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Manifest returned last week for Season 4, Part I, and fans are already wondering when Part 2 will arrive to wrap up the series. That’s a few seasons ahead of showrunner Jeff Rake’s original plan, but hopefully, some actual answers will materialize, and we’ll find out why Flight 828 dropped off the radar in the first place. We’ve already met the new Cal, and hopefully, the finale will manage to save the world after Zeke sacrificed himself in the interest of saving Cal.

What does that do for a release date on the final batch of episodes? We must first acknowledge that Zeke’s departure opens the door (as sad is it is right now) for Michaela to come back together with former flame Jared. This seems inevitable, and hopefully, this will be handled respectfully. In the meantime, there’s the significance of the series’ so-called “Death Date” to consider. That’s the day when the passengers are foretold to collectively die via a prophecy. The day in question happens to be June 2, 2024, and although it seems unlikely that the show would adhere to the year, June 2, 2023 could be a winner.

This might seem a little silly to count on that day; however, Flight 828 originally came in for a landing on November 4, 2018, and Season 4 debuted on November 4, 2022. Never say never when it comes to pleasing fans with little bits and pieces of canon. Yes, I used the word “canon” while talking about Manifest. Hey, it’s all fiction, so we can lighten up.

Manifest is currently streaming 3 1/2 seasons on Netflix.

Would The Addams Family be remembered today if it wasn’t for the theme song? Maybe, but it’s the most iconic part of the show (which was adapted into two movies, 1991’s The Addams Family and 1993’s excellent Addams Family Values). That puts a lot of pressure on Wednesday to have an equally unforgettable opening credits sequence. Wisely, the Netflix series enlisted Danny Elfman to compose the theme, which lacks the lyrics and finger snaps of Vic Mizzy’s theme, but it’s plenty creepy. And/or kooky.

You can watch the opening credits sequence above.

Wednesday is developed by Tim Burton, along with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and stars Jenna Ortega — who was so good in X — as Wednesday Addams. Netfix describes the series as a “sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”

Wednesday, which also stars Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, as well as Riki Lindhome, Gwendoline Christie, and Christina Ricci (who played Wednesday in the Addams Family movies), debuts on Netflix on November 23. Thanksgiving is the new Halloween (?).

R&B’s breakout duo Silk Sonic may be taking a break, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get individual doses of Grammy Award winners Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars. Although, for the moment, the group is parting ways, this won’t stop the duo from working on projects apart from one another.

.Paak has already begun releasing new music after reuniting with producer Knxwledge. As NxWorries, the pair enlisted the help of fellow Grammy-award winner HER to drop the song “Where I Go.” Mars, on the other hand, is announcing his bold return to the Park MGM Las Vegas.

The “24K Magic” singer is no stranger to Las Vegas. This past summer, he completed a critically acclaimed stint at the casino with .Paak. However, in this 12-night solo residency, fans are promised a fresh new show with him and his beloved band, The Hooligans.

The songwriter re-posted the hotel’s Twitter announcement of his residency with the caption, “start your year off right & rock with The Hooligans.”

With several party anthems in his catalog, such as “Uptown Funk,” “Treasure,” and “Finesse,” it is only fighting that his return is New Year’s Eve weekend.

Check out the list of dates below. To purchase your tickets, head here.

12/30/2022 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
12/31/2022 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
01/25/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
01/27/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
01/28/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/01/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/03/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/04/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/08/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/10/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/11/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM
02/14/2023 — Las Vegas, NV @ Dolby Live at Park MGM

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Costco hit a trifecta of great bourbon expressions this year with their Master Distillers series by Barton 1792 Distillery. Their Small Batch and Single Barrel versions are some of the best whiskeys in their categories at the absolute best value per dollar of any bottle out there right now. Now, it’s finally time to take a look at the third bottle in that trio, Kirkland Signature Bottled-In-Bond by Barton 1792 Master Distillers.

