Chickens have been on the rise as pets or at the very least resident egg layers after the great egg inflation of 2022. Chicken coops have popped up in suburban backyards across America with no expectation other than for them to cluck around and provide breakfast. They even make chicken outfits and tiny hands you can place over their wings.
Owning chickens has really become mainstream. But for one chicken mom there was a few minutes where she wasn’t quite sure what was happening with her feathered friends. Brianna Antionette uploaded a video to TikTok of what appears to be her chickens glitching…or being frozen by an alien forcefield about to beam them up. The entire situation was strange.
It was time for the chickens to eat and they were happily clicking along trying to get coordinated to follow the human leading them to food. Suddenly the chickens go quiet and stop mid stride. No movement whatsoever to include breathing from what it looks like.
The text overlay on the video reads, “have you ever seen a glitch in the matrix.” It really does look like a scene from a sci-fi movie the way all of the chickens freeze in unison. Some of the chickens still had their feet lifted as they froze mid stride and since chickens can’t talk the woman was left freaking out calling them to eat as they were completely unresponsive to her voice.
Some commenters offered a very reasonable explanation to all of her chickens suddenly playing freeze tag while others alternated between saying she faked it and being creeped out.
“Y’all they probably saw a hawk,” one person writes with a sobbing emoji.
“Chicken Tender here. They seen a threat and froze. When you said ‘where you going’ one alerted with a ‘growl’ tone telling others to stop moving.
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See, totally normal chicken stuff assuming “Chicken Tender” means one that tends to chickens and not the finger food. The logical answers didn’t stop others from speculating or freaking out, including Brianna. When responding to a comment that says, “you too damn calm for me. I wud[sic] have ran over there and shook one,” Brianna revealed her fear.
“LISTENN!! I thought the RAPTURE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE my mind was moving faster than my body,” she cries.
Thankfully for Brianna and her chickens, there was no rapture. There was no glitch in the matrix or aliens trying to beam them up and the chickens were not playing a cruel joke (people are giving tiny chicken brains too much credit). Nothing was wrong with her chickens, they were instinctively protecting themselves from a predator.
Hawks can easily carry away small animals so when animals are aware that they are prey for the large bird, they do what they can to minimize their risk. In this case, chickens know they can’t fly away nor can they out run the predator like a rabbit may be able to so instead they attempt to become invisible by freezing in place.
Childhood is the time for play and imagination, but in the modern era, that’s often translated into toys, toys and more toys. There’s nothing wrong with toys, of courseâhumans have been making toys of one kind or another across cultures for millennia. But in our age, endless aisles of consumerism means an overabundance of toy options that can easily overtake the playroom.
If you feel like it’s all too much, you’re not wrong. And thankfully, there’s research to back you up on this.
We all know that kids don’t need a ton of toys, but not everyone knows that having too many toys is actually bad for kids. And I don’t just mean in a too-many-toys-will-spoil-them kind of way. As child development expert Dan Wuori shared on X, “In a 2018 study, researchers observed two different toddler play settingsâone with 16 toys and the other with only 4. What they found was that the children presented with fewer options actually engaged more deeply in play. They stayed focused longer and used the toys available to them in more imaginative ways. Which is just what we want, developmentally.”
He also pointed out that the parents participating in the study estimated that their children had, on average, 90 toys at home. That’s a whole lot of toys to choose from.
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For one, spaces with too many toys can be overstimulating and overwhelming for young children. Have you ever been to an ice cream shop that had dozens of flavors and tried to pick just one? Even adults can find their decision-making skills stymied by having too many choices, so imagine being a small child who is new to everything trying to decide what to play with.
Also, fewer toys helps kids focus and play more deeply, in addition to helping encourage problem-solving skills. If a child gets frustrated with a toy that they can’t figure out how to use, they’ll be tempted to move on to an easier one if there are tons to choose from. If they are limited by what’s available, they’re more likely to take the time to figure it out.
The good news is that having a lot of toys doesn’t automatically mean your kid is going to be hindered developmentally. There are several ways parents can make a big difference here:
– Establish a regular pattern of purging. Determine how many toys is “enough” toys, and set the expectation that when a new toy comes in, an old one goes out. Keep it positive by donating toys and explaining it as “sharing the toy joy” with other kids.
