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“Raise your hand if you think you’re a lucky person?” That’s the question Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s teacher character asks his elementary school students at the start of the trailer for Mr. Corman, an upcoming series on Apple TV+. That the character’s own answer is yes is as interesting as the fact that almost none of the kids say yes (what a bunch of cynical and/or aware tykes). Through the trailer, we’re seeing his character spiral through a life where, it seems, adversity has been freshly introduced. Is he lying to the kids about feeling lucky? Is he lying to himself?

Clearly, Mr. Corman is floating somewhere between quarter-life and mid-life crises while trying to outrun the crush of unfulfilled dreams (a career in music and a pairing with his creative partner don’t seem to be working out how he thought they would) and the resulting negativity that can weigh down a life if you can’t quite live the truth of aphorisms about living in the moment and not looking back. (You know, if you aren’t lucky, like those who read the above and don’t relate. And good for you if that fits.)

The show, which JGL (I can call him that, we spoke on the phone once) created, marking a return to both television (remember 3rd Rock From The Sun!) and writing/directing (remember 2013’s Don Jon!) seems centered in the dramedy space, dealing with heavier questions about roads taken and not, but there’s also some humor and the ammunition for more with a strong supporting cast including Arturo Castro (Broad City) and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso). There are also moments in the trailer that suggest fantastical daydream sequences (and maybe a little song and dance?) to help visualize the character’s freakouts about life, adding to the anticipation when paired with the cast and a not-entirely-serious tone.

Apple TV+’s ‘Mr. Corman’ drops on August 6.

Wale, who built his career on his social media presence, has announced that he’s taking a break from posting and perusing as usual as the result of an unknown illness on Instagram. Posting the message to his Instagram Story, he informed fans that “I am out of commission. I been extremely sick since Saturday. I’ve missed many calls and texts. Thank you to everybody who called wit genuine concern. I ain’t sure how long I’ll be down but this sh*t ain’t slight.”

However, he softened the blow of this concerning message, promising: “Soon as I can come back strong, I’ll be back strong. As for now, management will run my socials. Much love, see y’all soon.”

The news comes at an inopportune time for the DC rapper, who recently announced the impending release of his album Folarin 2, his seventh studio album and first full-length to drop since 2019’s Wow… That’s Crazy. Most recently, he appeared with Earthgang on their new single “Options,” as well as on its remix with Coi Leray, and promoted his own music with “Good Vibes” and the Gunna-featuring “Flawed.” Hopefully, his confidence and fans’ patience will pay off and he’ll get well soon.

Wale is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After Loki Episode 5 called into question the Trickster God’s use of knives in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Richard E. Grant’s Old Loki isn’t a fan of them), a new interview with Tom Hiddleston explains how daggers became a key ingredient of Loki’s live-action canon. While revealing that the knives were added to Loki’s repertoire in the first Thor movie thanks to director Kevin Branagh wanting to emphasize the God of Mischief’s fighting style as incredibly hard to pin down, “like a sprite or as unpredictable as the wind,” the daggers really cemented themselves following the badass knife flip during the final battle in Thor: Ragnarok.

According to Hiddleston, the now signature move was purely a product of chance and not wanting to stand around “like a lemon” while co-star Idris Elba finished his choreography. Via Entertainment Weekly:

Definitely Idris was there, and it was a two-shot of us fighting these fantastic athletes that are the stunt guys. And I ran out of choreography. Basically, I think I finished my moves before Idris, and he was still rolling, and I didn’t want to just be standing there like a lemon, not doing anything interesting. So I just flipped the knives, and caught them by chance.”

He continued: “And Idris laughed about it. We watched it back. He was [like], ‘Oh, god, he’s gone and done a knife flip at the end of it.’”

After pulling off the move for Ragnarok, Hiddleston revealed that he hasn’t been able to do it since, even after practicing with wooden spoons. “So it was one of those things, but lightning never strikes twice.”