This isn’t some average bottle review. I’m blind testing this bourbon against nine stone-cold classic bottled in bond bourbons — all of them f*cking delicious. I’m not giving Costco’s Bottled-In-Bond any wiggle room to eke out a win here. This is about testing the bourbon waters with the biggest and most-lauded bottles in the whole goddamn game. Can Costco’s bottle stand up to those towering bourbons? Or will it reveal itself to be a cheap — $24 (!) — bottle of bourbon in a one-liter bottle?

Our lineup today is:

• New Riff Maltster T50 Crystal Malt Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled In Bond Aged 6 Years
• Filibuster Bottled-In-Bond Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 5 Years
• Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled In Bond Vintage Series Fall 2018 Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled In Bond Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
• Kirkland Signature Bottled-In-Bond by Barton 1792 Master Distillers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Starlight Distillery Carl T. Huber’s Bottled-In-Bond Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled In Bond Batch no. 002
• George Dickel Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky Fall 2008
• Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Henry McKenna Single Barrel Aged 10 Years Bottled in Bond

I had my wife put the Costco bottle in there at random so that I had no clue where or when it’d pop up. This was especially important as these bourbons are all the same ABV/proof (as per “bottled in bond” law) — so there is no difference in strength to examine. By the end, I was in a conundrum. All of these bourbons are great. Ranking them was damn near impossible. There wasn’t a fault or bad note in the entire panel to pick at or rank.

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Part 1: The Tasting

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

There was a beautiful sense of dried chili pepper next to old leather, red tart berries, a hint of sourdough rye bread, and creamy vanilla beans next to a touch of dried and waxy cacao nibs. The palate leans into that dryness with sharp woody spices, dry dark chocolate powder, ground clove, cumin, and dried cranberry next to a mild warmth that leads to chili pepper. The end has a dark chocolate-covered cherry vibe next to a light sense of dry firewood and old leather chairs from a smoky library.

This was great. It’s deep, interesting, and fun. It’s a very rye-heavy bourbon but balances the sharper spices with soft vanilla and dark chocolate.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

There’s a clear sense of old lawn furniture next to floral honey, burnt orange, black tea, and cherry bark with a moment of cream soda. The taste opens with sweet and creamy honey next to cherry pie, vanilla malted shake, sour mulled wine with plenty of dark wintry spices, and a touch of oatmeal cookie. The end has a dark chocolate-covered espresso bean feel next to more vanilla malt, dark cherry tobacco, and an old braid of cedar bark, sweetgrass, and wicker on the finish.

This feels classic to its core. It hits every bourbon note clearly and boldly.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

Cinnamon, butter brown sugar, walnut, and raisins meld on the nose with some vanilla to create a moist oatmeal cookie next to buckwheat pancakes griddled in brown butter and topped with apple butter, and maybe some apricot jam with a dash of nutmeg, dark chocolate shavings, and creamy vanilla whipped cream. The palate leans into cherry hand pies and vanilla wafers with a counter of dried wild sage, orchard tree bark, and meaty dates. The end has a sharp turn into dried red chili pepper cut with pipe tobacco, dark chocolate bars, cedar bark, burnt orange, and lime leaves with this whisper of cinnamon cookies at the very end.

This is incredible. It’s classic but the goes in so many different directions while still feeling like something nostalgic. What a great pour.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a lush and creamy grit vibe with spicy cinnamon and clove next to pecans, maple syrup, singed cherry bark, and old lawn furniture with dead leaves strewn about. The taste hits on a buttery toffee vibe with a dark and old leatheriness next to dark chocolate tobacco, dried ancho chili peppers, and more of that sharp woody cinnamon with a whisper of salted black licorice lurking in the background. The end has a sense of salted caramel and cinnamon candy next to malted vanilla ice cream, huckleberry pie, and dark cherry tobacco rolled into an old leather pouch.

