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Yung Miami won’t be joining Baby Tate, Bebe Rexha, Chlöe, or Lil Nas X in hopping on the latest TikTok trend. When asked on Twitter to jump on the “Period Ahh Period Uhh” wave, the City Girls star made her position clear: “No!!!!! I hate that trend & don’t think it’s funny either.”

TikTok user Britt Barbie started the madness in late August with a video recap of her recent “Five Below haul,” including a plastic bridge for her gecko, mechanical pencils, and a wooden stick massager. She punctuated her description of each miscellaneous item with an empathic “period ahh.” That blossomed into a longer “Period Ahh Period Uhh” clip, which Britt posted on September 10.

Yung Miami is generating plenty of viral moments by herself, anyway. She launched her Revolt talk show Caresha Please this summer. So far, she has already playfully flirted with Megan Thee Stallion, received dating advice from Gucci Mane, and put the full-court press on Saweetie. The show was recently nominated for Best Hip-Hop Platform at the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards scheduled for October 4.

Miami’s “Period Ahh” shutdown arguably isn’t her most interesting tweet from the last 48 hours. Amid a tweetstorm about Sunday’s (September 18) afternoon NFL slate, she responded to a since-deleted tweet, “B*tch I don’t even rap no more! Eat this P*ssy hoe I retired!” Then, she and JT were revealed as Pop Sugar’s newest cover stars yesterday (September 19). Total retirement is clearly not on the table, as the City Girls are currently opening on Jack Harlow’s North American tour in support of Come Home The Kids Miss You.

A video posted to Anthony Edwards’ Instagram account earlier this month showed the Minnesota Timberwolves’ star using derogatory language towards members of the gay community. He has since apologized and the team condemned his actions, and on Tuesday afternoon, the NBA announced that, as a result, the former No. 1 overall pick received a hefty fine.

“Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $40,000 for using offensive and derogatory language on social media, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations,” the NBA said in a statement. “Edwards has acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate.

The video of the incident, which was posted to Edwards’ Instagram Story, made its way around social media, which led to Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly saying in a statement, “We are disappointed in the language and actions Anthony Edwards displayed on social media. The Timberwolves are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming organization for all and apologizes for the offense this has caused to so many.” Edwards tweeted the following after the video began making the rounds.

Edwards joined the Timberwolves back in 2020, when the team had the top pick in the NBA Draft. He is coming off of a career year in which he averaged 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.

Growing up in London, a young Jamie xx has fond memories of attending the celebration of Caribbean heritage known as the Notting Hill Carnival. A fixture among London’s summer music festival sunshine, Jamie found himself enamored with the dub and dancehall soundsystems spread throughout Kensington’s Ladbroke Grove and it’s a big reason why the Caribbean steelpan drum sample rings prominently in so many of his productions.

His latest track, “Kill Dem,” is a direct homage to the energy, the hype, and the music he heard booming through the Notting Hill Carnival soundsystems in his youth and flowed through the speakers when he performed at Notting Hill for the first time this past summer.

“Kill Dem” grips you from the get-go, with a sweet singing MC furiously looped in a scat, backed by another female vocalist sample. The breakbeat hits with the steelpan offering up a melody and this instantly sounds like a Jamie xx banger. It’s a safe bet to expect to hear the cut if you’re planning on seeing Jamie xx at any of his upcoming appearances. The DJ and producer is embarking on a breakneck run over the course of the next 10 days which includes stops at Forest Hills Stadium in New York, San Francisco’s electronic-heavy Portola Music Festival, and also at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. He’ll head out on a handful of international dates from there.

Listen to “Kill Dem” above.

As a spirits judge, I get to drink a hell of a lot of dark, gold, white, black, and flavored rum throughout the year. As with everything in this old world of ours, it can’t all be good, and often it’s not. But I’ve learned that the mediocre and bad only make the good stuff taste better by comparison. Likewise, as a whiskey drinker, finding a great dark rum is often a delight (and a great change of pace). That means it’s time for another dark rum blind taste test.

For this blind taste test, I grabbed some new and classic rums that have come across my desk. The thrust of this was to find a dark rum — or “aged rum” if you want to get super technical — that tastes good. I’m looking at the depth of the palate, a balance of flavors, and whether or not I’d actually drink the stuff in real life. Origin and price are not really issues with this blind tasting, though all of these rums are affordable/mid-range bottles between $35 and $85 (and, spoiler alert, no, the most expensive bottle didn’t win). There are no one-offs that cost hundreds of bucks and are damn near impossible to find. You should be able to find all of these bottles (somewhat) easily.

