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Here’s What Time Will Bad Bunny’s ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana’ Come Out

It looks like this will be a very fortunate Friday the 13th for Bad Bunny fans. Earlier this week, the Puerto Rican rapper/singer announced he is dropping his fifth studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana>. While this phrase means “Nobody knows what is going to happen tomorrow,” fans are waiting on bated breath for the album drop.

Here’s what time will Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana come out

Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana is expected to arrive on digital streaming platforms at midnight EST. In central time zones, the project will arrive at 11 p.m., and in Pacific time zones, the album will arrive at 9 p.m.

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana comes with very little promotion. This past summer, Bad Bunny released “Where She Goes,” a dembow and Jersey Club-inspired track, which was accompanied by a star-studded music video, as well as another song called “Un Preview.”

Bad Bunny cleared his Instagram page, and then uploaded a cinematic trailer for the album to his account.

At the time of writing, none of the album’s 22 revealed tracks show any sort of vocal collaborations. Collaborations may be revealed upon the album’s drop, or there’s a possibility that we may get a solo Bad Bunny album.

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Dillon Brooks Got Fined $25,000 For Hitting Daniel Theis In The Nuts

Dillon Brooks began his tenure with the Houston Rockets in the most Dillon Brooks way possible, getting ejected less than five minutes into his first preseason game for a low blow on Pacers big man Daniel Theis.

Brooks has quite the history of hitting opponents below the belt, most famously doing so to LeBron James in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Lakers and also started a fight in Cleveland after hitting Donovan Mitchell in the nuts during the regular season. Brooks was ejected for both of those instances as well, and after his preseason antics, the NBA decided they needed to add an additional $25,000 fine to the Flagrant 2 ejection, noting it was “reckless” contact to Theis.

Brooks has long toed the line between playing hard and playing dirty, but recently his actions have come under the microscope and there is no longer any benefit of the doubt given to him for anything like this. As such, he’s going to either have to change his ways or keep getting tossed and fined, which one wonders if that will wear on Houston the same way it did on Memphis, with the Grizzlies ultimately making it clear they’d be moving on and not pursuing Brooks again once he hit free agency.

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We Asked Bartenders For The Best Rum To Mix Daiquiris With

While nobody is going to fault you for enjoying a frozen, uber-sweet daiquiri when you’re on vacation, there’s no beating the classic, simple daiquiri. We’re talking the un-frozen kind; no strawberries or bananas involved. It’s made with only three ingredients: white rum (although some bartenders will mix it up with dark or flavored rum), fresh lime juice, and simple syrup.

That’s it. Easy peasy. Unless you’re Papa and take yours a tad stronger.

The simplicity of the drink allows all of the flavors to shine. You get the molasses, caramel, and vanilla sweetness of the rum, the fresh citrus flavor from the lime juice, and the sweet flavor from sugar. There’s a reason it’s one of the most popular cocktails of all time. As long as you have freshly squeezed lime juice and flavorful simple syrup, you’re in good shape. The difference between a great daiquiri and an okay (or even bad) one is the rum.

It’s important to select a rum that will be complementary to the other flavors of the drink. To find the best choices, we turned to the folks who spend their days mixing up drinks behind the bar. We asked some of our favorite bartenders to tell us the one rum they always mix into a classic daiquiri. Keep reading to see all of their picks.

Bacardi Reserve Ocho Rye Cask Finish

Bacardi Reserve Ocho Rye Cask Finish
Bacardi

Federico Doldi, food & beverage director at Gansevoort Meatpacking in New York City

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $43

The Rum:

One of the best rums to mix into a classic daiquiri is the Bacardi Reserve Ocho Rye Cask Finish. This incredibly tasty rum offers not only the classic aged rum profile you want in a daiquiri but also has some smokiness to it, making it even more perfect for cold winter daiquiris.

Tasting Notes:

Molasses, vanilla beans, and caramel make way for cinnamon, pepper, and other warming spices. The bold flavor works well as the base for a daiquiri.

