After being publicly humiliated in his attempt to take control of the special land agreement where Disney World sits in Florida — and trashed by returning CEO Bob Iger — pudding cup enthusiast Ron DeSantis is pursuing a new avenue to punish the entertainment giant for opposing his “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Confirming reports that he’s now focused on the land next to Disney, DeSantis revealed during a press conference on Monday that he’s exploring all kinds of options of what the state could put on the land. Options like, let’s say, a prison perhaps because why not go full Lex Luthor in your all-out war against a cartoon mouse?
DeSantis openly speculating about what the state could build next to Walt Disney World:
“And so, you know, it’s like, okay, kids, I mean, people have said, you know, maybe, maybe have another, maybe create a state park, maybe try to do more amusement parks.”
“Someone even said, like, maybe you need another state prison,” DeSantis added. “Who knows? I mean, I just think that the possibilities are endless.”
While all of this might seem diabolical, DeSantis also admitted that he didn’t even realize the state controlled the nearby land until just recently.
“So if you look at this whole special district, well, Disney Corporation obviously owns a lot of it, but the district owns other land,” DeSantis told a crowd of reporters. “And you know, quite frankly, I wasn’t even thinking about that land.”
Of course, it remains to be seen how voters will respond to a governor who’s willing to sabotage the largest employer in his state and kneecap a significant portion of the state economy while he’s at it. America just had a vindictive president, do we really want to go through that again?
There’s a lot of great Scotch whisky on the shelves these days. You have so many opportunities to try peated and unpeated malt, special oak cask finishes, cask strength offerings, blended this and that, and limited releases that it can all feel dizzying. Today, I’m going to help you cut through all the crap and call out the absolute best Scotch whisky — single malt, blended, or otherwise — at every single price point from $20 all the way up to $500.
For this list of Scotch whiskies, I’ve taken the number one whisky bottle from every one of my “best price point” Scotch whisky articles this year. That gives you 15 scotches to choose from. These whiskies really do range from simple mixers to some of the most sought-after and beloved (and awarded) whiskies in the world. In short, there might be a whisky on this list that becomes your “forever whisky.”
Since this is by price point, I’m not ranking these whiskies. The ranking is inherent in the price. As much as I love, say, the Glenmorangie 10-year, there’s no point in pretending it’d beat out Ardbeg 19 or The GlenDronach 21. One is made for making highballs and the other two are world-class sippers that transcend any category.
Lastly, this list gets into rare whisky that’s highly allocated (released only in specific markets to specific retailers, restaurants, and bars). Prices are going to vary depending on your region and what’s available there. Thems just the breaks, folks. Let’s dive in!
Also Read: The Top 5 UPROXX Scotch Whisky Posts of The Last Six Months
The whisky in the bottle is a blend of sherry-cask-finished whiskies from The Macallan and Highland Park. The whisky is then cut down to a very accessible 80-proof and then bottled in a nicely understated bottle.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There’s a sweet malt buried under a buttery scone dripping with raspberry jam with a touch of light spice lurking in the background.
Palate: The sherry really kicks in on the palate with big notes of dates soaked in black tea next to creamy caramel, vanilla cake, and a touch of dry raisins.
Finish: The end doesn’t overstay its welcome and leaves you with a lovely note of chocolate-covered cherries with a sweet/dry vibe.
Bottom Line:
This is the closest you’re going to get to a sipper at this price point. You can pour this over a big glass of rocks and it’ll be pretty tasty (a truly solid “B” whisky). But you really want to mix this into whisky-forward cocktails or highballs more than anything else.
$30-$40 — Glenmorangie The Original Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 10 Years
The Glenmorangie is a classic Highlands single malt. The juice is created on the tallest stills in Scotland, which allows more spirit creation along the way as it’s boiled. The whisky then spends ten years mellowing in ex-bourbon barrels. Finally, the whiskey is vatted, proofed, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose opens with soft grains next to a rush of dried fruits and supple leather with a floral hint that leans toward dry hibiscus and fresh woodruff.
Palate: The palate is gentle with hints of wet malts next to powdered dark spices, fresh honeycombs, and a thin line of vanilla oils just touched with orange zest and maybe a twinge of grapefruit.
Finish: The end arrives with a soft honeyed sweetness that feels like it’s drizzled over an orange cake with a hint of malted cracker graininess next to an echo of old apple chips.
Bottom Line:
This is a solid single malt that really does shine on its own. Yes, you can mix a mean cocktail with it, but you can also 100% enjoy this over a rock or two and feel like you’re drinking a really good simple Scotch whisky.
$40-$50 — Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey Aged 14 Years
Glenmorangie’s 14-Year expression spends 10 years resting in used American oak casks. Those barrels are vatted and the whisky is re-barreled into Quinta Ruban port wine casks from Portugal for another four years of mellowing before batching, proofing, and bottling as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose draws you in with a sense of burnt orange layered into dark chocolate and then melted over a singed marshmallow with a hint of malted vanilla cookie tying it all together.
Palate: That dark chocolate drives the palate with a hint of waxiness and woody winter spice next to whole black peppercorns, fresh tangerine, and a whisper of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Finish: The dark chocolate, woody spice, bright orange, and sharp spearmint all collide on the finish with a sense of soft malted sweetness and faint old oak staves.
Bottom Line:
Delicious. It’s perfect neat, on the rocks, or mixed into your favorite whisky cocktail. This is an exceptional whisky at this price point.
$50-$60 — Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Ten Years Old
This is Ardbeg’s signature bottle and a true gateway to the peaty style of single malt scotches. The real highlight of this expression is the peat smokiness filtered through sherry casking. The phenol count tends to be on the higher end with this expression, so you’ll know you’re drinking a smoky whisky from the first nose. But it won’t absolutely floor you.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose is classic Ardbeg with hints of BBQ smoker ash full of fat, tart red berries, lemon pepper, and a touch of creamy dark chocolate.
Palate: The palate follows the nose’s lead while layering in sea-salt brined pork fat, hints of bourbon vanilla, and an echo of Nutella.
