Kim Kardashian has been keeping herself busy for years, embarking on various successful business ventures like SKIMS, and other not-successful ventures, like the short-lived KardashianKard, which, in hindsight, was a very risky product. But, Kardashian does know how to hop on a trend, so the reality star is jumping into the ever-growing true crime universe.
In a recent interview, Kardashian revealed that she is currently working with Spotify for an intriguing new true crime podcast. “It’s called The System,” Kardashian explained. “The first season is about a really crazy case where a guy got the death sentence for a triple homicide that happened in Ohio. There are so many twists and turns with how it was handled—or mishandled—and we take the listener along for a journey in search of the truth.”
Last year, Kardashian passed the “Baby Bar” exam in California after failing the massive test the first time. The reality star has been working with wrongfully-incarcerated people over the last few years and has expressed interest in opening up her own firm in order to help others. So, she actually might have some interesting insight on the law side of things in regard to this case.
True crime has dominated the podcast scene over the past decade, with various movies and TV shows inspired by certain episodes and cases. The recent true crime boom also gave us Only Murder In The Building, and for that, we are all thankful.
(SPOILERS for the recent Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be found below.)
The second season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan continues the story of Kanan Stark’s early days after a dramatic ending in season one. For the show’s second season the main cast that includes Kanan himself, his mother Raq, his uncles Lou-Lou and Marvin, and best friends Jukebox and Famous are back on the small screen. In addition to that, there are also some new names that have joined the original cast for recurring roles that have a huge impact on the Raising Kanan story.
What Is LeToya Luckett’s Role In Power: Raising Kanan?
Luckett has taken the role of Kenya in Power: Raising Kanan. Kenya is Marvin’s ex and Jukebox’s mother who, according to a character description from Power, left the family at a young age to “make it in LA as a singer, but three years ago, she moved back to New York. Upon her return, she settles in Harlem where church is a big part of her life.” She is seen in episode three of Raising Kanan, but it’s not until episode four that she and Jukebox officially reconnect. This happens when Jukebox appears at Kenya’s home to ask her questions about her departure. Kenya is also a choir singer which proves to be pivotal as it explains the singing connection between her and Jukebox, who is striving for a music career of her own.
As we all know, Luckett began her career in entertainment as a founding member of Destiny’s Child, a group that she went on to win two Grammy Awards with. After a brief solo career, Luckett pivoted to the acting world where she landed roles in movies like Preacher’s Kid. She returned to music in 2017 with her third album Back 2 Life. As for acting, Luckett has continued to take roles in TV shows like Greenleaf and T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle as well as movies like Seven Deadly Sins: Lust and Line Sisters.
New episodes of STARZ’s ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ are available to watch on Sundays at 12:00am EST.
And now, we know the title of their upcoming duo album thanks to a trailer shared on Quavo’s social media pages (but not the Migos pages or Takeoff’s pages, further complicating the issue). It’s ironic that the new album they just announced evokes the name of a Wu-Tang Clan member’s classic solo debut because the rollout has been one big Wu-Tang caliber question mark. Only Built For Infinity Links is due on October 7, giving them a full 30 days to sort this rollout and get fans invested.
They’re already well on the way with “Hotel Lobby” and its follow-up, “Big Stunna” featuring Birdman, but fans can’t help questioning whether this really means the end of Migos, especially since Offset has been teasing his own solo project. While each member of the group did release a solo project a few years ago and Quavo has even done group projects with other artists, the trio did make clear that they would reunite after all three individual albums were out. This time, it’s anybody’s guess, and that could work in their favor if fans decide to check out the two albums they’ve got coming out of curiosity, but it could also backfire, since fans love them so much as a trio.
Either way, we’ll find on 10/7 when Only Built For Infinity Links drops on Quality Control Music.
You might not be flying to Munich to take part in the festivities, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying a delicious Oktoberfest-style beer when the historic festival kicks off on September 17th. Back after a two-year hiatus, Oktoberfest will begin in Germany and at various venues, random farm fields, and breweries all over the world. And while you can spend the middle of September until early October drinking the likes of Spaten, Hofbrau, and Ayinger, we’re here to offer an alternative.
