Elon Musk’s SpaceX was supposed to revolutionize space travel, reduce the price of interstellar transportation, even lead to the colonization of Mars. Perhaps one day all that will be true. But right now, a SpaceX flight due soon for re-entry on Earth has a little problem: The toilet is broken, and it won’t be fixed until after its return. So everyone put their heads together, just like in Apollo 13, and this is the best solution they came up with: Those on board will just have to pee themselves.
As per CNN, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ship — which is currently docked at ISIS, the International Space Station, having deposited them there back in April — is fine save a leak in the toilet. That will force the four NASA astronauts who will soon be onboard to use their “undergarments” instead.
That’s not as bad as it may sound. First, the “undergarments” are essentially diapers anyway, and have long been used as backups on flights. Second, it’s unknown how long the four will be in flight, though the last such trip took only six hours, though the one before that took 19 hours. Perhaps they can hold it.
This isn’t the first toilet leak on the Crew Dragon capsule. On the Inspiration4 mission in September, crew found a tube, that was used to funnel urine into a storage tank, had become unglued, leading to a hidden mess beneath the capsule floor. In fact, all three SpaceX spacecraft have had similar issues, which is probably in no way symbolic of a larger issue.
Musk is one of at least three billionaires who’ve caught space fever, leading to rivalries, even razzing. But only Musk is the one who’s enticed the likes of Tom Cruise and Channing Tatum to potentially join him in the heavens. If they go, however, they’d do well to not chug Big Gulps prior to takeoff.
As a middle-aged woman, I’ve spent decades battling for my body. I have become a skilled fighter against the advertising industry, the entertainment industry, the fashion industry, the beauty industry and the fitness industry. I’ve learned to fend off societal expectations, language norms, social media filters and even my own brain, simply to exist in peace inside my own body.
It’s not a war I chose to wage, but one I was born into. From infancy, magazine covers at grocery store checkouts and billboards along highways have bombed me with messages about bodies and beauty. It’s been a daily assault my whole life, boom after boom after boom.
I’m also a mother of three who didn’t want to hand this “forever war” down to her children. My own mom served as an excellent example on the body image front, which gave me a tactical advantage for which I’m grateful. But I knew the bombardment from the outside world would hit my kids just as it hit me, and I vowed to prepare them as best I could.
The first thing to know is that the enemy in the body image war is sneaky, relentless and everywhere. It’s in every message that tells us we’re too fat, too skinny, too curvy, too flat, too tall, too short—or not enough of any of those things. “Too” and “not enough” are its weapons of choice and boy are they effective, targeting with perfect precision the part of us that wants to belong, to be accepted, to be loved.
In a war, we can deal with an enemy attack in two ways: take cover or fight.
Body positivity is a weapon we use to fight body negativity. The enemy says “Your tummy’s too flabby,” and we fire back with “No way, my belly is fabulous!” The enemy says “You need to lose weight” and we fire back with “Screw you, my body is gorgeous!” The problem with fighting body negativity with body positivity is that it means constantly engaging in battle. One side hits, the other side hits back. Even when you’re winning the battle, it’s exhausting.
Body positivity can be especially problematic when it comes from other people. Jonah Hill recently spoke to this issue, asking people to stop commenting on his weight loss, either negatively or positively. “I know you mean well but I kindly ask that you not comment on my body,” Hill said in a post on Twitter. “Good or bad I want to politely let you know it’s not helpful and doesn’t feel good. Much respect.”
That message is so simple—I know you mean well, but your positive messages about my body are not helpful.
Those messages aren’t helpful because what they say to the person is “Someone is judging my body.” Judgment itself is what keeps the war going, whether it’s others doing it or us doing it to ourselves. Real freedom lies in dropping the judgments altogether. That’s where body neutrality comes in.
Body neutrality means moving away from judgment altogether and taking a neutral view of our body. It’s not “good” or “bad,” it’s not “ugly” or “gorgeous,” it just is. Instead of asking how our body looks and going with a negative or positive judgment as the answer, we ask different questions to determine if anything needs to be adjusted: How does my body feel? Does it function well? Is it fulfilling its purpose, enabling me to move around, enjoy things and be of service in this world?
“Body neutrality means taking a neutral perspective towards your body, meaning that you do not have to cultivate a love for your body or feel that you have to love your body every day. You may not always love your body, but you may still live happily and appreciate everything your body can do.”