– Rotate the toys you do have. Keep a few toys out and stash the others away, out of sight and out of reach. When a child seems to have exhausted a toy, replace it with one from the stash. This way children only have access to a few toys at a time so they get the benefit of both a limited number of toys to play with and also the benefit of having a variety of toys to rotate.
– Remember that toys don’t need to be fancy or complex. Open-ended toys that can be used for lots of different kinds of play are often popular choices, but kids can make almost anything into a toy. Most parents discover that their toddler is more interested in the box than the toy that came in itâjust go with it. Often the fewer toys they have, the more imaginative they will be in making everyday objects into playthings.
– If you’re concerned about your kid getting a deluge of toys for Christmas, maybe suggest some alternatives to well-meaning family members that can still be wrapped and unwrapped (which is most of the fun of giving and getting presents). There are practical options that kids actually get into, like a toothbrush set, bath towel, cup or other useful item in their favorite colors or characters. A watch or a sleeping bag or their own set of kitchen tools are also great options. Arts and crafts materials, depending on the age, can be a big hit, too.
A handful of toys is truly all kids need at one time, so give yourself permission to pare down the playroom. It will not only save a lot of mess but it’s actually a healthy choice for your child in the long run.
A 41-year-old mom with 3 boys, 12-year-old twins, and a 10-year-old, pays them $10 daily to do their chores. However, their pay is deducted $10 if they miss a day. The boys have to do their tasks 5 days a week, although it doesnât matter which days they choose to work.
âThis system has worked swimmingly for us since it started, the boys have always complied with completing their chores,â the mom wrote on Reddit.
Her 12-year-old son was getting ready to play Fortnite with a friend and told him heâd be ready in 15 minutes once he finished his chores. When the boys started playing the game, he told the friend he was in charge of dusting and sweeping the stairs, to which the friend responded, âItâs a good thing my parents donât make me do girl chores.â
âI spoke with my son and explained to him that knowing how to clean was not specific to any gender, that it was a life skill everyone needed to know. I also told him that I understood that other families functioned differently; however, in our family, everyone did an equal share,â she wrote.
Over the next 3 days, the boy refused to do his âgirlâ chores. So, when allowance day came, the two brothers who did theirs received $50, but the 12-year-old who refused only got $20. The mom and the boy’s father are divorced, so the 12-year-old called his dad to complain that he got $30 less, and the dad took his side.
âMy ex-husband then proceeded to call me and tell me that Iâm in the wrong for only giving him $20 and to imagine how it makes him feel that his brothers got more than he did. I explained to him that our other sons actually did their chores for all 5 days, so they were rewarded accordingly,â the mother wrote. âAnd assured him that if he had decided to start giving the boys an allowance, then he can run allowance however he wanted, but this was ultimately the system I had come up with.â
She added that her husband said she is being âinsensitiveâ and âhumiliatingâ their son.
The mom asked Redditâs AITA subforum if she was in the wrong, and the commenters unanimously agreed that she was right. Other commenters noted that she made a smart decision leaving her ex-husband because he took the side of his child, who refused to do work for sexist reasons.
The only problem the commenters had was that the mom was being a little too generous by giving them $50 a week. Thatâs $600 a month for 3 kids.
“Itâs the real world, you donât do your job, you donât get paid, and I actually think $10 a day is pretty generous for allowance,” Longjumping-Gur-6581 wrote. “$10/day is insane for that age,â fIumpf added.
âYouâre not taking money out of your sonâs allowance, youâre not paying him for services not rendered,â Excitedorca wrote. âThe sexist, misogynistic reasons behind not completing the chores need to be corrected and that wonât happen by rewarding it.â
If this summer was the summer of Barbie, then this winter should be known as The Winter Of Godzilla because the giant lizard is doing really well these days. Last month, Kurt Russell took on a ton of monsters, including Godzilla, in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for Apple TV. Then a Japanese short film brought Godzilla face to face with a giant bug in Godzilla V. Magalon. Next year, the big guy returns in Godzilla X Kong: A New Empire. And at this moment, Godzilla Minus One is destroying the box office. Just like he destroys all those buildings and such.
