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Mom’s viral post about keeping sick kids home is one that all parents need to hear and heed

This article originally appeared on 01.30.20

It’s cold and flu seasons, folks. During this time of year, we’re all on a mission to avoid the demon viruses that threaten to invade our bodies and wage Armageddon on our immune systems.


But no matter how much vitamin C we consume or how diligently we wash our hands, we still have to rely on others to be smart about exposing people to their sick germs. And that goes doubly for kids, who inexplicably do things like lick their own palms and rub communal crayons under their noses.

RELATED: How one mom is coping with not being able to protect her preemie daughter from germs.

That’s why a mom’s recent Facebook post about keeping kids home when they have a fever has been shared more than 170,000 times. Samantha Moriá Reynolds shared a photo of a thermometer with a temperature of 101.4 with the following message:

This morning, Sam woke up and noticed her son wasn’t feeling well.
Sam took her son’s temperature, and wow! A fever.
Sam gave her son Tylenol and then…
Sam did NOT send her son to school.
Even after the fever went down a couple hours later, Sam did NOT send her son to school.
Sam missed work knowing that the well-being of her son and the kids who attend his school is more important than work missed.

Sam’s son was invited to THREE birthday parties over the weekend. Sam’s son has been so excited to go, but he will unfortunately also have to miss them because Sam’s son is SICK. Sam knows passing along a sickness would not be a great birthday gift regardless of how bummed her son may be.

Sam knows her son is still contagious until he is fever-free, WITHOUT medication, for 24 hours. If Sam’s son is running a fever at 7am on Sunday, Sam’s son will also not be attending school on Monday.

Be. Like. Sam.

Some parents will give their kids fever-reducing medication, the fever will go down, the kid will feel a bit better, and off they go to school. But fever meds like Tylenol don’t do anything to kill the virus that’s infecting the kid’s body. They just mask the symptoms of the illness and provide some relief to a miserable kiddo. If a fever goes down with medication, the child is still sick and still contagious.

The same goes for adults who try to tough it out by popping a Dayquil before heading off to work. If you want to infect your coworkers and make them hate you, keep doing that.

Granted, some parents may have a hard time finding childcare or taking time off work, and there’s a lot to be said for employers being understanding and granting leave to care for sick children. Our whole society needs to work together on this front to make sure people don’t feel like they have no choice but to send a sick kid to school. But that starts with parents insisting that their feverish kids stay home from school until they are no longer a threat to other people’s health and well-being.

The coronavirus outbreak keeps making headlines and the mounting death numbers from it are making people nervous, but the truth is that the plain old flu already kills thousands of Americans every single year. This season, more than 8,000 people have already died from flu and flu complications, and we’re still in the thick of the season.

RELATED: All Of Your Reasons To Not Get A Flu Shot Are Horribly Wrong (Also, Really Dangerous)

The best way to keep illness from spreading is to stay away from other people when you are sick and to keep sick kids home until they are fever-free for 24 hours.

Be like Sam. Keep sick kids home. It takes a village to keep us all healthy.

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Mom rips into husbands who expect their wives to do housework in crazy viral Facebook post.

This article originally appeared on 08.27.18

It’s the 21st century, and as a civilization, we’ve come a long way. No, there are no flying cars (yet), but we all carry tiny supercomputers in our pockets, can own drones, and can argue with strangers from all around the world as long as they have internet access.

And yet women are still having to ask their partners to help out around the house. What gives?

Recently, Blogger Constance Hall went on a highly-relatable rant about spouses assuming responsibility for housework, and women everywhere are all, “🙌 🙌 🙌 .”


Recently while bitching about the fact that I do absolutely everything around my house with a bunch of friends all…
Posted by Constance Hall on Monday, January 29, 2018

Recently while bitching about the fact that I do absolutely everything around my house with a bunch of friends all singing “preach Queen”, someone said to me “if you want help you need to be specific… ask for it. People need lists, they aren’t mind readers.”

So I tried that, asking.. specifics..

“Can you take the bin out?”

