Results from yesterday’s (November 8) election are starting to roll in and there’s a particularly notable result down in Florida: 25-year-old Democratic candidate Maxwell Alejandro Frost (who was previously the national organizing director for March For Our Lives) won a seat in the House Of Representatives. This makes him the first Gen Z member of Congress and he plans to celebrate in a particularly Gen Z way: by seeing The 1975 in concert.
When the race was called last night, Frost tweeted, “WE WON!!!! History was made tonight. We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to represent my home in the United States Congress. #FL10.” A few hours later, he added, “I am Congressman-Elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost and I will be the first member of Generation-Z in the United States Congress. WE MADE HISTORY!!! Don’t count young people out.”
WE WON!!!! History was made tonight. We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to represent my home in the United States Congress. #FL10
Beabadoobee is out on the road now, bringing her latest album Beatopia to life. The tour — which is one of the most anticipated ones of this fall — kicked off on October 25th, in Washington DC, and it will take her across the US, into Canada, and then back to the East Coast in December. Joining her is Lowertown, an indie duo from Atlanta.
The setlist features a good chunk of Beatopia as well as her debut Fake It Flowers. About the newer record, she previously said, “It’s a lot of different vibes. There’s not one song that sounds the same as the others. I’ve been really getting into a band called Stars, and I’ve always loved Stereolab as well. I’ve been working with my guitarist Jacob and using a lot of teenage engineering, drum machines, mixtures of guitars. It’s been really fun. I don’t know how to explain it, but it sounds very 2006 [laughs]. I feel like this new album is what I am meant to sound like.”
Check out the average setlist below.
1. “Worth It”
2. “Together”
3. “Care”
4. “Charlie Brown”
5. “He Gets Me So High”
6. “10:36”
7. “Yoshimi, Forest, Magdalene”
8. “The Perfect Pair”
9. “See You Soon”
10. “Sorry”
11. “She Plays Bass”
12. “Talk”
13. “Back to Mars”
14. ‘Coffee”
15. “Last Day on Earth”
16. “Dye It Red”
17. “Cologne”
For months MAGA Republicans have been playing Chicken Little with the Midterms. They still claim — absent of anything approaching hard evidence — the 2020 election was stolen, at least from Donald Trump. Heading into this year’s elections, they prepared themselves, announcing they were ready to call out voter fraud, at least if they don’t win. But when maybe the most prominent election denier — who’s not a certain former president, that is — tried to do live election policing, he ran into some IT issues.
As per The Daily Beast, Mike Lindell — the pillow salesman who’s spent the last two years torching a fortune spewing incoherent nonsense — hoped to hold a “real-time crime” livestream show as the results poured in. Alas, everything went sideways, at least from a technical end. As the evening progressed, his Frank Speech site kept crashing, displaying one of those “1020 Access Denied” messages.
During the show, Lindell tried to address the problems, but sounded like an aging professor fumbling with YouTube. “I didn’t expect—I thought we were immune to sabotage, but I guess not…the app is not working!” he spluttered to whoever was watching him.
At other times, he struggled to get working audio from his fellow voter fraud sleuths, among them Nixon tattoo enthusiast Roger Stone. “On my end, the feed is terrible,” Lindell fumed at one point. “I couldn’t hear anything!”
Lindell has been in rare form in the lead-up to the election, even for him. He vowed that he had “cyber guys” who can see “inside” the voting machines, which definitely doesn’t sound illegal (or impossible).
Few in Hollywood have been as enthusiastic cheerleaders for Ukraine during the Russian invasion as Sean Penn. The Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker was there on the ground from the start. He was even told, two months later, to “get the f*ck out of there” or risk life and limb. At one point, he even threatened to “smelt” one or both of his Oscar trophies if president Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to appear on this year’s disastrous Academy Awards telecast.
Speaking of, Deadline reports that Penn is back in Ukraine, during which he gifted Zelensky with one of his statues.
This video published by President Volodymyr Zelensky shows his meeting with U.S. actor Sean Penn in Kyiv.
According to Zelensky, Penn left his Oscar award in Ukraine, which will remain there “until Ukraine’s victory” as a symbol of belief in such an outcome. pic.twitter.com/r2LAAoOaku
“It’s just a symbolic silly thing, but if I know this is here then I’ll feel better and strong enough for the fights,” Penn told Zelenskyy in a video the latter posted online. “When you win, bring it back to Malibu, because I’ll feel much better knowing there’s a piece of me here.”
So does this mean Penn didn’t smelt his Oscars? Did he only smelt one and leave the other, perhaps hoping one day to lend it to Zelensky? And which one did he give him? Was it the trophy he won for Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River? Or for playing Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant’s Milk? As of now, that’s unclear.
Penn didn’t leave empty handed. In return, Zelensky awarded him the Order of Merit honor “for his sincere support and significant contribution to the popularization of Ukraine in the world.” Penn also gushed to Zelensky about Ukraine, saying, “there are three places in the world that all the pride of my life will be. The place where my daughter was born, the place where my son was born and this.”
