Cruz, who’s solidly repped the “masks are pointless” faction of his party for months, supporting President Trump as he continues to downplay the virus, attacked Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown on social media yesterday for, you guessed it, wearing a face-covering while speaking on the Senate floor. Brown took to the podium during another rushed judge appointment lead by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ask presiding Republican Senator Dan Sullivan to don a mask while speaking.
“I don’t wear a mask when I’m speaking like most senators…I don’t need your instruction,” Sullivan angrily responded before Brown continued his testimony, calling out the Trump administration’s failure to contain the virus and the president’s lack of interest in attending his own Coronavirus Task Force meetings. The whole exchange quickly landed on Twitter which is where Senator Cruz decided to speak up, safely hiding behind his keyboard as he called Brown an “ass.”
This is idiotic. @SherrodBrown is being a complete ass. He wears a mask to speak—when nobody is remotely near him—as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue.@DanSullivan_AK was over 50 feet away, presiding. Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet. https://t.co/BoIGrAV7T1
Cruz has been happy to push Coronavirus conspiracies weeks after the presidential election. He retweeted GOP Rapid Response Director Steve Guest who questioned why CNN had gotten rid of their COVID-19 tracker, implying the network only focused on Coronavirus cases and deaths during the election to hurt Trump’s public image.
Miraculous. COVID cured, the very instant the networks called the race for Biden. https://t.co/YcYeIolilZ
Senator Sherrod Brown was asking that he wear a mask because of the people standing directly in front of him you detestable dickhead.
Don’t ever be a Rafael Ted Cruz, he attacks others for being right and defends those who call his wife ugly and his dad a terrorist. https://t.co/B6ftAbC8B9
@tedcruz whenever you get snarky you make a jerk out of yourself. Try not to be clever anymore, it doesn’t work and you look even more foolish when you are proven wrong. https://t.co/OluNcmu43Z
Ironically, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has just been put under quarantine after being exposed to the Coronavirus, a fact Cruz has remained oddly silent on following his latest Twitter rant.
Another senator is in quarantine today from exposure to COVID-19, and some Senate Republicans still won’t even wear a mask to protect Senate staff – let alone pass a bill to contain this virus and help struggling families. Thank you for fighting, @SenSherrodBrown. https://t.co/U8OCrBG7XR
It’s been less than a year since Andy Shauf released his latest album The Neon Skyline, but seeing as he penned over 50 songs for the 11-track record, the singer has no shortage of music. Back in July, Shauf shared a pair of singles, “Judy” and “Jeremy’s Wedding.” Now, the singer returns with the soulful number “You Slipped Away.”
The single crafts a sense of lovelorn nostalgia with rolling guitar chords and eloquent piano scales. With his gentle lyrical delivery, Shauf sings of trying — but ultimately failing — to hold onto love. “There was love in my heart / And I wanted it to stay / But as the night, surely turns to day / You slipped away,” he sings.
Speaking about the new song in a statement, Shauf said it is his take on an American standard. “‘You Slipped Away’ was a song that I wrote shortly after moving to Toronto, right after I’d just moved into an apartment and had acquired an 80s Yamaha CP60 stage piano,” Shauf said. “This song was an attempt to write something that sounded like an old standard, using big general metaphors and universal themes.”
Listen to “You Slipped Away” above.
The Neon Skyline is out now via Anti. Get it here.
It likely comes as no surprise that Future and Lil Uzi Vert were planning to release a deluxe version of their joint album Pluto X Baby Pluto all along. What may be a little astonishing is how little fans had to wait for it after the release of the original. While Uzi Vert waited all of a week between releasing both editions of his long-awaited Eternal Atake album earlier this year, Pluto X Baby Pluto didn’t even get to live that long before receiving a six-song upgrade. The new songs include “Tic Tac,” “My Legacy,” “Heart in Pieces,” “Because of You,” Bust a Move,” and “Baby Sasuke” but do not add any additional features.
