Since James Harden joined the Philadelphia 76ers in mid-February, rumors and reports have swirled about the possibility of him taking a pay cut in the immediate future to provide Philadelphia increased financial flexibility. Given the constraints of the Sixers’ cap space, such a decision could considerably broaden their options in free agency, as they look to finally establish themselves as a bona fide title contender behind Harden and Joel Embiid.
Harden owns a $47 million player option for 2022-23 and the deadline to act on it is Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the possibility of Harden declining that option and taking a discount to improve the Sixers’ financial freedom is something entertained by both the star guard and the organization.
Woj on James Harden: “In Harden’s mind opting out of that deal and then negotiating a new contract gives the Sixers financial flexibility to improve this team. He’s committed to winning.”
“In a perfect world for the Sixers, and I think in James Harden’s mind, opting out of that deal and then negotiating a new contract here when free agency opens, gives the Sixers a lot more financial flexibility to go and improve this team in the offseason,” Wojnarowski said. “He can still get long-term, guaranteed money or certainly guaranteed money at a very high number over a couple of years by opting out and it gives the Sixers the ability to add to their roster.
“They know they’ve gotta get better. James Harden, he has told them he wants to win. He’s committed to winning. And I think there’s a playbook here now for the Sixers and James Harden to work together and find a way to get James Harden a new deal in Philly and improve that roster.”
Wojnarowski added that he believes “Harden’s gonna be in Philly … on a new deal,” one that would allow the Sixers to bolster their roster in free agency and “get better in the East to compete for a championship.”
In 21 games with Philadelphia last season, the All-Star guard averaged 21 points, 10.5 assists, and 7.1 rebounds on 60.1 percent true shooting.
As one of the forefathers of Atlanta trap rap, Gucci Mane’s impact on the city’s sound can never be overstated and his legacy is cemented as an ATL icon. But rather than rest on his laurels, Gucci has dedicated the last few years of his career to blessing the city’s future, not reminiscing about his past. He’s given out features to nearly all of Atlanta’s new wave of trap rappers, leaving his fingerprints on multiple generations of Atlanta’s music scene. The latest rapper to receive the Gucci Mane co-sign is Lil Baby, a rapper who arguably doesn’t even need it.
Perhaps that’s what makes their collaboration, the unrelenting “All Dz Chainz,” so special; Lil Baby is his generation’s closest analog to Gucci Mane, a near-universally beloved figure whose status as the unofficial people’s champ is more or less undisputed thanks to a solid run of both personal projects like My Turn, collaborations like Drip Harder and The Voice Of The Heroes, and features with Vince Staples, Future, Polo G, and even Ed Sheeran (just his most recent ones anyway). Gucci and Baby’s powers combine on the track, with both icons feeding on each other’s energy, making for a powerful statement of solidarity for multiple generations of Atlanta hip-hop.
Watch Gucci Mane’s “All Dz Chainz” video featuring Lil Baby above.
You want to get the most out of summer 2022. Naturally, that desire includes beer. Picking the best summer beers of all time isn’t an easy task though. There are myriad different styles well-suited for summer drinking and countless breweries to choose from. It’s daunting.
When picking a summer beer, Ty Nash, head brewmaster at Little Dry Creek Brewery in Denver, Colorado focuses on one style.
“Give me a crisp, dry German-style pilsner on a hot summer day or in front of the fire pit in the evening,” he says. “They tend to be refreshing from being dry, crisp, and highly carbonated, quenching even the worst thirst. They are the perfect lawn mower beer.”
Chris Pinns, tasting room manager at Societe Brewing in San Diego believes it’s not the style that’s important, but whether or not it’s easy to drink on a hot day.
“Summer beers for me are all about drinkability,” he notes. “I want something low in alcohol, but not lacking in flavor. Clean, crisp lagers or bright, citrusy session IPAs are my summer go-to beers.”
Now that we have a better idea of how to find them, it’s time to actually figure out which beers we should spend summer 2022 drinking. To do that, we asked a handful of well-known beer experts and brewers to tell us their picks for the best summer beers of all time. Keep scrolling to see all of their selections.
Half Acre Daisy Cutter is my go-to. Clean fermentation with just enough malt and a crisp finish keeps this drinkable in the warm weather. A blend of fresh-cut grass and citrus hop aromas make it great to the last drop.
Lost Coast Great White
Lost Coast
Jeremy Marshall, brewmaster at Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California
Lost Coast Great White. It’s not an IPA, and that alone helps it quench thirst, and the inclusion of wheat, orange peel, and spices make it unique since it’s not a witbier per se. I discovered this beer on my first road trip to Northern California twenty-five years ago and I brought a ‘bomber’ of it home to Tennessee to have later. It was so perfect for a super hot and muggy summer day.
