“I would never retire!” country-pop icon Dolly Parton said the other week. “I would hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday — and hopefully one I’ve written.” She’s proving her dedication once more with the release of her new single, “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You,” an ambitious Queen medley from her highly anticipated forthcoming album Rockstar.
Following the politically-pissed-off song “World On Fire,” “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” is more victorious and lighthearted, bursting with confidence and exuberance. Her voice is as strong as ever and she sings the legendary lines with force.
About “World On Fire,” she clarified that it was about all politicians. “I don’t think any of ’em are trying hard enough,” she said. “I’m sure they’re all trying, but I just really think that, often, they worry more about their party than they do about the people. If we just do what we felt was the right thing, rather than who’s gonna lose, who’s gonna win this, who’s gonna look better if they do this, rather than working from the heart.”
Listen to “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” above.
Rockstar is out 11/17 via Butterfly Records. Find more information here.
Ryan Gosling is a funny guy. He doesn’t always remind viewers about that. The last comedy he made was The Nice Guys, all the way back in 2016, in which he and Russell Crowe made for a top shelf buddy comedy duo. (Gosling was the overtly funny one, Crowe was the straight man, who was also pretty funny.) So why did Greta Gerwig want to cast the very serious thespian as a deeply silly Ken in her Barbie film? It wasn’t only so he would do comedy again.
In an appearance on the SmartLess podcast (as caught by Entertainment Weekly), Gerwig said what really made her turn to Gosling for Barbie’s not-quite-boyfriend was not The Nice Guys or The Big Short or even his fine work in Crazy Stupid Love. It was his two stints hosting SNL, in 2015 and 2017. (Mind you, it could have been those films as well.)
“You know those actors you can… just sort of feel that they know what’s funny, and I always felt that about him,” Gerwig said. “And then I’m a big fan of all of his SNLs, I always thought he was great on SNL… He did ‘Guy That Just Got a Boat’ on ‘Weekend Update,’ and it’s so good.”
In the sketch, which aired during his latter appearance, Gosling played “Guy Who Just Joined Soho House,” who joined Alex Moffat’s titular boat guy on Weekend Update. Gosling even wore a pink button-up.
Gosling’s work so impressed Gerwig that she kept putting his name in the screenplay, despite not even knowing him. “And then when we handed them the script, the studio was like ‘Oh, it’s so wonderful that you know Ryan,’” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know Ryan. I’ve never met Ryan, I have no idea.’”
It would be hard to choose anyone to be the “person of the moment” right now other than actress Margot Robbie. Her new film, “Barbie,” which she also produced, is currently at the top of the box office, well on its way to becoming the summer’s biggest film.
The publicity and excitement surrounding the “Barbie” star has caused a video to resurface showing that the A-list actress has a sweet side and knows a bit of sign language.
In September of 2022, at the London premiere of “Amsterdam,” Robbie was interacting with fans when a deaf man handed her a piece of paper, which appeared to be a sign language cheat sheet. “For me?” the actress asked before exclaiming, “I know it!”
Then she frantically looked for a place to set down the cheat sheet and some pens to free up her hands so she could show off her finger alphabet skills.
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In another angle of the same interaction, you can get a better glimpse of Robbie’s hand gestures and see how genuinely enthused she was to share this touching moment with the man. “Nice to meet you,” she appears to say to him after rifling through the alphabet.
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If you’re familiar with American Sign Language (ASL), you may have noticed that the signs Robbie and the fan use are a bit different. In the video, Robbie uses Auslan or Australian sign language, which is related to British Sign Language (BSL) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). These three signed languages descended from the same parent language and are part of the BANZSL language family.
Every family has its own rules regarding children and alcohol. Some believe that allowing their kids to drink before the age of 21 can lead to severe problems and have stringent zero-tolerance policies. Others allow their kids to have the occasional wine at dinner because they believe being too restrictive could make drinking more desirable, so it’s best to take a casual approach.
What do the experts say?
