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UFOs are a hot topic right now, as reports of UFO sightings have been on the rise and the government is now getting involved to get to the bottom of exactly what is happening. So of course the brain trust at The Five on Fox News wanted to get in on discussing these events, as Mediaite reports.

After Jesse Watters and Emily Compagno joked about the entire thing, Watters asked Geraldo Rivera if he thought it was the government’s place to investigate these sightings. Rather than really answer the question, Geraldo instead shared a story about his own UFO encounter.

“I’ve sailed around the world, I’ve seen a lot of clear skies,” Rivera explained, just as his comment took a sharp turn. “I’ve seen satellites, which are kind of spooky, weather balloons stray aircraft. The only time I ever saw a UFO, I was stoned on ecstasy.”

So just what did the guy who was on live TV when he found nothing in Al Capone’s vault do about it? “I steered around it, and I went back the other way,” he explained. “It just tracked me everywhere I went.”

In 2019, Rivera appeared on an episode of the Travel Channel series Famously Afraid, in which he shared a story about the time he and his wife saw a UFO from their boat. Was it the same night? Was he tripping balls in that story, too? The truth is out there.

(Via Mediaite)

Taylor Swift did not attend college, which is fair considering she started her path towards international music superstardom with her 2006 self-titled debut album, which she released when she was just a teenager. So, today is a big day for her, as she received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University (NYU). She made it clear she was thrilled about the whole thing this morning when she shared a video of herself donning her cap and gown and getting ready for today’s commencement ceremony.

She wasn’t just there to get her honorary doctorate, though, as at the Yankee Stadium graduation, she also delivered a commencement speech (technically, the “Response On Behalf Of The Honorary Degree Recipients,” per the 2022 ceremony program).

During her speech, she noted, “I’d like to thank NYU for making me, technically, on paper, at least, a doctor.” She added she’s not the kind of doctor you’d want around for an emergencies, unless those emergencies were about writing pop songs or naming “over 50 breeds of cats in one minute.” She also offered some nuggets of wisdom, like, “Life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once.” Elsewhere, she reflected on her own journey through the music industry and her life.

The ceremony program notes of Swift, “Taylor Swift is a trailblazing and influential advocate for artists’ rights in the face of exploitation and a forceful global advocate against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. An 11-time Grammy winner, she is one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of her generation.”

This comes after NYU offered a course about Swift this past semester, which was described, “This course proposes to deconstruct both the appeal and aversions to Taylor Swift through close readings of her music and public discourse as it relates to her own growth as an artist and a celebrity. Through readings, lectures and more, the class delves into analyses of the culture and politics of teen girlhood in pop music, fandom, media studies, whiteness and power as it relates to her image and the images of those who have both preceded and succeeded her. We’ll also consider topics like copyright and ownership, American nationalism, and the ongoing impact of social media on the pop music industry.”

Watch Swift’s speech above.

Ahead of her upcoming album, Sometimes, Forever, Soccer Mommy has shared her introspective new single, “Bones.” On “Bones,” which is produced by Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never, Soccer Mommy explores her shortcomings and strives to be better for someone she loves.

“’Bones’ is a song about struggling with the parts of yourself that you don’t like in a relationship,” said Soccer Mommy in a statement. “It’s about wanting to become better for someone and feeling like you’re standing in your own way.”

In addition to a new single, Soccer Mommy has shared new tour dates for her Touring, Forever tour, with support from Lightning Bug, Helena Deland, and Tops.

General on-sale for tickets begins Friday, May 20. Check out “Bones” above and the list of tour dates below.

06/10 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/12 — New York, NY @ Governors Ball Festival 
06/24 — Margate, UK @ Leisure Festival
06/27 — Bristol, UK @ Canons Marsh Amphitheater %
06/28 — Dublin, Ireland @ Trinity College *
06/30 — Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain @ Vida Festival
08/12 — Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival
08/31 — Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
09/01 — Brighton, UK @ Chalk
09/01-04 — Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
09/03 — Bristol, UK @ Trinity
09/05 — Köln, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
09/06 — Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
09/08 — Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
09/09 — Oslo, NO @ John Dee
09/10 — Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
09/12 — Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
09/13 — Bremen, DE @ Lagerhaus
09/15 — Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
09/16 — Nijmegen, NL @ Merleyn
09/17 — Brussels, BE – Rotonde @ Botanique
09/18 — Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
09/20 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
09/21 — Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
09/22 — London, UK @ O2 Forum
09/23 — Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon
09/24 — Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
10/28 — Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex &
10/29 — Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre &
10/30 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &
11/01 — Chicago, IL @ Metro &
11/04 — Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom &
11/05 — North Adams, MA @ Mass MOCA &
11/06 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues &
11/11 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall ^
11/12 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
11/14 — Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom ^
11/16 — Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre ^
11/17 — Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Heaven Stage ^
11/18 — Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^
11/19 — Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl ^
11/30 — St. Louis, MO @ Pageant #
12/02 — Ft. Collins, CO @ Washington’s #
12/03 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre #
12/04 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot #
12/07 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore #
12/08 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom #
12/10 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater #
12/11 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory #
12/13 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern #
12/14 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren #
12/16 —Austin, TX @ Emo’s East #
12/17 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues #

% with The War On Drugs
* with Haim
& with Lightning Bug
^ with Helena Deland
# with Tops

Sometimes, Forever is out 6/24 via Loma Vista. Pre-save it here.

