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Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. This week’s eight picks feature a nice selection of lesser-seen silhouettes (at least in terms of what has been released this year) like the Air Jordan 1 KO, the 12, and the Yeezy 450, as well as the Stüssy Air Max 2013. So if you’re tired of seeing a lot of the same silhouettes we’ve been shouting out this summer, this is your week! And if you just want to know what the latest Air Jordan 5 colorway is or where to cop the latest New Balance drop — we’ve still got your back.

We have now entered the last full month of summer so if you’re still stocking up on your summer wardrobe move fast, in a few weeks you’re going to be seeing a whole lot of fleece-lined and GORE-TEX equiped footwear and apparel, so scoop up those relaxed summer styles while you still can. Let’s dive to this week’s eight best sneaker drops.

Yeezy 450 Utility Black

Yesterday was Yeezy Day which brought us a whole bunch of re-released Yeezy colorways and gave Ye-heads another opportunity to cop a few classic colorways. The highlight of the big event, for us, is the drop of the 450 in Utility Black.

The 450 hasn’t gotten a lot of love this year so it’s nice to see the silhouette get some attention. The Utility Black 450 sports a Primeknit upper with weaved laces, and that distinct molded sole that begs the question: why aren’t more sneaker brands getting creative with midsole design? Leave it to Kanye to be a trailblazer.

The Yeezy 450 Utility Black is out now for a retail price of $210. The sneaker is sold out on the Adidas Confirmed app so you’ll have to hit your favorite aftermarket site for this one.

AJKO 1 Rush Orange

The AJKO 1 is an anomaly in the Jordan line of sneakers, but it definitely has its fan who will be psyched to hear that the sneaker is getting a brand new Rush Orange colorway. Featuring a canvas upper with premium leather overlays, this Rush Orange sneaker sits atop a sail midsole with a matching orange outsole.

If you’re into unique Jordans, it doesn’t get any more unique than the AJKO!

The AJKO 1 Rush Orange is set to drop on August 5th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Air Jordan 12 Low White and Black

This decade (I know we’re only two years in, but this point stands) has been kind to the single digit Jordans. Just about every week we’re given a fire new Jordan 4, or 5, or 6, or 3, or 1, hell even the Jordan 2 is getting a lot of love, but the double digits have been largely ignored. Maybe that’s going to change, but our guess is that transition is still going to be a little bit out.

Luckily, this week double digit fans will be getting at least one new colorway in the White and Black Air Jordan 12 Low. Featuring a shimmering holographic crystal-inspired mudguard, this Jordan 12 sports a premium leather upper in white with insole graphics and Zoom Air cushioning. It’s a minor release in the Air Jordan 12’s history of colorways, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t cool.

The Air Jordan 12 White and Black is set to drop on August 4th at 7:00am PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT.

Air Max 97 Metallic Silver and Chlorine Blue

The dopest sneaker to ever be inspired by something as dorky as a bullet train, the Air Max 97 just looks great in silver, and this week’s Metallic Silver and Chlorine Blue rivals even the legendary Silver Surfer colorway.

Featuring a shimmering Metallic Silver colorway with blue accents over a mesh upper, the Metallic Silver and Chlorine Blue is designed with speed and sleekness in mind, it’s light weight, thanks to its airy upper, but still offers full foot comfort with that large full length Air cushioning.

The Air Max 97 Metallic Silver and Chlorine Blue is set to drop on August 4th at 7:00am PST for a retail price of $185. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Air Jordan 5 Dark Concord

The Concord is one of those legendary Jordan colorways, like the BRED, UNC, that will always move units, no matter what silhouette it appears on. While the 11 will always be the quintessential Concord, this Air Jordan 5 comes pretty damn close to being just as essential.

Featuring a darker, moodier take on the colorway, this sneaker features Dark Concord accents over a white premium leather upper with a reflective tongue and that classic AJ-5 icy outsole. It’s a work of art!

The Air Jordan 5 Dark Concord is set to drop on August 6th at 7:00am PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Adidas Exhibit B Candace Parker Mid Off-white/Grey

Candace Parker’s signature Adidas sneaker, the Exhibit B, is one of the most exciting signature sneakers we’ve seen from Adidas in a long time. Let’s be real, Nike practically has a monopoly on dope signature sneakers and while the Candace Parker three-stripes collaboration will never be as huge as the Air Jordan, it absolutely dunks on Kevin Durant’s, Chris Paul’s, Derrick Rose’s, and Stephen Curry’s signature kicks.