Psychology Today says that a review of 13 studies concludes that young people are less likely to develop alcohol problems if their parents have stricter rules about its use. “On current evidence, parents should be advised not to allow children to use alcohol,” the meta-analysis concludes.
On Monday, July 24, Kristen Bell put her spin on the age-old debate on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” by admitting that her older daughter occasionally drinks non-alcoholic beer. Bell and her husband, Dax Shepard, are the parents of two daughters, Lincoln, 10, and Delta, 8.
The conversation arose after Clarkson noted that her daughter accidentally drank champagne as a baby.
“My kids have ordered non-alcoholic beers at restaurants before, which sounds insane if you don’t know,” Bell admitted.
Lincoln developed a fondness for non-alcoholic brews at a young age because her father would drink one when the family went on walks.
“He’s a recovering addict, but he likes non-alcoholic beer, so he’d pop one open, he’d have [our oldest daughter] on his chest, and we’d walk and look at the sunset,” she recalled. “As a baby, she was pawing at it, and sometimes she’d suck on the rim of it. So I think it feels to her like something special, something daddy, something family.”
Lincoln’s taste for non-alcoholic beer has made for a few uncomfortable moments for her mom and dad.
“We’ve been at restaurants where she’s said, ‘Do you have any non-alcoholic beer?’ and I’m like…maybe we just keep that for home time,” Bell continued. “But then I’m also sort of like, you can judge me if you want. I’m not doing anything wrong. Like that’s your problem.”
Czech researchers found parents should avoid giving their children non-alcoholic beer because they’ll become accustomed to the bitter, hoppy taste, which could lead to abuse later in life.
Bell and Shepard’s casual approach to non-alcoholic beverages feels like an extension of their overall parenting philosophy. “I hate the word ‘taboo.’ I think it should be stricken from the dictionary,” Bell told Real Simple earlier this year. “There should be no topic that’s off the table for people to talk about.”
Shepard has been open with his daughters about the dangers of alcoholism.
“One of the cuter moments was, I wanna say, my oldest daughter was 3—back when my daughters really wanted to be with me 24 hours a day—and she said, ‘Where are you going?’ I said, ‘I’m going to AA,'” Shepard recalled. “She said, ‘Why do you have to go?’ I go, ‘Because I’m an alcoholic and if I don’t go there, then I’ll drink, and I’ll be a terrible dad.'”
“Barbie” might have started as a movie, but just like the best-selling toy it was based on, the film has evolved into a pop culture phenomenon. Seemingly everything about the summer blockbuster has spurred a mega-viral moment, from all-pink outfits to heated online debates about gender wars.
Included in the long list of iconic scenes is when all the Barbies (oh yeah, and the Kens) have a “giant blowout party” and perform choreography set to “Dance The Night,” sung by Dua Lipa…also a Barbie, who is a mermaid.
Kristina Makushenko, who is basically a mermaid herself, recently performed her own version of the “Barbie” dance completely submerged underwater, rightfully earning the nickname “Aqua Barbie.”
It’s hard to pick which feat is most impressive: Makushenko’s ability to hold her breath that long, her graceful splits or somehow keeping her stylish sunglasses on after all those spins.
“Is physics a joke to you?” one commenter joked after seeing the clip.
Makushenko is no stranger to the water or to social media fame. She regularly posts artistic underwater videos that blend her love of swimming, acrobatics and fashion into something unique.
For Makushenko, the water really is home. In numerous interviews, she’s recalled having a knack for swimming as early as 2 years old, and she won a World Champion title for swimming at the ripe old age of 13. She would go on to win the same title three more times, because why not.
But having a natural talent doesn’t take away from the hard work and dedication Makushenko puts in to make everything look seamless. Filming just one video requires around 5-10 attempts, which takes about “two to two-and-a-half hours,” she shared in an interview with Glorious Sport.
