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Can we all take a moment and give Kate Middleton a parenting round of applause? Parenting multiple children is already a tough feat, but to do so publicly is a whole new level of challenge. We can’t just lock our children inside our homes and expect that they will emerge just knowing how to behave in public. Children have to be brought into spaces that require certain behaviors so they can learn societal norms. That makes for pretty spicy armpits of nervous parents.

We might want our children to behave like mini-adults in formal or boring situations, but that’s not realistic. We have to be prepared for the meltdowns that are bound to happen. The Duchess of Cambridge was recently reminded of this during the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Her youngest, Prince Louis, was acting like a typical preschooler, but on a world stage. Preschoolers were not designed to sit still for long periods of time. They need to move and make noise. I swear, it’s science. That doesn’t stop parents from trying to teach them to sit still and not make noises at fancy events.

Prince Louis behaved exactly like any preschooler would behave at a long event that was not designed with little ones in mind. He threw a tantrum and attempted to hit his mom in the face, and Middleton handled it like a pro. There was no yelling on her part, just a mom doing her best to keep her cool. She calmly redirected him several times and firmly but gently removed his hand from the vicinity of her face.

By now Middleton has gotten this parenting thing down as Prince Louis is her third child, but parenting child number three can be like trying to get a heard of cats into a pool. You know you’ve done it before but for some reason the last one makes you question your sanity.

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I can only imagine the frustration she felt in that moment, but it was a quick reminder that duchess or not, she’s still just a mom. Being a mother on the world stage is an experience I personally would never want. Every move is monitored and spread across the globe for people to judge, while sitting on their couches as their own children are likely running amok. So let’s cut Middleton some slack. At the end of the day, she’s just a mom doing the best she can and Prince Louis is just a child doing what children do.

Rappers Juicy J and Pi’erre Bourne are joining forces for the summer. Later this month, the pair will drop their collaborative album, Space Age Pimpin’.

Ahead of the album, Juicy and Bourne have dropped the club-ready lead single, “This Fronto.” On the track, Juicy J mixes a cocktail of drugs, rapping, “This fronto got me high, so high, so high / The Xans got me high, so high, so high / The mollies got me high, so high, so high / The shrooms got me high, so high, so high.”

A prolific producer and an artist in his own right, Bourne swoops in with a flashy verse, proclaiming, “I can tell the future, all I see is dollar signs
/ My diamonds shine like the fourth of July”

Bourne is known for his work on tracks by Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. With his brooding, downtempo craft, Bourne’s production stylings give “This Fronto” a feel similar to that of old Three 6 Mafia tracks.

Although Bourne has built an impressive resume as a producer, he revealed to Billboard last year that he doesn’t feel he’s made it as a rapper.

“I feel like I made it as a producer,” Bourne said. “With [my albums, The Life Of Pi’erre 4 and 5], that’s been me getting everyone to see that I’m rapping, but a lot of people still haven’t heard TLOP 1, 2, or 3. There’s still a gap to be filled between the millions of people that know me as a producer as opposed to an artist. I just have to gain more awareness, and that’s pretty much what the music has done.”

Check out “This Fronto” above.

Space Age Pimpin’ is out 6/22 via Trippy Music.

The Warriors and Celtics will meet for the first time in Boston on Wednesday night, as the NBA Finals shift to the East for Game 3 in a series tied 1-1.

With a little under two hours to tipoff, the two teams took the floor for pregame warmups but the Warriors ran into an issue: their hoop was a couple inches higher than 10 feet, causing a delay as the Celtics arena staff had to figure out how to lower it to the standard height.

Naturally, Warriors fans jumped to conspiracy theories about gamesmanship, although both teams would’ve had to shoot on that rim in the game itself, but it was an impediment to the Warriors pregame rhythm, which is a big deal for routine-driven NBA players. Steve Kerr had a good sense of humor about the situation, joking that it helped that there was such a late start time to the game giving them plenty of time to fix it.

NBA Twitter naturally had some fun with the situation, with plenty of jokes about Hoosiers and Bill Belichick somehow being involved in these shenanigans.

