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The Best Vinyl Releases Of January 2022

Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.

Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of January below.

Jonny Greenwood — The Power Of The Dog

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Lakeshore Records/Invada Records

When Jonny Greenwood isn’t fulfilling his Radiohead duties, he’s become prominent in the scoring world. He provided the music for the Netflix film The Power Of The Dog, for example, and now his score is getting a vinyl release, which features a printed disc sleeve and the album pressed on high-fidelity black vinyl.

Get it here.

Burial — Antidawn EP

Burial Antidawn EP vinyl
Hyperdub

Burial kicked off 2022 with the Antidawn EP, which really veers into full-blown album territory with its 43-minute runtime. The vinyl edition is available on Bandcamp, which means that aside from the physical LP, you’ll get a digital download of the album to enjoy when you’re away from your turntable.

Get it here.

David Bowie — Toy Box

David Bowie Toy Box Vinyl
Rhino

Toy, a previously unreleased David Bowie album, is legendary among fans, and now it’s finally widely available, as it got an official release earlier this month. It arrives as part of the Toy:Box set, the vinyl edition of which is pressed on six 10-inch vinyl records, which include the album, B-sides, and more extras.

Get it here.

Grimes — Visions (Vinyl Me, Please Reissue)

Grimes Visions vinyl
Vinyl Me, Please

As Grimes readies her Book 1 project, now isn’t a bad time to look back at what got Grimes to this point with a new Vinyl Me, Please reissue of Visions, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. VMP even got Grimes to write new liner notes for this exclusive edition. For example, she wrote of “Infinite Love Without Fulfillment,” “Wow, i can hear myself learning how to make music in this song. I remember doing the vocal over the drums and then randomly trying that baseline and being like whoa! And kinda spiralling into this experiment.”

Get it here.

Bonobo — Fragments (Vinyl Me, Please Edition)

Bonobo Fragments vinyl
Vinyl Me, Please

Bonobo has established himself as one of this century’s most beloved electronic artists, and now he has returned with his esteemed seventh album, Fragments. If you want an uncommon edition of the LP to highlight your record shelf, Vinyl Me, Please has an exclusive version that’s pressed on gorgeous orange and red swirled vinyl.

Get it here.

PJ Harvey — Let England Shake (Reissue) and Let England Shake – Demos

PJ Harvey Let England Shake Vinyl
UMe/Island

For a good while now, PJ Harvey has been going through her back catalog to give her albums fresh vinyl reissues, accompanied by companion albums that feature demos and other goodies. Now, Let England Shake, her revered 2011 album, has gotten the same treatment. While some releases (like the Bonobo one you just read about) come with vinyl pressed in fancy colors, the standard black LP is actually the perfect visual accompaniment to the monochrome album art here.

Get Let England Shake here. Get Let England Shake – Demos here.

The Weeknd — Dawn FM

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Target

The Weeknd has one of the year’s biggest albums so far with Dawn FM, and now fans can secure their own uncommon piece of it: The album has gotten an exclusive vinyl edition that’s only available at Target and features alternative artwork and silver translucent vinyl.

Get it here.

Cat Power — Covers (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl)

Cat Power Cover Vinyl
Domino

Cat Power is one of the best cover artists we have, and she has nailed it once again on her latest collection of other folks’ songs, aptly and simply titled Covers. This edition of the album is pressed on gold vinyl, which looks lovely when paired with the denim-clad cover art.

Get it here.

Tkay Maidza — Last Year Was Weird Vol. 3

Tkay Maidza Last Year Was Weird Vol.3 vinyl
4AD

The Zimbabwean-Australian singer wrapped up her storied Last Year Was Weird EP trilogy this month with the final installment, and if you were hoping to get a nice pressing of that for your collection, here we go. This is a real meat-and-potatoes edition, which comes pressed on classic black vinyl housed in a full-color printed inner sleeve.

Get it here.

Speedy Ortiz — The Death Of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker… Forever

The Death Of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker… Forever is a great collection for longtime Speedy Ortiz fans, as it compiles the band’s first album and EP (the ones mentioned in the release’s title) and some other goodies. As for what those goodies include, nobody can explain it better than Sadie Dupuis herself, and thankfully, she made an unboxing video that you can check out above.