Finish: The finish has that deep salted black licorice vibe leading to a slow fade through the peppery smoked fat, charcoal ash, chocolate nuttiness, and finally smoked red berries with a sweet/tart edge.
Bottom Line:
This is bold and fun whisky that’s wonderful served over a single large rock in a big ol’ rocks glass. That said, it also works nicely in a cocktail (think citrus and honey or even Coke). But if you want to get the full thrust of the Islay peatiness with that seaside smoker vibe, then stick with the big cube of ice.
$60-$70 — Johnnie Walker Green Label Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker’s Green Label is a solidly crafted whisky that highlights Diageo’s fine stable of distilleries across Scotland. The whisky is a pure malt or blended malt, meaning that only single malt whisky is in the mix (no grain whisky). In this case, the primary whiskies are a minimum of 15 years old, from Talisker, Caol Ila, Cragganmore, and Linkwood.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Soft notes of cedar dance with hints of black pepper, vanilla pods, and bright fruit with a wisp of green grass in the background.
Palate: The palate really delivers on that soft cedar woodiness while edging towards a spice-laden tropical fruit brightness.
Finish: The finish is dialed in with hints of cedar, spice, and fruit leading toward a briny billow of smoke at the very end.
Bottom Line:
This is a whisky that’s so much greater than its equally great parts. This is one of the best blended malt whiskies you’ll ever find, full stop. It shines as a cocktail base and slaps as a simple everyday sipper. You can’t lose.
$70-$80 — Oban West Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 14 Years
This is a great gateway to both Oban and scotch, in general, to have on hand. The whisky is classically made and then matured in the Oban storehouses for 14 long years — all within a stone’s throw of the sea. The whisky barrels are then blended and proofed by Oban’s tiny distillery team (only seven people work there) before bottling.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Citrus, salt, and a whisper of briny peat smoke open this one up on the nose as this sense of dry orchard fruits at the end of fall mingle with soft honey drizzled over spiced malted crackers with a hint of smoked orange saltwater taffy lurking in the background.
Palate: That smoked citrus carries on as a foundation for mild winter spices as a note of honeycomb, hints of fresh pears, and plummy dried fruits with a fatty nuttiness mingle on the palate.
Finish: The oaky spice and extremely mild peat smoke meet at the end with a slight malty sweetness, old pear, and the faintest whisper of dried seaweed.
Bottom Line:
This is flawless whisky. It’s perfectly suited to neat or on the rocks sipping while also being a killer cocktail base. You cannot go wrong with this bottle.
$80-$90 — Cragganmore Distillers Edition Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cragganmore is an iconic Scottish distillery. The whisky is matured in sherry casks for 12 years. It’s then transferred into American oak casks that held port for a final maturation phase before proofing and bottling.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Fennel leads to dried fruits — sultanas, prunes, dried fig — and fresh apples on the nose with a hint of tartness and skin next to savory (almost oily) herb branches and leaves.
Palate: The taste, on the other hand, leans into sweet oak, pear candies, fresh figs, and a softness that’s almost hard to believe while this medley of caraway, fresh fennel, and sweet cardamom dance together on your palate.
Finish: The end is full of sweet fruits — think ripe pears, green tomatoes, and star fruit — and has just the right touches of soft oak, oily vanilla, and savory green herbs as it fades towards a final note of wet wicker right after a rain storm.
Bottom Line:
There’s something about the funky green herbal and orchard notes of this whiskey that keeps calling me back for more. It’s unique but nostalgic. It’s like silk but still full of surprises. It also truly blooms with some water added, leading you through herb gardens, fruit orchards, and creameries on a sunny day.
$90-$100 — Lagavulin Single Islay Malt Whisky Aged 16 Years
This is the most recognizable Lagavulin out there. The malts are smoked just down the road from the distillery at Port Ellen and the mash is crafted expertly by the sea at Lagavulin Distillery. The whisky then spends 16 long years mellowing in old American and Spanish oak before vatting, proofing, and bottling.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Imagine a beach fire that’s using dried seaweed as fuel next to mugs of honeyed black tea and a clump of wet moss on the nose.
Palate: The taste of this dram meanders through dried pipe tobacco smoke laced with hints of vanilla and tart apple while notes of briny caramel lead towards an oyster shell minerality.
Finish: The finish is pure silk as the seaweed grows wetter and the smoke sweetens towards that caramel, vanilla, and apple.
Bottom Line:
This is the perfect balance of approachable peated whisky and deep Islay flavors that are welcoming to all. Yes, this has deep peated vibes, but those are subtly layered into a bigger idea of this whisky’s orchard notes, creamy sweetness, and honeyed bitterness with a soft briny aura. It all just works, which makes this an essential advanced whisky to have on your bar cart. Plus, you need this around to make Smoky Cokeys — so don’t skip this one.
$100-$125 — Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whisky The Distillers Edition
The 2022 Distillers Edition is a classic Talisker that’s aged by the sea and finished for six months in Amoroso sherry casks. The whisky was distilled in 2012 and bottled at 10 years old. It was then finished in another Amoroso sherry cask, making it “double cask” matured.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose runs deep on this whisky with mild hints of beachside campfire smoke whispering in the background as hints of red fruit, wet driftwood, and green peppercorns draw you in.
Palate: The palate embraces the red berries with a slight tartness next to the sweetness as the peat remains dry and distant and tied to the brine of the sea with an almost oyster liquor softness.
Finish: The finish lingers for just the right amount of time as sweet berries and dry peat lead towards soft dark cacao powder with a tiny note of vanilla and one last spray from the sea.
Bottom Line:
This is as close to a perfect whisky as you can get at this price point. It’s sophisticated, dynamic, and delectable.
$125-$150 — Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 16 Years
This tiny and iconic Dufftown distillery is the whisky aficionado’s distillery. The whisky in this bottle is distilled almost three times (2.81 times to be exact) through various types of pot stills. The juice is then aged for 16 years in sherry casks before it’s, vatted, proofed, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: You’re met with a bowl full of stewed plums with anise, clove, and cinnamon in the mix, next to a slight sense of dry moss.
