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“Buckle up!” That was Ron DeSantis’ advice on Thursday morning to a room full of Republicans eating breakfast at a sponsored event in Michigan when asked about his ongoing feud with Disney. Which is about to get a whole lot uglier, according to Politico.

The rift between De Santis and the Mouse House began just over a year ago, when Disney openly expressed its opposition to Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeSantis responded by calling Disney “woke,” which is just about the worst thing a person or entity can be called in Republicanspeak these days. But Disney is a behemoth in Florida where, according to the Tallahassee Democrat, the company has a $75.2 billion annual economic impact on Central Florida, adds approximately 465,000 jobs to the workforce, and puts an estimated $5.8 billion back into the state tax revenue’s coffers each year. So DeSantis might have picked a fight with the wrong mouse.

Still, the pudding-lovin’ politician claims that the company ​​“tried to pull a fast one” on the state while working around the DeSantis-directed near-dismantling of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the organization that some believe has let Disney largely govern itself over the past half-century. During a meeting with shareholders earlier this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger called out DeSantis and the new governance as both “anti-business” and “anti-Florida,” which really set Meatball Ron off. As Gary Fineout writes for Politico:

The rapid escalation between Disney and DeSantis this week comes in the aftermath of a Central Florida governing board that had been controlled by Disney passing a series of agreements that ensured Disney would keep a large degree of power despite a new law passed in February that created a new board controlled by the governor.

The moves stunned the DeSantis administration and the governor’s hand-picked board, which has since hired lawyers to examine whether it should challenge the legality of the agreements.

But DeSantis seems to think that something shady is happening and has charged his chief inspector with doing a “thorough review and investigation” into exactly what happened to allow Disney to “undercut Florida’s legislative process, and defy the will of Floridians.” He has also floated the idea of developing state-owned land directly adjacent to the theme parks, imposing tolls on the roads tourists use to travel to Disney, and doing a deep dive on the company’s hotel taxes. In other words: DeSanctimonious wants to tank Disney’s business in Florida, which seems like it would be bad for the state he was elected to govern, but what do we know?

“They are not superior to the people of Florida,” DeSantis said of Disney during a speech at Michigan’s Hillsdale College on Thursday evening. “So come hell or high water we’re going to make sure that [the] policy of Florida carries the day. And so they can keep trying to do things. But ultimately we’re going to win on every single issue involving Disney I can tell you that.”

Mickey might have a different opinion.

(Via Politico)

While there is no guarantee they’ll need the Play-In Tournament to make the postseason, odds are the New Orleans Pelicans‘ path to a postseason berth will involve needing to win a game to secure the 7 or 8-seed in the Western Conference. If that happens, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that the team will not have the services of All-Star forward Zion Williamson.

The Pelicans announced on Thursday evening that, after an evaluation, the plan is for Williamson to “continue his rehabilitation and conditioning regimen” following a hamstring injury that has kept him sidelined since the beginning of January. One day later and Charania brought word that, due to their commitment to being cautious with his rehabbing of the injury, Williamson would not participate in the Play-In, although there is no word on whether or not the team would want to bring him back if the Pelicans made it to the playoffs.

Williamson has appeared in 29 games this season, with his last game coming on Jan. 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Entering Friday night’s slate of games, the Pelicans have a 41-39 record, which puts them in eighth place in the West with two games left to go. They’re one game behind the Los Angeles Clippers, which hold the fifth seed, and the Golden State Warriors, which are in sixth, and have the same record as the Los Angeles Lakers, which hold the tiebreaker between the two teams.

New Orleans will host the New York Knicks on Friday night before traveling to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Sunday in its final game of the regular season.

Less than six months after famed New York City restaurateur Keith McNally banned (then unbanned, then banned again) late-night host James Corden from his perennial hotspot Balthazar for reportedly being an “abusive” “tiny cretin of a man,” someone else is coming for the Cats star. As The Wrap reports, director Craig Duncan — who worked with Corden a decade ago — just posted a YouTube video in which he called out Corden as “the most difficult and obnoxious presenter I’ve ever worked with.”

In 2013, Duncan was asked to direct an episode of A League of Their Own, a sports-focused panel show that Corden hosted from 2010 to 2019. Before he even agreed to shoot the episode, Duncan says the production company asked how he was working with “difficult presenters.” Having previously worked with The Three Tenors, Duncan says he was pretty used to prickly personalities. “You can’t get much more prima donna than an opera singer.” But Duncan had yet to meet James Corden.

The task was to film a sort of MasterChef-like cooking competition, and he and the rest of the creative team were given very little time to build the set — or shoot it. But Duncan was thrilled with how it all turned out, and made sure to let the team know. “They busted their guts to get this thing ready, and I appreciated it,” Duncan said. Corden, however, was a different story.