Body neutrality serves as a shield against body negative messaging. It allows us to put down our weapons and walk away from the body image war, largely unscathed by the bombardments of the enemy. It’s not putting up a white flag and surrendering to body negativity; it’s becoming Switzerland in the face of it. It’s simply saying, “Yeah, I’m not going to do this anymore.”
Body neutrality sounds simple enough, but it’s not necessarily easy to achieve considering how trained we are to judge. Once we do achieve it, though, the result is liberation.
My biggest body neutrality epiphany hit some years ago when I saw that women were spending gobs of money getting butt implants. I had spent so much of my teen and young adult years lamenting my “child-bearing hips” and formidable derriere in the face of tiny-bottomed models, and now suddenly having some trunk junk was all the rage? That’s when I truly internalized the reality that it’s all bullshit. All of the judgments and the subconscious thinking about what’s ideal or desirable—it all went out the window because it’s based on literally nothing.
Actress Jameela Jamil offered an example of what body neutrality can look like when she told Glamour in 2019, “I don’t think about my body ever. Imagine just not thinking about your body. You’re not hating it. You’re not loving it. You’re just a floating head. I’m a floating head wandering through the world.”
Personally, I don’t think we have to never think about our bodies at all. I think about my body daily because I want to feel good and have energy. I know that what I do with my body impacts those things, so I pay attention to what I’m eating and make sure I’m getting enough movement, considering my sedentary job—but I can do all that from a place of gratitude for what my body enables me to do, rather than a judgmental analysis of what my body is or isn’t.
I also don’t think we have to throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Body positivity has been life-changing for some people, and body neutrality might feel unnecessary for people who honestly feel awesome in their own bodies and want to celebrate that. For me, there’s a place for body positivity alongside body neutrality. Putting on an outfit that fits just right and saying, “Dang, lookin’ good” is fun. When used as a genuine celebration instead of as a reactionary weapon, body positivity is healthy, in my experience.
What all of this really comes down to is that truly being at peace in our bodies doesn’t come from constantly fighting negativity with positivity, especially in a war over body image that truly has no end. The commercial machine will continue to do what it does best—tell us we should feel insecure and then prey on those insecurities. We can fight back with opposite messaging—and sometimes that might be a reasonable strategy—but we have to realize that judgments, good and bad, just keep the war going. Perhaps a better strategy is to decide the fight simply isn’t worth it, lay down the weapons and walk away from the battle altogether.
I have a body that lets me live in this world. That’s neat. I’m thankful for it. End of story.
People tend to love math because it’s truth is absolute and permanent. 1×1 is always 1. 2 + 2 is always 4. However, when it comes to the world of women’s fashion, tried and true mathematical principles fall to the wayside. A Target 4 is more like an H&M 6, and a Free People 12. This is the non logic that women consistently go through just to buy a pair of pants.
Megan Perkins (@justablusmom) created a Tiktok video to reveal just how much of a minefield the retail sizing systems are, and hopefully it will encourage women to just STOP letting arbitrary numbers determine their self image, or, as Megan put in her video’s caption: “Don’t judge your body by the number on the label.”
Don’t judge your body by the number on the label. #womensfashion #bodypositivity #itsjustanumber
In the video, Megan took four pairs of size 14 jeans, “different styles, all button fly,” from Old Navy, which were placed neatly on top of one another. As she pans to the left, the discrepancy between sizes is…apparent, to say the least.
Noting in the video that she’s only “talking about waist sizes,” she began differentiating how each pant fit. One was huge, one fit perfectly, another a little snug, and the top couldn’t fit over her hips. The on-screen text aptly read: “it’s not you, it’s them.”
Megan’s video began with “and this is why women hate their bodies.” And she’s not wrong. It’s already been documented how the radical sizing difference can negatively impact body image, especially, teenage girls who think that their fat because suddenly they went up a dress size. I mean, really, how can size 4 be the universally accepted “ideal size” promoted by magazines and clothing brand companies if we can’t even agree on what a size 4 really is?
Even if it doesn’t affect your self esteem, man-oh-man is a nuisance. As someone who somehow ranges between a 2 and an 8 myself, I seriously am in awe of people who can buy jeans online. Several TikTok users wondered why we couldn’t incorporate the simple universal sizing the men’s clothing has.
“Meanwhile my husband can buy 36x34s at ANY store and they all fit.” one commenter astutely put.
