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The first Monday in May is the fashion industry’s biggest night, at least here in the United States. The annual Met Gala gives music’s biggest names to team up with a celebrated fashion house to make a bold statement. So far, several recording artists caused some buzz on the red carpet. For example, David Byrne opted to bike to the event rather than take a luxury car service. There are many looks to gush over, but none like Lil Nas X.

The “Industry Baby” rapper isn’t shy by any means. On several occasions, he’s taken part in racy photo shoots, including his recent Playboy-theme birthday shoot. However, Lil Nas X’s nearly naked 2023 Met Gala red carpet look takes the cake.

Covered in chrome body paint, pearls, and other gems, Lil Nas was a glamorized cross between the Wizard Of Oz’s tin man and X-Men’s Mystique. Sporting bejeweled whiskers, he ade a bold reference to the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who is being honored at the event.

However, it wouldn’t be Lil Nas X if he didn’t take a moment to troll those around him. When approached by the media correspondents on the carpet, instead of answering questions posed to him. He leaned into the role of a cat, meowing at reporters, which is another nod to the late designer who had a deep love for his Birman cat Choupette.

Jared Leto is an overall odd guy, but something about the Met Gala inspires him to go even further into the abyss. Back in 2019, he showed up wielding a replica of his own head. Last year, lots of people wrongly assumed he was responsible for the strangest, most ambitious look. This year, though, he showed up with basically the same idea as someone else.

During the red carpet portion of the evening — whose theme is a tribute to legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld — someone showed up dressed as a giant white cat. Lo and behold, it was Jared Leto. He wasn’t just any white cat: He was Chapouette, Lagerfeld’s beloved feline. Eventually he tired of the giant, fluffy costume, ditching it for an also ostentatious long black cape.

Alas, he wasn’t the only one who showed up as a cat. Doja Cat arrived also dressed as a white cat. It wasn’t just a costume either. She had elaborate prosthetics on her face, meaning she couldn’t ditch the get-up like Leto did. She wasn’t the spitting image of Chapouette, which means she might just be a cat, albeit one that’s maybe inspired by Lagerfeld’s pet.

On social media, there were jokes about Leto and Doja having basically the same costume idea.

Others weren’t shocked that the person frolicking about in a massive cat costume.

So who’s was more impressive? If you’re talking size, it’s Leto for the win. But Doja went to more elaborate lengths to turn herself into a kind of human-cat hybrid. So it’s in the eyes of the beholder.

It’s been a week since Fox News dumped Tucker Carlson, despite him being their biggest star. We still doesn’t know exactly what got him canned, but among the many theories is this: In private correspondences that were made public, he was caught trashing his old network’s higher-ups and staff. Now there’s leaked footage of him at work, letting it rip about their streamer.

On top of his nightly show, Carlson did a number of things for Fox Nation. He had Tucker Carlson Today, as well as documentaries, including one on “testicle tanning.” Behind the scenes, though, he was no fan of how it operated. In the leaked video, Carlson is preparing for a chat with professional misogynistic and accused rapist Andrew Tate, but, he tells someone over the phone, he’s not thrilled that it will be watched on the under-performing streamer.

“I don’t want to be a slave to Fox Nation, which I don’t think that people watch anyway,” Carlson says. “Nobody watches Fox Nation because the site sucks… I’m just frustrated with it. It’s hard to use that site. I don’t know why they’re not fixing it. It’s driving me insane.”

The person on the other line assures Tucker that they’ll air a good chunk of the interview on Fox News, but that doesn’t placate him.

“We’re, like, working like animals to produce all this content, and the people in charge of it, whoever that guy’s, whatever his name is, like, they’re ignoring the fact that the site doesn’t work,” Carlson railed. “And I think it’s, like, a betrayal of our efforts. That’s how I feel. So, of course, I resent it.”

Was it stuff like this that led to Carlson’s firing? It may be a while till we find out, though it’s rumored that Fox News honchos have dirt files on Tucker and others like him. Maybe that’s one reason why he’s been relatively quiet over the last seven days, popping up briefly to release a weird, vaguely dog-whistle-y video. There’s even a chance the guy won’t legally be allowed back on the airwaves until next year.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Woody Harrelson’s a pretty kooky guy. We mean that in a good way. Example: Back in February, the beloved actor and Cheers vet delivered a rambling, epic monologue while hosting SNL. It was endearing, except for one bit, which was simply odd: He told a story that smacked of anti-vax hysteria. He saved it with a decent punchline, but the anti-vax part got him trending. Does that bother Harrelson that he freaked out a lot of people? Apparently not at all.

In an Esquire profile of his new Watergate show White House Plumbers — he plays E. Howard Hunt, one of the burglary’s masterminds, who was also, weirdly, a prolific crime and spy genre novelist — Harrelson was asked about his relation to the internet. His answer: He doesn’t have one.

