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In her memoir, actress Sharon Stone revealed that she was misled before shooting the famous legs-crossing scene in Basic Instinct. She was told by director Paul Verhoeven, “We can’t see anything — I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on.” The first time Stone saw the scene was “a room full of agents and lawyers, most of whom had nothing to do with the project. Yes, there have been many points of view on this topic,” she continued, “but since I’m the one with the vagina in question, let me say: The other points of view are bullsh*t.” (Verhoeven contends that “any actress knows what she’s going to see if you ask her to take off her underwear and point there with the camera.”)

Basic Instinct is being re-released for its 30th anniversary with “some shots from the most erotic scenes [that] were [previously] censored in the United States,” which Stone is understandably not thrilled about. “They’ve decided to release the director’s XXX cut for the 30th anniversary,” she said on the Australian show A Current Affair. “There are new [Screen Actors Guild] rules about that that have been made and created but they were made after I, as a young lady, made this film, and so they don’t apply to me.”

“I think that there’s a certain tone-deafness, when it comes to this type of behavior, that people just want to continue to push forward, and ignore the thoughts and feelings of how women in general feel about this. People in general feel about it. No one asked me how I felt about it, I can tell you that.”

Stone doesn’t have regrets, however. “Regrets are like farts, you can’t get them back. Once they’re out, they’re stinky and gone,” she said. Amen to that.

(Via Yahoo!)

For the past few months, Zack Snyder has been an open book when it comes to his work. While those conversations have centered mostly around the HBO Max release of his Justice League director’s cut (a.k.a. the Snyder Cut) and his upcoming zombie heist film, Army of the Dead, recently, Snyder has been getting candid about his strained relationship with Warner Bros.

In a new interview, Snyder reveals that during the pandemic lockdown, Warner Bros. became interested in a third 300 film and the studio gave Snyder the go-head to write the script, which both parties felt would be the “final chapter” of the 300 series. However, Snyder admitted he ended up writing a “completely different movie,” which Warner Bros. took a pass on. Via The Playlist:

“I was writing this thing about Alexander the Great, and it just turned into a movie about the relationship between Hephaestion and Alexander. It turned out to be a love story. So it really didn’t fit in as the third movie.” He added, “But there was that concept, and it came out really great. It’s called ‘Blood and Ashes,’ and it’s a beautiful love story, really, with warfare. I would love to do it, [WB] said no… you know, they’re not huge fans of mine. It is what it is.”

That line about Warner Bros. not being “huge fans of mine” has started to become a common refrain for Snyder. While talking to Uproxx‘s Mike Ryan, the director opened up about his experience with the studio after the Snyder Cut release was announced for HBO Max, and it sounds like there’s still some bad blood.

“Warner Bros. still tortured me the whole time for whatever reason, they can’t help it,” Snyder said. “I don’t know why I’m such a f*cking pain in their ass because I’m not trying to be, honestly.”

(Via The Playlist)

Barring something unexpected, Julius Randle is going to win the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. As the main figure of the playoff-bound New York Knicks, Randle has been an All-NBA caliber player this year, putting up the best numbers of his career almost across the board. Randle is averaging career high’s in points, rebounds, assists and three-point percentage all while on the second-highest usage rate of his career and playing almost 40 minutes a night. His shot making ability from most spots on the floor, coupled with the way he blends strength and savvy, has made him one of the league’s hardest players to guard.

This, and it leading the Knicks back to the playoffs, puts him at the head of a loaded Most Improved Player candidate list. Others — namely Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., Pistons forward Jerami Grant, maybe even Randle’s teammate R.J. Barrett, among others — are worth considering. But Randle is clearly at the head of the class.

This didn’t come out of nowhere. Randle is talented, a one-time lottery pick who was a five-star recruit and played at Kentucky. He averaged over 20 points for the Pelicans two years ago. But he’s never been what he is now, an All-Star caliber player who the Knicks should want to build with and around moving forward — and it sounds like Randle wants that, too. When Randle came to Knicks in 2019, it was on a three-year deal that had a non-guarantee in its last year. That’s not a contract given out to someone viewed as a cornerstone.

