The Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions once more. On Monday night, Nick Saban’s bunch took on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff championship game, and by the time the dust settled, the Tide came out on top, 52-24, cementing themselves as the undisputed kings of college football.
The score matched up with how the game looked. While the Buckeyes are an excellent team, Alabama appeared to just be a cut above — they outgained Ohio State by nearly 300 yards and did not trail at any point. That’s how it looked to the untrained eye, at least, because Bama running back Najee Harris made it clear after the game that he did not exactly have a good time playing against the Big Ten champions’ defense.
Harris was asked about “effortlessly” dicing up the Buckeyes to the tune of 158 total yards and three total touchdowns. When that specific word came out of the reporter’s mouth, Harris made a face and stressed that he had to work awfully hard to move the ball against the opposing front seven.
“Effortlessly? You didn’t see what they was doing? They was blowing my ass up, what you talking about?”
“Bruh, they was blowin’ my ass up,” Harris said. “You trippin’.”
A case can be made that this is the best team that Saban has ever had in Tuscaloosa, and their ability to make something as hard as playing against a very good defense look easy deserves plenty of admiration. Just don’t say that they didn’t have to work to make it happen, because they will not agree.
One of the primary jobs of being a parent is setting a good example and teaching your children right from wrong. 18-year-old Helena Duke caught her mother being a terrible role model and, in a powerful reversal, punished her for it publicly.
What else can you do after catching your mother harassing a Black woman while attempting to overthrow the U.S. government?
It all started when Helena’s mother, Therese Duke, claimed she was going to visit Helena’s aunt to accompany her for a medical procedure. However, Helena suspected she was really going to Washington, D.C. to attend the “Stop the Steal” Trump rally near the White House.
Therese conveniently turned off the geo-tracking app on her phone so she wouldn’t get caught.
But as the rioters have learned over the past week, there were a lot of cameras and photos taken of the insurgency. The day after the riot, Helena’s cousin sent her the video of a physical encounter on the stress of D.C. that featured some familiar faces.
The video shows multiple people harassing a Black woman who eventually becomes fed up and punches a woman in the face. That woman is Therese.
“My initial reaction was more like, Oh my gosh, I was right. I was actually right about them being there,” Helena told BuzzFeed News. “It was very surreal because it was an insane video, first of all, and then it was the revelation that, Oh, that’s my mother. That’s her.”
So Helena decided to out her mother as well as her aunt and uncle for their participation in the ugly scene.
On Thursday, Helena texted her mother asking where she was on Wednesday and didn’t receive a response. The day after, Helena texted again asking, “how’s your nose?”
“Please call me or talk to me if you really wanna know,” her mom wrote.
A big reason why Helena outed her family is that she had been kicked out of the house multiple times for being a liberal lesbian and attending a Black Lives Matter protest. Her mother was once a Democrat, but after Trump’s election, became a right-wing extremist.
Hi this is the liberal lesbian of the family who has been kicked out multiple times for her views and for going to… https://t.co/jYaakZkioz
“She told me she thought Black Lives Matter was a violent organization and they would be inciting violence,” she recalled.
“I always felt almost heartbroken over how they viewed the world and how skewed it was and how they wouldn’t allow me to express my views. But showing that they can act in such a horrible way is just really appalling to me,” she said.
“I am honestly very disappointed to have to be part of this family that is so…just, very not welcoming or supportive,” she added. “I don’t feel safe being part of this family.”
The Black woman, who later identified herself as Ashanti, was arrested for the assault but claims she wasn’t the aggressor in the heated situation.
“A video has surfaced where I was surrounded by a group of Trump extremists, and I honestly feared for my life. The video makes me look like I am the aggressor, but it does not show what happened prior to my defending myself,” she wrote on a GoFundMe page.
“People shoved me, tried to take my phone and keys, yelled racial epithets at me, and tried to remove my mask,” she wrote. “I asked them to social distance and stay out of my personal space due to COVID. They refused, and I was afraid of being hurt and harmed. After being assaulted, I defended myself.”
In the video, a man who was identified by Helena as her uncle, Richard Lorenz, is seen throwing a punch.
Exactly one year ago tomorrow, the nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards — a.k.a. the ParasiteOscars — were announced. That won’t be the case for this year’s Oscars, after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pushed back the ceremony from late February to mid-April and the eligibility period to February 28. Meaning, any film released between January 1, 2020 (like Sonic the Hedgehog) and the end of next month can be nominated for an Academy Award, including Judas and the Black Messiah.
