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Jane Walker Blended Scotch Whisky Is Far More Than A Marketing Play, It’s A Great Expression That Supports Excellent Causes

The Jane Walker Edition of Johnnie Walker Black Label is an important whisky. It’d be easy to dismiss a company like Diageo re-branding one of the world’s most popular whiskies ever for some social justice bonus points. But that’s simply not the case here.

First, Johnnie Walker (and Diageo, in general) makes a serious matter of ensuring that its staff and leadership feature women in positions of power. That goes all the way up to Johnnie Walker’s Master Blender, Emma Walker, who created this very expression. Second, this release not only celebrates women in whisky but also helps women succeed in business every time a bottle is sold.

To achieve its bold goals, the Jane Walker Edition has tied itself to three movements. The first is IFundWomen, which helps women start businesses through a startup incubator and investment fund; the second is First Women campaign, created, funded, and run by Johnnie Walker / Jane Walker, which celebrates trailblazing women across sports, industry, and, yes, whisky; and finally, Jane Walker is the official sponsor and founder of Los Angeles’ first National Women’s Soccer League, the Angel City Football Club.

So is this expression lip service? Absolutely not. Now… let’s see what’s in the bottle.

Johnnie Walker Black Label: The Jane Walker Edition

Diageo

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $38

The Whisky:

Master Blender Emma Walker created this blend with Cardhu — a Speyside distillery — at its core. Cardhu was famously founded and run by another female pioneer in whisky, Elizabeth Cumming, back in the 1800s. The juice is a blend of malts that aged at least ten years from the Diageo stable of Scotch single malts.

You can get a full breakdown from Emma Walker below:

Tasting Notes:

The sip has a nose with a clean maltiness next to raisins and peach juice with a hint of leather coming in late. The palate is light, almost airy, with stewed apples floating in rich cream next to a touch of milk chocolate. The finish has a very faint hint of Johnnie Walker peat next to dry reeds, more malts, and a bitter chocolate powder.

The Bottle:

This is a classic Johnnie Walker bottle with the new “Jane Walker” logo embossed on the bottom of the bottle. It comes in that iconic black and gold, which is always a good look.

The box is a nice touch and really highlights the special nature of the limited release. That addition makes this feel like a bottle you can bring along to a dinner party or give as a nice gift.

The Bottom Line:

This is a really subtle riff on Johnnie Walker Black. The use of sweeter malts instead of peatier ones gives the whole feel a very approachable vibe.

It’s sippable, mixable, and giftable.

Rating:

90/100 — this feels like a unique edition of Johnnie Walker that might well make it into the main rotation. It’s finely crafted and very easy to drink.


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Germany’s Mats Hummels Opened The Scoring Against France With A Sensational Own Goal

Perhaps the most highly-anticipated opening match of Euro 2020 was between France and Germany. The past two World Cup winners, Tuesday’s match held added importance because of what happened earlier in the day — Portugal, which beat Hungary 3-0 in the proceeding game, is also in their group, and boasts the title of being the national team that won the previous Euros.

It was expected to be a tense and cagey affair, and early in the first half, the French went ahead. The catch: No one in a blue shirt scored, as a sensational cross by Lucas Hernandez found the foot of Mats Hummels, who absolutely walloped the ball past Manuel Neuer.

Of course, Hummels is German, as is Neuer, so this was extremely bad for Die Mannschaft. Hummels has been as reliable as they come at the heart of Germany’s defense for years, so it’s really unfortunate that he got his feet all mixed up and ended up going top bins here. Still, credit has to go to Hernandez for whipping in a cross into a dangerous area — Hummels was kind of in no man’s land due to Kylian Mbappe being right there for a tap-in — and Paul Pogba for finding him with an unreal pass with the outside of his right foot.

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Cardi B Gushes Over Her ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Character: ‘She’s Just That B*tch’

The latest movie in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9 (aka Fast & Furious 9), is set to his theaters in the US on June 25. Cardi B landed a role in the film, and ahead of its theatrical release, she talked about her character (Leysa) and how she came to be involved with the movie.