(Via Entertainment Weekly)

Welcome to SNX DLX, our weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the market. With last week and its long weekend bringing dope new Yeezy and a future classic colorway of the Air Jordan IV, this week is looking a little on the lighter side. Still, there are plenty of fly shoes to go around for us rabid sneakerheads. Yes, this week does include the usual suspects, like new Dunks and Jordans, but we’re also getting some collaborations from Vans and Patta as well as New Balance and Size?.

Overall, despite it being a lighter week, the big brands are still bringing the fire to help heat up the summer sneaker season. If you’ve just picked up sneakers and now you’re looking to complete your fit, be sure to hit up our streetwear apparel round-up as well. Let’s dive into it.

Nike Air Max 90 Shimmer Polka/ White Polka

With the constant stream of dope Jordan and Nike Dunk drops this summer, it’s easy to forget about the ‘ol Air Max 90. Let’s change that. Dropping in two polka-dots-adorned colorways, these playful takes on the Air Max 90 are too fun to pass up.

Featuring an upper composed of leather, and canvas, the Shimmer and White Polkas feature a polka dot design atop the sneaker’s toe box and along the layered paneling, with simple faded color schemes. The Shimmer Polka features a beige and peach-toned design, while the White Polka features an Oreo-like black-and-white color scheme. Both are pretty great!

The Nike Air Max 90 Shimmer Polka and White Polka are set to drop on July 8th for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair at Fia the Nike SNKRS app.

WMNS Nike Dunk Low Laser Orange

We’re going to go ahead and call it on this week’s SNX, orange is the color of the season. Previous years haven’t given this color much love, but for whatever reason, this week brings multiple orange-adorned kicks and we’re loving it, beginning with this WMNS-size exclusive, the Dunk Low Laser Orange.

Featuring a simple orange and white color scheme, with a woven tongue tag and Nike branding on the heel tab, the Laser Orange features leather construction that sits atop an orange rubber outsole. It’s bright and citrusy and an ideal colorway for the summer season. It’s also dropping in an extended size run that peaks at 12W, which is equivalent to 10.5 in Men’s sizes.

The WMNS Nike Dunk Low Laser Orange is set to drop on July 8th for a retail price of $100. Try your luck at Nike SNKRS, but if that doesn’t work out hit up GOAT.

Size? x New Balance College Pack

Dropping alongside a matching apparel collection, this collaboration between New Balance and British retailer Size? pays homage to two classic New Balance silhouettes, the 550 and 574. The 550 features a creamsicle-like colorway, with a mix of white leather and orange accents and a classic basketball low-cut design, but the highlight of the pack is the 574, which features an all-over fuzzy orange suede upper with a mesh base and a crisp white midsole atop a black outsole. The 574 is track-inspired, and I think it has a modern edge over the more clunky 550.

The Size? X New Balance College Pack is set to drop on July 8th for a retail price of $110 through $150, depending on sizing. Pick up a pair exclusively at Size?

Patta x Vault By Vans Mean Eyed Cat Collection

This year, Vans has been getting a lot of love from SNX, but this collection — made in collaboration with British retailer Patta — is easily one of the best collections the brand has dropped in years. Dubbed the “Mean Eyed Cat” collection, for reasons I still don’t understand, this seven sneaker collection consists of three different colorways of Vans’ Sk8-Hi silhouette and four colorways of the Old Skool, including a dope Silver Pink/Black version of the latter.

Each colorway sits atop a black midsole with “Mean Eyed Cat” written in alternating white and red colors with an upper design that features the Patta cursive logo. It’s a clean look for Vans that updates the classic silhouettes for a modern era of skaters.

The Patta x Vault By Vans Mean Eyed Cat Collection is set to drop on July 9th for a retail range of $130 to $150 dollars. Pick up a pair at the Vans Patta website.

