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Josh Hawley is wading into the culture wars, once again, and this time he’s calling out feminism for allegedly pushing men towards a life of porn and video games. According to The Guardian, the Missouri Senator recently spoke at the National Conservatism Conference where he echoed right-wing talking points often used by groups like the Proud Boys, who bemoan a lack of masculinity in modern society, or whatever.

“Can we be surprised that after years of being told that they are the problem, that their manhood is the problem, more and more men are withdrawing into the enclave of idleness and pornography and video games?” Hawley said.

“While the left may celebrate this decline of men, I for one cannot join them. No one should.”

Naturally, Hawley provided zero sources or references for his claim, which is dubious considering porn has been around for centuries and people have been enjoying video games for over four decades now. But, obviously, Hawley’s speech wasn’t so much about an academic study as it was about pandering to the right-wing crowd who hate hearing that “toxic masculinity” is a problem that needs to be addressed.

“They want to define the traditional masculine virtues – things like courage, and independence, and assertiveness – as a danger to society,” Hawley told the crowd.

After Hawley’s comments started making the round, the GOP senator was roundly mocked on social media like a common Ted Cruz:

(Via The Guardian)

Fans have now had a few days to sit with the latest album from The War On Drugs, I Don’t Live Here Anymore. Now, Adam Granduciel and company have already given devotees a new way to enjoy some of the album’s songs, as they’ve presented them in a new light for an NPR Tiny Desk concert.

In their Burbank, California studio, the band came together to perform “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “I Don’t Wanna Wait,” “Old Skin,” and “Change,” all from the new album. As for the band’s mandatory tiny desk, they presented it in a funny way. Between songs, Granduciel asked around for a capo before a truly tiny desk with a capo on it was lowered from the ceiling.

Granduciel recently spoke with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and explained the new album’s title, saying, “I was working on that title track. We had just actually had our baby. So he was maybe like two months old and I had been strumming that song. He went to bed that night and I went down to my little basement studio to put this idea down. At that stage, I usually do a free association thing where I’m just singing and playing guitar. And I was on verse 11 or verse 12 or something and that line just came to me, ‘I don’t live here anymore.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, that’s cool.’ And so I was like, ‘That’s a sweet little hook.’ And then the song developed. Over the course of the record, I realized that that was probably just going to be title of the record. It just felt like kind of an affirmation of knowing where it is don’t want to be in some way.”

Check out the band’s performance above.

The War On Drugs is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Until today, the only semi-official recording of Radiohead’s “Follow Me Around” that existed was in the 1998 documentary, Meeting People Is Easy. The film followed the hallowed British band on the OK Computer tour and captured leader Thom Yorke playing a hypnotic acoustic guitar and singing the song during an unassuming sound-check. “Follow Me Around” became fodder for super-fan forums and bootleg enthusiasts, who even went as far as building an ephemeral website (followmearound.com) that demanded the song’s release following a performance of it at a Toronto show in 2000. The band relished in this mystique, posting lyrics to this rare song on the band website and in a hidden booklet that came with early editions of Kid A.

Now those folks can rest easy, as the band has officially put out “Follow Me Around.” They shared it ahead of the November 5th release of Kid A Mnesia, a 21st anniversary reissue of Kid A, Amnesia and a bonus third disc of unreleased/unearthed material from the early sessions of each of the two albums. Today’s release comes along with an often-hilarious music video starring Mare Of Easttown and Memento actor Guy Pearce running away from in-your-face surveillance. It plays into Radiohead’s signature feeling of paranoia in a frenetic-yet-tongue-in-cheek manner.

Relish in the long-awaited glory of “Follow Me Around” in the video above.

Kid A Mnesia is out 11/5 via XL Records. Pre-order it here.

Halloween is behind us, meaning it’s officially the holiday season (yes, you can legally play Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” starting today — but please don’t overdo it). Wintry craft beer releases, many of which have already been dropping since September, are out in full. And while mid-October perhaps felt a little early to dip into the wintry hazy IPAs, winter lagers, spiced wheat beers, and syrupy imperial stouts, November does feel like the right time.