In a video, she said, “Vin Diesel reached out, and he was talking about a role. I’m like, ‘It’s freakin’ Fast & Furious. Get me there, put me on a plane!’ I like the fact that I’m representing such a powerful, strong woman. She’s just that bitch [laughs]. […] I remember when I saw Ludacris in Fast & The Furious, […] then to see Don Omar, it makes the hood have hope. Being around Vin, he’s just so nice, so dope. He makes you feel so comfortable. I’m just so excited.”

She also tweeted today about her excitement to see the movie, writing, “I can’t wait to watch Fast and furious 9 .I haven’t seen my scenes yet! That’s the best part about it thooo watching the movie then you see yourself coming in.I’m sooo proud of myself. GOD IS GOOD ! Can I get a ALL THE TIME ? !!!!”

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Anya Taylor-Joy Reveals The Thing That Makes Her The ‘Most Excited’ About ‘Furiosa’

After winning a Golden Globe for her performance in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy is back to making movies, and she’s working with some of the biggest directors around. First, there’s Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, out later this year, followed by Robert Eggers’ The Northman (The Witch reunion!) and David O. Russell’s still-untitled drama alongside Margot Robbie and Taylor Swift. But Taylor-Joy is particularly excited to collaborate with George Miller on the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa, where she’ll play a younger version of Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa.

“The thing that makes me most excited about Furiosa is, No. 1, George Miller,” she told Emma co-star Josh O’Connor as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” issue. “That brain is incredible. I feel so lucky and privileged to spend time with him, and to grow alongside him. I’m also really excited to do something physical. To physically become something else is something that will weirdly give me a lot of peace. I’m quite excited to work hard.”

Outside of Fury Road, one of the best movies of the 21st century, Miller also wrote and/or directed the other Mad Max movies, The Witches of Eastwick, Babe, and the deeply weird Babe: Pig in the City. Also, the dancing penguin movies, including the one where Matt Damon and Brad Pitt voice Bill and Will the Krill (they should get a prequel next). So, yes, I would be excited to work with him too. And Miller should be excited to work with Taylor-Joy.

(Via Variety)

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These Imperial IPAs Are Guaranteed To Turn Your Summer Up To Eleven

An IPA is one of those beers that’s suited for any season. But it’s really the summer months when the beer style truly shines. An India Pale Ale is bright, fresh, crisp, and filled with sometimes bitter, sometimes fruity hops. The hazy IPA and West Coast IPA are notable summer favorites. But if you really want to turn this season up a notch, you’ll want to sip a very hoppy and floral imperial IPA with a serious alcohol punch.

While the West Coast IPA is known for its bitter, dank hop aroma and flavor, its cousin the imperial IPA (sometimes called the double IPA depending on the brewery) is sweeter, maltier, higher in alcohol, and (while filled with hops) is much less bitter. Based on the imperial stout, the name was created to let the drinker know they were in for something that’s much bolder and higher in ABV than they might be used to.

To help you amp up your beer drinking game this summer, we’ve decided to let you in on eight of our favorite imperial IPAs for this (and every) season. Check them out below and click on the prices if you want to give them a shot yourself.

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

DogFish Head

ABV: 9%

Average Price: $15 (six-pack)

The Beer:

Back in the ’90s, Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione watched a cooking show where the chef continuously added pepper throughout a soup-making demo. He thought that the same thing could work for beer, but with hops instead of pepper. This led to the idea of continual hopping. Used in its 60 Minute, 75 Minute, 90 Minute, and 120 Minute IPAs, the technique consists of continuously adding hops during the boil.

This 90 Minute offering is layered with floral hops flavor but doesn’t have the usual hop bitterness.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is all pine trees, citrus peels, and fresh wildflowers. It’s pretty much a hop lover’s dream. The nose carries into the palate with resin, citrus, and the addition of dried fruits, and subtly bitter hops presence. The finish, on top of being filled with citrus and floral hops, has a nice sweet, caramel malt aspect to it.