Get it here.

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5-year-old gave his mom advice for handling nerves. It was both adorable and spot-on.

Any parent knows that kids can be surprisingly astute little philosophers at the most unexpected times. One minute your child is throwing a tantrum because you sliced their sandwich wrong, and the next they are blowing you away with their deep preschool thoughts. It’s enough to give you whiplash, but it’s also one of the most fun things about being around kids. You never know what they’re going to say and sometimes what they say is just awesome.

Case in point: This 5-year-old who gave his mom some sage advice about handling her nerves.

Twitter user @Eprecipice (StressieBessie) shared the story in a tweet thread. She wrote:


“When talking about our agendas for the day, I told my 5yo I was a little nervous about a meeting I have today. He said, ‘Mama, I am nervous all the time. I know what to do.’ So friends, here is all the advice he could fit into the drive to school:”

1. “You gotta say your affirmations in your mouth and your heart. You say, ‘I am brave of this meeting!’ , ‘I am loved!’, ‘I smell good!’ And you can say five or three or ten until you know it.”

Okay, first of all, the fact that this kiddo knows what affirmations are is awesome. Some people have questioned whether this advice really came from a 5-year-old because of the vocabulary, but kids are sponges and affirmations aren’t rocket science. It’s become quite common for preschools and kindergartens to teach kids things like this, so it’s not actually surprising to hear him talk about affirmations. It’s just adorable to hear the ones he suggests.

2. “You gotta walk big. You gotta mean it. Like Dolly on a dinosaur. Because you got it.”

Okay, so this actually is sound advice. Researcher Amy Cuddy gave a whole TED Talk about how our minds respond to our own body language, and how using confident body language can actually release chemicals in our brains that make us feel more powerful and self-assured. So “walk big” like you mean it is legit.

3. “Never put a skunk on a bus.”

No idea what this means, but it’s definitely solid wisdom.

4. “Think about the donuts of your day! Even if you cry a little, you can think about potato chips!”

I’m genuinely not sure if this is referencing real donuts or not, which is part of what makes it delightful advice. Metaphorically, “the donuts of your day” could be the positive things that happened, and focusing on those instead of the negative is basic positive thinking. Then again, if you cry and think about potato chips, perhaps he’s just referencing comfort with food. Either way, totally feeling it.

5. “You gotta take a deep breath and you gotta do it again.”

Pretty much every therapist from every psychological school of thought will tell you that breathing exercises are one of the quickest ways to calm your body and mind. Simple, but seriously sound advice.

6. “Even if it’s a yucky day, you can get a hug.”

Even though that sounds like a pretty typical thought for a kid, it’s also good well-being advice. According to The Conversation, the chemicals released when we hug can help us manage stress, reduce anxiety and manage our emotions.

Smart kid.

He added one more piece of advice for good measure as well for those of us who tend toward distraction.

Like a little Confucius, this one.

Seriously, if you ever want to hear some of the most oddly profound things you’ll ever hear in your life, spend some time interviewing a 4- or 5-year-old. They really do say the darnedest things. And if you’re nervous about something, just keep telling yourself you’re “brave of” it. If nothing else, it’ll bring a smile to your face remembering this delightful thread.

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‘South Park’ Drops The First Promo For Its Long-Awaited Season 25 And It’s All About… Pajamas?

After creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone cranked out two pandemic specials to tide over fans, South Park is officially returning for its 25th season this week. The new season kicks off Wednesday night on Comedy Central, and ahead of the first all-new episode since 2019, the show dropped a short promo for the season premiere. No doubt piggybacking off the contentious, ripped from the headlines issue of how teachers are being treated during the pandemic, the promo shows the kids losing their Pajama Day privileges after being their usual selves to Mr. Garrison.

Via SouthPark.com:

Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny do not get to wear their pajamas to school on the most important day of the year in the season 25 premiere of “South Park,” appropriately titled “Pajama Day,” airing on Wednesday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. After failing to show respect for their teacher, PC Principal revokes Pajama Day privileges for the entire 4th grade class. Cartman is distraught. The kids aren’t going to stand for it but PC Principal refuses to back down.