Palate: The taste has a faint vanilla edge next to velvety honey, sharp spice, old leather-bound books, and a touch of bruised apricot.
Finish: The end is very long, holds onto the spice and fruit, and leaves you with a sense of creamy vanilla honey.
Bottom Line:
This is an expressive whisky that’s also very pointed. It’s clear-cut and bold at the same time. If you’re looking to really get into Scotch single malt, this is a must-try step in the right direction.
$150-$200 — Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years
This is a classic single malt that also happens to hold the title of “Best Single Malt Whisky in the World” from the World Whiskies Awards. The iconic whisky is rendered in Talisker’s bespoke stills and then spends nearly two decades resting in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels, like most of the true classic single malts.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose has a light yet clear sense of ripe plums, orange oils, buttery toffee, and an almost sour apple next to a distant whiff of briny campfire smoke from one beach over.
Palate: The orange oils remain on the palate as eggnog spices peek in gently, with hints of that butter toffee driving a rich silkiness.
Finish: The smoke remains in the distance as the spices warm your senses and the meaty fruit takes the edge off on the slow and satisfying fade.
Bottom Line:
The general consensus is that this is the “Best Single Malt Whisky in the World” and I have absolutely no desire to argue with that. This is my house pour. It should be yours too. It’s cliched but I have to say it — if you buy one bottle on this list, this should be it.
$200-$250 — Caol Ila Aged 25 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
This is the first official Caol Ila 25 Year that was bottled with a good dose of proofing water (previous 25-year limited editions were bottled at cask strength). This whisky is made from Caol Ila’s famed briny peated malts. The whisky spent 25 years mellowing right next to the sea on Islay until a few barrels were just right.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Smoked vanilla pods and salted black licorice lead on the nose with a sense of burnt toffee, burnt stout, and the darkest of chocolate cut with oyster liqueur, beach rocks, and a fleeting (almost inexplicable) sense of freshly mown lawn.
Palate: The palate is luxuriously silken with a soft salted toffee next to a whisper of bourbon caramel next to old leather pouches that held spiced pear tobacco and old maritime ropes with a touch more of that oyster brine.
Finish: The end has a balanced and subtle spiced maltiness that then leans toward the vanilla, toffee, and licorice candy sweetness with a hint of plum and apricot next to a soft summer sea breeze carrying a sense of blooming wildflowers.
Bottom Line:
This is one of the truly great whiskies in the world. It is perfect. It is delicious. It should be on your bar cart if you consider yourself a whisky connoisseur and have the means.
$250-$300 — The GlenDronach Parliament Aged 21 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Don’t let the name fool you. The “parliament” in this case is the collective noun for rooks — a type of European crow that nests above the distillery. That dark essence is rendered in the whisky through 21 long years of maturation in Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks exclusively.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There’s a lot going on with this nose, starting with blackberry brambles hanging heavy with ripe fruit leading towards a well-spiced oatmeal cookie, soft marzipan cut with hints of orange zest, a light sense of dark chocolate with a creamy edge, and soft vanilla cookies sprinkled with mint and lavender.
Palate: A sticky toffee pudding sweetness arrives (heavy on the black tea-soaked dates and nutmeg with a well-salted toffee drizzle) with flourishes of bitter dark chocolate notes and a sharp holiday spice matrix that leans into bark and berry botanicals with a dash of sweet nutmeg.
Finish: The end is very long and very velvety with hints of dark fruits, winter spice barks, soft marzipan, and a fleeting sense of a wildflower orchard.
Bottom Line:
This is a perfect whisky. No faults. It’s just delicious.
$300-$400 — Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 19 Years Old
This is Ardbeg’s yearly release of special batches of 19-year-old peaty malt. The whisky is Ardbeg’s signature, heavily peated whisky that’s bottled during a “haar.” That’s a thick and briny foggy morning on Islay, which imparts that x-factor into the whisky before it goes into the bottle.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A soft smokiness comes from smoldering lime leaves that lead to a hint of sour cream bespeckled with fennel seeds and wrapped up in cold-smoked salmon with a hint of pine resin and black tea in the background of the nose.
Palate: The palate has this soft and sweet hint of grilled pineapple that works the taste toward salted dark chocolate fudge, orange zest, and dried lavender with a whisper of wet granite and sea-soaked charcoal.
Finish: The end has a slight sweet ash vibe that’s more fruity than peaty with a sense of seawater-soaked wood smoldering away and roasting some marshmallows.
Bottom Line:
Ardbeg hit a pinnacle with their 19-year Traigh Bhan yearly limited release. It’s a masterpiece of peated audaciousness and one of the best peated malts from Islay, full stop.
$400-$500 — Springbank Aged 18 Years Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Springbank 18 is a 50/50 single malt blend of whiskies that mellowed in both bourbon and sherry casks. The 18-year-old barrels are masterfully vatted, proofed, and bottled as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose feels like it’s viscous with hints of thick golden syrup next to a slight earthiness, floral honey, meaty dates, and ginger cake with caramel icing.
Palate: The palate meanders through salted black licorice and walnut shells as smoked maple syrup leads to a mid-palate full of ripe and sweet red berries with a hint of the bramble underneath.
Finish: The finish becomes creamy like a malted chocolate milkshake with pencil shavings and wet BBQ charcoal on the back end.
Bottom Line:
This is funky perfection. It’s familiar yet new. It’s deep yet understandable. It’s really just that good. It’s also a pretty insane show-off bottle to have on your bar cart given the rarity of these bottles.
Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.
This week saw Ice Spice and SZA both come through with big-time collaborations. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.
Back in 2020, Ice Spice joked that Nicki Minaj had followed her on Twitter. Two years and change later, it actually happened. Things escalated quickly from there, as last week, Minaj joined Spice on a remix of “Princess Diana,” a thumping number that was accompanied by a twerk-filled video.
SZA — “Kill Bill” Feat. Doja Cat
SZA has one of the year’s biggest albums with SOS, and her single “Kill Bill” is also a massive success, so far peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But speaking of high-profile collaborations, she breathed new life into the song last week by recruiting Doja Cat for a remix. The track starts with the newness right away, as Doja opens the track with a fresh verse that builds on the song’s themes of revenge.
