It’s shaping up to be a big week for Willow. This Friday (October 7), she will drop her new album, COPINGMECHANISM, and then will perform on Saturday Night Live the following day (October 8).
This past April, Willow appeared on SNL alongside Camila Cabello, joining her in a performance of “Psychofreak” from her album, Familia. In an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Willow admitted she’s feeling nervous in the days leading up to her second SNL appearance of the year.
“I’m honestly really, really surprised that I’m going to be on SNL twice in one year, five months apart,” she said. “That’s crazy. I’m really excited. I’m nervous obviously, because being with Camila, a really, really good friend of mine, there’s that feeling of comfortability there where you can look across the stage and be like, ‘Girl, we’re in this together. We’re doing this.’ I’m not baring my soul alone on the stage. But now it’s going to be me baring my soul alone on the stage, and I’m just so grateful and so excited, but also sh*tting my pants, slightly.”
Brendan Gleeson, who is starring in the upcoming film, The Banshees of Inisherin, is set to host this Saturday’s episode of SNL/
COPINGMECHANISM arrives 10/7 via MSFTSMusic and Roc Nation. Pre-save it here.
Bono — who supposedly texts poems to Nancy Pelosi — has a book coming out called Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. The book will serve as the U2 singer’s memoir and each of it’s 40 chapters is named after one of the Irish rock band’s songs. What’s more, each chapter will also contain an original drawing by Bono. The book is due out on November 1st and Bono has just announced the Stories of Surrender book tour that he says will help him fill the void he’s felt while not on stage with the band.
“I miss being on stage and the closeness of U2’s audience,” Bono said in a statement. “In these shows I’ve got some stories to sing, and some songs to tell… Plus I want to have some fun presenting my ME-moir, Surrender, which is really more of a WE-moir if I think of all the people who helped me get from there to here.”
The statement indicates that his book tour might actually be a hybrid of a reading and perhaps a solo performance from the singer as well? Regardless, each ticket to the Stories Of Surrender book tour comes with a copy of the book as well. No word yet on whether the audiobook will be automatically pre-loaded into your iPhone though.
Surrender comes out on November 1st and you can pre order it here. The Stories Of Surrender Tour goes on sale Friday, October 7th at 10am local time here. Check out the full list of Bono’s book tour dates below.
11/02 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/04 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
11/06 – Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
11/09 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
11/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
11/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre
11/16 – London, UK @ The London Palladium
11/17 – Glasgow, UK @ SEC Armadillo
11/19 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
11/21 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre
11/23 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast
11/25 – Paris, FR @ Le Grand Rex
11/28 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Coliseum
The Game‘s two-decade-long career in hip-hop has made him one of Los Angeles’ most prominent rappers. From his major label debut album, The Documentary, to his most recent album, the 30-track Drillmatic: Heart Vs. Mind, The Game has not lost his momentum.
The Game remains a go-to for collaborations in the realm of West Coast rap, having worked with fellow LA rappers Casey Veggies, Blueface, and YG in recent years.
In an upcoming episode of Uproxx’s new show, Fresh Pair, the Compton rapper sat down with Just Blaze and sneaker designer Katty Customs and shared his top five favorite LA rap albums of all time.
Among his favorites are Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, which he says was “lowkey Snoop’s first album.” He also names Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle as another one of his favorites.
We won’t spoil the clip for you, however, he does also include his own album, The Documentary on the list.
“I did that in a time when I was the biggest rapper in LA, ” he said, “and I held it down for almost 10 years alone. The whole coast, the beast that came with it, the wars with whoever I went to war with.”
You can check out the preview clip above, where he lists all five of his favorite LA rap albums.
On Monday, Jezebelrevealed that Dr. Mehmet Oz conducted research that led to the deaths of over 300 dogs, as well as other animals. It was a disastrous scandal for one of Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidates. Then another effectively told him, “Hold my beer.” The Daily Beastreported that Herschel Walker — who’s been running a hardline anti-abortion campaign, vowing to deny it in all cases — had [drum roll] once paid for an abortion. But that’s when things got interesting.
Every family member of Herschel Walker asked him not to run for office, because we all knew (some of) his past. Every single one. He decided to give us the middle finger and air out all of his dirty laundry in public, while simultaneously lying about it.
After the report came out, his son Christian — one of two, plus a daughter, though he’d only made their existences public this year — turned on him in a series of furious tweets.
“Every family member of Herschel Walker asked him not to run for office, because we all knew (some of) his past. Every single one,” Christian tweeted. “He decided to give us the middle finger and air out all of his dirty laundry in public, while simultaneously lying about it.” He then threw down, writing, “I’m done.”