Okay, okay, okay. The woman did say they were different styles, right? Could that have made some impact on the sizing? An Old Navy worker seemed to think so, claiming that “this isn’t a fair comparison. Those are different styles of jeans. They are designed to fit differently.”
That arguing point was given ANOTHER video by @justablusmom, this time with all the pants having the same rise and same cut. Think it really changed anything? Spoiler alert: it didn’t.
More jeans comparisons. #womensfashion #bodypositivity #itsjustanumber #doesthisclearitupforyou #stopit
In the follow up video, three pairs of identical pants were piled neatly onto one another, waistbands all aligned, same as before. Only this time, the sizes were 12, 14, and 16. How can this even be possible? I’m no math wiz, but even my right dominant brain can figure out that this doesn’t add up.
Even the jeggings didn’t align in size, and were, and Megan put, “at least two sizes difference.” This makes zero sense. Although I don’t feel comfortable using the word “zero” anymore. Does it even mean what I think it means?
One person commented that “The point is, it’s not just Old Navy, it’s all brands and it’s ridiculous! Regardless of style/fit, a size 14 should fit someone who’s a size 14.”
Another person wrote: “It’s not just Old Navy, it’s every store, and it’s shirts too!” Might I just add from personal experience that this includes bras as well. Perhaps this is the secret Victoria has been keeping…
Jokes aside, clothing brands definitely need to take the initiative to create more universal sizing, so that it doesn’t play crazy mind games for women and make them question their bodies (even more than they already do). But let’s not wait for them to start being a bit kinder to ourselves, whether we’re wearing our size large sweatpants, or our size small leggings. I mostly wear a nightgown these days, anyway.
Racist blasting, viral vigilante Denise Bradley (aka “Aunt Karen” on TikTok) strikes again. This time, she’s gone undercover into a private Facebook group titled ‘White Lives Matter.” Yeah … you probably see where this is going.
To bring you up to speed on all things Aunt Karen: Bradley created her social media alter ego in 2020 to identify and expose people using racial slurs and derogatory remarks online. Though sometimes her methods can be extreme (like publicly sharing people’s home address, social security number, etc.), Aunt Karen does live up to her slogan of “the devil works hard, but we work harder” by relentlessly forcing bullies and white supremacists to be accountable.
Bradley recently posted a video (currently racking up close to 250,000 views) where she said: “So I have this White Lives Matter group that I secretly infiltrated, but now they know I’m in there. But what they don’t know is that I have four profiles in there—they kicked out one of my profiles, but there’s a ton more. And all of you guys that are helping infiltrate this group, I love you.”
“The trolling in this group is amazing,” she continued, showing a post depicting a picture of Michael B. Jordan as superman, which apparently the group found alarming, as the caption read “I’m terrified where this will go. Yes, Superman is now black.” Yikes.
It’s probably no surprise that in infiltrating this group, Bradley easily saw that “every post made was rooted in hatred. At the heart of it all, skin colour was their only excuse for it. They held people of colour (particularly Black people) in such low regard. To them, we’re the root of all problem[s],” according to her interview with Indy100. Which is admittedly depressing, and yet all of Aunt’s Karen’s videos do have an undeniable sense of humor, even while exposing deep-seated racism.
Despite the levity in delivery, Aunt Karen’s purpose is singular and serious: “I want them to feel uncomfortable. They shouldn’t be able to display so much hate and bigotry. They don’t deserve a space on any platform.”
This was said to The Daily Dot after she found yet another white supremacist group on Facebook, with the not-so-clever rebranding of “White Lives Matter 2.0.” I guess some things can be worse than Facebook changing to Meta.
Luckily, Facebook banned the revival group within a day of Bradley’s follow-up video. But not before she revealed a few more posts from the group. You know, things like how “disturbing” it is that the Netflix show “The Baby-Sitters Club” requested fans donate to Black Lives Matter and The Trevor Project (spelled “Trever” in the post and informing us all that the campaign “praises sinners that are gay”). Or photos of Trump and Jesus being the best of friends. Bradley admitted that they weren’t all racist posts. A puppy meme was thrown in for good measure.
And though some present themselves as moderate by promoting “all lives matter” as a form of racial equality, there are still anti-Black messages. Including, but certainly not limited to referring to Black people as “lazy.” This kind of hate-filled rhetoric and fuel for ongoing systemic oppression must be, as Aunt Karen says, “dismantled.” Though Bradley has a sense of humor about it, it’s (obviously) not funny.