After a limited release, Godzilla Minus One is expanding to over 2000 screens across America this weekend. The movie has made $27.6 million since first hitting American theaters on Dec. 1 and nearly $57 million globally, making Godzilla the richest lizard since Martin the Geico Gecko.
Godzilla Minus One takes place in postwar Japan where many residents are already living through devastation, and now a giant monster gets himself mixed into things. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, and Godzilla as himself.
The movie is not yet streaming, but due to its unexpected success, it will likely be available to watch from home sometime next year. For now, the only way to see the film is in theaters. Do you know what this means? This weekend, itâs Wonka V. Godzilla and there can only be one winner. (Itâs Hugh Grant!!!)
Below, you can read more about which companies have ended their business partnerships with Diddy, mainly through their membership in his recently launched marketplace, Empower Global â a sort of Amazon for Black-owned companies.
Fulaba
Fulabaâs Haby Barry said she believed Cassie as well as the other accusers, so her jewelry brand âwill not associate with anything or anyone that is counter to our values,â which are âall about empowering women and girls.â
House of Takura
A luxury bag company employing artisans in Africa with prints inspired by the local cultures, House of Takura was launched in 2015 by Sierra Leonan immigrant Annette Njau. She told Rolling Stone, âThis decision was made on the day that Casandra Ventura filed her lawsuit. We take the allegations against Mr. Combs very seriously and find such behavior abhorrent and intolerable. We believe in victimsâ rights, and support victims in speaking their truth, even against the most powerful of people.â
Nuudii System
Nuudii System was founded in 2011 by Annette Azan to offer shapewear that actually embraces womensâ natural shapes rather than change them. Azan also said that she pulled her brand from Empower upon finding out about the initial allegations.
No One Clothiers
Based in Los Angeles, this brand sells high-end shirts, pants, and hats designed to invoke the durability of workwear with the fashion-forward elements of streetwear. Its co-founder Lenard Grier said of the decision to leave Empower Global: âWhile this decision was difficult due [to] the reverence we once held for Mr. Combs as a leader in business and entertainment, it was clearly the correct choice. Our brand is founded on the belief that every individual is important and worthy of respect, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, etc. The allegations against Mr. Combs are in direct conflict with these beliefs. In turn, we felt a moral imperative to end our relationship.â
Tsuri
Ashli Goudelock founded her skin-care line with the intention of creating âspa-like experiences from the comfort of your home.â She credits her decision to break from Diddy an obligation âas women-owned and -led company,â saying, âwe do not and will not linger in a gray area about the mistreatment of women.â
If thatâs piqued your interest, hereâs what you need to know.
How To Buy Olivia Rodrigoâs âGood 4 Ur Guts Smoothieâ
The primary thing to note is that if youâre unfamiliar, Erewhon is an upscale supermarket chain with a handful of locations, all of which are in Los Angeles County, California. So, if youâre not from the area and want the Good 4 Ur Guts Smoothie, youâll have to either take a road trip or accept the fact that youâre out of luck (or wait for somebody to inevitably put one on eBay).
As for how to get it: Itâll be available starting on December 15, but if you order through the app, you can actually buy it right now, a day early.
How Much Does The Olivia Rodrigo âGood 4 Ur Guts Smoothieâ Cost?
The smoothie costs $18 and the product page notes, âThe good 4 your GUTS smoothie has surpassed all our expectations, delivering a blend packed with vibrant flavors and robust gut-healing support.â
What Ingredients Are In Olivia Rodrigoâs âGood 4 Ur Gutsâ Smoothie?
The product page also offers a rundown of the lengthy ingredients list: âMinor Figures Oatmilk, Health-ade Pomegranate Kombucha, SIBU Sea Buckthorn, Ion Gut Support, Nateâs Pure Organic Honey, Sprout Livingâs Epic Protein Chocolate Maca, organic strawberries, organic dates, organic blueberries, organic mango, organic coconut cream, and organic avocados.â
Well, thatâs partially subjective and partially objective. A sense of objectivity comes from the overall quality of the spirit. The list of whiskeys below are unarguably amazingly well-made, important, and unique. You cannot argue that. Itâs definitive and no critics will disagree. The subjectivity comes into play with my unique palate, what Iâve been lucky enough to taste this year, and what I personally think rises above the rest.
