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The ‘For Walter And Josiah’ Trailer Addresses The Shocking Suicide Epidemic Affecting Montana’s Native American Peoples

Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation, located about an hour northwest of Missoula, is home to a small community of less than 30,000 people. Yet it felt exponentially smaller when, in the span of one year, it lost 22 of its Native members to suicide, including Walter and Josiah, two teenagers and teammates on the local high school basketball team. While it may seem like a very specific story, Jamie Elias’ new documentary For Walter and Josiah makes it clear that this community’s heartbreak is a microcosm of a much larger problem among the country’s Native American populations, and what Elias describes as “an epidemic few are talking about.”

For Walter and Josiah follows both the Flathead Indian Reservation and the boys’ basketball team specifically to record the community’s response to its growing number of deaths by suicide, and explore how the collision of historical trauma and ever-changing modern-day values have contributed to what the trailer cites is a 200 percent increase in suicides.

“The whole filmmaking team was moved by this small community’s resilience,” says Elias of the film. “And the statistics are alarming; Montana has the highest per capita death by suicide rate — over double the national average — and Native Americans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than white Montanans.”

For Walter and Josiah, which has been making the festival rounds, will be released on digital and video on demand on September 16 as part of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The filmmakers will donate a portion of all iTunes and DVD sales back to the Flathead Reservation directly. You can watch the full trailer above. And you can preorder the film via iTunes here.

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Roman Reigns Ruined Drew McIntyre’s Homecoming At WWE Clash At The Castle

Roman Reigns took everything Drew McIntyre had to offer, but was able to overcome thanks to some outside help to retain his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship from Cardiff on Saturday at Clash at the Castle.

Following a ref bump, Austin Theory ran down to attempt a cash-in of his Money in the Bank briefcase, but got knocked out at ringside by Tyson Fury. McIntyre then connected on a Claymore, a spear of his own, and another Claymore. But thanks to outside interference from Solo Sikoa, who made his main roster debut to pull the referee out, Reigns landed a spear and the champ held on for the win.

After the match, Fury entered the ring, shook hands with Reigns, helped McIntyre to his feet, and held the challenger’s hand in the air. Fury got on the mic and said McIntyre had done everyone proud despite the loss.

With the loss, McIntyre misses on his opportunity to be a WWE champion who would represent the titles “on a regular basis,” comments the challenger made after Reigns inked a WWE extension with fewer dates.

“I know Roman said things in the past about how he feels, and I’m sure he regrets those comments,” McIntyre recently told Uproxx Sports. “But I would never judge anybody for where they’re at in their life and how they want to live their life. But I do feel strongly that the titles need to be represented on the shows, on a regular basis, at our media events, at our weekly live events. And if you can’t make those commitments, I’m not sure you should be champion. But you should certainly be part of the show because you’re a huge freaking star.”

As McIntyre serenaded the crowd, he remained committed to eventually taking the belts off Reigns and stopping his two-year run on top.

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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson And Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Join The Foo Fighters Onstage During The Taylor Hawkins Tribute

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute is taking place on Saturday (September 3) in London, England, with the Foo Fighters paying their respects to their late drummer. A number of special guests were booked ahead of time, namely Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, The Police, and Queens Of The Stone Age. In a special moment, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich joined the Foo Fighters on stage to perform “Back In Black” and “Let There Be Rock.”

In a fan tweet, Foo Fighters plus Johnson and Ulrich can be seen having a grand time on stage. The London attendees erupted with excitement and sang along to the classic records.

In some other major moments from the day, Liam Gallagher joined the Foo Fighters to perform “Rock ‘N Roll Star” and Dave Chappelle appeared to discuss his Saturday Night Live appearance in 2020 when the Foo Fighters performed in addition to the time he met Taylor Hawkins’s son at Madison Square Garden.

In more homage to Taylor Hawkins, his side projects Chevy Metal and The Coattail Riders went onstage to perform a cover of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer.”

Check out Brian Johson and Lars Ulrich performing alongside the Foo Fighters in the video above.