Our lineup today is:

• Diplomatico Selección de Familia
• Bayou Rum Mardi Gras XO
• Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rum Rye Cask Finish
• Botran No. 15
• Ron del Barrilito Three Stars Superior Especial
• Ron Zacapa 23

Let’s dive in and find a great-tasting dark/aged rum to stock on your home bar cart this fall!

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Part 1: The Tasting

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

The nose is soft with a nice balance of burnt sugar, a hint of red berry, and a smidge of honey with plenty of vanilla oils and a hint of a tannic oak stave. The palate leans into that oak but sweetens toward buttery toffee, more tart berries, and a nice hint of mint tobacco. The end lingers while very mild winter spices merge with the vanilla and sweet oak on the finish.

This was pretty okay overall. It had hints of spice but felt a little thin.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a mix of orchard florals next to bruised plum, mild cherry, and a hint of cedar bark. The palate leans into orange zest with a sweet edge as tart currants and meaty prunes mingle with soft oak and a sense of spiced tobacco. The end has a honeyed sweetness with a touch of black pepper, more orange, and a whisper of dried tobacco and cedar bark.

This was pretty damn nice. It’s full-bodied and well-rounded with some serious depth.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

The nose here is pretty hard to parse but does eventually reveal subtle winter spices, maybe some black pepper, ginger snaps, maple syrup, and a twinge of woodiness. The palate is soft and smooth with a hint of white pepper spice next to vanilla pods, burnt sugars, and a hint of dried mint. The end is short but does hit on a blackcurrant tart tobacco leaves and a mild sense of Christmas spices.

This was pretty thin, again. It was nice but felt like a cocktail base more than anything.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

Cedar and winter spices come through on the nose with a hint of fruit cake stuffed with candy fruits and citrus zest next to mild molasses. The palate opens with a soft vanilla base and builds toward fresh peaches and plums with a hint of tangerine. The end merges the vanilla, fruit, and spice together on a thin finish.

This was perfectly fine but didn’t quite land the finish. Again, this felt like a mixer from the jump.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a sense of dark molasses next to nougat and vanilla wafers with a hint of honey, clove, and cinnamon biscuits. The palate leans into honey with a nutty vibe next to singed orchard wood, apple cores, and a hint of smoked plum. The end warms with a sense of winter spice next to grilled starfruit, burnt orange, and a hint of leather-wrapped spiced tobacco.

This was pretty damn nice. It’s not a winner but it’s close.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

Dark chocolate powder dominates the nose with a hint of orange oils, vanilla pods, and the faintest hint of funkiness. The palate leans into nuts and honey with the dark chocolate popping back in with a sense of sharp spices and orange oils next to dark molasses. The end has a tangerine and plum vibe that leads to sticky toffee pudding and mild spice tobacco and oak stave feel.

This was pretty nice overall.

Part 2: The Ranking

6. Botran No. 15 — Taste 4

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $33

The Rum:

This Guatemalan rum is made with the solera method (where new juice is added to vats before the old juice is completely emptied). The maximum age of the rum in the blend is 15 years with a good portion much younger than that.

Bottom Line:

This was just too thin today. The proofing washed out the nose and finish. That means that I’d use this primarily for mixing as there are decent flavor notes available.

5. Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rum Rye Cask Finish — Taste 3

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $33

The Rum:

This brand-new release from Bacardi leans into the current whiskey craze. The juice is Bacardi’s now-classic Ocho Reserva — a blend of eight to 12-year-old casks — finished in rye casks from Kentucky. Those barrels are then blended and proofed for this release.

Bottom Line:

This was just a little too thin. It was perfectly drinkable but didn’t have the depth I was looking for. That said, this feels like a great contender for a rum old fashioned with a little walnut or chocolate bitters.

4. Ron del Barrilito Three Stars Superior Especial — Taste 5

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $70

The Rum:

This Puerto Rican rum is a bar-back classic. The juice is aged between six and 10 years in Olorosso casks. Those barrels are blended into this mix and proofed down before bottling.

Bottom Line:

This was also very much “fine.” I can see sipping this over some rocks, but it really feels like a solid cocktail base more than anything else.

3. Diplomatico Selección de Familia — Taste 1

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $50

The Rum:

This Venezuelan rum is all about that final blend. The juice is made from a mix of new American white oak, ex-bourbon, and ex-sherry casks. Once blended together, the rum is proofed down and bottled.