Thatâs before you even get into the dozens and dozens of distillery visits, barrel picks, and consulting I do for whiskey brands and charities.
Even still, Iâm not the be-all and end-all of whiskey tasting. No one is. Itâs an impossible task. Some whiskeys slip past my desk every year. So let me reiterate, these are the best of the best of what I had the pleasure of tasting in 2023. Those are our parameters.
Lastly, I did rank these whiskeys according to the depth of their flavor profiles (based on re-tasting them once more). Again, these are all A+ whiskeys when weâre talking about craft. So to rank them I had to split some serious hairs. All of these whiskeys are phenomenal, nuanced, deep, delightful, succinct, and delicious. Still, some go so deep as to take you on a transcendent journey â managing to shift the entire conversation around of what whiskey can be!
This new release from Balcones down in Waco, Texas celebrates the distilleryâs 15th anniversary. The whisky in the bottle is built from 100% Golden Promise malted barley. That whisky was then aged in a variety of old sherry puncheons that held Moscatel, Amontillado Dulce, Oloroso, and Palo Cortado sherries for decades. Once batched, the whisky was bottled as-is with a drop of proofing water.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Brandy-soaked dates, figs, and prunes pop on the nose with a hint of apricot jam, clove-studded oranges, cherry hand pies, and a note of soft pecan wood with this fleeting sense of ⌠I swear ⌠venison backstrap frying in butter in a cast iron skillet.
Palate: Those dates go hard on the palate as marzipan and salted cashews add a deep nuttiness with more of that clove-studded orange, a touch of lemon zest, and maybe some smoldering sandalwood next to eucalyptus and sage aromatic sticks.
Finish: A touch of smudging sage drives the finish toward grilled pineapple and peach with a touch of absinth herbs before a deeply creamy mocha latte leads to a scoop of black cherry ice cream.
Why Itâs The Best:
Balcones Distilling has come into its own after 15 years of trailblazing in the Texas whiskey scene. Theyâve dialed in their Texas Single Malt to such an extent that itâs now iconic and the example of the style.
This expression â which celebrates those 15 years of distilling, tinkering, learning, failing, refining, and excelling â is the American single malt whiskey of the year by a country mile. The quality of the spirit is refined and outstanding. But itâs that signature Texas vibe that helps this whiskey rise above and stand as a true testament to American single malt and all that it can be. This isnât a single malt thatâs chasing Scotland or Japan. This is a single malt thatâs proudly its own thing that highlights the terroir of Texas (and America) so vividly and beautifully.
When folks look back on the bottles of American single malt whiskey that helped define the style, Balcones is going to be central to that conversation and this bottle will be a highlight.
5. Best International Whiskey â Hibiki Suntory Whisky 21 Years Old 100th Anniversary Suntory Whisky
This new version of Hibiki 21 will be on any collectorâs wish list. The whisky in the bottle is a blend of malt and grain whiskies chosen and blended by Suntoryâs legendary Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo alongside his blending team. The team specifically chose Mizunara oak casks for the heart of the whisky out of respect for their shared Japanese heritage.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Jasmine blooms draw you in on the nose with a hint of savory fruits like dragonfruit and kumquat with a hint of star fruit next to burning incense coming from a distant sensor on the other side of the room.
Palate: Old potpourri with a hint of sandalwood drives the palate toward a super subtle sense of acacia bark next to a faint whisper of betel nut and maybe some floral honey with an almost crisp edge.
Finish: Spiced whisky wood staves arrive late on the finish with a sense of dried jasmine and lavender next to dried coriander and a fleeting sense of sweet incense in the far distance on a cold night.
