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Mom learns hack for getting seasoning bottles to unclog and it’s blowing people’s minds

When we become adults with or without children we often realize that there were some things that get left out when our parents were teaching us how to adult. Sometimes it’s because our parents were never taught while other times it’s because they didn’t get around to it. Either way adults end up calling their parents, looking it up or stumbling across it by accident while scrolling social media.

One mom, Cara, who runs the Instagram account Chaos with Cara, did just that and she took to her own social media page to share her discovery so others wouldn’t struggle. Cara experienced what many people experience when using spices from a bottle over a hot stove–the clog. All the spices settle at the top and clog the holes so nothing comes out. A lot of folks just shake harder or turn the bottle back to its bottom and try again experiencing the frustrating clog once more.


Cara learned via scrolling on TikTok that if you take that clogged bottle and just twist the plastic piece on top, the spices evenly come out of the holes. No vigorous shaking needed, just a quick twist and you’ve got seasoned food. People in the comments were equally impressed with this new discovery.

“I consider myself an intelligent, educated, corporate professional. Not in any of my 40+ years on this planet did this occur to me for a single second. FML,” one person writes.

“You mean to tell me we been shaking like that for years hurting our arms and we could have doing that. MIND BLOWN,” another person says.

“Are you kidding me?!!!!! And I’m literally seeing this seconds after I just seasoned my chicken the old way thanks for sharing! Had no clue,” someone else questions.

“So that’s why it’s always so twisty, I just thought it was cheap packaging,” one person admits.

Turns out it’s not cheap packaging at all, just smart packaging, though a couple commenters warned that when they first tried this trick they ended up with a pot full of oregano. So twist carefully.

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It’s not COVID, it’s culture: Teacher who has worked overseas shares the problem with U.S. kids

A recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 87% of public schools say the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted students’ socio-emotional development. Respondents have also said there has been a significant increase in student misconduct.

However, a teacher with 24 years of experience in the U.S. and abroad believes we are misplacing blame for this rise in misconduct. In a viral TikTok video with over 480,000 views, Lisa Conselatore claims that the big problem isn’t the pandemic but modern parenting.


“The problem is cultural,” Conselatore says. “We have raised children to think that they are absolutely the most important person in any room. They are so special that whatever they want to do, or whatever they think, or whatever they say is the most important thing in that moment.”

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“I know your children are special to you. I know that my children are special to me,” she continues. “But none of them are the most special person ever in the room at any time. They’re not. Nobody is because we live in a society and we all have to get along and we all have to respect one another and part of respecting one another is recognizing when you have a contribution to make and when you need to sit there and open your ears. … We don’t have that down. We’ve missed it.”

In the video, Conselatore lays some pretty big blame on America’s parents, but she also offers some simple solutions to improve the situation.

“Teach them when to listen, taking a turn to speak. Speak when it’s appropriate. When you have something to say and. It’s your turn,” she says. “Let’s reevaluate our family cultures, our community cultures, and our larger society cultures. Because of this is not working, not working.”

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Is Dreamville Fest 2024 Sold Out?

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With the 2024 edition of Dreamville Festival only a couple of months away, fans interested in checking out the J. Cole-fronted North Carolina festival might be wondering whether they still have time to grab their tickets before the lineup is announced and the feeding frenzy inevitably begins.

In some good news for those fans, it doesn’t look like the tickets have sold out just yet. The Dreamville ticketing site still has 2-Day General Admission passes available at $299 (or $309 with a 3D Collectible Credential and custom Dreamville Festival lanyard to go with the wristband). Meanwhile, you can still join a waitlist for the higher-end passes, including GA+, JV VIP, Varsity VIP, and MVP VIP.

When Is Dreamville Festival 2024?

Dreamville Festival will take place on Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7.

Where Is Dreamville Festival 2024?

This year, the festival will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.

Who Is Headlining Dreamville Festival 2024?

So far, the only confirmed headliner is Nicki Minaj, who revealed her participation as part of her Pink Friday 2 tour launching in March.

When Will The Lineup For Dreamville Festival 2024 Come Out?

In 2023, Dreamville released the lineup in February, so it stands to reason that this year’s lineup will also drop around the same time.

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Everything New On Netflix In February 2024, Including ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ And A Taylor Tomlinson Comedy Special

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Netflix is your sweetheart. You don’t need to worry about heading out to a crowded restaurant on a made-up holiday, so that you and your beloved can sit there for an outrageous amount of time past your reservation simply to be seated. Oh, did you want to order food, too? Get in line. Or simply order a pizza at home and turn on Netflix. It will be a perfect February 14.