Dominic Fike — “Dancing In The Courthouse”
After getting a season of Euphoria under his belt, Dominic Fike pivoted back to music last week with “Dancing In The Courthouse.” The single is a warm and breezy number, propelled by a relaxed rhythm and vibe that’s going to be perfect for lazy summer afternoons in the coming months.
Post Malone — “Chemical”
Posty just delivered one of the first big surprises of Coachella 2023’s opening weekend by popping up during Bad Bunny’s set. Before that, though, he dropped “Chemical,” his first single of the year, a pop- and rock-leaning tune with a propulsive rhythm on which he confronts his vices and struggles.
Angel Olsen — “Forever Means”
Not long after last year’s Big Time, Angel Olsen is coming back with a new collection of music, an EP dubbed Forever Means. The title track came out last week and the song, as Uproxx’s Danielle Chelosky notes, “possesses the endearing twang of her last LP, as well as the intimate, vulnerable ambiance.”
The National — “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” Feat. Phoebe Bridgers
The National and Phoebe Bridgers have become friends in recent years, but they have an opposite sort of relationship with their inner workings on “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend,” the latest from The National on which Bridgers features. It’s a melancholic, piano-driven number on which Matt Berninger sings, “Don’t you understand? / Your mind is not your friend again / It takes you by the hand / And leaves you nowhere.”
Daniel Caesar — “Valentina” Feat. Rick Ross
Caesar is only days removed from the release of Never Enough but he already bounced back with a deluxe edition of the album. The expanded version includes a new collaboration with Rick Ross on “Valentina,” a sultry number that builds upon its initially brief runtime by adding some punch with Ross’ new verse.
Kelly Clarkson — “Mine”
Excluding a 2021 Christmas album, the last full-length we got from Kelly Clarkson was 2017’s Meaning Of Life. Now, though, the talk show host and singing competition judge is getting back in the saddle with Chemistry, which is set to land this summer. It’s gearing up to be a personal album that addresses her divorce, as she sings on “Mine,” “You know I question every motive, everything you say / Thought with you maybe my heart wasn’t meant to break / Can’t believe I let you in, I can’t believe I stayed / As long as I stayed, yeah.”
Lauren Spencer-Smith, Gayle, and Em Beihold — “Fantasy”
Gayle had a massive 2021 and 2022 with “ABCDEFU” and the subsequent A Study Of The Human Experience EPs. The personality she infuses in her music played a major role there and it’s also clearly present in “Fantasy,” a big and bold new song in collaboration with Lauren Spencer-Smith and Em Beihold.
Metallica — “Sleepwalk My Life Away”
Metallica had a huge 2022 thanks to a “Master Of Puppets” needle drop in Stranger Things. Now, they’re also making an impact in 2023 with a new album, 72 Seasons. The band has been at it since the ’80s and while they’re very much veterans, they don’t yet come across as old, as there are still plenty of punishing riffs and strong songwriting on the new LP, their 11th.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
“The UK artist gained popularity over a decade ago but took an extended hiatus after his music was leaked online. In 2019, the artist returned to drop his music in an official capacity. Because Jai Paul isn’t used to performing in front of a crowd, much less to a crowd of thousands at one of the biggest festivals in the world, it was clear he had some understandable nerves.
Unlike seasoned performers like Blackpink or Charli XCX, Jai Paul didn’t address the crowd during his set or try to hype up the audience. Instead, he walked out on stage and launched straight into the music. Even still, his dance-y beats and impressive falsetto vocals were enough to win over the crowd as he played fan-favorite tracks like ‘Jasmine,’ ‘BTSTU,’ and ‘Str8 Outta Mumbai.’”
Check out Paul’s full setlist below, courtesy of setlist.fm.
The Idol, the upcoming HBO series from The Weeknd and Sam Levinson, has had some controversy. What it also has now is a release date: It was confirmed today (April 17) that the show is set to debut on Sunday, June 4 at 9 p.m. ET. A new teaser also arrived today and this excited Blackpink fans, since we got some glimpses of Jennie, who has a role in the show.
One enterprising fan already compiled the Jennie clips into a video and in all, they account for about 3 seconds of screen time:
Reactions to this teaser are so far somewhat mixed. Of course, there’s plenty of excitement for Jennie’s high-profile acting role. However, this comes after a March Rolling Stone report about the show, in which a production source claimed, “It was like three or four lines per episode for her. They didn’t let her talk that much. Her job was to sit there [and] look pretty, basically.”
So, there are fans who think the show is just using Jennie and her K-pop clout to get butts in seats.
they really using her to lure in viewers for that whack show im crying
There are also those who plan to just watch Jennie’s scenes, calling on fan pages to make fancam videos so they don’t have to sit through the whole show. (For those unfamiliar, Urban Dictionary defines “fancam” as “a video that follows a specific person performing on stage/a video that focuses on a person performing.”
I will tune in for Jennie but I’ll probably only watch her scenes, I’m not going to lie
— hiro limit | PINKCHELLA (@rubyjaneroses) April 17, 2023
In a previous interview, The Idol co-creator Sam Levinson called Jennie “so professional and hardworking” and added, “Watching her learn a full dance routine in about an hour and then perform it flawlessly 10 times in a row was amazing, and of course that’s just a tiny piece of her talent and ability.” Jennie herself also noted, “We got to meet and talk about the possibilities [of] me being in the show, and it worked out magically.”
NBA fans were treated to a pretty great weekend of playoff basketball as the first round of the 2023 postseason got underway with Game 1s in every series on Saturday and Sunday. There were a few duds, but for the most part we got competitive action and a few truly spectacular games, which is all we can really ask for.
As we get set to move forward in the first round, we wanted to take stock of the weekend and rank each series based how excited we are to watch the next 3-6 games based on what we saw in the opener.