Orange Blossom Pilsner. Just enough honey flavor to give it a subtle sweetness with a fresh and clean consistent finish. This fruity, sweet pilsner gets its name and added flavor from the addition of orange blossom honey. You can’t go wrong with this beer all summer long.
Zero Gravity Frankie
Zero Gravity
Matt Canning, assistant manager and beer concierge at Hotel Vermont in Burlington, Vermont
One of my favorites has to be Zero Gravity Frankie, ‘everyone’s summer crush.’ It’s a refreshing and spritzy little kettle sour with citrus. It’s brewed with citrus and tart cherry to give it a slightly sour, tart. Refreshing flavor perfect for a hot summer day. I sip one any chance I get.
Lagunitas The Waldos
Lagunitas
Eric Espinoza, bartender at Signia by Hilton in San Jose, California
Lagunitas The Waldos is my pick. The Waldos Special Ale is such a special beer. It’s released at the end of April, but it always reminds me that summer is imminent. I stock up on a good handful to kick off the summer months with this big IPA that is still easy-drinking, surprisingly smooth, and tends to be on the sweeter side.
During the hot summer months, my go-to beer is Yakimaniac from Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas. It is a beer that is available all year long, but for some reason, I gravitate toward it in the summer. I don’t drink a ton of American IPAs. I lean more toward New England-style IPAs because they are softer and more approachable, but Yakimaniac is an exception to that rule for me. It features Columbus, Centennial and Citra hops from Yakima Valley and definitely has a hop bitterness that reminds you that this is an American IPA.
Narragansett Fresh Catch
Narragansett
Justin Tisdale, head brewer at Rejects Brewing Co. in Middletown, Rhode Island
I would have to say the Narragansett Fresh Catch. Ever since they recently released this beer, it’s been a solid go-to that has a brilliant balance of citrus and drinkability, that pairs well with most outdoor summer food options. It’s also delicious just by itself.
Haacht Super 8 IPA
Haacht
Dirk Lindemans, 6th Generation and co-owner of Lindemans Brewery in Vlezenbeek, Belgium
ABV: 6%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
I love Brouwerij Haacht’s Super 8 IPA. It has a really lovely hop flavor with strong notes of citrus and grapefruit. The brewery doesn’t export much anymore so it’s not as accessible as it once was, so it’s a good one to try if you can find it. It regularly wins medals at many of the world’s top beer competitions, so I’m certainly not alone in my feelings.
3 Sons Ocean Park Pilsner
3 Sons
Nancy Lopetegui, taproom general manager at Wynwood Brewing in Miami
Ocean Park Pilsner by 3 Sons Brewing. It’s crispy, refreshing, and crushable. Dry-hopped with Perle and Saaz hops, it’s a thirst-quenching, easy-drinking, citrus-filled, slightly floral, and hoppy beer you’ll want to drink all summer long.
The best summer beer for me is witbier and a fantastic one to try is Allagash White. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation and the classic citrus aromas of coriander and orange peel. Their yeast makes for a more complex witbier than most, it really stands above the rest.
Off Site Super Good Lager
Off Site
Marshall Hendrickson, co-founder and head of operations at Veza Sur Brewing Co. in Miami
ABV: 5.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
Why This Beer?
Off-Site Super Good Lager. I can’t hype up this beer enough – it’s such a crushable beer, but also very well crafted and balanced. It’ll be my go-to beer this summer. Their nano-brewery has a great vibe as well, with a delicious menu. Rock up to the bar and ask for some Super Good Lager.
Allagash Floating Holiday is a light and citrusy Belgian-style blonde ale. The bright citrus flavor paired with the Belgian phenols makes this beer easy to enjoy a few when the temps go up. Its availability is limited, but definitely buy it if you can find it and enjoy it on a hot summer day.
Miller High Life. The Champagne of Beers is what I think of when I think of summertime cookouts. It has a kiss of corn, low bitterness, high carbonation, and crisp finish that make it easy to put down more than a few. Refreshing, thirst-quenching, and summer in a bottle or can.