This was classic again but, again, went further down the rabbit hole of flavors. This is also where I realized thank ranking this would be damn near impossible.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

There’s a clear sense of old leather gloves next to brandy-soaked cherries covered in dark chocolate, creamy honey, and eggnog spices with a hint of sour mulled wine next to pecan waffles, brown butter, and maple syrup. The palate has a big cherry moment that fades into fresh pears and winter spices — cinnamon, allspice, star anise, black licorice — before hitting a soft woody wicker note with a hint of wild sage. The end lets the cherry and pear shine as old musty cellar beams and old red bricks with a hint of pear tobacco rolled with cedar bark.

Well, that’s delicious.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

Stewed cherries, figgy pudding, apple butter, cinnamon waffles, woody maple syrup, and dark chocolate with a pinch of salt all dance on the nose. The palate leans into Cherry Coke with a spice vibe, burnt orange peels, cloves, creamy eggnog, sour mulled wine, and a hint of apple fritter dusted with cinnamon sugar. The end has a singed cherry bark sensation that leads to dry winter spices — star anise, allspice, clove, cinnamon, and pine — next to dates and prunes layered into pipe tobacco with a twinge of dark chocolate and cedar.

This is another fantastic whiskey.

Taste 7

Tasting Notes:

This feels very classic on the nose with cherry pie filling, sourdough doughnuts, mulled wine, and dried cranberry leading to lush vanilla and woody spice. The palate opens with the vanilla silkiness next to burnt orange, salted caramel, and more cranberry with a hint of cinnamon and walnut malted ice cream. The end has a wet brown sugar and vanilla vibe that leads to wintry spices layered with dark cherry and tobacco in an old cedar box on the finish.

This was classic from top to bottom. And that’s all there is to it.

Taste 8

Tasting Notes:

Sour cherries, maple syrup, and pecan waffles mingle with dried apple chips, old leather boots, and winter spice with a hint of vanilla wafers on the nose. The taste leans toward spicy apple pie filling with walnuts, plenty of cinnamon, and some raisins before malted vanilla milkshakes, blueberry cotton candy, and dark chocolate milk arrive on the mid-palate and lead toward a moist oatmeal cookie dipped in salted caramel. The end has a dry woody spiciness with star anise, cinnamon, and allspice mingling with marzipan and cherry/cinnamon tobacco.

This was pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Taste 9

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with soft vanilla waffles next to dark cherries, caramel sauce, pear skins, eggnog nutmeg, and a counterpoint of cumin and chili pepper with a hint of old leather. The palate has a buttery and sweet cornbread vibe with toffee candies, vanilla-cherry soda, and soft glove leather. The end has a gingerbread spiciness with a touch of vanilla frosting, pear candy, and cinnamon tobacco dipped in honey.

This was really nice but felt a little one-note overall.

Taste 10

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens slightly tannic with rich orange zest and vanilla cream next to woody winter spice, fresh mint, and wet cedar with a hint of gingerbread and burnt cherry. The palate hits on soft vanilla white cake with a salted caramel drizzle and burnt orange zest vibe next to apple/pear tobacco leaves dipped in toffee and almond. The end has a sour cherry sensation that leads to wintery woody spices, cedar bark, and old cellar beams with a lush vanilla pod and cherry stem finish.

It’s great. Okay, I’m going to try and rank these now.

Part 2: The Ranking

10. Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled In Bond Batch no. 002 — Taste 7

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $79

The Whiskey:

The latest batch of Redwood Empire’s Grizzly Beast is a four-grain bourbon. The California juice was made with 69% corn 22% rye, 5% malted barley, and a mere 4% wheat. After five years of maturation, 26 barrels were picked for this batch. Those barrels were vatted and the whiskey was just kissed with pure water from a local Russian River Valley aquifer.

Bottom Line:

This was really nice and very classic. And that’s about it.

The only reason it’s tenth is that it was just classic. That said, this is very good bourbon with a nice flavor profile. Solid B+!

9. Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Taste 9

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $17

The Whiskey:

The whiskey is standard Evan Williams that’s blended from bonded barrels. The batched whiskey is brought down to 100 proof, allowing a bit more of that Heaven Hill craft to shine in the bottle compared to a standard Black Label Evan Williams bottle.

Bottom Line:

This was also perfectly good. There was a little one-note, classic vibe again. But overall, this is a perfectly good bottle of bourbon.

8. Filibuster Bottled-In-Bond Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 5 Years — Taste 2

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $90

The Whiskey:

This Virginias whiskey is a grain-to-glass experience. The juice is made from locally-grown grains — 70% corn, 20% rye, and 10% malted barley — and local spring water in the Shenandoah Valley. After five years of mellowing in Appalachia, a small bundle of barrels is batched and proofed to 100 proof before bottling.

Bottom Line:

This is where things go from “Solid B+” to “A” when it comes to the texture and flavor profile. This is a really good whiskey that could be ranked much higher any other day.

7. George Dickel Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky Fall 2008 Aged 13 Years — Taste 8

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $43

The Whisky:

Nicole Austin has been killing it with these bottled-in-bond releases from George Dickel. This release is a whiskey that was warehoused in the fall of 2008. 13 years later, this juice was bottled at 100 proof (as per the bottled-in-bond law) and left to rest. This fall, new releases of that Tennessee juice were sent out to much acclaim.

Bottom Line:

This was delicious. The only reason it’s a little lower today is that the Tennessee graininess just sneaked through when tasted against the other bourbons. It wasn’t an off-note by any stretch. It was just something I used to differentiate these whiskeys.

6. Henry McKenna Single Barrel Aged 10 Years Bottled in Bond — Taste 10

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $75

The Whiskey:

This very affordable offering from Heaven Hill is hard to beat. The juice utilizes a touch of rye in the mash bill and is then aged for ten long years in a bonded rickhouse. The best barrels are chosen by hand and the juice is bottled with just a touch of water to bring it down to bottled-in-bond proof.

Bottom Line:

This was just a great whiskey all around. It was nuanced and balanced and offered a great albeit classic bourbon vibe.

5. Kirkland Signature Bottled-In-Bond by Barton 1792 Master Distillers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Taste 5

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $24 (1-liter bottle)

The Whiskey:

This whiskey was sourced for Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand from the famed Barton 1792 warehouses by Sazerac. The juice is made from a base of 74% corn, 18% rye, and 8% barley. The barrels were aged for at least four years per “bottled in bond” regulations before they were blended and proofed down for this special release.

Bottom Line:

This was a great pour of whiskey. It was deep and complex with a light sense of classic bourbon.

4. Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bottled In Bond Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey — Taste 4

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $129

The Whiskey:

Buffalo Trace’s Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch is an entry point to the other 12 expressions released under the E.H. Taylor, Jr. label. The whiskey is a blend of barrels that meet the exact right flavor profiles Buffalo Trace’s blenders are looking for in a classic bottled-in-bond bourbon for Taylor.

Bottom Line:

This is where things get into “A+” territory. This bourbon is perfect. It’s classic but then it takes you somewhere new and fresh. It’s not as deep as the next entries but it also doesn’t need to be.

3. New Riff Maltster T50 Crystal Malt Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled In Bond Aged 6 Years — Taste 1

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $59

The Whiskey:

New Riffs brand-new malted bourbon just hit shelves. The juice is made from yeast and malts that usually make pale ales and bitters in the beer world. The mash bill is 65% corn, 20% malted rye, and 15% T50 Crystal Malt, which is the aforementioned pale ale malt. The whiskey is left to rest for six years before the barrels and batched and the bourbon is just kissed with local water for proofing.

Bottom Line:

This was a stellar pour of whiskey, bottled in bond or not. The depth and nuance were lovely while the overall aura of this one was luxurious and fresh.