Ultimately this all got taken care of and shouldn’t impact the game, but if the Warriors get off to a slow shooting start you can bet fans will wonder if the rim being off on their end for warmups played a role.

Ever since the gun massacre in Uvalde, Texas, rightwing lawmakers and commentators have tried to blame the tragedy — and the many other recent mass shootings — on everything but guns. Ted Cruz blamed doors. Others smartphones. Then there was Lauren Boebert. The newly embattled Colorado representative made an analogy too nonsensical even for her: She argued that gun control is pointless because America didn’t ban airplanes after the September 11 attacks.

If you’re still reeling from that one, then prepare yourself, because one of her colleagues just repeated it.

On Wednesday, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise gave Boebert’s doozy the Mulligan it didn’t deserve. While discussing the gun violence epidemic that is unique to the United States, Scalise brought up 9/11, struggling to find a connection between it and a teenager murdering 19 children and two teachers with legally obtained weapons.

“Airplanes were used that day as the weapon to kill thousands of people and to inflict terror on our country,” Scalise told reporters. “There wasn’t a conversation about banning airplanes. There was a conversation about connecting the dots. How we can try to figure out if there are signs we can see to stop the next attack from happening?”

It was a frankly less succinct repeat of Boebert’s own failed analogy soon after the massacre, in which she crowed, “When 9/11 happened, we didn’t ban planes. We secured the cockpits.”

An analogy this wack perhaps doesn’t deserve hardcore debunking. But New York Magazine’s Intelligencer did just that for posterity’s sake, pointing out that, yep, American lawmakers did do some air travel banning:

In fact, after 9/11, Congress enacted sweeping restrictions on air travel. Before 9/11, you only had to pass through a metal detector to get onto a flight. You didn’t need a photo ID, you didn’t need to remove your shoes, you didn’t need to pass through a body scanner, you could bring liquids on board, and your family could come meet you at the gate. The “no-fly list” didn’t even exist.

After Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, and then beefed up security with a series of subsequent measures, none of that is true. Now, law-abiding citizens are subject to a great deal of hassle. A couple years ago, my wife, who is not a terrorist, was pulled aside and subjected to a pat-down search because she mistakenly included some soup in the meal she packed for her flight.

In any case, if you’re waiting for the GOP to stop making nonsensical arguments and listen to Matthew McConaughey, don’t hold your breath.

Nearly a decade ago, Zendaya gained traction in her entertainment career as a star on Disney’s Shake It Up. Between 2010-2013 she appeared on the show and also contributed music to it. In 2013, she released her self-titled debut album which was highlighted by the Platinum-selling “Replay.” Aside from the release of “Something New” with Chris Brown in 2016, Zendaya’s musical offerings have mostly come through her acting roles on shows like Euphoria, Smallfoot, and The Greatest Showman. During a recent interview with her Spider-Man co-star Andrew Garfield, Zendaya opened up about her desires (or lack thereof) for a music career.

“I was talking to Sam [Levinson, Euphoria creator] about this earlier,” Zendaya said as a part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” issue. “I was like, ‘I don’t know if I could ever be a pop star.’ It’s because as an actor, there’s a level of anonymity that I get to have, which I really like.”

She continued, “And I get to sort my stuff, whatever that is, through a character and nobody needs to know about it. Whereas in other forms and other mediums, it’s all you all the time. I like the idea that somebody else, meaning Rue [from Euphoria], gets to take on that stuff and I can …” Garfield then asked if her worries about pop stardom were connected to her desire for personal boundaries. “Yeah, boundaries,” Zendaya replied. “Learning what’s for me.”

You can watch Zendaya and Garfield’s full interview in the video above.

Earlier this week, Kid Cudi served as the keynote speaker at a special dinner for New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center. As an outspoken mental health advocate, Cudi is open about his struggles with anxiety and depression.

As a musician and the father of an 11-year-old girl, Cudi opened up about his connection to music and maintaining an open dialogue with his daughter.

“Before I actually had therapy, the music was there for me,” Cudi said, per Vogue. “It was the perfect way to express myself and feel safe doing it. I’m always asking my daughter if she’s cool. I’m always checking in with her. That’s important; I feel like that’s good for our connection.”

