Earlier this month, anti-skirt activist and director Sean Penn was under fire for saying some weird things. Penn told i News that he thinks men in America are “wildly feminized” in a string of strange, off-topic comments. “I don’t think that being a brute or having insensitivity or disrespect for women is anything to do with masculinity, or ever did. But I don’t think that [in order] to be fair to women, we should become them.”
In an interview with The Independent, Penn was asked to clarify his comments, maybe in an effort to have him clear the air. Instead, he doubled down, stating that “men have, in my view, become quite feminized. I have these very strong women in my life who do not take masculinity as a sign of oppression toward them. There are a lot of, I think, cowardly genes that lead to people surrendering their jeans and putting on a skirt.” Questionable.
These comments didn’t sit right with Westworld actress Thandiwe Newton, who went off on Twitter over Penn’s comments. She, very eloquently, called Penn a “jibbering fool.”
.@SeanPenn Dude what are you SAY-ING?? Like for REAL? You’re a jibbering FOOL. MF you used to be sexy but now you’re just tragic Men for Becoming ‘Feminized’ – Variety https://t.co/MXKD474ihJ
She added, “In front of your DAUGHTER!? That poor little mite. Thank God her Mum’s so dope. Please stop ruining the brilliance of #LicoricePizza with this nonsense.”
For the past year, Donald Trump has been cosplaying as Webster Dictionary’s definition of a “sore loser” but his latest remarks — first at a rally held in Texas, then in a press release issued Sunday night — have left lawmakers and political pundits shocked. That’s because, for the first time, Trump is blatantly admitting to attempting to pressure his former Vice President Mike Pence into overturning the 2020 Presidential Election.
In a statement released by his team, Trump addressed bipartisan efforts to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887 in order to make it clear that no vice president has the right to change the outcome of an election. Trump sees this proposal as proof that Pence did have the power to call the 2020 Presidential Election in his favor (he didn’t) and Pence simply chose not to.
“What they are saying, is that Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away,” Trump wrote. “Unfortunately, he didn’t exercise that power, he could have overturned the Election!”
Trump has made it known that he believes voter fraud and other forms of election tampering caused him to lose the presidency but this marks the first time he’s admitted to actively trying to pressure a sitting vice president into overturning the vote, not just investigating it or refusing to certify the vote. Even more troubling, during a rally held over the weekend, Trump called on his supporters to rise up should he find himself in any legal trouble for his latest comments with the Jan. 6th Committee currently looking into his role in the insurrection.
“If these radical, vicious, racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal, I hope we are going to have in this country the biggest protest we have ever had — in Washington D.C., in New York, in Atlanta, and elsewhere because our country and our elections are corrupt,” he told the crowd.
CNN’s John King covered the recent rally and interviewed New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman about what Trump’s latest speech means and she had a fairly bleak interpretation of the former president’s mindset.
“He’s in, John, burn it all down mode and has been for some time,” Haberman said. “You take all of that together and you see the portrait of somebody who really doesn’t care anymore … who knows he can keep pushing the bounds and there haven’t been that many penalties.”
Scotch whisky at around $40 to $50 opens a nice gateway to the wider world of both blended scotch and single malts. This is where blended Scotch whisky starts to go a little deeper (and gain nuance). It’s also the price point where big-name 12-year-old single malts start to come into play.
Essentially, this is where Scotch whiskies start to get familiar, fun, and very interesting. I had a blast re-tasting these.
For this list, I’m ranking ten bottles of Scotch whisky — both blended whiskies and single malt whiskies — that I love. There’s a lot out there, so this isn’t meant to be exhaustive. This is just a list of the stuff that resonates with me right now and I think really rocks at this price point.
When it comes to the ranking, I’m going on taste alone. Some of these will vary pretty greatly but the overall vibe here is great taste at a great price. That all being said, these are bottles that you should be able to find pretty easily at your own liquor store (I’m not going into esoteric releases that don’t leave Islay or the Highlands). Let’s dive in!