Bottom Line:

This was a nice sipper overall, albeit a little sweet. Still, there was depth here that made it quite enjoyable overall. Still, this was on the sweeter side and that held it back a tad for this ranking.

2. Bayou Rum Mardi Gras XO — Taste 2

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $84

The Rum:

Coming from Louisiana, it should come as no surprise that his rum celebrates Mardi Gras. The juice in the bottle is made from single-estate sugar cane. The distillate is aged in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks for at least six years before vatting, proofing, and bottling.

Bottom Line:

This was a pretty nice sipper overall but a little washed out on the end. Still, this over a few rocks would be great. That said, it wasn’t my favorite sip of the panel today.

1. Ron Zacapa 23 — Taste 6

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $45

The Rum:

This Guatemalan rum is a serious bottle. Sugar cane honey is derived from single estate cane grown in the highlands. The first-press sugar cane juice is fermented with pineapple yeast before distillation. The juice is then aged in a combination of ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for six to 23 years (the “23” is just the oldest barrel in the blend and not the age statement).

Bottom Line:

This was the best “sipper” on the list for me. It wasn’t mind-blowing but scratched an itch for a decent sipping dark rum. Looking at the price now, it’s also cheap enough to mix into a killer rum-forward cocktail too!

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Overall, there were some solid rums on the panel today with only a few really jumping out. Now that said, all of these were perfectly well-made. There weren’t any faults in the product. Some of them simply had more to offer than the others.

To that end, the top three are really where you want to focus your energy and money. if you’re looking for a great mixing aged rum, then go with Ron del Barrilito Three Stars. If you’re looking for an easy and classic sipper, then go with Ron Zacapa 23. It’s not going to change your life but it’ll get the job done. Plus, that distinct chocolate note helps this make a great old fashioned with a hint of walnut bitters and a twist of lime (trust me).

After eleven seasons of the U.S.-based Shameless on Showtime, Jeremy Allen White’s moving far beyond Lip Gallagher and towards the stratosphere. True, he did return to Chicago for The Bear, but that intense FX on Hulu show turned into such a sleeper hit that the show’s not only been renewed for Season 2 (which presents a key question) but also ignited White’s career throughout the industry. He’ll not only soon be seen in A24’s Zac Efron-starring biopic of the Von Erich family professional wrestlers, but there’s an Apple TV+ movie in White’s future.

Deadline reports upon this film, titled Fingernails, which costars Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed. The man often referred to as “Chef” signed onto the project following Cannes, where Apple Original Films nabbed the movie. This is billed as a futuristic-sounding sci-fi story about whether true love can be confirmed by science. This sounds like a good kind of messy, via Deadline:

In this sci-fi love story, a test has been discovered that measures whether couples are truly in love, and institutes have opened to help couples succeed. Anna, played by Buckley, begins working at one of these institutes as an assistant to Trevor, Ahmed, a mysterious and dedicated instructor.

White joins the film in the role of Ryan, Anna’s long-time partner with whom she is in a certified love relationship.

Naturally, White is not the only attraction here, given that Buckley (Fargo, Chernobyl) and Ahmed (Sound of Metal) are also onboard. There’s not a weak link among them. Naturally, though, people will not be upset to see White portray a romantic interest, all while we continue to wait for more of The Bear. Chefs all around!

(Via Deadline)

Walt Disney, like many folks of his generation, had simple tastes when it came to food. He enjoyed “hamburgers, carved meats, [and] black coffee,” Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food author Marcy Smothers told LAist, and apparently, he didn’t “go” for vegetables.

There’s nothing simple about the menu at Disneyland in 2022, however. Like most theme parks, it’s elevated its culinary offerings in a major way over the past decade to keep up with increasingly savvy diners.

In fact, there are so many options — from corn dogs to fine dining to fried chicken to bakeries to barbecue to Star Wars-inspired grub — that it can be overwhelming. We’re here to help. Below, you’ll find five quick-service items that you should absolutely try during your next trip to Disneyland (we’ll do the same for California Adventure later this week). A few caveats: no restaurants where you need a reservation; no seasonal dishes; no drinks. And one piece of advice: mobile order. It will save you a lot of time and stress.

You would be a poor unfortunate soul to not try these dishes.

