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The Best Old Fashioned Riffs To Mix Up Right Now

If you were to poll bartenders and avid cocktail drinkers about the best cocktail of them all, a lot of people will respond with the old fashioned. The drink is a simple mix of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and water with some orange and cherry. That’s it. The drink was concocted to be straightforward and easy to make while adhering to the classic principles of old-school mixology without any flare or bullshit.

That said, this boozy whiskey-driven cocktail’s genesis is somewhat murky. What we do know is that a “cocktail” was first defined in print in 1806 as a mix of spirit, bitters, water, and sugar based on recipes that reached back deep into the 1700s. Throughout the 1800s, that simple recipe evolved to include a million different options, basically straying from the original “old fashioned” core cocktail recipe. By the 1850s, people were already asking for an “old fashioned” cocktail without all the jazzed-up extras. The Chicago Daily Tribune mentions the phenomenon in 1880 as a combination of “spirits, bitters, water, and sugar from seventy-six years ago” directly. (It’s also worth noting that back in those days, folks were asking for gin, brandy, and whiskey cocktails the “old fashioned” way — not just the whiskey ones.)

In 1881, Master Distiller James E. Pepper tasked a bartender at The Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, with making an “old-fashioned cocktail” with bourbon. He later supposedly brought the drink to the bar at New York’s famed Waldorf-Astoria, where it really gained popularity. Then as with all things, the old fashioned boomed and busted over and over again as the decades blazed past until you reach today where it is again the cornerstone of any whiskey bar menu. Yes friends, we’re deep in yet another old fashioned cocktail boom.

Our own Zach Johnston adheres to the classic version of the old fashioned, and that’s UPROXX Drink’s official recipe too. It follows:

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz. bourbon or rye whiskey (plus a splash)
  • 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
  • 1 barspoon raw sugar (or one cube)
  • 1 barspoon mineral water
  • 1 orange peel
  • 1 cherry
  • Ice + Large cube for service

Preparation:

  • Prechill your glass in the freezer.
  • Add the sugar, water, and bitters to the mixing jug and give it a pre-mix with the spoon until the sugar starts to dissolve. If you’re using a raw sugar cube, you’ll need a muddler to break the cube into the bitters and water.
  • Add the bourbon or rye and give it a stir for ten or so seconds to dissolve the sugar (that water helps this as alcohol doesn’t dissolve solid sugar).
  • Add a big handful of ice and stir for about 20-ish seconds until the mixing glass is ice-cold to touch.
  • Fetch the glass from the freezer, add a large cube to the glass, and strain the cocktail into the glass.
  • Express the oils from the orange peel over the cocktail and run the peel around the rim and body of the glass. Twist the peel and drop it onto the ice cube. Drop in a cherry and serve.

Johnston isn’t the only one who loves the classic whiskey-driven flavors of an old fashioned. Most bartenders do. After all, the entire point of an “old-fashioned cocktail” over the last 200-plus years is that there are no bullshit extras, and there’s a whole genre of bartenders who absolutely live for that sort of pedantry. But amidst all the dedication to tradition, we’ve also seen some unique (and fun!) riffs over the decades. Below you’ll find unique interpretations of the beloved cocktail from some of our favorite bartenders.

Also Read: The Top Five Cocktail Recipes of the Last Six Months

Harris’ Legent-ary Old Fashioned

Harris’ Legent-ary Old Fashioned
Harris Restaurant

By Scott Taylor, Beverage Director at Harris’ Restaurant in San Francisco

The story goes that the Wisconsin-style old fashioned debuted at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago using brandy with muddled orange and cherry in the sugar and bitters that’s topped with a splash of soda water. For our version, we use bourbon, which is also known as an Old Fashioned No. 2. The muddling of the fruit in the base makes for a well-balanced cocktail.

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 oz. bourbon of choice (Harris’ uses Legent Bourbon)
  • 1 orange slice
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • 1 brown sugar cube
  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • Ice
  • Splash of soda water

Preparation:

Muddle the ingredients (fruit, sugar, bitters) in the glass, and then add ice and your whiskey of choice. Stir to incorporate all the components, top with soda water, garnish with a citrus peel and serve.

