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In the wake of PnB Rock’s tragic death via shooting on Monday, legendary rapper Ice-T tweeted about how he’s unwilling to keep on explaining the dangers of Los Angeles and its gang culture, if only because people won’t listen to him. After allegedly being contacted by many people about his stance, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star offered additional details on his stance, related to jewelry and the danger it can bring to those wearing it.

In a tweet from early on Wednesday, Ice-T wrote, “People are still hitting me up about my comments about LA Gang culture.If you NOTICE, LA rappers don’t wear a lotta Jewelry… Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick..The list goes on.. It’s not cause we’re broke. LA is just a Dangerous place,rapper or not. Why test the streets..”

Ice-T went on to defend his stance against a few people who offered opposition. One posted a picture of The Game wearing a large gold chain, to which Ice-T replied, “Thats on certain occasions when you’re ready for whatever… I have Big Jewelry too… But you don’t wake up EVERYDAY and put it on to go down the block.. As I said before… Challenge the hood, somebody’s gonna catch that Fade.”

Another mentioned the existence of Death Row Records chains, to which the rapper said, “Yep, And PAC’s death was connected to the snatching of one of those chains.. You can deny what I’m trying to tell you if you want. I’m done explaining.”

However, there are some exceptions to the rule. Ralfy the Plug, late rapper Drakeo the Ruler’s brother, was quick to contradict the OG. He quoted Ice-T’s jewelry explanation tweet with a photo of himself wearing multiple chains in front of a black backdrop and an accompanying caption saying, “My kneck be hurting on a daily.”

It wasn’t all negativity, though. One person shared a piece of artwork that he painted featuring Ice-T getting his hair done at a barbershop while sporting a large chain. The caption read, “We have a chain obsessed culture. Why I painted this. The irony was ICE doesn’t rock a piece worth a house in vulnerable places. Jewelry ain’t sh*t on a corpse. 3OG knowledge is a gift. You’d think they’d listen.”

Ice-T signaled his approval with multiple fire emojis. He later punctuated his stance with a tweet that read, “‘LA….. Home of the Bodybag…’ Somebody said that 30 yrs ago….,” a direct quote from his 1991 song “Home Of The Bodybag.

Check out Ice-T’s tweets about Los Angeles gang culture and jewelry above.

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Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. This is a huge week for Nike fans and we’re showing the love with seven of our eight picks this roundup going to the Swoosh. Whether you’re a fan of classic AF-1s, forgotten vintage runners like the Air Pegasus or radical re-imaginings like this week’s J Balvin Air Jordan 2s, we’ve got a little something for every sort of Nike fan out there.

The only other brand to score a spot on our top eight this week is Adidas with a four colorway drop of the Samba Golf. We’re a little surprised that New Balance and Yeezy Brand are keeping quiet this week, which leads us to believe that they have something big coming out in the coming weeks. For now let’s dive into this week’s eight best sneaker drops and where to find them. Once you’ve hit the kicks, be sure to check out the latest Style Watch to complete the fit.

Nike Air Force 1 x Off-White Brooklyn

In a celebration of Brooklyn Museum’s posthumous Virgil Abloh retrospective, Figures of Speech, the same bright green unreleased Off-White AF1s worn by the museum staff is finally getting a retail release this week. Featuring a monochromatic upper in Light Green Spark, this AF-1 features brilliant metallic swooshes, an exposed foam tongue with a cut-out window, and those classic Abloh zip ties. The number of unreleased Abloh designed sneakers is slowly dwindling so as excited as we are for these to finally drop, it’s also a bit bitter sweet.

The Nike Air Force 1 x Off-White Brooklyn is out now for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair via aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Nike Air Force 1 Vintage Photon Dust and Sail

As brilliant as Abloh’s take on the AF-1 is, for some people the silhouette willl always look best in an understated low-key colorway, and this week’s Photon Dust and Sail iteration takes the classic all-white AF-1 and ages it up a bit with some vintage detailing. Featuring a weathered canvas and embossed suede upper, the Photon Dust and Sail manages to look both crispy fresh and weathered and worn, with a coconut milk outsole and vintage Nike branding rounding out the design.