Concert camping culture seems to only be getting worse and worse these days. Take the recent story of two Harry Styles fans making a video about waiting in line in a parking lot for nearly a month to see him. A new outrageous scenario has arisen as of tonight, November 8, after a Twitter user shared a video of people in tents outside during a storm to see the “As It Was” singer at the Kia Forum in California tomorrow.
The clip shows the tents blowing in the intense winds, getting soaked under a downpour that doesn’t look like it’s ending any time soon. Most of the reactions to this are fans expressing frustration that other fans are willing to risk getting sick and then spread that sickness at the show — a totally fair argument.
Unfortunately, Styles’ fans can often be inconsiderate and just plain odd. In August, an audience member chucked a chicken nugget at the singer, to which he responded, “Interesting, very interesting approach.” When a chant broke out encouraging him to eat it, he said, “I don’t eat chicken, sorry. I don’t eat meat.”
Over the last few years, a specific job has gained a lot of traction in the entertainment industry: the intimacy coordinator. As per SAG-AFTRA, they’re the people on set whose jobs are to act as “an advocate, a liaison between actors and production … in regard to nudity and simulated sex.” If a show or movie has a sex scene, they’re there on set, choreographing intimate action, ensuring closed sets stay that way, even working with costumes and prosthetics. They’re even there during pre-production, helping plan what kind of intimacy will be captured on camera. It’s a job that’s become especially pronounced in the #MeToo era. But not all films use intimacy coordinators, even ones with tabloid-grabbing sex scenes.
One such film was Don’t Worry Darling, director Olivia Wilde’s highly anticipated — then tabloid-grabbing — follow-up to Booksmart. One of the first attention-nabbing bits of the film, which purports to be about a closed community in the 1950s, was some torrid action between stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, including a roundelay on a kitchen table. So did they use an intimacy coordinator?
The answer: Nope. The Cutstudied the film’s end credits, and while there were 11 people in the “health and safety” section — including COVID-19 precaution gigs — there was no intimacy coordinator to be found.
Wilde has not specifically addressed the lack of that job on her latest film, but she has spoken about the film’s sex scenes. She told AP that “we still live in a really puritanical society,” she argued that “the lack of eroticism in American film is kind of new,” perhaps alluding to the decline of erotic thrillers and other films that prominently feature sex — once a significant part of the cinematic and TV landscape.
“Then when it comes to female pleasure, it’s something that we just don’t see very often unless you’re talking about queer cinema,” she added. “You know, it’s interesting because in a lot of queer films, the female characters are allowed to have more pleasure. Audiences aren’t as puritanical as corporations think they are.
“And yet people get upset,” she continued. “I mean, people are upset with me already over this. I think it’s a testament to the film. We want to be provocative. The idea is not to make you feel safe.”
Still, it’s clear some would prefer intimacy coordinators on set. Over the summer, Amanda Seyfried lamented the lack of those positions on films she made when she was younger. And Sean Bean earned scorn when he lambasted the job, saying they ruin sex scenes — a take that prompted many to take umbrage.
It’s finally happening. After teasing her fans all year, saying it will be out in the summer and then admitting in October that she’s not rushing the release, SZA’s album seems to be very much on its way. The icon unveiled “Shirt” at the end of last month, and today she shared a breathtaking, explicit preview clip called “PSA.”
In it, SZA sits in a bikini inside a ring of green fire, looking at the camera seductively as her hypnotizing rap plays in the background: “I don’t want nobody calling me anything but number one / I got problems, I don’t know how to take losses.” The sound is ethereal and enchanting. The camera flashes back and forth between that scene and another scene of her pouring a glowing substance onto herself — and that includes her chest, and — NSFW warning — toward the end she goes full-on topless.
SZA tweeted the clip, writing, “happy birthday to me. Clock starts now.” It immediately went mega-viral, but her replies are turned off. The comments on the YouTube video are full of all-caps level excitement.
Last month, SZA disagreed with Punch’s description of her album. @szaoncharts tweeted: “.@sza’s new album is called a continuation of Ctrl but with a completely different sound. While Punch describes the new album as ‘somebody who’s lost and then discovered themselves.’” SZA replied, writing, “Ion agree w this at all.”
Charli XCX is having a great year thanks to the release of her album Crash plus a few great one-offs like “Hot Girl” and “Hot In It.” It looks like things are just getting bigger for her: Now she’s going to be taking on the TV world.
Charli will be starring in a comedy by Amazon Studios called Overcompensating, alongside Benito Skinner. It’s being produced by Jonah Hill’s production company Strong Baby and A24. It centers on Benny, an Idaho football player who struggles with his sexuality and ends up overcompensating because of it.
Last month, Charli talked about the weirdness of fame. “To be famous – a stratospheric level of famous – you have to f*cking want that sh*t to happen to you, and you have to do the deal with the devil,” she said. “You have to f*cking go there and run people over. I’m not saying it’s a negative thing, it’s not, but I think with Crash I definitely wanted to play that game. But I think because of who I am, and the artist that I am and the reference points that I have and the world that I come from, it’s like… there’s just this part of my brain that doesn’t want to function like that.”