Meanwhile, Uzi recently insisted that he was done with the rap game after he drops two more albums — although the phrasing was ambiguous enough that he could be referring to any number of outcomes. The unpredictable Philly rapper jostled fans’ expectations around a bunch in 2019, promising to release his album at various points only to push it back further and further, finally releasing it — and its deluxe version — without warning this spring. It probably wouldn’t be too shocking if he did so again. After all, it wouldn’t be the first fake retirement in hip-hop — not even this year.
The 2020 NBA Draft arrives on Nov. 18 and, after the longest draft cycle in recorded history, the league’s offseason will zoom into hyperdrive. In fact, free agency begins on the evening 0f Nov. 20 and, while NBA franchises theoretically had months to prepare, there will be an element of frenzy when transactions are finally allowed.
To that end, free agents will be jockeying for position and, earlier this month, we took a look at the 20 best free agents set to hit the market. Today, the goal is to drill down even further, highlighting the 20 best wing players, effectively taking the full league and removing point guards and big men from the mix. One of the top targets has already left the board, as Bogdan Bogdanovic (who initially occupied the third spot on this list) is headed to Milwaukee in a sign-and-trade as the Bucks load up on talent to surround Giannis Antetokounmpo.
With that out of the way, here are the top 20 unrestricted and restricted free agents that will be available in short order, including those players who have already declined to pick up their player options.
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1. Brandon Ingram (RFA, Pelicans): There is a pretty big gap in projected contract value between Ingram and everyone else on this list. Everyone assumes he will be garnering the max, or at least something close to it, from New Orleans, and it would be a surprise if he left. That is the nature of the beast with a player that just averaged 23.8 points per game on strong efficiency at the age of 22. He’s really good, and should continue to improve.
2. Danilo Gallinari (UFA, Thunder): Gallinari isn’t really a wing, but he isn’t a big either. In fact, he is a member of what is kind of a dying breed as a pure power forward, but he remains an exceptionally valuable offensive player. The 32-year-old averaged 18.8 points per game (on good efficiency) over the last five seasons, and he can score in a number of ways. His age and defense may not help him in this (very) tight market, but Gallinari remains a very good player.
3. Joe Harris (UFA, Nets): Harris led the NBA in three-point shooting in 2018-19, making 47 percent of his attempts, and he followed that up with 42.4 percent on increased volume in 2019-20. That makes him one of the best marksman in the league and, unlike some of his contemporaries in that premium shooting realm, Harris can make solid decisions with the ball his hands and pull his own weight defensively. He can (and would) fit just about anywhere as a premium 3-and-D option, and the Nets will have some pressure to bring him back.
4. Davis Bertans (UFA, Wizards): Not only did Bertans shoot 42.4 percent from three-point range last season, but he did it with obscene range and impressive volume. Bertans has no conscience (in the best possible way) and he got up 13.9 threes per 100 possessions. To be fair, Bertans is pretty limited in other areas and, from a team-building standpoint, it is tough to plan around his defense. There is no denying his court-bending ability as a shooter, though, and he has real value.
5. Jerami Grant (UFA, Nuggets): Grant is in a fantastic position to capitalize on something of a breakout during the 2020 playoffs. He definitely isn’t a high-upside player at this stage, but Grant has some juice offensively, and he brings positional flexibility and defense. Denver has incentive to keep Grant around, but perhaps a team with space gets (very) aggressive to lure him away. After all, he’s only 26 years old.
6. Jordan Clarkson (UFA, Jazz): Clarkson has been a punchline at times, but he was genuinely good in Utah. He isn’t really a “wing” in a traditional sense, mostly because his value comes in creating his own shot with the ball in his hands, but Clarkson also isn’t a pure lead guard. Teams should know what they’re getting in the 28-year-old, and that is instant offense with the hope of reasonable play in other areas.
