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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.”

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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.

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.”

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“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?

(Via Deadline)

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

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

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.”

17. White Claw Surge Natural Lime

Average Price: $18.09 (12-Pack Variety)

Tasting Notes

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.

16. White Claw Strawberry

Average Price: $18.99 (12-Pack Red Variety Pack)

Tasting Notes:

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.

15. White Claw Iced Tea Raspberry

Average Price: $18.99 (12-pack Variety)

Tasting Notes:

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

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.

13. White Claw Surge Cranberry

Average Price: $18.09 (12-Pack Surge Variety Pack)

Tasting Notes:

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

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

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

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.

The Verdict:

Go Lemon over Lime everytime.

9. White Claw Iced Tea Peach

Average Price: $18.99 (12-pack Variety)

Tasting Notes:

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.

8. White Claw Surge Blackberry

Average Price: $18.09 (12-Pack Variety)

Tasting Notes

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.

7. White Claw Blackberry

Average Price: $18.99 (12-Pack Variety Red)

Tasting Notes:

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.

6. White Claw Black Cherry

Average Price: $18.99 (12-Pack Variety Green)

Tasting Notes:

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

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

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.

3. White Claw Surge Blood Orange

Average Price: $18.09 (12-Pack Surge Variety Pack)

Tasting Notes:

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.

2. White Claw Pineapple

Average Price: $18.99 (12-Pack Red Variety Pack)

Tasting Notes:

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

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.

(Via The Post)

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 revival And 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.

(Via NY Post)

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.

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.

Welcome to SNX DLX, our weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the market. The spooky season is over and now we’re officially hurtling toward winter, with only nine weeks left before we enter a brand new year of sneakers. To mark the occasion, the big brands are focusing on their winter-ready drops. And by “the big brands,” we pretty much just mean Nike, who dominated this week with a handful of dope winter-equipped releases and collaborations worthy of your full attention.

We’re now entering that time of year where we aren’t just scooping up sneakers for ourselves, but paying closer attention to styles that might appeal to our friends and families come holiday time. To help make the search easier, we bumped up our usual eight sneaker roundup to 10 options. Let’s get shopping!

Adidas EQT Race Walk/EQT Prototype

This week Adidas is dropping two iterations of their EQT silhouette, the Race Walk and the wavy Prototype version. The EQT Prototype is based on an Equipment Racing prototype from 1993 and sports a wavy pattern upper with synthetic suede overlays and molded neoprene details over an open mesh upper. The EQT Race Walk is a one-to-one reissue of the 1991 sneakers of the same name and ditches the wavy design for something more standard, functional, and a little less imaginative.

Both sneakers feature a combination of Cloud White and Core Black colors with aqua blue three-stripes and accents.

The Adidas EQT Race Walk/EQT Prototype is out now via the Adidas Confirmed app. The Race Walk retails for $100, while the Prototype fetches a slightly higher price at $130.

Blazer Low ’77 Premium Coconut Milk

If you’re looking for a low-profile take on one of the best Nike basketball sneaker silhouettes ever released, look no further than this week’s Blazer Low ’77 Premium Coconut Milk. Featuring a retro shape and a shaggy suede upper, this low-top Blazer mixes off-white and tan tones with brown and deep mint accents for a sneaker that might be out of step with the season, color-wise, but looks dope enough to rock all year long.

The Blazer Low ’77 Premium Coconut Milk is out now for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNRKS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

Blazer Mid ’77 Premium Dark Chocolate

We get it, the low-top Blazer isn’t quite as exciting as a mid, or high, so if the last entry left you feeling uninspired, Nike is also dropping a similarly styled mid in a Dark Chocolate colorway. This design still utilizes the ’77-era design and also features that hairy suede upper, but in this iteration, it sports a mid-rise collar and a more autumnal colorway that combines different tones of brown with purple accents.

The Blazer Mid ’77 Premium Dark Chocolate is out now for a retail price of $110. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

WMNS GTS 97 Koromogae

Nike’s Halloween releases might’ve left a lot to be desired but they’re doing winter right, offering a handful of seasonally-appropriate designs that perfectly reflect the bundled-up cold season. This week’s WMNS exclusive GTS 97 Koromogae silhouette combines hairy suede with a monochromatic upper and looks more like a slipper than a traditional sneaker.

Sure, you can only wear it during the late fall and winter season, but if kept in good condition this sneaker can live in your wardrobe right alongside those snow boots for the next winter to come.

The WMNS GTS 97 Koromogae is out now for a retail price of $75. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

WMNS Dunk High Next Nature Summit White

If analyzing sneaker drops from week to week has taught us anything it’s that Nike’s SB Dunk is one of the brand’s most versatile silhouettes. It’s the sneaker Nike always gets experimental with, and we love that — just look at this week’s Next Nature Summit White Dunk High.

The sneaker features a puffer jacket-inspired upper made with 20% recycled content, a fluffy insulated collar, and an earthy colorway that combines brown with tan, white, and olive green. It looks like a sleeping bag for your feet in the best possible way!

