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Earlier this year, Tom Hanks inexplicably won two Razzies for Elvis. Not every film he’s made has been a winner, and from time to time he’s had to stick up for some of his biggest hits. But even he has to admit his record isn’t perfect. That’s what he did in a new interview with The New Yorker.

“O.K., let’s admit this: We all have seen movies that we hate,” he said, adding. “I have been in some movies that I hate. You have seen some of my movies and you hate them.”

He doesn’t name names, which begs the question: Which Tom Hanks movies does Tom Hanks hate? His early film career was a bit dicey, so maybe The Man with One Red Shoe or Turner & Hooch. Perhaps he’s secretly not so hot for You’ve Got Mail or his mo-cap work in The Polar Express. Does anyone really like the film version of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close? If he hates the wonderful Joe vs. the Volcano, though, that would be very disappointing.

Hanks also laid out the “five points of the Rubicon that are crossed by anybody who makes movies”:

The first Rubicon you cross is saying yes to the film. Your fate is sealed. You are going to be in that movie.

The second Rubicon is when you actually see the movie that you made. It either works and is the movie you wanted to make, or it does not work and it’s not the movie you wanted to make.

That has nothing to do with Rubicon No. 3, the critical reaction to it—which is a version of the vox populi. Someone is going to say, “I hated it.” Other people can say, “I think it’s brilliant.” Somewhere in between the two is what the movie actually is.

The fourth Rubicon is the commercial performance of the film. Because, if it does not make money, your career will be toast sooner than you want it to be. That’s just the fact. That’s the business.

The fifth Rubicon is time. Where that movie lands twenty years after the fact. What happens when people look at it, perhaps by accident. And a great example of this is “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which was made [in 1946] and disappeared for the better part of, I’m going to say, twenty years, locked up in a rights issue. It wasn’t even viewed at the time as being a commercial hit. Enough people liked it, so it was nominated for Best Picture.

As an example of a film that benefited from time he cites That Thing You Do!, his 1996 directorial debut about a garage band in the early ‘60s that becomes a one-hit wonder:

I loved making that movie. I loved writing it, I loved being with it. I love all the people in it. When it came out, it was completely dismissed by the first wave of vox populi. It didn’t do great business. It hung around for a while, was viewed as being some sort of odd, kinda quasi-ripoff of nine other different movies and a nice little stroll down memory lane. Now the same exact publications that dismissed it in their initial review called it “Tom Hanks’s cult classic, ‘That Thing You Do!’ ” So now it’s a cult classic. What was the difference between those two things? The answer is time.

(Via New Yorker)

Disclosure fans are in for a treat: The band announced that a special tenth-anniversary vinyl of their 2013 debut album, Settle, is on the way and will arrive later this summer.

On a transparent orange pressing across two discs, the reissue will also feature five extra tracks, including the “You & Me” remix that was done by Flume, along with “Tenderly” and “Boiling.”

At the time of its release, the two brothers did an interview with NPR where they spoke about how the popularity of the singles came as a surprise to them. They also discussed their musical background.

“We grew up playing instruments and listening to bands and listening to songs,” they said. “We didn’t grow up DJing or anything like that. A lot of people get into producing dance music through DJing. But we had our first two singles out before we even knew how to DJ.”

Continue scrolling for the complete tracklist.

Disc One
1. “Intro”
2. “When A Fire Starts To Burn”
3. “Latch” (Feat. Sam Smith)
4. “F For You
5. White Noise” (Feat. AlunaGeorge)
6. “Defeated No More” (Feat. Ed Mac)
7. “Stimulation”
8. “Voices” (Feat. Sasha Keable)
9. “Second Chance”

Disc Two
1. “Grab Her!”
2. “You & Me” (Feat. Eliza Doolittle)
3. “January” (Feat. Jamie Woon)
4. “Confess Wo Me” (Feat. Jessie Ware)
5. “You & Me” (Flume Remix)
6. “Boiling”
7. “Apollo”
8. “What’s In Your Head”
9. “Tenderly”

Disclosure’s Settle anniversary vinyl is out 8/11. Find more information here.