Why Itâs The Best:
This is a wildly unique whisky that delivers with such subtleness that itâs almost inexplicable. At first glance, itâs soft and almost minimalist. Then it blooms on your senses and takes you down these hidden paths and alleys that reveal intensely unique and varied flavor profiles that feel like walking through markets in Delhi, Tokyo, and Taipei before settling into this vibe of a lush hash lounge in a Tangier overlooking the sea. T
his is truly a journey in a glass and one of the most peerless whisky pours of the year.
4. Best Scotch Whisky â Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 30 Years
Taliskerâs seaside vibes are on full display in this beautiful bottle. The 2023 limited release (the 30-year is on a random release schedule) was around 3,000 bottles, making this a very rare expression from the Isle of Skye distillery. Those bottles were pulled from both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks and masterfully blended right next to the sea at cask strength.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose is shockingly subtle and soft with velvety notes of smoldering dried nori next to matchsticks dipped in a buttery and rich dark chocolate with sea salt gently sprinkled all over.
Palate: The palate leans into the dialed-back peat by bringing about a smoked cream with fire-seared peaches next to a hint of wet cedar, very old tobacco leaves, and a touch of almond or oat milk flecked with salt.
Finish: That salt drives the mid-palate towards a finish thatâs like getting kissed by merfolk on a beach next to a campfire thatâs heating a cauldron full of spicy stewed peaches in more of that cream.
Why Itâs The Best:
Talisker released some true bangers this year, but nothing topped this masterpiece. Perhaps most importantly, this whisky exuded true approachability while never for a moment letting forget that it was 100% unparalleled as a softly peated single malt.
You feel the extraordinary vibrance and one-of-a-kind vibe of where this whisky is made from the very first whiff from the nose. Then the palate takes you on a journey through from the sea to the hills looming over the Isle of Skye before gently embracing you with a delicate warmth. All of that is to say that this is Talisker â and Scotch whisky as a whole â at its absolute zenith.
Eagle Rare Straight Bourbon is made from Mash Bill #1 at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Thatâs their low-rye mash bill, and thatâs all thatâs known about the juice. That whiskey was then left to rest for nearly two decades in a warehouse before being moved into Buffalo Traceâs new state-of-the-art Warehouse P facility. When the whiskey hit 25 years old, something magical happened to the barrel and it was ready for bottling.
The single barrel was proofed down to Eagle Rareâs 101-proof and otherwise bottled as-is, yielding only 200 bottles. The bottle is also a collectible with a hand-hammered sterling silver eagle wing wrapped around a hand-blown crystal decanter. That striking bottle comes in a custom display box that opens like an eagleâs wings.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose hints at old oak staves resting in a musty warehouse before veering toward stewed cherries with hints of clove and nutmeg next to salted dark chocolate shavings and rich powdered sugar icing cut with bourbon vanilla and light pipe tobacco essences with a whisper of fall leaves and orchard barks.
Palate: The rich vanilla gets buttery and creamy with an almost eggnog vibe thanks to the spice on the lush palate has dried cranberry, brandy-soaked cherry, and dried figs lead to rich toffee rolled in dark chocolate and anise before getting cut with a touch of earthy tobacco pulled from fresh black dirt.
Finish: The finish hugs you gently with warmth tied to winter spice barks soaked in apple cider cut with black cherry as the dirt takes on a warehouse must with gently sweet oak staves mingle with a whisper of whole black pepper and clove buds over creamy dark orange spice cake.
Why Itâs The Best:
This is arguably the most important bourbon release of 2023. The science behind the final stages of aging â a controlled warehouse environment where atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature, and even the f*cking breeze were dialed in â created a unicorn whiskey where something magical happened. This ultra-aged whiskey isnât over-oaked or bitterly tannic like so many 20+-year-old bourbons. Instead, a moment of alchemy created a lush and almost fresh version of 25-year-old Kentucky bourbon thatâs astoundingly soft and supple while still holding onto the insane depth that only aging that long can achieve.
When we look back on high-age-statement Kentucky bourbon years from now, this whiskey will be a hallmark of when someone figured out how to do it right.