One of the most fun elements of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts has always been the crowd interactions — something that has been missing ever since the series went to an at-home format as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, as restrictions have eased up and vaccination levels increase, it looks like we’ll start to receive something of a hybrid approach whenever it’s possible. IDK’s new Tiny Desk Concert brings back the live audience feel as he invites neighbors and friends to his Los Angeles home to perform new songs from his recently released album Simple.

Opening with the soulful “Puerto Rico,” IDK opts to set the mood with the smooth, melodic gem from USEE4YOURSELF rather than one of his harder-hitting rap tracks, which allows him to present himself as a “sweet guy” and adds to the overall inviting mood. Meanwhile, Kaytranada’s jazzy, house-influenced production from Simple proves to translate beautifully to the stripped-down set, where some synthesized baby grand sets the groove as IDK’s friend thumps out the beat on a coffee table. Mike Dean also makes an appearance to contribute a ripping guitar solo to IDK’s latest single, “Breathe.”

Watch IDK’s Tiny Desk Concert above.

IDK is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After Deadpool was noticeably missing from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness despite a fan theory to the contrary, the official Twitter account for the Merc with the Mouth films has provided an update on the highly anticipated Deadpool 3. In a new tweet on Wednesday morning, the Deadpool handle shared a Photoshopped image of Rob Delaney‘s character, Peter, from Deadpool 2 and made it clear that product placement will be king.

“Deadpool 3 update: We’ve nailed down brand integrations,” the official account tweeted. “Story, character, and script next!”

Eagle-eyed fans of Ryan Reynolds will notice the actor’s Aviator Gin and Mint Mobile have been added to the scene, and there appears to be a poster for Wembley Stadium, which could be a nod to the soccer team Reynolds purchased with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney.

As for Delaney’s (possible) return as Peter, the actor previously pitched how his character could return back in November when he was promoting Home Sweet Home Alone. Via Comic Book:

“I know at the end of Deadpool 2 he asked if he can get Domino’s email address, so I think it might be funny to see him pursuing Domino quite earnestly, but with no skills at all to try and woo her. So that would be pretty funny and I think given a real challenge by Deadpool, if he really had to go take out a bad guy or something because say Deadpool had eaten some bad shrimp earlier. I think to see Peter and some genuine danger and also a little bit of romance, I think I’m just saying, you know what everybody else wants.”

Back in March, Reynolds announced that his Free Guy and The Adam Project director Shawn Levy will helm Deadpool 3 for Marvel Studios. More importantly, Kevin Feige has confirmed that the third film will be Rated-R, putting to bed concerns that the character would be watered down to score a PG-13 rating.

(Via Deadpool Movie on Twitter)

Everyone has their go-to cornbread recipe. The thing is, most of those recipes are probably for corn cakes or corn muffins and not cornbread. Say it with me, folks, real-deal cornbread does not need wheat flour or sugar (refined sugars, syrups, whatever). It just needs really good cornmeal that will shine through on its own.

Today’s “classic” cornbread is a simple mix of really good — naturally sweet — medium-to-coarse cornmeal (not corn flour), eggs, and buttermilk with a little salt, fat, and leavening agent (but even that last one is a matter of debate with hardcore purists). If you want to go back further, the cornbread we know today stems from Indigenous American culinary cultures across what’s now the Northeast, Southwest, Midwest, and South of the United States. Course cornmeal was mixed with salt, water, and fat and baked in hearth ovens for millennia before Europeans arrived on these shores (and Africans were abducted and brought here) and adjusted the recipe to suit their own cultures/palates/times.

For the recipe below, I’m adhering to the Sean Brock method because, well, he’s one of the foremost stewards of these types of recipes. Plus, Brock’s recipe feels like a good middle ground between the “historic” Indigenous cornbread of the past few thousand years and the “classic” cornbread of today’s American South. Moreover, this is a very straightforward recipe that only requires a little bit of skill, patience, and good timing. When you get it right, it’s wonderful.

Let’s get baking!

Cornbread

Ingredients:

• 3 cups medium-coarse yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 cup lard plus 2 tbsp.
• Butter

Get good buttermilk and eggs. Organic is fine, but if you have a farm store/farmer’s market near you, go with that. The fresher the better on that front.