This month, Netflix has plenty arriving in their back library, including Britney Spears’ Crossroads, Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Jake Gyllenhaal in the ring for Southpaw. Additionally, a new season of Love Is Blind will arrive, and oh yes, the new live-action incarnation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is here, too. That should be enough to get you started, and there’s much more below.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix in February.

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix series streaming 2/22)

Yes, there’s been a live-action adaptation of this IP already. And yes, people overwhelmingly prefer the Nickelodeon animated series, but here is another reimagining that will hopefully make everyone forget about that M. Night Shyamalan project. The setup will be familiar, of course. The story takes place in a world where the four nations (represented by the elements of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) no longer live in harmony. Fire Nation destroyed the Air Nomads, and one young Air Nomad (Aang) must now ascend to his rightful ruling position and restore peace between the elements and realms. The Fire Nation is very angry, however, so watch out, Aang and friends.

The Tourist: Season 2 (BBC One/Stan series streaming 2/29)

Netflix picked up this title (in the U.S.) after Max streamed the first season (arriving on Netflix as of 2/1). This season, Elliot/”The Man” will travel to Ireland from the unwelcoming Australian Outback after discovering why bad dudes are trying to kill him in violent ways. As it turns out, Elliot was a bad dude, too, but can he make any headway with digging into his past on the Emerald Isle? First, he’ll be drawn into a family feud.

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (Netflix comedy special streaming 2/13)

The only current late-night lady host is back with her third Netflix special. The above trailer actually comes from her Quarter-Life Crisis special (with Look At You coming next) and is a great starting point for her self-deprecating, entirely blunt brand of comedy. This time around, Tomlinson discusses anxiety, dream jobs, dream partners, and living the dream. Alright, I invented the final detail, but hopefully, that’s what she’s doing.

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Netflix documentary streaming 2/28)

No trailer exists yet, but look at this doc’s synopsis!

When journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub, police ruled it a suicide. But his family and colleagues believe he may have been murdered for investigating a conspiracy he called “The Octopus” – a hidden organization connected to stolen government spy software, a string of unsolved murders, and some of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century.

Stream it now, already.

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Detective Forst
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth

Avail. 2/1
American Assassin
Anaconda
Enough
Fury
The Great Gatsby
(2013)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
It
(2017)
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Moneyball
The Other Boleyn Girl
Pacific Rim
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Retribution
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
Shot Caller
Something’s Gotta Give
Tom and Jerry
(2021)
X
Young Sheldon
: Season 6

Avail. 2/2
Let’s Talk About CHU
Orion and the Dark
Plus One

Avail. 2/3
Ready Player One

Avail. 2/5
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo
30 for 30: Nature Boy
Dee & Friends in Oz
Monk: Seasons 1-8
My Wife and Kids: Seasons 1-5
The Re-Education of Molly Singer

Avail. 2/7
Love Never Lies Poland: Season 2 Part 2
Luz: The Light of the Heart
Raël: The Alien Prophet

Avail. 2/8
One Day

Avail. 2/9
A Killer Paradox
Alpha Males: Season 2
Ashes
Bhakshak
Lover, Stalker, Killer

Avail. 2/10
Horrible Bosses 2

Avail. 2/11
The Blacklist: Season 10

Avail. 2/13
Kill Me If You Dare
Sunderland ‘Til I Die: Season 3
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All

Avail. 2/14
A Soweto Love Story
Good Morning, Verônica: Season 3
The Heartbreak Agency
Love Is Blind: Season 6
Players

Avail. 2/15
AlRawabi School for Girls: Season 2
The Catcher Was a Spy
Crossroads
House of Ninjas
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel
Ready, Set, Love
The Vince Staples Show

Avail. 2/16
The Abyss
Comedy Chaos
Einstein and the Bomb
Warrior: Seasons 1-3

Avail. 2/19
Little Angel: Volume 4
Rhythm + Flow Italy

Avail. 2/20
Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Avail. 2/21
Can I Tell You A Secret?

