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On the latest episode of Hot Ones from First We Feast, Academy Award-nominated actor Josh Brolin wore a camo hat, asked what it will be like going to the bathroom after consuming extremely hot sauces, and, most importantly, went over details of his audition for The Fly 2 (1989) which made his agent at the time ask, “What the f*ck did you do in there?”

Hot Ones host Sean Evans asked Brolin if it’s true that he blew his audition for The Fly 2 by overcommitting to the whole metamorphosis part.

“Yes,” Brolin said. “I went in there, man, and I totally committed. And I did this for like, 22 years with pretty much every audition I ever did. But I was on the ground and I was frothing at the mouth because he’s in a chrysalis, he’s in a cocoon. What happens to one that’s human that’s not used to something like morphing from one thing to another? One would imagine that it would be a painful process, would one not? And then toy finish the audition, which is always the most uncomfortable part where they all look at you and there’s a pause and they go, ‘thanks for coming in, thank you, that was wonderful.’”

Brolin, who handles the hot sauces quite well, said that he left and when he got home, there was already a message from his agent. “I called the agent back and he said ‘what the f*ck did you do in there?’ literally, verbatim,” Brolin said. “And I said, ‘did I get it?’ and he’s like, ‘oh, no, they’ll probably never see you again.’”

You can see Brolin tell The Fly 2 audition story around the 5:40 minute mark above, but we recommend watching the whole thing.

BTW, the role of Martin Brundle in The Fly 2 went to Eric Schultz, who we would very much like to see play a big purple villain one day.

Norwegian pop sensation Sigrid is gearing up for the release of her second album, How To Let Go, due out on May 6th. Last night, she appeared on the Late Late Show With James Corden to perform her latest hit, “It Gets Dark,” and she did it all from an intimate dark/light soundstage, driving home the point of the shimmering track.

“I believe you need to feel the lows in life to feel the highs, and you have to know what sucks to then properly appreciate the good stuff,” Sigrid said in a statement when the track was released last month. “‘It Gets Dark’ is an ode to that. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been as excited about a single release before.”

In the Corden performance, you can’t take your eyes off of Sigrid’s matching red vinyl pants and jacket. She bounces from a white room to a dark one, losing herself in the songs lyrics: “And I, I’m moving at the speed of light, I had to go. But now I know, it gets dark so I can see the stars.”

Watch Sigrid’s performance of “It Gets Dark” in the video above.

How To Let Go is out 5/6 via Island Records. Pre-order it here.

When I was a child, I wrote letters to some of my favorite celebrities. I don’t remember who, exactly, but I’m guessing Will Smith was in there. Maybe Macaulay Culkin. Probably a couple of fictional characters, too, like Homer Simpson and Big Bird. I never expected a response (I was That Kid before I was That Adult), but maybe I should have.

“The best part of hosting Jeopardy! — and it’s not even particularly close — is the mail from kids,” Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings tweeted on Thursday, along with the most freaking adorable letter you’ve ever seen. Written on loose leaf paper, the preferred paper of elementary schools everywhere, a young Jeopardy! fan made up their own board — or in this case, “bored” (Norm Macdonald would be proud).

The categories include “Hall of Fame,” “Mitholigy,” “Grates Jeopardy Players,” “20th Centhery Pop,” and “Puppy Bowl.” The dollar amounts are all over the place (“I’ll take Grates Jeopardy Players for $301, Ken”), and in the bottom left corner, the child wrote, “Turn over for awser.” The “awser”: “Who is Snoop Dog.”

I hope this kid ends up on Jeopardy! in 20 years. Unlike this Wheel of Fortune contestant who wasted everyone’s time, they’ll have quite the story.

The woman who sued Snoop Dogg for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2013 has dropped her lawsuit, according to Billboard. The anonymous accuser asked a judge in a motion filed in Los Angeles federal court yesterday to dismiss the case “in its entirety.” No reason was given for the request to dismiss the suit but the Jane Doe accuser still has the right to refile some other time.

The plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the case was filed after Snoop Dogg requested the same thing a few weeks after the initial lawsuit. In that filing, Snoop’s lawyer characterized the lawsuit as “a thinly veiled attempt to extort” Snoop for money. “Nothing remotely resembling plaintiff’s story about defendant Calvin Broadus ever happened,” the motion read. ” “He vehemently denies ever engaging in any sex act with plaintiff or assaulting or battering her. She provides no allegations of any statement by defendant that he would help her career, and no allegations of any statement about how defendant might advance her career. Instead, the only allegation plaintiff makes is that [co-defendant Donald] Campbell — not defendant — said going to the studio where defendant was would be ‘a career move.’”

In the lawsuit, which was filed in February of 2021 just days before the rapper performed at the Super Bowl, the woman claimed that Snoop’s associate and frequent collaborator, Bishop Don Magic Juan forced her to have oral sex with him. She also says that Snoop offered to make her a weather girl on his GGN YouTube show but later refused to hire her after also forcing oral sex on her. In March, the woman updated the lawsuit after Snoop’s initial defense, prompting him to once again request to have the lawsuit tossed.