The biopic, produced by Ryan Coogler and starring Daniel Kaluuya as Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and LaKeith Stanfield as FBI informant William O’Neal, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on February 1 before hitting theaters and HBO Max on February 12. Warner Bros. is clearly positioning Judas and the Black Messiah for a big Oscar night. With a cast that talented, can you blame the studio?
Here’s the official plot synopsis:
FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell. Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and the Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover commands?
Directed by Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah also stars Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Martin Sheen, Ashton Sanders, and Algee Smith.
Dan Le Batard has ventured off on his own after two decades at ESPN, as the longtime columnist, radio host, and TV personality parted ways with the four-letter on January 4 with an emotional goodbye on Highly Questionable.
In the week-plus since, Le Batard’s radio show has been doing a “pirate” broadcast now that it is independent and while there was ample speculation about where the wildly popular show would land, the answer we got over the weekend was that Le Batard and former ESPN chief John Skipper would be teaming up to launch a new media company. While we don’t know specifics on a launch date for the new outlet or even a name, we do have some details on who they will be targeting to bring on board.
According to Front Office Sports, they are going after a number of Le Batard’s former ESPN colleagues, including Jemele Hill (who confirmed discussions in the story), Bomani Jones, Kate Fagan, and Erik Rydholm — the producer and creator of Highly Questionable, PTI, and much of ESPN’s afternoon block.
“We’re trying to figure out the most productive way to work together,” Hill told Front Office Sports. “Both John and Dan know I have such a deep level of respect for them. So me working with them again always felt like it was inevitable.”
Hill has a number of projects she is working on, like her Vice show Stick To Sports with Cari Champion as well as a Spotify podcast, so it seems the biggest hurdle is figuring out exactly what her role would be and how involved she is. Jones is still under contract with ESPN, having taken over Highly Questionable in Le Batard’s absence among other responsibilities, so swiping him away would be quite the task.
In any case, the Le Batard and Skipper company clearly has a vision for the type of personality they want to bring on board and see themselves as capable of landing some very big fish — which also indicates they will have ample funding behind them.
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.
On their sophomore LP, Los Angeles trio Cheekface were inspired by the likes of Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, and Stephen Malkmus, the torch-bearers of great American talk-singing. Across thirteen tracks, the album dives headfirst into the break-neck pace of reality in the 2020’s, with lyrics about trying to balance everything at once, faltering mental health, the constant barrage of horrific news delivered right to our cell phone notifications, and much more. All told, Emphatically, No. serves as a document of millennial existence.
100 Gecs – “One Step Closer” (Linkin Park remix)
A few months after celebrating the 20th anniversary of Linkin Park’s debut studio album Hybrid Theory, hyper-pop act 100 Gecs has put their spin on the the album’s second track. “100 Gecs’ reinterpretation of the song is also sort of a cover, as the duo offers new vocal contributions as well as new instrumentation,” writes Derrick Rossignol for Uproxx. “As one might expect, a new frenetic electronic energy is introduced to the song, and 100 Gecs’ sensibilities play into the song wonderfully.”
Vagabon/Courtney Barnett – “Reason To Believe”
A month before the world went into lockdown, Vagabon and Courtney Barnett shared the stage for a show in Los Angeles, which sparked a lasting friendship. Now, the duo has released a twang-heavy cover of “Reason To Believe,” which was originally written and recorded by Tim Hardin in 1965 and has existed in many different iterations over the years, with many artists taking liberties and covering the track. For this new version, Vagabon and Barnett elected to give their take on Karen Dalton’s 1966 cover of the song, putting a modern spin on a classic number.
The Hold Steady – “Heavy Covenant”
Just a few weeks out from the release of their eighth studio album, Open Door Policy, The Hold Steady have shared another preview of the LP in the form of the driving “Heavy Covenant.” The track is about technology and traveling, and the ways they interact in the modern age. “This song is a great indication of where the band’s sound is at in 2021,” vocalist Craig Finn said in a statement.
Buck Meek – “Candle”
While Big Thief took a break in 2020, the band’s members were unable to do the same. Adrianne Lenker released two lovely quarantine albums, and now it’s Buck Meek’s turn. Two Saviors is set for release this week, and the guitarist shared another new track in the form of “Candle,” which Derrick Rossignol calls for Uproxx “a mid-tempo alt-country tune on which his languid vocals sound contentedly at home.”
Tigers Jaw – “Hesitation”
Tigers Jaw is one of the most underrated and consistent bands in the indie-punk world, and their new album I Won’t Care How You Remember Me continues a path of impressive releases over the last decade. “Hesitation” is a track about realizing that the person you love is starting to drift away from you. Despite its heartbreaking premise, the song delivers in its unfaltering energy and pristine vocal hooks.