As for where to watch the new season… oh boy.

While Parker and Stone have announced a slew of new South Park movies will be coming to Paramount+, you can only watch the new South Park episodes as they air on Comedy Central, or on the Comedy Central app and SouthPark.com after they air. As part of Parker and Stone’s deal with HBO Max, the 25th season will be available on that streaming platform at a later date. Got all that?

South Park Season 25 premieres Wednesday, February 2 at 8 PM ET/PT on Comedy Central.

(Via Comedy Central)

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Holy moly, these handmade miniature film and TV sets are incredible

There truly is no limit to the amount of creative brilliance in the world. And sometimes seeing the works of talented humans is all you need to have your faith restored, or at least to brighten your day a bit.

Los Angeles based artist Bridget McCarty creates incredibly lifelike, yet nonetheless tiny rooms with remarkable craftsmanship.

Her Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are chock-full of these intricate, elaborate mini-masterpieces, and even some amazing how-to videos that can help get your own creative juices flowing.


Taking a look at these creations, it’s easy to forget that these models are in fact only inches tall.

…that is, until you notice a “giant” hand in the frame.

The amount of serenity I received from seeing this tiny sushi restaurant cannot be expressed by mere words.

Just when you thought apartments in New York couldn’t get any tinier.

McCarty also takes iconic sets from well-known movies and televisions shows, and recreates them—with exact detail—as miniature models.

When I say exact detail, I mean it.

“Seinfeld,” but make it small. Like, really small.

In this recreation of Jerry’s apartment from “Seinfeld,” McCarty offers a little hack for making teeny tiny potato chips … by using bell pepper seeds! How genius is that?

A “Jurassic Park” that could fit in your pocket.

Pro tip from McCarty’s behind-the-scenes video: If doing this at home, don’t forget you have to break the tiny fence open, so that the tiny dinosaur can get out and cause tiny mayhem.

The not so “Big Bang Theory.”

I think even cynical Sheldon would approve of this recreation of the popular sitcom’s Comic Center of Pasadena.

Enter a fun-sized “Friends.”

Behold, a 1:12 scale model of Monica’s kitchen. Could this BE any cooler?

Harry Potter and the magical miniscule model.

Looking at McCarty’s handcrafted Flourish and Blotts, the wizarding world’s beloved bookstore found on Diagon Alley, is making me feel like a muggle.

“Star Wars” fans rejoice at this itty-bitty baby Yoda.

… aka Grogu, for “Mandalorian” purists.

Scaled-down spookiness.

The Haunted Mansion fans were baffled by McCarty’s Haunted Ballroom, complete with ghostly pipe organ and glowing chandelier. Actually, according to her website, McCarty is a huge Disney aficionado and even supplies art to Disney Parks galleries.

@bridgetmccartyminis Who has been baking in my kitchen?! #ShowYourGlow #36SecondsOfLightWork #fyp #halloween #baking #wow #amazing #lol #foryoupage ♬ Who Ya Gonna Call (From “Ghostbusters”) – Karaoke Version – Urock Karaoke

And I mean, who you gonna call when you need some compact “Ghostbusters” nostalgia? McCarty, clearly.

McCarty found this seven-inch house at a Michael’s craft store, and decided it would be the perfect home for a tiny Gizmo.

Many of McCarty’s pieces have itty-bitty working TVs (like, you can change the channel on them and everything), which can be found at Walmart. Who knew?

Though currently on hiatus from Etsy, McCarty also creates the most adorable custom pet miniatures. Like this doggo. 

Look at the awe on this fella’s face!

A coin-sized kitty is also available and adorable. 

Personally, I’d like 500 of these.

McCarty’s designs might be small, but they’re certainly making a big splash on social media. On TikTok alone, she has 110,000 followers.

Her art is already so clever and creative, but seeing someone authentically live their passion makes it all the more inspiring.