The Exhibit B features a mid-top design with a textile upper made in part by recycled content, Lightstrike cushioning, and a sculpted midsole with a cool wavy sole design and a pair of dope colorways. Parker’s previous Exhibit B sneakers featured drab understated colorways, but we’re loving this infusion of color which really helps to highlight the interesting design here.

The Adidas Exhibit B Candace Parker Mid Off-White/Grey is set to drop Friday August 5th at 12:00 AM PDT for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair via the Adidas CONFIRMED app.

BEAMS x Paperboy x New Balance MADE in UK 1500

Lately we’ve been giving New Balance’s MADE in USA line lots of well-deserved shine, but don’t let our praise on the US imprint distract you from paying mind to what they’re doing across the pond. This week, New Balance’s MADE in UK line is getting a grip of dope collaborations between NB, Paris-based brand Paperboy, and Japanese retailer BEAMS, our favorite being this new take on the 1500 silhouette.

The design was inspired by stainless steel tools and never have we seen such a boring concept translate to such a dope looking sneaker.

This 1500 features a metallic pigskin upper with synthetic nubuck accents, and asymmetrical detailing. Starlight blue along the throat and upper add a nice soft contrast to the design.

The BEAMS x Paperboy x New Balance MADE in UK 1500 Cool Gray with Starlight Blue is set to drop on August 5th at 10:00 AM EST for a retail price of $249.99. Pick up a pair via the New Balance webstore.

Stüssy x Nike Air Max 2013 Collection

Is this the release of the week? Most definitely. Is it the release of the summer? Quite possibly, and for some people, absolutely. This three sneaker collection features a new reworking on the beloved Air Max 2013, complete with an inverted Swoosh at the heel, threaded eyelets, tongue tabs, and branding so subtle and understated, it’s hard to believe it’s Stüssy!

The sneaker drops in three colorways: Fossil, a bone-like color, Black, the sleekest of the three that features yellow and orange underlays, and Pink, a bubble gum colored sneaker that stands as our favorite of the trio.

Copping any of the three would be a huge win for your wardrobe.

The Stüssy x Nike Air Max 2013 collection is set to launch on Friday August 5th, at 10 AM PST for an unannounced price at select chapter stores, Dover Street Market locations, and the Stüssy webstore.

People may admire the canvasses, but they can never know the full story behind each brush stroke if it isn’t told. Though Collective Music Group may appear successful on the surface, there is pain and struggle behind their journeys that makes where they are now even more laudable. Their latest video for “Gangsta Art,” featuring Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Blac Youngsta and Lehla Samia, tells the story behind their work

Samia handles the hook while Mozzy, Moneybagg, Gee, Dugg, Youngsta and Gotti all tell their own stories through verses accompanied by elaborate scenes. Mozzy spits from bedside, EST Gee sits on a bench, Moneybagg Yo shows blood dripping from his shoulders, Blac Youngsta is chained up, and Yo Gotti sits in front of an oven. The only person missing from the video is the incarcerated 42 Dugg, but his energy is still felt.

“Gangsta Art” is both the opener and title track from CMG’s latest label compilation album. Gangsta Art also features Kodak Black, Coi Leray, Big30, and more across its 27 records. If CMG somehow wasn’t on radars before, they are making sure to change that with efforts like this.

Check out CMG’s “Gangsta Art” video above.

42 Dugg is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock never worked together before, but in 2022 they’ve teamed for not one but two movies. Earlier this year, Pitt had a small, fun role in The Lost City, starring Bullock and Channing Tatum. Now Bullock is the one with the small, fun role in the Pitt vehicle Bullet Train. She plays the handler for Pitt’s assassin, who’s tasked him with obtaining a briefcase for a never-seen handler named Barry. But the filmmakers thought about showing Barry, and if they did the movie might have featured a Speed (and a The Lake House) reunion.