Avail. 2/22
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Southpaw

Avail. 2/23
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 6
Through My Window: Looking at You

Avail. 2/24
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
The Real World: Season 9

Avail. 2/26
Blippi Wonders: Season 3
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Seasons 1-4
Rhythm + Flow Italy

Avail. 2/28
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
The Mire: Millennium
Code 8 Part II

Avail. 2/29
A Round of Applause
The Tourist: Season 2

And it’s your last chance to stream these titles:

Leaving 2/7
MTV Floribama Shore: Season 1

Leaving 2/9
Prisoners

Leaving 2/10
Father Stu
Goosebumps

Leaving 2/14
Chicken Run
Prometheus
Real Steel

Leaving 2/19
Operation Finale

Leaving 2/23
Married at First Sight: Season 12
The Real World: Season 12

Leaving 2/26
19-2: Seasons 1-3
Million Pound Menu: Seasons 1-2
Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie

Leaving 2/27
American Pickers: Season 15

Leaving 2/28
Babylon Berlin: Seasons 1-3
Morbius
Snowpiercer
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Leaving 2/29
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Don’t Worry Darling
Dredd
Dune
Good Boys
Legends of the Fall
Lone Survivor
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
R.I.P.D.
She’s All That
She’s the Man
Stand by Me

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‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Fans Are Livid After ABC Cryptically Spoiled Who Won The Tournament

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On Tuesday night, Abbott Elementary actress Lisa Ann Walter became the latest winner of Celebrity Jeopardy! Congrats! Unfortunately, the win wasn’t a surprise for everyone: As per Entertainment Weekly, ABC accidentally revealed Walter’s win before the final bout aired. And Jeopardy! heads, who can be a fairly prickly bunch, were livid.

The spoiler came towards the beginning of the episode’s broadcast, via a promo for Jimmy Kimmel Tonight! (another ABC show whose title ends with an exclamation point). The ad promised that Walter would be one of the show’s guests. Some Jeopardy! heads put two and two together and surmised that, since she was doing the late-night rounds as a Celebrity Jeopardy! contestant that she probably won. And that’s just what happened.

And so, Jeopardy!, a nice game show for brainiacs that very occasionally gets creatively bad press, came under fire from angry fans on social media.

As for Walter, she innocently posted pictures of her hanging with Kimmel shortly before that show went on air.

In happier news, the show recently got some love from one of its more famous regular viewers: Emma Stone revealed that she would love to go on the show, but not as one of its “celebrity” guests. She wants to do it the hard way, just like everyone else, saying, “I want to earn my stripes.” Good for her (and good for Walter).

(Via EW)

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When Does ‘Griselda’ Come Out On Netflix?

Good news Narcos fans, the based-on-a-true-story crime drama that taught Sofia Vergara how to snort cocaine is about to land on Netflix.

Griselda follows the drug-dealing exploits of Griselda Blanco, a Columbian kingpin who earned the nickname the “Cocaine Godmother” after she built an $80 million a month criminal empire in the 70s and 80s. The show is produced by the minds behind Narcos and Narco: Mexico, and while it’s not a direct crossover, it has been described as a “cousin” to both series. Vergara spent years trying to get Blanco’s story made and she looks to have transformed herself to play the murderous drug queen in what will be her first major dramatic role. But when exactly can fans expect to see it in their Netflix queues? Pretty soon.

Griselda is set to stream on the platform on Jan. 25th. All of the show’s six, hour-long episodes will drop on Netflix that day, likely around 11 a.m. ET. The series shows Blanco’s rise to power in Miami’s criminal underworld, her struggle to keep her family safe, and her violent methods of keeping control over her billion-dollar smuggling operation. Vergara, who is known for her more comedic roles, appeared unrecognizable in the show’s trailer, sporting major prosthetics to morph into the callous, calculating tyrant, shocking fans with her new look and effectively setting the tone for what this series will be.

Griselda Blanco is no Gloria Pritchett, people. You’ve been warned.

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Every Episode Of ‘Reacher,’ Basically

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Reacher and his team are at a crime scene. It is very mysterious. The bad guys have kidnapped someone important and left no clues behind. Or so it seems…

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: I dunno, Reacher.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: They cleaned up the scene pretty well. Almost… too well.

REACHER: Look closely.

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: At what?

NEAGLEY: [holding a rocket launcher for some reason] I’ve got the perimeter covered.

REACHER: [crouches, the fabric of his jeans screaming for its life as his massive thighs stretch it beyond what any manufacturer could have anticipated] Look at this french fry.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: What about it?

REACHER: [holding up single french fry] The crinkle cut… the heavy dusting of Old Bay seasoning… this is a crab fry from Chickie’s and Pete’s restaurant. By the looks of it I’d say it was fried about 36 hours ago.

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: What does that mean?

REACHER: We’re going to Philadelphia.

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The Big Bad Guy is in his headquarters. He is very mad. He is holding a glass of dark liquor at 11am. Twenty men with machine guns are standing around him.

