In 2020, Maren Morris embarked on the RSVP Tour. Now, she’s back at it again: Today (March 21), Morris announced the RSVP Redux Tour, a brief run on which she’ll be joined by Betty Who on some dates. The tour will also mark the fifth anniversary of Morris’ 2019 album Girl.
The tour begins in San Francisco on May 29 before stopping off in Bend, OR; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; Boise, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; Phoenix, AZ; Morrison, CO; Dillon, CO; Lincoln, CA; and Sandpoint, ID.
Concerning tickets, the general on-sale begins on March 29 at 10 a.m. local time. Before that, there’s an artist pre-sale kicking off on March 26 at 10 a.m. local time, as well as additional pre-sales leading up to the general on-sale. Find more information about tickets on Morris’ website.
Find all of Morris’ upcoming tour dates below.
Maren Morris 2024 Tour Dates: RSVP Redux Tour
05/29 @ San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
05/31 @ Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^
06/01 @ Seattle, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle
06/03 @ Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
06/05 @ Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House and Event Center
06/06 @ Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
06/08 @ Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
06/11 @ Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
06/12 @ Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheater
06/14 @ Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino
07/31 @ Sandpoint, ID @ Festival at Sandpoint
LeBron James did not go to college. The Los Angeles Lakers star, as we all know, went right from high school to the NBA, but of course, he is still a fan of college athletics — he’s a fixture at USC basketball games due to his eldest son, Bronny, suiting up for them, and he’s a longtime fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
But there is a third team in this equation: the Duquesne Dukes. The winners of the Atlantic 10 Tournament this year, Duquesne is in the Big Dance for the first time since 1977. And on Thursday afternoon, they pulled an upset by taking down BYU in a 6-11 game, 71-67. In the immediate aftermath, James hopped onto Twitter and celebrated the accomplishment.
AYYYYYYYEEEEE!!! First tournament win in 55 years! @CoachDambrot@DuqMBB. Keep it going
Now, you might be wondering why on earth LeBron James is rooting for a private school in Pittsburgh that has a little more than 6,000 undergraduate students. The answer is that the Dukes are coached by Keith Dambrot, who was James’ head coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School in Akron for the first two years of his high school career. One of James’ high school teammates and close friends, Dru Joyce III, is the associate head coach at Duquesne, and also got a shout out after the win. (As an added bonus, Joyce’s father was an assistant at SVSM who got promoted when Dambrot took a job as an assistant coach at Akron and is still in charge to this day.)
It might seem a little unfair when two objectively beautiful people become in-laws and form a larger, much more beautiful family, but it happens a lot in Hollywood so we shouldn’t be surprised.
Last year, it was revealed that objectively beautiful people Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz are engaged, which would make famously handsome Lenny Kravitz Tatum’s father-in-law. That’s a lot of pressure coming from the man who wrote “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” but surely Magic Mike can handle this.
Kravtiz appeared on Sherriwhere he gushed over meeting Tatum, his future son-in-law. He called the first meeting “very natural” and has nothing but praise for the actor. “He’s very sweet and it works,” Kravtixa said. “Life is about timing and what you’ve gone through, what you’ve learned, and they’re in the right place.” Sounds like the lyrics to his next big hit.
The singer also confirmed that they are not just fake friends, they actually do hang out without Zoe. “He’s a great guy. We got on really well. We have our own relationship as well,” Lenny said. “We hang out. He’s a very soulful human being, he was raised well, he has manners and class.” The kind of class you can only get from working as a janitor at a prestigious dance school.
Tatum has been dating Zoe since 2021, and the two are expected to tie the knot sometime soon, but he’s already treating Kravitz like his dad by doing what all sons do: lightly roast them on social media. The actor called out a particularly revealing photo of Kravitz with his abs out, commenting “Jesus Christmas Lenny wtf you’re gonna hurt someone on this platform. Hahaha” It’s the extra “Hahaha” that really brings this disgustingly beautiful family together.
It might seem a little weird, but Tatum has been down this road before. The man just really appreciated abs.
The Office has been off the air since 2013, but it’s still one of the most popular shows on TV. Well, “TV.” The NBC workplace comedy, which ran for nine seasons and made big stars out of Steve Carell and John Krasinski (and should have turned Jenna Fischer into a superstar), broke viewership records when it was added to Netflix, and it continues to do just fine on Peacock.