7. Jae Crowder (UFA, Heat): It is too simplistic to suggest that everything with Crowder comes down to three-point shooting, but it’s not far off. He knocked down a ridiculous 44.5 percent of his threes after getting to Miami midseason but, before that, he shot 29.3 percent in Memphis. That has been the story of Crowder’s career as a hot/cold shooter but, at his core, Crowder’s value is significant as a strong defensive wing that is switchable and malleable.
8. Marcus Morris (UFA, Clippers): Morris put up obscene numbers, including a 44 percent clip from three-point distance, in New York and that earned him a trade to the Clippers. His production dipped in L.A., though, and Morris now hits the market at 31. On the bright side for him, the Clippers can’t really replace him in conventional fashion, giving him leverage, and Morris could help a ton of teams as a two-way combo forward with experience.
9. Derrick Jones Jr. (UFA, Heat): Jones Jr. is younger than most of the restricted free agents on the market, yet he is unencumbered from a contract perspective. Some of his value is speculative, but Jones Jr. is a long, athletic defender that can function as a player finisher on offense. His ceiling will be limited if his jump shot doesn’t improve, but Jones Jr. is very intriguing for younger teams trying to add on the margins.
10. Malik Beasley (RFA, Wolves): The Wolves have the No. 1 pick and, in theory, that selection could impact Beasley’s long-term future. It has to be noted, though, that Minnesota gave up assets for the right to match any offer on Beasley. If nothing else, Beasley turns 24 in November and he exploded for 20.7 points per game after arriving in the Twin Cities.
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11. Wesley Matthews (UFA, Bucks): It wasn’t a surprise to Matthews opting out of a $2.7 million player option, simply because he is worth more than that. Matthews is 34 years old, though, and that could temper the market in a way that it wouldn’t if he was 28. Contenders should be pursuing him as a quality 3-and-D option at modest cost, and he would help pretty much any playoff-bound squad.
12. Justin Holiday (UFA, Pacers): Holiday, now 31 years old, enjoyed the best shooting season of his career in 2019-20, knocking down 40 percent from three-point range. With that uptick and his plug-and-play appeal as a role player, teams should be lining up to give him a few million annually.
13. Dario Saric (RFA, Suns): The Suns making the Chris Paul trade (and doing so officially on Monday) increases the chances they look to bring Saric back as they don’t have any cap space currently, with just their exceptions and minimums left to add more pieces they don’t have rights to. Independent of that, he’s a big, skilled forward that is reasonably young (26), and Saric has two-way appeal. He also seemed to find his footing during Phoenix’s bubble run, and that showing could earn him a few extra dollars and interest from others.
14. Kent Bazemore (UFA, Kings): After benefitting from the free agent frenzy in 2016, Bazemore won’t be making $17 million a year ever again. At the same time, he’s highly useful as a two-way wing, and Bazemore was sneakily effective in limited deployment with the Kings after a mid-season trade last season.
15. Moe Harkless (UFA, Knicks): There is absolutely nothing sexy about Harkless. He is a 3-and-D forward that leans toward the defensive side, and he was salary dumped before last season. Harkless can still help a playoff team as a depth piece, though, and he’s only 27 years old.
16. Alec Burks (UFA, Sixers): Burks had a hard time staying healthy for a long time, but he put together a strong performance in 2019-20. His best value comes in shot creation, and Burks is big enough at 6’6 where he won’t get embarrassed on defense. Ideally, he’s probably a third guard that provides second-unit punch, but we aren’t that far away from Burks being quite good in Utah and he is now underrated.
17. Glenn Robinson III (UFA, Sixers): A lot of his good work came with the hapless Warriors last season, but Robinson III shot 39.1 percent from three-point range, and he’s a good athlete that can hold up reasonably on the defensive end. Given that he’s only 26 and unrestricted, he should have suitors.
18. E’Twaun Moore (UFA, Pelicans): New Orleans could be leaning on their young guys a bit more next season, and Moore is a free agent at 31. As such, he could be heading elsewhere, but Moore is a career 39 percent three-point shooter that can also defend at both guard spots. That’s not a bad combination for a role player.
