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Monday night’s Week 1 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets had everything. There was considerable buzz before kickoff for a matchup between projected playoff contenders but, in the opening minutes, Aaron Rodgers suffered an injury that sidelined him for the rest of the evening. With their starting quarterback out of action, the Jets fell behind by a 10-point margin and, with the Bills seemingly in command, New York seemed almost destined for an 0-1 start. Then, the madness really began.

First, Jets star Garrett Wilson made a memorable, game-tying touchdown catch with approximately five minutes to go after. Then, New York took a three-point lead after Josh Allen’s fourth turnover of the game, only to yield a game-tying field goal to the Bills when Tyler Bass connected (with a doink) in the final seconds of regulation. The Bills then won the coin flip in overtime, seemingly taking control again in the process, but Buffalo was unable to move the ball and forced to punt it back to the Jets.

22-year-old Xavier Gipson did the rest for New York, receiving the punt and taking it to the house for a 65-yard walkoff touchdown.

Though the Jets would’ve been in great position even if Gipson had been tackled late in his run, Jets head coach Robert Saleh certainly enjoyed the final result, and his reaction was captured on the broadcast.

Gipson was an unlikely hero and that was almost poetic for a game that was fueled by madness throughout the night. The Jets have questions to answer based on Rodgers’ health and availability, but this was an utterly wild win for New York and, in contract, an absolutely brutal loss for a Buffalo team that led by 10 points against a backup quarterback.

Country-pop music star Shania Twain isn’t impressed by much, not even movie stars Brad Pitt or Ryan Reynolds. But she is dazzled by one particular singer. On Sunday, September 10, during an interview with The Sun, Shania opened up about her future music plans, which she hopes include collaborating with fellow singer Adele.

Contrary to Noel Gallagher’s feelings about his semi-encounter with Adele, Shania’s interaction with the British music star at the 2023 Grammys fueled her desire for them to work together soon.

“I would love to sing with her,” said Twain. “I think we would blend beautifully together. Obviously, that would be amazing. She’s a great singer and has her own style that is unique. She’s a character on stage, too. She’s a fabulous performer. She’s so funny. I like her a lot.”

Fans online are excited by the mere thought of the two musicians recording a song together.

“I hope Adele accepts. I want to hear how they sync,” wrote one person.

“I’d love to hear it,” opined another.

One fan proclaimed, “Two icons coming together.”

“The thought of Shania Twain and Adele collaborating is enough to make any music lover’s heart skip a beat,” remarked one person.

“Omg! Feature of the decade,” wrote another.

One fan posed the question via a poll, asking others whether the potential track should lean into pop or country music.

Would this be country?? Or would this be pop??

— Its Just Shane (@Skerrd22) September 11, 2023

One of the biggest shopping trends over the past 20 years has been the steady increase in the number of dollar stores across the U.S. According to WWNO, the number of Dollar Generals in the U.S. has nearly tripled since 2004.

Low-cost retail stores have become especially popular as inflation has squeezed shoppers in recent years. Dollar stores are a lifeline for low-income people, but they’re also a sign of economic uncertainty.

The steady growth of these stores has attracted the attention of major grocery store brands that now, instead of sending their cast-off merchandise to dollar retailers, are making specific products to line their shelves. Dollar stores now have more fresh food options to help provide healthier choices for their shoppers.

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Given many Americans’ reliance on dollar stores, Alanya Williams (@thundermane328) has created a TikTok channel where he shows people how to stretch their budgets by creating satisfying meals using affordable ingredients. On his TikTok channel, he teaches you how to make jalapeno popper ramen, signature nacho dishes, and breakfasts fit for a king.

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Here a steak dinner from the Dollartree yup. #dollartree #Cheapmeals #dollarmeals #dollarmeals #budgetmeals #easyrecipe

Recently, Williams whipped up a pretty tasty-looking steak dinner using ingredients from Dollar Tree, and the video received nearly 2 million views. Williams purchased some Stampede band ribeye steaks, a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies, two Tombstone pizza sticks, a can of pasta sauce, and spaghetti to make his meal.