All of this is to say, The Office is too popular to not return in some form. We finally have an idea of what the form might be. Here’s everything we know about The Office follow-up, including plot details and whether there’s a release date.
Plot
In January 2024, Deadline reported that The Office co-creator Greg Daniels set up “a development room with his trusted writers” to plan the future of the show’s universe (any series or movie that gets big enough will eventually be turned into a “universe”). The proposed new series is not considered a reboot, but rather, it would “be set in a new office with new characters but live within the same world” as the characters in the original series. How does the gig economy impact Dunder Mifflin? We might found out!
Deadline offered a follow-up report this week: “Nathan For You co-creator Michael Koman has emerged as a leading creative voice. If Daniels’ new mockumentary exploratory project gets greenlighted to series, Koman will serve as the offshoot’s co-creator.” If the new The Office is as subversive and weird and wonderful as Nathan for You, it’s a solid choice.
Another premise that Daniels pitched is that The Office 2.0 could be set within the events of the original series, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (or The Lion King 1½) style. “It would be fun to find some lost episodes and just shoot them as if they were back in 2010 or something,” he told MovieWeb.
Cast
Many members of the original cast have expressed interest in reprising their roles, including Rainn Wilson (Dwight), Angela Kinsey (Angela), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin). But Steve Carell issued a warning about the new The Office being a straight-up nostalgic reunion. “I don’t want to be a jerk about it, but I think people who like the show originally would want it to come back exactly the way it was, but that could never happen,” he said in November 2017. “I kind of don’t want to do it because I love the show so much. I think people would be disappointed, I really do.” New characters is the way to go.
Release Date
There’s no premiere date for the new The Office series, or even a hunch of when it might debut on NBC or Peacock or wherever. It’ll still probably happen before the final season of Stranger Things.
Trailer
The show doesn’t exist yet, so, yeah, there’s no trailer. Instead, please enjoy the music stylings of Subtle Sexuality.
Wild Pink surprised fans today by dropping their new EP titled Strawberry Eraser. At the beginning of March, Wild Pink released the song “Air Drumming Fix You,” which is now included on the three-track project as the lead single. The other tracks include “Unconscious Pilot” and “Cielo Wheed.”
This new EP marks the band’s first new full release since their 2022 album, ILYSM. Wild Pink’s vocalist, John Ross, spoke to Uproxx around that time and opened up about how his cancer diagnosis played a role in the songwriting.
“I think at the time it probably felt a little bit heavier than it does now,” Ross shared. “But I feel like when I listen to the record now, it doesn’t feel super heavy to me. I really didn’t wanna make anything too heavy-handed, too serious about it.”
As for what else is next for Wild Pink, they are currently touring across North America until June. A complete list of dates and more information can be found here.
Check out Wild Pink’s tracklist and cover art for their new Strawberry Eraser EP below.
James Gunn had an emotional reaction to watching one of his movies achieve one of life’s greatest honors: Being a puzzle answer on Wheel of Fortune.
Despite being the new head of DC Studios, Gunn has nothing but love for his time at Marvel where he personally wrote and direct the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. The final installment, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, was the only Marvel movie in 2023 to be a box office success thanks to its surprisingly emotional story that delved deep into the back story of Rocket Raccoon.
The Bradley Cooper voiced character was brutally experimented on by the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) and put through an emotional wringer that went through to some dark places. In a triumphant moment during Volume 3, the furry guy declares to his tormentor, “The name’s Rocket. Rocket Raccoon,” and it’s that exact quote that made it to a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune.
After being tagged by a fan on Threads, Gunn emotionally reacted to the Rocket quote appearing on Wheel and revealed why the character is an inspiration to us all.
“Oh my gosh. I said to Kevin Feige before Vol 3 came out – Can you believe we’ve spent all this time, effort, blood & tears & hundreds of millions of dollars creating an epic trilogy that is essentially the origin of how a character came to be known as ‘Rocket Raccoon?’” Gunn wrote. “But, within that: ‘Rocket’ is the part of our selves we create – our dreams and work and actions. ‘Raccoon’ is what we are and can’t change. We’re all a combination of these two things. The secret is finding the balance and knowing what’s what!”