Clearly, from gaining celebrity attention to making headlines and even being invited to have her own Ted Talk, Makushenko’s efforts are causing a splash online. It really doesn’t get old seeing someone taking their passions and combining them in creative ways to bring the world something entirely new.
At some point in our journey through life, we realize that our body is far older than our inner self feels. I recall talking to my grandmother on her 80th birthday and hearing her sigh over the phone before telling me, “I don’t feel 80.” I understood exactly what she meant. In my mind, I’ve been 24 for the past two decades.
Apparently, that gap between how old we are and how old we feel only gets wider as we get older, as demonstrated by a centenarian grandmother whose reaction to finding out she was turning 100 went viral.
Chelsea Dornan shared a video on her Instagram page of a conversation she had with her grandma leading up to her 100th birthday. At first, the woman seemed surprised to find out she was going to hit triple digits soon, but then she confirmed what year it was and did the math herself.
“Son of a gun! I don’t feel a hundred. Wow,” Grandma said. When Dornan asked her how old she feels, she responded, “I feel maybe 50…55, maybe.”
“I feel healthy, you know, like there’s nothing that’s aching or hanging,” she added before praying to make it through her 100th birthday.
First of all, I’ll have whatever skincare regime she’s been using, because hello, gorgeous.
Second, to make it to 100 without anything aching or hanging? May we all be so blessed.
Third, can we please bring back “son of a gun”?
After her video went viral, Dornan shared a follow-up in which she explained Instagram to her grandma and shared how many people were sending her good birthday wishes, which left her adorably singing Judy Garland’s “I Don’t Care.”
And on July 2, the celebration of 100 trips around the sun commenced, with Grandma wearing a flower crown and comfy slippers. She tasted a finger-swipe of frosting, because at 100 you do whatever you want. Then she offered a simple prayer—that everyone be happy, that the family stay together and that they all remain happy. “Please God, that’s all I ask,” she said before blowing out her candles.
Only a fraction of 1% of us will see our 100th birthday, and most of those who do will not seem as young as this beautiful elder. What a gift to make it an entire century and still be in such good spirits, and what a gift to us all to see her reach such a huge milestone.
Bia has been on a roll since her 2021 viral hit “Whole Lotta Money.” Last fall, the rapper was enlisted to join Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix)” alongside JT, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Malibu Miitch. Earlier this year, she shared her new song “16” and gave it a scorching performance at Rolling Loud California. However, she has a lot more in store.
Recently Bia announced her new EP Really Her would arrive this Friday, July 28. “New era loading…” she wrote in the hyped-up caption on Instagram. The project will feature the track “Millions,” which she has been teasing on social media.
In 2022, Bia discussed the ways collaborating with J. Cole for the track “London” impacted her own work ethic. “I learned I have to push my pen to maximum every single time because you never know when J. Cole’s going to get on your record,” she said. “Now, I’m pushing it 10 times harder. Every bar, ugh! Let me see how I can take that up a notch. Outside of that, too, I learned a lot about balance. Because the way he’s super punctual — he’s on time for everything. I’m never on time, but I’ll stay late. I need to get better at punctuality.”
Really Her is out on 7/28 on Sony Music Entertainment. Find more information here.
Will Hollywood be saved by the pair that made Frances Ha? Director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which she co-wrote with her partner Noah Baumbach, is currently making gobs of money, yet still leaving plenty for Oppenheimer. The far right have made it their latest culture war target, earning haters like Ted Cruz, Ben Shaprio, and — why not — Matt Gaetz’s wife. Now they have another member of their gang.
It you take a shot every time Barbie says the word “patriarchy”, you will pass out before the movie ends
Elon Musk took some time out from being dragged by Sesame Street characters over his predictably sloppy rebranding of Twitter to join all the non-cool kids at the anti-Barbie table. Someone on his service dropped a meme that seemed to mock X, which had replaced a perfectly fine and established name that was in no way broken. Twitter, the tweet said, was Barbie — fun, bright, pink as hell — while X was Oppenheimer: dark, foreboding, about someone who may have doomed all of humanity to one day perish en masse.