Bottom Line:

When it comes to Imperial IPAs, it’s really hard to beat the appeal of Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. It’s 9 percent ABV and surprisingly crushable.

Firestone Walker Double Jack

Firestone Walker

ABV: 9.5%

Average Price: $13 (four-pack)

The Beer:

Firestone Walker is well-known for its hoppy IPAs. Its Double Jack was first launched in 2009 before it was removed from the rotation in 2016. It returned this past fall to wreck your palate with its triple dry-hopped boil as well as four cellar hop additions. This creates an intensely hoppy, yet surprisingly well-balanced imperial IPA.

Tasting Notes:

You’ll be met with scents of orange peels, citrus zest, wildflowers, and caramel notes on the nose. The palate is filled with fresh fruit flavors like limes, oranges, grapefruits, as well as resinous pine. A pleasing, mellow, bitter bite arrives at the very end.

Bottom Line:

The classic West Coast IPA is known for its bitter aroma and flavor. This double IPA takes it to another level with bold hoppy bitterness.

Avery Maharaja

Avery

ABV: 10%

Average Price: $15 (four-pack)

The Beer:

This is a really complex beer. It’s a potent ten percent ABV brew and is cooked with the brewery’s proprietary yeast strain, C-120, Aromatic, and 2-Row malts, as well as Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial, and Chinook hops. If that wasn’t enough, it’s also dry-hopped with Idaho 7, Vic Secret, and Simcoe hops.

Tasting Notes:

Right away, you’ll be struck by the aromas of orange peels, vibrant lime, and just a touch of honey sweetness. Taking a sip reveals notes of lemon rinds, more honey, orange zest, subtle pine, and a good deal of caramel malt flavor. It all ends with a nice combination of sweet citrus and bitter hops.

Bottom Line:

For a 10 percent ABV hop bomb, this is a surprisingly well-rounded and complex beer. There’s a great ratio of bitter hops to sweet malts.

Lagunitas Maximus

Lagunitas

ABV: 9%

Average Price: $12 (six-pack)

The Beer:

Lagunitas is yet another West Coast brewery that makes its name with potent, hop-fueled IPAs. It even made a beer called Hop Stoopid for a time. Its imperial IPA Maximus lives up to its bold name with the addition of Centennial, Simcoe, and Cascade hops as well as a load of malted barley for balance.

Tasting Notes:

Like all of the beers on this list, Maximus deserves a proper nosing before your first sip. If you do, you’ll find aromas of orange zest, ripe grapefruit, resinous pine, and sweet, caramel malts. The flavor is classic West Coast IPA with hints of pine tree, citrus zest, wildflowers, fresh-cut grass, and a nice sweet, malty finish.

All in all, this is a surprisingly balanced beer for the style.

Bottom Line:

If you’re a fan of Lagunitas’ other brews, it would behoove you to grab a sixer of this potent, hoppy brew. It’s surprisingly sippable.

Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine

Lawson

ABV: 8%

Average Price: $17 (four-pack)

The Beer:

This beloved beer lands in multiple beer styles. It’s a hazy, New England-style IPA, but it’s also an imperial IPA. Made to pay homage to the brand’s retired Double Sunshine IPA, this eight percent ABV IPA is filled with a mix of malts, locally sourced water, and bold, slightly bitter hops. It’s tropical, fruity, and tastes like summer in a pint glass.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is piled high with the smell of dank hops, tangerines, pineapple, fresh-cut grass, and just a hint of malt sweetness. The palate is complemented by notes of resinous pine, orange peels, grapefruit, mango, caramel sweetness, and a pleasing, bitter finish that leaves you wanting more.

Bottom Line:

If you’re a West Coast IPA fan unsure of trying hazy IPAs or vice versa, this is the beer to help you bridge that gap.