“I don’t read it. It’s like when reviews come out for movies. I don’t look,” Harrelson explained. He even describes reading a pan of his performance of a play he did with Sean Penn back in the year 2000. “It f*cked me up for at least two, three performances. It’s a poison pill.”

But what about the furor over his SNL monologue?

“Well, people told me it was, shall we say, trending,” he replied. “No, I don’t look at that sh*t. I feel like, ‘I said it on SNL.’ I don’t need to go further with it…other than to say—well, no, I won’t. Never mind. That’s enough.…But it don’t change my life one bit. Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right? My life is still wonderful.”

His Plumbers co-star Justin Theroux — who plays mustachioed lunatic G. Gordon Liddy, who also served time before winding up on Miami Vice, twice — chimed in, saying, “I’ve had some real goes at Woody, and I can tell you, he doesn’t give a sh*t.”

So if you were one of those who got mad over the erstwhile Woody Boyd maybe being anti-vax — or if you wrote an article about same — then don’t worry: He’s just going to keep living his nice life.

(Via Esquire and Deadline)

The Met Gala is fashion’s biggest night, but with so many stars attending, conversations about music are bound to come up. Though the evening is dedicated in memory of the late designer, Karl Lagerfeld, the press couldn’t let Phoebe Bridgers go without asking the “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” singer a few things about her work or at least dream release.

When asked if she’s working on new solo music, Bridgers was coy, saying, “I hope so.” Since she’s part of Boygenius, the musician is covered on the front as their new album, The Record, which just recently dropped.

Quickly after her response, the journalist followed up by asking her who she’s working with, but rephrased the question to ask who is her dream musical collaboration.

At first, Bridgers shot down the question, responding, “Nothing.” However, after giving it some thought, Bridgers, blurted out, “Bob Dylan.” As for which song she had in mind if they were to her record together, Bridgers said, “Shallow,” presumably referring to Lady Gaga’s Academy Award-winning song featuring Bradley Cooper.

Dylan’s artistry has served as an inspiration to countless musicians. It’s even being used as the focal point of a forthcoming film starring Chloe Bailey.

David Byrne’s love for bicycles has been well-documented. The “Strange Overtones” musician is regularly spotted around New York City on his bike. He even did it when arriving at this year’s Met Gala. Despite wearing an all-white formal tuxedo, Byrne didn’t mind risking his sleek look on fashion’s biggest night.

Back in 2009, Byrne spoke with NPR about biking around New York. “I ride my bike almost every day here in New York,” he said. “It’s getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes.”

In his book, Bicycle Diaries, released the same year, he jokingly described biking as, “faster than a walk, slower than a train, and slightly higher than a person.”

His cycling skills didn’t stop on the Met carpet. In the trailer for A24’s re-release of the classic Talking Heads concert doc Stop Making Sense, Byrne is seen biking around the city as well.

The evening is themed Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty, after the late famed designer. While most celebrities and fashion powerhouses will be arriving and leaving via a luxury car service, Bryne surely beat traffic with his environmentally friendly mode of transportation.

Sometimes the best cure for a bad day is a good surprise.

Just ask Abbie Cashman, a woman in Ireland whose entire day was completely turned around the minute she began feeding a pet crow from the window of her taxi. Cause why not?

In an interview with Today, Cashman shared that after discovering she had a flat tire while at work, the planets seemed to align so that getting home was impossible. No taxi would take her. The bus was full. Luck did not seem to be on her side.

Cashman made one last attempt to book a taxi through a rideshare app. Finally, someone was able to pick her up.

Little did she know that the taxi driver would not only get her home, but also introduce her to a special winged friend to lift her spirits.

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The video below shows Cashman yelling “OH MY GOD…is that actually your crow?” in utter shock as the bird buzzes about her window.

The taxi driver clarifies that the crow is more of a companion than a pet, saying that it knows to follow him around for treats.

He then prompts Cashman’s open her window and reach out to her with a snack to feed it. As she does, she can’t contain her delighted squeals. Especially once the crow swoops in for a nibble.

Watch:

@abbiecashman7 From having the day from literal hell to the SWEETEST taxi driver making my day with this wild crow who follows him🥲 literally couldnt not post it, thank you Rory🥹🫶🏻 #cork #taxi #crow ♬ original sound – Abbie Cashman

This brief encounter turned Cashman’s day from “literal hell” to something so delightful that she couldn’t help but share the experience on TikTok. Clearly, she wasn’t the only one who appreciated the unexpected moment. The clip has now amassed over 4 million views, with oodles of comments from people expressing their glee.

“This is a story NOBODY would have believed if it wasn’t for this video,” one person wrote. “Pure class. Your laugh is pure joy.”

Another added, “This is simultaneously the most chaotic and the best thing I’ve ever seen.

As for the taxi driver…folks are calling for him to have six stars. immediately.