On staying resolute, Bradley told The Daily Dot that “what calms me is my purpose. If anything I do can help take another step towards the end of racism. I’m going to do it.” And in a continuously more digital world, it might as well be taking down racists one tweet or TikTok at a time.
Disney has been in the live-action remake game for a while now, having realized they can make far, far more money redoing their animated classics rather than simply re-releasing them, as they use to do for decades. But so far they’ve avoided the one that started it all: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first major feature-length animated movie, and the one that took Walt and company next-level. A remake was announced back in 2016, but only now does it appear it be in motion. To wit: They’ve just found their Evil Queen. (And yes, that’s her name.)
As per Deadline, Gal Gadot will take the role of the jealous queen who orders a huntsman to deliver unto her the literal heart of the fairest maiden in the land (to be played by the West Side Story remake’s Rachel Zegler). It will be a rare villainous turn for the Israeli actress, who tends to play heroes like Wonder Woman and the Fast/Furious cycle’s late Gisele. (Though perhaps she’ll be the one who dunnit in the forthcoming Death on the Nile.)
The Snow White revamp will be directed by Marc Webb, of the Andrew Garfield-era Spider-Man movies as well as (500) Days of Summer. It will reportedly expand upon the 1937 original, which already expanded the Brothers Grimm-told fairy tale that inspired it. But will it be as dark as the original Disneyland ride, which was so terrifying the amusement park de-fang and re-title it? And will it destroy memories of the one that starred Kristen Stewart?
More than a year after Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, a hearing date for the case has been set. The rapper currently faces two felony assault charges: assault with a semi-automatic firearm and carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm in his vehicle. According to Rolling Stone, a preliminary hearing for the case will occur next month on December 14. Tory will not take a plea deal, as previous reports suggested he would do.
Tory and his team allegedly held “meaningful discussions” about a plea deal in the case, despite him previously pleading not guilty. Despite this, his defense attorney, Shawn Holley, maintained his client’s innocence in a statement to Rolling Stone. “As in every case, the lawyers for the parties discuss the possibility of resolving the case,” Holley said at the time. “This case is no different. That said, our position as to what did and did not happen in this matter remains unchanged, and [Tory Lanez]’s plea of not guilty stands.”
It’s been a bumpy road for Tory, as he was recently forced to pay a bail increase due to a violation. Tory made a surprise appearance during DaBaby’s Rolling Loud set in Miami, where Megan Thee Stallion was also set to perform. This violated a restraining order Megan had in place against him, which prohibited him from coming within 100 feet of her. As a result, his bail was increased from $190,000 to $250,000.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
“It’s just a fad,” they said. “The hype will die down.”
They were wrong. Back in 2016, aging Millenials and downright ancient Gen-Xers — with their outdated soul patches and artisanal whiskies — were unwilling to give White Claw a chance. Back then there were only four flavors and no one really cared about the term “hard seltzer.” Flash forward five years and there are nineteen White Claw flavors on the market. Every drinks brand on earth has some sort of alcoholic fizzy water clogging up shelves.
White Claw is so pervasive now that restaurants offer the stuff right alongside cocktails and beer. So it feels safe to say that the phenomenon isn’t going anywhere. If that fact has you all worked up, well… we get it, we love a great cocktail just as much as the next person. But the hard seltzer industry and other ready-to-drink cocktail brands provide something that the next generation of drinkers and partiers want — convenience.
Is any single can of White Claw as good as a mixed drink crafted by a person who really knows what they’re doing? Nope. But White Claw offers an affordable, easy-to-drink, low-calorie, low-sugar option that won’t weigh you down like a beer, still tastes sort of like a cocktail, and, most importantly, gets the job done.
Having said that, not every flavor of White Claw is worth your time — some are straight-up gross. The next time you’re at a party (which thankfully, are a thing again) we don’t want you wasting your time with something that tastes akin to an old, dusty lime peel (exactly what White Claw Natural Lime tastes like). So we’ve taste-tested every single flavor of White Claw currently on the market in an effort to separate the good stuff from the trash.
Ready? Let’s crush some Claws.
19. White Claw Ruby Grapefruit
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Green)
Tasting Notes:
If you’re looking for the worst flavor of White Claw to gleefully pass to your frenemy the next time you cross paths at a party, look no further. When they pop open a can they’ll be instantly greeted with a pleasant burst of fragrant grapefruit accompanied by a sizzle of bubbles that would suggest refreshing crispness. Then BAM they drink the stuff and it just tastes like nothing. Got ’em!