Also Read: The Top 5 UPROXX Scotch Whisky Posts of 2021
Ballentine’s is a classic grocer-turned-whisky-maker, a tried and true Scottish tradition. In this case, the juice in the bottle is built from 50 different grain and single malt whiskies that are at least 12 years old. Once those barrels are vatted, the whisky is proofed down to a very accessible 80 proof.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a nice mix of fresh honey and lush vanilla on the nose next to hints of sweet oak and soft malts. The palate leans into the honey with a creamy edge as short hints of wildflowers balance against vanilla creaminess, a touch of holiday spice tied to the malts, and a nice dose of that sweet oak with a lightly charred sense. The finish is short and sweet and balances that vanilla and honey cream against florals and lightly spiced malts.
Bottom Line:
This isn’t going to blow you away but it is solid for what it is. It’s a very straightforward blended whisky that’s clearly built and works really well in a highball or on the rocks in a pinch.
Ardmore is the distillery behind super cheap blended scotch, Teacher’s Cream. This Highland single malt is a blend of 80 percent peated malt and 20 percent unpeated malt that’s proofed down to a very drinkable 80 proof.
Tasting Notes:
Floral honey and rich and butter toffee mingle on the nose next to a hint of cinnamon brioche and a touch of peated malt. The palate lets that floral honey get creamy as a cream soda vanilla vibe kicks in but is countered by a smoky peated edge that’s more like an old fireplace that’s just puttering out for the night. The end is full of wintry spice attached to the malts that tempers the smoke towards the background as the floral honey smooths everything out.
Bottom Line:
This is a pretty good place to start if you’re looking to dip your toes into the “peated” whisky world. It’s smoky, sure, but only just and really leans into the softer honey notes of the Highlands. Still, this is more of a mixing whisky than a sipping one.
This single malt from Diageo is a great gateway to good single malt. The juice is aged for 12 years — mostly in ex-bourbon barrels and a few ex-sherry cask-matured whiskies — before it’s cut with that iconic Speyside water and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
This is a delicate sip of whisky that leans into notes of dried florals and sweet fruits counterpointed by spicy oak and worn leather. The palate lets the spice amp up a bit while the fruit touches on both orange oils and orange blossoms with whispers of bourbon vanilla, dried fruits, and fresh honey. The end really holds onto that lightness while fading fairly quickly, leaving you with a cedary leather, more of that sweet fruit, and almost creamy vanilla.
Bottom Line:
This is a great candidate for a bourbon drinker. There are very familiar notes at play that’ll feel like going back home to Kentucky while still feeling new, fresh, and definitely malty. While this is definitely more of a mixing whisky, you can throw this on some rocks and it’ll be perfectly fine.
This is basically Johnnie Black– a slightly peaty blend of over 40 whiskies from around Scotland — that’s been casked again in deeply charred oak for a final maturation. The idea is to maximize that peat and amp up the Islay and Island whiskies’ smokiness.
Tasting Notes:
Clove-forward spice and billows of softwood smoke — think cherry and apple — greet you on the nose. The palate has a vanilla creaminess that’s punctuated by bright apple, dried fruit, and more peat that leans more towards an old beach campfire than a chimney stack. The spice kicks back in late, warming things up as the smoke carries through the end with a nice dose of oakiness, fruitiness, and sweet vanilla creaminess.
Bottom Line:
All Johnnie Blacks are built as sippers, especially on the rocks. This one is definitely for someone looking to go all-in on the peated whiskies while still feeling like they haven’t gone into the wildly peated ones yet. This is an approachable peat/smoke that’s balanced well with fruit and sweetness throughout.
Shieldaig is distilled by a big distillery in Scotland that a lot of other whiskies, gins, and blends. This expression is a Speyside peated malt that’s finished in Olorosso sherry casks to temper that peat in the whisky.
Tasting Notes:
The nose balances honey, apples, and toffee with a very distant hint of peated malts, dark spices, and a touch of nuttiness. The palate largely delivers on those notes while adding in layers of vanilla creaminess, apple butter, orange zest, ashy malts, and soft oak with hints of figs and plums in the background. The finish brings it all together with spicy stewed raisins, prunes, and dates next to a light walnut shell dryness and a hint of smoked malts.
