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The greatest coach in the history of college football is calling it a career. According to Chris Low of ESPN, longtime Alabama coach Nick Saban will retire following a 12-2 season in which the Crimson Tide won the SEC and made it to the College Football Playoff.

The news was confirmed by Brett McMurphy of Action Network, who pegged Oregon coach Dan Lanning as a “top target.”

Saban, who turned 72 this season, has been at the helm in Tuscaloosa since 2007, where he has led the Crimson Tide to six national championships. In his collegiate career — which included stops at Toledo, Michigan State, and LSU — Saban accrued a 292-71-1 record. In addition to the titles that he won at Alabama, Saban led LSU to a national championship during the 2003 campaign.

His coaching career did feature a brief stop in the NFL, as Saban left the Tigers to take over the Miami Dolphins in 2005. He went 15-17 in that time before deciding to return to the collegiate ranks at Alabama, and after a down year during his first season in 2007, Saban has managed to win double-digit games in every season that he’s spent at the school. His most recent national championship and undefeated season came in 2020.

The Crimson Tide’s season came to an end in the College Football Playoff semifinals this year, when the team lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

The internet now knows the official Wendy’s chili recipe, thanks to social media personality and TikToker Jordan The Stallion (@jordan_the_stallion8). The food influencer has built up quite a social media following thanks to his mission of uncovering fast food’s secret recipes and he came upon Wendy’s chili recipe recently, after an alleged incident in which he attempted to purchase a whole dang bucket of chili.

In Jordan’s video, he tells a story about how he called a nearby Wendy’s and asked if they could sell a bucket of chili, which they confirmed. Upon arriving at the Wendy’s, the employee told him they don’t sell buckets of chili, and the call must’ve been placed at a different Wendy’s. The exchange went like this:

“They said ‘we don’t have buckets of chili,’ and I said ‘I just called the store you guys said you did,’ and they said ‘well it wasn’t us,’ … I showed them my phone I said ‘this is not your number?’ and they said ‘no,’ I said ‘if I call this number that phones not going to ring?’ and he said ‘no it’s not,’ So I called the number, that phone rang. I don’t know why he thought I wasn’t going to do it in front of him, and then he looked at me and said ‘what happens now?’ I said “come here, I think you know what happens now.”

Jonathan then proceeds to read a recipe for the chili which includes the following:

• 2 pounds of ground beef
• 1/4 can of tomato juice
• 1 can of tomato puree
• 15 ounces of drained red and pinto beans
• 1 large onion
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup of diced green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup of chili powder
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoon of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

The recipe certainly makes sense. That said, we’re not at all convinced this incident actually happened, considering if you tried this at a local fast food restaurant you’d probably just be asked to leave and refused service. Also considering these recipes are usually trade secrets that most employees could lose their jobs for sharing. But that didn’t stop a bunch of former and current Wendy’s employees in the comments from confirming the recipe.

Real or not, we have to hand it to Jordan, he makes engaging videos that are fun to watch. Try out the above recipe and let us know if it matches the real thing! Our hunch is that your homemade take will likely be a step above the OG.

The fine actors of Ireland have been in their winning era for the past few years. We had Colin Farrell and his little Donkey racking up awards left and right in 2023, while Cillian Murphy has been doing pretty well for himself, even if he doesn’t think so. Now that Barry Keoghan has acquired a small army of fans, it’s time to face the facts: being Irish is cool right now. So it makes sense that Ayo Edebiri, who is known for being cooler than most, is channeling her inner Irish roots.

Edebiri took home a Golden Globe for her work in The Bear when in reality, she should be taking home an Oscar for her ongoing performance of “Irish Person.” Edebiri has been committing to the bit that she is from Ireland, thanks to a 2023 video of the actress talking about living in Ireland to prepare for her role in The Banshees of Inisherin, a movie she wasn’t in.