19. Carmelo Anthony (UFA, Blazers): The future Hall of Fame forward is 36 now and Anthony isn’t a perfect player by any means. He did earn some redemption, though, with the way he played offensively in Portland, and he can still score with reasonable efficiency when needed. Teams have to know what he can and can’t do, but Anthony more than earned a job for 2020-21.
20. Torrey Craig (RFA, Nuggets): Craig is a very solid defender and that’s where his greatest value lies. He’s a long, strong wing who often draws some of the top perimeter matchups for the Nuggets. The problem is the lack of impact he has on the offensive end, as he’s a career 32 percent shooter from three-point range and doesn’t provide anything really on the ball either. Still, his defense is going to keep him in the league for a long while as it’s a genuine asset and he’ll have suitors for that reason.
Christopher Osburn has spent the past fifteen years in search of “the best” — or at least his very favorite — sips of whisk(e)y on earth. In the process, he’s enjoyed more whisk(e)y drams than his doctor would dare feel comfortable with, traveled to over 20 countries testing local spirits, and visited more than fifty distilleries around the globe.
Let’s face it. There are a lot of bourbons on the market. Even if you just stick to Kentucky, you’re looking at way more juice than you could ever drink. While the likes of Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, and Wild Turkey take up a fair bit of the shelf space, the country is dotted with smaller bourbon distilleries producing expressions that are just waiting to be discovered by a wider audience.
To help you find new bourbons to love, I decided to crack open my tasting notebook and list ten of my favorite bottles that you’ve probably never heard of. Some of these picks are offerings from smaller distilleries. A few are little-known bottles from bigger outfits. I personally vouch for all of them.
If nothing else, this is a great chance to broaden your whiskey horizons.
If you haven’t tried New Riff yet, don’t be turned off by their somewhat cheesy bottle designs. The whiskey inside is much better than the outside packaging. This high rye (30%), barrel proof, non-chill filtered bourbon was aged for four years in toasted and charred new American oak casks.
Like all single barrel offerings, part of the appeal is the idea that you’ll have a subtly different flavor experience every time you buy a new bottle.
Tasting Notes:
While the flavors inside vary based on the barrels selected, my first nosing was met with substantial toasted oak notes mixed with peppery rye and sweet, vanilla beans. The first sip was velvety and filled with dried cherries, spicy cinnamon, caramelized sugar, and peppery spice. The finish is long, warming, and spicy enough to compel even the most ardent rye fans to give this expression a try.
Bottom Line:
While a great sipper, this high-proof whiskey excels when it’s used as the base for old fashioneds and whiskey sours.
This Fort Collins, Colorado-based whiskey’s master distiller previously held the same title at Indiana’s famed MGP. A unique bourbon, instead of the high rye you’d expect from someone from MGP, it has a surprisingly high amount of malted barley (34%). Instead of taking a few days to proof, Old Elk uses a process called “Slow Cut” to make the whiskey extra mellow and smooth by spending weeks proofing slowly between barrel and bottle.
Tasting Notes:
Give this one a proper nosing before taking a sip. If you do, you’ll be met with the aromas of Christmas spices, nutty almond paste, and subtle wood char. Sweet milk chocolate, maple syrup, brown sugar, and sweet vanilla are prevalent on the palate. The finish is long and subtly warming, with mellow hints of caramelized sugar and spicy cinnamon.
Bottom Line:
This is a great whiskey for drinkers who prefer to sip their bourbon neat. Don’t mix this one with anything (save for a single ice cube).
You might not have ever heard of Texas’ Gulf Coast Distillers, but you should definitely put the brand’s Hickory Hill Single Barrel 12-Year-Old Bourbon on your radar. This bourbon was aged for 12 years in charred, American oak casks. Truly small batch, each bottle carries the information of the specific barrel the liquid came from.
Tasting Notes:
Before sipping, spend a few moments to nose it. You’ll find hints of brown sugar, birthday cake, and subtle spicy cinnamon. From the first sip, you’ll find subtle charred oak, dried fruit, creamy vanilla, and toffee flavors. The finish is medium in length, warming, and ends with a final flourish of spicy cinnamon.
