Stormzy clearly knows how to celebrate in style. The London rapper recently turned 30 (on July 26), hosting a #MikeGala at the Biltmore Mayfair and inviting some of his most famous friends and admirers to attend. The result was captured in the video for his new song, “Angel In The Marble,” showing off the elegant black-tie styles of Stormzy and his friends, including Dina Asher-Smith, Zadie Smith, Tiana Major9, Little Simz, Skepta, Louis Theroux, Nia DaCosta, and more. The event was even covered in British Vogue.
The title, “Angel In The Marble,” continues the arty kick Stormzy’s been on lately. Similar art museum aesthetics permeated his videos for “Toxic Trait” and “The Weekend” with RAYE, while Stormzy showed off his high-fashion sensibilities with coordinated Burberry suits alongside Burna Boy and Skepta at the recent Met Gala (mandem got a taste for the posh life, innit?).
Stormzy hasn’t announced a new album yet — his last one, This Is What I Mean, came out last November — but he’s certainly been productive lately. In the past month alone, he’s released four new videos touting his longevity and ruminating on his current success, so perhaps an announcement isn’t too far off.
Watch Stormzy’s “Angel In The Marble” video above.
Elon Musk might (at this moment in time) be the world’s richest man, but Mark Zuckerberg might be having a last laugh with the launch of Threads. What also appears to be high on his priority list: kicking Elon’s ass. The owner of Twitter did agree to a cage fight (and a “literal d*ck measuring contest”), although surely, those things will actually never happen.
In fact, the more Zuck preps and gets surprisingly ripped for either of those occasions, the more likely it is that Elon will simply ghost the dude while he’s waiting on the mat. That’s sad because Zuck is pounding all those calories, and god only knows how downtrodden he will feel after jiu-jitsu and MMA training for nothing. Additionally, it seems that Zuck’s obsession with fighting Elon led him to actually erect a “backyard octagon.” And as noted by TMZ (which posted the texting receipts), Priscilla Chan wasn’t excited about losing the grass that she’s been nurturing for years:
“It looks awesome,” [Zuck] said over text to Chan … adding, “We have plenty of yard space!” when he noticed she wasn’t exactly thrilled over it.
That’s when, however, she dropped a bomb on him … saying, “I have been working on that grass for two years.”
At which point, Zuck actually posted a poll for people to vote on whether he should take down that octagon or risk some irritation at home.
Dude, a rivalry with Elon Musk is so not worth risking your marital harmony over.
Earlier this offseason, the Philadelphia 76ers re-signed reserve center Montrezl Harrell to a 1-year deal to return to the Sixers bench unit behind Joel Embiid for a second season. Harrell averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game a year ago, as he served as the third big behind Embiid and Paul Reed (likewise re-signed this summer).
Unfortunately, Harrell won’t be available for the Sixers for most, if not all of next season after the team announced he underwent an MRI that revealed he had a torn ACL and a meniscus tear after dealing with knee swelling following some offseason workouts.
Montrezl Harrell has a torn ACL and medial meniscus tear, the Sixers say.
Team says he had an MRI today to assess right knee swelling following his offseason workouts.
It’s been a tough summer for the Sixers, as they are still dealing with the James Harden trade request and trying to find a way to remain a contender if they trade their second star. Losing Harrell only adds to their depth concerns, but they did go out and sign Mo Bamba as another reserve big man, and this likely thrusts him into that third center role behind Embiid and Reed. For Harrell, he will now face a long recovery from the knee injury that will likely keep him out all of this next season, making for an uncertain future given he’s only on a 1-year deal.
On the season three finale of Peacock’s Hart to Hart, Will Smith told host Kevin Hart about how Spielberg convinced him to star in Men in Black. “I kinda understood Men in Black like a little bit, but I didn’t want to make Men in Black. That was the next year after Independence Day. So I didn’t want to make two alien movies back to back,” the then-King of July 4th explained.
But then, Spielberg, who produced the alien comedy, “sent a helicopter for me. To talk. It landed at his house. And he had me at hello.” While they were chatting, Spielberg served him a glass of lemonade, which was “the first time I ever had lemonade with carbonated water,” Smith said.
“[Spielberg] said the coldest shit,” Smith recalled. “He said, tell me why you don’t want to make my movie…” Smith then pointed out that Spielberg didn’t direct the movie, but rather served as an executive producer on the Barry Sonnenfield flick. He joked, “He put the ellipses at the end… If he had continued, he woulda said, ‘Joker, you know I made Jaws, right? You know I made E.T.’”
