At long last, we finally have more information on Dove Cameron’s upcoming debut album. Last year, Cameron — who got her first breakthrough Disney Channel’s Liv And Maddie — showed herself to be a budding queer pop star with her hit singles “Boyfriend” and “Breakfast.” Her dark-sounding elements set her apart from her peers, building anticipation for a full-length project.
But it looks like the wait may soon be over. Last night (September 12) at the MTV Video Music Awards, Cameron revealed that she is coming out with not one, but two special projects coming out in the near feature.
While presenting the award for Best New Artist, Cameron teased her debut album, to the sheer excitement of the audience.
“With the first volume of my two-part debut album, Alchemical, coming out this fall, I am so honored to be passing the torch to one of these amazing, rising stars,” said Cameron.
.@DoveCameron revealed that her debut album will be called ‘Alchemical’, will have two volumes and will be released in the fall. pic.twitter.com/VogQ1uYsnt
She spoke with ET after the win, and before the news of the album was revealed, and explained that the expansive album came by way of a “creative solution” to deliver as much new music to her fans as possible.
People are on edge right now, man. It’s kind of understandable, I guess, given the sheer number of things that are happening all at once. We’ve got a former president facing multiple indictments and getting people all riled up by yelling about it on any website he has a password to; we’ve got celebrities getting dragged for writing tone-deaf letters of support for their felonious former co-stars; most of Hollywood is on strike and livid at Drew Barrymore; a dude Spider-manned his way out of jail and triggered a two-week manhunt that ended with him getting arrested in a Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt; everyone was shouting about Martin Short last week because one guy was kind of mean to him; Matthew McConaughey went on live television and rubbed Joy Behar’s bare feet, which is admittedly not as serious as the other things I listed but was still not something I needed to comprehend in an already chaotic month that is not even half over yet. It’s been… it’s just been a lot. Especially for the chronically online.
Luckily, for all of us but especially for me, Henry Winkler went on his fishing trip this week. And he is posting pictures of the fish he’s catching. A ton of them. Yes, again. Look how happy this man is.
Reasonable arguments can be made that this is my favorite thing in the entire world. You can tell because I have written or assigned articles about it pretty much every year it’s happened. I just can’t get over the amount of joy leaping out of his body as he shows the miserable demons on Twitter pictures of the fish he’s catching. Imagine being this happy for even 30 seconds of your entire life.
What a gem. What an absolute gem of a man. I wish he was my grandfather. I wish he was everyone’s grandfather. We should pass a law declaring Henry Winkler to be America’s Official Grandfather. I can’t get enough of it. I say this as someone who does not even enjoy fishing or sitting in boats or even being outside in the woods or near a river for an extended period of time. I don’t even like looking at fish pictures, usually. I would be in hell if you sat down next to me with a photo album and flipped through page after page of pictures of fish you caught. I would be envious of the fish after about 45 seconds because at least their misery is over. Please do not show me your fish pictures. I cannot stress that point strongly enough.
Okay, look. Admittedly, this last one is not a fish picture. But I need you to consider three things here:
Based on the timestamps of his other tweets, there is a very good chance he posted this while scrolling through his phone all curled up in bed in his fishing cabin after a long day on the river
“Kanya”
Henry Winkler played The Fonz, who was, for many people, the epitome of cool for many decades, and now he is the most adorable man alive
Also, he posted this before 7:00 a.m. the next day.
Perfect. Just so pure and beautiful. A ray of golden sunshine peeking through the storm clouds. And it gives me great pleasure to report that he is like this in person, too, or at least over a Zoom call, and yes, this is where I once again link to the time I interviewed him while he was promoting the final season of Barry and he sat there very pleasantly and patiently while I veered things off-course by doing… this.
I have followed you on Twitter for years now. I consider you to be one of my favorite people on that website. You’re a lovely man, and you’re better at Twitter than most people I know. It seems like almost every summer you go on a fishing trip and you post these pictures of yourself with the fish.
Yes.
It is one of my favorite things that happens on Twitter, because, you know Twitter, it’s like a stream of “everyone’s miserable, everyone’s angry, everyone’s upset”… and then blammo, there’s Henry Winkler holding a fish. It makes me so happy.