“Can you get up with the kids? I’m just a little tired after doing it on my own for 329 years”

“Can you go to woolies? I’ve done 3 loads of washing and made breaky, lunch, picked up all the kids school books, dealt with the floating shit in the pond.”

And yeah, she was right… shit got done.

But I was exhausted, just keeping the balls in the air.. remembering what needs to be asked to be done, constant nagging..

And do you know what happened the minute I stopped asking…?

NOTHING.

Again.

And so I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not your job to ask for help, it’s not my job to write fucking lists.. We have enough god dam jobs and teaching someone how to consider me and my ridiculous work load is not one of them.

Just do it.

Just think about each other, what it takes to run the god dam house. Is one of you working while the other puts up their feet?

Is one of you hanging out with mates while the other peels the thirtieth piece of fruit for the day?

Is one of you carrying the weight?

Because when the nagging stops, when the asking dies down, when there are no more lists….

All your left with is silent resentment. And that my friends is relationship cancer..

It’s not up to anyone else to teach you consideration. That’s your job.

Just do the fucking dishes without being asked once in a while mother fuckers.

Hall’s post touches on the concept of emotional labor, which can be defined as “the process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job.”

In other words, although Hall’s partner may be the one carrying out the tasks she assigns him, it is still Hall’s job to be the “manager” of the household, and keep track of what things need to get done. And anyone who runs a household knows that juggling and keeping track of chores is just as exhausting as executing them.

At time of publication, Hall’s post was shared nearly 100,000 times. That’s a lot of frustrated ladies!

When your girl Far Kew sends you the perfect present. You will find this and more cunty cups on her facebook page 👌🏽
Posted by Constance Hall on Thursday, November 30, 2017

Women in the comments section seemed to overwhelmingly agree with Hall’s post.

Let’s all learn to share the load…laundry and otherwise.

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Tidal And Seven NBA DJs Teamed Up To Make Playlists In Celebration Of The New Season

The 2021-22 NBA season is underway, and the folks over at Tidal teamed up with a collection of NBA DJs to celebrate the music played in arenas. The DJs come from teams across the league, with their playlists spanning decades and oftentimes paying tribute to some of the artists who played a major role in shaping the sound of their various cities.

The seven DJs provide in-arena tunes for the Philadelphia 76ers (DJ Ghost), Milwaukee Bucks (DJ Shawna), Los Angeles Clippers (DJ Dense), Miami Heat (DJ Irie), Los Angeles Lakers (DJ Roueche), Brooklyn Nets (DJay Jung), and Golden State Warriors (Derrick “D Sharp” Robinson). You can check out all of the playlist by clicking the links, but here is a collection of what you’ll find.

DJ Dense: Los Angeles Clippers

“Expensive Pain” by Meek Mill
“Blue Notes 2” by Meek Mill feat. Lil Uzi Vert
“Headlock by Lil Wayne feat. Rich The kid
“Rollin Papers” by Dom Kennedy
“Poke it Out” by Wale feat. Cool & Dre and J. Cole
“Ye” by Burna Boy
“Essence” by Wizkid feat. Tems
“Want it All” by Burna Boy feat. Polo G
“Moon” by Kanye West
“Way 2 Sexy” by Drake feat. Future and Young Thug
“Believe What I Say” by Kanye West
“EVERY CHANCE I GET” by DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby and Lil Durk
“Gaspar Yanga” by D Smoke feat. Snoop Dogg
“California Love” by 2Pac feat. Roger Troutman and Dr. Dre