As per Entertainment Weekly, Bullet Train director David Leitch participated in an American Cinematheque talkback, where he revealed who he wanted to play the film’s mysterious client. “My dream cast was Keanu,” Leitch told the crowd. “Wouldn’t it have been great? Hey, Bullet Train 2!”

After the 1994 blockbuster, which made him an even bigger star than before (and made her an overnight sensation), Reeves famously turned down Speed 2: Cruise Control. Bullock was then paired with Jason Patric for the underperforming sequel. But it wasn’t the last time Reeves and Bullock saw each other. They reunited for a very different film, the 2006 fantasy romance The Lake House. But maybe they’ll team back up yet again should the world get Bullet Train 2, and she’ll get yet another great gift from one of the nicest people in Hollywood.

(Via EW)

The new Road House stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a UFC fighter who “takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise,” which you probably guessed from the title since it’s exactly what happens in the original. Except instead of a UFC fighter, Patrick Swayze played a philosophizing NYC student who bashed skulls under the tutelage of Sam Elliott (aka the best in the business). According to Deadline, producer Joel Silver and director Doug Liman are taking the UFC angle seriously, hiring two-time champ and so-so whiskey salesman Conor McGregor for an undefined role. Really, Gyllenhaal’s is the only role we know about (since he’ll be taking the Swayze starring bit), but McGregor won’t be playing himself.

Financed by Amazon Studios, the project starts filming in the Dominican Republic next month with Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Lukas Gage alongside Gyllenhaal and McGregor. Who’s a good guy? Who’s a bad guy? Will they all have to face off against a Florida man who breaks into a meth lab using a crocodile? We’ll have to wait until the first trailer to see, but if it’s true to the spirit of Florida, they should at least consider it.

To be fair, since they’ve moved the action from Missouri to modern-day Florida, the remake had better be a lot wilder than the 1989 original and only slightly less wild than the Broadway musical version.

Earlier today, The 1975 released “Happiness,” the harmonic new single from their upcoming album, Being Funny In A Foreign Language. Due out on October 14th, the new album is the band’s fifth release and first since 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form. But after canceling their 2021 tour, the band has now announced the At Their Very Best North America tour for 2022.

The tour begins on November 3 in Uncasville, Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena and presses on through November and December. They’ll go West before coming back East and wrap things up on December 12th at Pittsburgh’s UPMC Events Center.

Check out The 1975’s complete 2022 North American Tour Dates below. A ticket pre-sale begins Monday, August 8 and you can sign up for it here.

11/03 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
11/04 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/07 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
11/09 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
11/10 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/13 – Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11/15 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
11/16 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
11/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
11/20 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival
11/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
11/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels
11/26 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
11/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
11/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12/01 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
12/02 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
12/08 – Independence, MO @ Cable Dahmer Arena
12/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom
12/12 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
12/16 – Newport, KY @ PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION
12/17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ UPMC Events Center

Being Funny In A Foreign Language is out 10/14 on Dirty Hit.

As much of the music fan discourse on Twitter over the past week focused on royalty payments as a result of Kelis’ dispute with Beyonce over “Energy” — what they are, how they work, and who deserves them — it was probably only a matter of time until the discussion expanded to include other stars, as well.

As it turns out, Cardi B saw the searchlight swing in her direction thanks to a 2015 freestyle called “Cheap Ass Weave.” Cardi independently released a video for the song to YouTube long before she had blown up from her Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 and 2 mixtapes, but the track still showcased her brash wit and unabashed charisma over a beat taken from British rapper Lady Leshurr’s single “Queen’s Speech 4,” released earlier that year.

Perhaps spurred by the ongoing debates about royalties, Leshurr tweeted about not being paid for Cardi’s use of the beat when popular Twitter fan account @girlsinrap recalled “Queen’s Speech 4” on the seven-year anniversary of its release. When a fan noticed it sounds just like “Cheap Ass Weave” (because, again, it’s a freestyle over the same beat), Leshurr replied, “You mind asking Cardi if she can break me off a likkle change she used my beat/idea before her big break and is now a millionaire and I got paid 0.”

Cardi, who apparently either follows Leshurr or was alerted by one of her fans, cheekily responded, “I made like 2 dollars of that song ….you want the other dollar ?”