Perhaps this interaction shouldn’t come at that much of a surprise. After all, crows are notoriously clever birds who like to collaborate with humans. They’re known to recognize faces (hence why this crow was able to follow the taxi driver), they’re quite loyal and have been trained to do extraordinary things.

Still, certainly no one would hop into a cab thinking they’d get to feed one on the way home. We all need a bit of astonishment infused into our day, especially on the cruddy ones. Very cool that Cashman got the perfect dash of magic to brighten her day…and that the internet exists, so we nac enjoy it too.

There are those people who like certain franchises and those that would literally design their entire house around their particular fandom. It’s a fine balance between loving something and it becoming part of who you are as a person but for some, they’re totally cool with everything being Harry Potter. I may or may not have tried to convince my husband we needed an Avengers bedroom set. In my defense, they make them up to king size, so clearly they’re for grown ups.

If you’re one of those people like myself that has a borderline unhealthy love for all things Marvel, then you will be in for a treat and quite possibly a new wedding DJ. Dimitri Beauchamp has been mixing up tunes for wedding receptions and posting short clips on TikTok. But it’s not just regular dance music, Beauchamp mixes in people’s favorite franchise theme songs making the hits even more epic.

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In a video posted in February, Beauchamp mixed the “Star Wars Imperial March” with the old school hiphop song, “Hiphop Hooray” by Naughty by Nature and “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan. The video garnered over 1.3 Million likes but his jams don’t stop there.

@dimitribeauchamp

I mean, I would like this mix😂 #starwars #starwarsedit #thisishowwedoit #oldschool

The DJ has a mix for just about every fandom you can think of, from “Fairly Odd Parents” to “The Mandalorian.” Of course, my personal favorite is his mix of “The Avengers” but there’s something for everybody and he tailors his mixes to the bride and groom.

@dimitribeauchamp

Replying to @starwars If you just pictured Pedro Pascal dancing to this, you’re welcome #themandalorian #themandalorianedit #starwars #stankyleg #wedding

The videos Beauchamp posts aren’t from actual weddings. He uses his kitchen bar as a DJ stand and takes on the role of the DJ and wedding goer for his skits. But the short one minute or less clips aren’t enough for people that visit his page. Beauchamp has his some of his mixes available for download on Sound Cloud, so you can blast your favorite mix on your way to work.

@dimitribeauchamp

Marvel’s soundtracks are always🔥 #marvel #marvelstudios #avengers #oldschool #wedding

Sylvester Stallone is no stranger to dusting off old characters. He keeps bringing John Rambo back. He swore he was done with Rocky Balboa, but we’ll see about that. One film he’s never done any sequels to is Cliffhanger, his rock-climbing thriller where he dukes it out with an English-accented John Lithgow. That all changes now with word that he’s doing a “reboot” that just sounds like one of those belated sequels.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Stallone will return, for the first time in 30 years, as Gabe Walker, professional mountain climber and rescue ranger. They’re calling it a reboot, but a reboot implies that the new one is essentially starting from scratch. But unless it ignores the events of the first movie, then it’s really a sequel. But who knows? Maybe this really is a reboot that just happens to feature the same character/star from the original, and they’ll never talk about that time Gabe had to fight criminals.

A Cliffhanger sequel has been in development for a while. At one point it was to be helmed by A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour. She remains on as an executive producer, but now it will be directed by Ric Roman Waugh, of Angel Has Fallen and Greenland, with a script by Hunters writer Mark Bianculli.

The 1993 Cliffhanger found Stallone’s climber/rescuer, still reeling from losing someone on the job, battling a gang of thieves in the Colorado Rockies. It was a decent hit, though not big enough that Stallone kept returning to the role like he has with other characters. Or maybe he decided doing mountain climbing stunts was not something he wanted to do that often.

(Via THR)

As you may well know, the DCEU is undergoing a dramatic makeover. James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Films a few months ago, but a lot remains unclear. Will Jason Momoa still be playing Aquaman? Are we really never seeing Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman again? We do know one thing: Gunn is doing his own Superman film. We also now know that just because he’s doing a Man of Steel movie, that doesn’t mean another one that was announced a couple years back is being deep-sixed.

Gunn spoke with Gizmodo’s io9, who asked him about the Superman film that was being produced by J.J. Abrams and written by acclaimed journalist and comics writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. Gunn had some good news.

“Those two things are totally unrelated,” Gunn said. “That’s an exciting movie. I know that Chantal Nong, who is the executive on that project, is extremely excited about it. So if it comes in and it’s great, which I haven’t read the script, and if the timing is right, that could absolutely happen. That’s totally unrelated. It would be an Elseworlds tale like Joker.”

Not much is known about the Coates/Abrams Superman film, though one rumor was that it revolved around a Black Superman and was set in the 1900s. DC already has its share of “Elseworlds” films, including two separate franchises about Batman and the Joker (with the former having its own Joker). Who knows when they’ll get around to this new one, but Gunn expressing excitement suggests it has a chance of actually getting made.

(Via Gizmodo)