So what changed? From the outside, it seems that Randle’s situation in New York changed in a way that empowered him. The 2019-20 Knicks, Randle’s first year with the team, were bad. David Fizdale was fired 22 games into the season. Mike Miller took over as interim head coach and New York finished 12th in the Eastern Conference. They did not make it to the Orlando Bubble. They were again a lottery team and picked up Obi Toppin at No. 8 overall. Randle, one might have guessed, was going to be a placeholder for Toppin at forward and perhaps a trade piece at the deadline.

Now, it’s hard to imagine the Knicks without Randle — and worth pondering what they’d look like had they’d taken Tyrese Haliburton or Saddiq Bey instead of Toppin. The Knicks didn’t make too many major roster changes in the offseason, with the biggest shakeup coming in the form of hiring Tom Thibodeau to coach the team. Through one season, it has become abundantly clear that for Randle and many of his teammates, Thibodeau is the right fit. Thibodeau coaches hard, but it seems like he and Randle are a match.

“Honestly, man, he’s not as much of a harda– as people think he is,” Randle said when he was on the J.J. Redick podcast. “The dude is super cool, like you can talk to him. He’s gonna kill me if he sees this, but he really is soft. You can talk to him. Thibs is dope. Honestly, he’s a players’ coach. This is the most fun that I’ve had as far as playing in the league, for sure.”

There’s also the Kenny Payne factor. Payne is an assistant coach for the Knicks who worked with Randle and a slew of other NBA stars at Kentucky before joining the Knicks before this season. By all accounts, Randle and Payne are close, and the assistant has a big hand in pushing Randle to the best place he can get to. Randle trusts and believes in Payne, which is hugely important even if hard to quantify, which is why, oftentimes, the importance of the coaching staff-player fit gets overlooked when discussing a player’s development and success. There is a plan there to push Randle forward that might not be able to be unlocked with another coach in the same spot. Even if that coach is a very good coach, if they can’t forge the type of relationship and trust that Randle and Payne seemingly have, it won’t see the same results.

It often takes time for that trust to be built, but with Randle and many others on the roster, the Knicks staff has been able to make that connection quickly and they are reaping the benefits. The near team-wide buy-in to the plan and the system is why this team is the 4-seed going into the playoffs, and no one embodies their turnaround as a team more than Randle.

He’s going to be a well-deserved Most Improved Player Award winner for the season he’s had, and Randle’s growth should also serve a reminder that the right situation can be the catalyst for unlocking talent that was always there.

For a guy who firmly believed he could derail democracy and overturn a presidential election just a few months ago, Rudy Giuliani is having a really rough time of it right now.

The head of former President Donald Trump’s “legal strike force” found himself on the receiving end of a billion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion, the voting system company whose name he trashed in the press after the 2020 Election earlier this year and now, he’s in even hotter water. More hot water? The hottest water? Yes.

Recently, news broke that the Feds raided the Manhattan home and office of the former New York mayor as part of a criminal investigation looking into Giuliani’s ties with Ukraine. Now, we know what they were searching for. Agents seized 10 cellphones and computers from Giuliani’s residences in an effort to see just how deep his connections with foreign officials and agents went during Trump’s presidency. They’re specifically interested in whether Giuliani acted as an unregistered foreign agent for Trump and had a hand in the 2019 ousting of Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Most of the people on that list of names are dignitaries, political leaders, prosecutors, and millionaires from the country — people Giuliani may have also tapped to dig up dirt on President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, during the election last year.

All of this looks really bad for the unofficial Four Seasons Total Landscaping mascot, but the latest statement Giuliani’s lawyer made to the press only makes the whole thing worse. In an unsealed letter filed by Bob Costello, the attorney claims his client is being treated like “the head of a drug cartel or a terrorist” as part of a coordinated attack meant to permanently damage Giuliani’s reputation and that of his most famous client, Donald Trump.

“Unfortunately for Giuliani, and even more unfortunately for the attorney-client privilege and executive deliberation privilege, and the public’s perception that those privileges are real, the SDNY simply chose to treat a distinguished lawyer as if he was the head of a drug cartel or a terrorist, in order to create maximum prejudicial coverage of both Giuliani, and his most well-known client—the former President of the United States,” the letter reads. “The search of an attorney’s office should be done rarely and only under extraordinary circumstances. Otherwise, such high profile and heavily publicized searches such as those of President Trump’s attorneys will just continue to erode and finally extinguish citizen reliance that communications for legal advice are really seriously protected.”

