There has certainly been no shortage of Drake music this year. Back in June, he dropped his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, and in November, he dropped Her Loss, a collaborative album with 21 Savage.
Just in time for the holidays, the rapper has revealed a fresh new candle called “Winter Warmth.”
Drake revealed “Winter Warmth” with a Game Of Thrones-esque trailer. The trailer features clips of arctic tundra juxtaposed with the candle spinning around. Toward the end of the trailer, B.G.O.T.I’s 1995 hit, “Give Me Your Lov-N,” plays, as the name of the candle is seen on-screen.
Fans can purchase the candle via Better World Fragrance House, where Drake released a series of candles last year. Some of the previously-released candles include “Williamsburg Sleepover,” “Sweeter Tings,” “Good Thoughts,” and “Muskoka.”
“Winter Warmth,” which will run customers $48 plus shipping, is described as having a “fruity, cozy scent filled with Fresh Mint, Apples, and Soft Musks nuanced with Strawberry and Balsam creates a decadent wintery fragrance, reminiscent of taking a walk through the city streets,” on the shop’s website.
As 2022 proved to be a good year for Drake, he shared in an interview with sports betting app Stake that he intends to make 2023 just as fruitful, if not more.
“I just really want to continue down the path that I’m on,” he said. “I feel extremely healthy. I feel like I’m in the best shape, mentally and physically, of my life. I’ve been spending so much time with my family and my son. It’s just been amazing. I feel like I finally found this comfort point where I’m able to genuinely disconnect from all the noise of the world and be able to live my life, without being a recluse.”
Barack Obama has shared his highly-anticipated year-end lists for 2022, including one for the songs he loved the most. While Obama has some obvious picks, as artists like Maggie Rogers (included for “That’s Where I Am”) and SZA (included for “Shirt”) have made the list in previous years, he also did some artist discovery this year it seems.
He included Ethel Cain’s “American Teenager” and Rosalía’s “Saoko,” from her album, Motomami. Obama also loved releases by Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Lizzo while spotlighting rising artists like Sudan Archives, Omar Apollo, Ayra Starr, Rema, Plains, Zach Bryan, and more.
“I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of great songs,” he captioned. “Here are some of my favorites. Are there any songs or artists I should check out?”
I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites.
Some of the artists who were included on Obama’s favorites of 2022 have also started responding. “did not have a former president including my anti-war, anti-patriotism fake pop song on his year end list on my 2022 bingo,” Cain posted on Twitter.
did not have a former president including my anti-war, anti-patriotism fake pop song on his year end list on my 2022 bingo
As for the public’s reactions to Obama’s playlist, social media users have been disappointed by the lack of Drake and Taylor Swift, as well as suggesting he checks out Goose, Arctic Monkeys, and other 2022 albums before December ends.
Brockhampton may have dropped their final two albums last month, however, it appears they’ve got a few more gifts for fans before they disband for good. Yesterday (December 22), Kevin Abstract took to social media to unveil a teaser for their upcoming Christmas special.
In a video clip shared to Twitter and Instagram, Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer is seen having dinner with someone in a restaurant and describing a rather scary, vivid dream she had the night before. She tells the person across from her that he was in it, and says the same thing to a person sitting next to her offscreen. The camera then cuts to the person, who is revealed to be Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract, whose real name is Clifford Ian Simpson.
“Hello,” Abstract says. “You’re just in time. Welcome to the Christmas special. I’m Ian Simpson, and we have a few stories we want to tell you guys.”
The screen then presents text reading “Xmas Special Vol. 1”
Brockhampton has been teasing the Christmas special the Christmas special over the course of the past week, with images and clips that appear to have been shot on an old camcorder.
Heading into their Christmas Day showdown against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors sit at 11th in the Western Conference with a 15-18 record. The defending champs have struggled defensively early in the season, ranking just 25th in defensive rating after being elite on that end of the floor last season. To make matters worse, Stephen Curry recently suffered a shoulder injury that will sideline him for at least another month.