Hopefully, the eight beers we’re giving love to this month will pique your interest and inspire you to explore exciting brews made near you or sold at your closest bottle shop. The picks below are regional craft beer releases from breweries that we vouch for along with seasonal bottles we’ve been looking forward to tasting again.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROP: Alaskan Brewing White

ABV: 5.3%

Average Price: $10 (six-pack)

The Beer:

Alaskan’s White is a Belgian witbier (white wheat beer). Basically, this is the original hazy ale. The wheat adds a spicy dankness to the brew that leaves the hoppiness far in the background while amping up citrus and spice.

Tasting Notes:

The beer opens with notes of citrus (orange and grapefruit), fresh coriander, and peppery spice. Orange peel arrives with sweet cracker malt leading to a dry-ish finish. There’s a crisp depth at play as the spicy, gingery, orange-y body of this beer really lets the malts shine with a light sweetness that keeps you going back for more.

Bottom Line:

This is a pretty easy beer to drink right now. It’s not overdone with its flavor profile or ABVs, meaning you can actually drink this during a weekend session or at a holiday party without getting too far gone (or blowing out your palate).

SOUTHWEST DROP: Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop IPA

ABV: 6.8%

Average Price: $12 (six-pack)

The Beer:

This is both a classic winter craft brew and a classic IPA. The beer is brewed with fresh hops from the beginning of the harvest to really rev up the West Coast dankness of the body while also clearing way for the wintry aspects of a winter ale. It’s a bit of magic in a bottle.

Tasting Notes:

Toasted malts and dank pine-resin hops beckon you in. The malts become sweeter as the sip progresses and the hops bloom with citrus. The end is a matrix of dankness, citrus, and caramel malts with hints of spice that just works.

Bottom Line:

You don’t have to love IPAs to love this beer. It’s just so damn easy to drink, so bright, and so full of wintry vibes. Plus, this year’s drop tastes even better yet again … or maybe I was just too excited to see it on the shelf and got a little carried away with getting to drink it again.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DROP: New Belgium Accumulation

ABV: 6.2%

Average Price: $14 (six-pack)

The Beer:

The beauty of this winter ale is its divergence from the darker, strong ales that usually dominate the scene this time of year. The brewers at New Belgium decided to go the wheat beer route with their winter ale but kept the ABVs fairly elevated. That addition of smooth wheat malts brings accessibility to the brew that makes this a very easy-sipper.

Tasting Notes:

The hoppiness of the nose draws you in by touching on glowing citrus, sweet tropical fruits, and an almost spicy/resinous hop edge rounding it out. That taste delivers on that hoppiness, with a mild counterbalance of sweet/spicy malts underneath it all. The finish is fairly dry but has a juicy depth thanks to all that wintry tropical fruit.

Bottom Line:

This is another easy pick, especially as the weather turns. A six-pack of this, a slow-braised piece of meat in the oven, some spicy and sweet cookies waiting and you’ve got an evening planned!

SOUTHERN DROP: Smith & Lentz Mariachi Static

ABV: 4.7%

Average Price: $6 (0.5l at the brewery)

The Beer:

Nashville’s Smith & Lentz’s lagers came highly recommended and, wow, did they deliver. Their helles lager, Mariachi Static, hit some very high marks as a classic German lager with clear American craft vibes.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is all about those Germanic malts and hops with equal measures of malted cakes with a note of green grass hops. Those malts pop on the palate with a hint of very thin caramel next to unsalted shortbread as the hops gently flutter in the background with mild hints at grassy fields, light straw, and a touch of florals.

Bottom Line:

This just hit the spot. With the rain pitter-pattering outside, this clean yet distinct beer delivers on what it promises. If you do make it to Smith & Lentz, make sure to try the Pizza Palace Pils for a little hoppier lager.