Bottom Line:
This whiskey was aged for 12 years and was hand-selected from specific barrels. Give it the respect it deserves by drinking it neat or on the rocks.
Calumet Farms bourbon is high corn (74%) and aged in extra charred American oak casks. This is a very small batch whiskey (50 barrels per batch to be exact) is made up of 25 barrels of 13-year-old bourbon and 25 barrels of 7-year-old bourbon. The result is a remarkably mellow, easy to drink, subtly sweet bourbon.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be met with sweet corn, rich caramel, and charred oak flavors. The first sip is filled with sticky toffee, candied orange peels, toasted caramel, and just a wisp of woodsmoke. The finish is long, sweet, and ends with a final pleasing hit of caramel and cinnamon apples.
Bottom Line:
Another bourbon that deserves to stand on its own, Calumet should be sipped slowly as you enjoy the fleeting, warm fall evenings.
Milam & Green’s flagship bourbon, its Triple Cask is high corn (70%) and gets its ingredients from Texas (corn), rye (Oregon), barley (Wyoming), and yeast (Kentucky and Texas). The three casks involved are a two-year-old bourbon, three to four-year-old Tennessee whiskey, and 10 to 11-year old Tennessee whiskey.
Tasting Notes:
This bourbon’s nose is overflowing with clover honey, milk chocolate, charred oak, and creamy vanilla. The first sip brings on spicy cinnamon, brown sugar, more sweet honey, and a nice pleasing kick of cracked black pepper. The finish is long, very warm, and ends in a nice mellow crescendo of caramelized sugar.
Bottom Line:
A bourbon this complex should be enjoyed neat or on the rocks, but it’s well-rounded enough to be mixed into your favorite whiskey-based cocktail.
Everyone knows Willett, but you might not realize that the brand is a wide range of sourced whiskeys. This includes Noah’s Mill, a 114.3 proof bourbon that once carried a 15-year age statement. It now has no such age statement, though it’s believed to be a blend of bourbons from four to 20 years old.
Tasting Notes:
Knowing this offering is from Willett should be enough to make you give it a proper nosing before taking your first sip. If you do, you’ll find hints of smoky, charred oak, velvety vanilla, and cooking spices. The first sip is filled with toasted almonds, brown sugar, spicy cinnamon, and decadent caramel. The finish is long, warming, and ends in a combination of toasted wood, leather, vanilla, and subtle peppery spice.
Bottom Line:
A whiskey of this caliber shouldn’t be mixed with anything. It should be enjoyed neat or on the rocks while you sit in an easy chair while being warmed by a fireplace and the wind blows chilly outside.
This unique whiskey is a blend of Old Scout, a brand the distillery merchant bottles (made by MGP), and a wheated bourbon crafted by the Smooth Ambler distillery in West Virginia. Meaning that it’s a mix of a bourbon they make, along with one they simply bottle.
The average age of the juice inside is nine years. It’s unfiltered, raw, and extremely complex.
Tasting Notes:
The MGP whiskey is high rye and this gives the nose a nice, sweet peppery start. This quickly moves into dried cherries, toasted vanilla, and cinnamon sweetness. The first sip brings forth more cracked black pepper along with dried fruits, sweet vanilla, caramel, and toasted marshmallows. The finish is long, dry, and full of comforting pepper spice.
Bottom Line:
This unique whiskey is just as well-suited for sipping as it is mixing. The combination of wheated and high-rye bourbons make perfect for Manhattans and boulevardiers.
Back in the day, the term “bib & tucker” was a way to describe the fanciest clothes a person owned. Drinking this small-batch, 70% corn bourbon will make you feel like you just donned your Sunday best in liquid form. Made from specially selected 10-year-old small-batch bourbons, each bottle is hand-labeled with the specific barrel it came from.