Asics Gel Lyte III Patchwork Pack

Inspired by boro craftsmanship and traditional Japanese patchwork, this design takes Asics best silhouette, the Gel Lyte III, and gives it a quilted reimagining. Featuring suede paneling and highly visible stitch patterns, the Gel Lyte Patchwork features an inside panel composed of leftover surplus material from other Asics sneakers and sits atop a shock-absorbing GEL foam at the rear of the foot. It’s a wacky design that will play well with fans of Sean Wotherspoon’s work.

The Asics Gel Lyte III Patchwork Pack is set to drop on July 9th for a retail price of $175. Pick up a pair at the Asics webstore.

Adidas Tyshawn Low

Pro skater Tyshawn Jones’ is returning with a new colorway and low top version of his Tyshawn Adidas silhouette, the Tyshawn Low Core Black. The Tyshawn features the same durable performance-focused Adituff toe construction of the original, with a low-cut silhouette and an upper composed of leather with suede detailing on the lower panels and heel wrap, and made using 50% recycled content.

The sneaker also features Cloudfoam Plus memory foam lining for added comfort and is dressed in a colorway of Core Black and Cloud White with Gold Metallic branding at the heel, and on the midsole and tongue branding.

The Adidas Tyshawn Low in Core Black is set to drop on July 10th for a retail price of $85. Pick up a pair at Adidas.

Nike Air Jordan III Racer Blue

While this may appear to be a simple Jordan III with a Racer Blue and white colorway, which honestly, is dope enough as it is, this design is actually more than it seems. The classic elephant print mudguard on this Jordan III is composed of reflective 3M material, giving this Jordan a shimmering reflective quality that plays off its street race-inspired name and sits atop a polyurethane midsole housing the Airbag cushioning.

It’s an easy pick up and if you missed out on last week’s dope Jordan IV Oreo, this wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize.

The Nike Air Jordan III Racer Blue is set to drop on July 10th for a retail price of $190. Try picking up a pair on release day on the Nike SNKRS app, or hit up GOAT and Flight Club to pick them up on the aftermarket.

Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox truly have a way with words when it comes to describing their relationship. Kelly infamously wears a drop of her blood around his neck and Fox once said being in love with him is like “being in love with a tsunami or a forest fire.” But despite their very public displays of affection, Fox still has to constantly field critics who slam her for the age gap between them. Fox chalks it up to the patriarchy, but still has a explicit message for those carrying judgement: “Go f*ck yourself.”

Fox recently sat down for an in-depth interview with InStyle Magazine where she spoke about her recent career resurgence and the moment she decided to stop living in fear of critics. The conversation inevitably turned to her romance with Kelly, who was recently seen packing on the PDA with Fox after painting his tongue black at the Billboard Awards.

Fox says she is sometimes criticized for dating a younger man, which she labels as “ridiculous.” Fox is only four years older than Kelly, a fact she says wouldn’t ever be mentioned if the roles were reversed:

“You want to talk about patriarchy? The fact that he’s four years younger than me, and people want to act like I’m dating a younger man. He’s 31, and I’m 35. Granted, he’s lived like he’s 19 his whole life, but he isn’t 19. No one would blink twice if George Clooney was dating someone four years younger. Four years? Go f*ck yourself. We would have been in high school together. That’s so ridiculous that women are treated that way.”

The actress also says she has paparazzi questioning where her kids are, a question that her ex-husband is never asked. “You don’t expect a dad to be with the kids all the time, but I’m supposed to not be seen and be at home with my kids,” she said. “They have another parent. I have to leave and sometimes I don’t want them photographed and they don’t come with me. This whole year I’ve been very surprised by how archaic some of the mindsets still are in some people.”

Of course, Kelly also made an appearance in the InStyle interview. When asked about what Fox is like, the musician fired off another head-scratching compliment. “She’s like the earth,” he said. “When it’s summer, it’s the hottest summer. When it’s winter, it’s the most amazing chill. In the fall and spring, it’s a beautiful transition.”

Read Fox’s full interview with InStyle here.

