Jesse Pinkman is 20 years old in the Better Call Saul episode where he meets Kim Wexler. Mezcal mogul Aaron Paul is, needless to say, not 20 years old. He’s 42, so despite the best efforts of the costume and makeup departments and his boyish look, some internet rascals made jokes about Paul looking literally twice as old as his character.
Not that the Emmy-winning actors minds.
“I haven’t aged a bit, let’s be honest,” he told the Hollywood Reporter with a laugh. “There’s always going to be people who poke at something. Obviously, I’ve aged; we’ve all aged. But it’s fun, so let that go. I had the time of my life back then, and when I jumped into his skin now, I had the time of my life again.” Paul continued:
“So it was interesting to just be as playful as I could possibly be with him. Pinkman was without a care in the world at that time, especially when you compare it to what lies ahead in his very near future. So it was a beautiful challenge.”
Paul also confirmed that although Jesse Pinkman “will always have a special place inside of me,” he can “confidently say that [Better Call Saul] was the last time we’re going to see Pinkman.” So you don’t have to worry about Paul pulling a How Do You Do, Fellow Kids, Yo in another 20 years.
It’s been over three years since fans were treated to a new season of the dystopian anthology series Black Mirror (remember On A Roll by one-hit wonder Ashley O?), though Netflix is doing a good job of hyping everyone up for the next season by adding in several fan-favorite actors to the mix.
The latest casting addition features Schitt’s Creekstar Annie Murphy, who recently starred in the latest season of Russian Doll and is gearing up to release the final season of AMC’s dark comedy Kevin Can F*ck Himself.
Season six will also feature Salma Hayek Pinault, who recently wrapped filming up filming alongside Angelina Jolie in Without Blood. Hayek Pinault also made headlines earlier this year after replacing Thandiwe Newton in the upcoming Magic Mike installment.
Zazie Beetz, Paapa Essiedu, Josh Hartnett, Aaron Paul, and Rory Culkin have also been cast to star in the upcoming season, which will feature more episodes than season five. It’s unclear who will be starring in which episodes, but an Aaron Paul/Salma Hayek Pinault interaction would be a historic piece of television history.
While no plot details have been revealed, each episode of the series tends to have 21st-century horror stories that comment on tech, social media, and virtual reality sex encounters. You know, modern-day stuff. Who knows, they just might throw in an NFT storyline in there for fun. It wouldn’t be the first time an NFT starred in a show!
As Dr. Oz continues to get relentlessly pummeled by John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania senate race, Donald Trump is reportedly doing what he does best: Running away from any situation that doesn’t involve winning. Despite backing Oz and giving him a very narrow win in the Republican primary, the former president is reportedly pulling back on his support for the TV doctor.
According to Rolling Stone, Trump is privately telling people that Oz is going to “f*cking lose,” which will be particularly humiliating because, in Trump’s eyes, Fetterman should be easy to defeat because of his recent health problems. Obviously, that’s not the case, but no one ever accused Trump of being a brilliant political scholar.
This source adds that Trump’s “view is that it would be incredibly embarrassing for Oz if he loses to ‘that guy’ because he thinks so little of [Fetterman]. He thinks Fetterman is in poorer shape than Biden and has hidden in his basement more [than Joe Biden].” (The Democratic Senate nominee has been recovering from a stroke he suffered earlier this year, shortly before winning his primary.)
Trump reportedly turning on Oz is yet another critical blow to his flailing senate campaign. On top of his crudités video getting laughed at by Tucker Carlson, Oz has been getting hammered by Fetterman at every turn. Whether it’s the aforementioned grocery store video, how many houses he owns (it’s freaking ten by the way), or the fact that the TV doctor is clearly a New Jersey resident, Oz has yet to land anything close to a blow as he continues to drop in the polls.
As much as we hate to say it, Donald Trump might actually be right about something. (It’s okay to be scared. We are, too.)
On August 20, 2021, Lorde released Solar Power, so tomorrow marks the album’s one-year anniversary. In celebration of that, Lorde has shared the final video from the album, for “Oceanic Feeling.”
In an email newsletter sent to fans today, Lorde wrote:
“Can you believe the album came out a year ago today?!!! What a beautiful blur. I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever grown so much in a single year. In honour of its first trip round the sun, I wanted to share the final (!!!!!!!!!!!!![sad emojis]) video with you, for OCEANIC FEELING.
It’s bittersweet to be coming to the end of this video journey, but amazing too, because this one is possibly my FAVOURITE video I’ve ever, ever made. Who you see in this video is who I truly am, or who I want to be— open, laid bare, water glittering on my skin, speaking directly to you, nothing to hide or prove, just me.
The person with me is my other half and best mate, my brother Angelo. Born on the same day five years apart, we’ve always shared a super close bond. I knew by putting him in the video, I’d be showing myself exactly as I am. Can’t be anyone else when that kid’s around.”