Charli XCX is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
What is a guilty pleasure? By definition, a guilty pleasure is anything (movie, TV show, song, food, drink) that you enjoy even though it might not be seen as high-quality by the masses. Or the enjoyment of something that makes others want to “guilt” you — Taco Bell, perhaps. Or In-n-Out.
Today, we’re most interested in guilty pleasure beers. You know, the beer you love that you might not talk about as much as the barrel-aged bangers everyone else is fawning over. While we could write a whole story describing our favorite guilt pleasure beers (we throw back light lagers summer long), we figured we’d let the professionals in on the fun. We asked a handful of well-known brewers and craft beer experts to tell us their favorite guilty pleasure beers.
Keep reading to see if any of your picks made the list.
It had been a minute, but I just had one last night. It was a Miller High Life. Smooth, drinkable, clean, and refreshing. Honestly, this is the experience we aspire to. And that iconic branding and tagline.
The Champagne of Beers? I’m not feeling guilty at all. Would you?
I love a good Pale Ale. And while it might not seem like a guilty pleasure, I can’t get enough of beers like 3 Floyds Zombie Dust, Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue, or Half Acre Daisy Cutter. I love full, fresh citrus flavor and aroma with a little danky bitterness for balance delivered with a dry, crisp finish.
If I had to pick one, it would be Daisy Cutter with its bold citrus, tropical fruits, and resinous pine.
A Mexican lager fits that bill for me. I like any number of craft-brewed versions, but I have to give a nod to the best known, Corona Extra. I find it ultra clean and refreshing with a surprising amount of hop flavor and aroma compared to others in that arena. It’s consistent and reliable and let’s face it, that’s not easy to do.
Campfire Stout from Highwater Brewing. I’m not really a sweets guy, but the nostalgia of eating a s’more that you just assembled using the marshmallow that you perfectly roasted yourself over the campfire that lies before you really does the trick for me. This beer absolutely nails the flavors. Especially the burnt sugar taste of a marshmallow that actually has been toasted over a campfire. You could make a marshmallow in the microwave but that ain’t it.
Underrated, but an absolute go-to of mine, is Narragansett Lager. A staple New England brew, it’s super crispy and refreshing. It’s always consistent, and mighty affordable.
It also doesn’t hurt that they have an absolute badass female head brewer.
I like to support live music endeavors. Depending on the venue, you don’t get many options. It’s not a guilty pleasure as such, but I suppose whenever I order a Bud Light without hesitation, some of my friends could react in a dramatic way.
What makes it great? I think it’s drinkability and availability for the occasion. It’s all about context.
Being born and raised in Colorado, it would be hard for me to say anything other than Coors Banquet. You can get it just about anywhere, but it tastes the best right from a cooler full of ice on a cool evening by a campfire. It’s an aptly named beer since it’s the kind of beer you want to pair with a hearty meal or just drink while you sit in a lawn chair outside on a nice night.
My guilty pleasure is usually Miller Light. That stuff is just too refreshing. When it comes to light beers, some are more flavorful than others. Miller Lite is low in calories and alcohol content, but high in crisp, sweet, easy-drinking flavor. Why would you even feel guilty drinking a simple, no-frills beer like this?
Genesee Cream Ale is my guilty pleasure beer. I think this is what people are talking about when they say they love Banquet or PBR or Yuengling (I don’t love any of those). It’s just a sort of “whatever” beer for many, but I grab a fresh pack of Genesee from time to time when I see it, and it really hits the spot. It’s malty, slightly sweet, and highly refreshing any time of year.
What’s not to love?
Drekker Braaaaaaaains Orange & Banana
Drekker
Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin
My guilty pleasure beer is the Chonk sour series from Drekker. My favorite right now is the Orange and Banana. It’s guilty because I can rationalize to myself that I’m having a smoothie when I open one up to have with Sunday morning breakfast.
Maybe I still feel a little guilty enjoying a sour beer that early in the day. Maybe I don’t.
Rick Ross often makes weird headlines. The rapper revealed last month that he’s afraid to try almond milk: “Is they squeezing it out of the peanut?” In May, he made a lot of people jealous by admitting that he’s never had an email account. Now, he’s attempting to convince fans that he’s not a hoarder after a video circulated of his home that is… well… a little cluttered.
The video, posted by XXL, shows a lot of clothes and shoes, lining the hallways and covering up the floors. “I’m trying to organize some of this sh*t. Man, I got this sh*t spilling out every goddamn way,” Ross says. “Should Rozay have a damn yard sale?” He adds, “This ain’t no hoarder. This rich boss sh*t going on.”
The video went viral with lots of quote-tweets arguing that he is in fact a hoarder.
Rick Ross wants to know if he should have a yard sale for his excess clothes and shoes pic.twitter.com/63IYZpBOXp
Ross often calls himself a hustler, which is his excuse in this situation. In February, he wanted 10 oak trees in his backyard cut down but the price was $1,000 each, amounting to a grand total of $10,000. Instead of paying that fee, he put on a cowboy hat and did it himself. “They must’ve forgot who the f*ck I am,” he said in a video.
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