In the trailer for Baby Keem’s film, The Melodic Blue, the title is given to a mysterious location described as “a place where all human sensitivities are heightened.” The trailer gets very abstract in a hurry, depicting some of the feverish, surreal imagery we’ve come to expect from the PgLang crew, as well as other Amazon Prime Video productions like Swarm.
Keem initially shared the trailer at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival ahead of his and Kendrick Lamar’s headlining performance at the festival. The film’s premise was later described in a press release: “Keem’s internal battle leads us through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depths of The Melodic Blue,” it said.
The film, of course, borrows its title from the California-born, Las Vegas-raised rapper’s 2021 debut album. Since its release, Keem released a deluxe edition the next year, then teamed up with his cousin Kendrick to drop a single called “The Hillbillies.” Later, they teamed up as a duo — also named The Hillbillies — to headline Flog Gnaw, where the festival’s founder Tyler The Creator came out to join them during their performance.
Watch the trailer for Baby Keem’s film The Melodic Blue above.
The Melodic Blue premieres on Amazon Prime Video on December 5.
During the late 70s, Reeves’ mother Patricia Taylor designed a number of Parton’s most iconic outfits, including her 1978 Playboy Bunny costume, which she wore on the magazine’s cover.
“She did a lot of sewing for me, she did a lot of my clothes,” Dolly told Barrymore via PEOPLE. “But I remember Keanu when he was just little, and she would bring him over to my house when we were fitting or when I would go to the shop where she worked.”
However, Dolly never realized the little boy was Keanu Reeves until years later when the now-famous movie star came to one of her shows and knocked on her dressing room door.
“He said, ‘Do you remember me? I’m the little boy that used to sit at your feet when my mom was [working],’” Dolly recalled. “Of course I knew he had become a star but it didn’t connect to me that that was who that was.”
Barrymore then asked Dolly if she know that Keanu wore her Playboy Bunny costume for Halloween. The John Wick actor told Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk that the country star left the outfit behind, so why not use it?
“Did he? Aw, that’s sweet,” Parton said. “He’s great. He’s the sweetest guy.”
Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles has long been a protective force in her daughter’s life and this week, she once again stepped into that role to defend Beyoncé from a malicious rumor circulating online in the wake of the premiere event for Beyoncé’s Renaissance film.
After some fans observed that the star looked paler than normal in the photo of herself she posted from the premiere, Momma Tina clapped back, calling those critics self-hating “bozos” promoting a long-debunked, toxic narrative about her daughter.
Comments and gossip rags accused Beyoncé of lightening her skin with editing tools, with some going as far as speculating that she was bleaching it to look white. Knowles also noted that TMZ reached out to Beyoncé’s stylist for a comment about the responses to her premiere look, calling out the reporter’s “entitlement.”
For what it’s worth, Beyonce is a lighter-skinned Black woman at an event where many of the photographers likely had their cameras and lighting set up to capture a wide range of skin tones, including very dark ones which are frequently underlit in mass media. Combine that with Beyoncé’s wardrobe — a silver dress and complementary platinum blonde wig — and the way the photo turned out makes perfect sense.
Is nobody going to discuss how this woman has bleached herself raw? It’s disgusting. https://t.co/ACLWrou7bU
This isn’t the first time Beyoncé has been the center of colorist/colorism comments online. A few years ago, her father Matthew Knowles told Ebony that at least some of Beyoncé’s success is due to colorism.
Beyoncé herself has made efforts to uplift Black women of all shades through songs like “Brown Skin Girl,” her previous film Black Is King, and the shout-out to her mom’s native Louisiana roots in “Formation,” among others.
You can read Tina Knowles’ full post below.
Came across this today and decided to post it after seeing all of the stupid ignorant self, hating racist statements about her, lightening her skin, and wearing platinum hair wanting to be white. She does a film called Renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire and you bozos decide that she’s trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin? .. How sad is it that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy. Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown. “ALIEN Superstar” duh! What’s really sad is that a white woman had the audacity to reach out to Neal, Beyoncé’s hairstylist, from TMZ to say that the fans are saying that she wants to be white and she wanted to get a statement about it from Neal. Well that made my blood boil, that this white woman felt so entitled to discuss her blackness.