1. Ronto Wrap

Available at:

Ronto Roasters (Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge)

Item description:

“Roasted Pork, Grilled Pork Sausage, Peppercorn Sauce, and Tangy Slaw wrapped in Pita Bread”

The reason to order:

The Ronto Wrap was an instant favorite at the Disney parks when it was introduced in 2019. It’s not hard to see (taste) why: they’re really delicious. The meat is succulent (there’s a vegetarian option, too); the filling, held together in a warm pita, is flavorful; and it’s hearty but won’t leave you feeling stuffed.

It’s also the closest you’ll come to knowing what it’s like to eat Jar Jar Binks, a dream of mine since I was a youngling.

The ride it pairs best with:

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which is not only the best ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge — it might be the best ride, period. The line will test your patience, so get there early. Arrive in time for rope drop; power walk (but don’t run, or else you’ll get the stink eye from the parents of the kids you’re breezing past… not that I would know) to Galaxy’s Edge; and breeze through the Rise of the Resistance queue for a thrilling experience escaping the First Order.

The only bad thing about doing Rise first thing in the morning is that you’ll be thinking about it all day.

2. Banyan Beef Skewer

Available at:

Bengal Barbecue (Adventureland)

Item description:

“Hot and Spicy Beef Skewer”

The reason to order:

The skewers aren’t as photogenic as a drink from Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar, but what they lack in visual appeal they make up in taste. The meat is tender; the sauce, tangy. These are a dependable option if you’re on the hunt for some quick lunchtime protein.

The ride it pairs best with:

Indiana Jones Adventure. I’m a baby when it comes to rides. I don’t do roller coasters, and it took all the courage I could muster to get on Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! I had to see my friends (Drax and Rocket Raccoon, whose hands – and I cannot stress this enough — do not scan). This was my first time riding Indiana Jones Adventure, which I feared would be too ~scary~ for me. Nope. It rules (even if the effects don’t always work). There’s a lot to distract you while waiting in the queue, and I’m still not sure how the ride vehicle doesn’t tip over during every thrilling turn.

If you’re a ride coward like me, suck it up. Believe me. It’s worth it.

3. Tostada Salad with Chicken

Available at:

Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante (Frontierland)

Item description:

“Crispy Tortilla Shell with Mexican Rice, Refried Beans, chopped Lettuce, Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette, Sour Cream, Guacamole, and Pico de Gallo, topped with Cheese”

The reason to order:

The Tostada Salad with Chicken (or beef or vegetarian) is one of the best deals at Disneyland. For under 13 bucks, you get a substantial portion of chicken, rice, and beans, and scoops of sour cream and guacamole, all enclosed in a crispy shell. Be sure to grab some hot sauce, too.

The ride it pairs best with:

It’s a Small World. It’s a long trek from Frontierland, where Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante resides, to far north Fantasyland, the home of the boat ride. Luckily, you’ll be full after finishing a tostada bowl and longing for a walk. Semi-related: when The Simpsons inevitably comes to the Disney parks, possibly after the Universal Studios contract expires, would anyone complain if It’s a Small World was re-themed to The Little Land of Duff? I like It’s a Small World, but would I enjoy a psychedelic journey with hundreds of dolls singing about Duff more? Sign this lizard queen up.

4. Churro and Dole Whip

Available at:

Multiple locations (churro) and Tiki Juice Bar (Dole Whip)

Item description:

Come on, you know what these are

The reason to order:

Some “famous” food items do not live up to the hype. If you get enough drinks in me (one), I’ll go off on McDonald’s french fries and how they’re overrated and… I’ll stop. For your sake, for my sake, for everyone’s sake. But the famous churros at Disney are worth the calories. Make sure to get a Dole Whip, too. It’s a sugary/sweet pairing that tastes good on your first trip to the park… or your 30th.

The ride it pairs best with:

Literally any ride.

5. Mickey Beignets

Available at:

Mint Julep Bar (New Orleans Square)

Item description:

They’re beignets… but in the shape of Mickey

The reason to order:

There are a lot of Mickey-shaped food options at Disneyland. Mickey-shaped pretzels, Mickey-shaped ice cream bars, Mickey-shaped waffles, Mickey-shaped sourdough bread, etc. But my personal favorite is the Mickey-shaped beignets. It’s hard to screw up fried dough covered in powdered sugar (please do not yell at me, Who Dat nation), but even the biggest Café Du Monde stan would have no choice but to give it up for these beignets.

But where’s the king cake with a little Stitch inside?