Today, we’re delving into American-made Oktoberfest-style beers. The goal isn’t to dissuade anyone from trying the great European beers that came before, simply to highlight the American craft beers that draw inspiration (and ingredients) from their German counterparts.
Since we’re looking for the best, most authentic take on the Oktoberfest style, I thought it was only right to take the blind taste test route. I picked ten well-known American Oktoberfest-style craft beers, nosed them, tasted them, and ranked them. Keep scrolling to see how everything turned out.
Today’s Lineup:
Founders Oktoberfest
Shiner Oktoberfest
Odell Oktoberfest
Schell’s Oktoberfest
Troegs Oktoberfest Lager
Jack’s Abby Copper Legend
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest
Great Lakes Oktoberfest
Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Saint Arnold Oktoberfest
Part 1: The Taste
Taste 1
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Dried fruits, fresh bread, vanilla, and toffee are prevalent on the nose. No hops presence could be found. Drinking it revealed more sweetness with caramel and vanilla taking the center stage alone with more bready malts and just a hint of spice at the finish. It’s a flavorful fall beer, but a little sweet and spicy for my liking.
Taste 2
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Not surprisingly, like in many Oktoberfest-style beers, I was met with a nose of sweet grains, freshly-baked bread, and floral, slightly piney hops. But that was about it and none of the flavors stood out. The palate is all bread-like malts, some light caramel, and floral hops. Sadly, none of the flavors really shined.
It’s kind of a boring beer.
Taste 3
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, I found biscuit-like malts, fresh bread, toffee, and a nice presence of floral, slightly spicy Noble hops. The palate is sweet, malty, and loaded with yeasty bread, caramel malts, cereal grains, and gently spicy, slightly bitter hops that tie everything together nicely.
My only qualm is that I wish it wasn’t slightly less sweet.
Taste 4
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of grassy hops, fruit esters, toasted malts, and sweet caramel malts met my nose before the first sip. Drinking it, I found cracker-like malts surrounded by caramel candy, bread, and lightly floral, herbal hops. The finish is dry, slightly nutty, and highly memorable.
Taste 5
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Bread, toffee, and dried fruit on the nose. But I couldn’t find anything else of note. The palate was more of the same with bready malts, sweet caramel, and a slightly dry, floral finish.
This definitely wasn’t a bad beer. It just felt a little thin and watery for a real celebratory beer.
Taste 6
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Aromas of freshly-baked bread, sticky toffee, and vanilla beans great your nose before your first sip. There doesn’t seem to be any hop aroma that I could find. The palate was more of the same with cereal grains, caramel, vanilla, and bread. It was sweet and easy to drink but lacked that extra kick from floral, Noble hops.
Taste 7
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
A nose of toasted malts, bread, fruit esters, vanilla, caramel, and grassy, herbal hops met my nose before diving in to take a sip. The welcoming aromas were just a preface for the freshly-baked bread, dried fruit, caramel malt, vanilla, and floral, slightly spicy Noble hops flavors to come.
The finish is a perfect mix of sweetness and bitterness.
Taste 8
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Toasted malts, fresh-baked bread, caramel, and earthy, herbal hops are prevalent on the nose. Sipping it, I found notes of bready malt, toffee, toasted malts, vanilla, and gentle, floral, slightly spicy hops at the finish. The ending is a nice mix of sweetness and bitter hops.
Overall, a very well-balanced beer.
Taste 9
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
Surprisingly light on the nose, I noticed aromas of bready malts, cereal grains, and slight floral hops. The palate makes up for the mild nose with wave after wave of buttery caramel, bread-like malts, vanilla, slight spices, and herbal, piney, slightly bitter hops.
Surprisingly balanced and dry at the finish — this is a great take on the popular style. Albeit a little more bitter than most.