Since this, Edebiri has frequently joked about Ireland being her “home nation,” despite being from Ben Affleck’s home nation, Boston. The joke has caught on, though, and Irish-based accounts even continue to perpetuate the idea that Edibiri is Irish, especially after her big Golden Globes win. To confirm, she is not Irish. That we know of. But the people keep playing along, because why not?? She’s an actress. Her whole thing is to pretend to be someone else!

The actress has an Irish endorsement from Paul Mescal, and she has the accent down perfectly, so maybe we can just let her keep going with this one, at least until she stars in a movie alongside Saoirse Ronan.

Soda is entwined in the American experience. From our sports games to the movie theater, every child’s birthday, and simply in most American refrigerators, soda is ubiquitously tied to our every day. It has become one of the biggest businesses in the world with fierce competition among brands, fighting not only for the American dollar but for a space in our collective consciousness.

But we all now know it’s bad for you, plain and simple.

Enter OLIPOP, the first soda to break the sugary mold and enter Americans’ refrigerators en masse.
OLIPOP‘s humble beginnings start by rewinding the clock almost two decades ago. Co-founder, CEO, and Formulator Ben Goodwin was searching for the most scientifically credible and accessible way to promote microbiome and digestive health to everyone.

Like a mad soda scientist, Ben was on a mission to make a soda that’s both delicious
and supports digestive health. To truly grasp Ben’s passion for health, let’s journey even further back in time to his teenage years. Anxious, overweight, and disenchanted with the low-fiber, high-sugar Standard American Diet (SAD), Ben recognized the need for a transformation. He overhauled his lifestyle and diet and lost 50lbs. As he continued down the path of rigorous nutritional experimentation, Ben discovered that his lifestyle changes not only enhanced his energy levels and physical well-being but also positively impacted his mental health and cognitive functioning.

This health journey eventually led to his discovery of the microbiome—a vast community of trillions of bacteria influencing everything from the immune system to digestive functioning to emotional health. As health experts like to point out, our modern-day microbiomes lack the flourishing diversity of healthy bacteria. This is largely due to our diets, characterized by a scarcity of fiber and an excess of added sugars. The challenge lies in the fact that, in our busy lives, most of us don’t have the luxury to wander through forests and woods, picking berries, and searching for fibrous roots. But yet, we desperately need a diet that’s nutritious, diverse, fruit-full, vegetable-stuffed, and fiber-filled.

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This understanding deeply resonated with Ben as he pieced together the puzzle of his own profound experience with nutrition. Intrigued and committed, he embarked on a journey to source scientifically credible and accessible methods to bring the ingredients and benefits of an age-old diet into the palm of your hand. And what better way to achieve this than by reinventing one of the largest sugar contributors in our diet: soda.

However, don’t mistake this for a personal vendetta against bubbly beverages. Ben, having grown up enjoying soda, has a genuine love for it. He also understood soda’s extensive and rich history woven into our American identity. For many of us, the satisfying pop of a soda tab can evoke memories of campfire stories, family movie nights, road trips, and good times spent with friends. Ben had no intention of taking away a nostalgic beverage ingrained in the backdrop of countless cherished moments. Instead, his goal was to discover a way to preserve the soda you know and love while enhancing it with ingredients that nurture your microbiome rather than harm it.

It is safe to say that Ben succeeded in that mission. However, it wasn’t always easy, and it certainly wouldn’t have been possible without his Co-founder and business partner, David Lester. In 2013 — armed with a bag full of homemade soda and a passion for the microbiome — Ben articulated his vision of launching a healthy soda brand during a coffee shop meeting in Palo Alto. Right from that initial conversation, it became clear to David that they had an idea worth pursuing.

Thanks to their relentless pursuit of a healthier soda, combined with Ben’s extensive and unique formulation of traditional and innovative soda flavors, has brought us to this moment. Today, OLIPOP isn’t just competing alongside traditional soda giants in retailers; it’s redefining the category entirely. In 2023, OLIPOP sales surpassed major soda brands including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, A&W, and Canada Dry at a national retailer—signaling that consumers are craving a beverage with a delicious taste without the harmful side effects.