​“I was in the neighborhood,” he tells his followers in the viral video. “I’ll make you a meal.” He then put the pizza sticks in the air fryer, fried the veggies in oil, and boiled the spaghetti, adding liberal amounts of butter. He cooked the beef like he works at a high-end steak house, sauteeing it in butter and olive oil, adding rosemary, garlic, butter and steak seasoning.

“And the thing about it, TikTok, is these are well-proportioned meals. Can you believe that for under $10?” Williams asked after showing off two perfectly plated meals.

Although the meal was a clever example of culinary creativity, a few of the most popular commenters on the video balked at eating steak from Dollar Tree. “Ain’t trusting Dollar Tree meat,” Brad Cast wrote. “I’m sorry can’t do the dollar tree steaks,” Lourraex agreed.

People pushed back on the naysayers because Williams is teaching people who may not have much to get the most joy out of what they do have.

“Everyone acts like they’re too good for this food. Wait till you have access to NO food. You’ll eat anything, trust me. This looks great!” Dylan Green wrote. “Why are the comments acting as if people aren’t out here struggling? He is showing folks how to make a way. Great job bro! Yup!” UncleRuckus1120 added.

Another commenter, Chef PB, thinks Williams deserves some love from Dollar Tree for helping out its customers. “Dollar Tree, please sponsor yah man. He’s promoting your store and brand,” Chef PB wrote.

As the old saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Williams should be praised for doing the Lord’s work out here, teaching people on a budget how to not only survive during hard times but thrive. Yup!

On Monday, America commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks. How did Republicans honor the occasion? By complaining about Joe Biden, of course. As for Marjorie Taylor Greene, she used a day often meant as a symbol of unity to once again call for the country to be split up.

“We need a national divorce,” Greene tweeted. “We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government. Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s traitorous America Last policies, we are done. “

It’s not the first time Greene has floated this idea. Back in February — on President’s Day! — she debuted her “national divorce” plan. It all sounds a bit messy given that the states that tend to go blue are sprinkled all over the place, that some states flip different ways at different times, that no state is fully red or blue, that it’s not uncommon for families to disagree politically, etc.

Maybe Greene, who is one of the MAGA lawmakers trying to get Biden impeached on, shall we say, trumped up charges, is just mad that the former president’s base doesn’t want her anywhere near the vice presidency.

(Via Mediaite)

The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills opened the 2023 season with a Week 1 matchup on Monday evening, and the overriding storyline of the evening was, unfortunately, the first quarter injury to Aaron Rodgers. The future Hall of Fame quarterback was sidelined for the vast majority of the evening with injury, leaving former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson at the helm for the Jets. For most of the night, Wilson struggled considerably, but New York’s defense played top-flight football to keep the Jets in touch long enough for Garrett Wilson to produce fireworks.

Following the third interception of the night for Buffalo’s Josh Allen, Wilson and Wilson connected on a touchdown that tied the game for New York. On its own, that would be pivotal enough in the fourth quarter of a game between division rivals, but Garrett Wilson’s catch was phenomenal and produced quite a reaction from ESPN play-by-play man Joe Buck.

You don’t often hear Buck get this excited, but Wilson’s brilliance even brought him to full volume. Buck’s immediate reaction painted the correct picture, and a closer look at the play confirmed the excitement along with more praise from ESPN analyst Troy Aikman for the young star receiver.

It was no secret coming into the season that Garrett Wilson has an All-Pro ceiling, and this catch will only add to the hype. It remains to be seen as to which quarterback he’ll be catching the majority of passes from, but Garrett Wilson wowed everyone with this play amid sky-high stakes.

“Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” rapper ASAP Rocky is currently laying low with his partner, music superstar Rihanna, while they celebrate the birth of their second child. Unfortunately, that at-home bonding time may be cut short as Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) could be heading to a courtroom to clear his name.