MIDWEST DROP: Toppling Goliath Term-Oil Fluffernutter Imperial Stout

ABV: 13.1%

Average Price: $12 (0.5l bottle)

The Beer:

Toppling Goliath is dominating a lot of craft beer conversations right now. The micro-brewery’s Term-Oil line is one of the main reasons. Their “Fluffernutter” is a blend of imperial stouts which were aged in ex-bourbon barrels. That base liquid was then amped up with the addition of dry roasted peanuts, peanut butter, marshmallow, and vanilla beans into the beer as it matured.

Tasting Notes:

This was way less sweet than expected with the savoriness of the peanut shining through. The vanilla creates a velvety texture as the marshmallow sweetness remains almost hidden behind the big imperial stout notes (alcohol, malts, bitter syrups). The finish lasts a while and you’re left with a nice balance of peanut depth, vanilla smoothness, and just the right amount of sweetness to counter all those ABVs.

Bottom Line:

This is a sharing beer for sure, which makes it perfect for pairing with big meals with family and friends. If you are drinking this on your own, keep it to one — otherwise, you’ll be stumbling pretty quick.

NORTHEAST DROP: Samuel Adams Winter Lager

ABV: 5.6%

Average Price: $18 (12-pack)

The Beer:

This is probably the easiest-to-find beer on the list this month. The new(ish) version of Winter Lager takes the goodness of Samuel Adam’s classic lager and moves it into bock territory (a lager with longer storage times) with the addition of cinnamon, ginger, and orange peel in the beer.

Tasting Notes:

Toffee malts greet you with a clear sense of those spices up top. The beer delivers on what it promises, with plenty of those sweet malts balanced with orange citrus, spices, and a hint of ginger. The hops are present but take a backseat to the malts and spices on this very easy-drinking brew.

Bottom Line:

This is a solid yet light winter beer. The ABVs are almost low enough to make this a sessionable beer while the added spices will 100 percent help you ring in the season.

WILD CARD DROP: Rahr & Sons Winter Warmer

ABV: 8%

Average Price: $9 (six-pack)

The Beer:

Texas’ Rahr & Sons Winter Warmer is a stone-cold classic winter ale. The beer leans into the big, malty, Christmasy, fruity flavors with no hesitation whatsoever. The strong ABVs combined with the strong flavors suit what drinking feels like right now.

Tasting Notes:

You really get a sense of the deeply roasted malts with dark cacao next to a bit of spiced hops. The beer embraces the malts with plenty of caramel, creamy dark chocolate, and a holiday cake full of dried fruit. This is wintertime in a can.

Bottom Line:

This hits that sweet spot of having higher ABVs but it’s not a “knock you out” ABVs. It’s also clearly a winter ale with no pretense at being an IPA or lager or anything else. This beer is straight winter vibes from top to bottom, and we’re glad it’s back on shelves.

INT’L PICK OF THE MONTH: N’Ice Chouffe

ABV: 10%

Average Price: $13 (0.75l bottle)

The Beer:

Nothing says winter more than a .75l bottle of N’ice Choufee in the fridge. The beer kicks ten percent ABVs worth of winter spice into every single bottle with a deep Belgian tradition of craftsmanship and deliciousness.

Tasting Notes:

This dark Belgian winter sipper has a mild hop bitterness with hints of fresh thyme, wheat spice, and curaçao. The spiciness really shines with notes of cloves, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, and a dash of nutmeg. There’s a slight dried plum fattiness with a sweet edge to cut through all those spices. A mild acidic — almost tart — edge brings about a dry, rich finish.

Bottom Line:

This is one of three winter brews I keep stocked this time of year. It’s the perfect end-of-week pour if you really need to let loose a little. It’s also the perfect bottle to pour when you’re with friends, either having a big meal or just a long beer session. In short, this is the ultimate winter crusher.

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Still not ready to head back to the movie theaters?

Then you’ll want to check out the roster of original movies Netflix has drafted this month. Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors duking it out in a stylish new Western, Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson starring in a black-and-white drama, and Lin-Manuel Miranda directing Andrew Garfield in a moving musical biopic — really, there’s something for everyone on the movie side of things this month.