Tom Cat 100 Old Fashioned

Tom Cat 100 Old Fashioned
Barr Hill

By Sam Nelis, Beverage Director at Barr Hill Distillery in Montpelier, Vermont

Barr Hill’s Tom Cat Gin is beloved by whiskey and gin drinkers alike. Our iteration with Tom Cat Gin brings a sweetness through the raw honey used in its distillation process that mingles beautifully with the Angostura Bitters and demerara syrup. The Tom Cat Old Fashioned is the perfect drink to end the night.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Tom Cat Gin
  • 1/2 tsp. demerara sugar syrup
  • 2-3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
  • Ice
  • Orange Twist

Preparation:

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, stir, and then strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish by squeezing the citrus twists over the top of the cocktail. Serve.

Nocino Old Fashioned

Nocino Old Fashioned
Principe

By Alan Wither, Bar Manager at Principe in New York City

This old fashioned variation is our first ode to the autumn and winter seasons drawing closer every day. The essence of nuts and cocoa nibs really gives this cocktail a sweet and slightly bitter edge.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. cocoa nib-infused bourbon
  • .25 oz. Nocino walnut liqueur
  • .25 oz. demerara sugar syrup
  • 2 dash Orange Bitters
  • 3 dash Angostura Bitters
  • Ice

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a double rocks glass with a large ice cube and garnish with an orange wheel.

Cocoa nib-infused bourbon:

  • 100 g cocoa nib
  • 1-liter bourbon

Preparation:

Toast cocoa nibs in preheated oven at 350f for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and combine with bourbon in an airtight sterile container overnight. Strain into a fresh bottle.

Wagyu Pastrami Old Fashioned

Wagyu Pastrami Old Fashioned
Papi

By Ryan Yoder, bartender at Papi Steak in Miami

The Wagyu Pastrami Old Fashioned was brought to life by combining two things that Papi Steak does best — Wagyu Pastrami and a lavishly over-the-top experience. We took one of the most recognizable classic American cocktails and flipped it on its head by elevating it with an aged Japanese whisky and garnishing it with wagyu pastrami. We delicately build the cocktail, place it through a glass smoker, and present it tableside with white glove service. It doesn’t get much more Miami than this.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Combine ingredients into a cocktail mixer. Stir 20-30 times. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with a dehydrated apple slice and a slice of Papi Steak’s signature Wagyu Pastrami [or regular ‘ol pastrami -ed]. Lastly, place the cocktail inside a glass cocktail smoker using applewood chips. Once the vessel has filled with smoke, remove the glass topper in a circular motion allowing the smoke to dissipate and serve.

Bidi Bid Bom Fashioned

Bidi Bid Bom Fashioned
ElNico

By Cristhian Rodriguez, Bar Director at elNico in Brooklyn, New York

The Bidi Bidi Bon Fashioned was Inspired by the exotic flavors of a chocolate bonbon by SoHo chocolatier “Stick With Me Sweets“.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. coconut-infused Michter’s Bourbon
  • 0.5 oz. black sesame-infused Michter’s Rye Whiskey
  • 0.4 oz. demerara syrup
  • 0.4 oz. Harmless Harvest coconut water
  • 1 tsp. Szechuan oil
  • 1 pinch of Maldon sea salt
  • Ice

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass except the coconut water and place the whole glass in the freezer. Once a thin layer of oil has frozen on top, remove it from the freezer, spoon off the oil, and strain the cocktail through a fine filter paper (a drip coffee filter will work). Strain the cocktail into a waiting glass with fresh ice, add coconut water, and finish with a pinch of Maldon sea salt.

Use this guide for infusing spirits.