“Right now, I think we are very fragile,” Green said after Friday’s practice. “You start going through these things and then you start believing them. Once you start believing them, it becomes who you are. The only way to break them is by being mentally tough.”
Golden State have tried to replace the veteran talent they lost in the offseason with their brigade of young players, but the results so far have been mixed. Moses Moody has taken a step sideways instead of forward. James Wiseman still looks a ways away from being a rotation player. And although Jonathan Kuminga shows flashes, he still doesn’t provide the consistency necessary for title contention. While the Warriors have tended to be pretty good when their starting five have been on the floor, they have a serious lack of depth that will need to be figured out sooner rather than later, particularly with Curry sidelined.
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One good thing has come out of Elon Musk’s Twitter it seems: a surprise uniting interaction between a ’90s band and a famous supermodel. After Eve 6, frequent social media jokesters known for their song “Inside Out” replied to one of Musk’s many posts, a stranger tried to dunk on the band by calling them a “one hit wonder.”
“Not to split hairs but we are objectively a one hit wonder,” Eve 6 replied. It turns out they would still get the last laugh, not once, but twice.
Chrissy Teigen surprisingly chimed in, revealing that not only was she a fan, but the band isn’t a total one-hit wonder like they think. She’s gotten emotional over one of their other songs that isn’t the “heart in a blender” one.
“Wait. You are ACTUALLY eve 6 as in here’s to the night as in I cried in the mirror to you,” she replied.
“Yes hi chrissy teigen,” the band jokingly added back.
From there, Teigen sent a picture of her husband John Legend lying in bed, as he is convinced clearly to listen to “Here’s To The Night” on Spotify. “oh my god making john listen in bed,” she captioned.
She also replied to a fan, confirming he didn’t know the song, but did enjoy it. “He can’t remember but he says “it’s a well made record” ladies and gentlemen we got one,” Teigen said.
Continue scrolling for some of Eve 6 and Chrissy Teigen’s conversation, as well as some lighthearted fan reactions.
FINE WE HAVE TWO HITS. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? IVE SPENT TWO YEARS TIRELESSLY BUILDING THE SELF EFFACING ONE HIT WONDER BRAND AND NOW I NEED TO START ALL OVER
Tory Lanez has been found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020, according to multiple in-court sources, including Law Crime News’ Meghann Cuniff and Los Angeles Times’ Jonah Valdez.
A jury has convicted Tory Lanez of all three charges for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. A crazy and downright scary scene in the courtroom as his father and stepmother screamed about wicked injustice.
BREAKING: The jury has found Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) GUILTY on all three counts in the 2020 Hollywood Hills shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. The jury also found all three sentencing enhancements to be true. https://t.co/RS6ll6MUcf
The trial against Tory wrapped up today with both the prosecution and Tory’s defense giving their closing arguments. The jury was given leave to deliberate at 11:15 Thursday am and returned the verdict at 3:30 pm Friday. Evidence presented in the trial included gunshot residue on Lanez, witness testimony, and texts from Tory that suggested he had apologized for the incident. While Megan testified, Tory did not.
Tory was accused of charged with committing assault with a firearm causing great bodily injury; concealing a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence after the July 2020 incident, in which Megan was left with bullet fragments in both feet. He avoided a fourth witness tampering charge for allegedly offering to bribe Megan due to the judge denying the motion to introduce a late charge after the trial had begun.
A contentious build-up to the trial followed, with Tory maintaining his innocence and apparently waging a behind-the-scenes press campaign to make it seem as if Megan was “framing” him for the shooting, which he suggested was committed by her friend Kelsey Harris, who was with them at the time.
While Tory saw his fortunes fall in the immediate wake of the shooting, Megan said that the scrutiny she faced during the intervening two years made her wish she’d died instead of being injured.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Not every moment is our best and sometimes those not-so-great moments are caught on tape or, in Jacinda Ardern’s case, over a hot mic. Ardern is the prime minister of New Zealand and recently, during a parliamentary debate, she was feeling a bit frustrated with a colleague, ACT leader David Seymour. During the exchange, Ardern turned to her deputy and muttered “arrogant prick,” referencing Seymour, who was apparently on the prime minister’s last nerve.