It seems that Giuliani’s biggest gripe with the raid is the information that may be stored on his iCloud account — documents and communications he believes should fall under attorney-client privilege. Whether this means Trump did have a hand in Giuliani’s dealings with Ukraine or not isn’t clear, but it’s a pretty good bet that neither man is happy that the Feds have their hands on those communications from last year.

Now, if the Department of Justice could also figure out the thinking behind owning that many cellphones, we’ll consider this case closed.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Lil Nas X is one of the most successful and visible gay music stars of the past couple years, thanks both to hits like “Old Town Road” and “Montero (Call My By Your Name)” and to his willingness to speak out about being gay. Now, he has suggested that he might have something in the works for Pride Month, which is celebrated in June.

Taking to Twitter this afternoon, he wrote, “i wanna do something special for homosexual month in a few weeks.”

Since coming out, Lil Nas X has discussed his sexuality on a number of occasions. Recently, for example, he talked about the possibility of alienating his straight fans, saying that this doesn’t bother him anymore: “At first I was really afraid of alienating any of my straight fans. But then it was kind of like, if they feel offended, they were never really here for me. They were here for whatever version of myself they made up in their head.”

Over the weekend, he also teased the video for his next single, “Sun Goes Down.” He wrote of it, “in the ‘sun goes down’ video i go back in time to visit a younger version self who’s struggling inside, hating himself, & doesn’t want to live anymore. i try my best to uplift him. can’t wait to share this song and video with you guys on friday. this one is really special to me.”

We’ve been spending a lot of time calling out our favorite Scotch whiskies at every price point between $30 and $500 this year. Over the course of that journey, we’ve named 130 bottles of scotch that we fully and 100% vouch for. But as drilled down as those lists hope to be, that’s still a lot of scotch to sort through. So to narrow it down even further, we’re picking the single best bottle (in our opinion) at each one of those price points.

The litmus for picking these 13 bottles is very simple. First, each one of these whiskies was in one of our previous price point posts. Second, these are the best-tasting Scotch whiskies in their respective price points that we know of. The bottles we reach for and truly stand behind as the best of the best.

Naturally, there are thousands of bottles that didn’t make this list. That’s not to say those bottles aren’t good and there are still plenty we haven’t tried. But these are our “best in class” picks… for now. If they make you thirst, click on the prices to try them for yourself. At the very least, you’re going to be expanding your whisky knowledge and palate.

$30-$40 — Chivas Regal 12

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $35

The Whisky:

This Highland whisky is built around the famed Strathisla Distillery. The whisky is crafted to work as a sipper or mixer, with real complexity built-in. It really shines in both respects.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a matrix of oak, nuts, malts, and fruit up top. The fruitiness leans into orchards in full bloom as a minerality drives the taste towards spicy tobacco with a hint of creamy vanilla. The oak peeks back in with a little more maltiness, as the end slowly fades alongside a mild chewiness.

Bottom Line:

Chivas is the classic “scotch on the rocks” whisky. While we dig it in that format, this is also one of the better highball whiskies out there. In the end, this is quality whisky that’s as easy to find as it’s easy to drink.

$40-$50 — Glenmorangie The Original 10

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $46

The Whisky:

Glenmorangie The Original is the ultimate gateway scotch, especially to the Highland brand’s long list of specialty finished whiskies. This juice spends ten long years resting in ex-bourbon casks before blending, proofing, and bottling.

Tasting Notes:

Peaches swimming in creamy vanilla are countered by a rush of bright lemon zest. The palate really lets the vanilla shine with a mild maltiness next to hints of dried flowers and orange rinds. That orange lightens on the medium-length end as the vanilla fades with a hint of spice and wood, leaving you with a final burst of that bright citrus and creamy peach.

Bottom Line:

This is pretty easy to get into as an “on the rocks” sipper. Where this expression really shines, though, is as a cocktail base. The subtle citrus, vanilla, and spice hold their own in a Penicillin or boulevardier very well.