DJ Roueche: Los Angeles Lakers

“Big Tings” by The Suicide Doors feat. Jacoby X
“DNA” by Kendrick Lamar
“24” by IDK
“Welcome To The Party” by Pop Smoke
“Drop It” by Tujamo feat. Lukas Vane
“Breakin’ a Sweat (Zedd Remix)” by Skrillex feat. The Doors and Robby Krieger
“Let’s Go” by Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo
“2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted (feat. Snoop Doggy Dog)” by 2Pac
“Still D.R.E.” by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
“Twist My Fingaz” by YG
“Grinding All My Life” by Nipsey Hussle
“Higher” by The Game
“Roses (Imanbek Remix)” by SAINt JHN
“Turbulence” by Steve Aoki feat. Laidback Luke and Lil Jon
“Bounce Generation” by TJR feat. Vinai
“Nonstop” by Drake
“Whoopty” by CJ
“family ties” by Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Big League” by O.T. Genasis
“In My Zone” by The Suicide Doors feat. Chancer Smith
“Baila Conmigo” by Dayvi feat. Victor Cárden and Kelly Ruiz
“Soul Sacrifice” by Dombresky
“A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie feat. Q-Tip and GoonRock
“Song 2” by Blur
“I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman

DJay Jung: Brooklyn Nets

“family ties” by Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Way 2 Sexy” by Drake feat. Future and Young Thug
“Knife Talk” by Drake feat. 21 Savage and Project Pat
“Sharing Locations” by Meek Mill feat. Lil Durk and Lil Baby
“The Scorpion” by Conway The Machine
“KD” by Conway The Machine
“No Time For Sleep” by Bobby Shmurda
“Big Drip” by Fivio Foreign
“What It Feels Like” by Nipsey Hussle feat. JAY-Z
“Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G.
“Gimme the Loot” by The Notorious B.I.G.
“U Don’t Know” by JAY-Z
“Brooklyn’s Finest” by JAY-Z
“Show Me What You Got” by JAY-Z
“Welcome 2 Brooklyn” by M.O.P. feat. Maino
“Jump” by Rupee
“La Mama de la Mama” by El Alfa feat. El Cherry Scom
“In Da Getto” by J Balvin feat. Skrillex
“Set It Off” by Big Daddy Kane
“What’s Up Suckaz” by TJR

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Mick Jenkins Drops His Long-Awaited Comeback Album, ‘Elephant In The Room’

Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins returns with his new album, Elephant In The Room — the first full-length project he’s released since 2018’s Pieces Of A Man. While he did release an EP titled The Circus last year, Elephant In The Room is the first chance Mick fans have had to hear him detail his life’s changes since 2018 and he doesn’t disappoint; from the very first bar of the album, he tells us exactly how it’s been and how it’s going to be.

“Give a f*ck if yo’ pockets low, we been living lowkey,” he rhymes on “The Valley Of The Shadow of Death.” “Wonder how we was popping bottles, this far below deep.” It’s clear that some things haven’t changed: Mick’s emotive, vulnerable songwriting remains as compelling as ever, while his stark observations and razor-sharp wit still cut to the bone of any number of real-life topics, from “Things You Could Die For If Doing While Black” to feeling underappreciated on “Scottie Pippen.”

Mick rolled out the album with an engaging, revealing website that detailed his thoughts on crafting the album and on the songwriting philosophy behind additions such as “Contacts.” You can find the website here and use the password “Carefree” to access Mick’s calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, and photos. Listen to the full album below.

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Do Halloween Like An Adult By Pairing These Bourbons With Chocolate

Halloween is this weekend. And regardless of your age, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to munch on at least a handful of candy (specifically, chocolate) this weekend. If you grab a few Snickers, Kit Kats, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups at a costume party, you’re going to need to pair it with something not quite so saccharine. Something boozy perhaps?

Why not pair that chocolate with bourbon? We believe that the sweet corn, oaky, vanilla, and caramel flavors associated with this corn-based whiskey pair perfectly with bitter dark or sweet milk chocolate. And we’re not alone in that idea — 12 of our favorite bartenders not only cosigned the notion, they also offered up recommendations just in time for Halloween. Check out all of their answers below, and make sure to click on those prices if you want to try these pairings too.

Cyrus Noble

Cyrus Noble

Christopher Rodriguez, lead bartender at Lucy Bar in Yountville, California

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $33

Why This Bourbon?

The best bourbon to pair with chocolate this Halloween is Cyrus Noble because it is super smooth. It’s 90 proof and highlighted by a nutty sweetness, vanilla, and caramel that all pair well with chocolate.

Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace

Mike Fayad, general manager at Hearth and Hill in Park City, Utah

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $32

Why This Bourbon?

