It seems like SM Entertainment followers, including EXO-L (EXO’s fans), have been fed well the past couple of weeks with the amount of content coming from the label. Although EXO has yet to announce a group comeback (since it has been ages), solo projects where some members come together for a TikTok challenge or some type of content are the crumbs the whole fandom cherishes and consumes.
Following the solo debut of member Xiumin last month, one of EXO’s leading vocalists is set to make his solo return after two years. In an announcement made earlier today, Chen will be releasing his third EP titled Last Scene on October 31 at 6 p.m. KST — 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST.
To kick off promotions, EXO’s social accounts released an image teaser below. (And it’s actually quite reminiscent of Chen’s solo debut in 2019, “Beautiful Goodbye.”)
While the announcement was made today, further details on the album, concept, and promotional schedule are soon to come, leading up to the 31st.
Chen’s comeback to the music scene comes after his return from the military, followed by the news of his marriage and two children — one of which was born earlier this year. Over the last couple of months, the power vocalist slowly started to appear in the public eye again by taking part in music festivals and concerts such as SMTown Live and HallyuPopFest London 2022.
Rootin’ Tootin Lauren Boebert may not be doing so well these days, politically speaking. Her Shooter’s Grill, which is also tied to her political image and gun-loving ways, recently lost its lease and had to saunter off into the sunset (in a brick-and-mortar sense). She also recently caused a debate ruckus as well while confronting a moderator and declared that D.C.’s biggest problem “is that there’s not enough of me.”
From there, Boebert’s poll numbers began to slide. Even though she’s in a red district, Axios reported that her “little known” opponent, Adam Frisch, advanced to the point where he’s right behind her, meaning that (if one accounts for the margin of error) he’s statistically tied with the controversial Rifle Republican. Boebert’s not acknowledging the poll so far, and she’s deflecting, which has led her to a blunder. This time, though, she’s not tripping over civics but, instead, chose to issue a “two words” tweet (while attempting to drag Joe Biden) while using three words: “Let’s Go Brandon!”
Naturally, people couldn’t resist the low-hanging fruit of Boebert declining to count her words, and after a few days of those responses on Twitter, Boebert fired back with many more words. She decided to be adventurous and (while linking a Fox News report noting the leftist response to her initial stumble) drop twelve words: “Thanks for proving that liberal pundits exist only in an echo chamber.”
Twelve Words: Thanks for proving that liberal pundits exist only in an echo chamber. https://t.co/ALdex9JWyn
Well, first off, mistakes happen. They do. No doubt about it, but as experienced as Boebert is at deflecting, she probably would have been better off ignoring the two-or-three-word tweet subject because now there’s a real question on how many times she counted the words in this comeback tweet:
How many people did you have count the words in your tweet for you before you posted that, Lauren?
— Lara reads banned books in Florida (@MadeInTheUSANJ) October 10, 2022
We’ll see how Boebert’s constituents feel on November 8.
Trump, who guested on Jimmy Fallon’s NBC talk show during his 2016 presidential run, logged onto his Truth Social platform to herald the demise of his least favorite TV genre. First, he congratulated Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld for his recent ratings victory. Gutfeld now hosts his own comedy talk show and, according to a Fox News report, its viewership is beating out the likes of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. Add to that the recent announcement from The Daily Show concerning Trevor Noah’s surprising departure and, well, Trump seems more than happy to pat himself on the back for late night’s downfall.
“It was my great honor to have destroyed the ratings of Late Night ‘Comedy’ shows. There is nothing funny about the shows, the three hosts have very little talent,” Trump wrote referring to Kimmel, Colbert, and Noah.
But he had a specific grievance to air with Fallon, who’s publicly apologized for having Trump on his show and admitted he’d do things differently following the backlash from viewers that his chat with Trump sparked.
“When Jimmy Fallon apologized for having humanized ‘Trump,’ and his ratings soared, the Radical Left forced him to apologize—that was effectively the end of The Tonight Show,” Trump continued. “In any event, congratulations to Greg Gutfield!”
We already know that Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are best friends who talk all the time via secret codes. We also know that Curtis loves returning to old franchises years later. Keeping those two facts in mind, it makes sense to conclude that a Freaky Friday sequel would not be out of the question.
Now, Curtis has revealed that she has already asked her friends at Disney if it’s going to happen. Due to all of the remakes and reboots that have been popping up in Disney+, the Freaky Friday sequel is actually very plausible. “I’ve already written to Disney, my friends at Disney. I’m in their new Haunted Mansion movie,” Curtis recently said on The View, referencing Eddie Murphy’s 2003 movie that is set to get a sequel next year.