But he wasn’t done, at least with tweeting. “I know my mom and I would really appreciate if my father Herschel Walker stopped lying and making a mockery of us,” he wrote, referring to Herschel’s ex-wife, Cindy DeAngelis Grossman. “You’re not a ‘family man’ when you left us to bang a bunch of women, threatened to kill us, and had us move over 6 times in 6 months running from your violence.” (Grossman has claimed that, during their marriage, Walker pointed a gun at her head and threatened to blow her brains out.)
“I don’t care about someone who has a bad past and takes accountability,” Christian continued. “But how DARE YOU LIE and act as though you’re some “moral, Christian, upright man.” You’ve lived a life of DESTROYING other peoples lives. How dare you.”
I don’t care about someone who has a bad past and takes accountability. But how DARE YOU LIE and act as though you’re some “moral, Christian, upright man.” You’ve lived a life of DESTROYING other peoples lives. How dare you.
Christian Walker turning on his father is a big deal. Earlier this year, Christian had presented himself as both a Gen Z MAGA head and a staunch cheerleader for his father’s political campaign. He was even selling “Herschel ‘22” merch on his official website. He also runs a podcast called “Uncancellable,” which features episodes with titles like “UNCANCELLABLE DATING: STOP BEING A WH*RE” and “PRIDE IS A SIN (Exploring the Rainbow Cult).” His pinned tweet, at least of this writing, derides “woke indoctrination.”
Around the time his son — the only one he used to recognize — was torching him on social media, Herschel himself went on Hannity, where he denied the abortion accusation, despite his accuser providing literal receipts. When asked how she’d gotten not only a personal check but also a get well card, Walker replied that he sends out lots of such cards and money.
“I send money to a lot of people” — Walker on an alleged payment he made to a woman who says he paid for her abortion pic.twitter.com/LYSH2X0jBn
In any case, for now, at least, the wildest congressional campaign in America is no longer the one featuring a cameo from Snooki. For now, it’s the one for the guy who thinks the U.S. has 52 states.
The first half of Rams-49ers saw a lot of defense being played, with a few big plays helping the Niners to a 14-6 lead going into the break — none bigger than Deebo Samuel’s unbelievable 57-yard catch and run for a touchdown in the second quarter.
The Rams had plenty to clean up, including their tackling on that play, and luckily they got a chance to work on that at the end of the half in a unique way. Ahead of a Rams punt, a protester ran onto the field with a pink smoke flare and ran up and down the field, evading security, until he arrived at the Rams sideline, where Bobby Wagner took out some frustration on the guy by absolutely lighting him up with a hit.
While the main ESPN broadcast can’t show it, the Manningcast luckily takes some liberties with their feed and Peyton successfully lobbied to get it up there and loved every second of seeing Wagner smoke this fan/protester.
Wagner joins a long line of NFL players who have gotten to get some licks in on idiots on the field, most recently we saw Stefon Diggs crack a fan who ran on the field on a $1,000 bet in Kansas City, which is certainly not worth it. It’s never a good idea to run onto any field during a sporting event, but it’s especially dumb to do so when there are literally dozens of giant men out there whose entire job is chasing down and hitting people as hard as possible.
Week 4 of the 2022 NFL schedule concluded with an NFC West showdown on Monday Night Football, with the San Francisco 49ers welcoming the Los Angeles Rams to town in prime time. Much of the first half occurred with a modest tempo and a dearth of highlight-worthy plays, but that all changed just before the halftime break.
The 49ers, leading 7-6, faced a third down scenario near midfield and, when Jimmy Garoppolo flipped the ball in the direction of All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel, the fireworks began. Samuel made a very difficult catch and, from there, he showed off his impressive run-after-catch ability in making the Rams look silly on the way to a 57-yard touchdown.
For a different look, the dots paint a ridiculous picture. Samuel ended up scampering more than 50 yards after snagging the ball, and there were multiple moments in which it seemed like the ride would end, only for another explosive move.
With the game taking place in San Francisco’s home venue, cameras caught Jerry Rice, the best wide receiver of all-time and a 49ers legend, showing his approval for Samuel’s work.
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) October 4, 2022
Not many players in the league could put together this kind of play, starting with the challenging grab and all of the moves with the ball in his hands. In fact, Samuel also doubles as San Francisco’s running back, and he was the biggest reason why the 49ers held a 14-6 halftime lead over a division rival.
Several people have weighed in after Kanye West wore a shirt reading “White Lives Matter,” including Van Lathan, a former producer for TMZ. Lathan took to Instagram to express his dismay over the shirt, with an image of Ye wearing the shirt, which Lathan simply captioned “Y’all.”
Another Instagram user commented on the post, asking, “do white lives not matter?”
Lathan responded, saying, “we don’t need a reminder of the worth of white lives. America is a shrine to the worth of white people. This message is reactionary to a message affirming Black lives, which have never been worth anything in America. In its intent, it’s a white supremacist notion, because it posits that we can’t have a conversation about the worth of Black people without having a conversation about the worth of white people, which is f*cking insane. The notion that it always has to be about white people in America is incredibly frustrating, emotionally draining, and the whole problem. But here’s Kanye, apparently centering that notion.”