Thank you.
What a sweet man. What a kind soul. Sometimes I’ll open up Getty images and type in his name and scroll through pictures of him posing with other celebrities and looking absolutely thrilled about it. This one is probably my favorite. But even Henry Winkler with Julia Roberts and Jennifer Coolidge can’t top the fish pictures.
Ariana Grande appeared in a new video for Vogue‘s Beauty Secrets series. During it, she talked about her makeup and getting ready routine. She also opened up about getting fillers and Botox — and why she’s made the decision to stop doing it since.
“Full transparency as a beauty person, as I do my lips,” Grande said. “[I’ve] had a ton of lip filler over the years and Botox. I stopped in 2018 because I just felt so — too much. I just felt like [I was] hiding, you know?”
As she was speaking about it, she started to get emotional and sad over how it affected her. Grande pointed out that beauty used to be about “hiding” for her, but she’s become more confident and wants to embrace a natural aging process.
“Being exposed to so many voices at a young age and especially when people have things to say about your appearance and stuff at a young age, it’s really hard to know what’s worth hearing or not, but when you’re 17, you don’t really know you don’t know that yet,” she added.
Grande also points out that while getting cosmetic procedures isn’t something she wants right now, it doesn’t mean she won’t ever do it again or rule out a facelift when she’s older.
“These are just thoughts that I feel like we should be able to discuss,” she noted. “If we’re sitting here talking about beauty secrets, f*ck it let’s lay it all out there.”
I know that sounds a bit hyperbolic but I assure you it’s not. We cover a lot of fast food here at Uproxx, paying special attention to new fast food menu items — eating all the new foods that drop so that you don’t have to (and pointing you towards the good ones). So we’re intimately familiar with all the new fast food of 2023. And I’m telling you, nothing tops Shake Shack’s new Spicy ShackMeister and unceremoniously named Hot Chicken sandwich.
Released this month, alongside Spicy Cheese Fries (and spicy regular fries), the Spicy Shack Meister and Hot Chicken sandwich share very similar builds — relying on cherry peppers and a proprietary hot pepper blend to deliver a very noticeable (but not overwhelming) punch of heat that smacks the tastebuds to attention and pairs perfectly with the Shack’s high-quality ingredients.
The fries… we’re torn on. Let’s talk about what makes the new spicy lineup worth your time and why you should pick up one of these sandwiches as soon as you can.
Spicy ShackMeister Cheeseburger
Dane Rivera
Tasting Notes & Thoughts
A sharp spicy kick with some sweet and savory elements introduced via the fried onions hover over the rich and meaty flavor of the smashed patty, ending with a bright vegetal, and mildly spicy flavor courtesy of the cherry peppers. The full build consists of one or two meat patties dusted with a hot pepper blend, cheese, fried onions, cherry peppers, and Shack Sauce. It’s a simple build but one of Shake Shack’s all-time best.
There frankly aren’t enough spicy burgers out there in the fast food universe, the ShackMeister makes the case that there should be more!
As someone with a fairly high spice tolerance, I wasn’t expecting Shake Shack’s new burger to actually be spicy. Cherry peppers aren’t exactly the hottest pepper out there (they are in line with jalapeños) but whatever is in Shake Shack’s mysterious “hot pepper blend” seriously delivers the heat.
I want to say it’s just cayenne pepper, but it’s a lot brighter, less dusty, and more drool-inducing.
The Bottom Line:
As of now, Shake Shack’s best burger and one of the best burgers in all of fast food. Yes, it’s that good.
Hot Chicken Sandwich
Dane Rivera
Tasting Notes & Thoughts
The heat feels even more pronounced on the hot chicken sandwich — it immediately attacks your tastebuds delivering intense waves of spice as you crunch through the sandwich. That heat is balanced by a cherry pepper slaw that combines the mild heat and vegetal flavor of the cherry peppers with some white cabbage, which is further enhanced with thick-cut pickles that bring some brine-y tang and snap to the aftertaste, mercifully allowing your tastebuds to forget the heat.
The breading here is crispy, light, and crunchy and works as the perfect sponge for the hot pepper seasoning.