If the truth gets in Donald Trump’s way, he just makes stuff up. He lost re-election in 2020 yet he’s still claiming he won. (Except when he lets slip he didn’t.) He was found guilty of defamation and sexual abuse yet his response was to do some more defamation. Now he’s claiming that his base isn’t largely comprised of older people who’ve bought his BS.

As per Mediaite, the former president did another town hall, this time on Fox News — a network he might now hate more than CNN. It wasn’t a ratings bonanza, falling short of his CNN one, which wasn’t a big hit either. It was typical Trump nonsense, but arguably the biggest whopper was when he fielded a question about protecting free speech on college campuses.

“First of all, many more conservatives on those college campuses than people understand. Many more. I would even say a majority,” Trump replied.

“People say, ‘Oh how can you say…’ We have a lot of support on college campuses,” Trump added. “You look at the work Charlie Kirk has done and others have done, such an incredible job, but we have tremendous, tremendous support.”

Trump reflected on a bill he signed in 2019 protecting free speech on college campuses, which was largely about what he claimed was suppression of conservative views. The bill was removed soon after he left office. But because it sought to punish colleges that suppress those views, he thought it was a success.

“I mean you’d go to USC, which is, you know, a hotbed, and other places like that, and they were taking people and they were taking them gladly because they didn’t want to lose the subsidy,” Trump said. “We give them tremendous amounts of money. I said no more government money to any school, any university or college that discriminates against anybody, not only conservatives, and it really solved a big problem.”

Anyway, if Trump wants to think that most educated young people are MAGA hotheads and not the exact opposite, it’s his prerogative.

(Via Mediaite)

U.S. representative Maxwell Frost is living his best life. Outside of politics, Frost has been shown to enjoy music. After being elected in Florida’s 10th congressional district in the US midterm elections last November, he celebrated at The 1975’s concert in Washington D.C., where he received a shoutout from the band’s lead vocalist, Matty Healy. Last night (June 2), Frost was in attendance at Paramore‘s concert in D.C.

The band brought Frost out as a surprise to the audience. As Frost was on stage, lead vocalist Hayley Williams asked him if he had any words or special messages to share with the audience.

Frost most definitely had some words for Florida governor Ron Desantis. While on stage, Frost immediately shouted, “F*ck Ron DeSantis! F*ck fascism!” in response to Williams’ prompt. He then continued, performing “Misery Business” with Paramore.

This special moment came full-circle for Frost, who seems to be a lifelong fan of Paramore. He shared a clip of the performance on his Twitter account, noting that “he’d been practicing in the shower for YEARS.”

You can check out clips from the concert above.

Paramore is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Taylor Swift kicked off the first of her three Chicago shows tonight. However, right before she played “Champagne Problems” at the piano, she took some time to talk to the crowd for a special Pride Month speech.

“I’m looking out tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible, just individuals who are living authentically and beautifully and this is a safe space,” Swift said. “This is a celebratory space for you. One of the things that makes me feel so prideful is getting to be with you and watching you interact with each other, being so loving and so thoughtful and so caring.”

“Being with you during Pride Month, getting to sing the words to ‘You Need To Calm Down’ where there are lyrics like ‘Can you just not step on his gown?’ or ‘Shade never made anybody less gay,’ and you guys are screaming those lyrics,” she added.

Yet, as she noted, not everything is pleasant — especially right now. Swift also spoke to the importance of voting to protect these rights to live freely.

“I wish that every place was safe and beautiful for people in the LGBTQ community,” Swift continued. “Right now, and recently, and in the recent years, there have been so many harmful pieces of legislation that have put people in the LGBTQ and queer community at risk. It’s painful for everyone, every ally, every loved one, every person in these communities, and that’s why I’m always posting, ‘This is when the midterms are.’”

Watch Taylor Swift’s pride month speech above.

Dorian Electra has dropped their new single, “Sodom & Gomorrah,” on the heels of the previous “Freak Mode” song.

Throughout the track, they put a saucy spin on the old religious tale of warning with lines like “I wanna know what they did to make him bring his wrath (Ah, ah) / Yeah, I wanna know what they did, can you show me with that ass?”