The Nike Air Force 1 Vintage Photon Dust and Sail is out now for a retail price of $130. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Women’s Air Force 1 ’07 LX Coconut Milk and Lemon Wash

Your eyes don’t deceive you, this is yet another AF-1 worth copping this week. Let’s just call it the week of the Air Force 1 because in addition to the three that made our list, Nike is dropping four other takes on the silhouette. We’re not complaining, but we’re not about to dedicate a whole SNX to the AF-1. We just won’t do it!

Featuring a Coconut Milk leather upper with Lemon Wash laces and outsole, and a chunky jelly swoosh this AF-1 is beefed up with some extra cushioning for a more comfortable and modern fit.

The Women’s Air Force 1 ’07 LX Coconut Milk and Lemon wash is set to drop on September 14th for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Jordan Super Play J Balvin

It feels a bit late in the year for a sandal (we would’ve worn these exclusively last week during the ridiculous heatwave hitting the southwest) but hey, it’s J Balvin so we’ll take it. This Jordan Super Play slide features puffy over panels with dreamy cloud graphics, a velcro strap, rainbow detailing, and sits atop a glow-in-the-dark foam sole.

It’s a perfect match for Balvin’s music which is always colorful and bursting with life.

The Nike Jordan Super Play J Balvin is set to drop on September 15th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $70. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT.

Nike Air Jordan 2 J Balvin

The sandals are cool and all but this J Balvin Jordan 2 is easily the highlight of the week. The Jordan 2 silhouette has been in renaissance mode all year but there isn’t a single drop that updates the design as heavily as this cloudy take. Featuring a Celestine Blue upper with puffy panels and cloud graphics at the translucent mudguard heel, the J Balvin 2 features the same rainbow accents and glow in the dark outsole as the Super Play with a light up tongue logo, Air cushioning, and a mix or premium materials across the upper.

Rounding out the design is J Balvin’s smiley logo peeking out through the translucent heel.

The Nike Air Jordan 2 J Balvin is set to drop on September 15th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $300. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike NOCTA Hot Step Black and Yellow

Drake’s NOCTA Hot Step is getting a new Black and Yellow colorway this week, any other week this would be a big deal but it’s definitely being overshadowed by the more exciting Balvin AJ-2. But if you’re a fan of simpler more minimalist designs, this might be your pick up the week.

Featuring an Air Terra Humara inspired upper in premium pebbled leather, the Hot Step features shimmering 3M accents and G-TEK traction for a comfortable glide. Nike didn’t want to give Ye his own imprint back when they were producing Air Yeezys together, but they gave Drake one and we’re getting this? Interesting move Nike.

The Nike NOCTA Hot Step is set to drop on September 16th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $180. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Pegasus 83 Vintage Sail

Considering this is something like the fourth dope Air Pegasus colorway we’ve gotten this year, we think it’s pretty safe to say that the Air Pegasus is back! This old early ‘80s runner features a weathered canvas upper with embossed suede detailing in a Sail colorway with bright teal laces adding some contrast.

It’s not the sort of release that’s going to break the internet or make you money on the aftermarket, but it sure looks great!

The Nike Air Pegasus ’83 Vintage Sail is set to drop on September 16th at 7:00 AM for a retail price of $105. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Adidas Special Edition Samba Spikeless Golf

While this is very much Nike’s week (they scored 7 picks out of our total 8) Adidas slipped one in with this four colorway drop of the Samba. But this isn’t just any Adidas Samba, it’s a special spikeless version of the Samba Golf, which features a subtly different design. The Golf takes the classic Samba design outline and beefs it up with extra cushioning for a more comfortable fit. The Samba Golf features a synthetic upper with a reinforced toe shape for added stability, and OrthLite sockliner cushion, and a thick tread rubber outsole.

The Adidas Special Edition Samba Spikeless Golf is set to drop on September 15th at 8:00 AM PST for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair via the Adidas CONFIRMED app.