At long last, we have a new Cardi B album on the way, following her 2018 debut Invasion Of Privacy. As for what the project’s like, allow Cardi to explain.
Cardi had a mini Q&A session with the official Threads account on Threads yesterday (March 21), and one of the questions (more of a prompt, really) was, “Describe your upcoming album in one word.” Cardi responded, “Different. I think it’s different. I think there’s going to be some songs that are, like, not expected to come from me.”
Threads also asked, “How have you surprised yourself in the past year?” Cardi replied, “I’m not going to talk about last year. I’m going to talk about this year. Um I have been surprising myself with like letting my anxiety break. Being more out there. Being more open. Hopefully I could be more social in person. So yeah. That’s one thing. Breaking my anxiety has surprised me.”
Another question was, “What’s one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?” Cardi answered, “Well, I feel like something that people are surprised to learn about me is that I’m very introverted. Like, a lot of people can be, like, I’m very shy in person, or a lot of people think that I’m like… I don’t know what it is, mean or something, but it’s like everybody will be like, ‘Yo she’s so fun. She’s so funny. She’s so good to be around,’ and everybody says that about me, and it’s just like, I guess, that’s something that people find surprising about me.”
Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
I’ve covered SXSW for nearly ten years, and it never disappoints. It’s the one place where you could’ve caught early-career Kendrick Lamar in 2011 and also received encouragement in 2016 from then-President of the United States Barack Obama through his stirring keynote conversation with The Texas Tribune’s former CEO and editor-in-chief, Evan Smith.
Indeed, SXSW’s humble, tiny music festival roots, which began in 1987, have grown into the behemoth it is today. But for residents of the city, “South By” is deeper than witnessing band debuts and attending film premieres. You can now contribute to cultural conversations of the moment and explore “what’s next,” culturally speaking. The Gabby of nearly a decade ago attended with the mission of interviewing musicians and downing free booze (hey, I was a young 20-something, okay?!); and while I still love a good live showcase and a free cocktail, I’ve had the privilege of sharing the stage with dynamic voices in sustainability (2023), and, this year, I lead the conversation between three leading ladies in whiskey.
On Friday, March 8, 2024, the opening day of SXSW, I moderated a panel titled The Spirit of Women, aptly tying in with the namesake film produced by panelists and director Leigha Kingsley. We were also joined by award-winning Master Distiller and Co-Owner of Forbidden Bourbon Marianne Eaves (who’s also recognized as Kentucky’s first female master distiller) and another fellow multi-award-winner, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey’s Master Blender Victoria Eady Butler. The panel’s mission was to draw attention to the women in whiskey who are overcoming stereotypes and opening doors for other women seeking a career within the industry.
For those who missed our conversation, check out my three biggest takeaways from The Spirit of Women panel, below.
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As I mentioned, Eaves is recognized as Kentucky’s first female master distiller. While Butler is the first known Black female master blender in whiskey — ever — which also led to being the first female awarded the Master Blender of the Year at Whisky Magazine’s American Icons of Whisky Awards in 2021 (she won the award in 2022, as well).
Speaking of her accomplishments, Butler said: “I’m not boastful, but those things have merit. So, we should not backpedal from our awards, accolades, knowledge, and strength. We must stand up boldly and proudly.”
In a historically white and male-dominated industry, being a first is no easy feat. But as Butler underscored throughout the discussion, success is truly the great equalizer.
“When you’re good at what you do, it shows up and can’t be denied,” she said. “With Uncle Nearest being the first all-female executive team in the industry, we have proven that women should have a respectable place in the spirits industry.
Speaking of the Uncle Nearest brand, she added: “We’re the fastest-growing American spirit in history, and that did not happen by accident. I was a bit reluctant in the beginning because I was so new, but I know what I’m doing, and our record proves that I know what I’m doing.”
Bottom line:
Stand in your truth and be proud.
2. “Men In High Positions Can Be Great Allies.”
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Eaves, who has a chemical engineering degree and has been working in whiskey for over a decade, initially went through a master taster training program through one of the world’s largest spirits and wine companies, Brown-Forman. Describing her start in the industry, she shared a couple of jaw-dropping experiences of feeling marginalized that date back as recently as 2015.