Apéritif’s Old Fashioned

Apéritif's Old Fashioned
Viceroy Bali

By Panji Wisrawan, mixologist at Aperitif Bar at Viceroy Bali in Bali

For me, the old fashioned is the very definition of a cocktail. And you really don’t need to mess with that. But of course, we do like to put our identity in our Signature Old Fashioned at Aperitif Bar. Using some kitchen techniques, we infuse the bourbon with beeswax for a smooth and rich mouthfeel using the sous vide. After the infusion, we coat the bottle with cheddar cheese for an extra nutty kick in the slightly natural honey flavor from the beeswax. To sweeten, we are using our homemade Mesoyi syrup (and Indonesian spice bark similar to cinnamon). A generous dash of Peychaud’s and Angostura Aromatic Bitters rounds up the flavor and leaves a robust taste that enhances the overall experience of our Signature Old Fashioned.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. cheddar cheese and beeswax-infused bourbon
  • 0.25 oz. Mesoyi syrup
  • 3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters
  • Ice

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and begin to stir. Once chilled and diluted, pour into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish it with a flamed orange peel.

Cheese Wax Bourbon:

Put 50 grams of beeswax and 1 bottle of bourbon (preferably Maker’s Mark) into a vacuum bag and then sous vide at 140F for two hours. After that, let the liquid completely cool and then strain using a fine strainer. Don’t throw away the beeswax yet. Pour the beeswax-infused bourbon into a large bowl and use the bain-marie method to incorporate 1.5 oz. of grated cheddar cheese and the beeswax from the sous vide bag into the bourbon. Slowly pour the bourbon into a fresh whiskey bottle and seal it. Slowly roll the whiskey around the bottles until the inside is completely coated with the solidifying cheese. Place the bottle in the refrigerator to chill completely.

Mesoyi Syrup:

Combine 10 oz. raw forest honey, 10 oz. brown sugar, 6.5 oz. water, and 0.35 oz of Mesoyi bark (you can use good cinnamon bark too) in a pan. Simmer till all sugar is dissolved and the aroma of Mesoyi has started to bloom. Let rest for one hour before straining and bottling.

Smoking Mirrors

Smoking Mirrors
Off The Record

By Rachel Sergi, Bar Manager at Off The Record in Washington, DC

This drink conjures up a fantasy of camping with a proper cocktail. The smoke provides mystery and a ‘campfire’ while the rye acts like your favorite wool blanket to keep you warm, and the syrup and bitters remind you of nature. The bacon? Well, everything’s better with bacon.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. WhistlePig 10-Year Rye
  • .5 oz. maple syrup
  • 2 dashes of Black Walnut Bitters
  • 1 piece crispy bacon (skewered)
  • Ice (for chilling and a large cube for serving)

Preparation:

Place all of the ingredients (except bacon) in a stirring vessel with ice. Stir to incorporate, dilute, and chill. Place a large cube of ice into a rocks glass and pour the chilled mixture over. Use a smoking gun to fill your glass with applewood smoke. Cover the glass to keep the smoke inside. To serve, remove the cover and garnish the drink with skewered bacon.

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Kenny Smith Questioned ESPN Laying Off Mark Jackson And Jeff Van Gundy: ‘Stability Is What Brings Success’

ESPN’s top NBA broadcast booth is going to look quite different next year. While the incomparable Mike Breen will continue to be the lead play-by-play voice, both Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy were laid off by the network, with reports indicating that the Worldwide Leader will promote Doris Burke and hire Doc Rivers to work alongside Breen.

It should be a pretty great booth — Burke is as good as it gets in that role, while Rivers is a gigantic personality and will bring a coach’s perspective on things — but someone from the network’s main rival has some questions about the decision-making process here. In an interview with Front Office Sports, TNT’s Kenny Smith expressed skepticism over laying off Jackson and Van Gundy.

“I’m not really sure how they’re [ESPN] doing it,” Smith said. “I’m not really versed on why they’re doing all their cuts and how, is it budgetary? Because certain guys are getting let go, and then you hire someone else for more money. I have no idea why they’re doing it, but stability is what brings success.”

The continuity that has existed on Inside the NBA is both a rarity and a big part of what has made it the best studio show in sports, so it makes sense that Smith would believe this is an important piece of the puzzle.