As for the cornmeal, I go with a medium-coarse mill. I actually mix white hominy and yellow together for a half-and-half vibe. I’ve also done this with blue cornmeal to really amp up the sweetness. If you’re looking for real-deal and naturally sweet cornmeal, check out Anson Mills or Marsh Hen Mill for some serious cornmeal.

Lastly, if you want to make this without the lard, you can easily use either vegetable oil or white Crisco. Just keep an eye on the smoke point when you’re heating the skillet in the oven.

What You’ll Need:

• Stand mixer or bowl, wooden spoon, and some elbow grease
• 9-inch Cast iron skillet
• Mixing bowl
• Spatula
• Oven mit
• Toothpick

Method:

• Add the lard to the cast iron skillet and place it in the oven while you preheat it to 500f.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix with your fingers until integrated.
• Once the lard is fully melted, remove the skillet from the oven while it continues to preheat.
• Add the buttermilk and eggs to the mixing bowl and combine with the cake paddle attachment of your stand mixer (or your wooden spoon).
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just integrated. If you’re adding crumbled bacon or diced jalapenos or anything, do it at this step.
• Add 1/4 cup of melted lard from the cast iron skillet into the cornbread batter while mixing it. Make sure to keep at least two tablespoons of lard in the skillet.
• Place the skillet with the lard back in the oven until it just starts to smoke.
• Fold the cornbread batter into the super-hot skillet. Gently but quickly even out the top of the cornbread batter. The lard should sizzle pretty loudly as it creates a fried edge to the cornbread. The hot oil/fat should come up above the edge of the cornbread batter but not over the edge of the skillet.
• Place the skillet in the oven and bake for about ten to 12 minutes or until the cornbread is just set and the edges are brown and crisp. (Mine took ten minutes)
• Remove from the oven as soon as a toothpick comes back clean from the middle of the cornbread. Let sit for five minutes and then flip the cornbread in the skillet so that the crispy bottom is upward-facing.
• Serve with butter and honey, beans, pulled pork, chili, whatever.

Bottom Line:

This is cornbread. The crust is so crispy and luscious with that fat layered into the sweet cornmeal. It helps to create a textural masterpiece.

The body of the cornbread is light and almost airy, which is wild for something made with a milled grain as dense as cornmeal. The crumb is smooth yet has great peaks and valleys for butter or chili to get into. Take a look at it!

The flavor is a mix of bright sweet corn with a hint of buttermilk tang and plenty of grassy graininess. But, it really all comes back to that textural vibe. The crispy edge is just wonderfully crunchy with that semi-grainy, semi-soft interior with a truly natural sweet edge. I ate two pieces with butter immediately and I regret nothing.

All of that said, if you’re used to “Yankee cornbread” — or the kind made with loads of wheat flour and sugar — this might be a big departure for you. Fear not, you’ll love it. By trying it this way, you’ll get to the essence of the corn at the heart of this dish. And you’ll have a great recipe to share when everyone is raving this BBQ season!

For several weeks now, Tucker Carlson has been talking about “The Great Replacement” or replacement theory, a GOP-embraced conspiracy theory that traces back to the KKK that claims that immigrants are being allowed into the United States to “replace” white America. How do we know this? Because he’s been trolled endlessly about it—including by CNN’s Jim Acosta, who called out Fox News for profiting off Carlson’s dangerous lies, as well as by Seth Meyers, who criticized Carlson for much of the same reason.

But on Tuesday night, as Mediaite reports, Carlson decided to play dumb again and pretend that he actually has no idea what The Great Replacement is because it’s something “the Left” created, explaining:

“You’ve heard a lot about the great replacement theory recently. It’s everywhere in the last two days and we’re still not sure exactly what it is. Here’s what we do know for a fact: There is a strong political component to the Democratic Party’s immigration policy. We’re not guessing this. We know this. And we know it because they have said so. They’ve said it again and again and again.”

(Just like someone else we know.)

“They have bragged about it endlessly,” Carlson continued. “They talk about it on cable news—constantly.” (Also familiar sounding.) “And they say, out loud, ‘We are doing this because it helps us to win elections.’”

Carlson then proceeded to play a bunch of clips of Democrats including Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams talking about the changing demographics in America, and how the “new” voters are turning away from Republican values and are more interested in voting for independents or Democrats. Nowhere in those clips did anyone say “we’re bringing in immigrants to cancel out you and your vote,” but in Carlson’s mind that’s exactly what they were saying, because the message was that being white in America could soon make you part of the minority.

The “funny part,” according to Carlson, is that the Democrats may be wrong. “It turns out your average Salvadoran landscaper’s politics are a lot closer to Donald Trump’s than they are to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi’s.” Which doesn’t sound racist at all.