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UNC Survived Against Appalachian State In An Early Frontrunner For College Football’s Game Of The Year

We are exactly one TV window into our first full college football weekend of the 2022 season and it’s safe to say that the bar for game of the year has been set incredibly high. The North Carolina Tar Heels, which started their season with a win during Week 0, made the always dangerous trip to Boone to take on Appalachian State on Saturday.

It is hard to say the game was anything other than batsh*t insane. The Mountaineers went up, 21-7, before the Tar Heels started to pour it on. Early on in the fourth quarter, it looked like UNC would be able to fend their opponents off on the road, as they went ahead 41-28.

And then, things got really stupid. App State scored 40 points in the fourth quarter, but somehow, it was not enough, as Carolina was able to secure a thrilling 63-61 win. It seemed like the Heels were going to avoid disaster late in the game — while the Mountaineers scored with 31 seconds left to make it 56-55, their attempt at going for the win came up short, as Chase Bryce just overthrew Dashaun Davis.

The ensuing onside kick presented a chance to get the ball back, and while that happened, it was under pretty unique circumstances. UNC’s Christopher Holliday grabbed the kick and brought it to the end zone, which is bad enough, as it gave the ball right back to the home team. Compounding things was that the Heels decided to kick the PAT, making it an 8-point game instead of something that could not be matched on one drive.

Because weird things happen in Boone, App State returned the kickoff to midfield and went right into the end zone in two plays.

This time, the Mountaineers needed a 2-point conversion to extend the game. Bryce had nowhere to throw it, he attempted to run, and unfortunately for him, Noah Taylor saved the day for the Heels.

College football is back.

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Mikal Bridges Accuses Donovan Mitchell Of Pandering To Ohioans Ahead Of OSU-Notre Dame

The premier matchup during Week 1 of the college football season pits a pair of top-5 teams against one another in a non-conference showdown. In an era where big programs are increasingly playing one another on neutral sites, the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish made their way to Columbus to battle the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes.

It should be an insane atmosphere, as College GameDay was on campus and both of these teams have aspirations of winning a national championship this season. One NBA player, in particular, is excited for the game, and no, it is not someone who went to either school or noted Buckeye football fan LeBron James. Instead, it’s Donovan Mitchell, who thinks the team that resides in his new home state is going to get the job done.

Mitchell was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week, so picking the Buckeyes is a good way to endear himself to his new fans. This tweet caught the eye of another NBA player, Phoenix Suns wing Mikal Bridges, who is quietly establishing himself as one of the NBA’s best posters and decided to bust Mitchell’s chops for his prediction.

Listen, even if Bridges is right and this is straight up pandering by Mitchell, I can confidently say as a person who lives in Columbus that it will work. Anyway, the Buckeyes are 17-point favorites on Saturday night, so this is probably a smart pick.

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How Much Did Blac Chyna Make To Become The OnlyFans Queen?

OnlyFans has been a booming business over the years where women have offered exclusive, premium content. Despite the often negative stigma, it provides them the opportunity to be free and present themselves however they see fit. Celebrities have thrown their hats into the OnlyFans ring, and with their massive platforms, there has been some recording revenue that exceeds the million-dollar mark. One in particular is Blac Chyna.

Chyna launched her OnlyFans account in April 2020 and, according to Statista, brought in $20 million per month in 2021. Chyna’s page charges a monthly subscription rate of $19.99 where users can assess a mix of explicit photos and videos. Chyna told Baller Alert in 2020 about what inspired her to begin using the application.

“I’m on OnlyFans so I can support the music because that stuff is not cheap at all,” Chyna said. “Getting studio time, engineers, wardrobe, marketing, I’m using all these different hustles to support that and my kids. That’s the ultimate goal: to keep up their living of how they’re living now. I don’t want to be that parent where they have this now; then, when they get older, they don’t have it … I’m a single Black female supporting my kids.”

Blac Chyna’s 2021 earnings are especially impressive because they exceed that of both Bella Thorne and Cardi B. Thorne earned an estimated $11 million per month, and Cardi earned $9.34 million.

Check out Blac Chyna’s OnlyFans earnings report here.