2. Starlight Distillery Carl T. Huber’s Bottled-In-Bond Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Taste 6

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $60

The Whiskey:

This new release from Huber Farm’s Starlight Distillery (the distillery to know if you’re in the know) is made from their high-corn mash with a sweet mash method (each batch is fresh) in their old copper pot still. The whiskey is barreled in Canton barrels and left to age on the farm for four years before it’s batched (only 20 barrels) and proofed down to 100 proof for bottling.

Bottom Line:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this is a nearly perfect whiskey.

1. Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled In Bond Vintage Series Fall 2018 Straight Bourbon Whiskey — Taste 3

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $53

The Whisky:

The latest seasonal drop from Tennessee’s Chattanooga Whiskey is another great. The juice is a blend of four of their mash bills. 30% comes from mash bill SB091, which is a mix of yellow corn, malted rye, caramel malted barley, and honey malted barley. Another 30% comes from mash bill B002, which has yellow corn, hardwood smoked malted barley (smoked with beech, mesquite, apple, or cherry), caramel malted barley, caramel malted, and honey malted barley. The next 20% is mash bill B005, which is yellow corn, malted wheat, oak smoked malted wheat, and caramel malted wheat. And the last 20% is from mash bill R18098, which is yellow corn, pale malted barley, naked malted oats, double roasted caramel malted barley, peated malted barley, cherrywood smoked malted barley, chocolate malt, and de-husked chocolate malt.

Bottom Line:

This is the most complex and interesting whiskey on the list. It’s also delectable and so easy to drink while still offering a deep and rewarding experience that takes you somewhere. A definite favorite, moving forward and a lock for one of my favorites of 2022.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

This whole tasting was basically weighted from “great to amazing” from the outset. Generally, I’d break down sections of the ranking for you to ignore or focus on. This time, I have to say that all of these whiskeys are worth at least trying. There’s not a bad bourbon in the bunch. Gun to my head, buy the Chattanooga. It’s the most interesting and fun by far. It’s also so deeply built that you’ll be going back for more again and again.

As for the Costco Bottled-In-Bond? Well, it’s great. It’s also an amazing value at only $24 for a one-liter bottle. That’s crazy good. Moreover, that bottle 100% held its own against some of the most award-winning bourbons on the shelf today. That said, it wasn’t mind-blowing. But it didn’t need to be. Go to Costco right now and buy one.

Hell, buy a case for that price.

Warning: spoilers for Don’t Worry Darling ahead.

Despite all of the bizarre drama surrounding the movie (we don’t have to get into that again) Don’t Worry Darling is still an interesting movie with some classic twists and turns that are mostly redeemed by Florence Pugh’s performance. The movie quietly appeared on HBO Max this week, so maybe you decided to sit down and watch it before realizing that it’s a little hard to follow. It’s okay! A lot of people thought that! So here is a quick explainer of what exactly went down on the screen (if you want off-screen drama, here you go).

The movie follows Jack and Alice, (portrayed by Harry Styles and Pugh) a young married couple who live a picturesque life in some 1950s-adjacent utopia known as The Victory Project, where the husbands work and the wives survive on gossip, sex, and martinis. Alice begins to worry about her neighbor friend Margaret who seems to think that The Victory Project is not as perfect as it appears, though her claims are quickly dismissed by the men in the community.

But things get even stranger for Alice, who begins to hallucinate various scenes in a past life, while being constantly gaslighted by the men in the neighborhood. It’s revealed that The Victory Project is actually a simulation that Jack forced her into so they could have “the perfect life.” Jack claims that he did it for her, though it’s also revealed that he is just a Regular Unemployed Millennial who listens to podcasts and does not have a British accent, so he is clearly not the perfect husband that he appeared to be. Instead, he has Alice hooked up to wires (the technology is…unclear) in order to get her to play into his fantasy. The movie plays out a bit like a Matrix situation, though without Keanu Reeves, so it’s just not quite as good and the imagery is a little muddled. Still, it was certainly a twist!

