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If you plan on finding yourself in Finland this summer (or don’t yet but have been looking for some travel inspiration), Flow Festival Helsinki is set to go down from August 9 to 11. The lineup was already looking fantastic, but it just got even better today (April 23) with the third wave of acts announced.

The full list of artists unveiled today includes Halsey, Janelle Monáe, Vince Staples, Aurora,, Amaarae, Yves Tumor, Barry Can’t Swim, Evian Christ, Ron Trent Presents WARM, Gasellit, Malla, Lauri Haav, SMC, Turisti, Grande Mahogany, and Goldielocks.

They join a lineup that already featured folks like Fred Again.., Raye, Pulp, Idles, The Smile, PJ Harvey, Jessie Ware, Overmono, Blonde Redhead, Alvvays, Miriam Bryant, Kenya Grace, Artemas,
Kokoko!, Serpentwithfeet, and Helena Hauff.

The fest goes down at the historic Suvilahti power plant area in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Tickets are available now via the Flow Festival website. Three-day passes start at 239€ (about $261), while a two-day pass goes for 199€ ($218) and a one-day pass is 129€ ($141) for Friday or Sunday, or 149€ ($163) for Saturday.

Flow Festival is fresh off a nomination for Best Festival Creative at the 2024 Uproxx Sound + Vision Awards, “a first-of-its-kind award honoring the creative direction that helps music connect with its audience, adding untold value and nuance to the art form.” So, it’s an event worth making the trip for.

The Denver Nuggets, somehow, have a 2-0 series lead on the Los Angeles Lakers after a thrilling 20-point comeback win in Game 2 on Monday night.

After a rough start, Jamal Murray closed the game with a flurry and tore the Lakers hearts out with a fading buzzer-beater over Anthony Davis to give Denver a 101-99 win. It was a game Denver had no business winning, but was emblematic of what they’ve become. LeBron James hit big shot after big shot late. Anthony Davis had 32 points and 11 boards. D’Angelo Russell hit seven threes and the Lakers as a team shot 43 percent from deep compared to just 23 percent by Denver.

And yet, it’s still a 2-0 Nuggets lead despite them not playing anything approaching their best ball as a team so far in the series. That’s largely because they have the best floor-raiser in the NBA in Nikola Jokic, who put up yet another outrageous stat line with 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists to lead the comeback before Murray put the game on ice.

After the game, Charles Barkley wanted to make sure that in all the excitement of the finish, Jokic’s performance didn’t get lost and that fans don’t take what he’s doing for granted.

The stat Barkley was referencing was this one that has Jokic doubling up Wilt in 20/20/10 triple-doubles in the playoffs after his Game 2 performance.

Jokic’s current run is nothing short of phenomenal. He’s likely going to be handed his third NBA MVP award at some point in the next month, and he simply demands that an opponent put together 48 full minutes to beat the Nuggets. He is doing things at a level of, as Barkley notes, the all-time greats of the game and he’s going to continue climbing the ranks as he brings down accolades and continues winning. It’s cool to hear Barkley take a moment to shout out his greatness and he’s right that we should appreciate what we’re getting to watch.

There’s an immediate frontrunner for the best game of the 2024 NBA playoffs, and it’s going to be awfully hard to beat. Despite trailing by as many as 20 points in the second half of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, the defending champion Denver Nuggets were able to scratch and claw their way back into the game and pick up a thrilling 101-99 win thanks to the heroics of Jamal Murray.

While Los Angeles seemed to be in total control in the third quarter of the game, the sense of inevitability that made Denver champions reared its head. The team kept chipping away at the lead, and while they could never quite get over the hump, they slowly but surely got back into it. And then, after a wild sequence with 75 seconds remaining ended with a Michael Porter Jr. triple, the Nuggets tied it up for the first time since the game was 3-3 in the first.

The two teams traded buckets down the stretch, and with 16 seconds remaining, LeBron James — who was nothing short of brilliant on the evening — missed a jumper that got corralled by Porter. He gave the ball to Murray, who brought the ball up the court, got to his spot despite being hounded by Anthony Davis, and drilled a jumper as time expired.