Imagine La Croix’s Pamplemousse flavor + alcohol and you’ll have a good idea of what White Claw Ruby Grapefruit tastes like. That may sound good but it’s not. Pour gin in your La Croix instead.
The Bottom Line::
As bad as licking a rind. Except with 12 ounces to endure.
18. White Claw Natural Lime
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Green)
Tasting Notes:
The fact that White Claw calls its lime flavor “Natural Lime,” should read to you like a red flag. Why aren’t the other flavors dubbed “natural?” Where is my Natural Blackberry? Regardless, this still smells like fake-ass artificial lime. It’s like when you order a margarita and instead get a drink with margarita mix or sweet and sour rather than fresh-squeezed lime juice.
In my notes, I wrote: “White Claw Natural Lime tastes like an old lime peel that fell on the floor and was stepped on a bunch of times by people who were walking in manure for some inexplicable reason.” That assessment still stands. There is something manure-esque about this flavor.
The Bottom Line:
Anything with artificial lime flavor tastes highly chemical, don’t be fooled by the use of the word “natural.”
Even though I think White Claw’s Natural Lime is the worst flavor ever, it must sell well because they felt the need to make a Surge version of the flavor, which contains 8% alcohol by volume over the usual 5%.
It’s only better because you can taste less of what makes Natural Lime so bad.
The Bottom Line
More alcohol helps to drown out this flavor but there will never be enough alcohol in the world to be able to drown away the memory of drinking White Claw Natural Lime.
I need to talk to whoever keeps buying strawberry-flavored things. Whoever you are, please stop. Strawberry flavored candy, wine, blunt wraps, drinks, gum, they’re all awful. Strawberry works in two forms: fruit and ice cream. Anything else is awful and that especially includes White Claw Strawberry.
I’ll give it to White Claw though, they didn’t even try to make this taste natural. It’s aggressively artificial while still somehow tasting like nothing.
The Bottom Line:
Imagine using an empty glass cup as a bowl for strawberries, and then using that cup to drink flat club soda immediately after without washing it out. That still tastes better (and more like a strawberry) than this.
White Claw recently launched a line of Hard Tea seltzers because that’s what everyone is doing right now. Why? Seriously, seltzer tea has got to be the worst form factor for tea ever. I understand the appeal of hard tea but please, don’t make tea fizz.
Tea is bitter, subtly sweet, and calming — adding fizz to it doesn’t make it more palatable, it just makes it taste dirty. Each flavor in White Claw’s tea line tastes a bit sweeter than your average White Claw (for some reason) and the inclusion of tea softens some of the characteristic bite. This sounds like a good thing but the resulting flavor never comes together right.
The Bottom Line:
Each flavor from White Claw’s Iced Tea line is bad, but nothing is as bad as Raspberry.
14. White Claw Watermelon
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Yellow)
Tasting Notes:
Watermelon-flavored things are pretty hit-or-miss across the board. Sour-Punch Watermelon? Delicious. Watermelon Jolly Rancher? Essentially trash. File this flavor under trash. White Claw Watermelon smells almost exactly like a watermelon Jolly Rancher complete with an overly candied flavor to match with an unappetizing flat after taste that lingers on the palate longer than it’s welcomed.
The flavor is so flat and uneventful that you’ll find yourself reaching for more sips in order to taste it more. You’ll be trying in vain.
The Bottom Line:
Maybe it can work as the base for a mixed drink, I haven’t tried that, but as it stands, skip this one. Even if you’re curious.
The Surge series is White Claw’s newest product line and offers a taller can with 8% alcohol by volume rather than the usual 5%. That gives this flavor a much more pronounced kick and will provide a nice feel-good buzz. I just don’t love this Cranberry flavor.
None of the tartness of actual cranberries is present here, instead, you just get a bitter aftertaste coupled with an already bitter alcohol base. It really puts the flavor of White Claw’s alcohol base front and center, and that’s not a good thing.
The Bottom Line
A strong kick and a nice buzz, but one of the Surge line’s weakest flavors.
12. White Claw Iced Tea Lemon
White Claw
Average Price:$18.99 (12-pack Iced Tea Variety Pack)
Tasting Notes
If you’ve ever wondered what a White Claw version of Lipton Lemon Iced Tea would taste like, you’ve found it. As I mentioned previously, adding a fizzy dry alcohol base to the delicate flavor of tea just makes it taste dirty and bitter, but this flavor features a slight lemon lift that makes it a bit more palatable.