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How ‘Wintering’ has changed my perspective and improved my mental health

Winter has always been a bit of a struggle for me. A long slog that must be endured. As soon as October comes around, my mental health takes a dip. I get a rebound in December with its cozy holiday vibes, but once the calendar flips to January, my mental health takes a major hit. I find myself counting down the days until March, wishing time away.

But lately, I’ve realized just how problematic this is for me. Not only does my mental health suffer, but as a result of my winter ‘blahs,’ my relationships also suffer. I’m shorter with my family. My motivation wanes, which in turn leads to feelings of shame and guilt, which decreases motivation even more. Rinse and repeat.


For the past few years, I’ve been making more of a concerted effort to tend to my mental health during these seasonal changes. An introvert at heart, hygge is my jam. Snuggling under a blanket with a hot cuppa something? Yes, please.

What has really transformed my outlook on winter and helped my mental health in the process, however, has been the concept of wintering. Popularized by Katherine May in her book by the same nameWintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times – wintering has not only changed the way I look at this season on the calendar, but also similar seasons of life.

Central to May’s book and the concept of wintering is adjusting our perspective of winter – whether the literal or metaphorical variety – from one of bleakness to one of renewal. Winters, after all, are essential to regrowth.

“Wintering brings about some of the most profound and insightful moments of our human experience, and wisdom resides in those who have wintered,” May writes.

Just reading these words last year – in the depths of a pandemic winter in the Upper Midwest, where cold isn’t just cold but downright frigid – brought comfort in this otherwise painful season. Instead of something to endure and wish away, winter started to feel almost honorable. And my newfound acceptance of it started to feel radical and rebellious. Instead of feeling like there was something wrong with me for feeling a bit sluggish, anxiety-ridden, and despairing, I felt an almost giddy ease, like I was in on a secret that these feelings were not only okay, but necessary.

At its core, wintering – to me, at least – is about changing my perspective and paying attention. “When you start tuning in to winter, you realize that we live through a thousand winters in our lives – some big, some small,” May writes. While this might seem like a pessimistic approach, there is comfort in knowing that we’ve made it through lean, hard, lonely times before, and we can do it again.

These winters of our life don’t need to be feared or avoided, but held with care and compassion. The past couple of years have felt like a never-ending winter for many of us, I suspect. Even when things seem reasonably “fine,” there’s a subliminal heaviness to my psyche. I feel stuck and confused, lethargic and antsy all at the same time. I want to heal.

Don’t get me wrong, wintering didn’t magically “fix” anything, but it did cause a subtle shift in me that snowballed (pardon the winter pun) into something more comfortable. Or at least less brutal.

So what does wintering look like for me, and how does it help my mental health?

Well, here are a few things I’ve tried to incorporate into my life during winter – whether they come in the months of December through February or some other time of the year:

Trust my intuition, and feel the feels. Once I accepted winters as a necessary, and perhaps even helpful part of life, I was able to accept them more easily. If I’m feeling sad or lonely, I let myself feel sad and lonely. Same thing with joy and comfort. We don’t need to ignore our sadness, or pretend it isn’t there; nor do we need to tamper our joy and contentment. We only need to trust ourselves. “Wintering,” May writes, “ is a moment of intuition, our true needs felt keenly as a knife.”

Give myself permission to rest – like, really, rest. Lying on the couch while my mind races with all the things I “should” be doing isn’t really resting. Nor is it resting if I feel guilty about how or when you rest. Wintering gives us permission to rest when and how we need. No questions asked. That means more sleep too. With darkness enveloping our home earlier, we might feel an almost circadian urge to sleep more. This is normal and good.

Get physical with wintering. In her book, May tells the story of cold water swimming (and by cold, I mean 37 degrees Fahrenheit cold). I was nearly shivering just reading about it, but there was something exhilarating about it too.

“Immersion in cold water has been shown to increase levels of dopamine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates the brain’s reward and pleasure centers, by 250 percent,” May notes in the book. “A recent study found that regular winter swimming significantly decreased tension and fatigue, as well as negative states associated with memory and mood, and improved swimmers’ sense of general wellbeing.”