Learning a new skill takes time, patience and a willingness to not be good at something for a while. Unfortunately, that third thing often leads people to quit early in the learning process, as nobody enjoys the feeling of sucking at something.

Reframing how we view the I-suck-at-this stage is key to sticking with it, though, and one woman’s video sharing her first two weeks of crocheting is a perfect example of how we can do that.

Uyen Ninh has built a social media following by sharing her cultural observances and humor as a Vietnamese woman living in Germany, but as her crocheting video shows, her appeal goes far beyond jokes about her German fiancee. The way she shares her crochet progress is positively delightful.

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First, Ninh shows the first heart she made out of red yarn, which is barely discernible as a heart.

“It’s the first thing I do, so it’s okay,” she says.

Then she shows a green flower she crocheted, which is clearly imperfect, but as she says, “you can clearly see the petals, so I count it as a win.”

Then she moved on to animals, showing a “cat which looks like a fat mouse,” adding, “but it’s still cute,” and then moving on to her dinosaurs—or “deenos,” as she calls them, and finally, a “strawberry cow.”

Watch:

@uyenthininh

This time I am serious 😆

People loved Ninh’s adorable positivity as she shared her progressively more impressive crochet creations.

“‘But it’s still cute!’ is absolutely a mentality you’ve gotta embrace when learning crochet, 💗” shared one commenter.

“I love the joy with which she show it, very wholesome 😊” wrote another.

“Perseverance, practice and learning from failures will result in success eventually,” shared another.

People who are experienced with the fiber arts (crocheting, knitting, etc.) said that she had progressed very quickly, which might just be because of her positive attitude toward making mistakes. Fear of failure often causes people to resist diving fully into a learning process, but when we embrace mistakes as a necessary part of the process, we free ourselves up to more effective learning.

You can follow Uyen Ninh on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

No one likes doing the dishes, but the tedious chore is made much easier when using a dishwasher. However, an alarming amount of people have reported that their dishwashers can actually make the job harder because they don’t properly fit their dishes.

And that’s where Twitter user Mike McLoughlin (@zuroph) comes in.

Back in January, McLoughlin made an observation about his dishwasher that would change the way he does dishes forever. For a decade, the Irishman thought that the bottom rack of his washer simply was too small for his large dinner plates. Then he made an amazing discovery:

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The tweet went totally viral, and was shared over 14,000 times. He even tweeted a picture to show just how much he could fit in the dishwasher now that he knows the racks are adjustable:

I moved into this house in 2008. It always annoyed me that the lower level of the dishwasher wasn’t tall enough to fit my biggest dinner plates. Been handwashing them all this time. This week I discovered you can raise the upper shelf and all my plates fit fine. TEN FUCKING YEARS

— Mike McLoughlin (@zuroph) January 26, 2018

The “hack” (is it still called a hack if the appliance is doing what it is supposed to be doing?) blew people’s minds:

Haha, brilliant. My car key central locking is dodgy so I’ve been getting in on passenger side for ages, hauling myself across the handbrake. I paid mechanic €100 to show me that the problem is solved by putting the key in driver door and turning it. Click!

— Sharon Diviney (@SharDivi) February 1, 2018

err, not only you mate. I’ve been in this house 4 years and didn’t realise… pic.twitter.com/rGm3EnbTTd

— [email protected] (@dusted1969) January 27, 2018

But other people were basically like, “Seriously, dude?”

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While a group of others tried to one-up McLoughlin with stories of their own:

18 YEARS! I’ve had mine 18 years and only just realised! I used to lie the plates down so they would wash! I’m raging and ecstatic all at the same time. Do you have any other helpful hints about how to live life efficiently?!