Bottom Line:
This really has a nice balance of fruit and peat. It’s hard not to dig this, especially on the rocks or in a highball.
This is a classic bottle of peated malt. The Islay whisky is made with iconic Port Ellen peated malts and then primarily matured in ex-sherry casks for at least ten years. Those casks are married and then cut with local lake water before bottling.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a clear sense of stonefruit, orange oils, and earthen peaty smoke that greets you. The palate leans into the iodine and earthiness with plenty of campfire smoke next to black pepper, vanilla, and an underlying nuttiness. With a little water, a coffee bitterness arises next to a hint of black licorice. The end really embraces the smoke, adding fattiness like an old meat smoker as the fruit and nuts make a final appearance on the very slow fade.
Bottom Line:
Grabbing this whisky is going all-in on peated whisky. While this doesn’t have the BandAid or Windex qualities of some of the bigger Islay malts, it does hit you with significant smoke. Though I’d argue, this is more of a backyard smoker kind of smoke that’s perfect for pairing with brisket or a pile of smoked ribs.
This Highland malt is all about maturation. The whisky is barreled in three different bourbon barrels. One set is first-fill bourbon barrels (meaning that this whisky was the first thing to go in the barrel after the bourbon was drained). Another set of barrels were re-fill bourbon barrels (meaning that the barrels had already held local whisky at least once before they were refilled with this whiskey). And the last set of barrels were re-charred bourbon barrels (meaning the barrels took on a brand new layer of char but were still seasoned with bourbon deep inside that wood).
Tasting Notes:
This is a rush of apple and pear orchards on the nose with hints of steel-cut oatmeal (uncooked) next to floral honey, vanilla husks, and a bright note of lemon oils. The palate really leans into the apple/pear vibe while the lemon turns into a lemon cream pie with stiff peaks of vanilla whipped cream and a lard-based crust supporting everything. The end has a light touch of spicy malts next to all that lemon creaminess and apple and pear woodiness that just hints at a moment of smoke that feels more derived from the oak getting charred again than “peat.”
Bottom Line:
This is another great bridge between bourbon and scotch. The lemon and orchard fruits really help this one pop, especially as an on the rocks sipper. Overall, this is a great candidate for a brilliantly bright whisky highball, thanks to all that citrus and fruit.
This is a pretty unique whisky. The distillery is located in Scotland’s far north Orkney Islands. The juice in the bottles is a classic peaty single malt that spends 12 years maturing in European and American oak, both of which were seasoned with sherry. The whiskies are then married and proofed down to a very accessible 40 percent.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a real sense of rich and almost rummy holiday cake full of dark spices, dried fruits, candied citrus, and nuts with a hint of smoke. A touch of fragrant honey arrives to smooth out the texture while adding sweetness. That smoke pops back in on the finish but it’s more like a chimney smoke from a house a few doors down on a snowy day than a funky peaty smoke from a bog.
Bottom Line:
This is another solid on the rocks scotch, especially if you’re looking for a wintry spice bomb that’s just touched by peat. This feels homey and easy at the same time.
This no-age-statement whisky from The Glenlivet goes back to the 1800s in style and substance. The whisky is made with mountain water from Speyside and distilled in old lantern-shaped stills. That juice is then aged in traditional oak and first-fill bourbon barrels before it’s blended like the old days (before age statements were a thing).
Tasting Notes:
Fruit bursts from the whisky on the nose with lemon, lime, and orange oils next to bright Granny Smith apples and juicy pears next to bourbon vanilla, creamy toffee, and a touch of honey. The palate holds onto that bright fruit, especially the orange and pear as the toffee becomes buttery and brittle with a little bit of green banana sneaking in next to cream soda and apple candies. The finish is long with creamy vanilla and toffee sweetness balanced out by all those citrus oils and pear vibes.
Bottom Line:
This is just super easy to drink. It’s not mind-blowing or anything like that, but it’s not meant to be. This was built to be an easy and fun sipper or mixer and that’s exactly what it is.