Known for his unconventional fashions, Cudi wore a dress on Saturday Night Live last year when he was performing as a musical guest. He has also been seen with painted nails in recent photos. Although his stylings may be polarizing among fans, Cudi says the only opinion that matters is his daughter’s.

“Everything that I’m about, she’s about,” he said. “This is a taste of the next generation. She accepts me for as wild and rock and roll as I am… At no point has my daughter ever asked me why I paint my nails. She thinks they’re cool. I don’t care what anybody says when my daughter thinks it’s dope.”

Last fall, Jeremy Strong was outed as a very, very committed actor. A head-turning (and controversial) New Yorker profile detailed the Succession actor’s unusual methods, which involve, among other things, not rehearsing and staying at least somewhat in character. He doesn’t even consider the very funny show he’s on to be a comedy, which, one could argue, makes sense for someone playing angry, anguished Kendall Roy. Now we have some more insight into his methods (which are not, by the way, Method Acting).

Last month, Strong had a new film at the Cannes Film Festival: Armageddon Time, an ‘80s-set drama from The Lost City of Z and Ad Astra auteur James Gray. In the movie, he plays a plumber in Queens, and he, predictably, went above and beyond to prepare for the role. In a chat for Variety between him and his co-star Anne Hathaway (in a bit teased out by The AV Club), they discussed preparing for roles. Hathaway herself pointed out what Strong did before they embodying his character.

“[Your] character was a plumber. And you went to learn how to fix a refrigerator,” she said. “It was a humbling moment for me as an actor to realize that you have more children than I do, and you were coming off of this huge lift. Plumber is a trade. It’s something that you can go and learn.”

Strong himself did not discuss his prep, nor did he reveal how one fixes a refrigerator. He did, though, delve into finding his Succession scion. But he didn’t go as far as he went for Armageddon Time, partly because there wasn’t much he could find, education-wise.

“I think each time, you’re starting from nothing. Right? It tells you how to work on it and you follow the line of your intuition,” Strong told Hathaway. “Of course, I read everything possible to read on the media-industrial complex. So there’s a lot of well water to draw from, but nothing for character. Very little for character.”

Mind you, Strong is very, very far from the first actor to learn a trade for a role. Daniel Day-Lewis is famously hands-on. He even learned how to build 17th century houses while prepping for the 1996 film of The Crucible. People were shocked by the Strong New Yorker profile, but it’s worth remembering that no one freaks out over the erstwhile Reynolds Woodcock. Besides, learning how to fix a refrigerator can come in handy.

(Via Variety and The AV Club)

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Welcome to SNX DLX your weekly roundup of the best kicks to hit the internet and where to buy them. We’re a few days away from the first official day of summer so it’s time to ditch those pastel spring colors for something a bit more bold and flashy. Luckily, we’ve got a pretty good haul of sneaker drops this week which should keep us well supplied before the start of the season.

This is the first SNX in 2022 not to have a single Air Jordan on the ranking, that’s a big deal because it gives the chance for other silhouettes to shine, like this week’s Air Pegasus 83, or Nike’s new mid-rise take on the AF-1, or the new Mountain Research Reebok Club-C II all of which are great sneakers but probably would’ve been cut in favor of just about any Jordan 1, 3, or 5 that Nike decided to drop. We’ll never get tired of fire Jordans.

But enough about what’s not dropping this week, let’s dive into what’s hot.

Nike Air Pegasus 83 Mineral Clay and Fossil Stone/Off Noir

Nike’s vintage ’80s runner returns this week with two new colorways, an earth-toned design dubbed Mineral Clay and Fossil Stone, and a moody pair in the beloved Off Noir scheme. This ’20s version of the sneaker features premium construction with a tumbled leather, suede, and canvas upper while retaining accents from the original like the rubber waffle outsole and large tonal swoosh.

While the sneaker was originally designed for trail runners, this newer iteration looks more geared toward the streetwear scene.

The Air Pegasus 83 in Mineral Clay and Fossil Stone and Off-Noir are out now for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Kasina x Nike Air Max 1 Won-Ang

It may not look it but, these are the most romantic sneakers to release all year. The design, made in collaboration with the Seoul-based streetwear brand, Kasina, is inspired by ceremonial Wedding duck carvings meant to symbolize unity and love. The two colorways are tonal contrasts with translucent outsoles, pony hair texture on the upper, soft suede paneling, and embroidered duck, rose, and swoosh graphics.