$50-$60 — Laphroaig 10

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $59

The Whisky:

This might be one of the most “classic” Islay smoky whiskies on the shelf. The craft behind this whisky is a blend of the unique Islay peat (used to smoke the malts) and the influence of the sea, which laps at the distillery’s outer walls.

Tasting Notes:

The smoke is what greets you with a hint of fruity wood, creating an almost sweet smoke next to a hint of anise and maybe some Band-Aid scent (not in a bad way!). The palate holds onto the smoke while adding a wet seaweed brininess next to hints of vanilla cream, peppery spice, and soft oak. The end really amps up the smokiness while holding onto the iodine of the sea with a final note of salted toffee.

Bottom Line:

This really is a love/hate whisky. We’d argue that if you let it bloom with a little water or a rock, you’ll find something truly special in the glass — but you have to like smoke. If you’re really not sure about smoky whisky, then this is at least affordable enough that you won’t feel too bad if you don’t end up finishing the bottle.

For us, this really shines in an Edinburgh sour with a nice dose of lime juice, egg white, and simple syrup to balance all that smoky iodine.

$60-$70 — Johnnie Walker Green Label

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $66

The Whisky:

The blend is a “pure malt” blended whisky, meaning that it’s made only with single malts (usually blended scotch is made with both grain and malt whisky). In this case, the juice is pulled from all over Scotland with a focus on Speyside, Highland, Lowland, and Island malts, including a minimum of 15-year-old Talisker, Caol Ila, Cragganmore, and Linkwood.

Tasting Notes:

This sip draws you in with the smells of an old, soft cedar box that’s held black pepper, sweet fruits, and oily vanilla pods next to a hint of green grass. The taste really holds onto the cedar as the fruits lean tropical with a hint of dried roses pinging in the background. The end builds on that by adding a note of spicy tobacco, a splash of sea spray, and a distant billow of campfire smoke.

Bottom Line:

A lot of people love this bottle (us included). If you can find it, it makes one of the best highballs you’ll ever taste while also working perfectly well as a sipper on the rocks or a cocktail base.

$70-$80 — Oban Little Bay

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $78

The Whisky:

This expression from the tiny-yet-legendary Oban distillery is a highwater mark in whisky-making. The single malt is a blend of whisky matured in American and European oak barrels touched by sherry. The juice is then batched and instead of being vatted in a big tun, then it’s re-barreled in small-format barrels for a final maturation before proofing and bottling.

Tasting Notes:

You’re greeted with a spicy, fruity, and nutty Christmas cake next to bright pops of red berries, pear, and apricot. The candied orange from the Christmas cake rises to the surface on the taste, next to ripe pears, and the feel and taste of salted dark chocolate just touched by mint.

The finish is slow and so mild — with that salted chocolate vibe carrying on towards a final touch of that Christmas cake in all its glory.

Bottom Line:

We’re pretty big fans of Oban around these parts and this dram is a great example of why. It’s smooth with a capital “S” and only gets better and more unique as you take your time nosing and tasting over and over again (just don’t forget the drops of water).

$80-$90 — Ardbeg Uigeadail

ABV: 54.2%

Average Price: $84

The Whisky:

“Oog-a-dal!” This dram, also from Islay, is a blend of old and young single malts aged in ex-sherry casks with ones aged in ex-bourbon casks. The final product is a single malt that’s deeply flavored yet still approachable.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a definite peat smoke on the nose but it’s kissed with sea brine and counterpointed by notes of holiday cake stuffed with candied orange, fatty nuts, dried fruit, and plenty of dark spice. Those spices marry to the smoke as the palate sweetens with toffee and becomes almost like silk with a rich choco-tobacco chew arriving late, bringing a buzz to the tongue. The end really embraces that chew as notes of toffee, dried fruit, and spice lurk behind the billows of briny smoke.

Bottom Line:

Peat aficionados who need more balance than a pure peat bomb will appreciate the touch of sea brine alongside the smoke. Still, this is a bold smoky whisky that’s simply not for everyone.

