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Weed Strains And Pre-Rolls To Smoke For A Blissfully Lit NYE

New Year’s Eve is upon us, which means you need to have a few things on hand if you want that NYE house party you’re throwing (or going to) to end with a real bang. A great bottle of bourbon, a killer playlist with all your favorite songs of 2022 (and perhaps an old favorite to lead you into the new year), and, of course, some great top-shelf herb.

We’re not just talking about something to get you high, that’s easy. We need that transcendent bud that melts your face, expands your mind, and makes you marvel at the very wonder of life itself. Something you can smoke that’ll make you look up at those NYE fireworks with true, eye-watering, awe.

Entering the new year the right way is all about vibes and if you want to start the next chapter of your life with a good one, you’re going to need something that helps set the scene. So we’re shouting out some of our favorite weed products to help get you there. From pre-rolls to one-hitters to flower, here are the cannabis products you need on hand to kick off 2023 and toast to a year well spent.

Let’s dive in.

Island — Banana Jealousy

Best Weed
Dane Rivera

Price: $37

The Experience:

If you’re looking for a quality jar of flower to entertain the whole party, look no further than Island’s Banana Jealousy. This hand-trimmed, 100% pesticide-free indica strain sports a powerful 28.21% THC content with a sweet fruity scent and sticky deep green buds.

Each milky hit of this stuff has a lot of natural sweetness, with notes of banana, sweet cherry, and pine. The high is heavy so you should only need a few hits of this stuff to get a nice body buzz and a blissful euphoric feeling going, just make sure you don’t overdo it because it can knock you on your ass.

If you’re worried about couch lock, save this one for the end of the night after the ball has dropped.

The Botton Line:

Fruity, sweet, and powerful, Banana Jealousy will provide you with the ultimate chill, whether you take just a few hits or a large cough-inducing rip.

A Golden State — Honey Flower

Best Weed
Dane Rivera

Price: $69

The Experience:

This isn’t the first time I’ve sung the praises of A Golden State, but I can’t think of a better premium top-shelf brand to recommend for toasting to the new year. The sativa strain Honey Flower features a heavy pine flavor with some floral notes of honey sweetness with a touch of lavender that provide an energetic high that makes you feel blissfully idiotic.

That might sound like a bad thing, but the way this strain melts anxiety and instills you with a sense of well-being is perfect if you want to turn off a busy mind that is still dealing with all the baggage of 2022. It also gives you a focused high that allows you to appreciate the sensory beauty around you, whether that’s the people you’re with, the music you’re listening to, or the fireworks in the night sky.

The Bottom Line:

An anxiety melter that allows you to focus in on the beauty of the moment.

HVGC — Chillums Diamond Infused Flower

Best Weed
Dane Rivera

Price: $13.60

The Experience:

If you’re looking for a quick hitter that you can smoke on the sneak without the need for any tools, you can’t go wrong with HVGC’s Chillums. This diamond-infused flower packs a powerful high with a half gram of Blue Dream and a THC content of 33.5%, giving you a buzz that is euphoric and stress-relieving, while still remaining energetic and ready to party.

The Chillums has everything you need, the weed comes packed in a one-hitter style glass pipe (you’ll get at least 7 rips out of this) that you can light and inhale, without the need for rolling papers, stinky pipes, delicate bongs, or chargeable devices. Grab a few of your friends, head to the backyard, and pass this around for a quick head change, or smoke it in the car alone before the function to get in the right head space.

The Bottom Line:

Everything you need to get high in a small travel-friendly package.

The Smoker’s Club x Holy Smokes — Volcano JobStopper Pre-Roll

Best Weed
Dane Rivera

Price: $50

The Experience:

If you want to get absolutely blitzed out of your mind, we’re talking so high that you forget the entire night, look no further than The Smoker’s Club’s Volcano JobStopper Pre-Roll. This is called the “Jobstopper” for a reason — if you smoke this thing alone you will become completely unable to function.