BAD GUY: He’s one man.

GOON: He’s big.

BAD GUY: I don’t care how big he is. We need to do crimes. We need to do this deal.

OTHER GOON: I will murder him.

BAD GUY: Good.

THIRD GOON: I will murder him, too.

BAD GUY: I need this deal to go through.

GOON WITH A NECK TATTOO: I will also murder him.

BAD GUY: Millions of dollars are at stake here. I need to do crimes. Go get him.

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Reacher and his team are in Philadelphia for their investigation. They are at the Liberty Bell in broad daylight but somehow no civilians are around. The goons roll up to them ready for a fight.

LEAD GOON: [is 5’8] You’re in big trouble now, chump.

SECONDARY GOON: [is 5’6, has a chain] I am going to murder you.

GOON WITH A NECK TATTOO: [has a machine gun he doesn’t fire when Reacher is vulnerable] It’s the end of the line, pal.

REACHER: Okay.

[Reacher murders all of them through a series of elbow strikes and headbutts that make cracking and squishing sounds in a way that implies their insides have liquified. The Goon With A Neck Tattoo waits until Reacher is safely positioned behind the Liberty Bell before firing 150 bullets that strike nothing. Reacher then picks up the Liberty Bell and throws it over the goon’s head and kabongs it with the other goon’s chain so hard the goon just dies]

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: Nice work, boss.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: [makes sex eyes at Reacher]

NEAGLEY: [still holding rocket launcher]

[head goon’s phone rings, Reacher pulls it off his lifeless corpse and answers it]

BAD GUY: Is it done?

REACHER: No. But you’re about to be.

BAD GUY: Who is this? Where are my guys?

REACHER: Let’s just say they got their… bells rung.

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A local cop who plays by the rules is mad at Reacher for his loose cannon shenanigans.

COP: Dammit Reacher, you murdered five goons at the Liberty Bell in broad daylight.

REACHER: Yes.

COP: We have laws! You can just kill everyone, dammit!

REACHER: I’m Reacher.

COP: [begrudgingly] Dammit, I don’t approve of your methods but… goddammit… I respect you. Just promise me you won’t murder anyone else, okay?

REACHER: No.

COP: Dammit.

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Reacher and his team storm a facility where the Bad Guy is hiding weapons and/or counterfeit money and/or evidence that will reveal a much larger conspiracy. Reacher is wearing a mask even though he is the largest human being alive and can be recognized from space.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: [in ball gown for some reason] We need a warrant to get in there.

NEAGLEY: [on walkie-talkie from bushes] I think we can figure out a way.

REACHER: I’m Reacher.

[Reacher headbutts three security guards — heights ranging from 5’4-5’7 — and then picks up their golf cart and heaves it through the front entrance]

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: Classic Reacher.

[five black SUVs filled with goons show up, one has an actual pirate cannon mounted to the roof]

REACHER: You go in and get the evidence. I’ll hold them off.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: Are you sure?

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: There’s like 40 of them.

NEAGLEY: [in bushes with sniper rifle] I’ll cover you.

REACHER: I’m Reacher.

Quick flashback scene. Reacher is a teenager. His mom is in the hospital.

MOM: You’re a good boy, Reacher.

REACHER: [says nothing]

MOM: You know right from wrong.

REACHER: [continues saying nothing]

MOM: Just make me one promise before I die at an undetermined age after this brief hospital stay…

REACHER: What’s that?

MOM: Please don’t spend your whole life murdering goons.

REACHER: [eyes narrow]

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Back to present day. Reacher has murdered all the goons at the facility. One of them is hanging from the flagpole by his neck. The team comes out and sees the carnage.

GUY WITH COOL HAIR: Wow. Someone was busy.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: [ball gown torn to mid-thigh] We got the evidence. They’ve been doing crimes.

NEAGLEY: We better get outta here.

[cell phone rings from a goon’s mangled vest, Reacher pulls it out along with a candy bar that was apparently in there too]

BAD GUY: Is it done?

REACHER: [bites into candy bar] I am going to murder you.

BAD GUY: I don’t think you know who you’re messing with, son.

REACHER: A dead man.

BAD GUY: We’ll see about that.

COP: [screeches up to the facility in like a 1997 Ford Taurus and sees $25 million in property damage and dozens of dead goons] Dammit!

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Reacher is in his crappy motel room. The Attractive Lady Cop knocks on his door and comes in. She is holding two bottles of beer. Reacher has his shirt off. His shoulders look like if a regular-sized person was smuggling bowling balls.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: How are you doing, Reacher?