Here are five of the best Netflix original films streaming this November.

The Harder They Fall (streaming 11/3)

Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, and LaKeith Stanfield star in this slick, stylish Western from relative newcomer Jeymes Samuel. Majors plays a vengeful outlaw who decides to track down his longtime enemy (Elba) when he learns he’s been busted out of prison. The two men assemble their respective gangs for a dusty, lawless cat-and-mouse game set to a soundtrack from Jay-Z.

Passing (streaming 11/10)

Rebecca Hall serves as write and director on this moving black-and-white adaptation of a Nella Larsen novel. Tessa Thompson plays Irene, a young biracial woman living in Harlem in the 1920s. She reunites with her childhood friend Claire (Ruth Negga), also a biracial woman who has been “passing” as a white woman for years. The two strike up a complicated relationship as both are fascinated by the life the other lives.

Red Notice (streaming 11/12)

Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson team up for this action-packed crime caper that’s purported to be the most expensive movie Netflix has ever made. Reynolds plays a snarky con-man, Johnson a no-nonsense Interpol agent. The pair must work together to track down the world’s greatest art thief (a deliciously bad Gal Gadot) who has her eye on a new mark.

tick, tick … BOOM! (streaming 11/19)

Lin-Manuel Miranda directs this musical drama starring Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson, the iconic Broadway mastermind behind Rent. The film recounts Larson’s humble beginnings and his long, troubled process as he created one of the most recognized stage works of all time.

Bruised (streaming 11/24)

Halle Berry directs and stars in this sports drama that’s got some major Rocky vibes. Berry plays a once-great MMA fighter whose career has seen better days. After her young son comes to live with her, she mounts an epic comeback in the ring, fighting against her own demons as well as her opponents to cement her legacy and achieve a better life for her family.

When Adele shared her single “Easy On Me,” it was actually a few hours before midnight on a Friday, meaning that its first week of eligibility on the Billboard chart was only a few hours long. So, understandably, it didn’t debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart, although it shot up to the top spot the next week. Now, Adele’s reign continues, as “Easy On Me” is No. 1 for a second week. Now, all of Adele’s No. 1 singles have held the top spot for multiple weeks.

Meanwhile, new to the top 10 this week is Doja Cat’s “Need To Know,” which rose from No. 11 to No. 9 to become her fourth top-10 hit, following “Say So,” Ariana Grande’s “34+35,” and “Kiss Me More.”

Elsewhere on other Billboard charts, Halloween music understandably performed well. “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers re-entered the Digital Song Sales chart at No. 16. Also appearing on the chart are Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters,” and Danny Elfman’s The Nightmare Before Christmas favorite “This Is Halloween.”

As for Adele, she recently announced a pair of shows at London’s Hyde Park, which will be her first public live performances in five years. Fans were so excited for the July 1 and 2, 2022 shows that minutes after the gigs were announced, fans flooded Adele’s website and crashed it.

After competing against Adult Swim’s very strong stable of animated voice talent, Tracy Morgan has emerged as the new voice of Early Cuyler in the final season of Squidbillies. The role was originally voiced by Stuart D. Baker, who essentially detonated his career last summer by launching a parade of offensive posts on Facebook, including one where he referred to country music superstar Dolly Parton as a “freak-titted, old Southern bimbo” because she voiced her support for the Black Lives Matter protests.

After being fired from the role, Baker lashed out at Cartoon Network and the makers of Squidbillies while continuing to make some not great remarks about Americans “forsaking your own race.” Via The Wrap:

“I just hope you a-holes are happy you took a good Man and talent down. You succeeded. Be proud that you ruined a person’s life all because of [the] Freak Show called ‘Dolly Parton and BLM.’ Thanks a lot. I gave my best to you assholes for over 30 years. I guess you just love to kick someone when they’re down. That’s so twisted and perverted. Again, thanks! I’m [sic] remember you bastards!”