Taste 10
Christopher Osburn
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, I found caramel malts, doughy bread, fruit esters, and light nutty flavor. But it lacked hop aroma. While the nose had a few flavors, the palate was a bit of a one-trick pony with freshly-baked bread and caramel dominating any other potential ingredient. It wasn’t abrasive and undrinkable, just a little sweet and one-dimensional.
This 5.1% Oktoberfest-style beer is only available from August to October. This Marzen-style beer is the brewery’s homage to its German heritage relying on a balance of sweet malts and floral, spicy hops. It was created to be enjoyed with grilled brats and Bavarian pretzels.
Bottom Line:
It would seem that Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest had all the makings of a classic late summer beer. It was… just okay, though. Nothing bad about it. Just overall kind of boring.
Besides this brewery’s iconic Bock beer, I haven’t encountered many of their beers over the years. Like many American breweries, Texas’ Spoetzl Brewery has its heritage in Germany. That’s why they take great pride in this 5.8% Marzen-style beer.
Bottom Line:
Shiner makes a really great Bock beer. Its Oktoberfest beer is simply okay. It’s fairly muted. Not the kind of beer you’re going to run to your friends and tell them to try.
Jim Koch takes his beer seriously. And it’s no surprise this 5.3% Marzen-style beer is brewed with Tettnang Tettnanger and Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops from Germany as well as Samuel Adams Lager Yeast, two-row pale malt blend, Munich-10, Sam Adams Octoberfest malt, and Caramel 60.
Bottom Line:
Samuel Adams Oktoberfest skews surprisingly in the sweeter, maltier realm. I definitely expected to smell and taste more hops than I did. I wish it had a little more balance.
This 6% Marzen-style beer is available from July-October. Why you’d want to drink an Oktoberfest-style in July, I have no idea. But that’s on you. This traditional German-style beer was brewed using imported German malts and hops in an effort to create the most classic Oktoberfest-style beer possible.
Bottom Line:
Like some of the beers that have landed lower on this list, Founders Oktoberfest doesn’t have the balance and flavor profile I’d prefer in an Oktoberfest-style beer.
Odell’s take on the classic Oktoberfest-style beer is a Marzen brewed with Munich malts and Noble hops. It’s only available from August to October and the folks at the Colorado-based brewery believe it’s a great beer to drink as you head into fall.
Bottom Line:
Once again, Odell’s take on the classic Oktoberfest-style beer skews a little too far into the sweet, malty area for my liking. I didn’t find a single hop aroma or flavor at all.
This seasonal, award-winning brew is only available in late summer and early fall and the flavor profile is appropriate for the end of summer weather. This Marzen-style beer is brewed with Munich, Pale, and Vienna malts to create a rich, caramel, malty backbone.
Bottom Line:
Schell’s Oktoberfest is definitely a good take on the classic style. It’s loaded with traditional malts and hops. It’s just a little sweet for my liking.
Higher in alcohol than many of the other Oktoberfest-style beers on the market, this 6.5% celebratory beer is a mix of old-world and American brewing techniques with 2-row, Munich, and Caramel 45 malts, as well as Mt Hood Hops.
Bottom Line:
As American takes on the Oktoberfest-style go, this is hard to beat. This is a beer for American hop fans as it’s a West Coast hop-based beer and not the usual German Noble hops.
This seasonal 6.6% ABV Oktoberfest style is known for its high malt content and full body. Available from August to October, it’s the kind of beer you want to sip on a cooler fall evening as it’s a little heavier than some of the other Marzen-style beers on the market with Munich malts as well as Czech Saaz and Tettnanger hops.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking for a more potent (6.6% ABV) Oktoberfest-style beer with a full, fairly heavy body and decent hop bitterness, this is the beer for you. Otherwise, opt for something lighter.
This beer is called Copper Legend for a reason. Not only is it copper in color, but it’s also a legendary beer that is eagerly awaited each fall by Jack’s Abby fans. This 5.7% ABV lager is malty, sweet, slightly bitter, and surprisingly crushable on a cool late summer or early fall evening.