This is an entry whisky not only to Speyside but to single malts in general. The juice is aged in a combination of used American and European oak before it’s married, rested, proofed with Speyside’s iconic water, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
This dram is creamy like a vanilla pudding with a bright pear orchard vibe, some mild toffee, and hints of sweetgrass next to mild oak. That leads towards a very easy and soft woodiness with a touch of candied pear and more vanilla cream before hints of soft cinnamon spice poke up in the background with those soft malts. By the end, it’s clear how light and approachable this whisky is as that pear, vanilla cream, and milt spice slowly fade away, leaving you with a silken mouthfeel and just enough malts and toffee.
Bottom Line:
This is shockingly easy to drink for a whisky (from any region). The flavor notes are so clearly rendered and concise. This is a dream in a cocktail or highball but works perfectly well on the rocks too. It’s versatile and, generally, really freaking tasty.
At the upcoming Grammy Awards, Marilyn Manson secured himself a nomination thanks to his work on Kanye West’s album Donda. Ye received backlash for working with Manson in light of allegations of sexual assault and abuse he faces, but it appears that hasn’t deterred West from containing to work with Manson, who is reportedly involved in the making of the upcoming Donda 2.
Digital Nas, a producer who worked on the first Donda album, told Rolling Stone, “I see Marilyn a lot in the studio. Like, every day I go to the studio, Marilyn is there working on Donda 2.” He continued, “[West] doesn’t want Marilyn to play rap beats. He wants Marilyn to play what he makes, and then Ye will take parts of that and sample parts of that and use parts of that, like he did [generally when making] Yeezus. […] He has some producers from Yeezus working on Donda 2 this time around, [as well as] Marilyn, me, a bunch of producers from Donda 1.”
He also noted that West and Manson have “a crazy dynamic,” saying, “I would have never, ever thought that would happen, but it happened.”
Furthermore, Nas speculated why West decided to work with Manson, saying, “I think it’s moreso that Ye is coming from a standpoint of like, ‘We all make mistakes.’ I think that’s maybe why he had DaBaby and Marilyn at that one show. I’m just assuming it is from a standpoint of like, ‘We’re all sinners. We all make mistakes. We shouldn’t point the finger at someone for the mistakes they’ve made or something like that.’”
Now that Amy Schneider’s historic run on Jeopardy! is over after $1.3 million in winnings, she’s free to pursue other passions… like host Jeopardy!. “It would certainly be a cool experience,” she said when asked whether she’d be interested in becoming Alex Trebek’s permanent replacement earlier this month. “It’s a lot harder than it looks. Whether I’d actually even be good at it, I don’t know… But yeah, I‘d certainly consider it if somebody asked.” Amy Schneider wouldn’t be her first pick to get the gig, though.
“Ken Jennings should be the host,” she told CNN’s Brian Stelter. “I really can’t say enough about him. I didn’t necessarily think that before going into this because, yes, he was a great champion, but this is a different skill set. But you could see the work that he put into it, and I just thought he did a really great job… That’s my endorsement.”
Jennings, who holds the record for the longest winning streak in Jeopardy! history, previously praised Schneider on Twitter, writing, “Of all the Jeopardy! greats, I’ve never seen anyone that played the game with the kind of unflappable ease that Amy Schneider always seemed to have.” He currently shares hosting duties with The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik, an arraignment that lasts until the summer. Once the new season begins, it’s hard to imagine Jennings not getting the full-time job, assuming he wants it — he certainly doesn’t have to worry about Aaron Rodgers anymore.
To be fair, parking is a nightmare, but Wojciech Cieszkowski claims the 30 Rock actor punched him in the jaw and shoved him outside Baldwin’s East 10th Street apartment, where they were both waiting for a spot. Baldwin then countersued, as his lawyers claimed that the man was only “light pushed.” The surveillance footage shows an altercation between the two, though it’s a bit inconclusive.
Also appearing on the video is Baldwin’s wife, Hilaria, who appears to intervene. Though she’s not known for her honesty, either. The two came to an undisclosed agreement today. Baldwin had previously pled guilty to harassment over the incident and was sentenced to anger management classes, as well as a hefty $120 fine.