She concluded, “The end is super special too, an end to the video story as much as to this chapter — my community of loved ones gathered to see me off, a moment of ceremony. It was an honour to wear Simone Rocha’s raffia dresses for this. I kept thinking on the afternoon we shot it that I was marrying myself. Sounds crazy but that’s how it felt. Punctuating this period of intense self reflection with an image that pretty much splits me apart. It’s sort of the story of my life: I never know where I’m going, just that I have to go there. I’m eternally grateful to you for sticking around to see where I end up.”
Kevin Hart has a tequila! Is that even surprising anymore at this point? Celebrities f*cking love tequila, they can’t get enough of it. Nick Jonas has a brand, Michael Jordan, Rita Ora, Guy Fieri, LeBron James, George Clooney (he sold it), Kendall Jenner, tequila is the hot vanity project for the Hollywood crowd and we haven’t even named half of the celebrity tequila owners. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul get a shout-out for drawing outside of the lines and doing mezcal, and doing it well. Respect.
Among the legions of famous tequila-brand owners, probably most importantly to Kevin Hart is that his longtime friend, The Rock, has a tequila (and it’s pretty solid). So if you were Kevin Hart and you had a whole bunch of time and endless disposable income, wouldn’t you want one too?
Enter Gran Coramino, a reposado cristalino tequila. To Harts’ credit, he went all out. He choose a relatively new, but popular, expression and focused his efforts on perfecting that rather than dropping a full line, scored an awesome swirling bottle design, did the wistful contemplative photo shoot in Mexico that celebrities love to do — on the website is a photo where Hart, back turned to the camera, inspects a glass of Gran Coramino in an agave field lit by the setting sun — and he teamed up with an absolute heavyweight in the tequila industry, Juan Domingo Beckman, to put it all together.
Gran Coramino
Beckman is an 11th-generation tequila maker and the current CEO of Jose Cuervo. Hart enlisted the family who essentially created the tequila industry, and while Jose Cuervo isn’t exactly the most beloved brand by tequila snobs (it’s only the best-selling brand in the world), it is as legit as legit gets, and the brand is responsible for many a great bottle of tequila in its more high-end offerings.
So where does Gran Coramino stand, does it join the illustrious ranks of bottles like the Reserva de Familia Line, or hit the bottom shelf with the Especial Series and more middling offerings? We tasted a bottle to find out.
Gran Coramino doesn’t cut any corners when it comes to process. The tequila is made from blue agave piñas harvested at peak maturity (the brand doesn’t specify what this means, are we talking 7, 8, 9, or 10 years?) from Beckmann’s family farms, roasted in traditional stone ovens, extracted using roller mill extraction and double-distilled in copper pot stills. Gran Coramino hails from NOM 1122, Casa Cuervo, home of 1800, Gran Centenario and Maestro Dobel, the brand that this tequila reminds me most of.
The tequila is rested in Eastern European oak barrels, Gran Coramino doesn’t disclose approximately how long the tequila is rested for but considering it’s a Reposado it would need to be anywhere between two and twelve months. As a final touch, the tequila is finished in Cabernet Sauvignon casks from Napa Valley and slow-filtered to remove the color and get into that ultra smooth crystal clear Cristalino state.
Tasting Notes:
Dane Rivera
On the nose, I’m getting strong wafts of vanilla and cracked black pepper jumping from the glass. Once this tequila hits the palate it’s even less subtle, hitting you with a heavily perfumed flavor with notes of earthy caramelized honey and cooked agave. On the backend is a pronounced oak flavor with a slight dark berry finish and it leaves you with a noticeable burn on the tongue and throat. This cristalino isn’t so much smooth, as it is sweet.
The big draw of cristalino is that it’s so smooth it’s almost dangerously easy to drink, Gran Coramino doesn’t get that across, instead using sweetness to invite you in. It works, kind of… but it also feels like a trick. According to the website, Hart’s favorite pour is in a glass over rocks so I gave that a try and it did a lot to corral the flavors together more harmoniously, and water down the burning sensation. This is the way we suggest you drink it, or even in a Cadillac Margarita.
The Bottom Line:
You’re going to have to be a pretty big Kevin Hart fan to seek this tequila out. It’s not nearly as luxurious as it would like to be, lacking that smooth supple mouthfeel that cristalino needs in order to justify its inflated price tag. Maybe Gran Coramino can remedy that simply by letting this one age in the barrel a little longer (maybe even to an añejo state?). To compare it to other Cuervo products, it’s way above the Especial and Tradicional series, but not close to the level of the fantastic Familia de Reserva line.
Overall, it’s neither bad. It’s fine, if a little overpriced. All in all, I would say it’s better than the Rock’s brand. And maybe that was the end goal all along.