What’s really most disappointing is some Black people — yes you bozos that’s on social media — lying and faking and acting like you’re so ignorant that you don’t understand that Black women have worn platinum hair since the Etta James days. I just went and looked at all the beautiful talented Black celebrities who have worn platinum hair and it has been just about every one of them at one time or another. Are they all trying to be white? I am sick and tired of people attacking her. Every time she does something that she works her ass off for, and is a statement of her work ethic, talent, and resilience, here you sad little haters come out the woodwork. Jealousy and racism, sexism, double standards — you perpetuate those things. Instead of celebrating a sister or just ignoring her if you don’t like her. I am sick of you losers. I know that she is going to be pissed at me for doing this, but I am fed up! This girl minds her own business. She helps people whenever she can. She lifts up & promotes Black women and underdogs at all times.
Shake Shack just dropped new Trolls Band Together-themed shakes! Sorry — I tried to be excited about the Trolls part but… I can’t say I am. I’m not nine. Or six. Or whatever age Trolls is for. Also, I don’t know much about the Trolls cinematic universe (are we calling it that?).
Sadly (for me), I do know some things. That’s just how culture moves these days. You wake up one morning glad to know absolutely nothing about a franchise and then somehow that franchise creeps into your consciousness with a combination of advertising, celebrity alignment, and brand tie-ins before you hit the sheets that night. Here’s the sum of my Trolls knowledge, without using Google:
Somehow there is not one, but three Trolls movies.
There’s a Trolls soundtrack that is quite successful. So I suppose that these trolls sing. Or are sung to.
Oh and also these all descend from an 80s-era toy with hair you could style and wow what a change of fortunes that toy has had, huh?
While I’m no Trolls expert, I do know fast food milkshakes. So when Shake Shack announced it was launching three new holiday milkshakes, I was pumped — IP be damned!
That said, I was significantly less pumped that I’d have to say to a living person, “Can I please get Poppy’s Sugar Cookie Shake,” or “One Brach’s Chocolate Peppermint Shake, please.” So I ordered from the app, instead. With all three shakes in hand, I set out to review them and rank them from least essential to the one you need to order ASAP.
Viva’s Cinnamon Roll Shake
Dane Rivera
Thoughts and Tasting Notes:
Sorry to Viva but I’m going to declare this one the least essential of the three new shakes. Viva’s Cinnamon Roll Shake features a cinnamon roll-flavored custard base mixed with glittering gold frosting and topped with whipped cream and gold confetti.
The flavor is very similar to a cinnamon roll’s icing, it’s milky and vanilla-forward but, sadly, I’m not tasting very much of the cinnamon. I think an easy opportunity to get more cinnamon here would’ve been to dust the shake with real cinnamon rather than gold frosting. Compared to the other three shakes, this one also lacks texture.
It’s not bad by any means… but it feels way less inventive than the other two.
The Bottom Line:
A lack of cinnamon and a textural element hold this shake back from what it could’ve been.
Branch’s Chocolate Peppermint Shake
Dane Rivera
Thoughts and Tasting Notes:
This shake didn’t need a Troll’s tie-in to sell — it would be a winner regardless of the branding. Branch’s Chocolate Peppermint Shake is a holiday classic — it is a mix of vanilla and chocolate custard mixed with mint fudge and topped with whipped cream and crunchy peppermint sugar shards.
Each sip is a mix of heavy chocolate and mint notes, with the slightest hint of vanilla that keeps it from becoming too rich. The peppermint candies will likely never find their way up your straw but if you’re the type that likes to dip your straw in, mix, and scoop, they add a nice textural element to the experience.
Overall It has a cool and refreshing quality to it, while simultaneously being warm and comforting. The jump-up in quality and flavor from the previous shake is huge.
The Bottom Line:
Even though this isn’t our number one choice, this is a must-order if you like the chocolate peppermint flavor profile. It’s textural, rich, sweet, and satisfying.
Poppy’s Sugar Cookie Shake
Dane Rivera
Thoughts and Tasting Notes:
Poppy is that girl! Based on the look and description, I was certain this would be my least favorite shake of the three. Poppy’s Sugar Cookie shake consists of a sugar cookie flavored custard mixed with cookie dough candy topped with whipped cream and cotton candy. It sounds objectively like the sweetest thing you’ll ever taste in your life.
And don’t get me wrong it is sweet. But this flavor just works.
Imagine the flavor of the best sugar cookie you’ve ever had coming up a straw with every sip. The flavor is a mix of sweet and creamy butter and vanilla with the occasional burst of cookie dough flavor. As you drink the shake the cotton candy will start to melt adding another dimension of sweetness to the mix, or you can just pull some pieces off the top and eat it on the side. I did this once and I prefer the cotton candy to melt into the shake — but you do you!
The Bottom Line:
Don’t let the candy-colored look of this shake dissuade you, this sugar cookie shake hands-down Shake Shack’s best holiday shake. It’s super sweet and indulgent but in all the best ways.