Carlson continued reading a variety of quotes from articles, tweets, and other sources to prove his point that Democrats are maniacs! “In 2021, The Washington Post’s Jen Rubin celebrated a report that the number of white people in this country is declining,” Carlson opined through clutched pearls. “Can you even imagine?! ‘This is fabulous news,’ she wrote. ‘Now we need to prevent minority White rule.’ My god! Talking like that!!”

After stating that he could give viewers a million more examples, Carlson stated that “We’re offended by this because it’s wrong. And we’ve said so.” Because how dare the melting pot that is America not be mostly white!

Carlson finished up his rant by discussing how Chuck Schumer recently sent a letter to Fox News blaming Carlson for the weekend shooting in Buffalo, New York, and others like it because of his hateful rhetoric. Carlson’s response was to invite Schumer on his show. When the senator declined, Carlson simply called him a “coward.” Because that’s how privileged white guys roll!

(Via Mediaite)

As Madison Cawthorn’s “sore loser” mentality reverberates after his dramatic congressional primary loss in North Carolina, other far-right GOP members have reason to be nervous. That would include Marjorie Taylor Greene, who’s seemingly next on the chopping block due to her reliance upon conspiracy theories in place of policy-based arguments during her actual job as a lawmaker. And there’s no way that rootin’ tootin’ Lauren Boebert didn’t feel her own little world shaken up by news of Madison’s unseating, especially since she’s endured no shortage of scandals in the past two years.

Yet the Rifle Republican is handling this Cawthorn, uh, well? That’s debatable because Boebert hasn’t said jack on the subject. She’s actually attempting to ignore the fact that the ultra-MAGA crowd isn’t safe from losing their D.C. gigs, and their numbers could be up. Yet Boebert is pretending that nothing is unusual at all about today. In fact, she’s still madly tweeting at Elon Musk, who has yet to acknowledge her existence. It’s something.

“.@ElonMusk says he will be voting Republican for the first time in his life the next time he votes,” Boebert typed in an attempt to distract herself from impending doom. “Elon is not alone. It’s nearly impossible to stand by and vote for today’s radical Democrat Party. Welcome, Elon!”

Elon, of course, has not responded (in all fairness, he’s attempting to weasel out of the Twitter deal because of bots or something) to Boebert’s umpteenth attempt to get a tweet mention out of him. But her replies are chock full of people pointing out that, in the aftermath of Cawthorn’s loss, she could be next (and the same goes for Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz).

Yep, the Boebert and Greene are suspiciously quiet about Cawthorn!

Despite being an underground staple for the majority of his career, MF DOOM’s recent passing shed light on just how widespread his influence really was. As such an impactful figure in hip-hop, he also has one of the most intriguing — and occasionally even mysterious — stories in the culture, thanks to his reluctance to enter the spotlight and his tendency to disappear for years at a time. Also, he wore a freaking Gladiator mask for public appearances, allowing him to be in multiple places at once via body doubles and shirk off things like interviews.

All these elements make for a fascinating biography, which is what we’ll get in 2024 with The Chronicles Of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast by veteran journalist S.H. Fernando Jr. via Astra House. Fernando Jr. has also written extensively about hip-hop, including in the 1994 book The New Beats: Exploring The Music, Culture And Attitudes Of Hip Hop, and the 2021 Wu-Tang Clan biography, From The Streets Of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga.

After MF DOOM’s death was announced on New Year’s Eve (in typical DOOM fashion, this was two months after he actually died on Halloween), a street in Long Beach, New York, his hometown, was named after him. Meanwhile, rappers from Yasiin Bey to Playboi Carti shared their memories of his outsized impact.

Red Bull gives you wings…and apparently, it also gives you a dope house party. This past weekend, Red Bull Guest House Miami threw a wild weekend-long event to celebrate the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and get people hyped for race day. The event took over the iconic five-star Faena Hotel in Miami Beach and featured daily experiences, curated music each night, trackside race viewing, art installations, pool parties, and more.

Musical performances included well-known artists and electronic acts including Arca, Channel Tres, James Murphy b2b DJ Tennis, Horse Meat Disco, American Dance Ghosts, Shit Robot, Soul Clap, Richie Hell, Carlta & Friends, and Eli Escobar. The F1 Weekend hotspot also drew in big-name party-goers from all around. Some of the Red Bull Guest House’s most notable attendees included Diplo, Venus and Serena Williams, Kaytranada, AlphaTauri Drivers Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, Danny Amendola, Lele Pons, Mario Ruíz, Juca Viapri, Noel Miller, Quenlin Blackwell, YungBBQ, Josh Killacky, Red Bull Athletes Ryan Sheckler, Miles Chamley-Watson, Lethal Shooter, Leticia Bufoni, and Lindsey Vonn.

For a glimpse into the shenanigans that went down during one of Miami’s busiest weekends of the year, check out the photos from Red Bull Guest House Miami below.

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