Detroit City Summer Rum

Detroit City Summer Rum
Detroit City

Petr Balcarovsky, lead bartender of The Apparatus Room in Detroit

ABV: 44%

Average Price: $25

The Rum:

The Detroit City Summer Rum is a great choice for a daiquiri. A true wholesome daiquiri should be crisp, refreshing, and filled with bright flavors. The Detroit City Summer Rum elevates the daiquiri naturally thanks to the beautiful way it was produced and its composition.

Tasting Notes:

The brings a nose full of Jamaican funk with ripe banana, pineapple, and clove. The light rose gold body has a creamy mouthfeel full of Caribbean fruit notes like papaya, guava, mangos, and coconut. The silky-smooth finish offers hints of lime, toffee, and French Indie spice.

Appleton Estate Jamaican White Rum

Appleton Estate Jamaican White Rum
Appleton Estate

Benjamin Brinton, general manager at Merriman’s Waimea in Waimea, Hawaii

ABV: 37.5%

Average Price: $25

The Rum:

I generally love Appleton Estate Jamaican White Rum in rum cocktails. Jamaican rums often have a ton of character and flavor. If you want your cocktail to have a rum flavor, this is the way to go.

Tasting Notes:

This is a very light-bodied rum with notes of vanilla, toffee, tropical fruits, and gentle spices. It pairs well with lime and sugar.

Santa Teresa 1796

Santa Teresa 1796
Santa Teresa 1796

Tsuru Goto, food & beverage manager at Society Cafe in New York City

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $44

The Rum:

We like to use Santa Teresa 1796 because a classic daiquiri is pretty simple with its components. Bringing in a more complex aged rum like Santa Teresa makes for a more sophisticated and nuanced version of this classic cocktail.

Tasting Notes:

Santa Teresa 1796 is a fruity, sweet, complex rum with notes of chocolate fudge, caramelized bananas, candied nuts, and butterscotch.

Ron Zacapa 23

Ron Zacapa 23
Ron Zacapa

Amber Milner, director of beverage at Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $40

The Rum:

I prefer an aged rum in my daiquiri like Ron Zacapa 23. This solera-aged rum matures between six and twenty-three years in barrels that previously held American whiskey and Pedro Ximénez sherry.

Tasting Notes:

The complex dried fruit and baking spice flavors of Ron Zacapa 23 pair well with the simple syrup and lime. It makes for a great classic cocktail with a small twist.

Bacardi Superior

Bacardi Superior
Bacardi

Aleksander Simic, bartender at Hutong in Miami

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $14

The Rum:

The best rum to mix into a classic Daiquiri is often a light or white rum like Bacardi Superior. This choice is great because it has a clean, neutral flavor profile that allows the lime juice and simple syrup to shine.

Tasting Notes:

It’s all about balance in a Daiquiri, and Bacardi Superior provides a smooth canvas for those flavors to be highlighted. Simple, clean, and doesn’t take away from the citrus or sugary sweetness.

Rhum Barbancourt 5-Star

Rhum Barbancourt 5-Star
Rhum Barbancourt

Clay Crocker, beverage director at Branja in Miami

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $25

The Rum:

Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star is my go-to for a daiquiri. You need quality and depth of flavor when you are discussing such a classic and concise drink, all the while also being something that will stand up to the fresh lime.

Tasting Notes:

The cinnamon notes from this Haitian Rum that come out when shaken up are beautiful and are the reason why I go with the 8-year-old, instead of their older Estate Reserve which has a total of 15 years on it. Purists may argue with me about not using white rum, but I’ll stand by my choice unapologetically.

Privateer New England White Rum

Privateer New England White Rum
Privateer

Mike Herchuck, director of operations at American Social Bar & Kitchen in Miami

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $27

The Rum:

Privateer New England White Rum (Massachusetts) is a great base for a classic daiquiri. It’s light enough to use in a daiquiri but has some bold characteristics that make it stand out where a lot of light rum gets overpowered by the lime.

Tasting Notes:

It’s very complex with a little bit of funk that is typical in New England-style rums with passion fruit and vanilla notes.

Flor de Caña 4 Extra Seco

Flor de Caña 4 Extra Seco
Flor de Caña

Dennis Baby, head bartender at Kagi Maldives Resort & Spa in Maldives

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $18

The Rum:

Flor de Caña 4 Extra Seco white rum which works for any daiquiri recipe. It’s matured for four years before being charcoal filtered to remove its color and impurities. It’s known for its crisp, dry, complex flavor profile.