While Duncan really enjoyed meeting the show’s other personalities, at one point he started noticing “a creeping sense of anxiety.” Eventually, Corden made his way onto the set while the director commenced shooting the segment. Eventually, the segment got to the part where the winner was going to be revealed. As they only had about six minutes left, Duncan realized their original plan for shooting would take too long, so he huddled with his team to come up with a quick Plan B. “We were working it out, to save time, when old buggaluggs pipes up: ‘What the f**k is going on here? It’s obvious what you do. You put a camera there, you put a camera there, you put a camera there, and you put a camera there… It’s so obvious how you shoot it. You’re stupid.’”

Rather than get annoyed, Duncan played along for appeasement’s sake and shot the rest of the segment the way Corden had suggested, which ended up taking about 40 minutes longer. “So cheers, James,” said Duncan. “You got your way. Well done. Well done for treading all over my toes. I don’t care; I’ll get paid at the end of the day. And I hope I never, ever work with you again.”

Since the media picked up on the story, Duncan posted a postscript statement on his YouTube page:

This video is just intended as a benign anecdote. I have a tiny following, so didn’t think it would be seen TBH. For the media to pick up on James Corden being rude to me 10 years ago is insane. It’s a non-story as far as I’m concerned. Bosses are ‘short’ with staff all the time. James never told me “You’re stupid” in fact, I can’t remember the exact things he said… it was more a rant at me about camera positions with an element of swearing involved. It probably “felt” worse than I portray in the video, but it was certainly as bad as I say it was. In the video I’m mumbling “It’s stupid,” not saying he said I was stupid. I’d have walked if he had.

(Via The Wrap)

Because we are obligated to talk about the biggest indie news of the week — it’s right there in our introduction — we were required to open this week’s episode with an overview of the Boygenius discourse. Which turned toxic over the weekend for all of the predictable reasons. However, is it possible to think that The Record is neither a masterpiece nor the worst thing ever but simply … okay?

One album we think is a lot better than okay is Rat Saw God, the latest from North Carolina band Wednesday. Steve and Ian both wrote about this album this week, and we both came away impressed by Karly Hartzman’s ability to evoke a real sense of place in her lyrics. Coupled with the band’s heavy guitar sound, Wednesday brings to mind one of their biggest influences, Drive-By Truckers. Might the critical acclaim of Rat Saw God bring more people to the DBT fold? We came up with some suggested albums for newbies.

Next we turn to the mailbag, and address an interesting listener question: What is the best album of the decade so far? Which leads to other interesting questions: How did the pandemic mess with how we perceive early 2020s music? Has the album that will define this decade even been released yet? After that, we proceed to talk about the legacies of two very different acts: The Beastie Boys and Coheed & Cambria.

Finally, in Recommendation Corner Ian recommends the reissue of an emo classic by Braid, while Steve stumps for the patio and cookout friendly jams of Sluice.

New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 133 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at [email protected], and make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.

Blackpink have reached world domination status. They’re about to be the first girl group and K-pop act to ever headline Coachella. But with wild success comes some downsides.

Rumors have been spreading about drama between the members. In a new interview, Jisoo was asked (translated from Korean), “Some people might think that as Blackpink is so famous there will be trouble between members and some might think that a certain member has trouble with the other.”

“We laugh when we see those things,” Jisoo replied. “I say like, ‘They say that I am your competition so be careful.’ ‘Hey, why didn’t you post it on your Instagram, it made a rumor.’ ‘You should have promoted my album,’ like this right? We treat it as a joke.”

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Jisoo will be releasing her debut solo album. “BLACKPINK’s Jisoo is currently working hard on recording her solo album,” YG Entertainment wrote (translated by Soompi). “While carrying out a busy world tour schedule since last year, she finished the album jacket photo shoot and worked on music production whenever she got the time in order to keep the promise with fans. She will greet [fans] soon with good news.”

“Flower” and “All Eyes On Me” are out now.

Here’s a fun thing that none of us really needed to know: Charles Barkley apparently loves soap. During a recent episode of The Steam Room, Ernie Johnson brought Chuck a listener question about soap, which led to a riff from the Hall of Fame inductee about how much he loves soap, how he travels with “a big bar of soap,” and how an incident in a hotel … you know what, I’m just gonna post the video and you can go ahead and watch.

“These hotels started being cheap,” Barkley said. “Those bars ain’t big enough. Cause I almost had a couple accidents with the soap at hotels.”

Johnson asked what on earth he could have possibly meant, which led to Barkley vaguely describing something that happened while “washing a part of my body.” When pressed further, Barkley said, “Almost lost it, and I was like, woo! That was too close for comfort.”