Things are moving quickly for Noah Hawley‘s heavily anticipated Alien series that’s heading to FX. Taking place in the sci-fi universe that first introduced the Xenomorphs in the 1979 film of the same name, Alien will serve as a prequel to the classic films while also showing a new kind of conflict with the Xenomorph. Hawley has also hinted that the series will explore the concept of AI as shown in the prequel films Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming series:
Plot
While plot details for Alien are being kept closely under wraps, Hawley opened up to Vanity Fair back in July 2021 about when the FX series takes place in the franchise and why it will be set on Earth. According to Hawley, the series will be set 70 years before the first Alien film featuring Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley, a character the showrunner will not be touching.
“She’s one of the great characters of all time, and I think the story has been told pretty perfectly, and I don’t want to mess with it,” Hawley told Vanity Fair before revealing that his series will focus on a Xenomorph infestation on Earth.
“The alien stories are always trapped,” Hawley said. “Trapped in a prison, trapped in a space ship. I thought it would be interesting to open it up a little bit so that the stakes of ‘What happens if you can’t contain it?’ are more immediate.”
Cast
Timothy Olyphant was recently added to the growing cast of Alien and was quickly followed by Fargo Season 5 star Daniel Rysdahl. Here’s Deadline with the details:
Rysdahl joins a cast that includes Sydney Chandler as the meta-human Wendy, Alex Lawther as soldier CJ, Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, a CEO, Essie Davis as Dame Silvia, Adarsh Gourav as Slightly, and Kit Young as Tootles. Announced as joining prior to Rysdahl was Timothy Olyphant, and while his role has not been confirmed, Deadline hears he’ll be playing Kirsh, a synth who acts as a mentor and trainer for Wendy, a character with the body of an adult, but the brain and consciousness of a child.
Release Date
Alien is currently aiming for an early 2025 release date. After being shut down by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, production is set to resume in January 2024.
Trailer
Considering Alien only shot a small amount of footage before the strikes, there is little in the way of promotional material as of this writing. Look for a trailer to possibly hit sometime in 2024. You can be sure we’ll update you whenever it drops.
The length of time between The Simpsons premiering on Fox and The Simpsons Movie is only slightly longer (18 years) than the gap between The Simpsons Movie and now (16 years). Behold, the ravages of age, indeed. There’s been talk of a sequel pretty much since the U.S. Government borrowed Tom Hanks’ credibility, although nothing official. Is this about to change?
In The InSneider newsletter, Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider questioned why 20th Century Studios agreed to finance James L. Brooks’ upcoming film, Ella McKay. “Emma Mackey (Barbie) will star as the title character — an idealistic young politician who juggles work and family while preparing to replace her mentor as the state governor. Mackey may be a rising talent, but I’m not sure I see the 27-year-old actress as the governor of any state — even Florida — and she’s not a big star like the leads of Brooks’ past films,” he wrote.
One theory: Brooks has made the company billions from The Simpsons; also, he directed Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets, and Best Picture winner Terms of Endearment. He should be able to direct any film he wants.
Sneider pitched another possibility.
The studio wants Brooks to mount a sequel to The Simpsons Movie along with creator Matt Groening and the show’s talented writing staff. This is just a hot rumor for now — the first half of a “We’ll scratch your back if you’ll scratch ours” deal, the likes of which have powered Hollywood for decades. But it makes sense… The key is convincing Brooks, who produced The Simpsons Movie in addition to being one of 11 screenwriters credited.
If a Simpsons Movie sequel is going to get made with the original cast, it needs to happen soon. Harry Shearer is almost 80 years old, and who knows how much longer Julie Kavner will be able to do the Marge voice. But it’s a major time commitment for a writing staff that still puts out 22 episodes a year, every year, and Disney (which owns 20th Century Studios) might not be interested in releasing a 2D animated movie into theaters anymore.
For now, the closest The Simpsons will come to the big screen is the Disney+ shorts. Which Disney character will Hans Moleman meet next? I hope it’s Sassy from Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey!
These days, you have teen shows like Stranger Thingsand Wednesday that follow groups of kids solving various supernatural mysteries and battling demons and such, but back in 2007, teen soaps were about real issues, like going to high school in Orange County, California, and everything that entails. Yeah, the teens on The O.C. never battled Vecna, but they did have Julie Cooper, who slept with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend while also dating her best friend’s dad (before he died of a heart attack) before getting back together with her ex-husband who also dated her best friend. This is what television should be.