The ride it pairs best with:

The Haunted Mansion. Follow the path of white powder from Mint Julep Bar to the grim grinning ghosts in Disneyland’s most majestic manor.

This article originally appeared on 01.14.22

When Jimmy Kimmel takes to the street, you know you’re in for a good laugh at just how little we actually know about, well, seemingly anything. That goes for anatomy too. In this case, female anatomy.

In a segment called “What Do You Know About The Female Body?” men try—and hilariously fail—to answer even the most basic questions, like “does a female have one uterus, or two?” much to the amazement of some of their female partners.

Here are some of the very best bits of nonwisdom:

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Woman have LOTS of fallopian tubes and ovaries, apparently.

When asked, “how many fallopian tubes does the average lady have?” one man prefaced with “I know I’m gonna be way off,” before answering “four.”

He was right about being way off, indeed. Women usually have one fallopian tube on either side of the uterus, making that two fallopian tubes.

Another guy guessed that a woman has not one, not two, but six ovaries. Which, in case you didn’t know, is three times more than the correct answer (two ovaries, one on either side of the uterus). Where would a woman keep four extra ovaries? Her purse?

A mammogram examines the stomach.

The interviewer also asked: “What part of the body does the mammogram examine?”

“The lower half…” replied one man. Yikes.

And when asked to demonstrate where exactly the “lower half” is, he gestured toward the uppermost part of his belly, seemingly avoiding the actual area a mammogram covers entirely.

PMS is all in the mind, but only annually.

The next question up was “What does PMS stand for?”

One man shyly answered, “Post…mental…syndrome?”

One outta three ain’t bad. But the correct answer is premenstrual syndrome.

And it definitely happens more than “once a year.”

An IUD is a “mammogram device.”

Oh, and a NuvaRing is a “pap schmear,” and a speculum is the actual “IUD.” Holy moly, if you thought IUDs were uncomfortable before…

Things really took a turn once the graphics came out.

And men were asked to point to where the cervix is. Plenty of things were pointed at—like the uterus. But sadly, no cervix findings.

Changing gears, the interview instructed the men to “point at something you know.”

To which one man replied (inaccurately) “uh…that’s a baby?”

Unless the woman is giving birth to a colon, that was incorrect.

Later in the video, a man is asked “where does the baby go?”

“In there,” the man answers after pointing to the ovaries. (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t go there. A fetus grows in the uterus, which this man thought was the cervix.)

His wife, a gynecologist no less, chuckled “I’m mortified…I’m apparently not a very good educator at home for my husband.”

Though this is just for pure fun, it is food for thought.

A woman’s autonomy over her own body has been the subject of much controversial discussion lately. And I can’t help but wonder how certain politicians/leaders would fare if given the same questions. Perhaps it is unwise to try to govern that which is not fully understood, just saying.

You can catch the full segment here:

This article originally appeared on 03.17.22

The world would be a much better place if humans weren’t so … human. We all fall short of perfection. Common sense is, sadly, not too common. And there’s one guy out there who always manages to screw things up when things start getting good.

Call it Murphy’s law. Call it the great “reason we can’t have nice things.” Call it entropy. It feels like a whole lot of pain could be avoided if we all had just a little bit more sense.

But what if there was one rule that we all agreed to follow to make everyone’s life better? What would this magical rule be?

A Reddit user who goes by the name P4insplatter came to this realization and asked the AskReddit subforum, “What simple rule would fix the world if everyone actually followed it?” They received dozens of simple rules that if everyone got behind would make the world drastically better.

It’s no shock that most of them felt like a variation of the Golden Rule. It’s funny that a lot of folks believe the world would seriously improve if we could just abide by a simple saying that we all learned in kindergarten.

Also known as the “ethics of reciprocity,” the Golden Rule is so innate to humans that versions of it have been found in religions and cultures throughout the world.

Here are 17 of the best responses to P4insplatter’s simple, but world-altering question.