Tasting Notes:

It has a well-rounded flavor with an aroma of sweet almond and vanilla which complements any fruit you want to include when you are making a flavored daiquiri.

Rum-Bar White Overproof

Rum-Bar White Overproof
Rum-Bar

Kevin Beary, beverage director at Three Dots and a Dash in Chicago

ABV: 63%

Average Price: $38 for a liter

The Rum:

The perfect daiquiri rum is a tough proposition. Traditionally an unaged or lightly aged molasses fermented column still rum in the Cuban style is what is specified for a class daiquiri. I prefer something with a bit more body and usually blend two or three rums in a “split base”. One of my favorites is unaged high-ester Jamaican rum such as Rum-Bar Overproof.

Tasting Notes:

It begins with the fruity funk aroma and flavor expected from Jamaican rums. It’s loaded with fruity flavors, caramel, and vanilla and finishes dry and very warming.

J.M. Rhum Blanc 100 Proof

J.M. Rhum Blanc 100 Proof
J.M. Rhum

Vincent Bolognini, head bartender at Due West in New York City

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $40

The Rum:

J.M. Rhum Blanc 100 Proof. The beauty of the daiquiri is that it is only one spirit – rum. The lime and sugar really meld well with it, highlighting the nuances of the rum.

Tasting Notes:

Hence, using an Agricole with notes of mango, papaya, and overripe bananas, with a higher proof and depth of flavor makes this daiquiri shine.

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Rick Grimes Looks Like Hell In ‘The Ones Who Live’ Teaser, But ‘Daryl Dixon’s Season 2 Subtitle Is Worth A Whoop Of Joy

Rick Grimes looks awful in the above teaser for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, his joint spinoff with Michonne. Granted, Andrew Lincoln’s survivor should look like hell after all that time with the CRM, and at least he looks better than the last time we saw him ride a horse. AMC dropped this nugget (timed to New York Comic Con) to show off how Rick is doing, and it’s no surprise to see that Danai Gurira’s machete-wielding badass is looking much better. Surely, Rick will snap out of it once the initial shock of a reunion passes.

The Rick And Michonne Show also received a release window of February 2024. Additionally, here’s the show’s synopsis:

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?

Also! Ahead of this week’s season finale for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, AMC revealed that Season 2 has a subtitle: The Book Of Carol. So, Melissa McBride will be onscreen and not merely a disembodied voice, and she and Norman Reedus will officially reunite. The Caryl devotees will love to see it, and Clémence Poésy is also confirmed to return, hopefully meaning that badass nun Isabelle will fight alongside the show’s iconic duo.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon‘s season finale airs on October 15 on AMC.

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We’re Picking Winners For Week 6 Of The 2023 NFL Season

It’s been a relatively strong start to our 2023 NFL picks in this space. We’re winning more than we lose and, considering the difficulty of the NFL market, that is basically all you can ask for. However, the losses have been hysterically dire in recent days. We had the Packers and Giants in Week 4. We had the Patriots (lol) and Cowboys (lol) in Week 5. It’s really quite something.

At any rate, Week 5 was a positive showing, and we’re back for more in Week 6. First, we take overall stock.

  • Week 5: 3-2
  • 2023 Season: 13-10-2

Come get these winners.

Baltimore Ravens (-4) over Tennessee Titans — Widely Available

We won against Baltimore last week with Mike Tomlin home voodoo. That was fun, to be sure, but the Ravens are now undervalued after that high-profile loss. The Ravens dropped myriad passes and largely collapsed but, from a true talent standpoint, I have Baltimore rated considerably better than Tennessee. This is an international game, so keep that in mind, but the Ravens at a flat 4 are a play.

Cincinnati Bengals (-2.5) over Seattle Seahawks — Widely Available

I’m buying back in on the Bengals. It may be too early — and there are definitely some injury concerns with Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins — but this is a short number for me. That isn’t to say that Seattle is a bad team, because I don’t believe that to be true, but I have this Bengals -3.5 or 4. I’ll gladly lay less than a field goal.