Murray had a rough shooting night, as he had 20 points on 9-for-24 shooting. Despite that, he was able to come up big late, as he had 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including what might go down as the best shot of his career. As a result, the Nuggets picked up their 10th win in a row over the Lakers, and they find themselves in total control of their series as it shifts to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4.

The Philadelphia 76ers face an 0-2 series hole in their first round matchup against the New York Knicks. There are certainly some positives for the team to take away from those games, namely that both were extremely close and the Sixers had a chance to win down the stretch despite the fact that they were on the road. And now, the series is heading the Philadelphia, where they’ve been incredibly difficult to beat this year.

But despite that, it appears that Sixers executive Daryl Morey is dipping back into his old bag of tricks. While it is unclear if he is spearheading this effort, the front office led by Morey — who has never been shy about trying to put the officials in the spotlight when things go against his team — is filing a grievance over the officiating through the first two games of the series.

While this isn’t everything, the series has been called fairly evenly in terms of fouls (Philly’s been called for 42, New York’s been called for 35) and free throw attempts (the Knicks have a 51-44 edge). There was, however, a high-profile moment at the end of Game 2 where Tyrese Maxey did not draw a foul despite plenty of contact, which led to a turnover and the go-ahead basket by Donte DiVincenzo. After the game, Joel Embiid called it “f*cking unacceptable” that the officials did not call a foul or grant Nick Nurse a timeout.

Becky Lynch won the battle royal on Monday Night Raw to claim the WWE Women’s World Championship after Rhea Ripley vacated the belt last week.

The match got started with Maxxine eliminating Candace LeRae and Indi Hartwell, who have played bullies to her in recent weeks. Zoey Stark eliminated Kayden Carter and Katana Chance and Nia Jax eliminated Ivy Nile.

Jax then ate a few kicks from Maxxine, before tossing her over the top rope. Becky Lynch eliminated Piper Niven, who dragged Lynch under the bottom rope and tossed her into the stairs. Niven then put Lynch on the announce table and pulled Jax under the bottom rope. Jax chokeslammed Niven onto Lynch on the table, then picked up Niven and landed a Samoan Drop again on Lynch, but the table didn’t break.

Natalya tossed Chelsea Green over the top rope, but officials missed it and she was able to climb back into the ring. Jax eventually powerbombed Lynch through the table. Stark then eliminated Green, while Shayna Baszler eliminated Natalya.

Jax caught Stark, tossed her over the top rope and then did the same to Baszler, leaving Liv Morgan, Jax, and Lynch as the three final participants.

Morgan and Lynch double teamed Jax, who turned the tables and hit a double suplex. Jax climbed to the middle rope, but Lynch and Morgan were able to toss her over the top rope and eventually eliminate her.

Morgan and Lynch squared off, Lynch tossed her over the top rope to the apron. Morgan dragged Lynch through the middle rope and Lynch hit the ManHandle Slam on the apron to win the belt.

The Philadelphia 76ers lost a heartbreaker on Monday night in New York. Despite a late 5-point lead, Philly was unable to hold onto its lead due to an 8-0 run by the Knicks over the game’s 27 seconds. As a result, New York picked up a 104-101 win that put the Knicks ahead in the first round series, 2-0.

The real backbreaker for the Sixers game when Tyrese Maxey turned the ball over after a Josh Hart three, and the ensuing possession saw Donte DiVincenzo knock down a triple to put New York ahead. There was a whole lot of contact on the play — first on the inbounds pass that Maxey could not reel in, then as Maxey got trapped — but none of it got called.

After the game, Joel Embiid got asked about the sequence and did not hold back, saying that it was “f*cking unacceptable” that the referees did not call a foul anywhere on the possession despite believing there were multiple times when Maxey got fouled. Embiid also criticized the referees for not granting Sixers coach Nick Nurse a timeout on the possession.

Despite this, Embiid is still optimistic about his team’s outlook in the series.

If there’s a silver lining for Embiid and the Sixers, it’s that they will have a little time to process this loss before playing in front of their fans, as Game 3 between the two teams will take place on Thursday night in Philadelphia.