The problem was, her mic was still on and picked up the hushed insult so others could hear. Probably not her proudest moment but, to be fair, they were discussing really heavy stuff like hate-speech and immigration. She didn’t let the comment hang in the air, according to RNZ. Seymour told reporters that the prime minister texted him shortly afterward to apologize.
Later, the two were photographed holding a framed copy of the parliamentary debate where the insult was hurled. Turns out they’ve used the moment to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation by allowing people to bid on the framed debate via Trade Me.
Surprisingly, the framed photo has been viewed almost a half million times, with more than 280 bids, according to RNZ. Which makes you wonder if people have really strong feelings about Seymour being an “arrogant prick” or if they were just good Samaritans donating money solely based on the charity. I’m going to assume the world will never know, unless the winner of the auction would like to come forward and explain why they spent so much money on a transcript of the exchange.
After having a laugh about it, Jacinda Ardern and I are going to auction a signed copy of the Hansard (official record) of her calling me an “arrogant prick” to raise money for pricks everywhere, a great cause, the Prostate Cancer Foundation. https://t.co/6QJ0bV73Zcpic.twitter.com/5FzIzqUiQf
If you’re curious what the highest bid was, it was $62,899 (100,100 New Zealand dollars). Now, there’s something to get excited about, and if you ask Seymour, he’s happy about the outcome of the disagreement. Seymour told RNZ, “Taking the particular politicians out of it, it makes me so proud to be a kiwi. Political commentators have said to me they couldn’t imagine this in any other country, not even Australia, and I think that says something special about New Zealand’s culture and politics that we should always seek to hold on to.”
Overall, it seems that Seymour was a good sport about the entire situation. He accepted Ardern’s apology and said that he’s been called much worse. Others in the chambers were also on board with supporting the prime minister’s lapse in filter.
It’s great to see politicians coming together to not only move beyond an unfortunate moment but to turn it into an opportunity to raise money for a good cause. I’m sure there will be more lively debates that come out of parliament chambers but it seems like they’ve got a handle on how to make lemonade when needed.
You can watch the entire exchange below to hear the expensive insult:
The ethics of honesty are always interesting to explore. Most of us agree that being honest is morally good, but is it important to always tell the truth, no matter what? What if the truth will only hurt someone’s feelings? Is it always wrong to lie? What if a lie will save someone’s life? Is there a moral difference between stretching the truth and completely demolishing it? Does it depend on why people are doing it?
The reasons people lie are many and varied, of course. But new research gives us some insights into the most common motivations for lying, and surprisingly, the findings are actually pretty heartwarming.
A study published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science in October 2022 looked at the link between personality and lying motivation, as well as the most common reasons people lie. In the study, a group of 257 people were questioned about their lying frequency, lying motivations and personality traits (using the HEXACO Personality Inventory, which measures honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience).
An analysis of the research by Arash Emamzadeh in Psychology Today detailed the findings, which revealed 11 motives for lying:
1. To avoid judgment or shame
2. To avoid punishment
3. Protected from retaliation
4. No “good reason” (basically compulsive lying)
5. To impress others
6. To get a reward
7. Carelessness and impulsiveness
8. To get pleasure out of deceiving people
9. To keep a personal info secret
10. Prosocial reasons that lead to happiness (e.g., telling kids Santa is real)
11. Altruistic reasons (to protect others from harm)
As Emamzadeh pointed out, the first nine motivations on the list are self-serving, while the last two are oriented toward benefiting other people. And while we might assume that most lying is done for selfish reasons, the study actually found the opposite. The top three reasons people reported lying were altruistic reasons, prosocial reasons and avoidance of being judged.
So the biggest reason people lie is to help others. Who knew?