Mönchshof Kellerbier
Mönchshof Kellerbier
Jeff Hancock, co-founder and brewmaster at DC Brau in Washington DC
I’m going to go international with this one and will be reaching for a Mönchshof Kellerbier. There are a few spots in DC that carry it, but I’ll travel for this beer. Its pleasantly mild flavor, yeasty nose, and light carbonation always resonate well with my palate during the summer months.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dropped by The Late Show on Tuesday to discuss, well, there’s a lot to discuss at the moment. That’s why the congresswoman appeared in three segments. In the first video, AOC discussed the Jan. 6th Committee hearing and that “those who specifically sought pardons for themselves should be expelled from the US House of Representatives,” she told host Stephen Colbert. In the second video, she implored Joe Biden and fellow democrats to expand the Supreme Court and end the filibuster in the Senate, especially in the wake of Roe v. Wade getting overturned. In the third, Colbert asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she would consider running for president.
“You know, I know somebody who’s going to turn 35 about a month before the election in 2024,” he said. “Is that job appealing to you at all? Theoretically.” AOC replied, “I think that we need to focus on keeping a democracy for anybody to be president in the next couple of years and that’s my central focus is helping the people of this country right now.” So, it’s possible? “You’re getting me in trouble,” Ocasio-Cortez said while laughing. “I don’t know about all of that.”
Joe Rogan is already backing a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. While referring to Joe Biden as a “dead man as a president,” Rogan told guest Gina Carano that he’s throwing his support behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the way he handled the COVID-19 situation. Rogan, who faced a considerable amount of blowback for his controversial opinions on the pandemic, is unsurprisingly a fan of DeSantis refusing to shut down the state or issue vaccine mandates.
It’s essentially been a free-for-all down in Florida (which routinely made it one of the highest states for COVID cases), and Rogan would like to see that kind of thinking go national. “I mean, what he’s done for Florida has been admirable,” the podcast host told Carano before, once again, dipping into the COVID controversy. Via Mediaite:
“I feel like what he did for Florida, a lot of people gave him a lot of grief, but ultimately he was correct,” Rogan said. “He was correct when it comes to like deaths, he was correct. And when it comes to protecting all vulnerable populations, he was correct in terms of distribution of monoclonal antibodies.”
“He was furious when the government tried to pull those, they were trying to pull very effective treatments. You know, he is not perfect. He’s a human being, but, um, what he’s done is stand up for freedoms,” he continued.
Of course, what Rogan leaves out is that, again, Florida has had significantly high cases of COVID-19 and that’s with allegations that the state has been underreporting data. But Rogan’s adventures in commenting on the pandemic have routinely blown up in his face. After causing music legends like Neil Young and David Crosby to leave Spotify earlier this year, Rogan promised to do better about not spreading misinformation. Hours later, he got caught sharing a debunked article about ivermectin being an effective treatment for COVID. It’s not.
At the top of 2021, The 1975 revealed they were working on a new album. At the top of this month, they teased that a new album is coming soon. Now, they’ve pulled the curtain back further by unveiling a number of new tidbits about the upcoming LP.
Yesterday, the band revealed a single called “Part Of The Band” is coming on July 7 and shared the song’s lyrics. Now, some fans are noting that they’ve received postcards from the group, which unveil the tracklist for the new album, which is called Being Funny In A Foreign Language.
The album seems similar to its predecessor in at least one way — it kicks off with a song titled “The 1975,” as have the rest of the band’s albums — but different in another key metric: it has just 11 tracks. That makes it, in terms of number of songs, the band’s shortest album by far: 2018’s A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships had 15 tracks, while 2020’s Notes On A Conditional Form is the group’s most densely packed LP with 22 tracks.
Find the Being Funny In A Foreign Language tracklist and “Part Of The Band” lyrics below.
1. “The 1975”
2. “Happiness”
3. “Looking For Somebody (To Love)”
4. “Part Of The Band”
5. “Oh Caroline”
6. “I’m In Love With You”
7. “All I Need To Hear”
8. “Wintering”
9. “Human Too”
10. “About You”
11. “When We Are Together”
“She was part of the airforce
I was part of the band
I always used to bust into her hand
In my imagination
I was living my best life
Living with my parents
Way before the paying penance and verbal propellants
And my cancellations
And I fell in love with a boy,
it was kinda lame
I was Rimbaud and he was Paul Verlaine
In my imagination
So many cringes in the heroin binges,
I was coming off the hinges,
Living on the fringes of my imagination
Enough about me now
‘You gotta talk about the people baby’
Now I’m at home — somewhere I don’t like
Eating stuff off of motorbikes
Coming to her lookalikes
I can’t get the language right
Just tell me what’s unladylike
I know some Vaccinista tote bag chic baristas sitting in east on their communista keisters writing about their ejaculations
I like my men like I like my coffee – full of soy milk and so sweet it won’t offend anybody whilst staining the pages of The Nation
A Xanax and a Newport
‘I take care of my kids’ she said
The worst of inside of us begets that feeling on the internet
It’s like someone intended it
A diamond in the rough begets the diamond with a scruff you get
Am I ironically woke? The butt of my joke? Or I am just some post-coke, average, skinny bloke calling his ego imagination?