Maybe that’s what you want, maybe you have a high tolerance, or maybe you want to share this in a circle of your closest friends (we suggest this route) but one thing is for certain, this thing packs a powerful, nearly psychedelic high that’ll make you feel as good as the first time you ever smoked.

This pre-roll has 2 grams of flower and is infused with .5 grams of Holy Water live rosin wrapped in rice paper delivering 60.4% THC. Each time you inhale you’ll be getting deliciously sweet drag after deliciously sweet drag with a high that’ll make you feel like you’re straight-up floating.

The Botton Line:

You’ve never been this high. Seriously.

Viola — Iverson Rosin Infused Pre-Roll

Best Weed
Dane Rivera

Price: $45

The Experience:

If you’re looking for something a bit more chill than the Volcano that will still get you absolutely ripped, Viola’s Iverson ’96 Rosin Infused Pre-Roll is your perfect party companion. A mix between Wedding Cake and Runtz, this weed has a delicious taste to it as notes of vanilla and sweet candy dance across the palate with every hit.

Like the Volcano, this pre-roll is infused with rosin, packing an extra punch that’ll provide you with an uplifting, giddy, laugh-inducing high that doesn’t feel heavy so much as it feels relaxing. At 55% THC, the pre-roll is still incredibly powerful, but the high is a lot more chill and way less psychedelic.

The Botton Line:

This rosin-infused pre-roll will get your body in a relaxed state but keep your mind sharp and witty enough to crack, and more importantly, laugh at whatever jokes the night brings.

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Dua Lipa’s Resurfaced High School Yearbook Reveals Her Teenage Career Goals, Which She Has Clearly Exceeded

Dua Lipa is a bona fide pop star at 27 years old, from speculation about her love life — is it Trevor Noah or Jack Harlow? — to performing with Elton John and teasing a highly anticipated album. It’s objectively an unpredictable life trajectory, but we have proof that Lipa did not envision this level of success for herself.

This morning, December 29, someone going by @drunkgrindr on Twitter shared a page from what appears to be a Parliament Hill School yearbook, a secondary school in London, featuring a young Lipa at the top of the page. (Fittingly, she was still top billing back then.)

Lipa was asked to answer four prompts. She said her favorite television show was Misfits, and when asked how she had changed over the previous five years, she said, “Even though Parli girls haven’t seen the change, I have become more confident in the things I love to do and I believe in myself a lot more.” Those Parli girls probably feel real silly for overlooking the now-three-time Grammy winner.

Perhaps most interestingly, Lipa projected that in 10 years time, she would be “hopefully working — something to do with TV or radio… media I suppose.” She was right, in a roundabout way, considering “Levitating” and “Don’t Start Now” dominated airwaves, each going four-times platinum and topping Billboard‘s Radio Songs chart. Plus, Lipa may or may not be involved with a 2023 production much bigger than Misfits.

Dua Lipa and Jack Harlow are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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10 things that made us smile this year

Here we are, friends, in the final stretch to the 2022 finish line. What a year it has been!

Every week this year, we’ve shared a roundup of 10 things that made us smile, and you have told us time and time again that you love it. (Who wouldn’t love a regular collection of joy all in one place?)

To close out the year, we’re doing this week’s roundup a little differently. Millions of you follow us on Instagram, where we curate and share delightful, uplifting things we find around the interwebs. It’s always fun to look back at the end of the year and see what resonated most with people, so we’ve gathered together our 10 most beloved Instagram posts of 2022 for your enjoyment.


From sweet big brothers to bird and queso lovers, this top 10 countdown is a delightful reminder of the things that made us smile the most this year.

Enjoy!

10. ‘Living statue’ broke character when a toddler insisted on giving him a hug.

Who can resist a wholesome toddler hug? Nobody can. (And nobody should.)

9. A pilot brought an airplane-obsessed 2-year-old into the cockpit to be his co-pilot.

Representation matters and this kiddo got to see firsthand that dreams can come true.

8. Bird researcher became a human bird feeder and her silent excitement was adorable.

First of all, brrr. Second of all, what a fun idea. Third of all, her face after the bird ate from her face feeder was everything.