Tasting Notes:
Take a nice whiff of this bourbon before sipping. Your sinuses will be filled with hints of charred oak, caramelized sugar, leather, and cloves. From the first sip, you’ll be treated to dried fruits, subtle herbal notes, toasted vanilla, and rich caramel. The finish is long, very warm, and ends with caramel and a nutty sweetness.
Bottom Line:
Get dressed up in your finest sweatpants and find a comfortable chair to slowly sip on this highly nuanced bourbon.
If you think about Barton, there’s a pretty good chance your mind immediately goes to its flagship 1792 brand. But, while you won’t find it on their site, the distillery also makes the mysterious (and delicious) Chestnut Farms Bottled in Bond Bourbon. Good luck finding much else about this whiskey though, including its age.
Doesn’t matter. Just one taste and you won’t care about all the mystery — it’s that good.
Tasting Notes:
Enjoy a nice nosing before your first sip. You’ll be treated to toffee cookies, dried apricots, clover honey, and spicy cinnamon. The first sip yields cooking spices, rich milk chocolate, almonds, butterscotch, and creamy vanilla. The finish is long, warming, and ends in a final kick of cinnamon spice.
Bottom Line:
Treat this bottle the same way you would 1792. It’s well-made, high-quality, and deserves to be enjoyed neat or on the rocks.
You’ve probably seen other brands resting bourbon in port casks, but you might not know why they do it. The dark, sweet, rich flavors of port casks impart an added kick of candied fruit and caramel flavors to this 8-year-old aged bourbon. The result is a very complex, rich, extremely mellow whiskey — perfectly suited for slow sipping.
Tasting Notes:
This unique bourbon carries aromas of dried fruits, charred oak, toasted brown sugar, and slightly acidic, robust port wine. The first sip brings more port sweetness along with sugar candy, caramel, butterscotch, cinnamon, and subtle white pepper. The finish is long, warming, and ends with more sweet, rich port wine along with just a hint of spice.
Bottom Line:
Like you would with another port wine finished bourbon (Angel’s Envy), enjoy this one neat or on the rocks on a chilly fall eve.
A few days ago, Megan The Stallion announced the release date of her upcoming album, Good News. It’s dropping this Friday, and now she has shared the tracklist ahead of then. The 17-track album features the Beyonce remix of “Savage,” as well as contributions from SZA, Big Sean, DaBaby, City Girls, Lil Durk, 2 Chainz, Popcaan, and Young Thug.
Meg previously discussed her relationship with Beyonce, saying in a Variety profile from October, “In the first five minutes of the conversation, I felt like I’ve been knowing her all my life. She treated me like family, and now I feel like I am family. We talk all the time.”
She has also discussed the album, tweeting in October, “My album abt to go crazy.” That came after she shared some info about the album in the aforementioned Variety profile, in which she said it would address the Black Lives Matter movement: “I feel like everything that’s going on right now, if it hasn’t moved you to speak out or try to make some type of difference, then something might be slightly wrong with you. Even though I haven’t already come out with a song with that messaging, I definitely plan on it.”
After coming under fire earlier this month for throwing his support behind Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, Lil Wayne faces even more bad news this week. Federal prosecutors have filed charges against the Funeral rapper which could land him in prison for up to 10 years, according to TMZ. Stemming from a December 2019 search of his private plane at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, Wayne’s been charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Wayne was convicted of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in 2009 after a 2007 arrest in New York City for having a .40 caliber pistol in his bag.
Howard Srebnick, Wayne’s attorney, said at the time of the 2019 incident that Wayne was “cleared” to leave the airport despite federal agents finding the guns, but it appears that prosecutors are now following through on the procedure. As a felon, Wayne wouldn’t have been allowed to carry firearms for any reason; while the agents in question may not have felt they had reason to arrest him, apparently, the court is going by the letter of the law in this case. Wayne previously eight months in prison due to his 2007 arrest after being sentenced to a year on Riker’s Island. Things could get worse this time around, although Srebnick maintains that Wayne never “fired it, brandished it, used it or threatened to use it” with regard to his current handgun charge.