It was at this point that the camera went back to the Inside the NBA studio, where Johnson was laughing and Shaquille O’Neal was keeled over with laughter. He did, however, compose himself just long enough to say that he is afraid they are going to get kicked off the air before deciding to egg Barkley on, which led to Kenny Smith saying he had a bunch of jokes he did not want to tell. When we update our list of the funniest Inside moments in a few years, we will be sure to give this one some pretty heavy consideration.

It may be rumored that Dua Lipa is cooking up the official theme song for the forthcoming Barbie movie. But Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame nominee Missy Elliott was living in the beloved doll’s plastic world in the late 1990s. Seeing social media go into a full-on frenzy about the release of the movie, the multi-hyphenated talent took a trip down memory lane.

Sharing a clip from her take on the Barbie-verse on Instagram, Missy wrote, “They say a Barbie movie is coming out. Well, let me bring this back one time,” referring to the official music video for her single, “BeepMe911,” featuring the R&B group 702. The video, which, as Missy proudly points out, was released 26 years ago.

“Back then, some folks clowned me, Timbaland, and Magoo, for doing a Barbie-style video. With our arms painted like joints and Tim and Magoo for having Ken hair styles. I remember crying, but I realized I was just years ahead of the game,” wrote the musician.

Barbie has long since been incorporated into the music industry in several ways, especially in hip-hop. Several artists, including Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, and Nicki Minaj, have all referenced the brand in videos, on track, and in promotional photo shoots.

The Barbie movie is set to hit theaters on 7/21. For more information, click here.

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

Stage fright happens to even the most veteran entertainers… yes, even The Jonas Brothers. Although the singing family made their musical debut in 2005, that doesn’t make them immune to nerves. The “Wings” singers are prepping for their big one-night-only show at Yankee Stadium in August, and what better way to promote than by making their return to SNL this weekend?

In part of the hilarious promo trailer, Kevin, Joe, and Nick join host Molly Shannon and cast member Ego Nwodim to tease just what viewers should expect. But instead of the trio belting about a beautiful tune, Shannon teaches them a rather odd performance nerve hack, the armpit trick (a nod to the 1999 film Superstar in which she starred alongside Will Ferrell).

To subdue her anxiety before performing live, Shannon confessed, “Sometimes when I get nervous, I stick my fingers under my arms, and I smell them like that.” Despite just how bizarre the reveal was, the Jonas Brothers and Ego Nwodim join in, and just like that, the group claims to be cursed. Well, at least Nwodim does.

The Jonas Brothers are rightfully so confused about what strange group activity just took place while cameras were recording them.

Watch the promo clip above.

Welcome to our Yellowjackets Sting Meter. We’ll measure the erratic, unexplainable behavior of the show’s main lineup, ranking them according to how dangerous, deadly, and certifiably insane they appear in each episode. Who’s just a whacky worker bee and who gets crowned Mad Queen of episode three’s “Digestif”? Let’s find out.

Morning after regrets look a bit different in the world of Yellowjackets. The dry mouth? The pounding headache? The desire to gnaw your own arm off so you can slink away from the random body next to you, unnoticed and unbothered? That’s mere child’s play. Almost comforting in its familiarity.

No, for the teen girls of Yellowjackets, hell is a place of their own making, filled with the kind of shame that can’t be walked off. It’s a teammate’s burnt flesh regurgitating on snow-covered ground, a collection of bones, picked clean, to be buried, hallucinations of adolescents frothing at the mouth with unsated hunger, and the guilt-ridden-yet-gleeful admission that actually no, the act of cannibalism wasn’t actually that bad.

This is the hangover no one warns you about, and in episode three’s “Digestif,” all of the girls are suffering from it. In the past, they cope with jerrybuilt baby shower gifts and dark humor. In the present, they confront their darker natures, with guns and beehives, and bathroom mirrors that put the truth in plain sight. The kids, they’re not okay.

Queen Bee — Misty Quigley

Misty Quigley has always been this way. Were it not for an errant plane crash and a bit of cannibalism, she might still have ended up on a boat with a man named Walter Tattersall feeding him torture tactics through a Bluetooth earpiece. Misunderstood and ill-fitting to the teenage girldom she’s surrounded by in the past, Misty’s managed to find a friend who’s just as batsh*t as she is because, well, crazy attracts more crazy. Sally Field monologues as baby shower gifts. Critiquing the taste of Jackie Taylor, post-feast. Finding a f*cked-up Moriarty to her neurotic Sherlock Holmes by way of a failed interrogation ruse. Misty Quigley was always meant to reign atop the chaos ladder.

Taissa

When we interviewed Tawny Cypress about her character’s wild journey this season, she was adamant that Taissa’s problems extended way past a bit of worrisome sleepwalking. She was right. In the past, Taissa has been consumed by this other personality so completely that she can’t remember dining on her teammate, despite seeming awake and fully present at the moment. She’s also lying to her partner about the man with no eyes who stalks her dreams at night. And in the current timeline, she’s drawing those weird symbols on the hand of her comatose lover before getting into miming arguments with her sentient reflection. Whatever meds Taissa was swallowing down with her gallons of espresso in the last episode, they’re just not working. Up that dose, girl.