Bottom Line:
It’s tough to find a better example of an Americanized Oktoberfest-style beer than Jack’s Abby Copper Legend. It’s malty, slightly sweet, and has the right amount of floral, slightly spice hop bitterness.
Few American breweries take the time to make an Oktoberfest-style beer as authentic as Troegs’. Brewing using decoction and with their house lager, Munich and Pilsner malts, and Hallertau Tradition hops, this is a beer worth waiting until late summer for.
Bottom Line:
This is by far the most balanced beer on this list. It’s sweet, malty, and bold enough for a cold evening, but also has fruity flavors and grassy, herbal hops to remind you that summer isn’t over just yet.
Part 3: Final Thoughts
I think we’re starting to see a trend when it comes to my blind taste tests. When all is said and done and all of the beers have been revealed it seems that I always go for the traditional, most balanced beers. This is especially true when it comes to Oktoberfest-style beers as it appears I was looking for a beer that most resembled the classic, German beers I know and love.
ESPN is bringing an old friend back to College GameDay. On Tuesday night, New York Post reporter Andrew Marchand brought word that Pat McAfee, the former NFL punter who has turned himself into a ubiquitous media presence in recent years, will become a member of ESPN’s Saturday morning college football pregame show.
McAfee has appeared on GameDay in the past and was generally well-received, and now, he’s back in a more permanent capacity. ESPN announced the news on Wednesday morning, which included that McAfee will appear on Get Up! and coverage of the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl.
“College GameDay is one of those shows that is universally beloved. It’s an institution. It’s a Saturday tradition for everybody. From truck drivers to suits and all the folks in between, GameDay is a staple of all of our fall routines,” McAfee said in a statement. “Getting the opportunity to join full time is an absolute honor. I understand the weight that the show holds in the sports universe and I will try my best to somehow add to it.”
This does come with a pretty major downside for professional wrestling fans. In addition to his daily talk show, McAfee has been the analyst on WWE SmackDown in recent years, which he’s parlayed into a few (rather impressive) in-ring appearances. Both McAfee and Triple H announced on Wednesday that due to his role with ESPN, McAfee will have to put his WWE career on pause. The pair made it a point to say that this is not a permanent end to his time with the promotion.
Pat McAfee said on his radio show today that his role commentating SmackDown will be on hold while he does College GameDay, but he’ll remain part of the WWE family. https://t.co/H9N9TpnNYK
.@PatMcAfeeShow approached us about his amazing opportunity with College GameDay. We’d never stand in Pat’s way, as he continues to architect his exceptional career.
Pat will remain a member of the @WWE Universe and we look forward to his return. #UpToSomethingSZN
McAfee’s first College GameDay broadcast will be this week when the show heads to Austin for the Texas Longhorns’ matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
It has been almost a year since Lil Nas X released his debut album Montero, which means it’s about time for some new music from the big MTV VMAs winner. Fortunately for fans at the first show on his Long Live Montero Tour in Detroit last night, it looks like he’s been in the studio. In addition to hits like “Call Me By Your Name” and “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X also performed a new, unreleased song, reportedly titled “StarWalking” during his headlining set.
As you can see in the videos above, he also jumped off the stage to mingle with the audience, much to his crowd’s delight.
“StarWalking” probably won’t be the only new song he shares in the coming months. During a recent interview with Complex, he teased that he has “something very special coming really soon around the time of my tour starting” that he’s “super excited about music-wise.” He also promised “some unexpected things, collaborations coming up. I wouldn’t want to ruin those, though.”
No doubt, he’s keeping the well of inspiration flowing these days so he won’t have to “milk” a song like “Old Town Road” again, according to a response he gave to a fan about doing a bunch of “Call Me By Your Name” remixes. You can catch the tour as it continues through October 23 in San Francisco.
ESPN has put its Monday Night Football crew through one heck of an overhaul this offseason. The most prominent change came in the broadcast booth, as the Worldwide Leader was able to get Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to become the official voices of their weekly NFL game after years as Fox’s No. 1 pairing.