There’s excruciatingly little information about this for such a big change, but with 6 weeks until filming was set to start in New Orleans, the Matthew McConaughey-starring Dallas Sting is shutting down. According to The Wrap, Skydance is pulling the plug after a deep dive into the real-life story uncovered some “disturbing allegations.” Whatever the allegations, the severity and authenticity were enough to make McConaughey pull out as well.

Written by GLOW showrunners Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, the film would have focused on the 1984 high school girls soccer team who journeyed to China under the coaching of Bill Kinder (McConaughey’s character). Against all odds, the team — which needed clearance from a gynecologist proclaiming that soccer wouldn’t mess up young women’s bodies — beat team after team of the best on the international stage. Kaitlyn Dever was also set to play Kinder’s daughter, and Apple would have had the first pass of buying it for its streaming service.

The story would have been an inspirational underdog tale with an amateur team battling odds both bureaucratic and athletic. Of course, based on the news, it’s possible that at least one element of the true story would have marred the film. That’s speculation, and it’s doubtful that Skydance or anyone else will be elaborating any time soon. For now, all we know is we’ll have to turn elsewhere to hear McConaughey give inspirational speeches.

There are lots of hissable billionaires these days. Some of them keep going to space because they’re not sure what to do with the purely abstract amount of money they have. But not all billionaires are bad. Take Yvon Chouinard. He owns Patagonia, the wildly successful maker of outdoor apparel, and he and his family just gave away their entire company’s vast fortune to organizations that will combat climate change.

As per The New York Times, Chouinard, his wife, and two adult children have transferred ownership of the company, which is worth some $3 billion, to a set of trusts and organizations that were created to ensure its future profits — all of it, some $100 million a year — are used to battle climate change.

“Hopefully this will influence a new form of capitalism that doesn’t end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people,” Chouinard told NYT. “We are going to give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet.”

Patagonia, which sells more than $1 billion of product a year, has always had an environmental bent, the result of its owner, an avid rock climber, fisherman, and all-around outdoors type who clearly cares about the future of the planet. Now 83, he’s now giving away the bulk of his assets in his lifetime. By contrast, most billionaires only give a tiny fraction of their net worth away to charities. Some don’t even pay taxes.

Then again, Chouinard is what you could call a reluctant billionaire. “I was in Forbes magazine listed as a billionaire, which really, really pissed me off,” he told NYT. “I don’t have $1 billion in the bank. I don’t drive Lexuses.”

He’s reluctant in other ways, too. “I didn’t know what to do with the company because I didn’t ever want a company,” he said. “I didn’t want to be a businessman. Now I could die tomorrow and the company is going to continue doing the right thing for the next 50 years, and I don’t have to be around.”

The unprecedented move got a lot of love on social media, though it also inspired some inevitable jokes.

While Chouinard is using his unimaginable wealth to pay it forward, Elon Musk is being roasted by William Shatner while worrying more about his estranged partner’s ears.

(Via NYT)

Looks like the juice is worth the squeeze. The “juice” here being the job of starring in Ed Solomon and Steven Soderbergh’s Full Circle series at HBO Max, and the “squeeze” being whatever the team offered Timothy Olyphant to do it. Variety is reporting that Olyphant has joined the crime drama production alongside Zazie Beetz and Claire Danes.

Details are slim about the characters (Olyphant’s is called “Derek”!) or the specifics of the plot, but the current official synopsis promises “an investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.”

These names are dynamite. Obviously Soderbergh and Solomon attract talent naturally, but each of these actors makes the show a must-watch on their own merits. Together? It’s a hellaciously promising line up. Who else can this project snag?

Olyphant is currently filming Justified: City Primeval, where he’s reprising his iconic role as Raylan Givens, although production has been rocky since bullets and bombs keep flying on set. Hopefully filming Full Circle will be less death-defying. The other question is which side of the law Full Circle will see Olyphant on — back behind a badge or out there kidnapping people? Something in between? Maybe just hanging around the investigation looking handsome and smirking one-liners? All fine ideas!