Bell’s Hopslam

Bell

ABV: 10%

Average Price: $19 (six-pack)

The Beer:

Bell’s Hopslam truly lives up to its piney, bitter moniker. It’s first brewed with six different hop varieties. Then, it’s dry-hopped using Simcoe hops. Robust malts that can stand up to all those hops — as well as the seemingly strange inclusion of honey — make this one of the most well-rounded hop monsters you’ll ever sip on.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is as complex as the ingredients, with aromas of lemon zest, sweet honey, earthy grass, orange peels, and slight resin. The taste is comprised of honey, caramel malts, more grassy flavors, citrus, florals, and a nice bit of pine at the end. There’s a great balance of flavors that make this a beer to come back to again and again.

Bottom Line:

When it comes to high ABV summer sippers, Bell’s Hopslam is truly in a class of its own. It’s piney, resinous, and slightly bitter. But it’s all tempered with the addition of sweet honey.

Troegs Perpetual IPA

Troegs

ABV: 7.5%

Average Price: $12 (six-pack)

The Beer:

This year-round offering is brewed with a symphony of hops including Bravo, Chinook, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Cascade, and Citra. It gets its balance from the addition of Crystal, Munich, and Pilsner malts as well as ale yeast. The result is a crisp and memorable beer.

Tasting Notes:

The aroma is ripe with fresh-cut grass, wildflowers, sweet malts, subtle tropical fruits, and bright hops. The flavor is filled with hints of lemon zest, pine trees, orange peels, subtle herbs, and pleasurable bitter yet floral hops. The last few sips are a great combination of fruity sweetness and bitter hops.

Bottom Line:

Since this beer is available year-round, you can drink it any time of the year. You can bring it to an NFL tailgate or pair it with your holiday meals. But it really shines in an innertube on the river on a hot summer day.

Surly Abrasive Ale

Surly

ABV: 9%

Average Price: $17 (four-pack)

The Beer:

Minnesota’s Surly has made quite a name for itself in the craft beer world in the last decade. Its Abrasive Ale is its foray into the world of imperial IPAs. While many imperial IPAs on this list are backloaded with hops, this beer gets much of its flavor from the addition of 2-Row and Acidulated malts as well as Golden Naked and flaked oats. But it isn’t lacking in the hop department either, with Warrior and Citra hops.

Tasting Notes:

Take a moment to breathe in the aromas of toasted malts, pineapples, orange zest, and dank hops. Tasting this beer reveals notes of bold caramel malts, citrus, tropical fruit flavors, and piney, bright hops. The finish is crisp, dry, and ends with subtly bitter yet floral hops.

Bottom Line:

This might be the most malt-forward of all the beers on this list. It still has the bitter, resinous hop flavor IPA drinkers expect, but it’s balanced nicely by the oats and malts.


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All The Best New Indie Music From This Week

Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week we got a new album from Sleater-Kinney, the announcement of a new Clairo album, and the official return of Deafheaven. Check out the rest of the best new indie music below.

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Sleater-Kinney – Path Of Wellness

After taking a right turn into electro-pop on their 2019 album The Center Won’t Hold, the Pacific Northwestern duo are back with an album that brings them back to their alt rock roots. Path Of Wellness features pointed lyrics and angular guitars that can square up with the best of Sleater-Kinney.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Butterfly 3000

We’re halfway through 2021, and that means we’ve gotten about 25 new albums from this Australian outfit. But the massive quantity of releases does not mean that the band is sacrificing any quality. Butterfly 3000 is the latest offering, a melodic and psychedelic affair that certainly justifies the band’s prolific nature.

Pronoun – OMG I MADE IT

Pronoun’s excellent 2019 debut album I’ll Show You Stronger was definitely the best sleeper album of that year. The new EP OMG I MADE IT picks up right where the full-length left off, boasting Alyse Vellturo’s uncanny knack for melody on top of shimmering dream pop instrumentals.

Kennyhoopla – Survivors Guilt

We’ve had our eye on Kennyhoopla for some time now, and Survivors Guilt delivers upon our intrigue. Though not quite a full-length album, the project finds Kennyhoopla together again with Travis Barker to create a truly unique modern take on pop punk.