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‘Fast X’ Star Tyrese Gibson Is Suing Home Depot For $1 Million Over An Alleged Racial Profiling Incident

Tyrese Gibson has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Home Depot over allegations that the actor and two of his associates were racially profiled during a visit to the West Hills, California store earlier this year.

According to the lawsuit, the Fast and Furious star claims he’s spent $1 million at Home Depot over his lifetime, and he’s seeking that much in damages for himself and two other plaintiffs Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez. The three allege they “experienced outrageous discriminatory mistreatment” while trying to complete a transaction at the California location.

PEOPLE reports that the incident occurred in February when Gibson and the two men who “regularly provide construction services” to the actor were spotted at the location by fans. Gibson informed a cashier that the two men are authorized to use his credit card as he attempted to retreat to this car. However, Gibson alleges that the cashier refused to allow Mora and Hernandez to complete the purchase, and a manager refused to speak to the actor.

After a “significant heated discussion,” the cashier finally completed the transaction. However, the incident was enough for Gibson to file suit and allege that the employee “purposely interfered with and refused to process the transaction based on their groundless suspicion of Gibson, Mora and Hernandez arising from their skin color, and in the case of Mora and Hernandez, their national origin.”

The lawsuit also claims that Home Depot “has refused to take any responsibility” for the incident and that the company “doubled down, lawyered-up, and treated Gibson, Mora and Hernandez and what happened to them as not worthy of any due consideration — instead inferring that they are the problem.”

“Diversity and respect for all people are core to who we are, and we do not tolerate discrimination in any form,” Home Depot said in a statement to PEOPLE. “We value Mr. Gibson as a customer, and in the months since this happened, we’ve reached out to him and his attorneys several times to try to resolve his concerns. We will continue to do so.”

(Via PEOPLE)

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Turnstile Recruit BADBADNOTGOOD For ‘New Heart Designs,’ An Experimental Reimagining Of ‘Glow On’ Songs

Earlier this week, Turnstile brought hardcore to baseball by throwing the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game. The band has been on the rise since their 2021 breakthrough Glow On, whether that’s by having a song in I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson or collaborating with Taco Bell.

The group is back with new music. They’ve teamed up with BADBADNOTGOOD for an EP titled New Heart Designs. It contains reimagined Glow On tracks, including “Mystery,” “Underwater Boi,” and “Alien Love Call” featuring Blood Orange. It serves as a chance for the band to delve further into experimental territory and mold the anthems into new forms.

Glow On was praised for incorporating new genres into their hardcore sound. They worked with Mike Elizondo, who’s known for working with icons like Dr. Dre, Fiona Apple, and Mastodon. “Mike is a stone-cold professional. Like, bro was Dr. Dre’s link, from what I gather, I think he was the only one really allowed to touch the button in the studio besides Dre,” bassist Franz Lyons told Uproxx. “I was in the panic room a little bit. But it was everything you would want to comfortably step outside of your comfort zone. It was all a sick-ass learning episode.”

They did a similar project for their 2018 LP Time & Space. It was followed by a three-song EP called Share A View, except it was with Mall Grab.

Listen to New Heart Designs below.

Turnstile is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Why Did Two ‘Below Deck: Down Under’ Cast Members Get Fired?

The latest episode of Below Deck: Down Under sparked a wave of controversy this week after two crew members were fired from the Bravo series for sexual misconduct that was caught on camera.

Below Deck viewers watched as boatswain Luke Jones and second steward Laura Bileskalne were removed from the ship after entering the cabins of two other crew members without their consent. Both were immediately fired during the incidences that took reportedly took place a year ago during filming. The ship’s captain, Jason Chambers, acted quickly and decisively after learning about the misconduct.

In the case of Jones, the production team stopped an alarming moment that occurred after Jones and third stew Margot Sisson returned from a drunken night out. She could be heard telling Jones that she just wanted to go to sleep. “All I want is water and bed. No Luke.” He did not comply.