I’ve not picked up that in 1,400 days and 9 hours and 16 minutes babe – it’s kind of my daily iteration.”
As of Friday, June 24, I — along with every other menstruating person in America — no longer have federally protected rights to my own body. The Supreme Court has officially voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has protected citizens’ constitutional right to an abortion for the past 50 years. Now, women in about half of the US states will no longer have access to safe, legal abortions, and they may have to go to incredible lengths just to take control of their reproductive organs. The Handmade’s Tale references have become so on the nose that they’re beyond cliche.
But despite the anger and confusion that we feel toward the Supreme Court‘s decision, there is still hope moving forward. The best thing we can do is take action, whether that means attending protests, spreading awareness, organizing, voting our asses off, and/or donating to organizations that are fighting to keep abortions safe and accessible in every state. In fact, donating to trusted abortion funds and support groups is one of the best things you can do right now. Below, we’ve compiled a list of several national abortion funds and listed their scores on Charity Navigator.*
*A score of 75 or above indicates a passing level of efficacy, endurance (the non-profit is likely to last), and financial health.
The mission of the National Abortion Federation is to unite, represent, serve, and support abortion providers in delivering patient-centered, evidence-based care. This organization provides direct service to patients who need help accessing abortion care through a toll-free, multi-lingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance. Every dollar donated to the patient assistance funds goes directly to helping patients access the abortion care they need — including procedure costs, travel-related expenses, translation services, child care, and more.
The Keep Our Clinics campaign is the Abortion Care Network’s latest effort to protect access to care and support independent clinics across the country. It’s a fundraising campaign for independent abortion clinics across the US. Your donation helps independent clinics keep their doors open so they can provide abortion care, and your funds go to making necessary security improvements, replacing and updating medical equipment, covering legal costs to maintain compliance with politically-motivated regulations, clinic building maintenance, and repair, and more.
Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP) is the largest national, independent, nonprofit abortion fund. it helps bridge the financial gap for women who seek an abortion or emergency contraceptives by providing funds directly to pre-screened, pre-qualified health clinics and doctors across the nation. The organization’s telephone hotline operates five days a week and works directly with over 700 clinics, hospitals, and doctors.
The Brigid Alliance books, coordinates, and pays for travel and other expenses associated with abortion, serving as a trusted point of contact for every step of the journey. The organization does this through direct support and in collaboration with its network of partners. It’s a referral-based service that provides people seeking abortions with travel, food, lodging, child care, and other logistical support. The Brigid Alliance prioritizes clients beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy for whom it’s generally more expensive and harder to find a provider near home.
The National Black Women’s Reproductive Agenda is a national and state partnership designed to amplify and lift up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and state levels in an ongoing fight to secure reproductive justice for all women and girls. It partners with eight Black women’s Reproductive Justice organizations to educate and mobilize Black women, femmes, and girls on issues such as abortion access, contraceptive equity, and comprehensive sexuality education.
The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization (across five continents) of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person. The organization uses litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work to transform how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies.
Planned Parenthood is on a mission to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their futures. As a leader in sexual and reproductive services, the organization serves the diverse needs of local communities through a national network of more than 600 health centers across the US.
NARAL Pro-Choice America is a rally organization that mobilizes to protect freedom and fight for access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protection from pregnancy discrimination. It works to educate citizens, lawmakers, and other influencers about the dangerous effects of anti-choice policies and the threat of anti-choice misinformation, and its member-driven campaigns have propelled political and cultural change at every level.
Hosting Jeopardy!is all but officially a job for more than one person, but as current co-host Mayim Bialik has detailed, sometimes that situation doesn’t feel too great when fans get critical. Bialik, who served as a guest host in the wake of Alex Trebek’s death and later signed on to co-host the show with Ken Jennings on a more permanent basis, has gotten some tips on the job in the months since she and Jennings took control of Season 38.
She’s also gotten plenty of attention from eagle-eyed viewers, who even noticed when she repeated an outfit during two different tapings. And while some of that attention to detail has been positively met by Bialik, she recently admitted that it’s been tough to be compared to other hosts.
As Newsweek pointed out, Bialik spoke on her podcast recently with Justin Long about how fans have treated her in the months since she took the co-hosting reigns. The actress has spoken about how passionate fans of the show are, but it doesn’t always mean they have nice things to say about her work.