Rhye – “Come In Closer”
After rolling out a few singles throughout 2020, Rhye is ready to unveil his latest album Home, which drops later this month. The upbeat, disco-infused “Come In Closer” presents how, “as relationships deepen and you invite someone into your world, your life, your home, layers of appreciation, vulnerability, and patience reveal themselves,” said Michael Milosh in a statement.
Alice Glass – “Suffer & Swallow”
Seven years since departing Crystal Castles and four years since her last release, Alice Glass is back with her debut solo full-length, which is set for release a bit later this year. “Suffer & Swallow” is the first preview of the album, building upon Glass’s penchant for dark, doomy pop tracks. The track is built upon basic electronic percussion, while Glass’s modulated vocals oscillate between a near-whisper and a scream.
TV Priest – “Press Gang”
Ahead of their debut album Uppers, London post-punkers have shared “Press Gang,” on which they take a turn criticizing the complacency of mass news media and their role in creating a “post-truth” world. Vocalist Charlie Drinkwater’s seething vocals really take the front seat here, anchoring the driving post-punk track and setting the bar high for the remainder of Uppers, which is due in February.
Kiwi, JR. – “Waiting In Line”
After catching our attention with the engaging “Cooler Returns,” the title track from their new album, Toronto’s Kiwi, JR. are back with another new track. “Waiting In Line” is a fun, lo-fi indie track packed with energy, a driving organ lead, and an excellent singalong chorus.
Sun June – “Everything I Had”
Along with the announcement of their upcoming “prom record” Somewhere, Sun June shared “Everything I Had,” a superbly focused and shimmering track that serves as an ode to the ever-changing nature of their hometown Austin, Texas. It’s a song about nostalgia, and trying to fight the feeling like your surroundings are evolving without you — something I think we can all relate to these days.
The Sonder Bombs – “K.”
A few weeks back, I got an exclusive look at “The One About You,” a short and sweet number from The Sonder Bombs that evoked a classic old-fashioned doo-wop act. Now, the band has shared a heavier look at their new album Clothbound, which features some chugging riffs and explosive percussion. The full album drops later this month, and I can’t wait to see how the divergent sound of the two tracks function in the sequenced tracklist.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Ian Sweet shared her sophomore album Crush Crusher in 2018, but with her third LP, Sweet is realizing a new form of emotional freedom. After sharing a handful of singles, Sweet officially announces her next album Show Me How You Disappear with the serene “Drink The Lake” video.
Self-directed by Sweet, the “Drink The Lake” video depicts the singer getting mixed up in a lakeside brawl. To decompress, she floats tranquilly in the placid water. “This is the first record that I leave that space for myself,” she said of the single. “I feel a freedom on this one that I haven’t felt with the others. People always say ‘I put all of me into this’, but I actually didn’t this time — I left space.”
Further explaining her inspiration behind the song, Sweet says the single “taps into my own twisted logic to try and break away from obsessive thought patterns. It turned into a pop anthem of seemingly silly ways to try and forget someone, like saying their name backwards, but I feel these devices contributed to my healing.”
Watch Sweet’s “Drink The Lake” video above and find the Show Me How You Disappear cover art and tracklist below.
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1. “My Favorite Cloud”
2. “Drink The Lake”
3. “Sword”
4. “Dirt”
5. “Sing Till I Cry”
6. “Dumb Driver”
7. “Get Better”
8. “Power”
9. “Show Me How You Disappear”
10. “I See Everything”
Show Me How You Disappear is out 3/5 via Polyvinyl. Pre-order it here.
Jack Quaid is enjoying a hell of a run on Amazon Prime’s The Boys as wee Hughie, who increasingly sees some sh*t after being the first character to, you know, see some sh*t on the show. He’ll also appear as part of the ensemble in the confusingly named new Scream movie, and my hunch is that could totally be the new killer. Heck, the guy is the son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan and manages to wear both of their smiles at different times, so he can pull off the Ghostface mask. You know it’s possible.
He’s a recognizable face now, but back in the day, not so much. As a result, some people are just now realizing that Jack appeared in the 2012’s The Hunger Games.
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No really, look at his facial expression. Jack played a tribute from District 1 named Marvel, and since he was a Career pack tribute, he clearly had murder on the brain.
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People keep stumbling onto Jack while rewatching the movie. As one Twitter user was heartbroken to recall over the weekend, Jack’s Marvel was the tribute was to take out Rue. Unforgivable!
He also had a pretty good justification for his character’s mindset. “In all fairness, I met my demise VERY quickly afterwards,” he explained. “I was brainwashed by my luxurious District 1 upbringing. But yes incredibly sorry.”