Via The Washington Post:

Soon Jones, who was naked at the time, was seen as he attempted to enter Sisson’s bed, despite her being unconscious and, as she recalled later in the episode, “blackout drunk.” Producers, who are not typically on the show, jumped into the scene and forced Jones out of the room despite his heavy protests, expletives and screams. He was then brought to his own quarters, where he locked himself inside.

After being informed of the incident, Chambers immediately went to Jones’ quarters and booted him off the ship. He was fired the next morning.

Bileskalne was also terminated for a similar incident. She was also caught on camera entering a crew member’s cabin without consent. Bileskalne made unwanted sexual advances towards deckhand Adam Kodra and had to be removed from his quarters by Below Deck producers.

Bileskalne also made light of the incident with Jones by joking to Sisson, whose room Jones entered, that “If he comes naked in my cabin I’d be, like, ‘Hello! Yes!’”

After learning of Bileskalne’s actions with Kodra and joking about Jones, Chambers fired her as well.

(Via Washington Post)

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Bleached Is San Diego’s Newest Signature Festival

San Diego should be an ideal location for a summer music festival. While the rest of the US melts in “global boiling,” the Southern California city maintains a more temperate climate, aided by its latitude and ocean proximity. Still, aside from the steady success of CRSSD, it’s also the location of a music festival graveyard, where memories of events like San Diego Street Scene and Kaaboo feel less distant than they actually are. Sitting just to the south of Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire, literally millions of music fans are right on San Diego’s doorstep, and it feels like the stars should align for there to be many thriving music festivals with national appeal.

Enter Bleached, the latest festival to give the region a shot. Making its debut in 2023 and using both the same team and location at CRSSD, this new event touched down on San Diego’s Waterfront Park over the weekend with a decidedly Gen-Z-appealing lineup. In fact, the lineup was fascinating in how it eschewed more tried-and-true festival fare in favor of music that’s seen its rise in the streaming era. Aging critics and music fans will often see acts like these on lineups and annoyingly wonder who are the fans that this is for, claiming that the music feels chosen by an algorithm. But, Bleached showed a growing divide between the artists that music publications prop up and those that actual young music fans enjoy.

Bleached Festival
Philip Cosores

There were a few artists that checked both boxes at Bleached. Indie-pop darling Ethel Cain, who released one of 2022’s most acclaimed albums in Preacher’s Daughter, was relegated to a 5pm second stage appearance at Bleached, but that didn’t mean the set was underattended or underappreciated — quite the opposite. Cain fully trusted the San Diego crowd to give her slow-building stunners the rapt attention they need, and passionate fans sang along at the top of their voice, often meeting Cain in volume. By the time Cain finished her performance, she made time for MANY weeping audience members, completely losing their shit at a chance to interact with the artist.

Ethel Cain
Philip Cosores

Other acclaimed crossover artists saw more mixed results. Caroline Polachek, fresh off the release of album of the year contender Desire, I Want To Turn Into You, gave her all on the Sunday main stage, but might have been a little miscast for the part. With a very young-skewing audience, her songs didn’t garner the reception that most of the other premier talent did, showing that the TikTok success of “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” hasn’t spread to the rest of her oeuvre. Polachek has had multiple eras in the spotlight, including her run with Chairlift, and certainly has built her own fanbase. But at Bleached, a disconnect appeared between the critically-approved tasteful pop of her albums and what can win over a young audience. Perhaps it was the pristine, TikTok-ready choreography that struck the audience as disingenuous, or maybe it was just the operatic vocals that evoke the meeting place between Elvish hymns and The White Lotus theme song that withered under the sunlight. Still, when she closed with her above-mentioned biggest hit, even the skeptical young people in the audience couldn’t help but dance along.