ESPN’s pregame show is going to get changed up, too. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Monday Night Countdown will replace its Hall of Fame pass catcher with another receiver who will join him in Canton sooner rather than later, as Larry Fitzgerald will fill Randy Moss’ shoes on the program on select broadcasts as Moss is seeing his role with the network change — Moss signed a new contract recently that will have him appear only on ESPN’s Sunday pregame program.
Per Marchand, Fitzgerald will not be a weekly contributor to the program. While he will appear on the season debut of the show in the lead-up to this Monday’s game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, Fitzgerald will appear on “about five-to-seven shows this season.”
Fitzgerald spent the entirety of his NFL career as a member of the Arizona Cardinals. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection, Fitzgerald last suited up for the team in 2020.
Burning Man’s Black Rock City is truly a place like no other. Aside from the wild outfits, mutant vehicles, and surrealist art exhibits, one of the coolest things about the playa is that it’s a place where everyone is on an equal level. Whether you’re a hardcore lifelong burner, or a celebrity checking out the scene, when you’re in Black Rock City, it doesn’t really matter who you are, it’s just all about your personal journey. (Theoretically, at least — the stratification of “the burn” is much debated.)
“Jet and RV privilege” aside, Burning Man is one of the unique experiential festivals where you can rub shoulders with your favorite celebrities and influencers without anyone really making a big deal of it. There’s no VIP. Moreover, celebrities love Burning Man — they can’t get enough of it. Some of the celebs in attendance in 2022 included Karlie Kloss, Kaia Gerber, Heidi Klum, Adrian Grenier, Australia Next Top Model winner Tahnee Atkinson, Paris Hilton, Diplo, and more!
Here are some of our favorite celeb-shots from Burning Man 2022.
Howard Stern returned to his radio show this week where the shock jock absolutely unloaded on Donald Trump supporters. While discussing the passing of his father, who died over the summer, Stern blasted the current brand of conservatives who routinely cry about their freedoms being “threatened.” As Stern put it, his ancestors fled to America to escape true oppression, and this “nation of nincompoops” has never experienced anything even remotely close to that.
“Their freedoms have never really been threatened and they have no idea what it would be like to live under a different type of system other than democracy. And they don’t get it. They are morons. They think somehow that the world would be better under a guy like Trump.” Stern said via Mediaite before encouraging Trump supporters to try living under Vladimir Putin‘s rule for a year. “You should go live in Russia, all you f*ckers out there.”
As the radio host got fired up, he surprisingly revealed that he’s a “normal conservative,” but unlike the MAGA hordes, he says he has “half a brain” and isn’t “blindly” following Trump.
“We have education. We have public schools. We have teachers, but you know, the public is stupid. People are just dumb,” Stern said. “A lot of people are like Cro-Magnon man. They’ve crawled. You ever see that chart where man is crawling out of the sea. There’s a lot of people still in the sea. You’re just dumb. They’re just dumb motherf*ckers.”
After losing his voice in the middle of his Los Angeles show at SoFi Stadium this past Saturday, it looks like The Weeknd is ready to resume his “After Hours Til Dawn” tour. Yesterday, the “Out Of Time” singer took to Instagram to share an update with fans.
“doctor says my voice is safe and with rest i’ll be solid and able to bring the show my TORONTO fans are waiting for,” he said in the post’s caption. “LA date is being worked out soon. thank you SO much for all the love and understanding that’s come my way. i love you all so much… XO.”
During many of his tour stops, The Weeknd has been playing previews for his upcoming HBO series, The Idol, which was created by Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson. In the series, The Weeknd will play a character who appears to be named Tedros. The character’s relationship with Lily-Rose Depp’s character, a pop star named Jocelyn, is currently unknown.
Music producer Mike Dean, who is one of the opening acts on the “After Hours Til Dawn’ tour will also have a role on The Idol.
The “After Hours til Dawn’ tour will resume Thursday, September 22 at the Rogers Center in Toronto.
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