It’s only been less than five years since the Fifty Shades franchise wrapped up, though, in pandemic times, that feels like a whole decade. Still, the “erotic fan fiction-turned-blockbuster” demographic has been wildly underrepresented, that is, until now!

Perhaps you remember Netflix’s controversial erotic thriller 365 Days since it sat on the Netflix Top 10 for some time in 2020. Well, Netflix knows what to do when they make a hit: make another one, that nobody really asked for but will probably be a huge hit anyway. Now, the trailer is here, and it looks like it has the same exact premise as the first one.

Titled 365 Days: This Day, the movie will catch up with the same protagonists as the first one, only now with more nudity and violence, now that they have a bigger budget. Based on the novels by Blanka Lipinska, the story is a classic tale of rich people, mysteries, and more sex.

As per the official description: “Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple’s new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.”

The movie will land on Netflix on April 27th. Check out the steamy trailer above.

Megan Thee Stallion has been good to fans this year as she’s dropped a pair of singles so far in 2022: the Shenseea collaboration “Lick” and the Dua Lipa link-up “Sweetest Pie.” She has more new material ready to go, too, and she might event debut it when she performs as Coachella later this month, from April 15 to 17 and 22 to 24.

Megan teased these plans today, writing on Twitter, “I got this song that I recorded and every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping [crying laughing emoji]. I think I wanna perform it at Coachella for the first time before I actually drop it.” She also noted in response to a Twitter user, “Guys be like ‘this sh*t hard’ but I think my girls just feel it in they spirit [crying laughing emoji].”

Coachella is the latest event in a particularly busy period for Megan. She just picked up a Webby Award nomination, she and Dua Lipa presented together at the Grammys, she performed at the Oscars (becoming the first female rapper to do so), and she pie’d one of her dancers on stage at the iHeartRadio awards.

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The marketing cycle for an album in 2022 sure has changed a lot. Take The Weeknd’s Dawn FM, which has already seen an Amazon special, an alternate version album, NFT collectibles in conjunction with Tom Brady, Jim Carrey, mysterious phone numbers, and a highly-anticipated tour with Doja Cat. So the next logical step for The Weeknd is… a limited edition vinyl record that’s actually on a playable Skil saw blade. Why not?

The Weeknd has indeed announced just that. The new very limited edition 12″ single of “Out Of Time” is being released on a saw blade. The drop even has its own website called winylblade.com and it’s all a collaboration with Brooklyn-based viral marketing/design company MSCHF — the same people behind Lil Nas X’s “Satan shoes” with a drop of human blood in them.

“The record grooves are engraved into a copper band via direct metal mastering, which is then inset in the saw blade body,” a release for the drop says. “The blade itself is a carbide-tipped 12″ combo blade–for both rips and crosscuts–with powder-coated color and graphics.”

There are only 25 copies of the “Out Of Time” vinyl blade, which is up for auction on the website for the next 24 hours starting at a cool $1,000. This has big Nipsey Hussle $100 mixtape vibes. But who else can claim that you can build a house with their music besides The Weeknd? Genius.

Check out all of the detailed info and even place a bid here. You can peep a couple of photos below as well.

The date was August 11, 1897. William Elliott’s 14th birthday was fast approaching, which meant the days he spent singing in the church choir of the Sunderland Orphanage would soon be over.

William took a pencil and scribbled some words onto the back of a sermon paper, then hastily stuck it away inside a church pew. Now, 125 years later, his moving letter has been discovered.

The church was undergoing renovation in an effort to transform it into an event space called Seventeen Nineteen, when Master Craftsman Stevie Hardy found the note, which he sent to conservation specialist Matt Parsons.

It would take months to arduously clean off the years of accumulated grime, made up mostly of wax polish, dust and dirt, and specks of black paint. But eventually, the paper was successfully restored.

Here’s what William’s letter said:

“Dear friend, whoever finds this paper think of William Elliott who had two months and two weeks and four days on the 11 of August 1897. Whoever you are that finds this paper don’t tear it up or throw it away…”

“Keep it in remembrance of me, W Elliott… I was the leading boy of this choir…”

“I love you if you love me.”

Touched by the boy’s sweet message, Seventeen Nineteen posted the story to its Facebook page and went on a mission to find out more about William. Where were his parents? And whatever happened to him?

Their research indicated that William was one of 50 orphaned sons of seafaring men who lived at the Sunderland orphanage. His father, Thomas Duncan Elliot, was a chief officer who tragically washed overboard while sailing on a ship called the Skyros.

William’s mother was Sarah Elliott, a widow left with four young children, who had worked as a dressmaker to make ends meet following Thomas’ death. Prior to the father’s untimely end, that family had been financially comfortable.

William had been accepted into the orphanage in 1892, and then discharged on his 14th birthday, October 29, 1897. Though no information on him could be found after 1901, William most likely escaped a life at sea in exchange for work with a local solicitor due to his exceptional literacy and numeracy skills. Whether or not he continued to sing remains a mystery.

“His letter has touched us all,” said Tracey Mienie, Seventeen Nineteen’s center manager. “He was clearly very aware that his time at the orphanage – and in the choir – was ending and I think apprehension at what his future may hold comes across in his words.”