Buffalo Trace is a great bourbon to drink with Halloween chocolate. It has dense flavors of caramel, chocolate, and fall spice which pair perfectly with my favorite, Snickers.

Cooper’s Craft

Cooper

Lauren Navarro, head bartender at Apothecary 330 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

ABV: 41.1%

Average Price: $24

Why This Bourbon?

Cooper’s Craft is an excellent pairing for Halloween chocolate. It’s subtle and sweet with lots of vanilla notes. I use it for bourbon espresso martinis as well.

Woodinville Port Cask

Woodinville

Brendan Pineda, manager and buyer at Plumpjack Wine & Spirits in San Francisco

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $52

Why This Bourbon?

Woodinville Bourbon finished in Port Casks takes their standard bourbon and finishes the whiskey in barrels that previously held port wine for six months. This process provides notes of rich chocolate, candied cherries, and berries making it the ideal complement to some tasty candy.

High Wire Revival

High Wire

Nicholas Karel, director of bars, lounges and beverage at Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans

ABV: 42%

Average Price: $55

Why This Bourbon?

High Wire Revival Jimmy Red Corn Bourbon is my pick. The revival of the heirloom Jimmy Red Corn — which comprises the majority of this mash bill — makes for a rich and well-rounded bourbon that’s perfect for a chocolate pairing.

Four Roses

Four Roses

Mohamed Khald, food and beverage manager at The Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg, Florida

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $24

Why This Bourbon?

Four Roses Yellow Label bourbon is a strong and sweet whiskey bursting with spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove. iI’s a deliciously versatile fall bourbon and would blend perfectly with Halloween treats.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel

Elmer T. Lee

Lauren Parton, general manager of Devereaux in Chicago

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $129

Why This Bourbon?

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel is my pick. It would pair well with either milk or dark chocolate. It’s rich in baking spice notes and lingers on the palate.

Evan Williams Black Label

Evan Williams

Alex Barbatsis, head bartender at The Whistler in Chicago

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $13

Why This Bourbon?

Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a great pairing for chocolate because the 86 proof can cut through the sugar, and it has vanilla and ginger notes that pair well with candy. It’s budget-friendly, so that leaves extra room for you to afford to give out full-size candy bars to trick or treaters.

Jefferson’s Ocean Aged At Sea

Jefferson

Roger Eyles, general manager and sommelier at Mister Mao in New Orleans

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $82

Why This Bourbon?

Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea without a doubt. Chocolate always tastes better with sea salt in my opinion. It works well with the various flavors in milk and dark chocolate. What’s not to love?

Angel’s Envy

Angel

Christy Bradley, spirit guide at Virgin Hotels in New Orleans

ABV: 43.3%

Average Price: $55

Why This Bourbon?

Angel’s Envy is one of my favorites to pair with chocolate. It’s aged in port casks which gives it a delicious and sweet finish. It pairs perfectly with the sweetness of chocolate.

Elijah Craig Small Batch

Elijah Craig

Mallory O’Meara, bartender and author of GIRLY DRINKS: A World History of Women and Alcohol

ABV: 47%

Average Price: $32

Why This Bourbon?

If I’m drinking bourbon, I won’t be eating chocolate. But if you’re going ham on Halloween, I’m assuming you’ll be eating a lot of milk chocolate and nuts in the form of a hundred fun-sized Snickers. So maybe I’d go with something oaky like Elijah Craig Small Batch. It has the woody, nutty, caramel flavor to stand up to rich, sweet chocolate.

W. L. Weller Special Reserve

Buffalo Trace

Nicholas Bennett, beverage director at Porchlight in New York City

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $59

Why This Bourbon?

If I am pairing my bourbon with my Halloween candy hoard, I am picking a wheated bourbon. My favorite here is the W. L. Weller Special Reserve. It might be the “most common” of the Weller lineup, but that means I always have a bottle at my home bar. Straight forward wheated bourbon flavors like vanilla, caramel, and honey are there along with a very slight amount of oak and a distinct lack of spice.