7. Boy met his baby brother for the first time and his reaction melted everyone’s hearts.

Oh, what a little feeler! Hudson is a very lucky little brother.

6. Kids named ‘Internet’ and ‘Ordinary’? So, so close.

Shout out to our social media team for the caption on the first one here (“She wins the Antionette.” LOL), but click through for more hilarious kids-getting-names-wrong stories.

5. Little girl’s reaction to her ‘silly Popsy’ shaving his beard was priceless.

Classic toddler, from “I don’t like it, take it off!” to “Hey, why did you take it off?” She sure loves her silly Popsy, though. Too cute.

4. Kiddo’s sweet reaction to holding his newborn baby sister was just pure love.

We have a bit of a theme here, with two new big brothers on our list. But come on. It doesn’t get any purer than this.

3. Baby ate queso for the first time and his face said it all.

Queso baby is all of us.

2. Neighborhood kids run to greet man with Alzheimer’s every day after school.

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Tissue warning was definitely in order for this one. What a beautiful example of community.

1. Hector the hummingbird—and the human who hand-feeds him—were the favorites of 2022.

Hector loves his nectar and everyone loves Hector. And that resonant voice from Hector’s human friend makes his visit all the better.

Thanks for a year full of smiles, everyone. If you’d like our weekly 10 things roundups delivered to your inbox in 2023, sign up for our free newsletter, The Upworthiest, here. Have a safe and happy new year!

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We’re Picking Winners For Week 17 Of The 2022 NFL Season

The regular season is winding down in the NFL, with only two weeks of action remaining. Week 18 is almost always a disaster when it comes to handicapping, simply because of all the uncertainty with motivation and player deployment. A bit of that is creeping in with Week 17 this time around, but Week 16 was relatively kind to us with a 3-2 mark that even withstood an objectively bad beat with the Eagles (+4.5) against the Cowboys.

Before we get into the Week 17 picks, let’s take stock of the first 80 (!) selections of the season.

  • Week 16: 3-2
  • 2022 Season: 41-37-2

Come get these winners.

Miami Dolphins (+3) over New England Patriots

I’m definitely lower on the Patriots than consensus, which informs this selection. Also, grabbing the full three is important. In addition, Teddy Bridgewater is money against the spread historically, and I don’t think the gap between him and Tua is as big as you might think. Bridgewater is 42-22 against the spread in his career, including 24-8 as an underdog and an absurd 19-4 mark as a road underdog. Give me the points.

New Orleans Saints (+6.5) over Philadelphia Eagles

The Saints aren’t exactly a public side here, and the Eagles don’t have overwhelming urgency in this spot. It isn’t pretty, but this is too many points with New Orleans still alive in the NFC South race.

TEASER: Pittsburgh Steelers (+8.5) over Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks (+8) over New York Jets

I like this one. Pittsburgh going through two key numbers against a Ravens team that could be without Lamar Jackson is enticing, especially with a total in the mid-30’s. New York is obviously much better with Mike White than Zach Wilson, but Seattle getting eight at home is valuable as well.

TEASER: Cleveland Browns (+8.5) over Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers (-0.5) over Los Angeles Rams

Two teasers!? Yes, two teasers. I couldn’t choose between four legs that I really like, so why not give them all? Cleveland isn’t playing for anything, which is mildly scary, but Washington’s offense is anything but scary. Also, the Browns clearly want to establish some offensive chemistry and the total is 4o.5 as of Thursday evening. The battle of Los Angeles should lean in the direction of the Chargers, and I think this line is a point or two short after what happened last week with the Rams blasting the Broncos.

Las Vegas Raiders (+10) over San Francisco 49ers

This is absolutely disgusting. Suffice to say I take no pleasure in backing Jarrett Stidham against a great defense, but this line is just too much for Brock Purdy and company on the road. Prayers appreciated.

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When Is ‘The Price Of Glee’ Coming Out?

What is The Price of Glee? According to an upcoming docuseries, the price of being a cast member from Glee is death.