8. Boston Celtics (1-0) vs. Atlanta Hawks (0-1)
Game 1 ended up not being the blowout we expected when the Celtics went up 74-44 at the half, but that still felt fairly representative of the talent gap between these two teams. Atlanta should shoot some better going forward, but they weren’t a particularly good three-point shooting team all season and also shot the third-fewest threes in the league. It’s tough to see how the Hawks make this a series if they are operating at a deficit in the three-point battle all series and Boston has the two best players overall in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Trae Young has to be a lot better than he was in the opener for things to turn around, but the Celtics have a number of players that do all of the things on defense that bother him and follow the script Miami used so successfully a year ago. The intrigue in this series seems mostly to be whether it’s a true sweep or just a gentleman’s sweep in favor of the Celtics.
7. Denver Nuggets (1-0) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1)
The last of the first round games was also the most lopsided, as Denver blew the doors off of Minnesota in a 109-80 final. The Wolves could try to make the excuse of a Play-In hangover, but that’s a tough sell considering the Heat won their opener on the road against the Bucks coming off of the exact same rest schedule as Minnesota. While the Wolves aren’t 30 points worse than the Nuggets, it did feel like there is just a sizable gap between the two teams that Minnesota is going to have a really tough time closing down — particularly when you consider Nikola Jokic had a fairly pedestrian night and it didn’t matter. I’m not ready to guarantee this is a sweep, as the Wolves could shoot their way into a win somewhere, but with how sharp Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. looked in the opener, it’s hard to see Minnesota keeping pace for very long in this series.
6. Philadelphia 76ers (1-0) vs. Brooklyn Nets (0-1)
The Nets just have to work too hard just to keep things close. Mikal Bridges was sensational, but he can only do so much and doesn’t have enough help to overcome the amount of offensive talent the Sixers have at their disposal. That is doubly the case if Tobias Harris is going to shoot the ball like he did in Game 1, because when he’s rolling, there’s just not a lot you can do against this Sixers offense. Philly was outright bad finishing at the rim in the opener, a testament to the effort put in by the Nets to contest everything inside, but also probably just a weird outlier night for the Sixers. Their shooting was also hotter than it usually is, and while that will come back to earth some, it’s also a product of wide open shots courtesy of the Nets having to double team Embiid every time he touches it cause they don’t have anyone big enough to pretend to defend him 1-on-1. It’s all just a nightmare matchup for Brooklyn. While I enjoy watching them play because, truly, they work very hard on both ends and Bridges has become a tremendous scorer, it is very hard to see how they make Philly feel genuinely uncomfortable in this series.
5. Miami Heat (1-0) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (0-1)
This was not a series I anticipated being in this spot, but Miami came out red-hot in the opener and with Giannis Antetokounmpo now dealing with a back injury that knocked him out of Game 1, the outcome of this series no longer feels as a mere formality for the 1-seed. Now, Miami (probably) won’t shoot nearly as well as they did in the opener from three, but Jimmy Butler absolutely can take over consistently and if Bam Adebayo is willing to be assertive offensively when given space, as will be the case all series, they can have some success against this Milwaukee defense. On the other side, the Bucks looked pretty awful in the halfcourt aside from Khris Middleton, but that’s also not exactly new for them in the playoffs. Milwaukee should get better and I would expect they still win this series, but the likelihood of this thing dragging out to six or seven games is now much higher than originally expected.
4. Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (0-1)
I want to be clear that there is a fairly sizable gap between the 4 and 5 spots in these rankings, and that the top four all exist in their own tier. Ja Morant’s status looms large going forward after his hand injury in the fourth quarter of the opener, and if he misses significant time, that puts a serious damper on what has the makings of a tremendous series, which is what knocks this to the fourth spot.
Still, this has the potential to be a very fun first round series, with a young Grizzlies team looking to make a name for itself by knocking off LeBron James and the Lakers. In the opener, the Lakers were carried down the stretch by the unlikeliest of sources, as Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves combined for 52 points on the afternoon and 23 in the fourth quarter, as LeBron and Anthony Davis took a backseat. That was unforeseen, and it’ll be interesting to see if the Grizzlies adapt their defensive strategy at all or if they continue daring the Lakers others like Hachimura to knock down open shots as Jaren Jackson Jr. roams to dissuade Davis and James from driving.
On the other end, Memphis needs its shooters to be better. Desmond Bane (3-of-10) and Luke Kennard (1-of-4) were simply not good enough from deep, while Dillon Brooks was a willing shooter (2-of-9) to the delight of the Lakers. The positive takeaways for Memphis are that Jackson was tremendous offensively and the final score wasn’t indicative of how close things were before the Grizzlies started spiraling in the final three minutes. The reason this ends up A bounceback performance in Game 2, with or without Morant, is necessary, but if it happens we may be in for a long, very fun series.
3. New York Knicks (1-0) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1)
Knicks-Cavs is some old-school Eastern Conference basketball, but with two backcourt stars capable of creating big buckets all on their own. Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell have both moved East but still have once again found each other in the first round. Like last year between Dallas and Utah, they put on a show in the opener, with Brunson’s Knicks getting the edge on Mitchell’s Cavs in the opener.
How both teams adjust will be very interesting, because neither will feel like they had their best in the opener. Cleveland needs Darius Garland to get going, because he’s vital to creating for their frontcourt and wing players. The fifth spot in the starting and closing lineup also remains a key issue for Cleveland, as they opted for Cedi Osman over Isaac Okoro down the stretch in the opener hoping to get some offensive boost, but ended up giving up their best point-of-attack defender against Brunson. New York, meanwhile, will need Julius Randle and RJ Barrett to either be better or be more willing to play within themselves, because those two once again struggled with playoff scoring efficiency. The good news is, New York’s bench was much more settled in than Cleveland’s and the efforts of Josh Hart and Isaiah Hartenstein were huge in helping the Knicks get the win.
The margins in this series, like the three that will follow it, feel razor thin, and that makes for playoff excitement. Every great play and every big mistake feels magnified, and this series, maybe more than any other, seems to show the nerves of the postseason. Both teams have players either in their first postseason, trying to learn how to handle the pressure, or with past playoff struggles, trying to overcome the internal and external pressures all at once. That adds further to the drama of this series, and while it’s not free-flowing basketball like some of the West series, the tension is spectacular and I hope we get a long, back-and-forth affair.