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Chvrches Add Three New Songs To ‘Screen Violence’ With The Deluxe Edition

Chvrches are now a couple months removed from the release of their fourth and latest album, Screen Violence. Just because they dropped the album doesn’t mean they’re done with it, though, as today brings a new deluxe edition, titled Screen Violence: Director’s Cut. What makes it deluxe is the inclusion of three new tracks: “Killer,” “Screaming,” and “Bitter End.”

Lauren Mayberry says of the songs, “This album was thematically so different to previous Chvrches albums that it would have been rude of us to let Halloween come and go without injecting some more Screen Violence into it. ‘Killer,’ ‘Bitter End,’ and ‘Screaming’ were all started in 2020 and finished just after the album was released. As any good horror fan knows, just because the film ends, it doesn’t mean the story does.”

She also previously said of Screen Violence, “I think for me it was helpful to go into the process with the idea that I could write something escapist almost. That felt freeing initially, to have concepts and stories to weave your own feelings and experiences through but in the end, all the lyrics were definitely still personal.” Martin Doherty added, “To me, the screen aspect was a bit more literal. When we were making the record, it was like half of our lives were lived through screens. What began as a concept was now a lifeline.”

Listen to “Killer,” “Screaming,” and “Bitter End” above.

Screen Violence is out now via Glassnote. Get it here.

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Lisette Alexis Is Set To Star In Disney+’s ‘National Treasure’ TV Series

While National Treasure 3 might be stuck in year 13 of development hell, progress is well underway for its television series counterpart. Shortly after announcing a National Treasure series was in the works over at Disney+, the studio has revealed its lead actor: emerging star Lisette Alexis. According to Deadline, Alexis will be playing the role of Jess Morales, a Latina with a “natural talent for solving puzzles” and “whose brilliant and resourceful mind loves a good mystery.” The series follows Morales as she embarks on an adventure to discover the truth about her family as well as recover a lost Pan-American treasure.

Whereas the National Treasure films focus primarily on white American history, in an interesting and refreshing twist, the upcoming television series promises to tell a more inclusive story that transcends the founding fathers. Morales herself is written as DREAMer, a child who came to America undocumented but is completely acclimated to American culture after having lived in the country their entire life. Along with her “diverse group of friends,” the team not only sets off to explore the world but also tackled “the timely issues of identity, community, historical authorship and patriotism.”

Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer behind the National Treasure series and hits like Pirates of the Caribbean, is returning to National Treasure as the show’s executive producer. Jon Turteltaub and Mira Nair are set to co-direct the 10-episode series, with Marianne and Cormac Wibberley on board as its writers. Production is set to begin in early 2022 with the series’ most likely hitting the streaming service later that year or in early 2023.

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Craft Beer Experts Share The One Stout They’d Drink Forever

If we’re being honest, any time is a good time to stock up on bolder, darker beers. While there are certainly darker beer styles well-suited for cool (and downright cold) weather, today we’re turning our attention to a beer that transcends any season or weather pattern. The stout.

Since there are stouts for all seasons — featuring varying levels of darkness, spiciness, fruitiness, hoppiness and so much more — we’re not going to limit ourselves. We’ll be calling out dry stouts, imperial stouts, barrel-aged stouts, and everything in between.

To find the best of the best, the stouts that beer pros would be thrilled to drink from now until the day they die, we asked a handful of well-known brewers and brewery professionals to tell us their go-to stouts. These are “desert island” stouts — beers that you never grow tired of. Keep scrolling to see all of their selections and click on those prices if you want to try one too.

Odell Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout

Odell

Jamie Lee Gonzales, brewer at Living The Dream Brewing Co. in Littleton, Colorado

ABV: 8.5%

Average Price: $14 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

My favorite stout is the Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout from Odell. This beer is the perfect bottle to grab after a long day. It’s super smooth and sneaky! The artwork on the label is also adorable.