Again, the Hot Chicken Sandwich exceeded my expectations. The name is incredibly unceremonious but I did wonder if this was Shake Shack’s attempt at doing a Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich. It’s not, this is very much its own thing, but it’s delicious nonetheless.
If you’re a fan of Chick-fil-A’s spicy sandwich, this absolutely dunks on it, and I want to say I enjoyed it more than Dave’s Hot Chicken sandwich (which is Nashville style) because of the higher quality of meat, the better breading, and the delicious slaw.
In terms of how it stacks up against Popeyes, it’s not even close — Shake Shack takes it.
The Bottom Line:
Shake Shack’s Hot Chicken is the best spicy chicken sandwich in fast food. You don’t have to take my word for it — try it yourself and tell me I’m not right.
Spicy Cheese Fries
Dane Rivera
Tasting Notes & Thoughts
I keep going back and forth on this one. There are things I like about it and things I don’t. The dominant flavor is a mix of salt overload and Shake Shack’s hot pepper blend — these fries look and sound simple but they provide a winning flavor combination. Add to that the crunchy texture of Shake Shack’s fries and you’ve got maybe the chain’s best French fry order on the menu.
Having said that, we’re still dealing with Shake Shack’s French fries here, which… aren’t that great. Even adding a layer of bacon to these fries doesn’t do that much to elevate them. I wish Shake Shack gave us the chance to add diced cherry peppers to the dish.
I’m really torn on this one. I’m not in the slightest bit a fan of Shake Shack’s fries, but if I had to order them, it’s going to be the Spicy Cheese Fries every time.
The Bottom Line:
Good, but not essential like the burger and sandwich. If you love Shake Shack’s fries, you’re going to love these. If you’re not a fan of the crinkle cut, these won’t win you over.
Morning Joe wasted no time tearing into Kevin McCarthy‘s specious reasons for launching an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. House Republicans have been champing at the bit to target the president, and with McCarthy’s speaker position susceptible to being revoked with just one vote, it was only a matter of time until he caved to those demands.
Hammering an old drum, McCarthy cited the “appearance of corruption” around Biden and the business dealings of his son Hunter Biden. However, despite numerous attempts, House Republicans have failed to produce any evidence supporting that claim. Meanwhile, Joe Scarborough knows exactly where McCarthy can look if he wants to find real corruption: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
“Jared got billions of dollars directly related to the work he did for his father-in-law in an official capacity from the Saudis and from others, and Ivanka, while Donald was meeting with President Xi, got all of these trademark waivers in China so she could sell her goods. They were fast-tracked in China after Trump was elected, and by the way, you know, we don’t talk about it much on this show.”
“This happens in politics, not as obviously as it did with Donald Trump and his family, and certainly not when you’re talking about the billions of dollars,” Scarborough added.
After highlighting how Jared and Ivanka benefitted from Trump’s presidency without Republicans batting an eye, Scarborough tore into McCarthy for claiming the impeachment inquiry into Biden is necessary because “the administration may have helped their own family.”
“Does he think everybody is as stupid as hell?” Scarborough said. “We’re talking about billions of dollars going into the Trump family based on business dealings while Donald Trump was president that they cashed in on right after the presidency?”
A major change happened in the world of sports media recently. After a lengthy spell as the debate partner for Skip Bayless on Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe left Fox Sports and made the move over to ESPN, where he’s slated to join Stephen A. Smith and the First Take crew twice a week during the 2023 NFL season. From the moment Sharpe left Fox, Smith made clear that he wanted to bring him on board as part of the rotating cast of personalities with whom he debates, and despite Sharpe’s need to kick one particular habit that led to Smith getting off a joke at his expense, the two have been an excellent fit alongside one another.
During a recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, Smith was asked about his immediate recruitment of Sharpe following his departure from Fox and how he’s taken some shots at Bayless over the last few weeks. Smith didn’t just answer, he claimed to know more than anyone has let on about how Sharpe didn’t exactly want to see his tenure at Fox come to an end.
Joe Budden: “That’s a jab! You went after the [Undisputed] co-host so soon.”