If you’re obsessed with the idea of hard tea, you’re still better off buying a bottle of Lipton and adding a glug or two of vodka over reaching for a can of this.
The Bottom Line
Slightly better than Iced Tea Raspberry in that drinking it won’t make you gag. But there are still better choices out there.
11. White Claw Iced Tea Mango
White Claw
Average Price:$18.99 (12-pack Iced Tea Variety Pack)
Tasting Notes:
As you progress through this ranking you’ll find that we think very highly of White Claw Mango. It’s simply one of the brand’s best flavors, so it makes sense that they included it in their hard iced tea lineup. But as good as the OG mango flavor is, it’s still not good enough to convince us that hard tea seltzers are a good idea.
The mango flavoring here drowns out some of that flat tea flavor that makes this line so gross, but we’re pretty sure masking that flavor is not the point of White Claw’s iced tea line. As it stands, it tastes like a worse version of a flavor that’s actually good — so even though we prefer it to a lot of the other flavors in the iced tea line, we still don’t recommend it.
The Bottom Line
If White Claw’s OG Mango flavor is too sweet for you, Iced Tea Mango might hit the spot. But we’re not interested in being friends with you if that’s the case.
10. White Claw Lemon
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Yellow)
Tasting Notes:
For whatever reason, artificial lemon just tastes way less offensive to me than artificial lime. Maybe it has something to do with the way White Claw’s alcohol base pairs with the lemon, but this doesn’t taste too far off from a vodka soda with a lemon twist. Notes of bitter lemon peel dominate the flavor here. It’s not good, but it’s far from being bad.
Peach is hands down the best flavor in the White Claw Iced Tea line, but does that mean it’s good? Yes, actually. This is the only one that works, the flat tea flavor softens the dry bitterness of White Claw’s alcohol base and provides an interesting slightly sweetened aftertaste that lingers pleasantly on the palate.
We’re still convinced this would taste better without the fizz, but… we’ll tolerate it.
The Bottom Line:
If you’re interested in White Claw’s Iced Tea line, try this flavor and this flavor only.
White Claw’s OG Blackberry flavor is already incredibly subtle so it’s strange they chose this flavor to give the Surge treatment. With the stronger alcohol base, this one is almost completely flavorless aside from the bitter alcohol bite. I don’t know that I mind that.
Surge Blackberry has the smallest tinge of berry flavor to it and is remarkably versatile for building complex cocktails.
The Bottom Line
If you’re looking for the most neutral flavor White Claw, this is it. It’ll work in a pinch when you need to add a bit of club soda to a cocktail. As a flavor though, it doesn’t offer much. If you don’t like White Claw but it’s all they have at the party, grab this one. As a hard seltzer, it’s pretty good.
The balance of flavors is slightly different here, but a lot of what I said about Surge Blackberry still applies — this is an incredibly versatile flavor that acts as a great base for a cocktail but unlike the Surge version, you can actually enjoy this one without mixing it into something else.
Blackberry is pleasantly fragrant on the nose and so subtle on the palate that after a few cans you won’t even be able to taste the blackberry notes. For that reason, we’re going to suggest you drink this one first if you have plans to crush a paw (what I call four-to-five White Claws drunk in succession).
The Bottom Line
Bubbly and fragrant without being overly candied — this is a great one if you love subtle flavors. If you’re after a more pronounced fruit flavor, this one isn’t for you.
White Claw Black Cherry smells of pure candied death. But while I hate the way this flavor smells with a passion, the flavor is on freaking point. Notes of deep cherry pair surprisingly well with White Claw’s bitter dry alcohol base.
This is a great flavor to try for first-timers because it’ll give you a good idea of what White Claw offers without tasting off-putting.
The Bottom Line:
The decider. If you don’t like White Claw Black Cherry, you probably just don’t like hard seltzer to begin with.
5. White Claw Tangerine
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Yellow)
Tasting Notes:
White Claw Tangerine is a flavor that was introduced early last year and it still remains one of the best the brand has ever dropped. On the nose, Tangerine is shockingly close to the actual smell of freshly peeled tangerine. It has this remarkable zest that is incredibly appetizing. On the palate, it tastes like a slightly overripened tangerine, which I know sounds bad but just hear me out for a second. While you wouldn’t want to experience the fermenting bitterness of an actual overripened tangerine, in alcohol form that bitter base with subtle fruity top notes hits the spot just right.