Donald Trump revealed that he tested positive for COVID on October 2, 2020, but it was later reported that he may contracted the virus a week prior and still went through his scheduled presidential debate with Joe Biden. Either way, he was airlifted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after tweeting the news (ah, the bad ol’ days). Trump was discharged after only three nights in the hospital, even though he supposedly nearly died, but not before ordering from his favorite restaurant: McDonald’s.
That’s the moment Jared Kushner knew Trump would survive, according to an except from his upcoming memoir published by the New York Post.
The 45th president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reveals in his forthcoming White House memoir that he knew Trump was recovering from his nasty bout of COVID in the fall of 2020 “when he requested one of his favorite meals.”
Trump’s order? “McDonald’s Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, fries and a vanilla shake.” That’s what I would get, too, except replace the Big Mac with a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, swap the McD’s fries with Five Guys fries, and, well, the vanilla shake can stay. As for the Filet-o-Fish, I don’t know what that is. I only know it by its real name: the Fish Delight.
Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson have been mixed up in a messy love triangle of sorts, and many people had opinions on it. Trevor Noah in particular spoke on the matter regarding Ye’s harassment of Kim K, and Ye had words for him in response in the form of racial slurs. In a recent conversation with Variety, Noah opened up on why he even said anything in the first place.
“I said counsel Kanye, not cancel,” the comedian said. “It’s easy to stand on the sidelines, see a train crash coming and say nothing about it. And then after the train crashes off the tracks, we say, ‘Oh, I saw that coming!’ Well, then why didn’t you say anything? Especially if you have some sort of platform, you have some sort of obligation to speak a truth. You know, see something and say something.”
Noah later spoke on his desire for everyone to feel comfortable addressing people they care for as opposed to just pushing them to the side. “I think we have gotten very comfortable discarding human beings, immediately tossing them away and making them irredeemable characters,” he said before continuing, “When in fact I think all of us should be afforded the opportunity to redeem ourselves. All of us should have an opportunity at redemption.”
While the drama is fun to focus on, Noah is clearly more concerned about rehabilitation and accountability.
Shirts, sweatpants, thongs, trucker hats, socks — you name it and it’s on the site. The designs are colorful and full of personality as one can only expect from someone as provocative as the “Woman” singer. Check out the website at this link.
After receiving comments about her decision to shave her head, Doja took to Twitter to express frustration. “I won a grammy and traveled the f*cking globe i’ve had a #1 and i went platinum,” she wrote. “I make hit after hit after hit and you all want me to look f*ckable for you so that you can go home and jerk your c*cks all day long while you live in your mothers basement. Go f*ck yourselves.” When a Twitter user responded calling her ungrateful, she replied, “you’re so miserable that you have to label yourself as a ‘we’. You aren’t part of any collective. You’re just another asshole that doesn’t know how to read a room.”
During a recent interview on Morning Joe, Conway rolled out his theory on Trump’s motives that would fit right at home outside of Satriale’s. Via Mediaite:
“First of all, they themselves would like to see the affidavit because, you know, Tony Soprano wants to know if Pussy Bonpensiero is the rat,” Conway began referencing the popular HBO show about a New Jersey mob boss.
“And they want to they want to see who was finking on them,” Conway added. The Guardian reported this week that top Trump aides believe that a Trump family member informed the FBI as to where to find key documents given the FBI’s intimate knowledge of where they were in Trump’s home.
Conway’s thoughts jibe with reports since the raid that Trump is obsessed (and paranoid) about who in his inner circle might have sold him out. He’s reportedly accused people of “wearing a wire,” and as Mediaite noted, there have been several theories that his own children and/or Jared Kushner turned against him to avoid prosecution.
On top of a potential “rat” in his midst, Trump has also been struggling to find legal representation due to his mercurial reputation and a penchant for not paying his bills. Other than that, it’s going pretty well.
Earlier this year, there was a report that Barbie-approved icon Margot Robbie would be starring in and producing a new movie from the Ocean’s Eleven universe with director Jay Roach attached to lead the project. Now it seems like a second Barbie-approved actor is joining the movie!
Ryan Gosling, who just wrapped up filming as Ken opposite Robbie’s Barbie, is reportedly joining the Oceans movie, according to Puck. The site reports that the deal is underway as Warner Bros Discovery aims to prioritize movies that will draw in a massive fan base, and we all know that Gosling sure can bring a crowd.
The Oceans franchise has featured a slew of Hollywood icons since the first movie was released in 1960, featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford. The 2001 remake featured an ensemble cast with every early aughts movie star you can imagine, including Geroge Clooney, Brad Pitt, Mat Damon, and Julia Roberts.
After the 2018 all-female reboot, it seems like Robbie’s upcoming installment will go back to the basics and take place in Europe in the 1960s. Roach and Robbie had previously worked together on 2019’s Bombshell, which secured Robbie’s second Oscar nomination.
The project is rumored to begin filming in the spring of 2023. So right before Margot Robbie begins The Summer Of Barbie. Hopefully, they will both dress like this in the intense heist movie!
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