According to Rolling Stone, both Mayers and his attorney, Joe Tacopina, have reportedly been named in a defamation lawsuit. In court documents obtained by the publisher, several public remarks made by or on behalf of the pair regarding his ongoing felony assault case (which dates back to November 2021) are allegedly damaging.

The alleged victim and former ASAP Mob member Terell Ephron (aka ASAP Relli) and his legal representative, Camille Vasquez, have filed a suit against the parties, accusing them of slander and making false statements to the press. One of the remarks came via a statement shared with Rolling Stone, where Tacopina alleged that Ephron’s civil lawsuit for the reported shooting was him “trying to get money from Rocky” and referring to the incident as a “false scenario.”

Vasquez emphasized those statements:“damage [Ephron’s] reputation and his personal brand; goodwill in the community as a member of A$AP Mob,” which could result in loss of future wages. The documents list that Ephron is seeking punitive or exemplary damages in addition to his incurred legal fees.

Mayers’ preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 8.

Is Polo G’s album Hood Poet ever going to be released? That’s what fans are asking after he was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, August 23, on charges of kidnapping, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. Although his lawyer has since issued a statement declaring his innocence, supporters are still concerned that the long-anticipated project will be shelved as he deals with the incident.

Polo G’s older post on X (former Twitter) suggesting that he will be bowing out of rap music soon certainly doesn’t ease their worries. “Honestly, after my ‘Hood Poet’ album, I’m considering retiring from music. So I appreciate everybody ridin’ for me tenfold,” he wrote.

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Here’s everything we know about Polo G’s Hood Poet.

Release Date

Details surrounding the potential release date are shaky. Hood Poet was initially slated to be released on Friday, September 15. However, due to his ongoing legal issues, it seems Polo G decided to push it back. He shared an update in a since-deleted post on his Instagram page, screen captured by Daily Loud.

“Wanted to tap back in and let y’all know I’mma be postponing my album drop ’til further notice… just getting back on track from a minor setback,” Polo G wrote. “I’ll be updating y’all and dropping new music soon. [I know] y’all been waiting on me, and I appreciate the ones who show genuine support, but it’ll be worth the wait. I promise.”

However, according to the projected date listed on Apple Music, Hood Poet is set to hit streaming platforms before the year’s end.

Hood Poet is out soon via Columbia Records. Find more information here.

Tracklist

The tracklist for Hood Poet hasn’t been revealed yet. On the Apple Music listing for the album, the platform suggests that the project will feature 18 songs in total. See the confirmed song titles and their order on the tracklist below.

3. “Barely Holdin’ On”
11. “Distraction”

Singles

So far, Polo G has shared two singles, “Barely Holdin’ On” and “Distraction,” expected to appear on Hood Poet.

Artwork

Polo G hasn’t confirmed the album’s official artwork. However, there is an image placeholder uploaded to Apple Music. You can see it below.

Tour

Given Polo G’s current legal battles and the album’s delay, it is unclear if he will hit the road anytime soon to promote the pending album. In the past, Polo G has gone on lengthy tours for his albums.

Following the 30 year sentencing of Danny Masterson, it was revealed that his “That 70s Show” co-stars Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher wrote letters “vouching” for his “remarkable” character.

Kunis and Kutcher were lambasted for defending Masterson, who had been found guilty for raping two anonymous women 20 years ago, and the couple issued a public apology, saying that they had never intended to “undermine the testimony of the victims or re-traumatize them in any way.”

Seemingly in reference to the letters, Christina Ricci, perhaps best known as Wednesday in “The Addams Family”, but also stars in the breakthrough Showtime series “Yellowjackets,” posted an Instagram Story urging folks to remember, that one simple, yet brutal truth:

“Awesome guys can be predators and abusers.”

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“Sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things” the actress wrote, adding that “they might not do these things to us, and we only know who they were to us, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t do the horrible things, and to discredit the abused is a crime.”

Ricci continued, “Unfortunately I’ve known lots of ‘awesome guys’ who were lovely to me but have been proven to be abusers privately. I’ve also had personal experience with this. Believe victims. It’s not easy to come forward. It’s not easy to get a conviction.”

