussions internally within the players union are debating whether getting back to basketball would hurt the cause, by offering an escape, or enhance it, by giving players a national platform to continue pushing for equality and racial justice. The result of all of this has been the establishment of a new players coalition, led by Irving and Bradley, that includes NBA and WNBA players, as well as some from the world of entertainment, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews.

The coalition issued a statement to ESPN, which included a call for the league to be more transparent about how it plans to protect players health in the restart as well as backing their efforts in activism.

“We are combating the issues that matter most: We will not accept the racial injustices that continue to be ignored in our communities. We will not be kept in the dark when it comes to our health and well-being. And we will not ignore the financial motivations/expectations that have prevented us historically from making sound decisions.

“This is not about individual players, athletes or entertainers. This is about our group of strong men and women uniting for change. We have our respective fields, however, we will not just shut up and play to distract us from what this whole system has been about: Use and Abuse.

“We are all fathers, daughters leaders and so much more. So what is our BIG picture? We are in this for UNITY and CHANGE!”

How large the coalition is and who exactly is in it beyond Irving and Bradley is unknown, but it’s also the job of Irving as an NBPA VP to use his platform to help those that might not be as comfortable with their place in the league to voice their concerns. That’s the point of the coalition and while it’s not a majority of players its important that those that do have worries have support within the union to be able to make those known.

The NBPA and NBA have been adamant that they will be able to assuage the concerns of players and make sure the restart is handled as best as possible, with the understanding that positive tests are inevitable and it’s impossible to assure complete safety of players. There are also plenty of financial reasons for players to want to return, and some also believe getting back on the court is the best way for them to reach a wider audience and keep the BLM movement in the forefront of people’s minds. The WNBA addressed the activism piece of the puzzle on Monday with its restart plans, pledging to do its part in pushing for social justice even as games restart.

The concerns of Irving and others are more than valid, and making them known is important, if for no other reason than pushing the NBA to do the right thing and give players a wide berth when it comes to what they can do to protest police brutality and systemic racism when the restart happens.