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If Prosecuted, Donald Trump Really Could Be Facing The Same Charges As Julian Assange And Edward Snowden

Hyperbole and Donald Trump go together as perfectly as McDonald’s burgers and Donald Trump. But in the case of a recent Twitter post about just how damning the potential charges the former president could be facing should he be prosecuted, Newsweek reports that you can believe the hype.

On Thursday, former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor tweeted about the “monumental irony” that if legal action is taken against Trump for his hoarding of classified documents, he would essentially be facing the same charges as both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden — two men who Trump has had lots to say about in the past, including that they both deserved to be executed.

But just how true is Taylor’s statement? According to Newsweek, it’s pretty damn accurate — especially as it relates to Assange and WikiLeaks, who Trump has both praised (“I love WIKILEAKS!!”) and deemed “disgraceful” and deserving of the “death penalty.” (Though it’s worth noting that several Trump insiders, including Don Jr., had ongoing correspondences with WikiLeaks leading up to the 2016 election.)

As we learned from the affidavit authorizing the raid on Mar-a-Lago — as well as accidentally, and hilariously, from Breitbart — Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act, or U.S. Code 793, which is where both Assange and Snowden’s alleged crimes also fall, albeit with slight differences. As Tom Norton writes for Newsweek:

Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 charges under the Espionage Act and one charge of computer misuse for WikiLeaks’ publication of secret American military documents 10 years ago. He faces a potential 175-year prison sentence.

Assange’s indictment sheet states a potential violation of section 793(e) of the Espionage Act, the same section of the act, which the DOJ also mentions in its affidavit to search Mar-a-Lago.

In other words: If prosecuted, Trump could be looking at violating both the same act as Assange as well as the same section of the act — so, pretty much the same crime.

Snowden’s case, however, is slightly different. While he, too, is wanted in the U.S. for violating the Espionage Act, the section of the act is different. ​​”Broadly speaking, however, it is true that Trump could face charges under the same U.S. act as Snowden and Assange, if not for the exact number or type of indictments,” Norton writes.

Where the real irony comes in is in how hard Trump has publicly come down on both Assange — who some have claimed the Trump administration plotted to assassinate, which is a charge he denies — and Snowden, whom the former president repeatedly called a “traitor” and advocated for his execution:

Of course, Trump has (so far) not been charged with any crimes, so all of this is just food for thought.

(Via Newsweek)

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Watch Jack Harlow Bring A ‘First Class’ Performance To ESPN College Gameday

The start of the NCAA college football season is an exciting time for many and having live music always enhances a sporting experience. Jack Harlow was tasked with hyping up the crowd on ESPN’s College Gameday broadcast on Saturday (September 3), and brought none other than his popular 2022 record “First Class.”

While the song itself is undeniable to the people, so is Harlow’s charisma and personality. Thus, the commentators had to bring him on set to make predictions for the weekend’s football games as well. In the case of Sunday’s (September 4) game featuring LSU versus Florida State, the Come Home The Kids Miss You rapper cited how he was hanging out with former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow the night before, thus he chose LSU to win on Sunday night.

As for Cincinnati versus Arkansas, he stated how he was previously involved with a woman from Cincinnati so it only made sense to select them. Predictably, the commentators flanking him could not get enough of his humorous, unconventional prediction strategies.

It has been an exciting summer for Jack Harlow, as his “former foe” Brandy joined him on stage during his BET Awards performance in June, Fergie joined him on stage at this past Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, and he left that same show with the Song of the Summer award for “First Class.”

Check out Jack Harlow’s ESPN College Gameday performance and predictions above.

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Report: The Knicks Thought Their Donovan Mitchell Trade Packages Were Better Than What The Jazz Got

For months, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the New York Knicks would be able to put together a package to get Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz. That did not happen, as the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to swoop in bring Mitchell to northeast Ohio without having to move and of Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, or Evan Mobley.

The package that Cleveland put together involved three unprotected first-round picks, a pair of pick swaps, and a trio of players: Lauri Markkanen, 2022 first-round pick Ochai Agbaji, and Collin Sexton, who agreed to a 4-year, $72 million contract extension to make the deal happen. In a new report by Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, we learned that the Knicks find it curious their best deal was unable to beat that.