The original Disney movie starred Curtis and Lohan as a mother-daughter duo who accidentally switched bodies. A new story set 20 years later could bring back Lohan and potentially some new kids into the equation, and Curtis is prepared to play a cute old grandma. “Let me be the grandma! Let me be the old grandma who switches places,” Curtis continued. It would be a perfect 20th Anniversary sequel. Nostalgia is still big right now, so it works.
“Lindsay gets to be the sexy grandma, who is still happy with Mark Harmon in all the ways you would be happy with Mark Harmon…And simply, I would like to see Lindsay be the hot grandma, and I would like to see me try to deal with toddlers today. I wanna be a helicopter parent in today’s world, as an old lady.” Curtis seems to be the opposite of a helicopter parent considering she wore cosplay to officiate her daughter’s recent wedding.
This isn’t the first time Curtis has mentioned returning to the Freaky Friday universe (not to be confused with the Freaky universe). Now that Lohan is back to acting and Curtis is in, maybe Freaky Friday 2 will happen! And then maybe somebody will finally be able to rescue Chad Michael Murray from Lifetime.
On Friday, Robert Glasper will release the Black Radio III Supreme Edition of his latest album. It features a second disc of nine new songs, in addition to the 13 existing tracks on Glasper’s excellent expression of hip-hop and jazz on Black Radio III. Today, Glasper has released what looks to be the crown jewel of the Supreme Edition, an unearthed track featuring the late Mac Miller called “Therapy Pt. 2,” and Miller just sinks into the instrumentation in masterful fashion.
Glasper explained in a statement how the track came to be years ago: “I was working with my friend. We were just finishing up this specific beat. I immediately sent it to him [Miller], and literally within an hour he sent me back that track,” he says. “Everything was on there — both verses the choruses — and you could tell it was not something that he had written before. He sang the chord changes. You can tell he really came up with that in the moment.”
Miller raps circles around the beat, rapping, “Pickin’ up all of the ashes, I’m burnin’ the house down. Runnin’ from my life, I probably ran a thousand miles now.” He then fills in the gaps during the jazzy hook and it’s really a splendid collaboration between the pair. Miller’s estate shared a statement about it as well, saying, “We’re honored to support in sharing this beautiful song that Malcolm and Robert Glasper created together. The song is a reflection of the special friendship and musical gifts the two shared.”
Listen to “Group Therapy Pt. 2” above.
Black Radio III Supreme Edition is out on 10/14 via Loma Vista. Pre-order it here.
Mac Miller is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The reported reason for the altercation was Green feeling that Poole was rubbing his impending extension in Green’s face, as the veteran is not expected to land a new contract from the Warriors before he hits free agency this summer (unless he chooses to pick up his player option for 2023-24). The irony in that is the punch makes it even more difficult for the Warriors to commit to Green on another long-term contract, considering he punched a guy they’re about to make part of their core.
Green has stated that he wants to be with the Warriors for life, but also understands how rare that is. The Warriors, meanwhile, have youngsters behind Green they just drafted that they might feel can slide into his (very large) shoes on the defensive end and at least somewhat replace him and keep them at a contender level in the future. Whether that’s true remains to be seen, but despite another championship banner going up next Tuesday in the Chase Center, the feeling seems to be trending towards Green and the Warriors parting ways sooner than later.
On Monday, Stephen A. Smith asserted just that in no uncertain terms, noting that his understanding is that Poole and Andrew Wiggins are the “priorities” for the Warriors, while Green is “expecting” this to be his final season in the Bay.
“Draymond Green is expecting this to be his last year in Golden State. Now, he wanna be a Laker. He ain’t gonna tell anybody that, but don’t think I don’t know. He’d prefer to be a Laker if he gotta leave Golden State.”
Smith notes that Green’s preference would be to join the Lakers, but financially that is a very difficult thing to have happen unless he’s willing to forego a big contract on his next deal to join his friend LeBron James. However, Smith also points out that all of this can still work to the Warriors benefit this season, because Green now has to show that he’s worth a longterm lucrative deal from someone next offseason. That means being a DPOY candidate (again) while also avoiding some of the Draymond being Draymond moments, as he’s exhausted about all of his goodwill in that regard with his practice punch of Poole.