2. Best American Whiskey â Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Foursquare Blend of Straight Whiskies Finished in Foursquare Rum Barrels
This is a much-sought-after blend from Kentucky darling Bardstown Bourbon Company. The blend in this case is a mix of seven-year-old Indiana straight rye with a mash bill of 51% rye, 45% corn, and 4% malted barley blended with a 17-year-old Tennessee straight bourbon with a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. Once those barrels are batched, the whiskey is re-barreled in Foursquare rum barrels for an additional 23-month rest.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Woody banana and rich marzipan pop on the nose with a deep and sharp clove, anise, and cinnamon vibe next to peanut butter clusters dusted with toasted coconut, burnt orange zest, and sea salt with this whisper of rum-soaked raisins and old oak in the background.
Palate: The rye funkiness drives the rummy oak tannins towards a soft sticky toffee pudding with rich toffee, mild vanilla oils, and a sense of spiced mincemeat pie.
Finish: The finish is lush and silken with a sense of fresh and warm vanilla pods over warm grog with a handful of dark and woody winter spices countered by luxurious and buttery salted caramel with a fleeting hint of smoldering marshmallow.
Why Itâs The Best:
Blending Tennessee bourbon and Indiana rye is about as American whiskey as you can get. Layering in an almost 2-year finish in beloved Foursquare rum barrels from Barbados is just the icing on the cake. But this whiskey goes beyond all that and transcends as the tastiest sipper of the year.
This is a whiskey that you immediately say âHoly Shit!â to when you get that first sense of the nose and profile on your palate. The team at Bardstown Bourbon Company did something magical in that this whiskey is so distinct while just plain delicious. Itâs the sort of whiskey where you feel the build â the Tennessee bourbon, the Indiana rye, the Barbados rum â but you never see/feel the seams. Itâs flawless.
And then it explodes with fun and refreshing flavor notes on your senses, which draw you back again and again to find more and more depth.
1. Best American Rye Whiskey & UPROXXâs Whiskey of the Year â Pride of Anderson County Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
This elite whiskey is a collaboration between Rare Characterâs Pablo Moix, Rare Bird 101âs David Jennings, and Wild Turkeyâs Bruce Russell. The whiskey in the bottle is a single barrel of Wild Turkey rye that was distilled back in June of 2014 and left to age in the famed Tyrone rickhouse at Wild Turkey (on floor four if you want to get granular). That barrel was pulled in October of 2023 and bottled 100% as-is, making this highest-proof and only barrel-proof single-barrel Wild Turkey ever released.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Dark candied orange and brandied cherry jump out of the glass toward the nose as rich toffee rolled in almond and dusted with dark chocolate and a pinch of salt leads toward this sense of Earl Grey tea leaves soaked in dry champagne with this faint whisper of chinotto sneak in with a light effervescence.
Palate: The taste opens with a light fresh sourdough rye bread with hints of fennel and poppy seed before soft black peppercorns gently lead the palate toward candied lime and orange peels, vanilla buttercream, nutmeg and clove-spiked walnut bread, salted butter, and more of that champagne-soaked Earl Grey layered into a rich pipe tobacco leaf with a hint of worn saddle soap.
Finish: The spice leans into woody cinnamon barks, clove buds, allspice berries, and star anise with a moment of sarsaparilla wood before brandied cherries, pear compote with saffron, and apple fritters with powdered sugar icing meld into a lush vanilla-forward creamy eggnog with a whisper of peppermint and tobacco.
Why Itâs The Best of 2023:
The first ever single barrel rye at cask strength from Wild Turkey via Rare Character and Rare Bird 101 is not only important, itâs a masterpiece. This whiskey is so good that it might change the way Wild Turkey releases its rye whiskey, which is one of the best ryes on the scene in general. That makes this bottle of whiskey very important as this could be the first meeting of a very long and fruitful shift in Wild Turkeyâs rye whiskey releases.
What makes this a true masterpiece is that this whiskey transcends being an American rye and becomes a spectacular whiskey full stop. I know this is a clichĂŠ â but if you donât fall in love with this whiskey, you might not like whiskey at all. Moreover, this goes so far beyond the âclassicâ rye notes of grassy rye bread or woody spice. This layers soft dark fruits, deep creamy nuttiness, succinct woody spice notes, sharp and exacting botanicals, and this luxurious soft lushness thatâs unparalleled in any whiskey this year.