I’m not going to start swimming in Lake Michigan in the middle of January, but this concept has changed my perspective. I’m more likely to blast the cold water at the end of a shower, and I was more eager to walk out into a cold mountain lake on vacation this summer, instead of sitting on the rocky shore as I would have done in the past. I feel energized and peaceful all at the same time, while also sensing a clarity that I can’t quite pinpoint. Bottom line: it feels good even if it feels uncomfortable.

Don’t be ashamed or embarrassed of the dark and difficult times. As May writes, “Everybody winters at one time or another; some winter over and over again.” In our glossy and edited social media culture, it can be easy to think that we are alone in our struggles, mental health challenges, and difficult times. But that just isn’t true.

Our inability to accept, hold space for, and even nurture our pain doesn’t come from a personality flaw or weakness, but simply because we weren’t given the tools to do otherwise. As May writes, “We’re not raised to recognize wintering or to acknowledge its inevitability. Instead, we tend to see it as a humiliation, something that should be hidden from view lest we shock the world too greatly.”

I’ve been open about my mental health challenges, but the concept of wintering has helped me be more open about these challenges in real time. I’m far more likely to say, “I am struggling” or “I’m dealing with a touch of depression right now,” than waiting until I “feel better.” And this distinction has been critical in getting the help and support so that I can actually feel better.

Wintering isn’t just cozy socks, glowing candles, and knitting while tucked under a quilt. Though it can certainly be those things too. Mostly it’s about seeing winter, and any hard or dark times in our life, for what they are – essential. Wintering is about shutting off the constant busyness and go-go-going of our lives that we sometimes use to mask our pain or anxiety or sadness so that we can recover, heal, and grow.

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Machine Gun Kelly Changes His New Album’s Name After He And Travis Barker Got Tattoos Of The Old Title

Last year, Machine Gun Kelly was so sure that he was naming his new album Born With Horns that he and collaborator Travis Barker got the title tattooed on themselves. Now, though, MGK has had a change of heart and given the album a different name. So, in a hilarious TikTok video, he had to break the news to Barker that the album is now called Mainstream Sellout.

In the clip, Barker and Kelly sit side-by-side as Kelly starts, “OK, we’re friends no matter what, right?” After getting confirmation from Barker, he continued, “Remember when, um… remember when we got the album name, the new album name, tattooed on our arms?” As Barker realizes what’s happening, he laughs and says something to the effect of, “You’re changing it.” Kelly laughs and confirms before Barker asks, “OK, what’s the new album name?” At that point, the video cuts to the album logo for Mainstream Sellout, a title that seems thematically connected to its preceding album, Tickets To My Downfall.

Back when the album was called Born With Horns, Kelly said of it, “It feels more guitar-heavy for sure, lyrically it definitely goes deeper – but I never like to do anything the same. Every album is a juxtaposition of the last album. So I went and studied ‘Tickets [To My Downfall]’, and I heard the bright sound that I had, and for this album I just turned the lights off.”

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QAnon Wackos Seem To Think Nancy Pelosi Is Sending Secret Messages About Bob Saget’s Death (Or Something)

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she plans to run for reelection to Congress. “Our democracy is at risk because of assaults on the truth, the assault on the U.S. Capitol, and the state-by-state assault on voting rights. This election is crucial. Nothing less is at stake than our democracy,” she said in a video posted to Twitter with all the enthusiasm of a C-list actor recording a Cameo. “And that is why I am running for reelection to Congress and respectfully seek your support. I would be greatly honored by it and grateful for it.” It’s nothing you haven’t seen from a politician before — unless you’re a QAnon member, in which case you believe the video confirms, without a doubt, that MJ, I mean, Pelosi had something to do with… the death of Bob Saget?

Pelosi recorded her video (with some green screen help) in front of San Francisco’s Painted Ladies, the row of Victorian homes made famous in the Full House opening credits. SF Gate reports that “Anons speculated that the inclusion of the Painted Ladies is actually a reference to Full House, which uses the Alamo Square icons in its opening credits. And because Full House star Bob Saget recently died, this means… something.”