Clearly, nothing of value was lost as Morgan steps into the role, which was revealed via a video of other voice actors auditioning for the part. When he won, Morgan celebrated the moment by announcing, “I’m Tracy Morgan, and I’m the new voice of Superman.” (He’ll eventually get it right. It’ll be cool.)

The Squidbillies final season premieres November 7 on Adult Swim.

(Via Deadline)

If there’s one thing Squid Game taught us (well, other than capitalism is a profoundly broken system that turns those oppressed by it against one another), it’s that you should always do your research before signing up for get-rich-quick schemes. Unfortunately for a lot of folks, it seems they didn’t quite get the take away.

Despite multiple outlets warning investors against buying SQUID cryptocurrency, earlier today Gizmodo reported the creators of SQUID had successfully scammed over $2.1 million dollars from unsuspecting investors. The cryptocurrency heist reportedly took place earlier today at around 5:40 AM ET, when the value of SQUID plummeted from $2,861 to $0 after the currency’s creators did what’s commonly referred to as a “rug pull” in the world of digital dollars. This term is used to describe what happens when the creators of a crypto decide upon a set time to rapidly cash out their currency for real money, draining the liquidity pool from the exchange and essentially robbing all other investors of any profits.

When SQUID crypto coin launched last week, it was accompanied by several red flags, according to Gizmodo. For starters, the three-week-old site was riddled with grammar and spelling errors, the “company’s” various social media accounts prevented users from interacting with them, and, most importantly, no one who purchased the coin was able to sell it. However, despite all these warning signs, a number of mainstream news outlets — such as Yahoo News, Business Insider, Fortune, and CNBC — all ran headlines talking hyping up “the new Squid Game cryptocurrency,” with Fortune reporting it has soared up 83,000% in just a few days.

Unfortunately, this is merely the latest in a series of countless cryptocurrency exit scams, and isn’t even the first to utilize a major piece of pop culture to incentivize people to buy-in. Earlier this year, the same tactic was used by the creators of MANDO token, a cryptocurrency based on the Disney+ series The Mandolorian. However, it’s important to note neither Disney nor Netflix, in Squid Game‘s case, were involved in the creation of the cryptocurrencies and subsequent scams. Here’s hoping better reporting on the issue helps keep business journals from praising them and innocent folks from buying in in the future.

Artist Laurie Frick sees a tangible and three-dimensional collection of information reflecting a person’s humanity and lived experiences when she looks at data.

“A lot of human data is this essential sense of… who you are,” Frick says. “And I think there is something about the recognition of your own data. That you see yourself, almost, like a portrait of you.”

Frick’s gift for converting raw data into handcrafted art inspired Lexus to reach out for a piece of data art that would reflect the new NX 450h+. After analyzing the data, Frick found the humanity in the machine.

“One thing I could really relate to was how fast are you going,” she says. “How does it feel when you press on the accelerator? I think I can capture the data about that and turn that into something that feels like what driving is like. It’s not just about the technology of how the car is put together, but how it makes you feel, that human experience. That’s what I wanted to capture.”

In the second episode of the Uproxx series Human Element, Frick reveals the power of taking lifeless data and transforming it into handmade artifacts that are brimming with colors designed to create an emotional response in the viewer.

“I’m a data artist but I make hand-built patterns,” she says. “I go out of my way to cut them, make them, and make them look handmade. I think there is something really warm and human, particularly now, about handmade work. It captures that sense of the imperfections and the complexity of who you are in a more real way.”

To learn more about Frick’s views on the hidden heartbeat of data, check out the second episode of Human Element above.

When the world around you is teeming with oppressive power structures, disconnection and fear, what can you do to make a real difference? As history has shown us, it can be achieved through magical practice.

Rachel Lang is a highly sought-after astrologer, author and scholar of magic. Her Instagram is filled with astrological insights and ritual ideas, and promotions for her new book, “Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power and Shape Your Life,” published in September. I recently interviewed her to get a better understanding of what “magical activism” really is.First off, let’s define magic by stating what it is not.