The WMNS Dunk High Next Nature Summit White is out now for a retail price of $130. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

WMNS Air Jordan 14 Low Shocking Pink

Last week we were treated to the release of Billie Eilish’s Jordan 14 and now this week we’re getting a new Shocking Pink colorway, is the 14 poised for a comeback? It’s too early to tell right now, but if you see these popping up on the streets in the next couple of weeks don’t be surprised.

This low-top Jordan features a hairy-suede upper in a bubble-gum pink makeup equipped with dual Zoom Air units and rounded out with Jordan branding throughout.

The WMNS Air Jordan 14 Low Shocking Pink is set to drop on November 4th for a retail price of $170. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or your favorite aftermarket site.

Air Max 1 x Patta Aqua Noise

There are too many dope releases this week for you to waste your time with this one right? We’re kidding, we just want to ensure that we can cop this collaboration between Nike and Amsterdam-based skatewear brand Patta, so we’ll eliminate the competition every chance we get.

The Aqua Noise Air Max 1 is definitely this week’s most hyped release. The sneaker features a wavy aqua mudguard over a grey upper, a regular and mini-Swoosh, and dual branding at the tongue and heel over an off-white midsole.

The Air Max 1 x Patta Aqua Noise is set to drop on November 4th for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Dr. Martens x A-Cold-Wall 1461

The Dr. Martens 1461 is the last shoe we’d think of giving the icy sole treatment, but London-based streetwear brand A-Cold-Wall did just that, and it looks pretty damn dope. Featuring a design that matches the brand’s brutalist aesthetic, the 1461 features AirWair heel loops, concealed grille lacing, and brushed metal rivets, giving the sneaker an industrial vibe while accents like the icy sole and ACW branding bring things into the modern age.

Dr. Martens stays winning by consistently collaborating with some of the best streetwear brands currently on the market.

The Dr. Martens x A-Cold_Wall 1461 is set to drop on November 4th for a retail price of $230. Pick up a pair at A Cold Wall on November 4th and Dr. Martens on November 6th.

COMME des GARÇONS Homme Plus x Nike Air Foamposite One

If you’re looking at the COMME des GARÇONS Homme Plus Nike Air Foamposite One and scratching your head because you’re not sure if you’re looking at a sneaker or some sort of contemporary art sculpture, well… we don’t blame you.

This is by all accounts, a weird-ass sneaker. COMME des GARÇONS took the Foamposite One silhouette and tricked it out with zen garden-inspired swirls and dressed the sneaker in a one-color makeup, offering both all-white or all-black. It’s the sort of sneaker you rock when you want to make a statement.

The COMME des GARÇONS Homme Plus x Nike Air Foamposite One is set to drop on November 5th for a retail price of $520. Pick up a pair via the Dover Street Market or aftermarket sites like Flight Club.

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There are more than a few things in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals we’ve never really seen before in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Most of the conflict in Eternals comes from within the Eternals themselves. One of the main arguments in the film comes from the Eternals’ primary mission, which is to protect Earth, but only up until a point. After this point, Earth will be destroyed, which will bring millions of new planets and life to existence. Ikaris (Richard Madden) believes the group should finish its mission. Most of the other Eternals, led by Sersi (Gemma Chan), have grown to like Earth and do not like this plan and vow to stop it from happening. (Some possibly minor spoilers ahead.)

But then something truly interesting happens when Kumail Nanjiani‘s character, Kingo, a fan favorite throughout the movie (at least he was at my screening), decides not to fight. He believes they should complete the intended mission, which would sacrifice Earth. But he also will not use violence to defend his position. So, he simply leaves. A scene in the movie that seems like something very personal to Zhao herself. Which, as she confirms, it very much is personal and she doesn’t know what side she’d be on if put in this situation.

Another scene we discussed (which, in reviews, has caused some controversy) is that of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), an emotional wreck while lamenting about the part he played with the mass destruction at Hiroshima. It is a very pointed decision for Zhao to use this particular moment in human history and, ahead, she explains why.

And then there’s Star Wars. Before this interview, I was told by a friend of Zhao’s that she’s a huge fan of Star Wars. With emphasis on the word “huge,” while extending the “U” sound. “Huuuuuuuuge.” I, innocently, bring this up to Zhao who, once I did, well, she had that look on her face like, “something might be up and I’m sure as heck not going to tell you about it right now.” Could the Oscar-winning director be interested in helming a Star Wars movie?

A scene I’m curious about, there’s a battle about to start and Kumail Nanjiani’s character, Kingo, says he doesn’t agree with what they are fighting for, but won’t try to stop the rest of the Eternals. This felt like something personal to you. Is there anything to that?

Oh, man. Thank you. First of all, three days of press, thank you, you’re the only person ask me about that.

Really? I thought you’d be like, “This question again?”