TEASER: Washington Commanders (+8.5) over Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers (+8.5) over Dallas Cowboys — Widely Available

Atlanta’s offense isn’t exactly the most high-powered bunch, and we like Washington moving through both keys from 2.5 to 8.5 this week. On Monday, the Chargers are getting 2.5 at home against a Cowboys team that should be up after a bad loss. With that said, Los Angeles hasn’t played a game (win or lose) that has been decided by more than a touchdown this season. The Chargers can’t stop playing close games and, if we need to get in the backdoor, Justin Herbert can take us there.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3.5) over Detroit Lions — BetRivers

The whole league is buzzing about the Lions but this is a tricky spot. Tampa Bay is coming off a bye at home, and Detroit is priced like an upper-tier team in this spot. That might be true in the end, but I think this should be 3 at the absolute most. If you can nab 3.5 like we did, I like it.

New York Giants (+14.5) over Buffalo Bills — Widely Available

Lord help me. At the time of this post, we don’t know who New York’s quarterback will be. We don’t know if Saquon Barkley will play. I get why no one wants to be backing the G Men. I will say that Tyrod Taylor is a competent backup and, with the way Danny Jones and company are playing on offense, that isn’t a big downgrade for me. From there, Buffalo is obviously much, much better than New York, but more than two touchdowns is a bit extreme for me. That is particularly true given all of the defensive injuries for Buffalo and a total in the mid-40’s. Hold your nose.

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Tom Hardy Is Creating A Comic Book With Former ‘Batman’ Writer Scott Snyder

Thanks to his iconic performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and his fan-favorite portrayal of Eddie Brock in the Venom movies, Tom Hardy has tackled the worlds of both DC and Marvel, respectively. Now, he’s getting ready to create his own comic book world alongside industry veteran Scott Snyder.

Hardy will serve as the creative collaborator for Arcbound, an ambitious new comic book universe that will lean heavily on Hardy’s imagination as he works on character development for the expansive world. The actor will be at New York Comic-Con to sign special edition issues of the series, and he’s clearly excited at the prospect of crafting his own epic adventure.

“I’ve always been drawn to the creative process in all aspects of storytelling – and with comics, I find it’s a fascinating playground to explore. A place where as long as you have a great creative team and the ability to illustrate, write, and discuss – you can build epic worlds together. Worlds you have the distinct freedom to shape, modify, redefine, dismantle and rebuild without the constraints of limited budgets and resources,” Hardy told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement.

Snyder, who spent the early 2010s writing DC Comics flagship Batman title, is thrilled at the chance to work with Hardy on the series that will hit comic stores in March 2024.

“Tom has been responsible for bringing some of my favorite characters to life on the screen – he’s a true creative force,” Snyder said in a statement. “It’s hugely exciting. Because Arcbound is not just a comic; it’s a narrative expression reflecting our times.”

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

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Kim Cattrall Doesn’t Mind Being Compared To Samantha Jones Forever: ‘She’s Part Of Me’

SKIMS might not be a company for everyone, but they sure do know how to pick brand ambassadors. The ladies of White Lotus, various US Olympians, and even Ice Spice are just a few examples of how Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand has become less about clothes and more about looking like a cool It Girl on the internet. The latest It Girl is the NYC queen herself Kim Cattrall, who doesn’t have time to appear on set but does have time to hang out with SKIMS and let us know where her priorities lie.

When Cattrall first dropped her SKIMS photos on Instagram, many people were comparing the ads to her iconic Sex and the City character, Samantha Jones. This doesn’t bother the actress, who says she treats the comparison as a compliment. She told The Hollywood Reporter, “I was just being myself,” she explained, adding, “I think for the rest of my life there will always be that association, and I take it as a fantastic compliment. She was such a wonderful character, but she’s part of me. I created her. It’s not Samantha, it’s me.”

Cattrall also admitted that she loves keeping her fans on her toes by referencing past characters. “Sometimes it’s fun to do a little wink and a nod for the fans, and not just for the fans from that series but my fans from Mannequin and Big Trouble in Little China and so on. These characters follow you because they’ve touched people or they’ve expanded their imagination about what a character like that could be. I don’t consciously conjure up anybody or think, I know what I’m going to do here. I just try to be as open as possible and get a feeling for what the director, the producer or the designer wants. If it adds a little spice, then that’s a lovely thing.”