The next time Spielberg offers you a glass of lemonade after sending his private helicopter to pick you up, prepare yourself. He’s going to ask for a favor. “Uh, I’m sorry, Steve-O — can I call you Steve-O? — but I can’t help you move that weekend. I’m, uh, out of town.” Then zap him with a Neuralyzer.
Prior to the Department of Justice officially indicting Donald Trump for his actions before, during, and after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building, the former president had already started telegraphing to his rabid supporters that federal charges were most likely coming. According to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, this narration of his legal problems is all part of his tough guy act.
“He loves to project bravado,” Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after the third Trump indictment was revealed on Tuesday. “He also loves to be in control, and have every moment that happens in his life exist, on his terms. And so, that’s why he has tried to narrate his own indictments, over the three that have happened so far, his three and a half, if you count last week.”
However, Haberman claimed that “privately” the former president is not handling his latest indictment well. Via Mediaite:
Behind-the-scenes, he’s very angry. He is much more rattled than he is projecting being, again, as you say everything with him is about appearances. And he wants to give up the appearance that everything is fine. He is very upset. Folks around him are very upset.
According to Haberman, Team Trump is extremely concerned about the other conspirators listed in the indictment, and what they might be telling prosecutors to save their own skin.
“On the one hand, they were relieved reading this indictment that there were not more details that they didn’t know that were in it,” Haberman told Collins. “On the other, there was a reference to six co-conspirators. And that raises questions about will anyone else face charges? And will more details be revealed if that happens?”
August, like all of the months that make up the summer months, is a great time for beer drinkers. It’s a warm weather month where IPAs, pale ales, lagers, Kolsch-style beers, and other lighter beers shine. It’s also a great month for classic summer sippers, limited offerings, seasonal gems, and new releases. How else would you want to enjoy the “last” month of the summer (we understand that September is technically the last month)?
To help you get the most out of summer’s last gasp, we searched far and wide and imbibed a slew of beers to find the best, most exciting, delicious beers you should seek out this month. Keep scrolling to see session IPAs, New England-style pale ales, fruited Kolschy-style beers, and much more.
Indeed Modern Age Session IPA
Indeed
ABV: 3.8%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Sometimes you want a break from your heavier, higher-ABV IPAs during the summer months. This is where session IPAs come in. A great new one is Indeed Modern Age. It’s brewed with pale malts, oats, dextrin, and acidulated malts as well as Strata, Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. Even at 3.8% ABV, it’s surprisingly flavorful and complex.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a ton of fruit on the nose. Tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, and floral, herbal hops. The palate continues this trend with mango, ripe berries, candied orange peels, grapefruit, caramelized pineapple, and floral, lightly bitter hops. Overall, it’s light on the palate and very crushable.
Bottom Line:
As lower-ABV, crushable IPAs go, this is a decent one. It’s muted as expected, but still loaded with fruit and hop aromas and flavors.
To say that this is a unique beer that needs to be tried to be believed is an understatement. Brewed with 2-row malts, malted wheat, oats, and Citra hops, it was crafted to taste like a tropical, tart, fruity gummy candy. It definitely accomplishes this because of the additions of raspberry, cherry, and tangerine.
Tasting Notes:
Aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries, and orange peels are prevalent on the nose. Drinking it only adds to this with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, ripe berries, sweet cherry, and floral, lightly dank pine. It’s sweet, tart, and has very little bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This is an interesting beer that belongs on your August radar. It’s not for everyone, but it’s fruity and flavorful and at the very least will get you and your friends talking.
Often, we wait for the Fall months to dig into meltier lagers, but we just can’t wait that long to enjoy Buoy Vienna Lager. This Austrian-style lager was brewed with Pilsen and Vienna malts and hopped with Magnum and Saphir hops. To add to that, it’s lagers for a full five weeks.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of bready malts, caramel, honeyed nuts, and floral, lightly piney hops starts everything off well. Drinking it brings forth notes of freshly baked bread, dried fruits, toffee, and floral, lightly bitter, piney hops. It’s malty, sweet, refreshing, and very crisp at the finish.
Bottom Line:
While some summery lagers tend to lean a little light. Buoy Vienna Lager is a nice mix of malt sweetness and floral hops. It’s a great beer to start you on your journey into autumn.