In what is probably an excellent case for visiting the place where Rudy Giuliani’s law career completely turned to mulch, Against Me! leader Laura Jane Grace has announced a solo set at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Yes, THAT Four Seasons Total Landscaping, where the former New York City mayor and embattled Trump attorney held a bonkers press conference four days after the 2020 presidential election and pretended that he’d tooootally had intended to gather the press at a landscaping company situated next to an adult bookstore called Fantasy Island.

Anyway. Grace, who also fronts The Devouring Mothers, will play an all-ages solo show featuring Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms on August 21. “This will be the first and last time Brendan and I will play in front of a landscaping company and we promise it will be better than that MAGA sh*t show,” Grace said in a statement. Grace, who released a surprise solo album Stay Alive last year, also has some fall and winter appearances scheduled, which you can view below.

8/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Four Seasons Total Landscaping (w/ Brendan Kelly)
9/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling
12/27 – Reading, PA @ Reverb *
12/28 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium *
12/29 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club *
12/30 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

*w/ Thursday

Tickets to Grace’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping show are on sale now and available for purchase here. You can also grab some exclusive merch, sold here. Stay Alive is out now via Polyvinyl Records. Get it here.

Resort To Love, a new Netflix movie coming out this month produced by Alicia Keys, is garnering a lot of attention on Twitter today. Unfortunately for her, the buzz consists less of excitement to see the movie than it does fans trolling it for its premise. The film, which stars Keys’ fellow 2000s pop fixture, Christina Milian, as a singer who gets booked for her ex’s wedding and winds up romancing him away from his new fiancee, is reminding fans of Keys’ own affair with Swizz Beatz, who divorced his wife Mashonda and married Keys the same month in 2010.

Love can be messy, sure, but the film’s plot is hitting a little close to home for some fans, prompting a roast session of trend-worthy proportions. The jokes came flying at breakneck speed to point out the obvious similarities between Keys’ real-life love story and the one that she produced, which apparently asks viewers to sympathize with the would-be homewrecker’s point of view. Granted, the movie still isn’t out yet so we don’t know that this is actually what happens in it, so maybe it deserves the benefit of the doubt.

That, however, would be entirely too reasonable and not what we’re here for today. Today, we are going to get these jokes off. Check out the film’s trailer above and more hilarious reactions below.

OG Parker is the producer you can count on. He knows how to create a song that the people will love and he’s done it numerous times for the likes of Migos, PartyNextDoor, and Chris Brown. His latest achievement has been his work on XXL Freshman DDG’s project Die 4 Respect and their TikTok hit “Impatient” with Coi Leray.

The talented multi-instrumentalist (Parker plays the clarinet, piano, and drums) attended Georgia State University in Atlanta to study music and in 2017 decided to put everything into being a producer. From Migos’ Culture hit “Walk It Talk It” featuring Drake to Megan Thee Stallion’s latest single “Thot Shit” and DDG’s “Impatient,” OG Parker has kept up with his own momentum with consistency. The 27-year-old Quality Control beat maker’s next move is to put together his own project, with the release of “Rain” featuring Chris Brown, Layton Greene, Latto, and PnB Rock.

Uproxx got the chance to catch up OG Parker to talk about the year he’s having in music and how he’s able to constantly create hits.

Let’s talk about “Rain” and how you got PnB Rock, Chris Brown, Latto and Layton Greene on that one track.

It was a song that I had already did with Chris. Chris was already on it and PnB was already on it. I had it for about a year and a half now and I knew it was a song that I wanted to do as my single. I had been trying to figure out the right artists I wanted to put on it. I knew I wanted females on it. I went and I got Latto and I got Layton Greene on it and it just took a minute to get it all together, get the mix right, get everything together.

What was the most difficult part about putting the song together?

I think just trying to make it perfect. I’m an overthinker. So I’ve been trying to figure out the order of the artists. I didn’t know who I wanted to go first and everything.

Does that happen often or is that your normal work process of you rearranging things multiple times? Reminds me of Kanye West, how we got all those Life Of Pablo edits in real-time.