$90-$100 — Aberlour A’bunadh

ABV: 56.2% (varies)

Average Price: $95

The Whisky:

A’bunadh (ah-boon-arh) means “the original” in Gaelic and the juice in this Highland bottle represents that for Aberlour. The whisky is matured in old Olorosso sherry casks exclusively. The juice then goes into the bottle at cask strength, unfussed with.

Tasting Notes:

That sherry plumminess is evident right up top, with hints of bright orange oils, clumps of dark chocolate, honey, and nuts, and a hint of oak. The taste shines with notes of dark, ripe cherries, prunes, more bright orange zest, dark chocolate, and a good measure of svelte vanilla. The slow finish leaves you with a creamy mouthfeel next to bitter chocolate next to sweet cherries and plums, all of which leads towards a warming spice on the tongue at the end.

Bottom Line:

This is a damn-fine sipper. A little ice or few drops of water really helps to open up the deeper bitter chocolate and vanilla edges while holding onto all those fruits. Price aside, this also makes a killer cocktail.

$100-$125 — Lagavulin 16

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $120

The Whisky:

This is an “essential” scotch for any whisk(e)y drinker. The Islay expression harnesses local Port Ellen peated malts to create their smoky whisky. But it’s more than that. Aging on the sea and masterful barreling and blending brings about an Islay whisky that’s about much more than just smoke.

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a clear billow of smoke similar to an alder-fueled smoker (placed on a beach), dripping with brisket and salmon fats as it smokes those meats along with all the brown sugar, salts, and spices those meats were brined in. The palate holds onto those notes while drying out, a touch — with mild vanilla and fruit in the background. In the end, the sea salt, fatty smoked beef and salmon, and soft dry woods dominate the palate as this one fades slowly away.

Bottom Line:

This is the perfect barbecue or smoked fish pairing whisky. Yes, it’s peaty and smoky but those billows ride along with the richer notes of all that brown sugar, sea salt, and fat. They never overpower the whisky or everything else that’s going on.

Plus, you can’t make a Smoky Cokey without this. The mix of Classic Coca-Cola and Lagavulin 16 in a highball is one of life’s best “this shouldn’t work but it sure as hell does” drinks that you’ll fall in love with from the first sip.

$125-$150 — Aberfeldy 18 Limited Edition

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $130

The Whisky:

This release from late last year is a masterclass in finishing a whisky. The juice is first aged for 18 years in refill bourbon and sherry casks. Then the whisky is transferred to first-fill red wine casks from Pauillac, Bordeaux. The whisky is then proofed with the soft water from a local, gold-flecked river to a very accessible 86 proof.

Tasting Notes:

That beautiful creamy honey and vanilla of Aberfeldy greets you with notes of blackberries, soft cedar, and a hint of marzipan and rose water. The palate creates this bowl of vanilla sauce overripe red berries (blackberry and raspberry especially) that’s drizzled with fresh honey next to soft and dry cedar leading to dry grass. The end embraces the fruit and takes on a fermented apricot (not quite a schnapps) vibe, as the honeyed sweetness and nuttiness slowly fade out.

Bottom Line:

Full disclosure, this is my favorite expression from Aberfeldy, so maybe I’m biased. But I’m telling you — this is phenomenal with a single rock in a Glencairn. The berries, honey, almond, cedar all hit just the right balance to be something that’s impossible not to enjoy.

$150-$200 — The Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 17 Years

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $155

The Whisky:

The Balvenie continually hits it out of the park with their lineup. This expression spends 17 long years maturing in old American oak before it’s transferred to old sherry casks for about a year more of maturation. The results are then proofed with that soft Speyside water and bottled in the brand’s iconic, stubby bottle.

Tasting Notes:

You’re greeted with a clear sense of Granny Smith apple peels that are still fresh, next to oily vanilla, fresh honey, and a slight touch of cedar. The taste indulges in the vanilla, creating a creaminess, while a deep Christmas cake vibe of dried and candied fruits, almonds, dark spice, and orange arrives. The end is long and luxurious with more of that spicy, nutty, and fruity holiday cake dancing through your senses on the slow fade.