2. Los Angeles Clippers (1-0) vs. Phoenix Suns (0-1)
The opener in Phoenix had a little bit of everything. Both teams made huge runs — L.A. jumping out to a 19-point lead, Phoenix charging back to go up nine in the third — before both teams settled in to a tense, back-and-forth battle. The Clippers came out on top thanks to Kawhi Leonard’s brilliance (38 points) and Russell Westbrook’s frenetic final minute where all of his best qualities were on display — he also shot 3-of-19 and had a halftime confrontation with a fan, but that’s all part of the experience. For Phoenix, they saw Kevin Durant and Devin Booker both play well, combining for 53 points, with Durant facilitating well (11 assists) and Booker having one of his best defensive games ever. The game really came down to the Clippers getting four cracks at their final possession of the game, thanks to two Westbrook offensive rebounds and another that bounced off the Suns out of bounds. That is how tight this series feels, particularly if Leonard is playing at the level he was on Sunday night. The stretch of the fourth where we watched Durant and Leonard go back-and-forth hitting outrageously difficult, contested shots was an absolute treat, and I hope we get at least a few more tight games down the stretch because this series features three of the best tough shotmakers in the entire NBA.
1. Sacramento Kings (1-0) vs. Golden State Warriors (0-1)
I was hopeful for this series, but carried a cautious pessimism into it because I was concerned the Warriors might be able to flip a switch and hit a gear Sacramento doesn’t have. After the opening win by the Kings, I came away feeling much better about this being the series everyone hoped it could be, because nothing really felt fluky about the performance on either side.
De’Aaron Fox proved he is really that guy and that his shot-making from the regular season was absolutely going to translate — and we learned Golden State doesn’t have anyone that can stay in front of him. Malik Monk’s 32-point outing was unexpected, but while he may take a step back, I think the other shooters on the Kings will get their legs under them after a nervy first game and even things out. Domantas Sabonis came out hot but struggled with Kevon Looney’s size and patience, which will be a matchup to watch all series long. The Kings’ frenetic pace seemed to speed up the Warriors, who also like to play fast but seemed to fall into the Kings’ trap of taking early clock shots rather than running their sets to get really good looks against a Sacramento defense with plenty of holes.
For the Warriors. Stephen Curry was very good but has to work hard every time Davion Mitchell is on the floor. Andrew Wiggins looks like he hasn’t missed a beat, albeit he missed a couple key threes late but that seems like shot variance, not rust. Klay Thompson is still not shy about shooting, and one of these games, a lot more of those threes he put up in Game 1 will fall. Draymond was Draymond, and Looney gave the aforementioned terrific defensive effort on Sabonis. All of it just feels sustainable, with the understanding that a lot of these games will simply come down to shot variance on both sides. That is going to make for a very fun series that is as aesthetically pleasing as they come, because of the pace these teams play at and how both are capable of making a big run at seemingly any time.
The next episode of The Simpsons will be its 746th. That’s as many episodes as Grey’s Anatomy and ER, two famously long-running shows, combined. The record-breaking animated series, which would have to take a 10-year break for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to catch up, has already been renewed through 2025, taking it through seasons 35 and 36, and over 800 episodes.
Will we ever be able to imagine a world without The Simpsons?
“I wonder about that, too,” star Hank Azaria told People at The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season five premiere (psh, only five seasons) about The Simpsons eventually (?) ending. “We’re doing season 35 and 36. I would guess that it would probably go to 40. It seems to be doing well.”
Azaria noted that the “standards of what doing well means has changed so much for network television in the last 10 to 15 years. But whatever the standards are now, we seem to be doing well. People still enjoy making it. They seem to want the show. So I imagine we keep going.” He continued:
“The voices don’t really age. So we can keep doing it. And the animation doesn’t age. The animation does get better — and quicker.”
To paraphrase a movie that came out four years after The Simpsons premiered, “I get older, Homer and Marge stay the same age.”
There were a number of things you could have been doing this past Sunday night. Succession, as per usual, dominated the conversation, while Netflix tried (and failed) to bring its Love Is Blind reunion live to viewers at home, and suddenly you were faced to confront the fact that a lot more people watch that show than you had thought. But the real peak TV event of the night was actually the season four premiere of Barry, as any seasoned television connoisseur will no doubt tell you. And with that came the return of cultural icon Noho Hank.
Since the end of season three, Hank and Cristobal have been doing their best to live off the land in the middle of the desert, which is hard when there is a sand shortage. Art does imitate life sometimes. The duo toy with the idea of smuggling in some sand with a new business deal, but the conversation doesn’t really matter as much as Noho Hank’s flawless outfit. Just look at this man, who has never done anything wrong in his life before. For the most part.
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His Coachella-ready outfit did not go unnoticed by fans, who have collectively decided that he should get his own spinoff show. Anthony Carrigan, NoHo Hank’s real-life counterpart, understands the appeal of his character, as he recently told The New York Times. “He’s a lovable scorpion. He doesn’t want to sting anyone, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone. But that’s just his nature,” Carrigan said, adding. “I’m playing the bad guy, but making him likable, making him winning.” Even if he isn’t winning, Hank sure has a bright future as an Instagram influencer:
Kali Uchis made her presence known in India, California for the first weekend of Coachella 2023, still riding the high from the March release of her third studio album, Red Moon In Venus.
On Friday, April 14, Uchis joined Kaytranada’s set to perform “10%,” which was just the appetizer for Uchis’ own set on Sunday, April 16.
As reviewed by Uproxx, “Kali Uchis was also a highlight of the day. She opened her main stage set with her viral song ‘Telepatía‘ before bringing Tyler The Creator out for their joint track ‘See You Again.’ Omar Apollo was next to grace the stage, delivering their recent collab ‘Worth The Wait.’ Then, Don Toliver — Uchi’s boyfriend — appeared to sing his verse in ‘Fantasy.’
See exactly how Uchis’ set played out below, courtesy of setlist.fm.