Of course, personality plays a role in why and how often people lie. The study found that lying in general is common, but also found that certain HEXACO personality traits are correlated with more and less frequent lying, as well as different motivations for lying.
People high in the honesty-humility trait were less likely to lie and the majority of lying motivations didn’t apply to them. Not surprising.
The emotionality trait (sensitivity/anxiety) was associated with lying to avoid unpleasant or awkward feelings as well as altruism.
Individuals high in extraversion tended to lie more for self-centered reasons and were less likely to lie to keep personal information secret.
Highly agreeable people tended to lie less to avoid punishment or shame or to impress others and also weren’t prone to compulsive lying.
Those high in conscientiousness reported lying less frequently and lying less for self-serving reasons, while those low in this trait were more likely to compulsively lie and to enjoy deceiving people.
People most open to new experiences tended to lie for prosocial, others-serving reasons.
Most of the correlations between personality traits and lying are fairly unsurprising, but it is reassuring to know that some behavior and motivation can be predictable.
It’s also reassuring to know that most lies aren’t as selfish as we might assume they are. Philosophers have long debated the existence and merits of the noble or virtuous lie, and there are compelling arguments for and against lying for morally justifiable reasons. But at the very least, the fact that most lying is done to help others tells us that we are more prone to looking out for one another than we are to serving ourselves. And that’s a solid plus one for humanity.
Some people live where the air hurts their faces, and while some are perfectly happy living and playing in snowmen’s favorite weather, others are not. There’s nothing like being grumpy about weather you can’t control, but someone having to be out in it against their will escalates the irritation to a whole new level.
When sports reporter Mark Woodley was called in to cover the weather, he seemed justifiably annoyed that his assignment was to be outside to tell people of the impending blizzard in Iowa. Woodley made it pretty clear from the moment the cameras started rolling that he was indeed not a winter weather person and the result is hilarious.
The reporter could not contain his sarcasm and questioned why he needed to be outside in the cold to tell other people not to go outside in the cold. He’s not wrong. I’ve often wondered why we need to see a weather man hanging onto a light pole for dear life to tell the general public not to go outside in a hurricane. I guess the reporters are just as confused as we are.
Woodley wasn’t amused by this inconvenient detail of his morning assignment and put together a compilation of all of his complaints that have now gone viral on Twitter. He even expressed his confusion when he found out there was actually news being reported at 3:30 a.m. As a sports reporter, there likely has never been a need for him to be awake, let alone report anything, before the sun came up.
In the caption of his now-viral Twitter status he wrote, “This is what you get when you ask the sports guy to come in to cover a blizzard in the morning show.” The compilation starts out strong with a snarky remark from Woodley when his co-worker, who was nice and toasty inside the studio, asked how he was feeling out there. The disgruntled sports reporter replied, “Again, the same way I felt about eight minutes ago when you asked me that same question, Ryan.”
Yikes! Here’s to hoping Woodley is home thawing out and can stick to covering sports, or at least get to stay inside the studio. But in all seriousness, his responses were not only funny but real.
Watch the entire compilation of his snarkiest moments below:
This is what you get when you ask the sports guy to come in to cover a blizzard in the morning show. pic.twitter.com/h0RL9tVQqg
A lot of video games came out in 2022. If you are like me, then you probably did your best to play all of them. But it’s likely a few fell through the cracks or you started them only to have those games fall off for one reason or another.
With 2022 coming to a close, there is no better time than now to go pick up some of these games you missed out on and give them a shot, or to open up that old save file and start working your way back through it. This isn’t a definitive best of list or anything like that, just a handful of games that we think everyone should go back and give a second look.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch
Many people played Kirby and the Forgotten Land this year. We can understand why. Not only was it a new Kirby game, but it was Kirby’s first true adventure in the world of 3D. Fans had been asking for this ever since his 2.5D adventure on the Nintendo 64, and this was finally the moment it had been delivered. How were the results? Pretty spectacular! It felt exactly like a Kirby game should with the pink puff ball going on a linear adventure. There wasn’t too much of a challenge, but there was a ton of depth for the players who wanted to master it.