Bissell Brothers Summer Rise Pale Ale
Bissell Brothers
ABV: 4.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
This aptly named, summery pale ale was brewed in collaboration with Maine Academy of Modern Music. It gets its fruity, hoppy, citrus flavor profile from being brewed with Maine 2-row malts, Crystal malts, Maine oats, Maine wheat, as well as Bru-1, Cryo Citra, Cryo Mosaic, and Strata hops.
Tasting Notes:
This hazy brew begins with notes of ripe tangerines, pine needles, tropical fruits, and floral, herbal, earthy hops. It’s juicy, fruity, and lightly bitter with a palate of caramel malts, orange peels, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, and a finish of floral, gently bitter piney hops.
Bottom Line:
This juicy, fruity New England-style pale ale is perfect for the hot August days ahead. It’s hazy, balanced, and memorable.
Vermont’s Lawson’s Finest Liquids is well-known for its New England-style IPAs. But this popular brewery also makes other styles. One of its best non-IPA beers is its Scrag Mountain Pilsner. Its flagship lager is a Czech-style pilsner named for the surrounding mountain.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is all lemon zest, orange peel, honey, grass, and floral, earthy hops. The palate continues this trend with cereal grains, bready malts, honey, lemon peels, and floral, grassy, earthy hops. The finish is crisp and lightly bitter.
Bottom Line:
August is a time for crisp lagers and Lawson’s Finest makes a great one. Floral, citrusy, sweet, and highly crushable on a hot day.
We tend to be wary of fruit-based beers. There’s a fear that they will be over-the-top sweet. This is definitely not the case with Genese Tropical Pineapple Kolsch. This Kolsch-style blonde ale was made with natural pineapple flavor. It’s available all summer long.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is caramel malts, honey, citrus peels, and a ton of ripe pineapple. Drinking it makes you feel like you’re taking a vacation in a tropical paradise. There’s a ton of ripe pineapple as well as citrus peels, sweet malts, and lightly floral hops. Sweet, refreshing, and perfect for a hot day.
Bottom Line:
As fruity beers go, this is your new go-to summer crusher. It’s subtly pineapple-driven, but very refreshing on a warm August day.
Half Acre Pony might be available all year long, but it fits best in the summer (especially August). This American lager from Chicago’s Half Acre is a great mix of old world and new with bold, flavorful malts and liberal use of noble hops. It’s crisp, thirst-quenching, and well-balanced.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find crackery malts, lemongrass, and floral hops. The palate is filled with sweet malts, freshly baked bread, honey, citrus peels, light spices, and floral piney hops. The finish is crisp, floral, and very refreshing. This is a great crusher of a summer beer.
Bottom Line:
Sure, you can crack open a light beer on a hot summer night, but you’d be in danger of crushing a borderline flavorless beer. Why not enjoy an equally crushable well-balanced, flavorful Pony?
Troegs Hopora IPA
Troegs
ABV: 6.2%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Troegs is a great brewery for hop fans. Its rotating IPA releases are fresh, aromatic, and loaded with hop flavor. One of the best available in August in Hopora IPA. Brewed with pale malt, oats, wheat, and Solera, Citra, and Chinook hops, it’s juicy, velvety, and hoppy.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, bready malts, sweet wheat, and floral, piney hops greet you before your first sip. Drinking it reveals flavors of dank pine, grass, orange peels, lemongrass, grapefruit, tropical fruits, and lightly bitter, earthy hops. It’s crisp, gently bitter, and very flavorful.
Bottom Line:
The use of oats and wheat gives this beer a smooth, creamy mouthfeel that adds to the profile of citrus, tropical fruits, and pine. This is definitely a beer worth seeking out this month.
Oktoberfest beers have arrived! It’s always an exciting time in the beer world. One of my absolute favorites in the American craft scene is from St. Louis’ amazing 2nd Shift Brewing. The beer is made with lightly toasted barley malts and the exact right German hops. The 2nd Shift team cares deeply about making slow beer and making it right, which makes them excellent at executing finicky German lagers.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a beautiful nutty creaminess on the nose that gives way to hints of floral hops, light green grass, and a dash of malted caramel cookies. The palate is luscious with a deep sense of floral hop oils countered by creamy caramel maltiness with a silky mouthfeel. The end holds onto the light malted creaminess with a nice sense of green roasting herbs, yellow straw, and light hop flowers with a few stems.