The extravagant pop song also finds Electra evoking the devilish themes in the music video, which they co-directed with Weston Allen. Halfway through, the setting shifts to a chaotic gift shop that’s full of merch boasting phrases that are sure to push the envelope. Electra is also joined by backup dancers as the scene radiates the late 2000s vibes of the Jersey Shore boardwalk store, party glasses and all.

“Sodom & Gomorrah is the biblical story of two cities that were so sinful that God destroyed them,” Electra said. “The word Sodomy – derived from this story – has often been used to oppress queer people, so I wanted to reclaim it in a bratty, slutty, sexy song. Musically, I was inspired by the pop I grew up on (Britney Spears, Missy Elliot), but with a modern twist, and heavy guitars.”

Given Electra’s last album was also back in 2020, there’s a possibility that the past two releases could be a glimpse of something bigger to come.

Check out Dorian Electra’s “Sodom & Gomorrah” above.

Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres Tour found the band setting some very serious enviromentally-focused goals for it. They had hoped to reduce their carbon footprint by 50% from their last tour a few years earlier.

And, in a new social media statement, it seems they’ve successfully gotten closed — with a 47% reduction.

“When we first announced the Music Of The Spheres Tour, we hoped to make it as environmentally beneficial as possible and reduce our direct carbon emissions (from show production, freight, band and crew travel) by 50%,” they shared. According to Billboard, this was also verified by MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) professor, John E. Fernandez.

“The band deserves significant praise in commissioning the work and acting as the vanguard for the global music industry as it begins to take seriously the reality of living and making music in the Anthropocene,” Fernandez said.

As Coldplay is continuing additional dates throughout this year, they are also working on ways to improve — with the hopes of reaching their previous goal.

“Now that we’re into the second year of the tour, we’ve started to run the entire show (audio, lights, lasers etc) from an electric battery system that allows us to use 100% renewable energy as efficiently as possible,” it added. “We have been using electric vehicles and alternative fuels wherever we can, as well as reducing waste and plastic usage to a minimum.”

The publication notes that fans have also contributed by using exercise bikes to help power the batteries needed at the shows, used shared transportation methods, and other conscious behaviors. Coldplay has also planted over five million new trees so far.

Coldplay is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Olivia Rodrigo has fans buzzing after a mysterious new countdown appeared on both her newsletter and official website.

With 27 days to go, the time ends on June 30, prompting many to speculate that her lead single from her highly-anticipated second album will drop on that Friday.

She also recently shared a photo where fans can spot a calendar behind her. On it, none other than June 30 is highlighted with a heart around it. (We love a great easter egg.)

However, the new music theory is pure speculation and very well could be something else. Rodrigo still has added more monetum to the possibiltiy given it’s been two years since her last album and she’s shared song teasers on social media.

Despite the piano instrumental that could be heard and her continued collaboration with producer Dan Nigro, her sophomore album might be cheerier and an exploration of other sounds.

“I’m definitely not as sad as I was when I wrote Sour. I’m so excited to make my next record and explore more colors and textures and feelings and grow as a human being even more. I’m really stoked for that,” Rodrigo told Elle last year.

Check out some fan reactions below to Olivia Rodrigo’s possible new music drop.

Kids will absolutely test all parts of your personality. Not out of malicious intent, but simply because kids are innocent and don’t don’t understand unspoken social rules, especially when they’re very little. One of those seemingly common sense unspoken social rules is that you don’t go to the nail salon with worms in your pockets.

Scratch that, you don’t walk around with worms in your pocket, period. That is unless you’re on a fishing boat and you’re in charge of bait and you run out of room in the canister filled with worms. I mean, there are a lot of things that would have to come into play to make having worms in your pocket socially acceptable. But kids don’t know that, and one little girl, Kylee Grace, gave her mom a shock after they left the nail salon one day.

In the video posted to TikTok, which has now gone mega-viral with over 11.5 million views, Kylee and her mom are walking down the sidewalk after getting their nails done. Jenae, the little girl’s mom, asks her daughter if she has a worm in her pocket. Then things quickly get hilariously weird.