Caroline Polachek
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Yves Tumor, playing the second stage opposite Omar Apollo, had a different issue altogether: the vast majority of the crowd was simply occupied doing something else. Tumor and his band of avant-glam style icons began their set with a brief intro from former MTV personality Jessie Camp, and then leaned into their brand of weirdo indie. Tumor, for his part, performed part of the set in the shadows, facing the towering buildings side stage, and later patrolled the photo pit, taking drags from fans’ cigarettes and generally seeming like everything could fall apart at any moment. Having seen Tumor many times over the last few years, this was not the band at their most focused or best sounding, but even here at their most unhinged, it never ceased being captivating, Tumor looked around and saw the low stakes, meeting the moment head-on.

Yves Tumor
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So what was successful at Bleached? Nearly everything else. Headliner and Uproxx cover star Leon Bridges might make timeless music, but he had no problem enthralling the youthful audience, sweeping them up with a tight set of soul, R&B, and rock and roll that defies generations. Omar Apollo won the award for the most filmed set, with a sea of phones appearing from the moment he took the stage. Remi Wolf was every bit the party-starter that her music implies, and Lizzy McAlpine saw nearly every song she performed screamed right back to her.

Leon Bridges
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And for my money, the biggest revelation was Channel Tres. By no means the new kid on the block, the Compton producer/singer/rapper employed a pair of dancers and a clear focus to give the audience something that’s rare to experience at summer festivals: true performance art. Blending house and funk for a sonic presentation that feels very in place in the post-Renaissance world, Channel Tres managed a set that gave drama without feeling overly plotted, the music and performance working in tandem to show an artist in full control of his musical vision. It was electric.

Channel Tres
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In all, Bleached was a winning debut. Aided by perfect weather and gorgeous harbor views, the festival felt like the ideal intersection between large and local, ushering in buzzy new artists to the marquee positions they’ll soon be inhabiting on the national behemoths. Sure, there was room for growth — some big ticket culinary options could underscore the local-ness of this event even more, though I was plenty happy with Spicy Pie — but Bleached felt pretty fully-formed in its first outing. San Diego just might have just found their next signature festival.

Check out some exclusive photos from Bleached Festival 2023 below.

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Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Uproxx was hosted for this story by Bleached Festival. They did not review or approve this story. You can learn more about the Uproxx Press Trip policy here.

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Trump Has Spent A ‘Remarkable’ Amount Of Money On Legal Fees This Year As He Runs For President

One of the first things you see on Donald Trump‘s website is a big, red “contribute” button. “We have a country to save. And I’m not giving up now – and I know you aren’t either. As the never-ending witch hunts heat up, please make a contribution to defend our movement and SAVE America,” the page reads. The money raised won’t necessarily go towards Trump’s 2024 campaign, however: a good chunk of the donations are paying the billionaire’s “remarkable” legal bills.

The New York Times reports that “financial reports show that the former president’s various political committees and the super PAC backing him have used roughly 30 cents of every dollar spent so far this year on legal-related costs.” That’s more than $27 million in legal fees and “other investigation-related bills” in the first six months of 2023 alone.

Mr. Trump, buddy, could I borrow $24 million for Taylor Swift tickets? Thanks.

The new disclosures revealed the remarkable degree to which Mr. Trump’s political and legal cash are intermingled, much like his own political and legal fate. Mr. Trump’s complex political orbit is already spending more than it is taking in, and tapping into money it raised years ago — an unusual trajectory this far out from an election. And the burn rate raises questions about whether such an approach is untenable, or whether Mr. Trump will eventually need to dip into his own fortune to pay for his lawyers, his 2024 campaign or both.

“This is going to be an incredibly expensive proposition,” criminal defense lawyer Ben Brafman told the Times. “Not only is he now dealing with three separate jurisdictions, and nobody really knows which case is going to come first, but they all need to be investigated, researched, and prepared at the same time by his attorneys.”

Somehow between the lawsuits, indictments, legal expenses, and, oh yeah, running for president, Trump still finds time to golf seemingly every day.