Stephen A. Smith: “I didn’t look at it that way. I would’ve if Shannon [Sharpe] left of his own volition”
“The second that Shannon became available — and I like that you did this, by the way, I like that you said, ‘Make no qualms, I would like him over here,’” Budden said. “I like that for the business. But for the Skip stuff, I was like, oh, that’s a jab, that hurts, you’re gonna go after the co-host so soon. You didn’t care.”
Smith then said that things didn’t go exactly the way that Budden laid them out before dropping a bombshell regarding the circumstances of Sharpe’s departure.
“I would have looked at it that way if Shannon left on his own volition,” Smith said. “I’m telling you he didn’t. I’m telling you he was pushed out … and it’s fact. Now, they can deny it, he wouldn’t, I can promise you that. He was pushed out. He didn’t want to leave. He was notified that your services will no longer be needed. But again, that’s his story to tell, but I’m telling you what I know, I’m giving you facts.”
Smith then got into why this went beyond wanting to bring in someone whose credentials in the world of sports and sports media are second to none, and how he saw a reflection of himself and his journey in Sharpe.
“I saw me from the standpoint of, I was let go in 2009 and left for dead, and they were writing my epitaph and they were like, ‘Stephen A’s career is over, he blew it, he had the opportunity of a lifetime, he effed it up and blah blah blah,’” Smith said. “And I was like, there was nobody in the present day Stephen A. Smith’s position as the guy in sports media, as the executive producer for the No. 1 sports morning show, that could speak up for me at that time. And I said this is why I’m here, it’s my responsibility.”
Our hunch is that this is going to get addressed by Bayless, and perhaps Sharpe will open up about his departure at some point in the future. Regardless, this is a pretty major allegation from Smith.
Fans are anxious to get their hands on tickets to see Olivia Rodrigo. Today (September 13), the “bad idea, right?” hitmaker announced her Guts World Tour, just days after dropping her sophomore album, Guts. And given how a lot of pre-sales in recent memory have proven disastrous, Rodrigo and her team are working extra hard to make sure that fans get their hands on tickets.
Fans can register for the pre-sale beginning now until September 17 at 10 p.m. EST. The presale will take place on September 20 and 21.
According to a press release that accompanied the tour announcement, standard tickets will range from $49.50 to $199.50 plus taxes and applicable fees in the US.
In addition to these tickets, Rodrigo also plans to launch Silver Star tickets — a limited amount of $20 tickets that fans can purchase in pairs. These tickets within the venue will include limited-view seats, lower, and upper-level seating, as well as the floor, with the exact location of each seat to be revealed on the day of the show upon pick-up from the box office.
VIP packages and charity platinum packages will also be available for purchase, and a portion of those proceeds will go toward Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good, benefitting organizations that champion girls’ education, support reproductive rights and prevent gender-based violence.
A woman named Jackie pulled a move straight out of a romantic comedy recently, and it has the internet rallying around her potential love interest. Jackie met a guy at a bar and liked him so much that she gave him her phone number. Well, 80% of her number, that is.
The world heard about it on January 17 when Twitter user Henpecked Hal shared a picture of the napkin with her partial phone number written on it. “My 22-year-old cousin met his dream girl at a bar and it’s going pretty well,” Hal wrote in the tweet.
“Call me! 512-3*1-2*04,” the message read, along with “I’m worth it.” The 512 is an area code in Austin, Texas.
After congratulating his cousin on meeting his “dream girl,” he asked: “Did you get her number.” The cousin replied, “most of it.” The Tweet also attached a photo of a list of phone numbers the cousin called to try and get in touch with the elusive Jackie.
u201cMy 22 year old cousin met his dream girl at a bar and it’s going pretty wellu201d
The tweet has gone insanely viral, racking up nearly 60,000 retweets, 85.6 million views and 776,000 likes.
The next day, Hal revealed that the woman reached out to him. In the screenshot of her message, she wrote: “Heeeyyy, so you likely won’t see this but I’m Jackie from the tweet!”
“Tell your cousin that next time I see him I’m going to…” she continued, but Hal blurred out the rest of the message to conceal her identity.