The O.C. had its fair share of drama, and a lot of it was encouraged by Kaitlin Cooper, Julie Cooper’s youngest, portrayed by Willa Holland. But, as with most television shows, there were a lot of girls in the running to be Mini Coop. “We saw quite a few people for that,” executive producer Stephanie Savage recalled in the new book, Welcome To The O.C.: The Oral History, written by Alan Sepinwall.
This was the second time Marissa’s little sister Kaitlin had to be cast on the show. In the first season of the show, a young Shailene Woodley portrayed the character, though she did not appear in season two (the classic “boarding school” excuse was used). When season three rolled around and Kaitlin became more of a central character, she was recast. And it was almost Emma Stone.
“We saw Hayden Panettiere, we saw Britt Robertson. Lily Collins,” she added. Just think how the world would have turned out if we had Emily in The O.C. instead of Emily in Paris. Schwartz then revealed, “We had a meeting with Emma Stone,” which obviously didn’t end up happening, though Savage did agree that Stone looked a lot like her would-be TV mom, Melinda Clarke.
Holland ended up playing Kaitlin until the end of the series and then had a guest spot on Gossip Girl before leaving the teen soap circuit and moving on the the young adult superhero demographic with Arrow. And Emma Stone didn’t do too bad either, so it worked out for them both!
Next year’s music festival season is lining up to be yet another goodie. Today (November 28), the official roster for the 2024 Shaky Knees Festival was unveiled. Across the events billed dates of May 3 through 5 next year, Noah Kahan, Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Foo Fighters will serve as headliners.
How much are tickets for the 2024 Shaky Knees Festival?
Prices start at $310 and go upwards to $5,660. The 3-day general admission bundle will run you just above $310. Then, the 3-day general admission plus (GA+) starts at $515, followed by the 3-day VIP offerings (VIP at $800, platinum at $1,600, and ultimate at $5,660). Each 3-day pass has its own unique perks, so be sure to read through the ticket’s description for further details.
Single-day passes are up for sale as well. For single-day general admission passes, the price starts at $165, GA+ begins at $310, VIP for $490, and platinum is around $1,030 per ticket.
The 2024 Shaky Knees Festival will take place on May 3 to 5, 2024, at Central Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The presale begins on Thursday, November 30, at 10 a.m. ET. Based on remaining availability, a public sale will take place afterward. Find more information here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Sadly, a lot of men go out of their way to avoid learning anything about a woman’s period.
(That could be why throughout most of the United States — where the majority of lawmakers are men — feminine hygiene products are subject to sales tax.)
So we should give some love to the guys who make an effort to learn a bit about the menstrual cycle so they can help their family members when they’re in desperate need of feminine hygiene products.
Personally, as a guy, the feminine hygiene aisle can be a little intimidating. There are multiple brands, styles of products, scents, absorbency levels, and they are all color-coded.
What do the colors mean?
Knowing there’s a lot I don’t know, I take a picture on my phone of the box I’m about to purchase and send it to my wife, asking, “Is this the right one?”
A dad in the U.K. is getting some love on social media for the hilarious way he navigated the world of feminine hygiene products while showing how much he loved his daughter in the process.
It all began when Tia Savva sent her dad to Tesco, a popular U.K. drug store, to pick up some tampons.
For all the guys out there that need a solid primer on what goes on in the feminine hygiene product aisle, this quick tutorial from Mel magazine does a pretty great job.
One of the most interesting things about traveling the world is noticing how people from your country are a bit different from the place you’re visiting. In America, you’re mostly around fellow countrymen so it’s hard to notice the things that make us stand out.
But when you travel abroad, you quickly notice that no matter how hard you try to blend in, there are a lot of dead giveaways that show people you’re from the states that go way beyond your accent.
A Reddit user named ILoveTallWomen asked the online forum “Non-Americans of Reddit, what is a dead giveaway that somebody is American?” to see what they think makes us stand out. “I’m not American and am curious about what other foreigners think,” they added.
There was one answer that people in the thread repeated over and over again—Americans are very friendly people. Countless commenters noted that Americans will approach anyone and start up a conversation. As a person from the U.S., I think that’s a positive stereotype. There’s nothing wrong with being overly friendly.
People also noted that Americans tend to carry themselves with a lot of confidence and have an abundance of infectious enthusiasm.
On the negative side of things, a lot of people also noted that Americans are loud and have questionable fashion sense. We stand out abroad because we love staying comfortable by wearing white socks and sneakers on just about any occasion.
Maybe we’re happy because our feet don’t hurt?
Here are 17 of the best responses to the dead giveaways that someone is American.