Angel Du$t – Bigger House

Angel Du$t have expanded upon their Lil House EP with the addition of two brand new singles and the inclusion of remix tracks from Panda Bear and Lunice. The completed offering is a well-rounded representation of everything that the reformed Baltimore hardcore heavyweights have to offer in their latest incarnation.

Clairo – “Blouse”

Just two years after releasing her stunning debut album Immunity, Clairo is back with a brand new effort. Silk was produced by Jack Antonoff and is out later this summer, previewed by the sparse, beautiful single “Blouse,” which features backing vocals from Lorde.

Bleachers – “How Dare You Want More”

Speaking of Jack Antonoff, the producer extraordinaire also has some music of his own coming soon. Bleachers’ new album Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night is also out later this summer, and the latest sampling is “a huge dose of saxophone for a jazzy, Springsteen-ian feel, even if the lyrics themselves are a bit more morose,” writes Caitlin White for Uproxx.

Deafheaven – “Great Mass Of Color”

After a brief teasing period, shoegaze black metal heroes Deafheaven have officially returned with new music. “Great Mass Of Color” is the first taste of the band’s forthcoming album Infinite Granite, and is what Derrick Rossignol calls for Uproxx “an aesthetic departure for the group, as it sees the post-hardcore group venturing into softer territory more than ever before.”

Lucy Dacus – “Brando”

With her third studio album, Home Videos, just around the corner, Lucy Dacus has shared yet another searing single called “Brando”. According to Uproxx’s Sarah Grant, the new track “has the sound and scorch of a Highway 61-era Dylan,” but with the muse being the Criterion Collection rather than F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Pom Pom Squad – “Crying”

Pom Pom Squad has been picking up steam as their debut album Death Of A Cheerleader draws closer, due for release at the end of this month. “Crying” opens with an almost vaudeville overture, before bursting into an excellent sludgy, slow-burning grunge track.

Illuminati Hotties – “Pool Hopping”

Illuminati Hotties are here to prep us for the warmth of summer. “Pool Hopping” is a jubilant lead single for the band’s forthcoming album Let Me Do One More, which “emits so many summertime vibes, it’s easy to gloss over Tudzin’s most excellent couplet game,” writes Sarah Grant for Uproxx.

Laura Stevenson – “State”

Laura Stevenson is one of the most underrated songwriters and vocalists out there right now. On the first preview of her self-titled sixth(!!) full-length, Stevenson demonstrates her impressive range, from intimacy to thrashing alternative rock.

Kevin Devine – “Lakes On The Moon”

Originally only available for a few hours during Bandcamp Friday earlier this year, Kevin Devine is finally gearing up for the proper release of a five-song EP. No One’s Waiting Up For Me Tonight is due later this month, and is preceded by “Lakes On The Moon,” a glowing folk song about forgiving the people you love.

VIAL – “Roadkill”

VIAL’s new single “Roadkill” opens with a lone guitar that gives the impression of a lo-fi punk song, before exploding into a full-band onslaught filled with murderous lyrics. The Minneapolis band’s new album Loudmouth is due in July, and was produced and mixed by Henry Stoehr of Slow Pulp and co-produced by Avery Springer of Retirement Party.

McCleney – “Kerosene”

At the ripe young age of 27, McCleney already has a co-sign from Quincy Jones and is building up an extremely impressive catalogue. Featuring St. Panther, “Kerosene” is the latest addition to McCleney’s setlist, a raw track that combines elements of acoustic folk with bedroom pop and an incredible sense of groove and rhythm.

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Dr. Dre Speaks Out Following His Brain Aneurysm: ‘I Never Saw That Coming’

Early this year, Dr. Dre was rushed the the hospital following a major health scare. It turned out that he had suffered a brain aneurysm and he remained in the ICU for several days. Thankfully, the producer made a full recovery and even hit the studio shortly after returning home. While Dre says the incident took him by surprise, he now has some sage advice to prevent the same issues from arising in others.