The MCU has a lot of plates spinning these days, but they’re only telling one, increasingly huge story. DC has another approach: They have multiple iterations on the same characters. For instance, there are currently three Harley Quinns going: the one played in movies by Margot Robbie; the one in the darker Joker wing that will soon be played by Lady Gaga; and the animated HBO Max series, voiced by Kaley Cuoco. But now there’s one more, even if she shouldn’t exist.

As per The Daily Beast, the Toronto International Film Festival just yanked The People’s Joker, an unauthorized, crowdfunded indie parody that uses the names and likenesses of multiple DC characters, most prominently Joker and his gal pal. The twist? It’s actually a trans coming-of-age story. The plot of filmmaker Vera Drew’s debut, as per the Beast:

The People’s Joker follows a clown whose chosen name is Joker the Harlequin. Raised in Smallville by a repressive mother and numbed by a drug called Smylex—which does less to alter one’s mood than one’s facial expression—Joker eventually strikes out on her own to figure out who she really is. Eventually, she finds comedy—which, in this interpretation of Gotham City, has been outlawed unless you’re a cast member on a powerful show called “UCB Live.”

The trailer, which bills it as “an Illegal comic book movie,” also features appearances from Bane and the “Hello There” neon sign featured in Selena Kyle/Catwoman’s apartment in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. Meanwhile, an animated parody of Lorne Michaels is voiced by no less than current SNL cast member Sara Sherman, recorded before she got her gig. Awkward!

Alas, the film wound up being removed from the TIFF slate due to “rights issues,” which may or may not stem from Warner Bros. The disappearance has prompted some online to rally for it to nab the festival’s People’s Choice Award.

There may be a silver lining here: The film could be protected by the first amendment, which protects parodies. And The People’s Joker includes a title card at the beginning making the case for Fair Use. While it may not wind up back on the TIFF roster, it may have a future after all.

You can watch the trailer for The People’s Joker in the video above.

(Via The Daily Beast)

It’s always time for gin — because gin is one of the more versatile spirits out there. It’s great in a martini, mixed forever into a creamy Ramos Gin Fizz, layered into a bitter Negroni, or just over some ice with a dash of bitters. The botanical-forward clear juice contains multitudes, is what I’m getting at.

That’s why I figured it was high time to try some gins — blind! — to see which ones are really worth tracking down.

For this blind taste test, I’m focusing on one thing: Is it worth tracking down a craft gin when you can go into any liquor store (nationwide) and simply buy some Bombay Dry Gin for around $15? Look, we write about a lot of booze around here and a lot of it is tied to a region and not available nationwide. That begs the question, are there, say, craft gins that are worth the time and effort to seek out when there’s a perfectly good macro gin at your corner liquor store? Yes, I’m blind tasting and ranking these (mostly dry) gins on taste. But I also want to figure out if any of them are really that much better than a classic bottle of Bombay.

Our lineup today is:

• Still Austin American Gin “The Naturalist”
• St. George Terroir Gin
• Saxtons Distillery Snowdrop American Dry Gin
• Mulholland Gin
• Bombay London Dry Gin
• Vara High Desert Gin Small Batch
• Linden Leaf 88 Organic Molecular Gin

Okay, let’s see if anything can beat the iconic Bombay Dry Gin!

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Part 1: The Tasting

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

This has a nice nose full of bright orange and lemon zest, hints of tart berries, a touch of elderflower syrup, and a hint of fresh parsley and maybe some tarragon. The palate has an almost rye spiciness with a cinnamon bent that leads to freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice and a hint of black pepper, anise, and dried flowers. The end has a whisper of juniper but it’s barely detectable alongside some bitter grapefruit pith.

This felt crafty (the fruitiness and savory herbs were a dead giveaway) and good. It was a nice gin overall.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a beautiful nose that takes you. journey to the high desert with fresh juniper berries, dry sage, pine sap, sandy dirt, and desert lilies. The palate leans into the forest vibe with a Douglas fir bark and pine needles which leads to huckleberries and wild sage with a hint of burnt orange and balsamroot. The end softens with a hint of dark berries and orange oils as the pine pitch and fir bark lead back to a fresh rush of juniper.