As Lang put it: “Magic is not witchcraft, or a religion. It’s our innate spiritual power, heartfelt passion and creative potential that brings us into a wondrous relationship with all life. Think of that little sparkle you feel when you’re like, ‘oh my God, I’m in the right place at the right time. I just had deja vu’. We all have that experience. And so we all have magic coursing through us.”

When you put it that way, many of us practice magic under a different name. Call it “law of attraction” or “using the force,” we all have our little ways of trying to enact change in tangible ways. Whether it’s as mainstream as meditation, or as “woo-woo” as drawing a tarot card or spritzing some rose water.

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Rather than a religion, magic is “a more body-centric experience that creates a shift in an awakening within ourselves and then compels us into having more compassion, more empathy,” she said. “And we start seeing ourselves as a part of the whole, not just as these isolated people out there doing our own thing. And, you know, and I think that that’s the gift of magic. … We connect with the planet and we connect with one another in a real way.”

Combine that with activism, and you have activating your own innate personal power in an effort to create lasting, positive social change; connecting with something greater than yourself, to affect the greater good.

Take for instance the suffragettes, who incorporated seance rituals of spiritualism to fight for women’s rights in the 1800s. Matilda Joslyn Gage, suffrage leader and writer of “Woman, Church and State,” even claimed herself as a “witch.”

Or in the ’60s, when the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell (aka W.I.T.C.H.) paraded down the streets of New York with brooms and pointy pants, chanting hexes on Wall Street bankers and campaigning against the sexism of beauty pageants and the Playboy Club. A day later, the stock market reportedly fell 13 points. As if by magic.

WITCH: Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell

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Fast forward to the year following Trump’s presidential inauguration, when protestors dressed as witches carried signs reading “Witches Against White Supremacy,” “Hex White Supremacy” and “Good Night Alt-Right”. There was even a “Spell to Bind Trump and All Those Who Abet Him” posted online. And in 2020, people were coming together to create sigils—magical symbols or drawings—to protect democracy during the Biden and Harris presidential inauguration.

“The Living Democracy Sigil” created in a magic workshop.Patheos.com

“It only makes sense that it rises in popularity in major times of needing to take personal ownership of our expression,” said Lang.

Hexes and broomsticks aside, the disenfranchised continue to turn to magic because it’s inherently about standing up against what is wrong in our world. As Lang put it, “We are a country that needs healing. We have a history of racism, of sexism, of violence and of spiritual abuse. If we are truly going to change as a society, we need to distance ourselves from that religious rhetoric. And one of the ways we can do that is by reclaiming our magic and reclaiming the word. When we do that, we distance ourselves from the colonial past.”

Lang suggested that one way to do this is through community.

“When we gather in groups, we can generate so much more energy together than we can alone. We rally around a shared intention of being a part of something. We get energized. And that’s really powerful. I think in many ways, it’s going back to indigenous practices,” she said.

If the thought of joining a coven sounds a little too intense for you, it might help to know that mysticism has found its way into the digital space. Take a quick glimpse at #witchtok and you’ll see there’s no shortage of people looking to add a bit of mystical power into their lives. It might not be exactly as our ancestors did, but it’s a step in that direction. And as we have seen in the past, when individuals form a group to combine their passions with purpose, big things can happen.

Or, you can start by reclaiming your own magic, aka personal power. That is more than enough to start changing the world. How to start? It might be simpler than you think…

Lang ended our interview by saying, “When we bring spiritual presence to the everyday activities of our lives, like cooking dinner, taking a shower or cleaning our rooms. When we find sacredness in the mundane aspects of life, then we open ourselves to all kinds of possibilities for feeling connected to the world that we live in, to spiritual forces beyond our understanding and to one another. It becomes a way of life and suddenly you feel more passion, you feel more alive and centered. And so you start tapping into that deep well of feelings you might have suppressed. That’s the realm where magic lives. I’m a big advocate for everyday rituals to make life feel more magical.”

If you’re looking for a deeper dive on this topic, or for ideas on how to make your everyday world more magical, I highly suggest reading Lang’s book. It might be the only invocation you need to start making a difference.

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