Actor and comedian Long broached the subject, when he asked Bialik if she was ever made aware that she was favored over Jennings by Jeopardy! fans.
“Sometimes,” Bialik responded, adding that “sometimes I get, ‘We don’t prefer you to Ken.’”
Noting how celebrities are often seen, Long said: “Isn’t that wild—well, it’s probably the only profession that I can think of, or maybe politicians—where people will tell you deeply insulting things but with a big smile?”
That’s pretty tame compared to what else is out there when it comes to anonymous online criticism. When you’re vying for a gig hosting one of the most beloved game shows on television, criticism is inevitable. And fans do have their favorites, even if they didn’t do very well hosting, either. But you have to feel for Bialik, who wasn’t responsible for how Jeopardy‘s executive producers have conducted their very public search for a true Trebek replacement. Neither Jennings nor Bialik wanted to make it a competition, and neither of them rigged the game for Mike Richards in the first place. All they’re trying to do now is their jobs, even if that’s inevitably going to make some trivia fans upset regardless of who gets to host Jeopardy!
The brotherly rivalry between Loki and Thor was a major theme in the early MCU movies until Loki’s death in Infinity War, though is anyone in the Marvel universe really dead, after all? Either way, Loki is absent from the upcoming installment Thor:Love And Thunder, (though Matt Damon’s Loki will probably appear, which is just as good) and Chris Hemsworth seems a little salty about it!
When asked about the lack of Hiddleston, Hemsworth confirmed that the actor hated them and refused to be in the movie. “He didn’t want to be involved. He said ‘I hate all of you, and in particular me,’ and I was like, that’s a shame. And that’s it. I mean, how many times can we kill him? Three? Four?” Hemsworth (presumably) joked. Hey, we don’t know what these stars are like in real life! Maybe they have actual beef. But probably not. Maybe he just didn’t want to see Thor’s butt in person.
Hemsworth added, “We love Tom. He’s just dead. Not him, but the character of Loki.” Co-star Taika Waititi chimed in, “He’s dead to us,” and Hemsworth concluded, “He’s obviously dead to us, as far as friendship goes.”
Though Loki won’t be in Love And Thunder, Disney+ has confirmed there would be a second season of the hit show Loki,which means there is still a potential for an on-screen reunion after all. Thor: Love And Thunder hits theaters on July 8th.
Over the past couple of days, the prevailing sentiment regarding Jalen Brunson’s unrestricted free agency has swung from the Dallas Mavericks retaining him, despite the New York Knicks’ pursuits, to the Knicks landing the 25-year-old point guard on a lucrative, long-term deal worth roughly $110 million across four years.
When free agency opens on Thursday, the New York Knicks are expected to present Jalen Brunson a four-year offer in the vicinity of $110 million, league sources tell @YahooSports.
Dallas losing Brunson would be a major blow to a team weeks removed from a Western Conference Finals appearance. Brunson is the Mavericks’ best shot creator behind Luka Doncic and, arguably, their second-best player overall.
As such, reports from Tim Cato of The Athletic and Marc Stein indicate that Dallas may look to negotiate a sign-and-trade with New York to potentially soften the blow of Brunson’s potential departure.
“The Mavericks’ players and executives have understood the increasing likelihood of Brunson’s departure as an unrestricted free agent in past weeks. (Last Thursday, Marc Stein had the offseason’s first substantial report on the possibility.),” Cato wrote. “Within the Mavericks’ organization, conversations have shifted from re-signing Brunson to replacing his production, as well as the possibility of a sign-and-trade deal involving Brunson that could at least prevent Dallas from losing him for nothing.”
Stein, meanwhile, has been among the most plugged-in reporters when it comes to Brunson’s summer plans. His report is in lockstep with Cato’s, in which he wrote “the Mavericks don’t expect to be able to sway Brunson” and a sign-and-trade “is more likely.”
Since Thursday’s NBA Draft, New York has offloaded a trio of veterans in Kemba Walker, Alec Burks, and Nerlens Noel, sending all of them to the Detroit Pistons. Walker was dealt last on the night of the NBA Draft in a deal separate from Tuesday’s involving Burks and Noel.
Brunson is an excellent point guard whose scoring prowess and dribble-drive game would bolster a lackluster New York offense. Last year, he averaged 16 points on 58 percent true shooting during the regular season. Amid Dallas’ surprise run to the Western Conference Finals, he notched 22 points on 55 percent true shooting, including four games with 25 or more points.
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