— Toby 🏳️‍🌈 (@balhamyte) January 28, 2018

The magic of twitter. 5 years of confusion about why my dishwasher was the only one on the planet that didn’t fit normal dinner plates. A year of measuring every dinner plate that crossed my path for one that might. Fixed in 30 seconds. @zuroph you are my hero. https://t.co/dYIuXD5Itq

— Lisa Power (@lpowertweets) January 27, 2018

O. M. G.
I hate that my dishwasher is too short for my plates. Every time I load it, I shout “who designed this stupid thing?”

Thank you 1000 times, Mike.

— Sidney Merritt (@sidmerritt) July 29, 2018

Omg. This is breaking news to me. I avoid my dinner plates all the time. You’re my kind of genius.

— Edel Walsh 🐞 (@ullamuddle) January 27, 2018

Woke up this morning. Saw your tweet. Leapt out of bed and feverishly emptied top rack of dishwasher. Voila! Rack moved up a notch and my dinner plates now fit perfectly! Thank you..it’s been five years of frustration..life changing:)

— Tina Kulski (@KulskiTina) January 28, 2018

Thats neat but hold my beer😎….my friend just found out in 2017 that her kitchen HAD a dishwasher. She thought it was a false cabinet as it was so hard to open. Her niece forced it open and voila instant dishwasher! She owns the property and lived there for 8yrs by then..😂

— Ay Fabulous (@ayusfagbo) January 28, 2018

Try this one on for size. I grew up in anAsian house hold and thought it was only a drying rack until sophmore year of college when my roomate @eddieschneider1 was wondering why I was hand washing dishes. TWENTY FUCKING YEARS https://t.co/dAyEsmF7Ik

— Jeremy Le (@JeremyLe1992) July 30, 2018

Okay, go on and check your own dishwasher. You know you want to.

This article first appeared on 8.16.18.

Having a celebrity parent seems like it’d be cool, especially if they’re known for being an all-around chill, laid-back, amiable personality. But what if all that chill was attributed to a little pharmaceutical aid? As it turns out, people are surprisingly okay with it — at least when it comes to notorious stoner Wiz Khalifa and his son Sebastian. During a recent podcast appearance, the “Black And Yellow” rapper admitted that he even pulls up to parent-teacher conferences high.

“Hell yeah, I’m pulling up stoned,” he chuckled, after being asked by Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper whether he imbibes ahead of the ostensibly serious business of meeting his son’s teachers. “They expect it. They know what’s up.”

He explained why this doesn’t get the adverse reaction it would have a generation ago, continuing, “It’s not like back in the day where you were considered a bad parent if you smoke weed. I’m pretty sure my son smells like weed. I don’t know because I can’t smell it but I’m pretty sure he smells like pot… I’m pulling up high because I want them to connect with the real me. They’re not going to get a fake version of me or this made-up parent that society makes you think that you’re supposed to be. I am who I am, and it’s not because I’m a celebrity or anything.”

Wiz does plenty of things stoned, so none of this should be suprising; recently, he admitted to being under the effects of psychedelic mushrooms while throwing out the first pitch at one of his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates’ games.

You can watch the full interview on Spotify here.

The Phoenix Suns have not been able to put together a consistent stretch of winning this season without immediately giving it back, sitting at 19-18 on the year as we near the midway point of the season.

They are currently trying to find the balance between their three stars, as Bradley Beal is finally back on the court for the first real extended stretch of the season after missing a lot of time to start the year with a back injury. As is often the case in these situations, the play has been uneven and losses stacking up leads to frustration, particularly for a team that has title aspirations. On Christmas, we got a report from Adrian Wojnarowski that Kevin Durant was not only frustrated with the losing, but with the Suns roster and the overall situation in Phoenix.

That sparked plenty of conversation about whether Durant was headed for another trade request, particularly considering the Suns don’t have the ability to really make upgrades to the roster given they emptied their asset clip to get Durant and Beal. This week, Durant decided he wanted to set the record straight in a conversation with Fox Sports’ Melissa Rohlin, and state, in no uncertain terms, that was not going to happen and that any frustration is with losses in the moment but has nothing to do with his desire to be on this Suns team and try to figure it out.