In all fairness, I met my demise VERY quickly afterwards. I was brainwashed by my luxurious District 1 upbringing. But yes incredibly sorry.
When someone says, “I don’t like beer,” we scratch our heads a bit. It’s like saying, “I don’t like TV.” Both terms are used to describe ever-widening spectrums; nearly infinite universes that are (almost inexplicably) continuing to expand. The collision of peak TV and streaming have delivered us an endless flood of dramas, sitcoms, reality shows, lifestyle programming, docuseries… we could go on. The same goes for beer.
Sure, there are beers out there that resemble seltzer with a slight yellow hue. But even light beers are upping their collective game in 2021. Plus there are countless other lagers and pilsners on the market with crisp, refreshing, complex flavors and enough ABVs to make you take note. And that’s just one small galaxy in the beer universe. Stouts, porters, pale ales, IPAs, amber ales, barley wines, wheat beers, and dozens of other styles are waiting for you to discover them.
At the very least, you should test a few more types before you make broad statements about not liking beer. Have you tried a shandy? Who doesn’t like a shandy?
Today, we’re touring you through ten beer styles by recommending one brew in particular that has something distinct to say about that style. For no real reason, we decided to start at the lightest beers and work our way toward the darker picks. We also only picked beers readily available, because why would you want to read about a beer you’re never going to get a chance to try?
The pilsner is the most popular beer style for a reason. It’s crisp, refreshing, and easy to drink. Firestone Walker brings a contemporary taste to the famous style by dry-hopping Saphir hops to go along with Spalter Select and Tradition hops.
Tasting Notes:
This beer is exactly what you hope for when you crack open an American pilsner. It’s light, thirst-quenching, and filled with piney, floral, citrus hop flavors.
Bottom Line:
This is a great summer beer. It’s the perfect beer to drink after mowing the lawn. But if you get overheated (too much sauna time?), you’ll find that it’s just as refreshing in the middle of January as July.
If you ask any brewer or bartender what they’re favorite pale ale is, there’s a good chance you’ll hear the words “Sierra Nevada.” This beloved pale ale offers a widely-beloved balance of hops and malts.
Tasting Notes:
Before your first sip, your nose is filled with the aromas of a pine forest. The first sip is filled with more fresh pine, juicy citrus, and sweet malts.
Bottom Line:
This refreshing, complex beer is the perfect gateway into the world of IPAs. While technically a pale ale, it’s as close to an IPA as a pale ale can get.
There are many American craft wheat beers on the market, but few (if any) are more well rounded than Allagash White. This hazy, unfiltered Belgian-style wheat ale is made with Coriander and Curaçao orange peels.
Tasting Notes:
This rich, yeasty, refreshing beer is a perfect combination of citrus and spice. Fresh orange, spicy coriander, and pleasing yeast make this a truly unforgettable brew.
Bottom Line:
There’s no better example of the American interpretation of the Belgium-style wheat ale than Allagash White. Seriously, try to find one and savor it.
Named for the stinging Sculpin fish, this high ABV, tangy, hoppy beer is one of the highest-rated IPAs in history. It’s won numerous awards over the years and remains one of the best West Coast IPAs, even after all the hype and praise.
Tasting Notes:
Like all West Coast IPAs, Sculpin has a pleasantly bitter backbone. But before you get there, your palate is met with orange, lime, and grapefruit flavors, along with resinous, piney hops.
Bottom Line:
This well-rounded IPA is fruity, fresh, and filled with citrus, floral, and dank hop flavors. It’s the kind of beer you’ll purchase again and again.
In the past few years, no beer style has taken the world by storm quite like the New England-style IPA. One of the best examples of this hazy, juicy style is Two Roads Two Juicy. This 8.2% ABV unfiltered, cloudy brew is filled with Hallertauer Blanc, Citra & Mandarina Bavaria hops.
Tasting Notes:
Right away, your palate is met with something juicier, hazier than even expected. It’s filled with tropical fruit flavors like guava and mango and citrus flavors like tangerine, orange, and grapefruit.
Bottom Line:
If you don’t like New England-style IPAS, you just might want to avoid this one. It’s not for everyone. But if you’re a fan of the juice-forward style, this beer will tick every box.
Amber ales are like the middle of the beer spectrum. They’re not light, but also not quite dark. Hopback with its whole-flower hops, Crystal, Munich, and Pilsner malts is a perfect bridge between light and dark brews.
Tasting Notes:
A beer this complex comes with a flavor profile equally as diverse. First, your palate will be treated to hints of tangerine and grapefruit followed by rich caramel and sweet brown sugar notes.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking to ease your way into dark beer, you can’t do much better than Hopback amber ale. It has everything a beer fan enjoys.