Bottom Line:
I was lucky enough to try this fresh out of the tank last month and it’s stellar. As someone who lived in Central Europe for the better part of 20 years, I can confidently say that this is an outstanding American Oktoberfest lager that’d stand up proudly next to anything in Munich this September at the Oktoberfest festivities. Get some while it’s super fresh! — Zach Johnston
Mike Pence is still running for president. Maybe? Yes, he is, and there’s no telling who will actually vote for him. The left, even if Biden wasn’t in the picture, would never cross party lines for a staunchly religiously conservative views that suggest he wants to dismantle abortion rights even more than the Trump-laden Supreme Court recently did.
Additionally, a huge chunk of the GOP isn’t crazy about Pence. Since he refused to help Donald Trump overturn democracy, he’s been booed during an NRA convention, which is not even one bit as bad as the January 6 rioters wanting to hang him. He doesn’t even have The Fly on his side anymore, and yes, this conversation is going off the rails fast.
Pence, who recently did his best Sons Of Anarchy impression, spoke at a campaign event after Trump’s third indictment to declare, “[A]nyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.”
Pence: Sadly, the president was surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. pic.twitter.com/XhapAuEsD7
Granted, he didn’t utter these words with any fire, but I’m not sure there’s any smoke to be found within Pence’s being. He is akin to a soggy blanket tasked with smothering a fire, although he did promise to say more once he fully reviewed the indictment documents.
In a followup, however, Pence seemed to place a lot of blame on Trump being “surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers,” so perhaps he thought better of actually growing a half-backbone. What will Mother say about this? What matters more is that people are asking why this tiny pushback took so long.
Things he should have said on January 6th, 2021 if he had a spine.
Of course, while Curry proves pretty adept at lip-syncing, it’s pretty clear that it’s Tobe doing most of the actual rapping in the video as the two entertainers go fishing in, well, a pond. The Steph reveal is very clever, and for a second, you almost have to wonder what a real Steph Curry rap song would sound like. After all, he wouldn’t be the first NBA player to ponder a second career as a rapper, and many of them — even the part-time dabblers — often are pretty good at it, if not “Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame” good. Still, it’s a cool concept from Tobe, who directs, as usual, and styles the video, which features some impressive digital effects as well.
Watch Tobe Nwigwe’s “Lil Fish, Big Pond” video above.
If the chaos happening on our Twitter timelines is anything to judge by, Kylie Jenner’s momager has been working her a** off to put to bed rumors that her youngest daughter and Mr. Tumnus impersonator, Timothee Chalamet have broken up. Let us clear things up for everyone whose knee-jerk reaction to this news is: They were dating?
Chalamet and Jenner have been casually dating since late last year. Some outlets reported their romance started during a winter trip to Aspen, others alleged they began hanging out after attending Paris Fashion Week in January. Either way, the pair have been linked for months — long enough for Jenner’s ex (and father to her two children) Travis Scott to diss the Willy Wonka star on his new album. But a recent report from Life & Stylealleged that Chalamet had dumped The Kardashians star, leaving her heartbroken.
“She’s telling people that things between them naturally fizzled out because they’re both busy and traveling,” an insider allegedly told the magazine. “But friends are whispering that Kylie got dumped.”
The report also claimed Chalamet was simply using his relationship with Jenner to drum up publicity for his latest movie which sounded suss to say the least. Enter TMZ, who countered Life & Style’s breaking break-up news with some insider-provided info of their own. According to the site, Chalamet and Jenner are still together despite not being seen hanging out in public for some time.
“Our sources say everything is cool between the two, they’re still an item, and ‘any reports that say otherwise are false.’ One source warned fans, ‘not to believe everything they read,’” TMZ reported. Neither Jenner nor Chalamet has publicly commented on the breakup rumors as of yet but, then again, if they’re completely fabricated, they likely won’t.
Trump’s number one co-conspirator hosted another episode of his live-stream show America’s Mayor Live where he ranted about China and fiber supplements and President Joe Biden. (You know, normal topics of conversation that flow easily together and in no way allude to a bigger mental health crisis.) During his show, Giuliani also singled out another politician — fellow Republican Mitch McConnell.
The Senate Minority Leader made headlines recently when he inexplicably froze during a press conference, leading some to speculate he had suffered a medical emergency. He returned to the podium sometime later but never really explained the cause of his apparent malfunction. The incident has led some to question whether age limits should be put in place for representatives on Capitol Hill. Of course, one man’s poor health is another man’s comedy goldmine and Giuliani took time during his broadcast to launch into an impression of the past-his-prime politician.
Look, it brings us no joy to say this, but it’s kind of spot-on.
We’ve always labeled Giuliani a clown so, as long as he doesn’t land in prison for trying to destroy our democracy, maybe this can be his stand-up audition tape.
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