To kick it up a notch, mix it with your favorite gin, and enjoy a very tasty gin and soda.
The Bottom Line:
This is bound to be somebody’s favorite flavor, even if it’s not mine. If you find someone at a party drinking White Claw Tangerine, that person either has great taste or they are benefitting from the luck of the draw. Either way, they make a better friend than the person who willfully drinks Natural Lime.
4. White Claw Mango
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Red Variety Pack)
Tasting Notes:
I don’t generally like Mango-flavored drinks, or hell, even actual mangos if I don’t have a shaker of Tajín nearby. But White Claw Mango just hits all the right notes, it’s pleasantly aromatic, crisp, and refreshing, and next to Golden Road’s Mango Cart, one of the best alcoholic mango drinks ever. The only thing I can think of that would make this drink better is the inclusion of some sort of spice. If White Claw can make Spicy Mango a thing, I’d give them all of my money.
What did they give us instead? F*cking Mango Tea. I’m still salty about that one.
The Bottom Line:
Almost essential. If your question is why have a White Claw over any other hard seltzer? The answer is because the Mango White Claw is fire, so shut up, drink it, and stop asking dumb questions, Cousin Greg.
My favorite flavor in the Surge line! Blood Orange isn’t just a good White Claw flavor, it’s one of the best hard seltzer flavors currently on the market. It’s surprisingly complex, bouncing between a bitter bite and a juicy body addicting enough that it’ll make you salivate in anticipation of your next sip.
The stronger alcohol by volume provides a nice buzz when coupled with the flavor make this one of the best single can experiences of White Claw you’ll ever have the pleasure of drinking.
The Bottom Line:
The best-tasting White Claw with the strongest kick.
It seems weird that White Claw didn’t launch with a Pineapple flavor, but thankfully it’s here now. White Claw Pineapple is an improvement over the already delicious White Claw Mango. It presents a similar tropical flavor but where Mango has a round flavor to it, Pineapple has a slight tartness to it that compliments the bitter alcohol base while offering a lot of sweetness without tasting overly chemical or artificial.
The Bottom Line:
If you like White Claw Mango you’ll love the Pineapple version. It’s sweet and tart without tasting artificial or overwhelming.
1. White Claw Raspberry
White Claw
Average Retail Price:$18.99 (12-Pack Variety Green)
Tasting Notes:
For as long as I’ve been ranking White Claws (this is my third time), Raspberry has always remained my favorite. In terms of flavor, balance, and bite, this one delivers best on all fronts. Raspberry features a great balance of bitter and sweet notes, while not being overly fragrant or artificial tasting, and White Claw’s clean alcohol base cuts through the strongest here in flavor, you really taste all 5% of that alcohol by volume. Granted, that’s not saying a lot, but if you actually like the taste of alcohol, Raspberry gives it to you.
By going light on the artificial raspberry flavor White Claw Raspberry plays it safe and it’s better for it. You’re not going to drink it, exclaim “mmm!” and instantly go out and buy a case of White Claw, but you’ll never get tired of this flavor and I’m not sure we can say that about any of the others.
The Bottom Line::
White Claw Raspberry is the only flavor you ever need to drink.
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Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro has long been one of Donald Trump’s most passionate — or at least shoutiest — advocates, her tirades so loud and flamboyant that Cecily Strong’s SNL impersonation of her may be better known than she is. But as per a new report by The Washington Post, her love for the former president may wind up getting him in trouble.
A month after Trump lost re-election, friend-lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former NYPD chief Bernard Kerik were shelling out “thousands” for hotel rooms and travel in their desperate, and ultimately fruitless, attempt to find evidence of voter fraud that could overturn the 2020 election. After being denied a campaign credit card, Kerik says he thought, “How do I know I’m gonna get my money back?” (Then again, Trump’s always been good at paying people for goods and services.)
Then someone came to their rescue: ostensible journalist Judge Jeanine, who felt their pain. She first tried to get RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to reimburse them. She refused, but she pointed Pirro to the Trump campaign directly. Eventually, they forked out over $225,000, some of it spent on hotel rooms and suites at D.C.’s Willard Hotel that served as their “command center” to overturn the election and pave the way for the Jan. 6 riot.