The letter inspired Seventeen Nineteen to launch a project called “Dear Friend,” where people can write in to receive a handcrafted letter kit along with a copy of William’s letter, then send their own personal response back.

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As for William’s original note written more than a century ago, the leading choir boy got his wish. His letter has been framed and hung over the pew in which it was found. He will indeed be remembered, in the very way he had hoped for … with love.

Sometimes, when we are met with unsavory behavior from others, a response is called for. But the real art is responding in a way that’s clear, strong and yet still peaceful.

For an example for this, look no further than Xander’s dad, who was on the receiving end of hate from his neighbor. Rather than spewing back the same amount of vitriol, his colorful comeback had courage, wit and just the right amount of flair.

As Xander tells us in the video, the retort came after the neighbor told his dad that having two gay kids (Xander’s sister Claire is a lesbian) meant he “failed as a parent.”

“So dad took a moment then replied with this…” the onscreen text reads.

Next thing you know, Xander’s dad can be seen filling his backyard with huge (like, parade level huge) rainbow pride flags. A dozen of them at least.

The video ends with the words: “No, saying things like that does.”

@fitxander Some AWESOME shade from my dad 😂🌈 #gay #dad @claire_training ♬ Kings & Queens – Ava Max

Message received, Xander’s dad.

In another video, we learn that the not-so-friendly neighborhood watch told his dad that he wasn’t allowed to fly “gay flags” anymore.

@fitxander Follow me on IG for more 🌈 #lgbtq #gay #pride ♬ original sound – audios

But rather than accept defeat—or resort to cruelty—he simply looked at the rules, only to discover that his house was actually outside the map by 2 meters (6.5 feet). So up the pride flags went! And even more this time!

Flag responses seem to run in the family. In another video, Xander explains that his neighbor (where have all the friendly ones gone?) said he couldn’t sell his house because of the small window-sized trans flag hung near the roof. So Xander got an even bigger one that covered the entire back side.

@fitxander Will he EVER learn 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #trans #gay #gaydad #lgbtq ♬ Enemy – from the series Arcane League of Legends – Imagine Dragons & JID & Arcane & League Of Legends

Pride Flags have long been a nonviolent way to stand up for the LGBTQ community. And yet, they still manage to whip up plenty of heated controversy, particularly at schools. The original eight colors all had a specific meaning, and only one color (pink) denoted sexuality. Meaning that the pride flag was and is just as nuanced and dynamic as the people it represents.

The flag has taken on many different forms over the years as it evolves to speak for more marginalized communities, but it remains a peaceful and artistic form of protest. One that always seems to get the message across.

More and more celebrities are opening up about their mental health diagnoses and how such issues impact their lives. These reports are refreshing as they help to normalize mental health struggles, as well as provide some insight into behaviors that fans may have been critical of. Selena Gomez revealed in 2020 that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Gomez is no stranger to opening up about health concerns. She publicly discussed her lupus diagnosis and her best friend donating a kidney when she was in need of a kidney transplant. Even on her cooking show, Selena + Chef, she explains that her hands are weak from lupus as she asks for her father to come help squeeze a fruit for her.

Given Selena’s openness about her physical struggles, it seems right in line for her to also discuss her mental health problems. In previous interviews she said getting her bipolar diagnosis a few years ago was freeing and since her diagnosis she’s happier than ever, but Gomez is taking her diagnosis one step further. She has a mission to make mental health resources free, so she co-founded Wondermind with her mother, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson. The trio went on Good Morning America to talk about their company and dive into their mental health.

The purpose of Wondermind isn’t to provide mental health care, but to provide mental health information to promote mental wellness and “mental fitness.” The multimedia company features information from vetted professionals for people that may not be able to afford traditional therapy. It was important for Gomez to create a company that would be accessible to everyone who may need it and would have benefitted her in her early days on her mental health journey. She told GMA that it’s “unfortunate that [mental health resources] cost ridiculous amounts of money.” She added “But [like with] Planned Parenthood, there’s a place for women to feel okay and to feel understood, and I want that for mental health. I think it’s so important and I can’t stress it enough how much I care and how much I really, really want people to be understood, seen and heard.”

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Gomez admitted that she knew she was struggling with mental health issues for years, but recently she has taken the time to figure out what was going on with the help of her mom and mental health professionals. Teefey, Gomez’s mother, discussed her own diagnosis with ADHD and trauma, and how she and her daughter had to relearn how to communicate with each other in a way that was most helpful for their relationship. Social media also played a significant role in Gomez’s mental health, which is why she has not been online in 4.5 years, though she is one of the most followed people in the world with 310 million followers on Instagram alone. She relies heavily on her team to produce content for her social media accounts with her approval, but she does not log in herself. Gomez told GMA that this change has had a huge impact on her life, saying, “It has changed my life completely. I am happier, I am more present, I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal.”

Because she has dealt with mental health struggles and understands what would have been most helpful to her in the beginning of the process, she has an opportunity to elevate her company Wondermind above other mental health resources out there. Gomez’s openness about her mental health may also help demystify more serious mental health conditions and allow people to feel more comfortable seeking help.