First, she mentioned that when she worked with Woodford Reserve’s Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris at a new product release event, a gentleman introduced himself to Morris with a strong handshake before looking at Eaves and saying, “You’re the taster girl.” Tactfully yet firmly correcting the man, Morris proudly stated, “No, she’s the master taster.”
“In that moment, I felt like [Morris] was also correcting me,” Eaves said. “So, as Victoria said, we don’t need to back down from what we have achieved and what we’ve earned.”
The second incident, which was more public, occurred when Eaves transitioned from Brown-Forman to the former Old Taylor Distillery – now Castle & Key – where she took the master distiller role.
“People questioned my right to do that,” she explained. “They saw the bourbon industry as a fraternity. And even – without naming names – the most prominent distillers’ organization in the state of Kentucky had called the two founders of the distillery and asked them, ‘What are you going to call her? She’s not a master distiller.’”
After fixing my face (I have a terrible poker face) and getting through the initial outrage of that story, I was relieved to hear that another upstanding man in whiskey spoke up for her. Who was it? Award-winning author, journalist, and podcaster Fred Minnick.
“Fred stuck out his neck for me, and he continues to do so,” Eaves noted. “I feel so grateful that from the beginning of my journey — even back when I was a master taster at Brown-Forman — he’s had my back. It was on a panel much like this, of master distillers, all older white men on the stage, and Fred announced to the entire crowd that there is a new master distiller, and her name is Marianne, and she has just taken over at the Old Taylor Distillery.”
Eaves said their distillery team hadn’t even announced the new name, let alone her title. Minnick also didn’t tell Eaves beforehand he planned to make that announcement.
“I don’t think I had actually decided with my partners that I was going to take that title,” she told the crowd at SXSW. “But it took me back to that moment with Chris Morris… I was like, ‘Now I get to decide.’ If I say, ‘Oh, no, he was wrong. I’m just a distillery manager’ then, all that progress that I made, my effort in the industry and the products I created, and all kinds of work I did, would be diminished. And I didn’t want to do that.”
Bottom line:
Don’t be afraid to step into your shine and own your accomplishments and when people in power are eager to amplify that — let them!
3. “Never Tell Yourself ‘No’ Because The World Will Tell You This Enough.”
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In 2022, The Spirit of Women film was shortlisted as one of the “Top 20″ projects from over 55 country submissions to Breaking Through the Lens, a female directing program in partnership with the Cannes Film Festival. The film, which is about 85% complete, shares the stories of Eaves and Butler, plus Peggy Noe Stevens (the world’s first female Master Bourbon Taster and one of only nine women inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame) and the late Margie Samuels, who pioneered the legacy that is Maker’s Mark.
Without dropping too many spoilers, I can say that the film will also share other captivating narratives of women in whiskey — ranging from distillers and tasters to DEI consultants and more. As you might imagine, I’m very excited about it.
Kingsley, although hailing from Kentucky — known for its rich bourbon heritage — didn’t realize women’s integral role in whiskey’s past and present until seeing the cover of the June 2021 issue of American Whiskey Magazine.
“I was standing in the middle of Whole Foods and saw American Whiskey Magazine featuring Fawn Weaver and the entire female executive team of Uncle Nearest on the cover,” she says. “I had never seen four women on the cover of a whiskey magazine — and I grew up in Kentucky surrounded by bourbon and whiskey! I was like, ‘How do I not know about this?’”
The magazine cover compelled Kingsley to take a deep dive into the history of women in whiskey and subsequently birthed the idea of The Spirit of Women documentary — initially a step outside her comfort zone.
“I don’t come from the documentary film world,” she says. “I come from film and television in the narrative world, but I was inspired when I learned how vital women’s roles have been in whiskey and bourbon — which hadn’t been spotlighted in mainstream media. In fact, this is the very first documentary ever made dedicated solely to women in the world of whiskey and bourbon. It really moved me.”
Filmmakers behind documentaries must be incredibly passionate about the story they’re presenting, especially since it’s often difficult to raise capital. Added to the funding hurdle is getting people on board with your film’s concept. Kingsley told the audience about the amount of “Are you kidding?” feedback she got when telling people about the goal of making a documentary about women in whiskey. Yet, she’s getting the last laugh — The Spirit of Women is slated for release this fall. She stated, “This film taught me that women can literally do anything. They can make the impossible possible — and I get really emotional about it — but making the impossible possible is what these women have done. And it’s incredibly rewarding to see that happen and be able to tell this story.”