This is a journey in a glass. It’s delicious.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

There’s a lightness to this one the nose that’s slightly vodka-esque with hints of dried herbs, menthol, and a little beeswax. The palate has an orange vibe with thyme and rosemary next to cinnamon candy and clove berries. There’s a light sense of cinnamon candy on the short end.

There just wasn’t a whole lot going on here besides that cinnamon candy on the palate. It felt a little muted.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

Cucumber jumps off on the nose with a mild sense of juniper berries and a hint of sweetness. The palate continues on the cucumber wave with a very sweet center — almost corn syrup — before woody spices kick in and lead back to a fresh cucumber cut with lime and lavender. The end leans into fresh cucumber and lime with a hint of vanilla lurking underneath it all.

If you like cucumber in your gin and tonics, this is your gin.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

This is just a straight-up classic on the nose with a whisper of juniper next to anise, cloves, orris root, dried florals, and sweet yet slightly tart red berries. The palate is soft with a slight sense of lime leaves next to spice barks, a hint of potpourri, and a small edge of orange candy. The end leans into the woody spices with a tiny dose of juniper, almond, and coriander.

This is clearly the Bombay. It’s so well-balanced but ultimately a little light on the flavor palate.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a dark spiced cake with a layer of plum jam and covered in milk chocolate next to hints of fresh juniper and an echo of high desert sagebrush. The palate pops with a bright orange/lemon zest vibe next to star anise, black licorice, tarragon, galang root, and a hint of pine tar. The end is soft and spicy with just the right balance of juniper, spice barks, and dried florals.

This is another really nice sipper.

Taste 7

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a nose full of lemon oils, orange blossoms, and pumpkin skins. The palate is mildly botanical with a good hit of juniper next to licorice and anise. The end has a hint of tart red berries, lemon pepper, and spiced Christmas cake.

This was perfectly fine but not that exciting.

Part 2: The Ranking

7. Saxtons Distillery Snowdrop American Dry Gin — Taste 3

ABV: 44.5%

Average Price: $35

The Gin:

This gin is “vacuum-distilled” with 100 percent grain spirit. The idea is that they create a vacuum in the still while steeping the botanicals. That means the boiling point is lower for the spirit and, according to Saxton, that allows the juice to absorb finer notes from those botanicals.

All of that aside, this gin is infused with coriander, juniper, thyme, star anise, cocoa, orris root, cardamom, sarsaparilla root, rosemary, allspice, fennel seed, grains of paradise, orange peel, Damiana leaf, caraway seed, anise seed, and ginger.

Bottom Line:

This was the thinnest gin on the list. I can see mixing it out into a cocktail where you don’t really want too much gin character.

6. Linden Leaf 88 Organic Molecular Gin — Taste 7

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $36

The Gin:

This gin is all about the “molecular notes” of each of the 28 botanicals in the gin. Basically, the distillers look at each ingredient on a molecular level to figure out what pairs with that best before distilling with the botanicals. Evidently, they were able to intertwine 88 molecular notes from 28 exotic botanicals, which include yuzu, calamansi, grains of paradise, Aztec sweet herb, and organic juniper.

Bottom Line:

This makes me think that Pappy Van Winkle was right when he banned chemists from the old Stitzel-Weller distillery. It’s fine but didn’t really land as anything other than average.

5. Mulholland Gin — Taste 4

ABV: 48%

Average Price: $30

The Gin:

This sourced gin is distilled six times with 100 percent non-GMO corn in Missouri. That juice is then infused with juniper, coriander, angelica, French lavender, Japanese cucumber, and Persian lime aromatics.

Bottom Line:

This almost lost me on the very sweet mid-palate, and then it pulled back into a very nice gin. The clear and very fresh cucumber might be a deal breaker for some folks though.

4. Bombay London Dry Gin — Taste 5

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $21 (1-liter bottle)

The Gin:

This gin was rereleased in the 1950s based on the original Bombay London Dry Gin recipe from 1761. The gin is made with only eight botanicals. Juniper berries, coriander seeds, licorice root, almonds, lemon peel, cassia bark, orris root, and angelica root round out the base spirit.