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1. Let go

“Let go or be dragged” an old zen proverb I heard at a meditation class. Really changed the way I let myself worry about things.” — civagigi

2. Simple, but true

“Don’t be a dick.” — WuTangLAN93

3. The Golden Rule

“Treat others how you want to be treated.” — AlbanyGuy1973

4. It starts with you

“I read somewhere that if you want to change the world, you have to change the community, to change the community change your relationships, and to change your relationships change yourself.” — cagibaxii

5. Simple Earth math

“Don’t use more resources than what the Earth is capable of renewing.” — DaethSpiral321

6. Bill and Ted’s rule

“Be excellent to each other.” — pnotar

7. The law of Lebowski

“Fuck it, Dude. Let’s go bowling.” — Bonhomme7h

8. Signal

“Use your turn signal(s) properly.” — futilelord

9. The principle of non-agression

“Simple, the non-aggression principle. You don’t do, initiate or threat any harm unto others, unless acting in true self defense.” — ufrag

10. It works for everything

“Leave it better than you found it.” — Narcoid

11. Generosity and humility

“Be generous and humble. Being generous and kind encourages us to perceive others in a more positive light and fosters a sense of community. Humility teaches you to improve and make a positive impact on the world.” — SuvenPan

12. STFU

“If you are not educated on the subject, sit down and stfu. Let the experts with years of education and experience talk.” — Ch3m1cal420

13. Fairness first

“Everyone gets a chance at one [thing] before anyone gets seconds.” — ehsteve23

14. Permanent daylight

“Obviously making daylight savings permanent.” — ObviousINstruction18

15. Two ears, one mouth

“Listen more, talk less.” — TryToHelpPeople

16. Turn off the lights

“All empty buildings should not have any lights/ac/heating on at night or after business hours depending on the nature of the work. their ac/heating and lights if necessary should only be turned on before the start of the day. This will not only help with energy costs but also with light pollution.” — hadrainsgate

17. Don’t tread on anyone

“You cannot do ANYTHING without consent.” — DeepCompote

One of the buzziest tracks on Summer Walker’s sophomore album Still Over It was the album’s outro, titled “Ciara’s Prayer.” The closing track features Ciara reciting the prayer she said led her to meet Russell Wilson, who later became her husband. Walker’s vocals are not on the track, but the two will be linking up again for a new collaboration.

The track, called “Better Thangs,” is set to arrive soon. This past weekend, Ciara shared an image of herself on social media with dyed orange hair, wearing a white tank top. The photo was captioned, “Where’s my twin at??:) #BetterThangs.”

Walker later took to Instagram and shared an image of herself with blue dyed hair and a white tank top, captioned, “#betterthangs.”

Later, Ciara shared a video on TikTok of her playing “Better Things” in the car with her kids. Fans can hear both Walker and Ciara’s vocals in the clip.

In an interview with Ebony, Ciara detailed her new album, which she said is as dance-oriented as her 2004 debut album, Goodies

“There’s so much energy in this album because I want to make the world dance — that’s always been my thing,” Ciara said. “It’s the tempo and beat I’ve been moving to in my music, and the key sentiments I’ve poured into this album. There is an R&B core in these records. To be honest, this album feels nostalgic. It takes me back to my first album in a way that no project I’ve done to this point has before.”

A release date for “Better Thangs” has not yet been confirmed.

LeBron James’ latest signature sneaker through his sponsorship with Nike is here. On Tuesday, Nike announced the LeBron XXs, which hold the distinction of being the lightest kick that has ever been released in James’ line of shoes with the company.

In a release, Nike laid out some of the specifics about the sneakers, which are the first in the 20-year LeBron line to debut as a low top.

The shoe’s main features include a lower profile, Zoom Air in the forefoot and the heel, and a carbon fiber midfoot shank. For underfoot cushioning, the forefoot has a top-loaded Air Zoom Turbo unit and the heel features a larger Zoom Air unit, measuring at 13 mm thickness, to help with impact protection. The synthetic-wrapped lateral guardrail helps secure the foot over the footbed. A multidirectional outsole pattern grips the floor. The heritage details throughout the shoe are nods to the past, but make no mistake: The performance build of the LeBron XX has its sights set on the next twenty years.

Here are some photographs of the shoes.

“We saw the XX as a chance to celebrate the next 20 years for LeBron,” Jason Petrie, Nike’s Senior Footwear Designer for Men’s Basketball and lead designer of James’ line of sneakers for more than a decade, said in a statement. “The stitched tag inside the tongue says, ‘Designed and Engineered to the Exact Specifications of the Next Generation.’ We took that line seriously as we designed the shoe. We had players like LeBron’s sons Bronny and Bryce in mind. We wanted to get in their heads and learn about what young players were looking for.”

The sneakers come on the precipice of an historic season for James, who is about to enter his 20th year in the NBA and is only 1,326 points away from passing fellow Laker legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points scored in NBA history.

The first colorway of the LeBron XX, called “the Time Machine,” will drop on Sept. 29, 2022.