Although it seems pretty clear that both were only partially serious (both their songs highlight their shared sarcastic senses of humor), Leshurr followed up, saying, “ould b nice but tbh I just wanted my credit & it’s mad I had to tweet banter 4 a response when I dm u years ago about it. I was cool wen I thought it was just YT cover but it’s on streaming sites as ‘cheap azz weave’ nw & urs comes up b4 mine so yes dollar & credit pls.”

Cardi, as always, was ready with a receipt, though, posting proof that Leshurr herself had already acknowledged that Cardi shouted her out in the song while also noting that any versions on DSPs were unauthorized and would be removed. “I don’t find the song on apple,” she wrote in a now-deleted response. “but it’s on any streaming service I will be makin sure it’s taking down including YouTube.” But because Cardi is Cardi, she couldn’t resist taking one last parting shot. “I will also make sure I send you your dollar.”

If only Cardi could handle her other copyright issues so easily. She’s has a week to look for a new lawyer after a lawsuit over her GBMV1 cover was postponed due to her original lawyer’s health issue. In that case, a California man whose tattoo was photoshopped onto a model on the cover is suing for $1 million for unauthorized use of his likeness.

On Wednesday, rumors swirled about the future of HBO Max. Warner Bros. merged with Discovery in April, and CEO David Zaslav is expected to lay out plans for how the two companies will function going forward. The word on the street, as per Deadline, isn’t good. First, there was the unprecedented news that they were shelving two films either already completed or nearing completion: Batgirl and Scoob!: Haunted Holiday. Now there’s talk of mass layoffs, especially with HBO Max’s original content. Nothing is official yet, but people are already worrying about the fate of their favorite shows.

Since its launch in the summer of 2020, HBO Max has distinguished itself as arguably the most diverse streamer. On top of HBO content, there’s plenty of movies, classic films, Looney Tunes, selections from the Criterion Collection, Studio Ghibli, etc., etc. And then there’s their original programming, independent of HBO, including such beloved shows as The Flight Attendant, Hacks, Minx, The Staircase, Station Eleven, and And Just Like That…

Perhaps all these shows will be fine. But people are still freaking out.

Some singled out This Flag Means Death.

And Peacemaker.

Though Peacemaker is allegedly safe, according to creator James Gunn.

Still, what about Hacks?

Or The Sex Lives of College Girls?

Or The Other Two?

People were worried about HBO Max — a very, very good streamer — in general.

Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly making public their Q2 earnings on Thursday. Word about where the newly merged company is headed may follow soon thereafter. In the meantime, say a little prayer for the streamer that has both the Gossip Girl reboot and the cinema of François Truffaut.

(Via Deadline)

As an elder millennial, I remember when the internet was completely uncharted territory. So many new things to discover and try out, with seemingly zero rules. The World Wide Web truly was the Wild Wild West, and we were its brave internet explorers.

With the ferocious speed at which information travels through social media today, we’ve become accustomed to internet trends simply coming and going. So much so that we’ve probably forgotten a few gems that were once considered the “it” thing.

Remember the unparalleled joys of making your Neopet happy? Or the instant self-esteem boost you’d get upon seeing that website hit counter go up on the bottom corner of your virtual masterpiece? (Remember, we didn’t have “likes” to lean on during this dark period.) These are just a few relics of a not-so-distant past—once cherished, but now buried in antiquity.

One Reddit user recently asked: “What’s something the internet was crazy about but is now forgotten?” and people’s answers were a wild nostalgia ride. Use this list for a stroll down memory lane, or to confound a Gen Z friend. Either way, it’s a bit of idle fun—something the internet will always be a good source for.

Without further ado, here are 9 of the weirdest internet trends no one remembers:

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1. Downloading custom cursor effects for your computer

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Ah yes, who wants to see a boring arrow move around their screen when they can pretend to wave fairy dust around? Or rainbows, or snowflakes, or bubbles, for that matter. There really was something magically cathartic about animated cursors. Sure they were riddled with bugs, but sometimes that’s the price you pay for a little whimsy, right?

“I gave my family computer so many viruses back in the ’00s trying to click things with a lightsaber.” –@TW1103

2. Pre-Google search engines

Wow, hard to imagine a time when googling wasn’t an actual word. Believe it or not, kids, it used to be anything goes when looking up obscure movie trivia or long lost recipes.