So, why is it on here? It’s because of how deep the adventure goes. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, like every other game in the franchise, isn’t too hard. Getting to the end and meeting the minimum requirements to reach the credits of the game is something that pretty much anyone can accomplish. However, if you want to really see what Kirby and the Forgotten Land has to offer then you need to go find every Waddle Dee, play every bonus level, and do your best to 100 percent the game. It is worth every hour you will put into it and might even push it up a few levels on your personal top 10 for the year.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus – Nintendo Switch
Did you even remember this game came out this year? Pokémon Legends: Arceus did something that a lot of long time Pokémon fans had basically assumed was never going to happen: It not only gave them, at the time, the closest thing they’d ever had to an open world Pokémon game, but its emphasis on exploration and catching Pokémon instead of the traditional gym challenge was a fresh new take on the series that was very much needed. It might be a spin-off, but it’s a spin-off that achieved so much that the main games wouldn’t even dare to attempt.
It also was a really dense game. Plenty of people did reach the credits on this, but others got their fill from the game’s first half. It was so easy to get lost for hours roaming the world, catching Pokémon, and getting into battles. Whatever plot the game had was forced to take a backseat in favor of just goofing off. If you are one of those people, then it might be time to go back into the world of Hisui and see what more you can find.
Tunic – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC
We have written extensively about how great Tunic is. It’s one of the best games to come out in years and its focus on puzzle solving and discovery keeps the player on their toes in a way that is familiar to the games it is inspired by, but also unique enough to feel like its own original game. It also, unfortunately, came out during the two month period where Elden Ringowned the entirety of video games.
This is why we are once again putting out the message that everyone needs to play Tunic. It has a lot of elements inspired by other games, but all of them come together to form a truly one-of-a-kind experience. There is even something to come back to for players that finished the game but didn’t complete it. The game’s final puzzle is something of a culmination of everything that came in the game before. It doesn’t change the gameplay, but it adds a new element that, depending on how tuned into the puzzles the player is, can take anywhere from a few hours to several days to complete. If you missed out on Tunic the first time, or never completed it 100 percent, this is your opportunity to fix that.
Horizon Forbidden West – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
The developers of the Horizon series of games are proud. They have made two phenomenal games that are beloved by fans and critics for being phenomenal open worlds with beautiful scenery. There is no shame felt by those developers at all, but you can’t help but feel a little bad for them that, twice now, their standout franchise has been overshadowed by equally impressive open-world experiences. Back when Horizon Zero Dawn came out, it was right when The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was dominating the conversation in video games. Unfortunately for them, Horizon Forbidden West suffered a similar fate by releasing only seven days before Elden Ring.
We don’t need to go into all the reasons why Elden Ring dominated the conversation, as we’ve done that plenty already, but we can say that while Horizon is an experience that many missed out on, there is still plenty of time to catch up on it. Whether it’s both games in the franchise or just Forbidden West, these are games that everyone with a PlayStation should look into. They’re gorgeous games, people love them, and the only negative thing you can say about them is equally great games came out at the exact same time.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is incredible. While its story is self-contained, its universe gets a send-off that Monolith Soft spent three games carefully building into a conclusion that left longtime fans of the series weeping as the credits rolled. Its world is constantly delivering new places to explore, quests to complete, and skill trees to unlock. You can spend hours upon hours of this game simply filling out the map and getting lost. It is the best JRPG experience this year and one of the best you’ll experience in general. That in itself is also why it’s on this list: It’s a JRPG.
JPRGs are notorious for being filled to the brim with content. This is great for those that want to dive into a single world and spend weeks, if not months, playing a single game. Not everyone is like that, though. Some people grow tired of playing a single game for that long and eventually fall off. If you did that with Xenoblade it’s totally understandable, but there is no better time than now to go back and finish it. The plot goes to places that you really don’t see coming, and the world never gets boring to explore. Go back, finish Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and thank me later.
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