REACHER: I’m fine.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: You just don’t let anyone in, do you?

REACHER: I’m Reacher.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: [takes back the beer she just gave him, removes shirt]

REACHER: I’m your boss.

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: Well, I think… just for tonight… you let someone else be in charge…

REACHER: [veins in neck raised like a mountain range on a topographical map]

[phone rings]

ATTRACTIVE LADY COP: Ignore that.

REACHER: [answers phone]

BAD GUY: Well well well, Mr. Reacher…

REACHER: I am going to murder you.

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How To Watch The BRIT Awards 2024

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The 2024 BRIT Awards are only a little over a month away, and today, the nominees were announced, with one making history.

RAYE was nominated for seven awards, making her the most-nominated artist in a single year since 1977 — the year the BRITs were founded.

She is up for artist of the year, best new artist, pop act, R&B act, album of the year for her debut 21st Century Blues, and two songs of the year: “Escapism” with 070 Shake, and “Prada” with with cassö and D-Block Europe.

Meanwhile, Central Cee and J Hus both have four nominations each, while Dua Lipa has three.

How To Watch The BRIT Awards 2024

The BRIT Awards are set for Saturday, March 2, at the O2 Arena in London. The show will be broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX.

Here’s The Complete List Of 2024 BRIT Awards Nominees

Mastercard Album Of The Year

Blur — The Ballad Of Darren
J Hus — Beautiful And Brutal Yard
Little Simz — No Thank You
RAYE — My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers — Heavy Heavy

Artist Of The Year

Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again..
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean
RAYE

Group Of The Year

Blur
Chase & Status
Headie One & K-Trap
Jungle
Young Fathers

Best New Artist

Mahalia
Olivia Dean
PinkPantheress
RAYE
Yussef Dayes

Song Of The Year

Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding — “Miracle”
cassö/RAYE/D-Block Europe — “Prada”
Central Cee — “Let Go”
Dave & Central Cee — “Sprinter,” Dave & Central Cee
Dua Lipa — “Dance the Night”
Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed”
J Hus — “Who Told You” Feat. Drake
Kenya Grace — “Strangers”
Lewis Capaldi — “Wish You the Best”
PinkPantheress — “Boy’s A Liar”
RAYE — “Escapism.” Feat. 070 Shake
Rudimental/Charlotte Plank/Vibe Chemistry — “Dancing Is Healing”
Stormzy — “Firebabe” Feat. Debbie
Switch Disco & Ella Henderson — “REACT”
Venbee & Goddard — “Messy in Heaven”

International artist of the year

Asake
Burna Boy
Caroline Polachek
CMAT
Kylie Minogue
Lana Del Rey
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift

International Group Of The Year

Blink-182
Boygenius
Foo Fighters
Gabriels
Paramore

International Song Of The Year

Billie Eilish — “What Was I Made For?”
David Kushner — “Daylight”
Doja Cat — “Paint the Town Red”
Jazzy — “Giving Me”
Libianca — “People”
Meghan Trainor — “Made You Look”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Noah Kahan — “Stick Season”
Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz — “Miss You”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire,”
Peggy Gou — “(It Goes Like) Nanana”
Rema — “Calm Down”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Tate McRae — “Greedy”
Tyla — “Water”

Alternative/Rock Act

Blur
Bring Me The Horizon
The Rolling Stones
Young Fathers
Yussef Dayes

Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act

CASISDEAD
Central Cee
Dave
J Hus
Little Simz

Dance Act

Barry Can’t Swim
Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred again..
Romy

Pop Act

Calvin Harris
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Olivia Dean
RAYE

R&B Act

Cleo Sol
Jorja Smith
Mahalia
RAYE
SAULT

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Fancy Little Meatball Ron DeSantis Reportedly Spent More Money On Private Jets Than TV Advertising Because ‘Casey Won’t Fly Commercial’

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With Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign now dead in the ground, political analysts have been poring over what went wrong with the Republican candidate who was once viewed as the biggest threat to Donald Trump. Unsurprisingly, those analysts have a lot to choose from.

While the biggest and most insurmountable issue with Meatball Ron’s presidential run was the candidate’s inability to engage in retail politics or simple small talk without coming off as a weird robot, his campaign was a similar disaster. In addition to inexperienced staffers, DeSantis’ campaign blew through a staggering amount of money, and one particular expenditure has been haunting him since October: private jets.