Each search engine site had its own personality—Alta Vista chose a no frills approach, Dogpile offered a (never funny) joke of the day, and Ask Jeeves featured a savvy valet based on a character in a novel series by P.G. Wodehouse, ready to quench all curiosities that came in the form of a question.

Many of these separate quirks were quite revolutionary and, though eventually swallowed up by Google’s widespread success, have clearly inspired much of its overall format. Sure, other search engines do still exist, but I think we can all agree that Google reigns supreme.

3. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

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Hulu’s “PEN15,” which centers around two middle schoolers in the early 2000s, nailed everything about AOL chat rooms with accuracy—from the cringeworthy screen names, to the melodramatic away messages, to the obnoxious login sound that had a Pavlovian effect on teens, bringing their eyes involuntarily to the screen. It’s pure gold.

Of course, there are some aspects of AIM that might be best forgotten—primarily the dangerous way in which teenagers were easily exploited.

“I was 14 but playing a 17 year old because 17 was very “grown up” to me, but I didn’t feel it was enough of an age gap for the lie to be exposed.” –@KayleighJK

“I was 13 pretending I was 18 on AOL chat rooms. I was exposed to too much at a young age. Imagine if I said my actual age” –@Chickeneggsandlegs

4. Flash games

Flash games—often free, super easy to play, and normally only required Adobe Flash. According to Comic Book Resources (CBR), one flash game in particular called “Club Penguin” was so well loved that when it shut down in 2017, “thousands of players logged on for the game’s final moments, doing everything they could do in game before it was gone forever.”

5. Smart Guestbooks

Pretty straightforward, and a pretty sweet way to connect with people around the world. Visitors from all over could digitally “sign” and leave a personal message, usually things like “Hi I’m so-and-so and I really enjoyed your website, was a pleasure to browse.” See now nice that was? Not exactly like the aggressive Yelp reviews we’ve become accustomed to.

6. GeoCities

Into science fiction and fantasy? Head on over to “Area51.” More of a sports fan? Click on “Colosseum.” Geocities offered virtual neighborhoods based on specific interests, all on sites filled with flashy graphics and some hot new thing called GIFs. This was a time when enthusiasm for the internet as a community-building and self-expression space was at an all time high, even if looking back the execution was a tad rudimentary.

Though the days of Geocities are gone, some remnants of its glory remain, like this.

7. Webrings

As MIC contributor Brittany Vincent so astutely put it, “Webrings are a forgotten antiquity of the past, a solution created to resolve a problem that no longer exists.” Back when websites were both expensive and limited—not to mention search engines hadn’t hit their stride—having a little box on the bottom of a site you were already on, one that revealed even more magical places you could visit based on the site you were currently on…well, that was the ultimate luxury.

“Oh man, if you stumbled upon* a web ring that you were interested in it was like gold. Bookmark! Not to be confused with StumbleUpon, that was later and also magical.” –DanAykroydFanClub

Which brings us to…

8. StumbleUpon

Back in the day, the internet wasn’t such an all-knowing entity feeding off of algorithms. Endless exploring through obscurity was part of the fun. No better example of this exists than Stumble Upon, where visitors would click a button and land somewhere else at complete random. It was a game of internet roulette. And it was thrilling.

9. Poking on Facebook

Sometimes, internet imitates life. This was the case with Facebook’s “poke” feature, where users could click a button to remind another user of their existence. Was it rather pointless? Yes. Was it intrusive? Also yes. Regardless, it was all the rage.

Like many of Facebook’s features, “pokes” could disappear in the barrage of notifications, which could result in less than ideal realizations.

“I had a friend that poked me and I never noticed the notification. He died. I now have this unreturned poke as a reminder that I’ll never be able to poke them back.” –@Klaus0225

Sure, today’s technology is faster, more efficient and far reaching, but we’ll always have a spot in our hearts for the early internet’s wonky charm. Sort of like those old yearbook photos…

Here at Upworthy, we try to find stories that will warm your heart so when NPR shared about a lucky librarian, we had to share. Sometimes, looking through forgotten things can be fun, especially when they give you a glimpse into someone else’s life. Even the smallest things can feel like a treasure. In California, an Oakland Public Library librarian, Sharon McKellar, has been collecting things she has found left behind in books people return.