Bottom Line:

Well, there you go. This was easily beaten. That said, this was so easy to drink and not overly heavy on the juniper that it was hard not to like. It just wasn’t that distinct when tasted side by side with some of these.

3. Still Austin American Gin “The Naturalist” — Taste 1

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $46

The Gin:

This Texas gin is made with a base of local Brasetto rye (70 percent) and non-GMO white corn (30 percent). It’s then amped up with botanicals sourced from local farmers including, juniper, cinnamon, citrus peels, elderflower, and allspice.

Bottom Line:

This was the first sip but it stuck with me. It was just really well formed, carried a nice and light juniper vibe, and felt like it’d stand out nicely in a cocktail. The only reason it’s a little lower in the ranking is that the next two just had more going on.

2. Vara High Desert Gin Small Batch — Taste 6

ABV: 44%

Average Price: $46

The Gin:

This New Mexico gin is all about that high desert. The grape distillate is infused with local juniper, coriander seed, sage, angelica root, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, and citrus.

Bottom Line:

This has a great nose that leads to a balanced and multifaceted flavor profile. There was a rich botanical and floral vibe that feels like it’d be perfect for a dry martini or Negroni.

1. St. George Terroir Gin — Taste 2

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $32

The Gin:

This California gin takes its feel from California’s Mt. Tam wilderness. The spirit is infused with botanicals and wild herbs that grow around the unit’s hiking trails like Douglas fir, California bay laurel, wild fennel, and coastal sage (amongst other secret ingredients).

Bottom Line:

This was the most distinct and delicious gin of the day. It’s deep, fun, and clearly built. It also transports you to those Northern California trails from the nose to the finish.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Well, Bombay didn’t even come close to winning. For my money, the top two — Vara and St. George — are the gins you want to have on your bar cart. The rest were fine. I liked the Still Austin gin and highly recommend trying that if you’re in Texas. The rest are all pretty much a pass from me.

As for the Bombay, well … I’d still probably just run down to my local liquor store for a bottle first. It’s good stuff that mixes really well. It’s also well-priced and available everywhere. The Vara and St. George feel more like gins you break out on a birthday or holiday. That Bombay feels like the gin you actually keep stocked for everyday pours/mixing.

So here’s my verdict: Bombay for the mundane and Vara or St. George for special occasions.

The music community suffered another tragic loss on Monday when Rakim Allen, better known as PnB Rock, was pronounced dead. The rapper was reportedly shot multiple times at a Roscoe’s Chicken And Waffles in Los Angeles by a suspect looking to rob him of his jewelry. Some on social media were quick to assume that his girlfriend was at fault for posting their location and meal on her Instagram story. A Los Angeles police chief and the Roscoe’s property manager have revealed that is not the case.

In a Fox 11 broadcast from Wednesday, news anchor Hailey Winslow said that she spoke with Chief Michael Moore, who stated that PnB Rock posted himself at the Roscoe’s location on Instagram first. “He was targeted because of an Instagram post, there were actually a couple: one from the rapper himself in the back parking lot when they first got here giving somebody enough time to get here and kill him.”

Winslow also made mention of PnB Rock’s girlfriend’s Instagram post, to which one of the hosts asked “So Hailey, just to clarify, Chief Moore says somebody saw that Instagram post saying that he was at Roscoe’s and then that suspect came to the restaurant because of that looking for the jewelry specifically? Is that what they believe right now?”

Winslow replied, “Yes, he does believe that he was targeted because of the Instagram post. Now, I talked for an extensive amount of time to the property manager here who is actually the one who gave him the chest compressions, the CPR trying to save his life, and he confirmed with me that the rapper posted on Instagram in the back parking lot in a Cadillac with his girlfriend telling people that they were here. He was in the restaurant for about forty-five minutes and then the girlfriend posted an Instagram story about her food when they were sitting at the table.”

Winslow closed her segment with the property manager’s urgent reminder for people to be careful posting where they are.

You can watch the Fox 11 broadcast detailing Hailey Winslow’s conversation with Los Angeles police chief Michael Moore above.