In a post-mortem on DeSantis exiting the Republican primary, FloridaPolitics publisher Peter Schorsch highlighted the DeSantises taste for fancy flying that reportedly cost the campaign millions:

What can I say? The DeSantises developed a taste for the imperial trappings of office, and even as the campaign peasants were scrounging for kernels of grain they continued to insist on private jets and white glove treatment. Perhaps the single most shocking statistic of the campaign was that it spent more on private jets than TV advertising. This speaks to an enormous sense of entitlement and an almost pathological detachment from reality.

Political analyst Rick Wilson also noted the well-documented reports of DeSantis dropping large chunks of change on private jets. However, Wilson took things further by laying the blame on the Florida governor’s wife Casey DeSantis:

“DeSantis’ campaign was out of money, time, and resources,” Wilson told MSNBC. “They wasted tens of millions of dollars on private jet travel because Casey DeSantis won’t fly commercial. It was a campaign way in over its head from the start, and they never had a chance.”

(Via Florida Politics, Politico)

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Bayley Is Ready To Cement Her Legacy At The Royal Rumble

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As fans packed into Raymond James Stadium for WrestleMania 37, WWE’s annual premier show had a different buzz for a face of its women’s division. After performing for more than a year without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bayley, one of the promotion’s brightest spots week-in and week-out, did not compete at the show.

“That Mania stung,” Bayley tells Uproxx Sports. “I was so heartbroken that I didn’t even want to go ask what was happening. I felt like I had the best year of my career. Then I hosted WrestleMania, which was an honor. Got to be alongside some legends, have some cool moments, a lot of spotlight on me both nights. Now I can say I’ve done it. But that’s not where I thought I should have been.”

Fast forward almost three years later and she has a chance at redemption. A 30-minute drive down 275 to Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Bayley will be one of 30 women vying for a chance to main event WrestleMania 40 when she hits the ring at this year’s Royal Rumble on Saturday, Jan. 27.

“I think that it will be a good little bird in the face to whoever didn’t want to put me on, right in the backyard of (WrestleMania 37),” Bayley says. “I’m gonna use that as fuel.”

One of the traditional big four Premier Live Events, Bayley understands the significance of what it would mean to win a Royal Rumble. It would give her the chance to do something that’s alluded her during her 10-year WWE career. She’s defended the title, the tag titles, and wrestled in dream matches, but she’s never competed in a singles title match at WrestleMania.

“To me, this year in particular is about cementing my legacy and my career,” Bayley says. “I’ve done a lot up until this point. With Damage CTRL, I feel like I’m on a different level than everybody else, even the women that I came up with, because it comes with a different responsibility.

“Bringing up Dakota, bringing up girls and vouching for them, it’s a different type of responsibility than just having to worry about yourself,” she continues. “The fact that I’ve been able to do that successfully and add to it that IYO is the champion right now just puts me on a different level. I think this year is going to solidify who I am and what I’ve brought to the industry and to the company.”

Becoming the leader of Damage CTRL is something Bayley says happened quickly. The trio debuted at SummerSlam 2022 after Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship, a moment she says made the group feel instantly important. “It feels very special,” she remarks, “to have been able to do that on a big show.”

While the ultimate dream for Bayley is having that WrestleMania main event, she says much of what she wants to accomplish is her current onscreen role with Damage CTRL, and helping usher in the next generation of stars.

“Whether it’s women in NXT right now or whether it’s someone backstage like an Indi Hartwell or Candice LeRae that isn’t getting that TV time, that can be main event superstars, I think that is one of my main purposes here,” Bayley notes. “I’ve been a champion and as much as I want to main event WrestleMania and get that singles match, as much as I want to win the Rumble, if it’s not in the cards for me, it’s okay because I understand what my purpose is. That’s to make the division bigger than it is and just give back and share my equity.”

If she does go on to win the Rumble, Bayley is crystal clear on plans for who she’ll challenge.

“Let me just say it, this is the last time I’m gonna say it. IYO is champion, right? And in Damage CTRL that means we’re all kind of a champion. She deserves to have that all to her own. Kabuki Warriors, we’re gonna get them those tag titles because it’s what they deserve. If I get a title from Rhea Ripley, how cool would that look? Now all we gotta do is get Dakota to win the NXT Women’s title,” Bayley says.

“And you’ve never seen that before, and that’s what we’re about this year. We’re about making history. We’re about never before seen, and we’re about taking over the world. So, the only way we could do that is by knocking Mami off her little high horse. She thinks she’s the stuff right now. Wait til I get my hands on her.”