Here is a convincing argument from a popular QAnon forum:

“Using the ‘Painted Ladies’ the background this close to Saget’s death makes me think it’s comms,” wrote one user. (“Comms” refers to “communications,” generally used by Anons to designate supposedly hidden messages from the military or politicians.) “There are plenty of other iconic SF backgrounds that could be used. 95% of the pop couldn’t tell you where those houses are. Not that common.”

Another user agrees:

“It may very well tie-in with Sagat [sic],” another agreed, although no one could quite pin down how the death of a popular comedian relates to the re-election campaign of a longtime politician.

Hey, QAnon, I have three words for you: Cut. It. Out.

(Via SF Gate)

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The NBA Will Test Out A ‘RedZone’ Style Show On The App Called ‘CrunchTime’ On Monday

For years NBA fans have wanted the league to offer something akin to NFL RedZone, the beloved channel that takes viewers from game to game, allowing them to keep tabs on all of the action happening around the country and on various channels.

The problem is, there are some obvious differences in how football and basketball operate and the pace of games that require some changes, because every possession is a scoring chance in basketball and, as The Starters poked fun at years ago with the help of Ernie Johnson, there would be no way to try and see every bucket of every game in the same way RedZone promises every touchdown (and field goal) from every NFL game on Sundays.

However, there is a market for a channel that bounces back and forth between games that are close late, and possibly even putting a couple games on the same screen when things are tight late on a multi-game night. The folks at Turner and the NBA have apparently been thinking about this as well, and on Monday night Jared Greenberg and Steve Smith will debut a show called NBA CrunchTime on the NBA App, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET when the early games are getting into the fourth quarter.

It’s going to be interesting to see how this works, but there is a real chance that this could become something much bigger for the NBA, particularly on those Mondays and Wednesdays when there are often 10 or more games happening on the same night. For now, this is an NBA app exclusive, but if successful, it could become something for NBATV to consider adopting — or it may become a part of the League Pass package.

For now, we’ll see how it works for an eight-game night in which every game will have tipped off by 8 p.m. ET.

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Robert Pattinson, Aficionado Of Freaks And Weirdos, On Why He Wanted To Play Batman: ‘He’s A Freak!’

With The Batman getting ready to hit theaters in just a little over a month, Robert Pattinson has revealed that his agents were just as surprised as the general public when he signed on to the new take on the Dark Knight from director Matt Reeves. After becoming a teen heartthrob thanks to performance in the Twilight films, Pattinson has gravitated towards more indie fare. When he started floating it to his agents that he wanted to play Batman, they were puzzled by his sudden interest in a mainstream comic book role.

“I just kept obsessively checking up on it for the next year or so,” Pattinson said. “Even my agents were like, ‘Oh, interesting. I thought you only wanted to play total freaks?’ And I was like, ‘He is a freak!’”

As it turns out, Pattinson is a huge Batman fan, and he loves all of the films featuring his favorite freak/superhero. Via Total Film:

“I was always really looking forward to them coming out. There was the combination of just being so attracted to it, but also feeling like it’d had a lot of movies made about it, and none of them are bad movies. People kind of shit on some of them, but they’re not actually bad. They all kind of completely achieve what they set out to achieve, and they’re all really interesting, according to their time and place. I don’t know. I just had a weird instinct about it. But I’ve always loved the character.”

That wild freak, The Batman, swoops into freaking theaters on March 4.

(Via Total Film)

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‘Euphoria’ Style Watch: Season 2 Episode 4’s Best Outfits And Where To Buy Them

Welcome to Euphoria Style Watch, your shopping guide to the latest episode’s best fits and where to buy them. Last night’s episode, “You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can” will forever change the way we look at hot tubs. To say episode four was “unhinged” doesn’t do it justice, it was a straight-up sh*t show.

Who had the messiest evening — Cal, Cassie, or Rue? All three of them are f*cking up (with Cal that’s been a constant) but the only person we’re really feeling sympathy for is Maddy.

We were all Kat last night.

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What’s worse, being thrown up on in a hot tub on your birthday, or throwing up all over yourself while crying in a hot tub because you’re hiding a secret from your best friend whose mom has to pull you out while you’re covered with your own cheap-alcohol-induced vomit? I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to give it to Maddy here. What the hell did she do to deserve this, Cassie? Be your best friend?