This has been quite the last few months for Baldwin, who has been in a sea of legal issues after allegedly firing a gun on the set of his movie Rust, which tragically killed Halyna Hutchins last fall. The investigation is ongoing, though Baldwin is having a hard time cooperating with authorities.
It Takes Two is a divisive game. The platformer about two adults, Cody and May, preparing for divorce only to become toy dolls ranges from the Game of the Year for some to unearned emotional pulling for others. It’s generally agreed that the gameplay itself is pretty fun and a great co-op experience. However, the game’s plot is where a lot of the complaints about It Takes Two come in. Some people believe it’s a really well-told story about two adults needing to learn how to grow as people, but others think it’s a game where the characters don’t actually go through much change and many of its more mature themes are mishandled.
Despite the divisiveness over the plot of It Takes Two, it looks like the game will be receiving an adaptation for film and TV. According to Variety, the studio behind It Takes Two — Hazelight Studios — has partnered with dj2 Entertainment to create the adaptation. The game’s director, Josef Fares, is unsurprisingly excited about the potential adaptation.
“Creating the world and story in ‘It Takes Two’ was so much fun for me and the team,” said Hazelight founder and creative director Josef Fares. “Since it has a strong narrative with many crazy characters and just as crazy co-op action moments, the potential is huge for a great adaption to film or television.”
It will be interesting to see what kind of direction they choose to take this adaptation. The game has a really incredible art style that will be extremely difficult for a movie studio to match without just copying it if they choose to go the animation route. If they go the live filming route though then recreating that unique art with actual people will be a task in itself. Of course, that’s for the studios to figure out.
Over the past decade, the ultra-hazy, juicy, and tropical fruit-forward New England IPA has exploded in popularity. This has led to brewers continuing to push the envelope in terms of flavor, ingredients, and texture of IPAs. Which has all led us to a brand new(ish) craft beer style called the “milkshake IPA.”
We can thank Indiana’s 3 Floyds and Sweden’s Omnipollo for this particular ripple, as they were the first to add lactose sugar to an IPA back in 2015. Eureka! The milkshake IPA was born.
Not too surprisingly, this style gets its name because of its use of lactose and fruit (much like so many of our favorite milkshakes). This results in a creamy mouthfeel and consistency. Depending on the brewer and how wild they want to get with it, some include sour or tart flavors alongside various fruits, tropical or otherwise.
Naturally, not all milkshake IPAs are created equal. So we decided to grab eight well-known contenders for the crown and rank them on overall flavor. Keep scrolling to see how things shook out.
This seven percent beer literally tastes like a pineapple milkshake. It’s brewed with Cascade and CTZ hops and dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops. It gets more flavor and mouthfeel from the addition of Conan yeast as well as Carapils and Pale malts, oat, wheat, pineapple, vanilla, and, of course, lactose.
Tasting Notes:
Not surprisingly, a lot is going on with this beer’s nose. There’s a wallop of pineapple, caramel malts, slight citrus, herbal hops, and a nice hit of vanilla. There was more of the same with the flavor, as there was a ton of vanilla, slight creamsicle-like notes, more pineapple, and just a hint of hops and malts.
Bottom Line:
The hoppy taste is the only thing this beer is lacking. Still, this is a creamy, delicious, juicy beer that any pina colada or hazy IPA fan would adore.
Bearded Iris has a few different versions of its iconic Mood Ring. This version is an 8.5 percent double IPA loaded with a ridiculous amount of berries. It’s brewed with blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries as well as lactose and vanilla. To add to that, it’s hopped with Mosaic, Vic Secret, and Citra hops.
Tasting Notes:
Have you ever been strawberry picking? This beer smells like a field of strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. There isn’t much vanilla on the nose, but it sneaks through in the palate along with more berries, lactose, and a nice kick of citrus and floral hops. All around a fruity, sweet, memorable beer.
Bottom Line:
This is a little more “fruit smoothie” than “milkshake.” But it’s pretty close to the perfect IPA for anyone who loves berries and cream.