Bottom Line:

This is a crazy easy sipper (as with most of The Balvenie’s roster). Add in an ice cube and really take your time letting this bloom in your nose and on your tongue. It’s the sort of bottle that feels like a celebration dram (though we wish it could be our everyday dram!).

$200-$250 — Talisker 18

ABV: 45.8%

Average Price: $248

The Whisky:

This is a classic single malt that also happens to hold the title of “Best Single Malt Whisky in the World” from the World Whiskies Awards. The iconic juice is rendered in Talisker’s bespoke stills and then spends nearly two decades resting in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels, like most of the true classic single malts.

Tasting Notes:

This is subtle. The nose has a light yet clear sense of ripe plums, orange oils, buttery toffee, and an almost sour apple next to a distant whiff of briny campfire smoke from one beach over. The orange oils remain on the palate as eggnog spices peek in gently, with hints of that butter toffee driving a rich silkiness. The smoke remains in the distance as the spices warm your senses and the meaty fruit takes the edge off on the slow and satisfying fade.

Bottom Line:

This is a masterpiece. It’s not overly smoky or overly sweet. Instead, you get a perfect balance of everything Scotland has to offer, from both poles of the Scotch whisky experience. From the first sip, it’ll become obvious why this continually wins top whisky awards and has taken home the title of “world’s best whisky.”

$250-$300 — The GlenDronach Parliament Aged 21 Years

ABV: 48%

Average Price: $260

The Whisky:

Don’t let the name fool you. The “parliament” in this case is the collective noun for rooks — a type of European crow that nests above the distillery. That dark essence is rendered in the whisky through 21 long years of maturation in Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks exclusively.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a lot going on with this nose, starting with blackberry brambles hanging heavy with ripe fruit leading towards a well-spiced oatmeal cookie vibe and cut with hints of orange zest and vanilla. A sticky toffee pudding sweetness arrives (heavy on the dates) with flourishes of bitter dark chocolate notes and a sharp holiday spice matrix. The end is very long but very velvety with hints of dark fruits and spices warming your body as it fades away.

Bottom Line:

This is one of those “ah-ha!” whiskies where you might finally “get” what all the fuss is about when it comes to pricey scotch. This is a phenomenal dram that needs a little time to really open up. So add some good water. Re-nose. Re-taste. Take your time and find the depths within this one.

You won’t be disappointed.

$300-$500 — The Glenlivet XXV

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $456

The Whisky:

This masterpiece from Glenlivet is their iconic whisky that’s left to mature for 25 years. That whisky is then finished in an Olorosso sherry cask for that final chef’s kiss of perfection before going in the bottle at an incredibly accessible 86 proof.

Tasting Notes:

Imagine the best, most bespoke dark chocolate-covered raisins from a ridiculously expensive chocolate shop and you’ll be on the right track. Those sweets are the foundation for burnt orange peels, Almond Roca candies, and sweet caramel malts with zero edges. The finish is so long that you might still be thinking about it on your death bed thanks to an orange/spice/nutty matrix of silky whisky smoothness.

Bottom Line:

If we were going to spend nearly $500 on a bottle of whisky, this is probably the one we’d pull that trigger on. It’s really that good.

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After taking a little break in the wake of his and Fat’s pregnancy announcement, Tobe Nwigwe and his family return in the elaborate, exuberant video for “Fye Fye.” Debuting the video exclusively on Facebook, Tobe and the gang turn all the way up while representing South West Alief, Texas (aka SWAT, aka “WEEEEEST”), again donning their matching uniforms and employing a small army of dancers on a local outdoor basketball court.

This time around, Tobe’s flow reaches a register normally reserved for college basketball fans after winning a championship game as he shouts out his hometown — literally — and asserts his realness over yet another domineering, bass-heavy production from Lanell Grant. Fat herself appears midway through the video to run rampant all over the beat, proclaiming her toughness, wit, and loyalty as she and the bun in her oven bop along. “I ain’t Kim,” she shouts to close her verse. “Tob’ can’t never go Kanye!”

2021 looks to be a big year for the Nwigwe family. Not only was Tobe booked for The Roots’ 2021 Jam Session in March (with kids and wife in tow, as per usual), he also made his television debut with a performance of “Eat” on JImmy Kimmel Live! Tobe’s always been about progressing with every move, so his next one is sure to be even bigger.