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Lathan also called Ye out in 2018, when he appeared on TMZ ahead of his eighth studio album, Ye. Around that time, he had become very vocal in his support for Donald Trump, and even said that enslaved people had chosen a life of slavery.
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years? That sounds like a choice,” Ye said. “Like, you was there for 400 years and it was all of y’all?”
Lathan responded, saying, “Kanye, you’re entitled to your opinion, you’re entitled to believe whatever you want, but there are real-life consequences behind everything you just said…Frankly, I’m disappointed, I’m appalled, and I’m unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something that, to me, is not real.”
Super-rare footage of a baby moray eel (or a Leptocephalus larva, if you wanna get technical) has taken over the internet. Filmed by Barry Haythorne and Rob Rutgers of HRF U/W Productions, the video shows scuba divers coming face-to-face with the tiny creature, which is almost completely transparent.
The nearly invisible larva looks like a trail of smoke or a billowing silk ribbon as it glides through the water, with only its semiglowing face being truly discernible. Actually, let’s be honest—it’s giving the ghost dog Zero from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” only much more hauntingly beautiful.
A small snippet was posted by Wonder of Science to Twitter, which quickly racked up 1.2 million views, but the full six-minute video can be seen on YouTube.
Obviously, being transparent and all, these guys are usually next to impossible to find, making this a pretty miraculous encounter. Even luckier that with modern technology millions of other people can see the ultra-rare sighting.
Both the Twitter and YouTube posts are filled with comments of awe, wonder and appreciation for nature’s seemingly never-ending supply of fresh surprises.
“How amazing our world is, brings a smile to my heart,” one person wrote.
“I’m feeling so happy if i look at it, such an amazing creature! It looks like a sea spirit or something,” another added.
The sea is indeed full of intriguing mystery. According to Ocean Literacy, only 5% of the world’s oceans have actually been explored and charted by humans, meaning that there is so much more to be discovered. As one person wrote in the comments, “the oceans are the last unexplored frontier of our planet and lifeforms like this shows how even the wildest imaginings of alien creatures cannot even scratch the wonder and beauty of what Earth’s biodiversity has to offer.”
Incredible dancing talent might run in their family, but this dad and daughter duo are sharing their gift with the world.
D&F (short for Daughter and Father) is Rinka and Mitsuhiro Sawakami. Both are award-winning dancers and instructors at Mitsuhiro’s ONEMOVE dance studio in Hachinohe, Japan, where they teach kids and adults hip-hop choreography.
According to My Modern Met, D&F’s style has been self-labeled as a blend of hip-hop and lite feet. STEEZY, which hosts numerous online dance classes, describes ”lite feet” as a branch of hip-hop dance that revolves around fast, high-energy footwork that (just as the name suggests) appears light, almost weightless.
Dances of all kinds are great to watch, but there’s something so heartwarming and satisfying about seeing dads (or father figures, at least) and daughters cut up a rug together. Whether they’re having fun at a wedding, or having their own silly dance battle, it’s uplifting to see families enjoy each other this way.
And sure, both Rinka and Mitsuhiro have got hella skills, but what’s even more mesmerizing to watch is their chemistry. The amount of pure joy and fun they share on the stage is undeniable, not to mention contagious.
Yep, Mitsuhiro is a master of this technique, no question. Check out how he teaches a step combination to a group of people. Their feet look like they have a mind of their own.
Dancing since the age of 4, it’s no surprise that Rinka has followed in the super-funky footsteps of her father, not only in slaying the dance floor, but in teaching others her impressive skills.
Here’s a look at one of Rinka’s classes from ONEMOVE’s Instagram.
During the peak of the pandemic, I spoke to John DeFries, head of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, about how tourism in the state (and on the island of Oahu, its largest tourism center) might be permanently altered once travel finally opened back up. DeFries had just started his post and his answers shed some light on how the various factions of Hawaiian culture — Indigenous leaders, business owners, and the government itself — felt about the future of tourism. Increased taxes for visitors, the closure of popular beaches for “Locals Days,” and bringing in fewer visitors (at higher dollar amounts) all came up during that conversation.
Precisely what would change was unclear. But the idea that Hawaiian tourism would forever shift was obvious.
More than two years later, we’re starting to see that shift in action. Meanwhile, the conversations about the future of Oahu tourism, and tourism across the state, have hit the mainstream — in some small part, thanks to issues explored on the HBO hit, White Lotus. It hasn’t been the easiest reckoning but that’s to be expected when you’re dealing with an island chain that has far fewer residents (1.42 M) than it did visitors in 2021 (6.77 M, in a pandemic year with no cruise ship visitors at all).