Founders Breakfast Stout

Founders Brewing

Patrick Chavanelle, research and development brewer at Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine

ABV: 8.3%

Average Price: $11 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

Coffee is one of my favorite ingredients used in beer. Similar to hops, the characteristics of coffee can vary drastically from bean to bean, based on where it’s grown, how it’s processed, and how it’s roasted. All of these variables need to be considered when integrating coffee into a beer recipe. Somehow the folks at Founders were able to find the perfect coffee-to-beer combination in Founders Breakfast Stout.

This beer reminds me of camping and roasting marshmallows over a fire. It pairs perfectly with a campfire brunch or a nightcap after a long day of hiking. It’s just so damn good.

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

Goose Island

Todd Bellmyer, head brewer at Wynkoop Brewing in Denver

ABV: 12.9%

Average Price: $14 for a 16.9-ounce bottle

Why This Beer?

Bourbon County Stout by Goose Island Brewing Co. is one of the most unique beer releases each year. The release date — only in select stores across the country — has been Black Friday for many years now. That means that while so many people are shopping for TVs, I’m standing in line outside a liquor store hoping to score one of the many variants they release each year.

It’s a high ABV stout with great complex flavors without being cloying.

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Brooklyn

Todd DiMatteo, owner and brewer Good Word Brewing in Duluth, Georgia

ABV: 10%

Average Price: $10 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout checks this box big time. This ten percent stout is in a league of its own. I remember waiting impatiently at times of the seasonal release of this beer and when my pub would have it on draft. This beer has bitter chocolate, is rounded and decadent, and balanced in ways a stout should be.

Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout

Founders Brewing

Molly Lamb, host of Brewvana’s Brews Less Traveled Beer Club and Podcast

ABV: 12%

Average Price: $22 for a 750ml bottle

Why This Beer?

One stout that I look forward to drinking in the fall is the Founders KBS Stout. It has big flavors of coffee and cocoa with a little vanilla. It has a smooth and silky mouthfeel and a big 12 perent ABV. Mouthfeel is important in all beers, especially in a stout.

I gravitate toward this style (and this particular beer) because of the physical attributes it has; low carbonation and a delightful, pleasing viscosity that makes the Founders KBS Stout feel truly decadent.

Fremont Dark Star

Fremont

Brandon Capps, owner and head brewer of New Image Brewing in Arvada, Colorado

ABV: 8%

Average Price: $14 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

Fremont’s Dark Star is an imperial oatmeal stout packed with dark, roasty, chocolate flavors, and a firm bitterness yet a smooth experience all at once. It’s very easy to find, affordable, and just drinkable enough to have two glasses. That’s something I can’t say about many stouts, even some lower ABV offerings.

Great Divide Yeti

Great Divide

Dave Bergen, co-founder, director of brewing and marketing at Joyride Brewing Company in Edgewater, Colorado

ABV: 9.5%

Average Price: $14 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

I’m a big Yeti fan, and there’s a reason why this Great Divide flagship has been around as long as it has. Yeti is everything an American imperial stout is supposed to be: Big, brash, roasty, and bitter.

I enjoy all the different iterations of the Yeti clan, but I always come back to the OG.

North Coast Old Rasputin

North Coast

Chris Takeuchi, research and development brewer at Ballast Point’s Little Italy brewpub in San Diego

ABV: 9%

Average Price: $11 for a four-pack

Why This Beer?

Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Company is a powerhouse of a Russian imperial stout. It’s incredibly flavorful and complex with the big, brash roastiness the style calls for. It’s a huge beer, and it’s hard not to have two.

Firestone Walker Parabola

Firestone Walker

Skip Schwartz, innovation and wood cellar lead at WeldWerks Brewing Co. in Greeley, Colorado

ABV: 14%

Average Price: $18 for a 22-ounce bottle

Why This Beer?

To me, it is still one of the best barrel-aged stouts that are widely available. This beer is also a huge reason for my obsession with barrel-aged beers. I love the roasted coffee flavors with a huge oak profile. Nothing speaks to me more than a great barrel-aged stout and Parabola, year-after-year, is one of the best.

Deschutes Obsidian Stout

Deschutes

Samuel Richardson, co-founder and brewmaster at Other Half Brewing Co in Brooklyn, New York

ABV: 6.4%

Average Price: $12 for a six-pack

Why This Beer?