Watch the “Fye Fye” video above.

Slowly but surely, the live music industry is returning to normal. Artists are announcing tour dates and festivals are planning to go ahead with their 2021 events after canceling or postponing in 2020. Even just today has been big for festival news: Pitchfork Music Festival unveiled a big 2021 lineup this morning, and now so too has Bottlerock.

The Napa, California music, wine, food and brew festival is set to return this year, on the weekend of September 3 to 5. Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, and Guns N’ Roses have been tapped to headline the weekend. Elsewhere on the poster, rounding out the lineup are Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, G-Eazy, Run The Jewels, Brandi Carlile, Cage The Elephant, Portugal The Man, Young The Giant, Maren Morris, Black Pumas, Future Islands, James Murphy (DJ Set), Jimmy Eat World, Finneas, Polo G, Jack Harlow, Jessie Reyez, Dominic Fike, Chromeo, Mavis Staples, Jon Batiste, Kota The Friend, Village People, Hamilton Leithauser, Joywave, Big Freedia, and Meg Myers, among others.

Tickets for Bottlerock are set to go on sale on May 20 at 10 a.m. PT. More information about the festival can be found on its website.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Sebastian Stan understands the assignment, as the Internet saying goes, and he’s been extraordinarily game lately to promote his projects as such. For instance, he recently bared almost all to promote his romantic drama, Monday, and he sang a Beach Boys tune for us while talking about Bucky Barnes. He’s also making headlines lately for his almost-too-good look as Tommy Lee in Hulu’s upcoming Pam and Tommy limited series. Stan’s casting is arguably better than the series ever needed to accomplish, but The Covenant star is proving how committed he is to the Motley Crue drummer role by showing off his “Sunday Workout” to get in fighting shape.

Well, The Rock might technically be posting superior workout videos all the time, but Stan sure can twirl that drumstick like a pro (and he’s got the tongue gesture down, too).

Meanwhile, Stan’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier co-star, Anthony Mackie has revealed that he wasn’t initially feeling this role for his pal. As E! Online reports, Mackie admitted, “I was horrified. I was like, ‘What are you doing? You’re playing Tommy Lee?’” Then he saw photos, and “it’s just humbling when you see your friend, and he succeeds. And he crushed it. I mean, he really was able to transform, and that’s every actor’s dream with every role you play.”

Now one more mystery remains: are the nipple rings, uh, real? If so, that’s more devotion than this role reasonably requires.

Welcome to our roundup of the week’s best streetwear drops! Last week we hit a bit of a slump in the world of streetwear — there just wasn’t enough to talk about. But this week we’re back with all the latest and greatest from the likes of Supreme, Stüssy, Gucci, Stray Rats, Melody Ehsani and more!

We’ve taken a peek at what’s to come next week and it looks like we’re out of slump season as we barrel toward the summer and ready ourselves for our first season outdoors spent with our friends in over a year. Before we hit up any backyard BBQs or camping trips, we’re going to have to gear up with our best fits to make up for all that time we lost. This means you’re going to need a fire pair of kicks too. As always, we’ve got you covered there so be sure to hit our weekly sneaker roundup to complete your new look.

Ready? Let’s go!

Cactus Plant Flea Market x CDG T-Shirt Collection

Cactus Plant Flea Market and COMME des GARÇONS sub-label CDG have linked up to release a pair of simple t-shirts that combine the former label’s playful aesthetic with CDG’s clean minimalism. The graphic t-shirts feature the sun, ying-yang symbols, and flowers along with dual branding and “I’m ok!” text. It’s not the biggest release of the week (it technically came out last week) but if you’re a fan of both brands, it’s an easy choice if you’re in the market for a loud spring-centric graphic t-shirt.

The Cactus Plant Flea Market and CDG T-shirt collection is out now, find the collection at the CDG webstore.

Stüssy Summer 2021 Collection

Quick avert your eyes, Stüssy’s new optical illusion graphic camp collar (also available as a dress) will straight up make you dizzy if you stare at it too long. Eye scrambling aside, Stüssy’s Summer 2021 collection is the best collection the label has dropped all year.