The FOX comedy/drama Glee about a Glee Club and its members at an Ohio high school ran from 2009-2015. In July 2013, what has been known by some people as “the Glee curse” started when cast member Corey Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, In July 2013, Corey Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, died at the age of 31 in a Vancouver hotel room as the result of a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol. In 2018, Mark Salling who played Puck died by suicide leading up to sentencing for possession of child porn. Naya Rivera, who played Santana, died in July 2020 by drowning, after a multi-day search. She was 33.

Now, an Investigation Discovery docuseries called The Price of Glee will attempt to connect the unrelated deaths to Glee in some unifying way that is probably a stretch. But, we will watch regardless of the desperation.

But when can you watch The Price of Glee so you can tell your friend who keeps asking? Good question, actually! The three-episode series, should you be even mildly interested, airs on Investigation Discovery (ID) from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET/PT on Jan. 16, 2023. But no worries if you do not have cable, like most people: the series will also be available to stream on Discovery+ on the same day.

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Rae Sremmurd Drops Gritty Visual For ‘Torpedo’ As Another Teaser Of Their Upcoming Project ‘Sremm4Life’

Well, with just a few days left in the year, it looks like Rae Sremmurd’s long-awaited SREMM4LIFE project won’t hit streaming platforms until 2023. So far, the duo has released two singles from the album, “Denial” and “Community D*ck” featuring Flo Milli. To hold fans over until the project receives an official release date, brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi have dropped the video for their new single, “Torpedo.”

Co-produced by Sonny Digital and Austin Powerz, “Torpedo” is a complete departure from their past two singles. “Denial” was a melodic track about the rollercoaster of emotions that come with being in love, whereas “Community D*ck” was an attempt at the commercial rap sound with playful banter about the reckless sexual escapades of men. “Torpedo,” on the other hand, is explicitly made for the streets.

The video, co-directed by Matt Swinsky and Medet Shayakhmetov, quite literally showcases Rae Sremmurd and their posse enjoying what their native neighborhood has to offer — parking lot pimpin’, exotic car drag races, and hood highlife flexing, which is driven home as Swae Lee raps in the chorus, “Takin’ off to the money, torpedo / Now all the h*es tryna find me like Nemo / Pockets is tight as a speedo / Jet fuel makin’ me float / What exactly they mad at me for?”

Watch the full video above.

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Anitta, Shakira, And Maluma Mourned The Passing Of Brazilian Soccer Legend Pelé

The Latin music world is mourning the loss of Pelé, who passed away yesterday (December 29). Brazilian superstar Anitta, Shakira, and Maluma paid their respects to the Brazilian soccer legend.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who was better known by his nickname Pelé, passed away yesterday at age 82. During his lifetime, he won three World Cup tournaments with Brazil’s national team and 10 league titles with the local club Santos. Thanks to his legacy, he was also known as the “O rei,” or “the king” of soccer in Portuguese.

“Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today,” Pelé’s Instagram account read. “On his journey, Edson enchanted the world with his genius in sport, stopped a war, carried out social works all over the world and spread what he most believed to be the cure for all our problems: love. His message today becomes a legacy for future generations. Love, love and love, forever.”

One of his country’s superstars, Anitta, expressed her condolences in English and Portuguese in her Instagram Stories. “R.I.P. King Pelé,” she wrote. “Descanse em paz rei Pelé.” Maluma, who turned to music after an injury sidelined his hopes to become a soccer player, also honored Pelé. In Spanish, he wrote, “Rest in peace, King.”

This morning, Shakira also offered her condolences to Brazil who is mourning Pelé’s passing. “I’m with you, Brazil,” she wrote in Spanish.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Janelle Monáe Reckons She’s A Better Actor, Singer, And Dancer Than Fellow Triple Threat Donald Glover

Back in 2019, Janelle Monáe and Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) were both Coachella headliners. This fact was brought up during a recent lie detector test video from Vanity Fair, in which Monáe measured herself favorably against Glover.