At the very least, we got to see Zendaya cosplaying as Leo in Titanic, so this week wasn’t without its hilarious moments.

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Messiness aside, last night was also full of great outfits (though fewer than usual), which we’re certain a lot of people are eager to get their hands on. So we went on the hunt to find ’em all. Let’s dive into this week’s five best fits and keep our fingers crossed that next week gives us more Fez and Ashtray antics and a lot less throw-up.

Maddy — All Of It

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Maddy continues to be Euphoria’s best-dressed character and is probably single-handedly keeping 2022 swimwear sales afloat in these cold winter months. It’s become a bit of a running joke in this series, but at this point, the show has put Maddy in a bikini in three of four episodes, this time it was a hot tub so things make a little more sense (episode 1 kicks off the show on New Year’s Eve so it’s presumably still winter in the Euphoria universe), but unless we see some indication that we’re no longer in winter, we won’t be able to sustain our disbelief for very much longer.

Anyway, I digress. Last night Maddy rocked a lot of great outfits. The most sought-after is probably the simple satin green slip dress she wore during her long talk with Nate, unfortunately for you, that piece is nowhere to be found on the internet. Fortunately, we know the brand.

The slip dress and robe combo come courtesy of luxury womenswear brand Blumarine’s SS18 season. Currently, the brand has nothing like it, but a few “vintage” pieces can be found on aftermarket sites like Depop and Etsy. The aforementioned bikini is by Motel and is pretty affordable, but the Euphoria custom designers mixed and matched two different sets. The bottoms come from the Leyna set while the strappy top is from the Parmia set. Neither of which are available in the same black color Maddy wore, though many variations are available.

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Finally, Maddy’s birthday dress is the Devon Slip Dress by Marc Jacobs which is readily available in a XS to XL size run. Damn, Maddy is really making us work here.

Grab the bikini top and bottom here, the Marc Jacobs Devon slip dress here, and search the Blumarine satin slip here. Check out Blumarine’s current season here.

Cassie — The Party Dress & One Piece

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Oh, Cassie. I think I speak for everyone when I say: what the f*ck are you doing? Last night’s episode was an absolute mess for our girl Cassie, both figuratively and literally but we have a feeling things are going to start turning around as we enter the last half of the season. We hope.

Messiness aside, Cassie wore some pretty eye-catching outfits including this puff sleeve mini dress from NA-KD as well as a pink one-piece Gamma Wrap swimsuit by Frankies Bikini during that now-infamous hot tub scene.

Grab the mini dress here or here, and the one-piece which is available for waitlisting, here.

Fez — Ralph Lauren Sport Capsule Large Logo Polo

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There simply wasn’t enough Fez in this episode but we did get enough glimpses of Angus Cloud’s insanely popular character to notice he was rocking a Ralph Lauren Sport large logo polo shirt in blue. It’s nice to see our guy finally break free from those Palace and Supreme chains!

The shirt is a short-sleeve two-button polo made from cotton and features a classic straight fit and a colorbock colorway in black and blue.

The genuine article is currently pretty hard to find, as it’s not part of Ralph Lauren’s current season, but a few are floating around on aftermarket sites and certain retailers. Be sure to check out the rest of the Sport capsule collection here.

Find an alternate colorway long sleeve here.

Jules — Polite Worldwide Utopia T-Shirt

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We’re getting pretty sick of Jules and her antics this season but it’s sort of understandable when you consider she’s with Rue, and Rue… well, is Rue. Drug addicts don’t make for ideal partners so do us all a favor and break up already!

Jules scenes were brief this episode, but we did see her rocking an oversized t-shirt courtesy of LA-based streetwear brand Polite Worldwide. The t-shirt features an embroidered collar that reads “polite” and sports a hand-painted graphic of a sun setting behind mountains with the word “utopia” across the neckline.

Pick up the Utopia Hand Painted Shirt at Polite Worldwide’s official store.

We’re going to have to close this list at a tight four this week, there just weren’t enough outfits worth copping, unless you count Rue’s high-waisted cotton briefs, which we don’t. But if you’re looking for those you can grab them here.

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