Obsidian is just a great stout from the earlier days of craft beer. It’s classic and drinkable with great roasted flavors that are balanced. This beer is also very nostalgic for me and I’m sure a lot of other early craft beer adopters, especially those of us who grew up in Oregon.

Left Hand Nitro Stout

Left Hand

Colby Cox, co-founder of Roadhouse Brewing Co in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

ABV: 6%

Average Price: $12 for a six-pack

Why This Beer?

Left Hand Nitro Stout is a go-to for me year-round, but there’s something even more enjoyable about its roasted aromas, rich flavors, and creamy mouthfeel once there’s a chill in the air. While Left Hand’s pushed their series of stouts into a wide breadth of flavor combinations, it’s their original Milk Stout I first fell for, keep coming back to, and always pour hard.

Stone Xocoveza Stout

Stone Brewing

David “Zambo” Szamborski, brewmaster at Paperback Brewing in Glendale, California

ABV: 8.1%

Average Price: $16 for a six-pack

Why This Beer?

I am a big fan of Xocoveza Stout from Stone. This stout — originally created by Mitch Steele, their former brewmaster — is a take on Mexican hot chocolate. It includes cacao nibs, coffee, papilla peppers, and a few spices as well as lactose to keep it sweet like chocolate. Yummy.


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Reason Releases His ‘No More, No Less: Demo 1’ EP Featuring Benny The Butcher, Isaiah Rashad, And Wale

Carson, California-bred TDE rapper Reason has returned with a new EP, No More, No Less: Demo 1, which features appearances from Adé, Benny the Butcher, Doe Boy, Reason’s TDE label-mate Isaiah Rashad, and Wale. Reason calls the EP “a small collection of thoughts and moments that I’ve been asked for repeatedly” and explained that he released it because it was “something I wanted to give to y’all in the meantime” while he’s finishing a proper follow-up to his 2020 album, New Beginnings.

The three-song effort opens with “Left Hand” featuring Benny, Isaiah, and Wale, a block thumper that finds the three rappers trading verses over a variety of different beats. That’s followed by the hypnotic “Not For Me,” which reunites Adé and Wale and includes Benny, then the set concludes with the woozy, downtempo “12am In ATL,” which features Benny, Isaiah, and Doe Boy. Clocking in at nine minutes and 53 seconds in total, No More, No Less showcases Reason’s impressive wordplay by setting it alongside some of the most prolific and clever rappers in the game today.

The EP also helps set up Reason as part of the vanguard of the post-Kendrick TDE roster the label will have to get behind after a “weird time” for TDE in 2020. Along with Isaiah, Ray Vaughn, and Doechii, Reason is carrying the torch for the West Coast rap label as it evolves in the wake of Kendrick Lamar’s departure.

Listen to the EP below.

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John Mayer’s ‘Last Train Home’ Video For The Ballad Rework Is A Studio Musician’s Dream

John Mayer is in the middle of a critical resurgence due to the popularity of his extremely relatable new album, Sob Rock. After an initial breakout as an undeniable, melodic songwriter, it felt like he was searching for direction over the last few releases. On Sob Rock, he’s found his footing again, and aside from the excellent single “New Light,” he’s also recently reworked one of the album’s other singles, “Last Train Running.” The original version was an ’80s-indebted, synth-heavy track that featured Maren Morris on harmonies, but Mayer’s gotta do what Mayer’s gotta do.

A new ballad version is peak Mayer, and honestly, it sounds absolutely great. Today, Mayer shared a live video performance of the reworked version, which is a dream for any music nerd. First of all, the song was recorded live at Henson Studios in Hollywood, and features Mayer using his fancy guitar: a PRS Silver Sky in Roxy Pink. Along with Mayer, the video features a band composed of real legends: Lenny Castro, Greg Phillinganes, Sean Hurley, David Ryan Harris, Aaron Sterling, and Don Was as the recording engineer.

Check out the video above and if you haven’t heard Sob Rock yet, simply add it to your must-hear list for 2021 releases.

Sob Rock is out now via Columbia. Get it here.