1. “Telepatía”
2. “See You Again” (with Tyler The Creator)
3. “Get You” (Daniel Caesar cover)
4. “Worth The Wait” (with Omar Apollo)
5. “Fantasy” (with Don Toliver)
6. “10%”
7. “Melting”
8. “Rica Y Apretadita” (El General cover)
9. “Salvaje”
10. “Tattoo” (Unreleased)
11. “Papi Chulo” (Lorna cover)
12. “Fue Mejor”
13. “Dead To Me”
14. “Moonlight”
15. “La Diabla”
16. No Hay Ley”
17. “Sad Girlz Luv Money” (Amaarae cover)
18. “Not Too Late”
19. “Hasta Cuando”
20. “I Wish You Roses”
21. “After The Storm”
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Jordan Klepper‘s time at the desk has come as The Daily Show continues trying out myriad guest host options to find the right fit long-term. And Klepper’s resume is impressive. Forget that he’s been with the show for 9 years, that his “Fingers The Pulse” segments on the (endless campaign trail) crush on YouTube while also being fan favorites. Klepper also has experience as a host both behind a desk with The Opposition and in the field with Klepper, two experiences that are obviously going to inspire what we see when he has the big chair.
A frequent interviewee for us, we naturally wanted to check in and get a sense of what Klepper has in store for this week of shows while getting him to give us the dirt on the fiercely competitive behind-the-scenes drama at the show (or lack thereof). And because he is who he is, we fingered his pulse on the campaign trail (slash indictmentapalooza) and Trump’s chances in 2024. As always, laughs were had along the way while Fox News, gun culture, and conspiratorial thinking elbowed their way into the conversation.
How are the woke mind virus treatments? Are they working? You’re not reading right? Don’t read.
They’re slowly working. For a long time, I’ve been reticent of books and all of the knowledge they contained. I’ve always been very skeptical of getting more information.
Those books behind you are just props.
Oh yeah, exactly. In some ways, it’s like garlic to vampires. I’m inuring myself to it.
I imagine most of those are from the Bill O’Reilly mystery collection.
(Laughs) Exactly. I love the Fox anchors and their non-fiction projects. Give me some Lincoln history. I want to see what’s inside Kilmeade’s head, just like anything, any kind of literary experience they want to have. I’m willing to go down that road.
So, are you looking at guest hosting The Daily Show as an audition or just a fun week at work?
Well, they say this is not an audition, but…
They’re lying.
For me, there’s really only one way to approach it: have as much fun as humanly possible. That being said, I’ve been busting my ass the last couple of weeks, prepping for this week. I wanted to go out into the world and grab stuff. We have a bunch of surprises. I went to the world’s biggest gun show. So I’m packing this week full of field elements, and interviews with big names. But then walking into next week, I think you can’t be too precious with it.
What I’ve learned from my time with The Opposition is to enjoy it, stay open, and stay playful. And so next week we’ve done all the work, and the news will play out as it does. And I think such a benefit of getting to host a show like that is you walk into a room with such funny people, so be open to the fun in the room, and then be playful. One of the things I’m most excited about is playing with Roy (Wood Jr.), playing with Desi (Lydic), and playing with Ronny (Chieng) to get that energy again. I don’t get to have that out on the road.
Is it competitive at all with the people that work on the show all the time?
Let me tell you, this sounds pat, but I love The Daily Show. I’ve been a fan for 20 years. I’ve been on the show since 2014 in various forms. And so it’s fun and strange and it changes your perspective of what the show is, suddenly seeing these guest hosts come in. And I think it proved how strong the show and the staff is over the first few weeks of seeing guest hosts succeed. And then Roy pops in, the first person who is a part of the news team, a colleague of mine who I got to work with, and I will say it was so enjoyable to watch that thing soar because of it. You talk to any of us, we love that show. Would I want to be behind that desk, of course, I think I could do a killer job behind that desk. I can’t wait for the opportunity, but I also love working with those folks and so you’re rooting for one another.
I was there the night Jon (Stewart) came in. I was editing a piece, talking with Jon, then he goes out and does this great segment with Roy. It’s so fun. The audience is in love. I get to go out and talk to Roy about what I just did in downtown New York a few hours earlier. It was alive. It was playful. Those are the things that I love so much about The Daily Show and so competition is way in the rearview because it’s so live right now.
This is our 415th interview, so I feel like we’ve had enough back and forth that I can say what you’re saying feels genuine. You’re a good actor, it feels genuine. (Laughs)
You know me well enough that I’m not that good an actor. It has to be genuine. If I were that good an actor, I’d be on an NBC spinoff right now. The fact that I’ve worked here for so long is just proof that I’m not a good enough actor to get that sitcom to pay for my condo. No, I will say this, part of how that show is built is it moves so fast that assholes don’t stick around for that long. When Trevor came in, it was a weird time for the show. I’d been there with Jon for a couple of years. Trevor comes in and he brings in this new crew of folks, Desi, Ronny, Roy, and we kinda had to figure out what that show was together. And remarkably, they’re all really wonderful people and so it’s been a weird few years. We’ve been through COVID together. You’re trying to figure out how a show works that way. I’m on the road a lot too, so I’m not always in the office, but when I do get to get in the office and bounce off of these people, they’re my colleagues, but they’re my friends.
I don’t know what is happening with The Daily Show six months from now, two months from now, two years from now. And I don’t think anybody really knows what’s happening with late-night TV two years from now. So if you are approaching it with anxiety about what that’s going to be and holding onto that too closely, you’re going to be miserable. So that’s where I do think there is a lot of good energy, good vibes, and people rooting for one another because I think this is what we have right now and it’s actually pretty fun.
Are you able to share what interviews you have booked? I’m curious to see you having a conversation with someone not wearing a t-shirt with Trump’s rippling abs on it. Is that going to throw you?