Shiner is one of the most beloved bock beers of all time. This classic Texas beer has been brewed with roasted barley and specialty hops from Germany since 1973.
Tasting Notes:
This dark lager is smooth, refreshing, and loaded with subtle piney hops along with rich, sweet, roasted barley malts. It’s light enough for lager fans and dark enough for stout fans.
Bottom Line:
While Bock beer is commonly released in the spring, Shiner makes theirs available all year long. That’s definitely a good thing.
Cigar City might be most known for its Jai Alai IPA, but its brown ale shouldn’t be missed. It’s an English-style brown ale filled with flaked oats and other sweet, rich ingredients.
Tasting Notes:
This well-balanced brown ale is smooth, velvety, and filled with hints of sweet caramel, toasted malts, and rich chocolate.
Bottom Line:
Cigar City says this beer is best paired with a fine cigar. But you can pair this silky beer with a night of binge-watching Netflix just as easily.
Anchor Brewing is one of the OG craft beer brands in America. It’s been making its highly acclaimed Porter since 1972. This blend of roasted pale, caramel, chocolate, and black malts as well as at the brewery’s proprietary top-fermenting yeast makes this a flavor bomb perfect for fans of rich, robust beers.
Tasting Notes:
While this isn’t a barrel-aged beer or even a high-alcohol brew, Anchor Porter is filled with flavors of espresso, creamy chocolate, caramel, and sticky toffee.
Bottom Line:
When it comes to dark beers, many people tend to head directly for imperial stouts, skipping porters completely. Don’t do that. You might find you enjoy this lower-ABV porter more than any of those 12% bombs.
This imperial stout was “inspired by Mexican hot chocolate” and the connection is pretty obvious. It’s made with coffee, pasilla peppers, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and chocolate.
Tasting Notes:
Enjoy a nosing of this brew and you’ll be met with hints of rich, subtly bitter coffee, sweet caramel, creamy vanilla, spicy cinnamon, and a nice backbone of spicy peppers.
Bottom Line:
This winter, instead of wasting time whipping up hot chocolate on a cold day, grab a can of Xocoveza. You’ll get buzzed while you get warm, which feels like a double win.
Now, a third straight Boston game has been postponed due to the Celtics still having too many players in the health and safety protocols, with Wednesday night’s game against the Magic being pushed back as well.
The Celtics’ unwanted streak of game postponements is up to three in a row: Wednesday’s game against Orlando is officially off
Boston is also scheduled to play the Magic again on Friday, and per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s unknown if that game will be played yet as Orlando will not travel to Boston just yet.
The Magic and Celtics were scheduled to play Wednesday and Friday in Boston, but Magic won’t be traveling today, sources tell ESPN. It is immediately unclear the status of the Friday game, but sources say Wednesday’s game has been postponed.
This now brings the NBA to five games postponed this season, with three of those involving the Celtics and seemingly more to come soon as teams like the Mavs have recently had to close their facilities due to ongoing outbreaks. The league and NBPA met recently to discuss changes to be made to the protocols, mostly involving player interactions after games, but without a bubble (which was a non-starter for the players) this is just going to be the reality for the league this year and we’re going to learn just how far they can go before needing to put a halt to play.
It’s hard to believe, but the tenth season of The Walking Dead actually began 464 days ago, back in October of 2019. It won’t complete its season 10 run until April 2021, over a year and a half later. When the tenth season of the zombie series began, it was in a completely different place, one where the Alexandrians were recovering from a Whisperers’ attack that left several decapitated.
In that intervening year and a half, the Whisperer War ended, Maggie returned, the real-world has had to contend with a pandemic, and The Walking Deadannounced an end date. Along with that announcement was an extension of season ten, which added on six more episodes, largely to fill in some gaps as the series pushes toward its final, 24-episode season. The episodes will explore the origins of Negan; cover the whereabouts of Daryl in the years after Rick’s disappearance; and bring us up to speed on the whereabouts of Maggie since she left the community.
The new episodes will also feature Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) as “Mays” and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s wife, Hilarie Burton Morgan (One Tree Hill), as “Lucille,” along with a new co-star Okea Eme-Akwari (Cobra Kai) as “Elijah,” the masked ninja who appeared in the first season 10 finale along with Maggie.
Along with the teaser, AMC has also released a photo of Hilarie Burton as Lucille and what appears to be a confrontation between Negan and Maggie in the extended episodes.
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The Walking Dead will return on February 28th on AMC, although each of the six episodes will also debut early on AMC+ every Thursday prior to the episodes’ linear premiere on Sundays.
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