As the conversation continues to evolve, the state, in general, and Oahu in specific seem to be providing a model for how to manage over-tourism. Here are the wins that might provide a roadmap for other heavily-touristed destinations.
BIG CHANGES WITH AIRBNB
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If 2022 travel has been defined by any one trend, it’s the sheen truly and finally coming off of Airbnb. While there has long been conversation about what the app does to communities while sending property values to the moon, this year, with Airbnb’s fees increasing and the user experience steadily decreasing (with cleaning and chores being increasingly passed onto users), many travelers seemed to fully sour on the platform.
Meanwhile, where Airbnb has refused to self-regulate in any measurable way, cities and counties are taking it into their own hands. And no with so much vigor as Oahu. In April, a measure passed the Honolulu City Council with a vote of 8-1 that changed the minimum rental length in much of the city from 30 days to 90 days.
“We could feel the outcry from our communities across the island on what had gone on with illegal vacation rentals,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said after the vote. “This is to bring back our neighborhoods, where people grow up, where families are raised and not have them be mini-hotels, but be the neighborhoods they were designed to be, a source of great pride for all of us who have raised families here in Oahu.”
A 90-day minimum, in all but a few “resort zoned” areas across the city sends a clear message about Airbnb in Oahu. Once the ordinance goes into effect on October 23rd, it’s likely to begin restoring some inventory to the home rental market — its stated goal. And after that? Perhaps the entire state will follow certain regions in Canada, where an Airbnb has to be your primary abode in order to be rented at all.
INCREASED CONVERSATIONS AROUND INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY
Running into a lot of people who are telling me that they’re having second thoughts about their Hawaii vacation plans after the last #UnitedShades.#HawaiiForHawaiians
On a recent episode of W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America, Bell asked the very fraught question:
“Is it possible to move to Hawaii and not be an asshole?”
The resounding answer was “no.” And it’s similar to answers I’ve gotten from surfers on Oahu’s North Shore over the years. Though its leader, Eddie Rothman, was born in Philly, not Oahu, the famed surf crew (and clothing label) Da Hui has been pulling people’s cards on the North Shore for decades.
As the conversation about Hawaiian tourism evolves, it’s sure to intersect at every stage with the push for sovereignty in Hawaii — where much of the Indigenous population has very valid and serious concerns about… well, their complete eradication, really. Tourists hoping to visit the island in a way that is conscientious will need to take the lead of organizations like ‘Āina Momona and follow the definitions of and requests for cultural respect that are handed down from Indigenous Hawaiians (who make up roughly 10% of the state’s population).
These conversations are going to continue in ways that are sure to be nuanced and tricky, as recent and even second and third-generation immigrants to Hawaii will have to sort out what supporting Hawaiian sovereignty means to them. Will Hawaii eventually secede from the union? Become a territory in the model of American Samoa?
Those questions might not need answering before you book a ticket but they certainly deserve contemplation. In fact, being willing to wrestle with these heady issues is sort of the price of admission on Oahu (along with rapidly increasing taxes on tourists). Will some visitors decide not to visit after contemplating the issues at stake? Absolutely. And that is how Indigenous Hawaiians want it.
THE REQUEST DEMAND FOR CULTURAL RESPECT
Where Hawaii is on the leading edge of tourism worldwide is in the push for cultural respect. It’s a phrase that could sound like lip service in certain destinations — don’t litter, respect the environment and local people, etc.– but is taken much more seriously in Hawaii. What does that look like, exactly?
It could look like foregoing tour operators that disturb residents. Or limiting which beaches you decide to surf on. Or researching the history of various hikes, landmarks, and beaches before you visit — with an openness to not visiting fraught locations. And while the request for respect of the culture and land from locals is certainly resonant (this Lonely Planet piece offers a wonderful primer), it also might need teeth, in the form of new laws with serious fines.
Just a few days ago, Maui enacted a ban on non-mineral sunscreens in an effort to protect their coral reefs. A similar ban on the big island goes into effect on December 1st. Sadly, these rules seem to often be what tourists need — real-world penalties for being reckless on the road. In the years to come, it will be interesting to see if more laws are enacted that, at their heart, are meant to protect the islands and their Indigenous residents from tourists themselves.
How exactly that takes shape will be determined but Indigenous (Native Hawaiian) leaders like DeFries and by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, which recently took over the marketing and promotion budget for the Hawaiian Islands from the Hawaiian Visitors and Convention Bureau. And while the exact shape of Hawaiian tourism is sure to shift, the commitment to wrestle with these issues is on a variety of levels is sure to build the one thing DeFries and every person in Hawaiian tourism (from surfers to hoteliers) that I’ve ever spoken to on the matter wants — a more sustainable future, where the whims of tourists don’t take precedence over Indigenous residents or the natural resources.
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