Carrying on the tradition that brewers seem to enjoy citrus flavors when making milkshake IPAs, Hop Butcher Blazed Orange Milkshake has major creamsicle vibes. This 7.5 percent ABV double milkshake IPA was brewed with Citra and Strata hops as well as orange and vanilla.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is way nostalgic with a notable creamsicle smell. Unsurprisingly, there’s also a good deal of sweet vanilla, a hint of pineapple, and slight hoppiness. The palate is more of the same with a ton of tart, sweet orange flavor paired well with creamy vanilla. There isn’t much else in the flavor department and, in this case, that’s not a bad thing.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of creamsicles or you enjoy the flavors of orange and vanilla, this is right up your alley. It literally tastes like an orange-flavored creamy milkshake but not much else.
Fans of New Orleans-based Urban South know all about the brewery’s line of Snoball Juice IPAs. Known for its fruit flavors, one of the best and most milkshake-like is its Urban South Strawberry Shortcake Snoball Juice. Original Snoball Juice is a hazy, juicy IPA made with a slew of hops including Idaho 7, Vic Secret, El Dorado, and Citra hops.
This beer elevates that flavor with lactose, strawberries, and Graham cracker crust.
Tasting Notes:
A complex mix of strawberries, slight citrus, sweet Graham crackers, and vanilla meet your nose. Sipping it reveals more lactose sweetness, ripe berries, slight herbal, piney hops, and sweet, creamy vanilla. It’s a great combination of milky, fruity sweetness, and gentle hops.
Bottom Line:
This beer is aptly named. It’s a slightly hoppy, juicy, creamy, strawberry milkshake in a can and we can’t get enough of it.
Named for the novel and film A Clockwork Orange, Glendale, California’s Paperback Brewing’s 6.5 percent A Milkshake Orange is brewed with Sabro hops, blood orange, and lactose. It’s a citrus-filled homage to the ultra-violent, iconic Stanley Kubrick film adaptation.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find citrus zest, bright orange juice, vanilla beans, creamy lactose, and orange rind. The flavor is a mix of creaminess and sweetness with a lot of ripe, juicy orange, lactose, and slightly bitter citrus zest. All in all, a creamy, juicy beer for citrus maniacs.
Bottom Line:
It seems that creamsicle-like milkshake IPAs are the name of the game. It’s not surprising that this orange and vanilla flavor works together perfectly and has a real “milkshake” feel to it.
With a name like “Hoof Hearted Who’d Like To Hold My Clipboard,” you might not have any idea what you’re getting into. That’s what makes this beer even more exciting. You’re unprepared for this highly complex, nine percent ABV double IPA brewed with fruit puree, Tahitian vanilla, and milk sugar.
Tasting Notes:
This beer’s complex nose has notes of guava, mango, ripe pineapple, vanilla beans, and sweet milk. The palate is epically sweet with hints of candied pineapple, sweet orange candy, vanilla beans, and a slight hop note.
Bottom Line:
This is the kind of milkshake IPA that requires multiple sessions to find all of the various flavors. It’s sweet, creamy, and — frankly — pretty magical.
The folks at Clown Shoes obviously have an intriguing sense of humor. You wouldn’t expect a milkshake IPA called Clown Shoes Tropical Blender to feature an image of the Grimm Reaper. But there it is. This seven percent ABV milkshake IPA is brewed with pineapple, mango, and guava puree, as well as lactose.
Tasting Notes:
This is a fruity beer for sure. Aromas of guava, mango, and pineapple immediately meet your nostrils. There are also notes of vanilla cream and slight, floral hops as well. On the palate, this beer is hoppier than many on the list and it tempers to tropical fruit and creamy lactose flavors quite well.
Bottom Line:
This is a great example of a well-balanced milkshake IPA. There’s a ton of tropical sweetness that pairs well with slightly bitter hops and a rich, creamy base.