The Knicks, according to sources, feel like their proposals with RJ Barrett as the centerpiece with multiple first-round picks were better than the Cavs’ final offer, which is up to interpretation. Only Ainge knows if he negotiated in good faith. He’d never admit it if he didn’t. People who know Ainge say he’d never jeopardize a deal over something petty, whether it was that silly front-row display at the Jazz playoff game or issues with either the Knicks or CAA (the talent agency closely associated with the Knicks). But it’s worth noting Ainge only completed one trade with the Knicks during his 18 years in the Celtics’ front office. He was much more active with Cleveland while completing eight deals, including the blockbuster involving Kyrie Irving in 2017 when current Cavs GM Koby Altman was in his first year at that position.

A Knicks contingent famously sat courtside at a Jazz-Mavericks playoff game in a move that apparently upset both teams — the theory was that this was an attempt by the Knicks to show their interest in both Mitchell and former Dallas guard Jalen Brunson. Of course, as Bondy went on to note, it’s plausible that the Jazz just did not want to pay Barrett what would have been required if he went to Utah, as he agreed to a $120 million extension with the Knicks earlier in the week.

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Five Gen X values from the ’90s that can save today’s world

This article originally appeared on 03.10.22

A few weeks ago I came across an article about a kid who watches television at 1.5x speed so he can cram as much viewing in as he can. It seemed that his unquenchable desire to get through shows in the Golden Age of television meant he’d sacrifice the entertainment value of the show just to get to the end.

“Man, this guy would have been crucified in 1993,” I thought.

As a 45-year-old card-carrying member of Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1979), I remembered a time when nobody bragged about the amount of TV they watched. In fact, they bragged about not owning a TV. “I don’t watch TV, man,” people would say. “It only exists to sell you stuff.”

This complete reversal on the social acceptance of gluttonous TV viewing made me wonder what happened to the values we were raised on as Gen Xers? We were taught that sincerity was for simpletons, everything corporate is evil, old school is always better than the latest and greatest, authenticity is king, conformity is death and there is nothing worse than being a sell-out or a poser.

Nobody would have ever referred to themselves as an “influencer” in 1991—that’s the definition of a sell-out.

“After writing this book, I’m back in the mindset of ’90s thinking, which is that nothing is worse than selling out,” Chuck Klosterman, author of “The Nineties: A Book,” told Esquire. “Nothing was more embarrassing in the ’90s than trying to convince people to like the thing you made.”


Deep inside the heart of almost every Gen Xer is a deep-seated feeling of nihilism. We didn’t trust the corporations that laid off our parents or gutted their pensions in the ’80s. In fact, everything corporate was predatory. We didn’t have a lot of faith in family values because we were the first generation raised by single parents or in daycare. We didn’t care much about politics either. Back in the ’90s, Gen X’s aversion to politics was historic.

Of course, these are all generalities about a generation of nearly about 65 million people, but studies show that there are some definite hallmarks of being a Gen Xer.

According to a generational differences document circulated through the business community, Gen X’s core values are “skepticism,” “fun” and “informality.” They’re described as “self-reliant,” “independent,” “unimpressed with authority” and motivated by “freedom.”

In the young Gen Xer, the culture of the era “instilled a wariness and skepticism, and a kind of ‘figure it out for yourself’ mindset,” Paul Taylor, author of “The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown” told The Washington Post. And with that came a sense “that you don’t have to shine a light on yourself. You’re not the center of the universe.”

But things have changed since the ’90s when Gen X was coming of age. We live in an American culture that is fractured by political partisanship, fueled by a constant culture of outrage, crippled by a preoccupation with technology, plundered by greedy boomers and annoyed by overly sensitive millennials. All of this is happening while we face the greatest challenge of our times, climate change.

The answer to all of these problems is simple: admit that Gen X at one point had it right and if we followed its lead, we could reverse these terrible trends. OK, it might not fix all of our woes, but the way things are going now surely aren’t working. Plus, weren’t the ’90s great?

Also, with hat in hand, I must admit that this message is for Gen Xers as well. Many of us have lost our way by forgetting our disdain for authority and skepticism toward institutions. This is a call for us to remember what we once stood for and to fight back by doing what we do best—staying above the fray.