This is a true testament to how great, varied, and delicious rye whiskey can be and a once-in-a-lifetime standard bearer of the beauty of whiskey in general. This is a bottle of whiskey that makes you fall in love with whiskey as a spirit â and thatâs what makes this Uproxxâs #1 pick for best whiskey of 2023.
Pat Sajak has hosted Wheel of Fortune since 1981. Thatâs thousands and thousands of episodes. It takes a lot for him to be surprised by an answer, but that happened this week with a contestantâs endearingly terrible solve.
During a Triple Toss-Up in Tuesdayâs episode, the category was Show Biz and the board read âTH_ _RITI_S _GR_E.â Contestant Gishma Tabari, who according to TV Insider ârevealed she had a Disney-themed bridal shower earlier in the episode,â attempted to solve the puzzle. âTHE BRITISH OGRE,â she said. Her guess caught Sajak by surprise. âSay it again,â he said, as if to give her time to reconsider things. Nope: âTHE BRITISH OGRE.â That was not the answer, because thatâs not a thing (a Scottish ogre, on the other handâŚ).
Eventually, fellow contestant Lora Stamps, a nurse from Magnolia, Arkansas, jumped in and gave the correct answer, âThe Critics Agree,â leaving Tabari embarrassed.
It worked out fine for Tabari, who âmanaged to rake in $15,853 and even won a cruise trip,â according to Page Six. Plus, now sheâs a fan favorite. âThis girl guessed âThe British Ogreâ on wheel of fortune and the second hand embarrassment was overwhelming. She wouldnât even look at the camera for a sec. I feel bad but man that sh*t was funny,â one viewer wrote on X, while another added, âOK, the puzzle was clearly THE CRITICS AGREE but to be honest I prefer THE BRITISH OGRE because the puzzles could use some more wacky originality sometimes..â
Andre Braugherâs cause of death has been revealed after the beloved actor passed away on Monday, leaving behind a sea of tributes as colleagues and fans hailed his career-defining performances. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star was only 61 years of age.
When his death was announced, Braugherâs publicist only disclosed that the actor suffered from a âbrief illness.â Further details have now been revealed, according to The New York Times:
Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor who died this week at 61, was diagnosed with lung cancer a few months ago before succumbing to the disease on Monday, his longtime publicist, Jennifer Allen, said on Thursday.
When Ms. Allen confirmed his death this week, she said he had died after a brief illness. A 2014 profile by The New York Times Magazine said that Mr. Braugher was intensely private and âstopped drinking alcohol and smoking years ago.â
Braugher became an actor to watch following his performance in 1989âs Glory, where he went toe-to-toe with acting legends like Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. He later landed a career-defining role in Homicide: Life on the Streets where his portrayal of Detective Frank Pemberton is still raved about to this day.
Following the news of his death, Braugherâs work as Pemberton was mentioned just as frequently, if not more, than his more recent and beloved portrayal of Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Recently, Olivia Rodrigo has been spotted spending time with Louis Partridge, the 20-year-old English actor known for playing Lord Tewkesbury in the Enola Holmes movies and Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious in FXâs Pistol. This has naturally led to some dating speculation.
Are Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge dating?
It certainly looks like it, especially after yesterday (December 13): TMZ shared photos of the two outside of a New York City gas station, and they were holding each other (with Partridge putting a hand in a spot usually reserved for somebody youâre really familiar with) and kissing.
This is the culmination of a series of sightings over the past handful of weeks. In late October, the two were seen in London, which got the dating rumors rolling. Fast-forward to earlier this month: Partridge was seen supporting Rodrigo at her NYC Jingle Ball performance on December 8. The next day, he was also spotted at the December 9 Saturday Night Live afterparty on December 9, for the episode on which Rodrigo performed as musical guest.
All that said, neither Rodrigo nor Partridge have publicly confirmed that theyâre officially an item, so despite how it may seem, we do not yet know for certain that they have labeled it and are in fact dating.
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