Green’s free agency market is truly fascinating to think about, as there’s no doubt of his ability and impact on winning, but he’s also done so in a situation that’s been built around him defensively — and with an offensive star that can mask his deficiencies on that end with their two-man game taking advantage of opponents sagging off of him. It’s hard to imagine Green anywhere other than the Warriors, because he’s such a unique player who doesn’t fit into the traditional mold of a big that you see on most any other team. As such, it’s hard to know how other teams will value him on the market and how much they’ll want to pay him at 33 years old next summer.
Nintendo finally unleashed the first trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and fans went absolutely nuts for Jack Black as Bowser. As for Chris Pratt as Mario, well, not so much. But that little mushroom bump aside, Nintendo fans are stoked for the long-awaited movie from Illumination, the powerhouse creators behind the Despicable Me and Minions movies. Fortunately, there’s not too long of a wait for Mario’s first animated adventure. (We’d say it his first movie, but anyone who was around in the ’90s knows that’s not the case.)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie will hit theaters on April 7, 2023. Along with Black and Pratt, the film will be packing one hell of a cast when its release date comes around. Check out this line-up:
Charlie Day as Luigi.
Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.
Keegan Michael-Key as Toad.
Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.
Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong.
Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek.
Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.
Despite the controversy around his casting, Pratt has remained upbeat about the project and revealed he’s a lifelong fan of the classic Nintendo character. Here’s what he said in an Instagram video shortly after his Mario role was announced in September 2021:
“It just dawned on me right now. The quarter I stole out of the wishing well to play Super Mario Bros. has come true that I get to be the voice of Mario. But I clearly stole someone else’s wish, so just waiting for that row of karma dominoes to come crashing down on me. But for now, it’s-a me, Mario.”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie smashes into theaters on April 7, 2023.
Once again, Azealia Banks has something to say; this time, her message is directed at Kanye West.
West recently appeared on Fox News’s Tucker Carlson Tonight to offer his thoughts on many things, most notably on how there has been a “demonic” promotion of obesity by the media and alleged that it will lead to the “genocide of the Black race.”
“When Lizzo loses 10 pounds and announces it, the bots … on Instagram, they attack her losing weight because the media wants to put out a perception that being overweight is the new goal when it’s actually unhealthy,” he said. “It’s demonic.”
Banks responded to West’s comments, defending the “About Damn Time” singer, in a recent Instagram story post: “He can’t be trying to lollipop off the four-year-old discussion about Lizzo’s health and weight when he has an entire McDonald’s commercial,” she wrote, referencing Ye’s 2022 Super Bowl commercial for the fast food chain restaurant.
Azealia Banks slams Kanye West for his recent comments about Lizzo’s weight:
“He can’t be trying to lollipop off the 4 year old discussion about Lizzo’s health and weight when he has an entire McDonald’s commercial.” pic.twitter.com/F1mMpuefpH
“I feel like everybody in America got my motherf*cking name in their motherf*ucking mouth for no motherf*cking reason,” she told the crowd.“I’m minding my fat Black beautiful business,” she added before asking the audience, “Can I stay here? Who can I marry for that dual citizenship?”
On the other hand, Banks has also had critical comments about Lizzo and her weight in the past. In 2019, she wrote in an Instagram story, “I hate you, fat Lizzo,” she said. “I f*cking hate you, girl.”
Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Starring in a little-seen indie movie led to the “worst decision” of Kaley Cuoco’s time on The Big Bang Theory. In an excerpt from The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, an oral history of the hit CBS sitcom, the Harley Quinn star discussed Penny’s pixie-cut makeover in season eight. “I just f*cking cut my hair off and didn’t tell anyone. I did it for an independent film called Burning Bodhi, and basically showed up to our Big Bang wrap party with short hair,” she said.
The Big Bang Theory co-creator Chuck Lorre was startled by Cuoco’s new look (“Had she come to me, I would have told her how the ratings dropped on Dharma & Greg when Jenna Elfman did the same thing, and they dropped on Felicity as well,” he said), but she was “bored and sick” of Penny’s entire look after 150-plus episodes of it.
“What’s funny is I thought by cutting my hair, I would spend less time in the hair and makeup chair, even though I loved the hair and makeup team. And then in my attempt to spend less time on my hair, that decision bit me in the ass and it took way longer to do my short hair. I was like, ‘This is the worst decision! What was I thinking?!’ I thought I was cutting off all this time, because I hated going in and getting ready. That’s why I was wearing my hair up so much in season six and seven. So then I cut it and it ended up being more work because it wasn’t easy to style.”
Cuoco didn’t love the extra fuss over her pixie cut, but “I had fun with it, and I did like it. I’m sure it was being negatively talked about all over the place, but I didn’t pay as much attention to what people were saying on social media then,” she said, adding, “Whatever, there’s always going to be haters.” Lots of them.