The Los Angeles Lakers know they have to find 48 minutes of two-way excellence if they are going to even their first round series with the defending champion Denver Nuggets, as they saw Game 1 slip away after a strong start.

However, a strong start never hurts the cause, and similarly to the opener the Lakers got off on the right foot in Game 2, taking a quick 15-9 lead in the first 5.5 minutes thanks to some great play on both ends of the floor. D’Angelo Russell shook off his 1-of-9 night from three on Saturday to hit three quick threes, giving the Lakers a needed boost around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

On defense, the Lakers were flying around the court early and it was James that set the tone with a ridiculous block on Jamal Murray as he looked to throw down a dunk.

LeBron got the ball incredibly cleanly, cupping it as Murray tried to put it home and had the strength to throw it out to the bench.

James isn’t the same defensive force he once was on a possession by possession basis, but he’s still capable of some pretty incredible feats when he taps into his energy reserves on that end. He knows the importance of this Game 2 to the Lakers chances in the series, and this block was an early highlight to send a message to both teams what this game will be like.

The New York Knicks are heading to Philadelphia with a 2-0 series lead. During Monday night’s Game 2 of their first round series, the Knicks played host to the 76ers at Madison Square Garden and looked like they were going to lose their homecourt advantage in the series, as the Sixers — powered by a pair of huge performances from Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid — held a 5-point lead as the game entered the final 30 seconds.

And then, an insane sequence occurred during the game’s waning moments to give New York a 104-101 win. After a scramble on the ground, Jalen Brunson knocked down a three to cut the lead to two. And then, the Knicks’ defense forced an awkward inbounds pass to Maxey, who got trapped, hit the deck after some contact from Josh Hart went uncalled, and turned the ball over. A miss by Donte DiVincenzo got cleaned up by Isaiah Hartenstein, and eventually, the ball made its way back to DiVincenzo, who hit the three to put the Knicks ahead.

The moment was so big that it earned a rare double bang from legendary play-by-play man Mike Breen.

There was still plenty of time left for Philly, which got Maxey going towards the rim with a head of steam. But Hartenstein came up huge once again, as he rejected the layup, it fell into the arms of OG Anunoby, and he hit both free throws to put the Knicks up three.

While the Sixers got one more chance, a Joel Embiid heave hit the back of the rim, and Philly’s hopes of stealing one in New York were dashed.

Everyone in New York’s starting five hit double-digit scoring, and while he did not have his most efficient game of the year, Brunson led the way with 24 points on 8-for-29 shooting with eight rebounds and six assists. Hart, who can probably run for mayor and win after how he’s played in the first two games of the series, had a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds.

While balance was the name of the game for New York, Philly relied on its two All-Stars to get them to the finish line, and they very nearly did. Maxey led all scorers with 35 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds in 44 minutes of work. And while Embiid seemed to really struggle with the knee injury he aggravated in Game 1 of the series, he still put up big numbers, as the 2022-23 NBA MVP had 34 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists on the evening.

Now, the series will head to Philadelphia, where the Sixers will hope to get back and track and defend their home court. Game 3 between the Sixers and the Knicks from the Wells Fargo Center will take place on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. EST on TNT.

How many times have you, or someone in your circle, made this joke:

“I can’t seem to go outside without spending money!”

But, as with many jokes, there’s some dark truth layered in. Life just feels a little hard right now for many of us when it comes to finances. And one person has hit the nail on the head as to why. Spoiler alert: it probably has nothing to do with anyone being lazy.

Amber Cimiotti, a mom of two and expat living in Italy, begins her video by noting how America has removed naturally occurring activities like “exercise, talking to friends, connecting with people, spending time with our kids,” from everyday life. And so now, Americans only have access to these very necessary things if they are able to pay for them.

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For example—let’s talk about exercise. Cimiotti notes how “there’s not many places, neighborhoods, and cities where it’s super easy to walk everywhere, where you can get a lot of natural exercise, whether it’s walking to and from your house or to the grocery stores. This just doesn’t exist for most people now, so you have to wake up earlier on your lunch break or after work; you have to go to the gym so you can get in your exercise.” Which means someone has to have anywhere between $40 to upwards of $300+ a month to invest in their physical health in this way.