(Via the New York Times)

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Who Is Harry Styles’ Rumored New Girlfriend? Meet Taylor Russell

Harry Styles’ Love On Tour might’ve ended, but his romantic escapades are heating up. The “Daylight” singer and Don’t Worry Darling co-star Olivia Wilde’s relationship fizzled out, but Styles’ tattoo is a reminder of what once was. After a rumored fling with model Emily Ratajkowski, fans began speculating that the pair would go the distance. However, on Wednesday (August 9), the musician was spotted embracing a new mystery woman. So, who is Harry Styles’ rumored new girlfriend?

According to TMZ footage, the lucky lady is none other than actress Taylor Russell. The outlet reports that despite the couple being in the same vicinity on multiple occasions, including his Vienna, Austria, tour stop on July 8 when he was struck with an object while leaving the stage. Like Styles, Russell is an entertainment professional. The Vancouver native appeared in Netflix’s Lost in Space from 2018 to 2021, the Escape Room movie series, and the film Bones and All released last year, co-starring Timothée Chalamet.

Taylor Russell has maintained a relatively low profile when it comes to her dating history. However, the same can not be said for Harry Styles due to his superstar success. Neither has publicly commented on the rumors of their coupling.

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Here Is Karol G’s ‘Mañana Será Bonito Tour’ Setlist

Karol G already topped the charts this year with her album Mañana Será Bonito, which contained her catchy hits like “Provenza” and “TQG” with Shakira. She’s not done, though; Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) is out now and has appearances from Peso Pluma, Kali Uchis, Dei V, and Young Miko.

She’s also on the road on the highly anticipated Mañana Será Bonito Tour, bringing her batch of new tracks to excited audiences. Following her Lollapalooza performance, the singer kicked off the run in Nevada on Thursday (August 10). The setlist is packed with songs from her latest album, as well as her previous hits and material from earlier albums.

Check out her setlist from her concert at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, according to setlist.fm.

1. “TQG”
2. “Besties”
3. “Mi Cama”
4. “El Barco”
5. “X Si Volvemos”
6. “Tusa”
7. “Amargura”
8. “Bichotatag”
9. “Okidoki”
10. “Una noche en Medellín” (Cris Mj cover)
11. “Sejodioto”
12. “Punto G”
13. “Bichota”
14. “El Makinon”
15. “Carolina”
16. “Gaúbela”
17. “Mercurio”
18. “Gucci Los Paños”
19. “200 Copas”
20. “Kármika”
21. “Ojos Ferrari”
22. “Cairo”
23. “Tus Gafitas”
24. “MIientras Me Curo Del Cora”
25. “Mamiii”
26. “S91”
27. “Amargura”
28. “Mi Ex Tenia Razon”
29. “Provenza”

Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) is out now via Universal Music Latino. Find more information here.

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That Chick Angel Recruits FendiDa Rappa, Flo Milli, And Sexyy Red To Keep The ‘One Margarita’ Party Going

If you follow Uproxx’s The Best New Hip-Hop This Week, you might have seen last week when I went on a mini-rant about That Chick Angel’s underrated summer song “One Margarita” being so overlooked. That may soon change; after releasing a remix with Saucy Santana last week, TCA follows up this week with a “Ladies Remix” version to keep the party going, recruiting FendiDa Rappa, Flo Milli, and her raunchy rap counterpart Sexyy Red, who has been on a roll lately after her own freaky hit “Pound Town” became a smash in its own right.

The new verses hit all the main points — mainly, that inebriation will, to quote Flo Milli, “turn them to hoes.” That Chick Angel even sneaks in some subtly impressive rhyme play, pairing “amorous” with “scandalous,” and preemptively cuts off all the smoke the song is sure to receive. “I know you hatin’ sayin’, ‘You a mom,’ but / Give me four margarita’s I’ma be my husband’s slut,” she wisecracks, shutting down critiques of the song’s freaky material. The coup de grace is at the end, when she admits, “I’m lyin’. Imma be sleep,” because anyone in a longterm relationship knows how that goes.

This single is seriously “song of the summer” material, but it also has staying power — it’s authentic and clever and relatable and all the other things that can make a song a fan favorite — and even if it doesn’t get its due before the leaves turn, I can see it being a fixture at resort clubs far into the future. Check it out above.