But therein lies the rub. Trump has been trying to use “executive privilege” to block hundreds of files and documents sought by the Jan. 6 committee. But these payments, former Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste told the Post, “further undermines a wildly broad assertion of executive privilege.” He added, “Executive privilege is typically limited to the protection of communications involving a president’s official duties — not to those relating to personal or political campaign matters,” he said.
Even John Yoo, the legal scholar who infamously penned the Bush II-era “Torture Memos,” thinks this puts Trump in hot water. “If he acts as a president, he gets these things we talk about — executive privilege and immunity,” Yoo said. “But if he’s acting as a candidate, he’s deprived of all of those protections.”
Of course, we’ve seen the words “Trump” and “Watergate” used closely before. But speaking of lawyers, Trump could really use one right about now, and he can’t even rely on Pirro to be his judge.
For six seasons of Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw was able to afford a lavish (but not that lavish) Upper East Side one-bedroom apartment, with walk-in closet, on a columnist’s salary. She didn’t even ditch it after she got married and moved elsewhere! (That said, the show was a bit more realistic than one would think.) But a new deal will allow two parties to spend a night in it. Or at least a facsimile thereof.
As per The New York Post, Airbnb teamed with HBO to ring in the show’s forthcoming, Kim Cattral-less revivalAnd Just Like That…, due in December. Parker herself was involved in the reproduction, which doesn’t only include the same layout but also parts of Carrie’s wardrobe (such as the tutu) and even some props, including a circa 2000 cordless phone.
The catch? It’s not in the same neighborhood. Rather than a UES location, the re-creation will be housed in Chelsea, which actually isn’t far from where the show filmed exterior shots of her iconic brownstone, down in the West Village. (Neighbors, incidentally, hate that Carrie’s cute little side street has become a hotspot for tourists, who probably also swing by the Friends building, a mere seven-minute walk away.)
On the plus side, one night will net one a mere $23, which also includes a virtual greeting from Parker, brunch and cosmos in the neighborhood, and a styling session plus photoshoot. Then again, there are only two slots available and they’re for next weekend, on the 12th and 13th.
Interested parties can apply here, with bookings set to open on Nov. 8 at 12pm EST. Everybody else will have to simply subsist on the revival show, which will bring back its fantasy version of New York City while still acknowledging that certain public health crisis that greatly, albeit briefly, reshaped it.
If you just can’t get enough of Netflix’s bloody battle royale series Squid Game, you’re certainly not alone. Since the show first hit Netflix back in September, it’s gone on to become the most popular Netflix original series ever, with 111 million households tuning into watch it in its first month alone and an absolutely staggering net worth of nearly $1 billion. In fact, Squid Game is doing so well, it’s actually causing viewers to seek out similar foreign films and shows — such as Japan’s Alice in Borderland— and has ignited quite an interest in the works of Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Luckily for us, Netflix is taking note.
Before bringing the visually astounding and socially relevant Squid Game to life, Hwang Dong-hyuk directed several acclaimed South Korean feature films — and now, three of those movies are available on Netflix in The US! pic.twitter.com/FV0nUQV91D
As of today, three of Hwang’s films — Silenced, The Fortress, and Miss Granny — are now available on the streaming service for U.S. subscribers, The Verge reports. Fans of Squid Game will be delighted to know each one of the movies carries Hwang’s signature style, poignant commentary and all, and while they might not reach the same nearly unattainable levels of success Squid Game has seen, they should help tide folks over as they wait for the series’ potential second season.
For those looking to hear a bit more about Netflix’s newest additions, Hwang’s 2011 film Silenced is a crime drama based on real events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, in which deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years. The intense film follows a new teacher at the school who discovers the crimes shortly after starting and seeks to bring the institution down only to discover just how many people are eager to cover the truth up.
Released three years later, Miss Granny is drastically different from Silenced in both tone and subject matter. The comedy film follows a woman in her 70s who escapes her retirement home and magically finds herself transported back in the body of her 20-year-old self after getting her picture taken at a strange photo studio. Decidedly more charming than grim, the film was a massive success in South Korea and might provide Squid Game fans with some much-needed levity.
Hwang’s most recent film, 2017’s The Fortress, is a 17th-century drama based on the Korean novel Namhansanseong by Kim Hoon, and takes place during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea. The film follows King Injo and his court as they are forced to retreat into the fortress known as Namhansanseong, and debate whether or not to fight for their land or try to make peace with their invaders.
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