Dre recently sat down with the LA Times to discuss his new endeavor, an LA public high school aimed at preparing students to become entrepreneurs. The producer also spoke about his surprise brain aneurysm, giving an update on the current state of his health:

“It’s a really weird thing. I’ve never had high blood pressure. And I’ve always been a person that has always taken care of my health. But there’s something that happens for some reason with Black men and high blood pressure, and I never saw that coming. But I’m taking care of myself. And I think every Black man should just check that out and make sure things are okay with the blood pressure. And I’m going to move on and, hopefully, live a long and healthy life. I’m feeling fantastic.”

Anderson .Paak also recently gave an update about Dre’s health, saying he’s actually being doing great in quarantine. “Dre’s having a good-ass time,” he said. “That’s already his life — isolation, working all the time. I think he was probably used to it. But he’s having fun now because a lot of people have more time on their hands, so they can come visit him and make music with big Uncle Dre.”

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is Finally Returning To The PlayStation Store After Being Removed Due To Quality Issues

Cyberpunk 2077 would like to welcome you to Night City … again. After being pulled from the PlayStation store last December due to a plethora of bugs and various other performance issues, Cyberpunk 2077 will be back up for sale on the digital marketplace starting on June 21. CD Projekt Red announced the big news in a recent press release, which was then corroborated in a statement given to IGN by Sony Interactive. In the statement, Sony said:

“[Sony Interactive Entertainment] can confirm that Cyberpunk 2077 will be re-listed on PlayStation Store starting June 21, 2021. Users will continue to experience performance issues with the PS4 edition while CD Projekt Red continues to improve stability across all platforms. SIE recommends playing the title on PS4 Pro or PS5 for the best experience.”

For those unfamiliar with the Cyberpunk 2077 saga — and boy, do we mean saga — the game was first released December 10, 2020, after close to a decade in development and with all the hype a game could possibly hope for. However, all this hype quickly turned into criticism when the game released with a staggering amount of issues that ultimately led to developer CD Projekt Red offering refunds to anyone who purchased the game and Sony flat-out removing the ability to purchase it from its store on December 17, just a week after release. Sony stated this decision would be enforced indefinitely, and as we hit nearly six months of the game being removed, many thought indefinitely might just be forever.

However, since release CD Projekt Red has released patches and updates in an attempt to make Cyberpunk 2077 playable, and it seems like Sony has deemed those updates good enough to resume sales. However, according to Sony’s statement those on PlayStation 4 should still be wary about purchasing, as several performance and stability issues still exist. While the Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco isn’t completely over for CD Projekt Red, this is a good sign that things are winding down — which is great considering they’re potentially entering a huge legal battle as they fight to retrieve game data and personal information stolen from the company.

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17 funny pictures of people who were photographed while standing strangely in public

One of the best things about social media is that there are some pages that deputize the general public to find great content and submit it to be published. It’s like harnessing a mind-hive of funny to create a place where it can be enjoyed by everyone.

The People Standing page on Instagram is a great example of this type of crowdsourcing for comedy. The site has over 140,000 followers and features candid, user-submitted pictures of people standing awkwardly that were taken all over the globe.

Here are 17 of the best.


When the jet lag kicks in.

Crouching tiger, hidden birdie.

What muscles does this exercise work, exactly?

That’s an exciting way to teach physics.

Sliding into her DMs like …

Wait, what?

Her legs look like a bad Photoshop.

They call this the “Cleveland crutch.”

Marshawn Lynch can stand however the hell he likes.

Taking the dog for a trot, Mr. President?

You shall not pass.

When you’re lying in the gutter, but staring at the stars.

We’ve all done the covid crouch.

Don’t you just love it when your boss is constantly peering over your shoulder?

When you gotta go to the little girls’ room but also want to finish that invoice.

The twist in chapter 5 came out of nowhere.

There’s a lot that can go wrong when using a urinal standing on your head.