Rounding out the design are Kasina branding at the tongue and more duck graphics under the sole.

It’s probably the only two pairs of matching sneakers a couple could rock without coming across as corny.

The Nike Air Max 1 x Kasina Won-And is out now for a retail price of $160. Pick up both pairs via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Max 95 Cobblestone

It feels like the intense love for the Air Max 95 in the streetwear scene is finally starting to wane, so if you haven’t picked up a pair yet act fast before Nike starts ignoring this silhouette and dropping it in wack colorways.

The Cobblestone features a worn gray upper monochromatic gray upper composed of suede with nubuck leather overlays over a clean white midsole with vintage Air Max branding at the tongue.

The Nike Air Max 95 Cobblestone is out now for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Force 1 Mid Chocolate/Venice

This season Nike has been showing a lot of love to the mid-rise Air Force 1 and we’re loving it. The AF-1 is one of Nike’s most popular sneakers, so much so that the streetwear is saturated in the classic design. The mid offers something a bit different, but still familiar, and this week it drops in two new colorways — Chocolate and Venice.

Both shoes remind me a bit of chocolate and strawberry milkshakes, the Chocolate features a creamy midsole and swoosh with a mocha-toned leather upper, while the Venice sports a velvety baby pink upper with a white swoosh and midsole. We’ll raise an ice-cold milkshake glass to the season of the Mid!

The Nike Air Force 1 Mid Chocolate and Venice are set to drop on June 9th for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Adidas Yeezy Foam RNNR Onyx

It’s summer sandal season, so it’s no surprise that Ye is going hard on the Foam RNNRs. This week brings the dark stone-colored Onyx. This run of Foam RNNRs is being dropped in full sizes only, with Yeezy Supply suggesting that all between sizes should round up a size for the best fit.

The Adidas Yeezy Foam RNNR Onyx is out now for a retail price of $90. Pick up a pair via Yeezy Supply or the Adidas CONFIRMED app.

Adidas Yeezy BSKTBL KNIT Slate Azure

The Yeezy BSKTBL KNIT returns this week in an eye-catching Slate Azure colorway. It’s simultaneously muted and vibrant and contains echoes of the highly anticipated Yeezy 700 High Res Blue that is set to drop this month.

Maybe this is a sign that Ye is going to be utilizing this particularly saturated shade of blue in more designs this summer, to which we say, bring it on, Ye! It’s the best thing he’s done all year. Make sure you order 1/2 size up from your normal sneaker size if you plan on copping a pair.

The Adidas YZY BSKTBL KNIT in Slate Azure is set to drop on June 10th for a retail price of $300. Pick up a pair via Yeezy Supply or the Adidas Confirmed App.

Mountain Research x Reebok Club C II Mid

Japanese streetwear label Mountain Research and Reebok have linked up for a wild reimagining of the Club C Mid II. The design features a removable shroud, meant to recall Reebok’s original Club C perforated tongue reimagined as cricket pats, but keeps the design in its classic white and blue colorway.

It’s a tasteful reimagining that manages to push the classic design and make it feel fresh.

The Mountain Research x Reebok Club C II Mid is set to drop on June 10th for a retail price of $140. Pick up a pair via Mountain Research. A wide release is set to follow on June 17th on the official Reebok webstore.

Nike Air Presto Hello Kitty

The Hello Kitty-branded Nike Air Presto is finally getting an SNKRS release this weekend. This sneaker looks pretty much exactly like what you want a Hello Kitty sneaker to look like, featuring an all-over graphic with cartoon insoles and Hello Kitty’s iconic bow at the tongue.

The heel features Hello Kitty’s adorable mouthless face, winning the award for cutest heel panel of the year. That’s not a real award but who cares. More sneakers should strive to be cute.

It’s the only way you’re going to get your shoes to look like a Sanrio character, which is a thing people want right?