Alice’s friend Bunny (director Olivia Wilde) says that she knows the world is a simulation, though she stays there so she can reunite with her kids, who have died in the “real world.” Alice is determined to get out of the simulation, and eventually strangles her husband before gasping awake. And that’s…it. So what does it mean?

In the original ending, there is a newspaper clipping that shows Alice’s obituary, implying that Jack faked her death so that he could keep her away from her real life where she was a successful doctor. That bit was scrapped, so we don’t really know what happened between Jack and Alice in the “real” world.

It seems that Wilde was trying to make some sort of comment about abuse and relationships with controlling men, which is interesting since Shia LeBeouf was originally attached to star, though that clearly didn’t work out well. Wilde has since said that the Victory men are basically incels anyway, and the movie and its ending were supposed to highlight how dangerous they can be.

It’s unfortunate that the movie became overshadowed by, uh, a lot of stuff, because the movie definitely had some potential. Still, without Keanu Reeves, any type of simulation movie just feels empty!

Pavement’s 2022 reunion tour made for the best kind of ’90s indie rock nostalgia. And even if you didn’t make it to one of their dozens of shows, you surely saw some aging hipster posting about it on Twitter. The tour was truly one for the ages as Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg, Bob Nastanovich, Steve West, and Mark Ibold coursed through the classics and then some. For a moment, it was as if Pavement hadn’t disappeared for over a decade (again) and perhaps they were “back” back?

But pump the brakes for a second, because lead singer Stephen Malkmus wants to make one thing clear: There is no way that Pavement could craft new songs today with the same charm and meaning that they had when they were first penned.

“These songs are good, they exist in this present,” Malkmus told NME. When asked if Pavement could be writing new music together today, Malkmus was pretty direct in his distaste for that idea. “It’d be total cringe if we did that,” he said. “I understand the impetus to put out a new record; it makes it seem like the band’s more legit or something and not just like a cash-in deal. But it doesn’t have to be that way if you just own your songs. And people can see if you’re geezers on a cash-in reunion tour or if they’re doing it because they’re having a blast.”

So, temper your expectations for the future, because Pavement clearly don’t plan to adhere to the modern-day formula for indie rock revivals. Malkmus says that’s best left for other acts: “If any band wants to make a new album, they like to do that, that’s totally rad. But, yeah, not happening.”

Katy Perry found herself in hot water today after revealing that she voted for American businessman-turned-politician Rick Caruso for the Los Angeles mayoral race.

The singer’s recent post on Instagram raised many eyebrows. Perry can be seen posing with a thumbs up from inside the voting booth, clearly indicating her vote for the former longtime Republican who only just changed his party affiliation to Democrat earlier this year.

“I am voting for a myriad of reasons (see the news) but in particular because Los Angeles is a hot mess atm,” Perry wrote with a series of hashtags such as #doyoubutjustuseyourvoteok.

In the past, Caruso has been linked to anti-abortion organizations and politicians, along with reportedly pledging $1 million to support an abortion rights proposition but has yet to donate any of those funds, according to the LA Times.

Additionally, Caruso was criticized for his time as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for USC, where the school’s former full-time gynecologist George Tyndall seemingly faced no accountability after facing dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct before being allowed to leave the school.

Perry seemed more fitting to support progressive Democrat candidate Rep. Karen Bass, especially after her support of Hillary Clinton in the past, even performing at her DNC gathering in 2016. But it looks like Perry isn’t alone in her support for Caruso — Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and new Twitter boss Elon Musk have also shared their support for the Los Angeles businessman.

After facing heavy backlash, Perry appeared to turn off her comments on the post and has yet to acknowledge the backlash.

Check out some reactions below.

When the Creed III trailer hit, sending social media into a frenzy over the bombastic showdown between Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, there was one notable absence that stuck out like a sore thumb: Sylvester Stallone‘s Rocky Balboa. Despite the Creed films being a direct spinoff from Stallone’s iconic boxing franchise, Stallone passed on appearing in the third movie despite having a prominent role in Creed and Creed II.