The NBA announced the results of an independent investigation into Robert Sarver on Tuesday afternoon. Sarver, the longtime owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, was given a year-long suspension by the league and fined $10 million for numerous examples of racism, sexism, and fostering a hostile work environment during his nearly two decades at the helm of the teams. He also has to “complete a training program focused on respect and appropriate conduct in the workplace.”

The league received plenty of criticism for what was viewed to be a light punishment — Sarver only staying away for a year and getting a fine that he can pay off without any issue pales in comparison to, say, Donald Sterling being forced to sell the Los Angeles Clippers. And on Wednesday, one of the game’s most authoritative voices spoke out against the league’s approach, as LeBron James tweeted that the NBA “definitely got this wrong” while proclaiming that “we hold our league up as an example of our values and this aint it.”

It is worth noting that one of the major reasons Sterling was banned from the league for life was the pressure applied by players, both on the Clippers and elsewhere in basketball, for the hammer to be brought down. NBA commissioner Adam Silver came under fired earlier in the day on Wednesday at a press conference where he was tasked with explaining the league’s decision and was criticized for a number of his answers.

When cultures come together, sometimes it can be challenging, sometimes it can be beautiful and sometimes it can be hilarious. For one couple, highlighting the hilarity of their American-Italian love story has endeared them to millions of people around the world.

It all started when Sarah, who is American, went to southern Italy to visit family members who live there. Carlo worked as a lifeguard at the beach club his family owns where Sarah’s family would go. He barely spoke English, but he asked Sarah on a date in the summer of 2019. They basically became inseparable for the rest of the summer.

Sarah returned to the U.S. and Carlo surprised her with a month-long visit in the fall. Their long-distance relationship was supposed to get a reprieve when she was to return to Italy in May 2020, but pandemic travel restrictions destroyed that plan.

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They ended up meeting up in Ireland during the summer of 2020, one of the only places allowing both Americans and Italians to travel. That’s where Carlo proposed.

Their wedding plans also got thwarted by COVID-19. They got married in Italy, but without Sarah’s family and friends able to attend. Now they’re about to have their second wedding in October here in the U.S.

@carloandsarah

@justinbaldoni @wayfarerstudios this is my #lovestory 🤍 #LoveWithNoLimits #longdistance #ldr #couple

But their cute love story is only one part of why they’ve grown a following of 4 million people on TikTok alone. The cross-cultural nature of their relationship regularly creates hilarious moments, from Carlo’s confusion over English words and phrases to Sarah committing Italian food faux pas just to see his reactions.

Their playful energy is delightful, but people also can’t get over Carlo calling Sarah “my love” over and over again.

In one of their first mega-viral videos, which has nearly 100 million views, Sarah breaks the pasta in half before she puts it into the water—a totally typical American thing to do—and Carlo nearly has a heart attack.

@carloandsarah

did someone say… DRAMA??? 🤣

Or how about the time Sarah suggested that she ask for pineapple on her pizza while in Italy and Carlo basically said he’d be forced to move out of the country if she did that?

@carloandsarah

Carlo has had it with me🤣

Italians have far more superstitious beliefs about luck than Americans do, which come out frequently in Sarah and Carlo’s videos. For instance, you’re not supposed to put a loaf of bread top-side down. And if you get a new car, you’re supposed to put a jar of salt in the car to ward off “malocchio” (evil eye/bad luck).

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YOU WANT MALOCCHIO?!🌶😡

Carlo’s English has come a long way since they met—he started learning the language because he was interested in Sarah—but as with anyone learning any language, there are sometimes some funny misunderstandings.

For instance, calling a tall building a “scratchy sky.”

@carloandsarah

Gelato with a nice view of scratchy sky😩😂

Or mistaken a seed for a seaman or … something else.

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the SEA MAN😩🐟

There’s often some confusion around which words are appropriate and which words aren’t, which is illustrated no more clearly than how Carlo reacted to saying the word “peacock.”

@carloandsarah

THE WAY HE YELLED IT💀

Cultures may clash sometimes, but cross-cultural relationships can also create humorous moments that highlight the human side of all of us.

Sarah and Carlo even came up with a way to “fight” without having to understand one another’s languages at all.

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You should try it out💀

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