Featuring an extensive amount of men and women’s street and skatewear essentials in a mix of earthy and neutral tones, psychedelic prints, and lots of spring-appropriate floral motifs, Stüssy keeps things fun with heavily layered fabrics, wide-legged pants, some patchwork pieces, and a range of mostly useless accessories. Highlights include the aforementioned optical illusion camp collar and dress, and the knitted sweater, cream-white sweater vest, and all the wide-legged pants.

Wide-legged pants for the win!

The Stüssy Summer 2021 collection is set to drop today at 1 PM EST at the Stüssy webstore.

Gucci Bananya Collection

Gucci has joined forces with anime streaming platform Crunchyroll for a special set of apparel that features characters from the anime Bananya, which is, as you can probably tell, about cute little cats that live in bananas. Are they small cats living in a regular-sized banana or regular-sized cats living in a very large banana? Doesn’t matter.

The full collection consists of seven pieces in spring-friendly colors like bubblegum pink, spring green, and off-white. Rounding out the collection are a Gucci Rhyton and Ace sneaker, and a metal chain necklace adorned with the Bananya crew.

The Crunchyroll x Gucci Bananya collection is available now at the Gucci webstore.

Lazy Oaf OafLeisure (In)Activewear Collection

London-based label Lazy Oaf is known for their lounge-y laid-back style, so the idea of the brand releasing an activewear collection is kind of a joke, a joke the brand is in on as they’ve officially dubbed this an (In)activewear set.

Don’t let that dissuade you, a person can definitely work out in anything from this 14 piece collection, which consists of tracksuits, bralettes, a bodysuit, bike shorts, leggings, and jackets all dressed in monochromatic designs with minimal graphics on a color palette of soft lilac, neon green, and pink. But you could just as soon not work out and you’ll still look good.

This line gives the illusion that you’re someone who works out, and sometimes that’s better than actually, you know, breaking a sweat. The hot days of summer are coming up, we all need to be as comfortable as possible while still looking ready to face the world.

The Lazy Oaf OafLeisure (In)Activewear Collection is out now at the Lazy Oaf webstore.

Timberland x Supreme Spring 2021 Collection

A couple of weeks back Supreme and Nike resurrected the Air Max 96 and it looks like they’re continuing to spread that ‘90s love by linking up with another fixture of the era, Timberland. Released as part of the label’s 11th Spring/Summer 2021 drop, the Timberland collection featured an Anorak with matching track pants in orange, black, white, and purple colorways with dual Timberland and Supreme branding embroidered on the back, accented with 3M detailing throughout.

Rounding out the collection is a set of crewneck sweaters and matching hats.

The Timberland Supreme Spring 2021 collection is out now and is available to shop at the Supreme webstore.

Stray Rats Spring Summer 2021 Collection

Ah Stray Rats, the streetwear brand single-handedly making it appropriate to wear an ugly graphic rat on your clothes. It’s looking like the label got a late start this year as this is the first we’re hearing of the brand in 2021 as they unveil the first delivery of their Spring/Summer 2021 collection. The small collection consists of graphic t-shirts and sweaters with playful stray rat branding.

The collection goes heavy on the graphic detailing, so if you’re on a more minimalistic fashion kick, this probably isn’t the drop for you. On the other hand, if you live with the belief that you can never have too many graphic t-shirts, Stray Rats has got you covered.

Delivery one of Stray Rats Spring Summer 2021 collection is available now at the Stray Rats webstore.

Melody Ehsani Rose Sweatsuit

Melody Ehsani has been quietly killing it all season long offering small drop after small drop of amazing color-heavy insanely-detailed pieces. This week brings a new tie-dye colorway of the label’s classic Rose unisex sweatsuit. Each piece is individually hand-dyed with lime, purple, and blue tones, resulting in a unique dye job for every set.

We dig on that sort of attention to detail, which seems lost in the ever-expanding streetwear space but is a constant in Melody Ehsani’s work. So kudos to M.E. for keeping things legit and handcrafted.

The Melody Ehsani Rose sweater and sweats are available now at the Melody Ehsani webstore.