Musk, the second-richest person on the planet (formerly the first), couldn’t help but respond with an attempted dig. “It [sic] you take a shot every time Barbie says the word ‘patriarchy’, you will pass out before the movie ends,” he tweeted (which is still apparently what it’s called).
Did Musk even have time to see Barbie this weekend? Perhaps he did a “Barbenheimer” double before Saturday night, when he randomly announced the rebranding that went into effect on Monday. Or maybe he just skulked about far right hellscapes and saw a bunch of whining about how the film talks a lot about the evils of stupid men.
Or maybe he, a fan of black t-shirts, simply wanted to show some solidarity with Ben Shapiro, who attended his Barbie screening in an outfit Ryan Gosling’s Ken wears during his big number. Whatever the case, it’s the opposite of august company.
According to various reports, Justin Herbert has agreed to a five-year, $262.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Chargers. Herbert becomes the third star quarterback this offseason to ink a seismic new deal, joining Jalen Hurts (five years, $255 million) and Lamar Jackson (five years, $260 million).
The next QB domino falls: Chargers and Justin Herbert reached agreement today on a landmark five-year, $262.5 million extension that ties him to the franchise through the 2029 season, sources tell me and @Lindseythiry. Deal gets done before Chargers’ first training-camp practice… pic.twitter.com/m8cYcqANtX
At a minimum, $133.7 million of the deal is fully guaranteed, with two more potential guarantees that could bring the amount to $193.7 million or $218.7 million. As an aside, I’ll never understand how these exuberant NFL deals often feature multiple guaranteed amounts, but whatever. To each their own.
Through his first three years, Herbert has won Rookie of the Year (2020), earned a Pro Bowl berth (2021) and finished ninth in MVP voting (2022). Last season, he helped lead the Chargers back to the playoffs with a 10-7 record after a three-year drought, where they fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-30, in dramatic fashion in the AFC Wild Card Round. He’s been quite prolific racking up the numbers, which include 5,316 total yards and 38 touchdowns as a sophomore.
Through three seasons, Justin Herbert has:⁰14,089 passing yards, most through player’s first three seasons in NFL history.⁰94 pass TDs, second-most through first 3 seasons in NFL history (Dan Marino – 98).⁰64 Total QBR, fourth-best in NFL since his rookie season in 2020.
Herbert becomes the fifth member of a 2020 Draft class to earn a five-year extension worth approximately $260 million this month. On the NBA side of things, rising stars Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Desmond Bane and LaMelo Ball all signed five-year deals keeping them with their current teams that could be worth as much as $260 million if incentives are reached.
Now equipped with a shiny, well-deserved extension, Herbert will look to stay fully healthy this season after an injury plagued third year and build upon the success he and Los Angeles established in 2022.
In June, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre revealed they were postponing their Hollywood Bowl concerts in solidarity with the WGA Strike. They had previously been scheduled for June 27 and June 28. Now the shows have been canceled altogether.
“We regret to inform you that due to the ongoing strike and the uncertainty of when this will be over, we need to cancel the Hollywood Bowl show,” Snoop’s Instagram post from Tuesday, July 25, reads. “We continue to stand in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters in the WGA and SAG/AFTRA during this difficult time and remain hopeful that the AMPTP will come back to the negotiating table with a REAL proposal and we can all get back to work.”
At a Variety conference in May, Snoop said artists “need to figure it out the same way the writers are figuring it out. The writers are striking because [of] streaming; they can’t get paid. Because when it’s on the platform, it’s not like in the box office.
“I don’t understand how the f*ck you get paid off of that sh*t,” he continued. “Somebody explain to me how you can get a billion streams and not get a million dollars? … That’s the main gripe with a lot of us artists is that we do major numbers, … but it don’t add up to the money. Like, where the f*ck is the money?”
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14,089 passing yards, most through player’s first three seasons in NFL history.⁰