Greely, Colorado’s Weldwerks is well known for its beloved Juicy Bits, a New England IPA is bursting with juicy, hazy, and fresh fruit flavor. But this brewery is more than a one-trick pony. Their Piña Colada Milkshake is brewed with toasted coconut, pineapple puree, vanilla, lactose, and Citra and Mosaic hops.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find a ton of caramelized pineapple, mango, passionfruit, sweet vanilla, and just the right kick of dank and piney hops. There’s more ripe pineapple on the palate along with toasted coconut, sweet cream, vanilla beans, more tropical fruit flavors, and a nice kick of dank hops at the finish.
Bottom Line:
If you like pina coladas (and getting caught in the rain?), but you still want your beer to taste like beer, this is a milkshake IPA for you. Pineapple is the star of the show with this beer but the creaminess of the coconut help make this the ultimate IPA milkshake.
Drake’s relationship with his son Adonis generates plenty of amusing, entertaining, and downright adorable content these days, especially as the three-year-old begins to develop more of his personality and understand what his dad does for a living. He’s also getting quite mischievous, as Drake’s latest video with Adonis shows.
Opening with a playful debate about whether or not Adonis will be “bigger” than Drake when he gets to be Drake’s age (there appears to be some confusion on whether that means physically or in terms of cultural impact), the video takes a slightly dark turn when Adonis asks whether his dad wants to learn some French. Adonis has likely been learning from his mom, Sophie Brussaux, a French painter and former model who shares custody with Drake (also, French is big in Canada, so Adonis being bilingual couldn’t hurt).
While teaching his dad some French words, Adonis also appears to be roasting his pops’ advancing years (kids always think everybody older than them is a dinosaur), reminding him that he’s inching closer to death every day — although, when he’s asked to translate, he puts it into much nicer terms. Drake seems pretty amused, though, catching Adonis’ prank and cracking up over it as the video ends. Check out the video below.
“ You’re a funny guy “ whole time Adonis telling him he’s gonna die lmaoooooooooooo https://t.co/7AXYeYR5jZ
also this part is KILLING ME cause adonis is casually talking about when his dad gon die and he’s here repeating it blindly snskdjsk pic.twitter.com/3pZhBUws3k
Douglas Scott grew up on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in the dying shadow of the timber industry that had supported the region for decades.
“Nearly every home had a bright orange or yellow sign reading ‘This home supported by timber dollars,'” Scott wrote on Outdoor Society.
While the region has also been recognized for its succulent seafood, temperate climate, and stunning natural formations, nothing shaped the community — or the physical landscape — quite like logging did.
The tension in the air between the loggers and the environmentalists throughout the 1980s was thicker than the trees being cut down.
“I heard from old timers in the Harbor about how environmentalists were ruining the region, and I was told by environmentalists that loggers were killing everything in sight,” Scott recalled.
But to understand the full impact of deforestation on the region, it helps to take the bird’s eye view.
Here’s a satellite image of the Olympic Peninsula from 1984. The white region in the center are the mountaintops in Olympic National Park; you’ll also notice the grey and brown areas along the western and northern coasts of the peninsula.
“When I moved away from the area in 1997, there wasn’t much of a logging or mill economy in dozens of towns around the region,” Scott said.
By that time, tourism had begun to take the place of timber as the region’s major industry — which was probably helped along by the fact that the trees were slowly but surely starting to recover, enhancing the already stunning vistas that drew visitors.
Here’s how the Olympic Peninsula looked by the time that Scott and his family left the area; you’ll notice the western and northern coasts are just a little bit greener than they were 13 years prior…
Those great green arbors continued their gradual recovery into the 2000s…
And they’re still going today.
But those isolated moments don’t tell the whole story of the region’s recovery. It’s even more remarkable when you can see it in action…
We don’t always notice the world changing right before our eyes, but the decades-long view of the Olympic Peninsula shows the true power of nature.
It’s not just the trees, either; according to Scott, the replenished forests have also had a positive impact on the local salmon population and other treasured natural resources.
That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use the natural world, of course. We still need wood, for example, but now we know there are sustainable ways to use it without recklessly damaging to the planet.
The Earth was built to take care of itself. We just need to let Mother Nature do her thing.
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