I really, really thank you for that, because that is one of my, personally, most important moment in the film. Because we would like to, through this film, the idea to challenge some of the foundations of this genre. We really do feel like we’re entering the revisionist stage of superhero genre – I think at the edge of it. And the idea of black and white morality, the ideas of humans are automatically worth saving, things like that. What does strength look like? And also, the idea that you have to always punch your way through everything. You have to be violent physically to be heroic, as long as you’re on the right side. So we’re trying to have a movie where there isn’t… I mean, obviously, we want Earth to survive, but it’s going to be a tough decision and Kingo is an extremely complex character.

He loves Earth. He’s having a good time.

He loves Earth, but he has strong beliefs, just like Ikaris. He’s no different than Ikaris in terms of his faith for the Celestials and believing in the greater good: The fact that human beings and Earth doesn’t have the right to break out of the natural order. He believes that. However, the big difference between him and Ikaris is that he might believe something personally, but he does not believe that he should hurt other people for his beliefs.

That seems like you saying that, too.

I think if we give humanity the choice, how many of them would choose? I’m curious, because it would be a tough one for me. It would be a tough decision for me, personally. And I think a lot of us might sit this one out. We might be like, “You know what, I’m not going to play God. Maybe we should sometimes humble ourselves and let nature take its course.”

See, that’s the thing I can’t figure out, if you’re on Sersi or Ikaris’s side? I honestly don’t know.

It’s a tough one. And I have friends around me who have different opinions about it and they change. Sometimes they would go, “Actually, today because of what happened in the world, I’m more with this person now.” So, it was a decision, not easy to make. A lot of discussion went into it. We also talked to Kumail about it. It is a brave decision for superhero film character to take.

And you said there were discussions. How serious did those discussions get? Because I could see some difference of opinion there.

Very serious, because we are putting a character at risk, for the audience, a beloved character at risk. Because we have 10 characters, we have to try to do something different, give each of them a different perspective. And I would say this is personal. I think it’s one of the bravest things someone did in this movie is decide not to fight, not to hurt people for their beliefs.

Right. I’ve never seen anything like that before. I’m glad there was something to that.

Thank you. There’s a first sex scene, first this and that, but there is also this first. I’m glad, I’m so happy you recognized it.

When I talk to directors of Marvel movies and ask if they want to do another one, I kind of already know what the answer is going to be, I’m just curious how they’re going to word it. with you, I have no idea. You just won an Oscar. Maybe you’re like, “I’d like to do one and then do something else.”

I’ve been a fan of the MCU, and this process. I loved working with the team at Marvel. So I’ll be back working with them in a heartbeat with the right project. And with Eternals, we really were encouraged to leave everything on the table. Don’t think about the future. Don’t plan everything out. Make the best film we can make. Don’t leave anything. Everything out of my sleeves. It’s all here. So, now in this very moment, this film is more yours than mine.

No, it’s not. It’s yours.

No.

I saw the credits, you’re in them. I’m not in them.

I know, but this is yours, because the film is going to grow with you, with the audiences, and it’s going to find its own identity. It’s out of my hands now. So we will see how things go. And then there’s no need to plan the future until we see this child’s new growth period and how things turned out.

I’m also curious how you picked the eras and places for the flashbacks. Like Hiroshima, a very interesting choice that I feel was a very pointed choice.

Wow. You are really on point. You’re the first person asking me that.

That’s very surprising.

No, it’s very surprising to me as well. I think, again, the weight of it, I think people might even feel uncomfortable asking, because there’s so much. And then that is also a discussion we’ve had many times, and including in post-production, in the edit. Personally, I do think it’s a crime against humanity. It’s not about which side you pick. It’s also a turning point in the psyche of us as a species. And after that moment, we’re never the same again. So for Phastos – who had this big belief and faith and positivity about who we are, of humanity – he believes as long as they advance, advance, advance, advance, they would be perfect. They would be fine. And that was a big wake-up call for him.

And then, from that disappointment, he has to focus on the smallest thing about humanity: not the biggest accomplishment, but the love of a family, the love of a lover, of his husband. And that’s when he can regain our humanity. It’s similar to us today. We turn on the news, we look at the big, clear picture, it could get pretty bleak. But if you go home, you look into the eyes and your parents or your child, your lover, you might regain some faith in humanity. And that’s sort of Phastos’ arc, and why Hiroshima was in the film.

On a lighter note, someone who knows you said you are a huge, and put a bunch of u’s in the word “huge,” Star Wars fan. I did not know that.

[Laughs] It’s true.

You should do one of those. I’d be in for one of those movies too from you.

[Laughs] Would you? I love how you buttered me up with those questions for the first 10 minutes? No, just kidding. No, look, I’ll be lucky if I get to play in the Star Wars universe. But, as you know, again, just like the MCU, the universe is so grand with so many incredible characters. And I think if I ever get the chance, it’s got to be the right story, the right character.

Well, obviously I would have liked to see a take from you in Star Wars anyway. But now knowing that you’re super into it, even more so now.

We did Comic-Con for Eternals, the first time they announced the project. And I went on the stage with this T-shirt and Kevin, first thing he said once I got on stage was, “Tell them what’s this on your T-shirt.” And it was, “I had friends on that Death Star.” It was a very sad Stormtrooper sitting in a chair, crying.

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