“I just talked to him! WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER????” Hal replied. “He said he’s halfway through the list, which means he’s actually like 10 per cent of the way through it.”
“He may not be as clever as he thinks,” Jackie responded, “give me HIS number, I’m taking over this operation.”
A lot of people in the comments said they thought Jackie was cold or arrogant for playing hard to get and making poor Hal’s cousin try 100 different numbers to find out which one was her. But Hal says that it’s all an extension of the conversation the two had at the bar.
“For the people saying she’s arrogant, high maintenance or whatever: these kids talked for an hour about a shared interest in true crime, mysteries, etc,” Hal tweeted. “My cousin bragged that he always solves the case before the show ends (editor’s note: not this time). I think she’s awesome.”
So, all Jackie did was give him another mystery to solve. If he’s such a great amateur detective then he should be able to reach her, right?
Some people in the comments have suggested that the story is fake. One person noted that the notebook page with the phone numbers on it had an indentation at the top which could be the “5” in Jackie’s phone number from the napkin. The implication is that Hal wrote on the napkin while it was on top of the notebook, leaving an indentation. But other people pointed out that the writing didn’t match.
“The programmers who sent scripts and code, the excel junkies who sent me docs to share with my cousin, y’all are wild,” Hal tweeted. “I couldn’t come close to getting back to everyone, but I appreciate it.”
Nearly 90 million people have followed the story of Hal’s cousin and Jackie. Let’s hope there’s a happy ending or at least they get to meet up and see each other again to talk about the mystery that brought them both together.
For years, you have been squinting, licking your fingers, or doing whatever you can do get a really tiny end of a thread into an even tinier hole, and thinking, [infomercial host voice] “THERE’S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY!” Well, kids, there is, and you’re about to feel both relieved and dumb.
Twitter user John Bick shared a video from a crafting site that went viral for being extremely helpful.
People couldn’t believe it. Instead of threading the needle through the hole, shake it down and go from there.
Good grief. After 50 years of going cross-eyed 😢
— Dàibhidh🏴Saor Alba (@Bell32796) April 3, 2018
Something happens at some unknown point in your 30s where partying no longer looks the same as it did when you were in your early 20s. There’s no real warning. In fact, sometimes it happens mid-party. You’re having a good time dancing, taking a Jägerbomb, then you slowly feel the youthful excitement drift from your body.
You realize you have a big meeting Monday you have to prepare for and you’d rather hear your cat’s best motorcycle impression than spend one more second being bumped into by sweaty people in the club. And just like that, a different partying expectation is formed. One where you know that dropping it low may mean that you can’t get back up.
Where sensible shoes take priority and you’re not going if there aren’t comfortable chairs, a reasonable end time and music at an acceptable decibel level. Malena Tudi, perfectly captured what it’s like to party in your 30s, it’s instantly clear that bumping and grinding with strangers isn’t on the list.
In the video uploaded to TIkTok where it got over 18.3 million views and 2.6 million likes, a group of people gathered close but not too close watch as someone squirts mustard on the floor while house music blasts. The room is lit to look like it’s some sort of nightclub, but everyone is wearing sweatpants and other comfortable clothes. When the man is finishes squeezing the condiment on the floor, another man pulls out a Tineco mop-vac. The party goers, including the one holding the vacuum drop their jaws in shock as the device cleans the area with no streaks or left over residue.
The room was collectively shook at what they just witnessed. A vacuum that mops and vacuums at the same time efficiently, they thought their eyes were deceiving them. But it was in fact reality. Commenters agreed that the mop-vac is amazing and shared stories of their own experiences of parties in their 30s.
“The last party I was at we all spent approx 45 min discussing a crockpot someone brought dip in, I bought one from Amazon while still at the party,” one person writes along with including a weary face emoji.
“I have the superfecta, Tineco, Dyson, Crockpot and airfrier [sic]. my 30s be Wilding,” someone says.
“I look forward to my weekends so I can hit my pen and walk around Ikea for hours,” another person writes.
Clearly, partying in your 30s is a whole different vibe that involves a lot less dancing and a lot more showing off new appliances. Now watch these guys party like rock stars with their $300 mop-vac so you can know which one to impress your friends with at your next party.
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