This might be a “tough” thing to accept, but Ricci argues that it is completely necessary if we really want to support victims—that includes men, women and children.

Ricci, of course, makes good points. People are complex and contain multitudes. A person can be outwardly kind, loyal, generous, brilliant, wonderful…and still be capable of causing great harm. This becomes all the more evident as more and more popular icons (and regular folks, too, for that matter) are held accountable for their actions.

But still, there is a prevailing misconception that someone is either a gallant hero or a monster lurking in the shadows. And it’s with this kind of black-and-white thinking that leads to victim blaming or gaslighting when the accused is a well-liked person.

In general, victims are more likely to not report when they have been assaulted, and it’s often for fear of not being believed, or for being blamed for the incident. That needs to change, if we actually mean to make the world a safer place for everyone. It starts by entertaining the fact that just because someone is a good friend, it doesn’t mean that they don’t commit unspeakable things when you’re not looking.

The Manningcast is back for a third season in partnership with ESPN, and it didn’t take long for massive news to emerge during the show’s first broadcast of the 2023 campaign. The Week 1 battle between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills featured grand anticipation for many reasons, but high on the list was the debut of Aaron Rodgers under center for New York. However, Rodgers was pressured heavily for the majority of the first drive and, after he was sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd, he left the field and quickly headed for the injury tent.

Over on ESPN2, the Mannings had to react to seeing Rodgers go down with an ankle injury and the two former star QBs had the same reaction of every Jets fan, a combination of shock and feeling ill.

Shortly after, ESPN cameras caught Rodgers moving to a cart and, as that happened, Peyton expressed further disbelief that Rodgers’ injury was severe enough to require him to go back to the locker room.

“Holy cow. I cannot believe this,” Manning said. “I thought it was just an ankle. I thought we’d go tape it up and get him back in there. Come on.”

Manning likely spoke for Jets fans in that moment as he seemed genuinely flabbergasted with what transpired. The Jets quickly announced an ankle injury for Rodgers that gave him a questionable distinction to return, but former No. 2 pick Zach Wilson remained under center when New York came out for the second drive and reports indicated Rodgers was in a walking boot leaving the X-ray room at MetLife.

Boo-able Warner Bros. Discovery honcho David Zaslav has made many boneheaded decisions during his tenure, but perhaps the cruelest involved shelving two movies that were almost complete. One was the animated Scooby-Doo sequel. The other was Batgirl, which was to deepen the since mid-revamping DCEU. Instead Zaslav put all his chips on The Flash. That didn’t go so hot. And now, a year after the shelving, Batgirl’s directors are opening up about the aftermath.

In an interview with Insider, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also helmed the threequel Bad Boys for Life, spoke about what it was like to see The Flash, the movie that Zaslav let live while snuffing theirs out.

“We watched it and we were sad,” Adil said. “We love director Andy Muschietti and his sister Barbara, who produced the movie. But when we watched it, we felt we could have been part of the whole thing.”

They lamented how the movie was essentially just erased, seen only by certain cast and crew members.

“We didn’t get the chance to show Batgirl to the world and let the audience judge for themselves,” Adil said. “Because the audience really is our ultimate boss and should be the deciders of if something is good or bad, or if something should be seen or not.”

So what was Batgirl even like? “Our movie was very different than The Flash,” Adil explained. “That has a big fantasy component, ours was more grounded. More like Tim Burton’s Gotham City.”

Adil called the ordeal the “biggest disappointment of our careers.” And yet they’re not above working for Warner Bros. Discovery again.

“There’s still a feeling of unfinished business,” Bilall said.

“Our love for DC, Batman, Batgirl, Gotham City, it’s so big that, as fans, we could never say no to another project,” added Adil. “If we got another chance to be part of it, we’d do it. We didn’t get our day in court. We still want to make our case.”

In the meantime, at least they have a new movie coming to theaters: the Syrian war drama Rebel. And perhaps Batgirl may one day see the light of day, one of these days.

(Via Insider)