“I don’t want to get traded,” Durant said. “I’m not frustrated because Brad was injured. I wasn’t frustrated because of the role players on the team. That s— really was ignorant to me, you know what I’m saying? It’s like, yeah, we lose a game – you think I’m supposed to be happy after we lose a game? You know what I’m saying? I’m not frustrated with the whole situation. I may be frustrated at the moment, at a bad play or a tough stretch. But nah, I enjoy the grind.”

KD continued on to say people were trying to read into his body language and everything else, but weren’t considering some of his frustration might be with himself. He made it clear that he’s committed to figuring it out with the Suns, noting the struggles will only make it feel better when they figure it out.

We don’t often get players making these kinds of direct statements regarding rumors and rumblings, and it’s somewhat refreshing to hear someone address them in this way. It also only raises further questions about who was telling that to Woj, because he is just relaying things he’s heard and isn’t one to go on TV with stuff that’s not coming from pretty plugged in places. Still, this can hopefully alleviate some concerns from Suns fans that they were already in a tense place with their superstar less than a year into his arrival in the desert, but as always, the only real cure for concerns with star-studded teams is winning.

Pedro Pascal showed up to Sunday night’s Golden Globes sporting a concerning accessory. The Last of Us actor was seen sporting an arm sling, but he was still in a jovial mood while walking the red carpet. According to Pascal, he injured his arm in a fall and joked that the reporters should “be careful” because “it could happen to anybody.”

Naturally, The Last of Us fans became immediately concerned about how Pascal’s injury might affect Season 2 of the HBO series, which has already experienced a significant delay due to the writers and actors strike. Well, good news, Deadline reports that Pascal’s arm sling will not slow down the production of Season 2. The hit adaptation will start filming in February with an eye towards a 2025 release date.

For further proof that The Last of Us Season 2 is moving full steam, Kaitlyn Dever has been officially cast as Abby. As fans of The Last of Us Part II video game know, Abby plays a very pivotal role in the story. For real, be careful what you read out there if you don’t want to see spoilers.

With Dever on board, Season 2 will get to work adapting the sequel game, but unlike Season 1, don’t expect a full conclusion. Showrunner Craig Mazin has confirmed that the second game will need at least two seasons to tell the game’s epic sprawling story, if not three.

The Last of Us Season 1 is available for streaming on Max.

(Via Deadline)

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet announced their intent to divorce so long ago (in celebrity gossip time) that you might have assumed that they had already tied everything up legally due to lack of further commentary. Yep, that news came down nearly two years ago, and then Momoa jumped into a Metallica mosh pit, started living in a fancy RV, and took a shower in public because, hey, why not? Oh, I forgot about the naked bike ride, but yes, it was mostly business as usual for him.

This week, Bonet finally followed up with a divorce filing, and within a day, as PEOPLE reports, a settlement was achieved. The former couple will share custody of their two children, and they have split up property with no one deciding to pursue spousal support. This would seem unremarkable except that most divorces are somewhat contentious and drag out long after initial filing, and of course, there are also the particularly messy proceedings like Kevin Costner recently experienced.

Also unexpected? How the initial announcement from Momoa and Bonet felt like a parody of Goop’s “conscious uncoupling” gem of yesteryear:

“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding and our family is of no exception… feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring. And so we share our Family news that we are parting ways in marriage. We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy but so that as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty… The love between us carries on, evolving in ways it wishes to be known and lived. We free each other to be who we are learning to become…”

Well, seem to have meant what this message communicated, so hey, good for them. There’s no word on whether love is truly dead, but we can probably assume that Bonet got to keep that restored Mustang gift, too. Perhaps that was the key to achieving divorce harmony, but whatever the case, it’s nice that two former spouses aren’t tearing each other apart. Nice stories are nice.