Bottom line:
Always bet on yourself. Simple as that. (Also, check out the magazines when you’re at the grocer, you never know when inspiration will strike!)
4. Final Thoughts
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We ended the discussion with a whole lot of appreciation.
“There was a minute when I wasn’t really feeling doing women-only panels,” Butler said. “But this is empowerment. I get to share the stage with three powerhouses. You get to share a tiny bit of yourself with other women, and some handsome fellas too.”
I, too, usually resist the “women-only” discussions as they feel a bit dated and counterproductive (less chat, more action). However, this panel felt different as audience members, regardless of gender, took the platform to ask great concluding questions and praise the panelists.
No male bashing, no complaining – just uplifting stories and lessons learned and shared, along with Eaves’ high-proof closing statement that resulted in a collective cheer: “Don’t make assumptions about people, about women in particular, that we want the softer, sweeter, weaker product. We want the high strength. We want something spicy. So, that’s something that I would encourage y’all to walk out of this room with.”
Uproxx’s March 2023 cover stars aespa will be bringing their UK show to movie theaters with their new concert film, aespa: World Tour In Cinemas. The K-pop girl group filmed it last September during their show at The O2 Arena, as part of their SYNK: Hyper Line Tour.
Along with footage of the concert, it will include interviews with the four band members and take fans inside their rehearsal process.
To get tickets to aespa: World Tour In Cinemas, they will go on sale on March 27 at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. The film is set to hit theaters on April 24 and 27.
“Since this is our first world tour, it will always hold a special place in our hearts as it gave us the opportunity to see MYs from all over the world,” aespa said in a statement. “‘Til we meet again… we hope you enjoy our first concert movie and keep an eye out for the exclusive content behind the scenes.”
Yesterday, aespa was also revealed to have a new collab with Tokimonsta called “Die Trying,” which will appear on a special Songs Of Rebellion EP for Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver.
Simon Beck didn’t set out to become a world-renowned snowshoe artist, yet here he is. The former cartographer was trained in engineering at Oxford, but has spent the past ten years making jaw-dropping art in the snow and sand using only his feet.
Beck uses geometrical and geographical tools to plot out his designs, but it’s still baffling to see him walk exactly where he needs to to create them. His designs can take 12 hours of walking or more, and he’ll take around 40,000 steps for an average-sized piece. It’s beautiful, it’s creative, it’s exercise—and it’s fleeting.
Being made out of snow and sand, which are constantly being blown or washed away, Beck’s artwork doesn’t last. Such is the nature of creating art in nature, but that doesn’t bother him in the slightest. “Most people will only ever see most of the world’s artwork as photographs,” he said in an article in Artsy. “Even with the Mona Lisa—probably only a minority of people have actually seen the real thing, but everyone’s seen a photograph of it.” As long as Beck gets a photo of his massive designs, it’s all good.
And the photographs are truly something to behold. Check out some of his snow creations on Facebook and Instagram.
One of the challenges of working in the snow is that conditions can change throughout the creation of a piece. Snow might melt or become exceptionally icy.
Or, other people might not realize what is happening and inadvertently mess up your work. For instance, there’s nothing to stop a skier from plowing right through a design.
Beck’s sand drawings offer a different kind of challenge. Timing out the tides and dealing with the wind—as well as other beachgoers—makes sand art tricky, but the final product is totally worth it.
On occasion, Beck even uses his art to make statements about issues in the world. For instance, there are 81 triangles in this drawing, but he says he left 77 unshaded to represent “the 77 countries where LGBT people are given a hard time.”
Beck has created most of his 300-plus land drawings in Europe. However, he will be spending two weeks of January 2020 in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he will create between five and 15 of his iconic works of snow art.
ABC News did a segment on Beck and his work, where he explains a bit of his process and how he uses a ski pole to measure parts of the design. Watch and enjoy:
Simon Beck has become a global sensation for his installations made by stepping through snow with snowshoes and a ski pole.
This article originally appeared on 01.01.20
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