At the center of Stallone’s absence is his heightened and now public battle with Rocky producer Irwin Winkler. In a fiery Instagram post over the summer, Stallone took Winkler to task for not giving him an equity stake in the Rocky franchise. Instead, Winkler’s children own a piece of the growing film universe, and that no longer sits well with Stallone. Especially when there’s been talk of bringing him back for anther solo Rocky film.

However, the ownership battle is not the only reason that Stallone bowed out of Creed III. In a sprawling new interview, he candidly reveals that he wasn’t a fan of where the story was heading. Via The Hollywood Reporter:

That’s a regretful situation because I know what it could have been. It was taken in a direction that is quite different than I would’ve taken it. It’s a different philosophy — Irwin Winkler’s and Michael B. Jordan’s. I wish them well, but I’m much more of a sentimentalist. I like my heroes getting beat up, but I just don’t want them going into that dark space. I just feel people have enough darkness.

Stallone also admitted that he’s still miffed about Rocky producers trying to launch a Drago spinoff without telling him, so don’t expect to see The Champ promoting Creed III or putting on his old boxing shorts unless there’s movement on his ownership rights. Sly wants his cut.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

House of the Dragon has the same good problem as Succession: too many excellent performances. Matthew Macfadyen (Tom Wambsgans) won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2022 Emmys, but it just as easily could have gone to Kieran Culkin (Roman) or Nicholas Braun (Cousin Greg); same with Outstanding Lead Actor, where Jeremy Strong (Kendall) was fittingly pitted against his on-screen dad, Brian Cox (Logan), although they both lost to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae. The acting categories will be even tougher next year with House of the Dragon in the Emmys race.

Gold Derby has learned that only two performers will be submitted in the lead categories for the winter award shows, like the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, and the Emmys: Lead Actor for Paddy Considine as King Viserys, and Lead Actress for Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra. (D’Arcy uses they/them pronouns, so the category may use the gender-neutral “performer” honorific if they win, depending on the award show.)

As for the rest of the remarkably talented cast:

Lead Actor: Paddy Considine
Lead Actress/Performer: Emma D’Arcy
Supporting Actor: Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole), Rhys Ifans (Otto), Matthew Needham (Larys Strong), Matt Smith (Daemon), Steve Toussaint (Corlys)
Supporting Actress: Milly Alcock (young Rhaenyra), Eve Best (Rhaenys), Emily Carey (young Alicent), Olivia Cooke (adult Alicent), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria )

I’m putting big bucks on Larys winning Best Feet Creep at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

(Via Gold Derby)

At a sold-out show at New York’s 20,000-cap Madison Square Garden, a shirtless Matty Healy got down on his knees and held a raw steak in one hand and his crotch in the other. The 1975 frontman dug his teeth into the meat and everyone murmured and put their phones up to take a video. There’s something beautiful about it, or at least I think so; I have no reasoning other than that it’s ridiculous and the reactions have been visceral. Some are dissecting the meaning of this act of performance art, but more are rolling their eyes or feeling sick. After he finished chewing, he crawled slowly to a box television that displayed a catalog of ape NFTs and he climbed into the screen.

There’s a viral tweet I saw recently that comes to mind: “matty healy is disturbing, weird, embarrassing, cringeworthy and awful. and he is the love of my life.”

This statement can sum up a lot of the appeal of The 1975. Fans are disgusted by the heartthrob’s antics — whether it’s touching himself on stage or tweeting things like “might start working on my handwriting cos some of these tattoos are f*cking dog sh*t” — yet that disgust is mixed with a deep, confusing love. So much so that The 1975 sold out one of the biggest venues in New York.