When it comes to SKIMS, Cattrall says that she has nothing but admiration for Kim Kardashian. “Of course, I knew of her, and I knew that she’s done a really great job with this company. One of the things that has so surprised me is how affordable this product is. I mean, she’s a very smart woman. But I’ve never met her or her mom, or any member of the family. But she’s done something really terrific for women. It’s not run with an elitist attitude, which I think some people would be surprised at. This is for every woman, and that’s a powerful thing about the campaign.”

Even though Cattrall has been absent from the Sex and the City-verse, she is still regularly making callbacks to her character on socials, so maybe there is hope that ONE day, Samantha will reappear in the universe. Even if it’s just in an ad for SKIMS.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

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An Infallible Ranking Of The Best Bacon Cheeseburgers In All Of Fast Food

Quick, what is one of the most delicious things you can eat from a fast food drive-thru? Something that’ll make your eyes widen, your mouth water, and your tastebuds vibrate with glee. The answer, dear friend, is the fast food bacon cheeseburger.

How can something this delicious take less than 15 minutes to prepare? We’re eating this well out of a drive-thru? Is it all a dream?!

The bacon cheeseburger is fast food’s greatest — yes, greatest — gift to us (eat your heart out chicken sandwich) — a simple creation consisting of a buttery toasted bun, bacon, beef patty or patties, and multiple slices of cheese, maybe some onions, definitely some ketchup, mustard, mayo or burger sauce, all working together to produce something greater than the sum of its parts. An umami bomb of delicious proportions.

The bacon cheeseburger is the type of dish that you abandon all dietary rules for. We know, it’s bad for us. We know, it’s too much salt. But no food from a drive-thru can match the experience of biting into a juicy decadent bacon cheeseburger. So who makes the best?

We found out by ranking all of our favorite fast food bacon cheeseburgers. Let’s eat!

Also Read: The Top 5 UPROXX Food Rankings From The Last Month

10. Sonic — Garlic Butter Bacon Cheeseburger

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Sonic

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

Grilled onions massively dominate the flavor here with a hint of pungent and spicy garlic and smokey notes from the bacon rounding out a strong-savory finish. This burger has a lot going for it, but unfortunately, Sonic’s weak point is the quality of the meat.

The beef patty here is pretty standard stuff, it has a pepper-forward flavor but doesn’t cut through the more interesting accouterments. The bacon is fine but lacks crunch and doesn’t look nearly as impressive in person as the photo would suggest.

The Bottom Line:

In a tough field, someone has to rank last. Because quality of meat alone, this is that burger.

Find your nearest Sonic here.

9. Burger King — Bacon King

Burgers
Burger King

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

At first bite, you’re greeted with a burnt meat flavor with a gravely, moisture-less texture. If you like juicy burgers, this is the opposite of that. It’s a shame because the bacon is good, it’s smokey and slightly sweet and the sauce (ketchup and mayo) emphasizes that sweetness and adds a hint of tang to the aftertaste.

But the burger is so dry it’s nearly inedible. Who cares if something is flame-grilled if it tastes bad?

The Bottom Line:

Once again, Burger King’s lack of quality control has come to hurt the brand. BK keeps adding things to its menu but what it really needs to do is reformulate its core product, the burger.

Find your nearest Burger King here.

8. Jack in the Box — Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Jack in the Box

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

A mix of tang, sweet, and earthy flavors combine for an interesting-tasting burger that, like Sonic, separates itself from the competition. Unfortunately, interesting isn’t always good, and just like Sonic, this burger is lacking where it matters: the bacon and beef.

The beef is underseasoned, have you ever cooked a burger at home and forgot to season it? Apparently, that’s what Jack in the Box does. The bacon is too thin for its smokey flavor to cut through. All the flavor from this burger comes from the double dose of American and Swiss Cheese, and the ketchup, mustard, and mayo.

The Bottom Line:

Not enough flavor from the meat, where it really matters.

Find your nearest Jack in the Box here.