Next up—mental health resources, primarily in the form of real conversations in a supportive community. Cimiotti says “people are meant to share their struggles, their stories, everyday, constantly. And we’re not doing that. And what do you see happening? Nowadays, everybody needs a therapist. Yes, therapy is needed for some things but most people just need to be talking to people way more. And I don’t mean like trolling on the internet.”

Also—child care. “There used to be kids running around neighborhoods all the time. Parents didn’t have to pay all this extra money to do activities so their kids can be involved in things; parents didn’t have to drive all over the place… But now that doesn’t exist. So we do need to pay for activities,” Cimiotti says.

Lastly—food. “Eating healthy food in America is a part-time job, if not a full-time job…it would all be so much easier if we just had healthy food in general.” I don’t think Cimiotti needs to convince anyone here that quality food (food in general, really) is definitely not accessible for many folks, and high prices are at least partially to blame.

“The point is when things don’t happen naturally in your day and you need to take extra energy to achieve basic things like healthy food, exercise, talking to friends, which helps regulate emotions and things like that…when you have to build those into therapy sessions, exercise sessions, hobbies, reading 17 books…of course you’ll be tired,” Cimiotti concludes with a big sigh.

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Down in the comments, people seemed to really resonate with what Cimiotti had to say.

One reader commented, “I’m totally convinced that a lot of therapy effects could be achieved by processing time with an array of friends in different stages of life. Which isn’t possible to mutually schedule like therapy.”

And while Cimiotti’s video might be sobering, she tells Buzzfeed that her hope is it can lead to more conversations that “help lead to a change.”

Judging by some of the viewer reactions, it seems she’s succeeded, at least in helping people not blame themselves for their challenges. One person shared, “It’s so validating to hear cause I feel like I never have enough time to just live well and not be completely exhausted and have space left to do fun stuff!”

Retired Los Angeles Clippers broadcaster Ralph Lawler came up with the concept of Lawler’s Law years ago, which states the first team to score 100 points in an NBA game would end up winning. Through two games in the first round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, that has proven to be too ambitious of a number, but nevertheless, the Cavs find themselves with a 2-0 lead in the series after defending their homecourt en route to a 96-86 win.

The Cavs won the game behind a balanced offensive effort from their four main stars: Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley. The idea behind putting that group together was that they could all compliment one another well — particularly while Garland and Mobley continued to develop in the league — and we got a good look of that vision on Monday night. Mitchell, as he usually does, led the way with 23 points, eight rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block, while his backcourt mate was solid, as Garland had 15 points and four assists.

Both Allen and Mobley were able to impose themselves on the Magic frontcourt, with the veteran big man, in particular, dominating the game. Allen had 16 points and 20 rebounds, with nine of those board coming on the offensive glass — he almost had as many offensive boards as the Magic had as a team, as Orlando only reeled in 11. Mobley rounded things out with a 17-point, 7-rebound effort.

But for the second game in a row, Cleveland was able to win the game on the other end of the floor behind a stellar defensive effort that was aided by the fact that Orlando’s offense really struggled. As a team, the Magic only shot 29-for-80 (36.3 percent) from the field and 9-for-35 (25.7 percent) from three. And while Paolo Banchero (21 points) and Franz Wagner (18 points) led the team in scoring, both struggled to shoot the ball efficiently and had turnover issues, as they each gave the ball to the Cavs six times.

If there is a source of optimism for Orlando, it might be that someone was able to see a few go in from deep, as Gary Harris went 4-for-7 from behind the arc — Wagner, who made a pair of triples, was the only other player to make more than one shot from three. And of course, there’s the fact that the series now shifts to their building, as things will head to the Kia Center for Games 3 and 4, marking the first time that the Magic will host a playoff game since 2019.

Game 3 between Orlando and Cleveland is scheduled to take place on Thursday night at 7 p.m. EST, and will air on NBA TV.