Upworthy Podcast: Dead Giveaways Someone is American
On a recent episode of Upworthy Weekly, hosts Alison Rosen and Tod Perry discuss the internet’s hottest, most uplifting and most amusing topics – including d…
1.
The most popular poster shared a list:
Wearing sneakers with anything
Big smiles, firm handshakes
Lots of Northface products
Renting Segways for sightseeing tours (sometimes using those on cobblestone)
Using big adjectives generously (“Wow, your aunt’s kidney stones sound awesome!”, “This Euroshopper beer tastes great!”)
Clapping and cheering
Telling one’s whole life story within 15 minutes of meeting them
Loving stories and narratives in general (which makes them fun companions) — [Deleted]
2.
“Apart from the accent? Mostly its the ‘prepared for anything’ look they have about them (fanny pack, backpack, bottled water, camera pouch) compared to various other tourists – Asians tend to herd together for safety, while Europeans vary between blend-right-in Scandinavian to designer-brands-everywhere French and traffic-laws-are-for-others Italian. But Americans are the only ones who seem to view a perfectly civilised, modern city like some kind of uncharted jungle that doesn’t have places to shelter in the rain or buy cheap bottled water.” — Yorkshire_Pudden
3.
“Incredibly loud but incredibly friendly.” — kevio17
4.
“I asked my wife (Japanese) she said ‘In Japan I can spot Americans by the way they dress. Compared to Europeans, Americans tend to lack fashion sense.'” — RegionFree
5.
“When you can hear them before you see them.” — C1t!zen_Erased
6.
“‘On the streets they are instantly recognizable. They walk in an ugly indifferent manner, usually with their hands in their pockets. Or they’re leaning against a pole or wall with a newspaper in their hand and gum in their mouth. According to the people who met them they are more human than the English, for example, whenever someone needs help they do it quicker and better than the English.’ — My Grandpa in the Netherlands. In a letter to his sister. June 4th 1945.” — MidnightWineRed
7.
“North Face jackets. I went to college in the US (I’m not American) and when I went home for my first winter break wearing my brand new North Face jacket my friend asked me if I was given American citizenship with the purchase.” — merbonobo
8.
“I’m English, but I’ve lived here for 14 years. It’s pretty obvious just from your demeanour. Americans generally are more confident in the way they present themselves, most other countries tend to be more reserved. Walk into a room full of different nationalities, I guarantee the American person will be the first to introduce themselves. It’s a confidence thing, and I admire it.” — zerbey
9.
“When I was visiting Germany in college, a girl said to me, ‘Do you know how I know you’re an American? You wear white socks.’ Needless to say, I haven’t worn white socks since.” — ars3nal
10.
“We (Americans) describe distances in driving time, as opposed to miles or kilometers. My European relatives always make fun of me for having no clue how far away the next town is, but knowing exactly how long it takes to get there.” — hbombs86
11.
“Canadian here…the dead giveaway is when they call me ‘honey’ or ‘sweetie’ or ‘darling.’ I fucking love Americans and I love those terms of endearment!” — AraEnzeru
12.
“Dead giveaway: They’re surprised we can drink a beer (or any alcohol) in public in my country.” — P1r4nha
13.
“European here … there’s a noticeable trend among Americans to wear jeans, t-shirts, and hooded sweaters when they’re abroad. Lots of branded goods too (North Face, A&F, Hollister, Ed Hardy mostly). And in summer, a great percentage of the cargo-shorts-wearers are Americans. But among all that, visible tattoos on otherwise ‘normal-looking’ people (i.e. not looking like street thugs) are a common indicator too. Americans love tats.” — I_AM_A_IDIOT_AMA
14.
“In WWII, my grandpa’s company had a problem with German spies. At night the guards could not tell if intruders were returning patrols or enemy soldiers; especially since the spies spoke with flawless American accents. Before opening the gates, they tried asking questions like “What’s the capital of Nebraska?” but it didn’t always work since the Germans were highly trained and could answer most of the trivia questions. Finally, they stumbled upon a simple but effective test. They would ask them to sing the 4th verse of the Star-Spangled Banner. He told me ‘If they start singing, then you shoot ’em. No American knows the 4th verse.’ Turns out the whole song had been included in one of the German espionage training manuals.” — [Deleted]
15.
“They ask you what you do.” — Askalotl
16.
“They say ‘like’ a lot and seem to start sentences with ‘so’ for no apparent reason. Good bunch, though.” — [Deleted]
17.
“MM/DD/YYYY.” — dusmeyedin
This article originally appeared on 2.20.23
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