7. Carl’s Jr. — Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Carl

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

Good flavors, but soggy as hell. The sweet tang of barbecue sauce is the strongest flavor note with a lot of crunch and some savory qualities coming from the deep-fried onions. The beef has a decent charred flavor to it but the bacon is too thin and gets completely lost in the barbecue sauce soup.

As a result, the bacon comes across more as a texture than a flavor.

The Bottom Line:

A delicious cheeseburger perhaps, but not a great bacon cheeseburger.

Find your nearest Carl’s Jr. here.

6. McDonald’s — Bacon Quarter Pounder With Cheese

BK
McDonalds

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

Surprisingly simple and direct. The flavor of this burger is beefy, salty, and sweet with a crisp spice to it from the onions that pair nicely with the earthy brine of the pickles. The bacon is clearly not this burger’s strong suit, it’s not that it’s bad it’s just that it’s too sparingly used and, as with a lot of the burgers on this list, a bit too thin to really be enjoyable.

This is an easy way to elevate McDonald’s Quarter Pounder but it doesn’t exactly scratch the itch that a great bacon burger does.

The Bottom Line:

Way better than you’d expect, but not as decadent and satisfying as a bacon cheeseburger should be.

Find your nearest McDonald’s here.

5. Rally’s / Checkers — BaconZilla

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Rallys

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

Now we’re talking, Rally’s BaconZilla is piled with four strips of bacon atop two patties of beef, two slices of American cheese, and ketchup and mayo. The build is simple but delivers. It’s beefy, smokey, slightly sweet, and super salty with a meaty flavor that cuts through the sauce and is elevated by it, rather than masked.

It’s clear that the BaconZilla is inspired by Wendy’s Baconator and while it doesn’t quite reach that level, it’s the second-best cheeseburger you’re going to get from a drive-thru. The majority of the rest of our choices are from more fast-casual-feeling food spots, which means they are much pricier than the humble BaconZilla.

The Bottom Line:

Simple but delivers on that meaty decadence you want from a bacon cheeseburger.

Find your nearest Rally’s/Checkers here.

4. Shake Shack — SmokeShack

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Shake Shack

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

This was a tough one to rank. Without a doubt, Shake Shack has one of the best, if not the best, hamburger patties in the game. It’s deep and rich in flavor, juicy, expertly cooked and seasoned. Based on the burger patty alone, this ranks highly, but the bacon is holding it back.

It’s so thin that it’s almost offensive. It barely registers as having any flavor at all, which is a shame because the burger build is great. Chopped cherry peppers add some bright vegetal qualities and a mild building spide, and the shake sauce is savory, tangy, and rich, emphasizing the complex flavors of the beef patty. But you’ll never feel more ripped off at Shake Shack than ordering a bacon cheeseburger and getting… this.

The Bottom Line:

A fantastic burger that is marred by its pathetic bacon.

Find your nearest Shake Shack here.

3. Five Guys — Bacon Cheeseburger

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

I love Five Guys, but the bacon cheeseburger is pretty weak. Sure you can load up your burger with grilled mushrooms, jalapenos, pickles, relish, A1, hot sauce, or whatever you want, but the flavors never come together into a harmonious whole and the bacon ends up sticking out in all the worst ways.

Five Guys’ bacon is too overcooked, it’s all crisp, with no flavor. That results in a wonderful audible crunch, but the sweeter notes of bacon are gone, replaced instead with a smokey and sometimes straight-up burnt flavor.

You can make it work by adding barbecue sauce, which brings back some of the sweetness, but there are probably more inventive builds you can get here that don’t require bacon at all and, as a result, will cost you less money. Bacon is the only Five Guys addition that raises the prices.

The Bottom Line:

The right build will get you a great burger, but it’ll probably taste better without the overcooked bacon. If you like your bacon super crispy though, this just might be what you’re looking for.

Find your nearest Five Guys here.

2. Smashburger — Double Bacon Smash Burger

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Smashburger

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

This was another hard one. I’d say it was neck and neck with our number one choice and what kept it from getting the top spot was that there wasn’t quite as much bacon as I wanted.

The beef is delicious here, juicy, and beefy with a mix of seasonings that make it incredibly addictive bite after bite. It’s a smash patty so it has that mallard crust that adds a bit of texture to it. The cheese brings in some salty flavors which pair nicely with the smokey sweet flavor of the bacon. This is some high-quality bacon, too — it’s smokey, crispy, sweet, and a bit fatty, but not to the point of being chewy. The bun is also delicious, it’s buttery, a bit flaky, and not so bready that it masks any flavors.