The Nike Air Presto Hello Kitty is set to drop on June 10th for a retail price of $140. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Kindergarten is one of the most formative experiences in a child’s life. Not only do they learn there how to navigate the tricky world of friendships and the seeds of independence, they also start their education journey. All of that is made extra special if they have a teacher who really loves them. When you’re a kindergarten teacher, you know that you have the power to make a serious impact, and that shouldn’t be taken lightly. A retired kindergarten teacher is warming hearts on TikTok as people learn just how great that impact is.

In the video, shared by user Kim Hamilton (the daughter of said teacher), the woman, who is identified in the comments as Mrs. Pearson, is sitting on her porch when a girl in a cap and gown shows up at the gate. “Congratulations!” Mrs. Pearson calls out, waving. Soon, she realizes that the young girl isn’t alone.

“What’s happening?” she asks her daughter, who can be heard chuckling behind the camera.

“They’re your kindergarteners,” Hamilton replies, as kids in caps and gowns start filing through the gate.

“Did you know this was happening?!” Pearson asks, the shock and joy clearly evident on her face.

“Oh my gosh, I love you all! Look at you!” she exclaims as she runs over to the kids.

Hamilton explains to her that these kids, clearly high school graduates, are the last group of kindergarten students Pearson taught before retiring. As each one of them comes into the gate, the joy on Pearson’s face grows exponentially. It’s clear that these kids were her babies, and even though now they’re all grown up and going off to college, they’ll always have that special place in her heart.

“Oh my god, you’re all just gorgeous!” she says, giving each one a hug.

The kids are just as happy to see their beloved Mrs. Pearson as she is to see them. They eagerly shuffle together to pose for a picture as she just stops and looks at them, taking it all in. Presumably, she hasn’t seen them much in the approximately 12 years since she retired. Maybe they’ve seen each other around—as a kid, I loved running into my teachers outside of school. I still do. But the fact that these kids showed up to see her, to allow her to celebrate her integral role in their lives, that’s really special. And I’m not the only one who thinks so.

Here are just a handful of the comments people left on Hamilton’s video:

“Proof they never stop being our kids after they leave us.”

“The love she showed and was shown, she must have been one heck of a teacher 💕”

“I started crying when your mom did.”

“Love this! ❤ I teach kindergarten and only hope my students will remember me like this! She must have been extraordinary!”

“Literally teachers like HER are the reasons I still talk to my teachers from middle school, HS & college🥺 good teachers are so special”

Watch the video below and try not to cry.

@kimhamilton15 #kindergartentograduation ♬ Graduation March – Pomp And Circumstance – Instrumental – Zev Weinstein

For the last year-plus, there’s been this crazy rumor going around that Rob Zombie, metal god-turned-filmmaker of hard-R nightmares like The Devil’s Rejects, was making a movie of The Munsters, the beloved ‘60s sitcom about lovable, benign monsters. What’s more, it would be a family-friendly affair, nothing like his unspeakably intense contributions to the Halloween franchise. Last fall, Zombie shared a behind-the-scenes photo, proving that this incredible thing was real. And now there’s a teaser to show, no, really, Rob Zombie made a nice-looking Munsters movie.

Indeed, Zombie is so serious about recreating the good vibes of the original show, which ran for a mere two seasons in the mid-‘60s, that the majority of the teaser simply recreates the show’s opening credits. It’s even in black-and-white! The big difference is the new cast: Jeff Daniel Philips as Frankenstein’s creature lookalike Herman Munster, Sheri Moon Zombie as vampiric Lily Munster, and Daniel Roebuck as her dad, the one known as Grandpa. The footage shifts to color for its final moments, in case you thought Zombie would be fully faithful to the original.

Of course, it’s still a typical Rob Zombie in some ways. He didn’t cast big stars. Instead, he stuck with regulars, including his wife, who’s appeared in all of his films. Will they be a bickering family, shouting and yelling as they so frequently do in Zombie’s films? Or will it really be one of those improbably nice films from an extreme artist, like that time David Lynch made an incredibly nice and lovely G-rated movie about Richard Farnsworth riding a lawnmower cross country? We’ll found out later this year when the movie is released.

You can watch the teaser for Rob Zombie’s The Munsters above.