To be clear, we will have those T-shirts on the ready. Everybody is more than welcome. I’ve learned some things. Sell T-shirts no matter what. I’m gonna make a killing with this host thing. (Laughs)
I’m doing a couple of remote interviews. It’s been so fun to go out and sit with people in a field setting. I went to Michigan to talk to Governor Whitmer and we had a big chat over beers about gun control, abortion, Michigan football, important things. I have another big interview I can’t announce right now that we’re putting together and then I’ll have a few in-studio guests as well. I love chatting with people in the real world, but it’s really nice to do it in an air-conditioned studio. And so I think it will be wonderful to talk to somebody and keep the possibility for a “JFK Jr. is still alive” reference to a minimum.
Is he the interview you can’t mention?
Tune in. You don’t know. I’m not saying that JFK Jr. will not be on the show, or Tupac, or Aaliyah. Are these people out there? Am I able to interview them? I don’t know. Listen to the podcast, understand the talking points behind it, and show up next week to see if they’re there too.
Circling back, what’s in the goodie bag at a gun show? Are there any door prizes?
(Laughs) Well, you tend to walk in with a lot of weaponry is something that I realized. Going to the world’s largest show, 11 acres of guns and so you’ve got your Nazi paraphernalia, you got your make-an-AR kit, anime tables, Kamala Harris gun clips, just a little bit of America packed into 11 acres of guns.
Honestly, this is what I love about doing field work and why I go to places like this. The gun argument and the gun debate is something that’s close to my heart, and that I’ve covered for a long time. And so in working on this week, I wanted to go to something that, sadly, is a part of the discussion around gun violence. The discussion around the necessity of having a AR-15 is something that has been in the news and will not go out of the news. And so going to a place like this is just this microcosm if you can call 11 acres of guns micro in any sense.
There’s something definitely micro about the whole vibe of that, I’m guessing.
(Laughs) Yeah, I think there’s perhaps some overcompensating that’s taking place there. I’m aware of that. Honestly, what I got to see going there is what the gun show loophole looks like, up close. I’m living in New York reading about ways in which people are passing guns off at these gun shows. But then you go to a parking lot in Tulsa and you see a guy throw a gun on his shoulder, a little stick in the barrel of the gun with a price on it and start walking around the parking lot and then exchange guns for cash, go back to his car, get another gun and start walking around the parking lot again. You’re like, “Oh, oh, that’s the loophole, right then and there.”
Just like the Founding Fathers intended.
(Laughs) Exactly.
How have the rallies changed, not just your approach, but just what you’re seeing from the attendees? Are there more people, less people? Are they more rabid, less rabid, literally rabid?
Quite literally, the last rally I went to was Donald Trump’s indictment, which if you zoom out, is a funny evolution. I don’t know if I have a great sense of what a traditional Donald Trump rally is because the ones I’ve been to have been shielded in ways that the other ones weren’t before. The one in Charleston I went to was invite-only, which had its cast of characters and conspiratorial thinkers, but was small and wasn’t set up to be a big outside rally. I went to the indictment, which in and of itself had its Trumpsters and MAGA world there, but they were in New York surrounded by almost twice as many media folks who were egging them on. And so that was, I don’t think, representative of the traditional MAGA movement, but it is showing you how much of a circus it is. So it’s hard for me to get a sense of the power of this movement right now.
There’s been a lot of calculated moves on his part to not exactly show his hand or perhaps be afraid to put out the call to see how many people actually show up. And I’m getting only bits and pieces here and there. I’ve missed a few larger rallies. I didn’t get to go to Waco. There have been conflicting reports. The energy was there, it sounds like, but the numbers were smaller than expected. So we will see. I think it’s way too early to call. The fervor is going to be there, people like a good party. But whether these 10,000-person gatherings suddenly become 4,000-person gatherings. I think that’s yet to be told.
I think what’s been compelling is to watch the DeSantis conversation and we have yet to see them turn on Ron DeSantis. So there’s the small segment of folks we’ve talked to, we bring up these other folks in the party. And even though Trump has started to vilify these potential contenders, I haven’t seen the crowd do that yet, which has been odd for them not to be in lockstep on his enemies. I think that’s an evolving story, but right now they’re still keeping options open.
Is it weird when Lindsay Graham makes an appearance on the first episode with Franken a couple of weeks ago? Because I thought that was a little weird.
I wasn’t there in the building for it. I think The Daily Show should always be a place where different opinions can come in.
Yeah, but isn’t there a difference between a different opinion and a bad-faith actor?
Yeah, I think you’re right. I think you can’t be afraid to challenge somebody who has power, who might have a different opinion. Lindsay Graham is somebody who is in a position of power. He talks out of both sides of his mouth, but if he’s willing to engage in a conversation around it, I think it’s worthwhile to engage him. Now, there are times where perhaps if it’s just talking points and it’s just pushing that thing, yeah, maybe that’s not somebody you book onto the show. I think that’s always something there should be a conversation around. But I also get fearful of the knee-jerk reaction to not engage with these folks.
Oh, sure.
A good example, the podcast I did with John Kasich, people on the left did not like the fact that I was talking to somebody who was on the right, and that always scared me because if we lose the ability to engage with somebody with a different POV — a bad-faith actor is a different story — then we’ve lost the entire battle. And so that I think that is always important. I hope there’s a space on the show to engage with folks who might not share your point of view.
It’s hard because it seems so much like that battle is lost on the other side. But you’re 100% right, if we just bubble everything over, we are, maybe not in a literal civil war, but for all intents and purposes,
Yeah. You should be challenged with outside opinions. I think you’re right though, the arbiter of that is viewership numbers. And so perhaps on the right, it’s like, well, what do we get from bringing this point of view on there? And there’s the fear of that on the left as well. So I hope we keep engaging. I hope we keep trying. We need to be careful not to platform ideas and bad-faith actors, but we should be engaging with ideas that make us uncomfortable or at least we have a hard time understanding. And through that conversation, you have, perhaps, a view into it.
Or if you have bad-faith actors on, mock them as furiously as you can right to their face like you do.
I will say, a weapon in the back pocket of everybody at The Daily Show, is that you’re a comedian, you got satire, go at them. And I think that is the benefit of The Daily Show.
‘The Daily Show with Jordan Klepper’ airs Monday through Thursday this week on Comedy Central at 11PM ET
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