In the video, Monáe was hooked up to the machine while Glass Onion co-star Kate Hudson asked questions. Hudson showed a photo of Glover, mentioned Coachella, and asked if Monáe has a problem with sharing the spotlight, to which Monáe said she doesn’t. Hudson then pointed out that Monáe and Glover are both multi-talented triple threats before asking Monáe if she thinks she’s the better “actress/singer/dancer” of the two. Monáe sighed and answered, “You know what, Childish? I love you, but I think yes. I mean, should I lie?”

Elsewhere during the interrogation, Hudson asked Monáe if she’s more “extra” than some celebrities. One of them was Lady Gaga and Monáe said, “I love her. I think… I actually don’t know. I actually don’t know, because I feel like when we started in the industry, kind of like close together, I was doing my version of extra and she was doing her version of extra. And I haven’t given up on my extra and I don’t think she’s given up on hers.”

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Lizzo Will Help Fans Ring In The New Year For A Limited Time On SiriusXM

Lizzo’s Special 2022 featured a few SiriusXM staples. Her Special Tour trek snaked through her hometown Detroit, where she also performed “About Damn Time” and “Truth Hurts” for SiriusXM’s “Small Stage Series” at Saint Andrew’s Hall in October. Earlier this month, Lizzo sat down with Howard Stern and discussed the perpetuated false narrative that she makes “white music” and the once-held fear that Special would be overlooked because it released in a “goated year.” (Note: it was not overlooked at all, as Lizzo is nominated six times at the upcoming 2023 Grammys.)

So, it’s only right that Lizzo celebrate 2022 and ring in 2023 on SiriusXM. Today, December 30, the company announced Lizzo Radio, taking over Channel 14 for a three-day limited-engagement run beginning on New Year’s Eve.

“Starting New Year’s Eve, turn up Lizzo Radio on SiriusXM for music and personal messages that will have you feeling good as hell. You’ll hear Lizzo’s biggest songs and exclusive performances from her unforgettable SiriusXM ‘Small Stage Series’ concert from last October,” the announcement reads. “The special channel will also include her hand-picked favorites by Beyoncé, Prince, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Cardi B, SZA and many more.”

Hustling in Minneapolis to launch her career, Lizzo also had ties to the late Prince. In 2020, she shared for her Rolling Stone cover story that Prince had offered to produce an album for her before his sudden 2016 death.

More recently, Lizzo welcomed Missy Elliott, Cardi B and longtime friend SZA to the stage during her Special shows at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in November. This week, SZA revealed that she and Lizzo recorded “five or six songs” during an SOS session, and if Lizzo’s recent social media activity is any indication, “Kill Bill” will definitely be in rotation.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Elon Musk Latches Onto Hooters’ Plea To Squash The False Rumor That Its Restaurants Are Closing

Tesla’s stock price is rapidly plummeting as Twitter becomes increasingly infested with server crashes and right-wing trolls, so what better time for Elon Musk to put his energy into helping out… Hooters? The mammary-focused restaurant chain reached out to the Twitter CEO after a false report that went viral earlier in the week.

According to the now-debunked claim, Hooters is “shutting down and rebranding” because “millennials aren’t that into boobs.” Of all the fires happening on Twitter, Hooters potentially closing is what caught Musk’s eye, and he responded to a tweet pushing the false report.

“Can’t tell if satire or real,” Musk tweeted.

Knowing that any tweet Musk replies to gets boosted by Twitter’s algorithm, Hootie, the social media account for Hooters jumped in with a plea for Musk to set the record straight.

“Elon if you could let the world know that millennials do in fact love boobs that would be really cool,” Hootie tweeted, to which Musk simply replied, “Phew.”

While Musk’s reply will go a long way in amplifying Hooters’ tweet debunking the false rebranding story, the company wisely went the traditional media route and issued a statement to the Associated Press.

“There is no validity to this story,” Hooters spokesperson Stephen Brown wrote in an email. “Guests are enjoying this week’s televised sports events at our restaurants across the country and around the world in record numbers, accompanied by craveable menu items, cold beer and iconic hospitality. Our concept is here to stay.”

(Via Associated Press)