Gen X, it’s time to strap on your Dr. Martens boots and get back to fighting the “Battle of Who Could Care Less.” It’s time we collectively got our “whatever” back and showed the other generations how powerful dismissiveness can be.

Here are the top five Gen X values that we need to embrace again.

5.  Buying vintage items

Nothing was less hip in the early ’90s than wearing mall clothes. If you had any style you shopped at a thrift store and bought used duds from the ’70s and early ’80s and remixed them into something awesome. If you were into hip-hop or skating you shopped at the surplus store and rocked some super-durable Dickies or Carhartt gear. The mood of the times was totally anti-fashion. These days, we live in a world where fast fashion is killing the environment. By embracing the Gen X value of old-school cool, we can help the planet while looking much more fashionable in the process.

4. Corporate skepticism

In the early 2000s, people fell head-over-heels in love with smartphone technology and social media so quickly that nobody stopped and said, “Hey, wait a minute!” Now, we have a world where kids are depressed, the culture has become divided and nobody talks to each other in public anymore, they just stare at their phones. I can totally understand why young millennials and Luddite boomers would fall for the big-tech ruse, but sadly, Gen X was asleep at the wheel and fell victim, too. The generation that embraced the notion that TV rotted your brain needs to remind everyone to go outside and play in the sunshine or read a book. And if you read a book it should be by Bret Easton Ellis.

3. Just say “whatever”

Two of the most popular Gen X phrases were “whatever” and “talk to the hand (because the face don’t give a damn).” These may seem to be flippant responses but they are the correct way to deal with other people’s nonsense and in 2022, we have to deal with a constant barrage of it.

Somewhere along the way, people forgot that it’s even more powerful to ignore someone than to admit they got under your skin. In the world of social media, we unintentionally amplify the most wretched voices by subtweeting, commenting and liking the posts from the army of grifters fighting for our attention.

We also live in an era where many seem to be addicted to outrage. The quickest way to stop fanning the flames of outrage is with a simple, “whatever.” Like dogs distracted by squirrels, we’ve got our heads on outrage swivels these days. Throwing around the occasional “whatever” gives us the time and energy to focus on the problems that really matter and take action.

These days “whatever” matters more than ever.

2. Bring back snobbery

Good taste used to matter. In the 2000s, millennials decided that people have the right to like what they like and that it’s worse to judge someone’s personal taste than to have bad taste. Gen Xers based their entire personalities on taste and demanded integrity from artists and were rewarded by living in a time of superior films and music. These days, no one listens to new music and we’re stuck in a world dominated by comic book movies because no one stood up and shamed people for liking low-effort culture.

1. ​Political apathy

America’s political divide has calcified over the past decade because more and more people are basing their personal identities on their politics. This has created a culture where the dialog between liberals and conservatives has become a shouting match that only makes people dig their heels in further. It’s also created a culture in Washington, D.C. that has attracted a more debased form of politician and led to the gridlock that has halted any sense of progress. Sadly, Gen X has also been sucked into this vortex.

Things were a lot different in the ’90s. Back in 1999, Ted Halstead at The Atlantic noted that Xers “appear to have enshrined political apathy as a way of life.” He added that Gen Xers “exhibit less social trust or confidence in government, have a weaker allegiance to their country or to either political party.”

Compared to what’s going on in America in 2022, this type of apathy seems welcome. Back in the ’90s, taking a “chill pill” could solve everything. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone took one, and then we could open our ears and hearts and have some constructive discussions?

There was a common lament in the 1980s that the boomer hippies had sold out and became boomer yuppies. They went from being concerned with peace, love and the planet to stocks, bonds and conspicuous consumption. Gen X is now in its 40s and 50s and it’s fair to say that we’ve moved from being the outsiders to creating technological and political machines that are generating the type of conformity that we once railed against.

Now that Xers are at the age where we get to run the world for a few decades, it’s time to recommit to the core values that make us well … us. The great news is that as Gen Xers, it’ll be easy to get back to our roots because we were raised to ironically love the past.