50 Cent, who previously mocked the backlash against Wayne for supporting Trump, again trolled the younger rapper on Instagram upon learning of his predicament, writing, “Wait a minute. Trump still got 63 days left. Call him, Wayne. Get that fool on the phone. They gonna try to put you in jail for supporting Trump.”
With several musicians experiencing breakout moments on TikTok, artists are starting to realize that they shouldn’t overlook the platform. Recently, Fleetwood Mac was catapulted back into the limelight when a TikTok went viral featuring their 1977 song “Dreams” — it even caused Rumours to return to the Billboard 200 albums chart. But Fleetwood Mac isn’t the only veteran act to share their music on the platform as Queen just announced their catalog will now be made available.
Fans will have ten of Queen’s classic hits at their disposal on TikTok. The songs made available on the app include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another One Bites The Dust,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “We Will Rock You,” “Under Pressure,” “We Are The Champions,” “I Want To Break Free,” and more.
To commemorate the official arrival of their music, Queen created their own account and launched the new dance challenge #SingWithQueen. In the challenge, fans are urged to keep up with Freddie Mercury’s vocals as he gives a call-and-response melody at Queen’s iconic 1985 Live Aid concert.
The move to include Queen’s music arrives after Sony secured a massive deal with the streaming platform. Now, Sony musicians like Beyonce, Travis Scott, and more will have their music on the platform. The influx of available songs marks a major turn for TikTok, which narrowly avoided being banned by the Trump administration this summer.
Timed to the release of the new Zack Snyder’s Justice League trailer, Jason Momoa has shared an emotional note honoring the director’s late daughter. As fans of the highly-anticipated Snyder Cut know, the upheaval with the Justice League theatrical cut started when Snyder had to step away from the production after the suicide of his daughter Amber. Since then, the social media campaign #ReleaseTheSnyderCut focused not just on restoring the director’s original vision of the film, but also on suicide prevention. Those efforts are now getting a major boost from Momoa on Instagram.
“I am deeply connected to the Snyder ohana supporting and spreading awareness is the least I can offer,” Momoa wrote before directing fans to a link to the Amber Snyder Tribute Fund, which is now part of his Instagram bio. Momoa also shared the following message from the Snyder family:
We’ve created this official tribute site, as many continue to be inspired by Autumn, offering their support to the important work of this foundation. Today, more than ever, recognizing and destigmatizing conversations surrounding mental health, suicide awareness and prevention is crucial. We are honored by the amazing way Autumn’s legacy has inspired so many to dedicate their efforts and resources to helping others when they need it most.
You can see Momoa’s full post below:
The message is another example of Momoa’s thoughtful and compassionate side that’s not afraid to defy “masculine” stereotypes. The actor recently revealed to InStyle that he’s been going to therapy to explore male vulnerability to help him be a better father and example to his son. He also was proud to admit that he loves wearing the color pink and he doesn’t “really give a shit what anyone thinks.”
After a short-lived run as the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien escaped Jay Leno’s blue jeans-stained clutches and set up shop on TBS, where Conan has aired for the last 10 years. But the nightly talk show is coming to an end in 2021, as O’Brien is once again on the move, this time to HBO Max for a weekly variety series.
“In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform.’ I’m thrilled that I get to continue doing whatever the hell it is I do on HBO Max, and I look forward to a free subscription,” O’Brien said in a statement. HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys added, “Conan’s unique brand of energetic, relatable, and at times, absurdist, comedy has charmed late-night audiences for nearly three decades. We can’t wait to see what he and the rest of Team Coco will dream up for this brand new, variety format each week.” Conan Without Borders will continue on TBS.
Between Late Night, The Tonight Show, and Conan, O’Brien has been a nightly talk show fixture for nearly 30 years (and a TV staple for even longer, dating back to his days as a writer for SNL and The Simpsons). He’s not going anywhere, not with the HBO Max variety series, but this feels like the end of a “Walker Level”-era nonetheless.
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