Bird Song/Samuel Smith’s/Brooklyn/ Big Sky/istock/Uproxx
Like many beer styles, the brown ale can trace its origins to England. Specifically, to the 1700s. But, also like many beer styles, it’s been updated and changed over the centuries by brewers all over the world, especially in the United States.
A great beer for fall, traditionally brown ales are known for their dark brown appearance and a more-malts-than-hops flavor profile. Depending on the brown ale, they can also feature flavors like chocolate, caramel, and toffee.
All in all, brown ales are a great, highly underrated choice for fall drinking and brewers agree. That’s why we asked a few well-known craft brewers and experts to tell us their picks for the best brown ales to drink this fall. They didn’t disappoint with classic English brown ales flavored brown ales, and even coffee-filled autumnal monsters.
Samuel Smith Nutbrown Ale is a brown ale I look forward to every fall. Although, I have been known to enjoy it throughout the year. I learned about this beer in 1990 at a Grateful Dead show in Albany and from that point on, I always craved the best beers around. It’s bold but still offers a medium-dry finish while covering your palate with rich malt.
I love Newcastle even though it is a brewer’s sin to have a quality beer in a clear bottle, especially from across the pond.
I was in Amsterdam, and this bartender turned me on to a splash of Kahlua at the bottom of a pint glass and topped it off with Newcastle. Delicious, absolutely delicious. Too much Kahlua will kill it, so it has to be the lucky amount.
608 Riverside Brown
608
Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin
ABV: 5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
Hands down Riverside Brown by 608 Brewing Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin is my go-to brown ale for the fall. It has a light nutty dryness but is balanced with slight Ovaltine and caramel sweetness that makes this a really easy brown ale to drink.
Surly Bender
Surly
James Bruner, director of production at The Bruery in Placentia, California
ABV: 5.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
Still one of my favorite American brown ales of all time is Bender, the first-ever beer made by Surly Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has medium roast coffee, cocoa, and caramel from the malt base, with fruity English yeast esters and a touch of floral hops to round it out.
Bender reminds me of my early days in the craft beer industry when people were still excited about beers like brown ales and porters.
It’s made year-round, but Birdsong Lazy Bird Brown Ale tastes best when the leaves start to turn. It’s smooth and roasty, with notes of dry unsalted cashews accented by baked bread, chocolate-covered raisins, and just a hint of orange peel. These drop off at the swallow, replaced mostly with a burnt toast bitterness that’s at a perfect level.
It’s substantial where it needs to be and ephemeral where it doesn’t.
Big Sky Brewing’s Moose Drool was the first brown ale I tried a couple of decades ago when I was first exploring craft beer, and it remains my favorite brown ale after all these years. With enough flavor from the specialty malts to keep it interesting but not cloying, yet balanced with some classic earthy hops to provide just enough bitterness to create a medium-dry finish that leaves you wanting another.
Brooklyn Brown Ale
Brooklyn
Morgan O’Sullivan, co-owner at FlyteCo Tower in Denver
The Brooklyn Brown Ale by Brooklyn Brewery is medium-bodied, and creamy, with hints of oats and bread. There’s a reason it’s one of the most popular brown ales on the market. It’s definitely a great fall beer that you’ll want to keep stocked in your fridge every year.
The little-known and often overlooked Sierra Nevada Brown Ale is one of the best out there. It does not get wide distribution but is worth seeking out when available. It is a traditional English-style brown ale that uses an English Fuggle hop derivative and Styrian Goldings. It has a pleasant spicy hop note that balances nicely with roasty bready flavors in the beer. It not sweet and yet had a pleasing balance with a hint of sweetness.
Sadly, this beer is currently on hiatus. If you need one that is currently in production, grab Abita Turbodog. This English-style brown ale is known for its rich, chocolate, and caramel flavors.
Wood Kettle Brother Bear
Wood Kettle
Chris Spinelli, co-founder and brewer at Roc Brewing Co in Rochester, New York
ABV: 4.7%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
Brother Bear from Wood Kettle Brewing. This brown ale is a great example of a true brown ale. It won big last year at the NYSBA competition. It has all the dark malt characteristics with a great light body.
I’m going to cheat a bit on this one and go with Surly Coffee Bender. Brown ales by nature are a very simplistic style that I haven’t found my favorite pure version of yet. However, Coffee Bender sets a straightforward brown ale base and lets the Guatemalan coffee shine. It’s got a full body and a full range of flavors.
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