Lottie

Despite inspiring her teammates to build her an altar of dead birds, it’s Adult Lottie who feels the most dangerous this season. While Teen Lottie tries to keep the peace by throwing festive (if a bit rustic) baby showers and therapizing her friends, Adult Lottie is running some kind of cult commune, wielding sinister metaphors about queen bees stinging their young to death and decorating her cabin with antler skulls. Her hallucinations seem to have her spooked, but is that just because they’ve been dormant for so long, or do they represent a threat to whatever hive she’s trying to build out in this wilderness?

Shauna

Sophie Nielssen got to nibble on her best friend last week so it’s only fair that Melanie Lynskey gets her unhinged moment in “Digestif.” Shauna doesn’t do much more than guilt-trip herself and feign excitement over some tacky homemade baby gifts in the past but in the present? In the present, Shauna passive-aggressively shaming her husband for his aversion to strawberry lube and holding a carjacker at gunpoint, and delivering sinister monologues that give in-depth instructions for how to effectively skin a human being alive. On the one hand, it’s bone-chilling. On the other, she’s got a point about the sweat.

Natalie

I still maintain that Natalie is one of the more well-adjusted characters on this show, which is probably why she has addiction issues and thoughts of self-harm so often. She’s haunted by what the group did to survive, so much so, she can’t heal and move past it to live a normal life — no matter how many workshops Lottie encourages her to sign up for. But Nat’s brush with insanity extends to her past self too. Was that moose real or just a hallucination?

Crystal

A newcomer to the lineup, Crystal has been quietly rising through the ranks ever since she befriended Misty earlier in the season. We don’t know much about the girl, but what we have gleamed is sufficiently unsettling. She’s a theater kid. She has a bleak outlook on humanity. And Jackie Taylor wasn’t the first time she “consumed” a body.

Coach Ben

Coach Ben is pretending to be catatonic so that the rabid teen girls just outside the door don’t munch on his one good leg. He’s hallucinating alternate realities where he said yes to moving in with his gay boyfriend and ditched the small-town soccer team for a life in the city, filled with clam chowder bakeoffs and the freedom to kiss his partner in public. I fear Coach Ben is not long for this world.

Van

“You ate her face, Tai.” — Real words Van was forced to utter, out loud, because her sleepwalking girlfriend won’t seek mystical help from witch doctor Lottie. Van does not deserve this, people.

Jeff

Jeff could’ve gone strawberry! He almost did! But that’s not what lands him on this list. We’ve overlooked some of Jeff’s problematic behaviors — the blackmail, the treachery, the murder cover-up — because he’s just a simple guy who wants to believe his wife when she tells him book club is running late. But when he stopped Shauna from using that gun on some random in the street, it was time to draw a line. Her purse was in there, for god sake!

Citizen Detective Thread

• We finally get to meet Elijah Wood’s Walter Tattersall, and though he did enjoy slapping his perp around a bit too much, is he certifiable, or just a bored internet sleuth with money to burn?
• The Man with No Eyes. Who is he, and why is he so interested in Taissa?
• The symbol pops up three times in this episode, all in different contexts. Is it a form of protection? A call to the wilderness? Or a marking meant to map something Taissa’s other half is looking for?

Showtime’s ‘Yellowjackets’ streams for subscribes on Friday and broadcasts on Sunday nights.

Wednesday, April 5, was 29 years since Kurt Cobain’s death. To honor the anniversary, his daughter Frances Bean Cobain and widow Courtney Love shared posts to mourn the Nirvana leader.

“Life is like a wave crashing upon the shore & death is like the wave returning back to the ocean, back to its most natural state,’” Frances wrote in an Instagram story, according to Rolling Stone. “I forget exactly where I heard this quote but hearing it makes loss seem less scary and more like a return to the collective consciousness of loving awareness. Free from pain or human worry. Death serves a purpose. It is what makes life so precious, in the same way pain is purposeful because we wouldn’t know joy without it.”

“Everyday I aim to have gratitude for everything that surrounds this life including loss,” she continued. “It’s the ultimate teacher. Hold the people you love a little more tightly and a little bit closer for me today.”

Love posted a photograph of the late legend’s hands on Instagram. “It is one of the only images (or sounds/ tastes etc) that makes me miss him deeply,” she wrote in the caption. “But he chanted with me & often, & truly was moved by our Buddhist practice. Thus, I know he’s in an enlightened place, more so, than we hear in mappo are. ‘The arms of a 1000 Buddhas outstretched to greet you’ the gosho says.”