They went on at 8:45 P.M. and Healy sat at a piano, cigarette in hand, slightly messing up the rhythm to “The 1975,” the opener of their bright new album Being Funny In A Foreign Language and not to be confused with their four other songs of the same title. The sound of the track is shamelessly influenced by LCD Soundsystem, who just released their first song in seven years just in time for what many people are deeming the revival of indie sleaze. Healy probably knows this, especially considering one of the afterparty DJs was The Dare whose song “Girls” is an inescapable, Manhattan-centric Peaches homage. While it’s safe to say that The 1975 have nothing to do with that scene, one could argue they’ve got the irony element nailed down. “This will get bigger, if you know what I mean,” Healy sings, opening the LP with an innuendo. But what separates them from others is that they walk the tightrope between irony and earnestness, and they do it gracefully. He continues: “And I’m sorry if you’re living and you’re seventeen.” For some reason, this line makes me and millions of other twentysomethings emotional, as if it still applies to us, as if we’re still seventeen.

That’s part of the deep love that fans have for The 1975 — the way their music feels perpetually juvenile, refusing to grow up. “I like my men like I like my coffee / Full of soy milk and so sweet, it won’t offend anybody,” he sings on “Part Of The Band,” which simultaneously questions our own ability to be sincere: “Am I ironically woke? / The butt of my joke?” Sometimes it feels like The 1975 is a social experiment, or rather just a vessel through which Healy tests the limits of what he can do, such as touching himself on stage. But that’s part of the fun — flirting with transgression. The best part about Healy is that he doesn’t want to be liked — a brave trait that’s impossible to find. The man literally said no to opening up for Ed Sheeran because it just didn’t feel right to him. He’s real. As he slouched down on the couch and touched his crotch at Madison Square Garden, the girl next to me blurted, “I’m uncomfortable.” “I’m very comfortable,” I said. She smiled and said, “We’re like yin and yang.”

I, like Healy, have been drinking too much and smoking too many cigarettes because of the ever-expanding sense of doom hovering over no only my own life, but also the world in general. It’s the kind of doom that forces everyone into apathy. For years, I only listened to songs that mimicked the emotional and mental state I was in; I filled my ears with monotonous instrumentation and passive vocals exhaling words of hopelessness. The 1975 were an unlikely respite. As they played through the new record, no one could’ve guessed that this band’s fanbase is known to be depressed. Everyone danced; the groove was undeniable and irresistible, like during “I’m In Love With You,” a buoyant love song with the simple hook. As they balance irony with earnestness, they also balance dread with hope — sometimes there doesn’t even need to be a reason for hope, it’s just an enlightening, infectious riff or an unabashed declaration of love.

Their live rendition of Being Funny In A Foreign Language was nonlinear and speckled with old songs as well, including “Roadkill” from 2020’s Notes On A Conditional Form and the fan-favorited classic “Fallingforyou” off their debut, which contains the Tumblr-iconic line: “I don’t wanna be your friend / I wanna kiss your neck,” a refrain the crowd screamed collectively. They have come a long way since that LP; their hits could’ve remained their hits, like “Chocolate” or “Robbers,” in the same way that Arctic Monkeys’ hits are still “Do I Wanna Know?” and “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” from their fellow Tumblr-iconic album AM. But The 1975 are moving with the times and continuously unleashing memorable music that sticks. “Love It If We Made It” is a great example of that. He prefaced the song by complaining about still having to play it. I was grateful he did. The night before, I cruised down the left lane of the highway with my friend in the passenger seat and smoked a cigarette and blasted “Love It If We Made It” and screamed along, our voices getting louder every time the lyric got better: “And poison me, daddy / I’ve got the Jones right through my bones,” “Rest in peace Lil Peep / The poetry is in the streets,” “Thank you, Kanye, very cool,” to name a few. The song is a radical rejection of apathy and a brief jolt of feeling in this big cloud of numbness.

“Love It If We Made It” live was invigorating and powerful, especially followed by “The Sound” from their sophomore album I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It and then “Sex” from their debut. To continue with back-to-back bangers, they closed with “Give Yourself A Try,” a shot of adrenaline with vivacious riffs and a jittery beat. “Won’t you give yourself a try,” he repeated over and over, and it was like a continual waking up.