Kylee stops and looks like she doesn’t want to answer her mom’s question before quietly saying, “Yeah.” You guys, she has a worm in her pocket.

“Why do you have a worm in your pocket?” Jenae rightfully asks.

“I don’t know,” Kylee says.

After her mom tells her to get the worm out of her pocket, the girl holds up the earthworm and it starts moving, which again, shocks Jenae. Because how is it still alive after spending who knows how long in the pocket of a little kid? The poor little confused worm is finally released back into the wild with fresh air, but Mom’s intuition kicks in, so she asks if Kylee has any more worms.

The little girl pulls out two handfuls of live earthworms that are likely thankful that Kylee was caught so they could get back to living their best life in someone’s yard. People in the comments thought the entire situation was hilarious and some even suggested that she get a worm farm.

“I was expecting one from each pocket she grabbed the whole family,” one commenter wrote.

“Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee get her a worm farm she deserves it man,” someone said.

“Definitely a future biologist!!! Mom get her a small aquarium fill it with soil, let her put her worms in it and WATCH her shine” another wrote.

“How she got 37 worms in her pocket but just pulled out 1. I cried,” someone commented.

@jenae92

#kidsoftictok #fearfactor #birthdaybehavior #wormszone

Some of the commenters had a very important question, where did she get all of those worms? Turns out, she stuffed them in her pockets at daycare. Look, Kylee and her worms are going places. The little girl never really admitted why she had the worms outside of her liking them, but there had to be a plan. Maybe Jenae will take some of the commenters up on their advice and buy her a worm farm to encourage her love for worms. All I know is, laundry day is going to be a weird, slimy game of Russian roulette.

Kids will absolutely test all parts of your personality. Not out of malicious intent, but simply because kids are innocent and don’t don’t understand unspoken social rules, especially when they’re very little. One of those seemingly common sense unspoken social rules is that you don’t go to the nail salon with worms in your pockets.

Scratch that, you don’t walk around with worms in your pocket, period. That is unless you’re on a fishing boat and you’re in charge of bait and you run out of room in the canister filled with worms. I mean, there are a lot of things that would have to come into play to make having worms in your pocket socially acceptable. But kids don’t know that, and one little girl, Kylee Grace, gave her mom a shock after they left the nail salon one day.

In the video posted to TikTok, which has now gone mega-viral with over 11.5 million views, Kylee and her mom are walking down the sidewalk after getting their nails done. Jenae, the little girl’s mom, asks her daughter if she has a worm in her pocket. Then things quickly get hilariously weird.

Kylee stops and looks like she doesn’t want to answer her mom’s question before quietly saying, “Yeah.” You guys, she has a worm in her pocket.

“Why do you have a worm in your pocket?” Jenae rightfully asks.

“I don’t know,” Kylee says.

After her mom tells her to get the worm out of her pocket, the girl holds up the earthworm and it starts moving, which again, shocks Jenae. Because how is it still alive after spending who knows how long in the pocket of a little kid? The poor little confused worm is finally released back into the wild with fresh air, but Mom’s intuition kicks in, so she asks if Kylee has any more worms.

The little girl pulls out two handfuls of live earthworms that are likely thankful that Kylee was caught so they could get back to living their best life in someone’s yard. People in the comments thought the entire situation was hilarious and some even suggested that she get a worm farm.

“I was expecting one from each pocket she grabbed the whole family,” one commenter wrote.

“Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee get her a worm farm she deserves it man,” someone said.

“Definitely a future biologist!!! Mom get her a small aquarium fill it with soil, let her put her worms in it and WATCH her shine” another wrote.

“How she got 37 worms in her pocket but just pulled out 1. I cried,” someone commented.

@jenae92

#kidsoftictok #fearfactor #birthdaybehavior #wormszone

Some of the commenters had a very important question, where did she get all of those worms? Turns out, she stuffed them in her pockets at daycare. Look, Kylee and her worms are going places. The little girl never really admitted why she had the worms outside of her liking them, but there had to be a plan. Maybe Jenae will take some of the commenters up on their advice and buy her a worm farm to encourage her love for worms. All I know is, laundry day is going to be a weird, slimy game of Russian roulette.