The tomato, lettuce, and mayo are quality too (the mayo isn’t great and doesn’t add much).

The Bottom Line:

A fantastic high-quality bacon cheeseburger with a great flavor. This could easily be your favorite… it’s just not mine.

Find your nearest Smash Burger here.

1. Wendy’s — Baconator

Bacon Cheeseburgers
Wendy

Tasting Notes & Thoughts

Super juicy and meaty with a strong emphasis on the bacon flavor. A true 50-50 split between beefy and smokey. The bacon here tastes as good as the best greasy spoon breakfast spot — it’s crispy and oily, smokey, and slightly sweet on the backend. The beef is rich in flavor and when paired with the ketchup and mayo, creates a rich umami finish that comes across as decadent and deep.

I know it might be hard to believe that Wendy’s can beat out a fast-casual restaurant, but the Baconator is the best bacon burger in all of fast food. It truly delivers in a way that puts the spotlight on the bacon. Its strength is in its simplicity.

One hack I’ll suggest is requesting a slice of Asiago cheese on the burger, this adds a nutty and creamy component to the burger that pairs nicely with the salty meaty flavor.

The Bottom Line:

What every fast food bacon cheeseburger should strive to be. The overall flavor here is as much about the bacon as it is about the beef making it easily the best burger on the entire Wendy’s menu.

Find your nearest Wendy’s here.

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Julia Fox Casually Handed Out Dominatrix Tips While Visiting With ‘The View’ Ladies

‘This the season of memoirs. That’s not exactly true, but memoirs are getting a lot of press these days with actors off the promotional circuit due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Julia Fox is one who is seizing upon that vacuum, and good for her. Also, good for her on admitting that the Kanye West “relationship” was all for show, and she didn’t allow him to buy her a boob job.

Fox is also working on a movie that is apparently a cross between Weekend At Bernies’ and Spring Breakers, but the memoir is an entertaining interlude from cinematic pursuits. She discusses her difficult days as a drug addict, but she’s much more celebratory while discussing her past turn as a dominatrix. As she told The View co-hosts, she really enjoyed wearing latex during gigs, and there’s a trick to making it look good:

“In the beginning, it was a little harder to pull it on [without powder], but now I can just do it. But the trick to latex is actually lube. I see a lot of girls wearing latex and they don’t lube up their latex, and then it doesn’t have the shine!”

Joy Behar was amused and declared, “These are the kind of tips you only get on The View.” As well, Fox admitted that the experience of being a domme was helpful in terms of learning to role play and act. The job also helped her self esteem and gave her “a metric on which I could really measure my worth.” She did, at the time, make $85 per hour, which is actually nothing to sniff at, but surely, she had to invest money in costuming. Each client would want something different, and that included “a neglectful mother” and “a nun.” Yep, that requires range, alright.

Julia Fox’s memoir, Down The Drain, arrives in bookstores on October 17.

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Here Is Exactly How To Score Domino’s Free ‘Emergency Pizza’ Today (Or Tomorrow)

Domino’s is giving away free pizza for the days when it feels like nothing is going right for you. Did your car break down? Is the internet busted? Or are you just straight up having a sh*t day? Dominos wants you to rely on what it’s calling the “Emergency Pizza” in these situations, a medium two-topping pizza that is totally free of charge.

So what’s the catch? Because nothing in life is ever truly free right?

Well, to score this deal you’ll have to place a delivery or carry-out order online via the Domino’s app totaling $7.99 or more between now and February 11th, 2024, and then join the Domino’s Rewards within seven days of your original order to claim your free Emergency Pizza. Once you place a qualifying order, Dominos will send the Emergency Pizza to the “My Deals & Rewards” section of the app where it can be redeemed one time within a 30-day window.

If you’re already a regular Domino’s eater, that’s a pretty great and very free way to score a free medium pizza. If you’re looking to build the best order possible, hit up our ranking of every Domino’s crust on the market here. Spoiler: The best is Brooklyn-style.