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Who would’ve thought that there could be so many things left behind inside a library book? Sure, you can imagine the obvious like a book mark or a post-it note holding the reader’s place, but this librarian has found some pretty cool things. Some things are unique, while others are things like tags or receipts—most likely things used to bookmark the page for later reading. But the collection is something that will give your heart a little smile and she has it all in one place for people to explore. Since McKellar’s collection started to grow, she started a page on the library website just to display her treasures so their owners could claim them should they want them back.

It’s hard to imagine that people would want most of the things in the collection. Not sure what someone would do with a good dental report from a few years ago or an old Southwest luggage tag. But among the finds there are a few items that people would find priceless, like old family photos and little love notes.

McKellar told NPR that she had been collecting things from library books for a while, but about 10 years ago she figured other people may also find the items interesting. That’s when she started adding images of the found items to the library’s website. Other Oakland librarians send things they’ve found in books to McKellar, who then scans them and uploads them to the website. When speaking to NPR, she said, “I had always collected little things I’d found in library books and I knew other people did that too,” McKellar said. “So that was how it started. It was pretty simple, I was inspired by a magazine called Found Magazine.“

Couple at Drakes Brewing Co

There are now more than 350 items in the archive, according to NPR, and most remain unclaimed. There’s no indication of what will become of the collection in the future, or if McKellar will continue to collect until she needs to take out a storage unit. Either way, these little finds are a fun and wholesome glimpse into the lives of strangers.

TikTok user Kylee Yoshikawa shared a cute video on August 2 of actor Jason Momoa pushing a bar cart and passing out bottled water on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. He even wore a flower over his left ear like a female Hawaiian airlines flight attendant.

Momoa, a native Hawaiian from Honolulu, is best known for playing Khal Drogo in the HBO hit “Game of Thrones” as well as Duncan Idaho in Dennis Villeneuve’s “Dune” remake.

The video was given to Yoshikawa by her “aunty” and since she shared it on TikTok, it has been viewed nearly 5 million times.

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My aunty sent me this vid, i just thought i’d share 😍✈️ #PostitAffirmations #hawaiitiktok #jasonmomoa #flightattendantlife

It must have been a huge shock for the passengers to see the massive Momoa, who is 6 foot, 4 inches, shuffling his way down the aisle, pushing a bar cart and passing out water to unsuspecting passengers. Airplane cabins weren’t built with hulks like Momoa in mind.

The video received a host of hilarious comments. The most popular poked fun at his iconic role of Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe. “Aguaman,” Liziabeth wrote blending the Spanish word for water with the name of his character.

Others commented on the pretty flower in his hair. “Flower on the left… he is spoken for ladies,” Crystal Brown wrote.

Another joked that his new job was a sign of the times. “Inflation got celebrities taking part-time jobs,” Aquarius said.

“Jason Mimosa,” sal_stiproject quipped.

Noellani pointed out that it wasn’t all for fun, Momoa’s sudden career change was a publicity stunt as well. “He’s handing out Mananalu water, founded by the Jason Mamoa himself,” she wrote.

Momoa is the founder of Mananalu, a bottled water brand that uses aluminum instead of plastic bottles. The brand chose aluminum because it can be recycled an infinite number of times and has the highest recycling rate of all beverage packaging options.

The company also removes one plastic bottle from the world’s oceans for each bottle of Mananalu purchased.

Others noted that Momoa seems to be doing fine after a road incident he had last month. TMZ reported that Momoa struck a motorcycle while rounding a curve in the hills near Calabasas, California. It’s believed that the motorcyclist drove into Momoa’s lane in the bend and hit the front end of his Oldsmobile muscle car.

The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and Momoa left the accident unscathed. Or did he? “He hit his head in the bike accident, now he thinks he’s a flight attendant,” anonymous TikTok user joked in the video’s comments.

Whoever came up with the idea of having Momoa pass out his water on a Hawaiian Airlines flight within a flower behind his ear deserves a raise. They obviously knew that it would get posted to social media and immediately go viral. Heck, at Upworthy, we even realized it was a PR move but it was still such a fun moment that we figured it was worth sharing.

Mananalu water is available wherever fine bottled water is served.