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Here’s who is getting MacKenzie Scott’s latest $2.7 billion donation

MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $8 billion since her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos nearly two years ago. For perspective, that’s more than the entire GDP of some countries. For comparison, Bill and Melinda Gates have become the world’s biggest philanthropists, having given away around $50 billion over the past 27 years—at Scott’s pace, she’d hit that amount in 12 years.

Scott just announced that she and the philanthropy team she has assembled have donated $2.74 billion to 286 organizations. Though the donation amounts vary, that’s nearly $10 million per organization on average. (Had to do that math three times. “Billion” is a hard number to wrap our brains around.)

The money is the point, of course, but Scott wants the focus to stay on the organizations the money is funding and the work they are doing, not on the wealth that’s flowing from her to them.


In a post on Medium, she wrote:

“People struggling against inequities deserve center stage in stories about change they are creating. This is equally — perhaps especially — true when their work is funded by wealth. Any wealth is a product of a collective effort that included them. The social structures that inflate wealth present obstacles to them. And despite those obstacles, they are providing solutions that benefit us all.

Putting large donors at the center of stories on social progress is a distortion of their role. Me, Dan, a constellation of researchers and administrators and advisors — we are all attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change. In this effort, we are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands, and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others. Though we still have a lot to learn about how to act on these beliefs without contradicting and subverting them, we can begin by acknowledging that people working to build power from within communities are the agents of change. Their service supports and empowers people who go on to support and empower others.”

Scott wrote that the recipients of the funds were “high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked,” including schools educating underserved populations, organizations bridging religious divides through interfaith support and collaboration, arts and cultural institutions that often struggle for funds, organizations battling poverty and empowering women and girls, and initiatives focused on supporting community engagement.

Perhaps most notably, Scott gave the money without strings or instructions for how to use it, believing that these organizations know best how to use the funds. “These are people who have spent years successfully advancing humanitarian aims, often without knowing whether there will be any money in their bank accounts in two months,” she wrote. “What do we think they might do with more cash on hand than they expected? Buy needed supplies. Find new creative ways to help. Hire a few extra team members they know they can pay for the next five years. Buy chairs for them. Stop having to work every weekend. Get some sleep.”

Here’s the complete list of the organizations receiving Scott’s donations:

317 Main Community Music Center

A Place Called Home

ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities

ACCESS

Achieving the Dream

ACT Grants

Adeso

Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Fund

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

African Leadership Group

Afrika Tikkun

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Allied Media Projects

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Alternate ROOTS

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Amarillo College

American Indian College Fund

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

Amref Health Africa

APIA Scholars

Apollo Theater

Art for Justice Fund

Arts Administrators of Color Network

Arts for Healing and Justice Network

Arts Forward Fund

Arts Midwest

Ashé Cultural Arts Center

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Asian American Federation

Asian American LEAD

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

Asian Pacific Community Fund

Asian Pacific Fund

Atlanta Music Project

Authors League Fund

AWID (Association for Women’s Rights in Development)

Ballet Hispánico

Big Thought

Black Ensemble Theater

Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD)

BoardSource

Borealis Philanthropy

· Black Led Movement Fund

· Communities Transforming Policing Fund

· Disability Inclusion Fund

· Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund

· Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

· Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund

· Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund

· Spark Justice Fund

Brazosport College

Broward College

Building Movement Project

CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities

Cal Poly Pomona

California State University Channel Islands

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Northridge

Candid

Center for Asian American Media

Center for Cultural Innovation

Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)

Center for Evaluation Innovation

Center of Life

CFLeads

Chaffey Community College

CHANGE Philanthropy

Charity Navigator

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Chicago’s Cultural Treasures

Child in Need Institute (CINI)

Children’s Defense Fund

Chinatown Community Development Center

Chinese for Affirmative Action

Co-Impact Gender Fund

Collage Dance Collective

College of the Desert

Common Counsel Foundation

Common Future

Community MusicWorks

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

Constellations Culture Change Fund

CUNY Hostos Community College

Dance Theatre of Harlem

David’s Harp

Decolonizing Wealth Project

Digital Green

Donors of Color Network

DonorsChoose

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Dream a Dream

East Bay Fund for Artists

East West Players

El Museo del Barrio

El Paso Community College

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy

Equal Measure

Equitable Evaluation Initiative

Equity in the Center

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center

Excelencia in Education

Exponent Philanthropy

Faith in Action

Faith in Public Life

Filantropía Puerto Rico

Firelight Media

First Peoples Fund

Flamboyan Arts Fund

Florida International University

Fondo Semillas

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants COVID-19 Funds

FSG

Fund for Shared Insight

Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Girls First Fund

GiveDirectly

GiveIndia

GivingTuesday

GOONJ

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

GreenLight Fund

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

HIAS

Homeboy Industries

Hyde Square Task Force

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

IDinsight

Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)

Institute for Transformative Technologies

Interaction Institute for Social Change

International African American Museum

Jan Sahas

Japanese American National Museum

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Junebug Productions

Jusoor

Kennedy-King College

Kepler

Kiva

L.A. Arts Endowment Fund

Lee College

Leeway Foundation

Lever for Change

Long Beach City College

Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy

Lwala Community Alliance

Magic Bus

Maine Expansion Arts Fund

Mama Foundation for the Arts

Management Leadership for Tomorrow

Mann Deshi Foundation

MDRC

Memphis Music Initiative

MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

Metro IAF

Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund

Mexic-Arte Museum

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Mid-America Arts Alliance

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mosaic Network and Fund

Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

mothers2mothers

Motown Museum

Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico

Museum of Chinese in America

Muslim Advocates

Muso

Namati

National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures

National Center for Family Philanthropy

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

National Council of Nonprofits

National Equity Project

National Museum of Mexican Art

Native Americans in Philanthropy

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation

NDN Collective

Neighborhood Funders Group

Neutral Zone

New City Kids

New England Foundation for the Arts

New Profit

NGOsource

NTEN

Odessa College

Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Fund

OutRight Action International

PA’I Foundation

Partners In Health

Pasadena City College

PEAK Grantmaking

PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund

Penumbra

Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity

Pillars Fund

Piramal Swasthya

Play On Philly

Porterville College

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)

ProInspire

Project Evident

Project Row Houses

Race Forward

Recess

Renaissance Youth Center

Renton Technical College

Repair the World

Repairers of the Breach

Results for America

Rise Up

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Rockwood Leadership Institute

Room to Read

Roosevelt Institute

RYSE Center

San Antonio College

San Francisco Community Health Center

San Jacinto Community College

Sanku — Project Healthy Children

Santa Barbara City College

Save The Music Foundation

Self Help Graphics & Art

Service Year Alliance

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)

Sins Invalid

Sipp Culture

SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action)

Social Finance

Solidaire Network

Souls Grown Deep

South Arts

Southwest Folklife Alliance

Southwest Texas Junior College

Sphinx Organization

Spy Hop

TechSoup Global

The Antara Foundation

The BOMA Project

The Bridgespan Group

The Center for Cultural Power

The Door

The Education Trust

The Freedom Fund

The Greenlining Institute

The International Association of Blacks in Dance

The Laundromat Project

The Management Center

The Nonprofit Quarterly

The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Theater Offensive

The Urban Institute

The Village of Arts and Humanities

The/Nudge Foundation

Third Sector

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

Tostan

Triangle Project

Ubuntu Pathways

United Philanthropy Forum

United States Artists

Unity Productions Foundation

University of California, Merced

University of Central Florida

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Urban Bush Women

Urban Word NYC

Ushahidi

VolunteerMatch

West Hills College Lemoore

West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation

Western States Arts Federation

William Rainey Harper College

Wing Luke Museum

Womankind

Women’s Funding Network

Women’s Audio Mission

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

Youth Empowerment Project

Youth on Record

Youth Speaks

YR Media

ZUMIX

Congratulations to the recipients. Here’s hoping they make a marked difference in the lives of those they serve.