Exactly. Usually, I’m not as hands-on because it’s not always my song. Usually, the artist gets to control that more. This is one of the first times where I really get to make the final decision.

So the project as a whole, is it done? When is it coming out? What’s the status?

It’s about 70% to 80% done, I would say and we’re looking for it to come out a little bit after summer.

How many songs are on it so far and what’s the vibe like?

We got a lot of songs, but I wanted it to be around five to eight. I want it to be like an EP. I don’t want it to be too long because I’m just trying to introduce myself right now. I want it to be everything. I want it to be awesome. I want to have a dance hall song on there, a trap joint going on there, and an R&B joint on there.

Can you say who else you’ve collaborated with on this project?

I can’t say who’s going to make the final cut because we have a lot of records, but I’ve been working with Kehlani, PartyNextDoor, Tyga, a lot of people.

Tell us about working on “Thot Shit” for Megan Thee Stallion.

We actually have a whole bunch of songs, we’ve been going crazy, but the first song I made with her was “Thot Shit.” I’m actually really cool with her engineer. So he hit me up like, “Yo. I’m in the studio with Meg, send me some beats.” I sent a couple of beats over and then he was like, “Yo, I’m about to FaceTime you.” He FaceTimed me and Meg took the phone and she was like, “Yo, all these beats you just sent me are mine. I love them all.” Ever since then I just been sending her beats and we just been going crazy. We got in the studio a couple of weeks ago and we were just working on the album.

I also want to talk about your production. I feel it’s really distinct and I’m just curious to know where do you draw your production ideas from to make a hit?

I would say, I don’t think I’m a super-emotional person, but I think that I draw a lot of my beats from the emotions that I’m feeling at the moment. So if I’m sad, I’m probably going to go to the studio and make some R&B beats and if I’m turned up, if I’ve been drinking with the homies and stuff, I’m going to make some turnt trap stuff or a club hit because that’s the vibe I’m feeling.

What would you say is a song that maybe you were very passionate about something and that’s the beat that got created when you pulled from that place?

I would say “Thot Shit.” I actually produced that with Lil Ju who did Body and all those songs for her. When we cooked up that day, I think that we were cooking up for her, we knew she was working on the album. I think that we were mainly focused on making up-tempo club stuff. I think that was the time that we kind of went in with a set plan and then it worked out.

So you guys made this beat together in person?

He actually lives in LA and he came to Atlanta for a couple of days and he hit me up. He was like, “Yo, what you want?” I was like, “Yo, come to my house.” We made like seven beats that night and “Thot Shit “was one of them.

You also worked with DDG who is going crazy this year as well. What made you want to work with him?

So originally it was actually a session that my manager set up. I actually was on his last tape. I had two songs on there and it was a cool vibe. I would say about eight months later, I was like, “Yo, I want to lock back in with DDG.” So I flew to LA and we just started working and then I was like, “Yo, we should just do a whole tape.” We just kept growing and working and then getting features. It was just a crazy vibe. That was kind of my first time ever, just EP-ing somebody’s whole project and it was a great experience and I feel the people are receiving it very well.

I also want to just talk about your influence in Atlanta as a whole. Tell me a little bit about you coming up in Atlanta and the style of music that you make and your influence.

Growing up, you had your Shawty Redd’s and your Zaytoven’s and things like that. The trap drums and stuff I feel is embedded into Atlanta producer’s DNA because we grew up hearing those Gucci songs at every club we went to. It was the trap drums and stuff like that came to me naturally. Then being somebody who plays instruments and having a grandfather that was a professional pianist, I feel that gave me a different melodic edge to my production. My stuff is kind of melodic mixed with the trap stuff.

Once this project comes out, what can everyone expect?

I think that’s going to definitely take my career to the next level. I think it’s something that I’m going to continue to tap into. This definitely wouldn’t be my last project, I would want to keep working and drop a full-length project after this one. Then also just keep working with all the artists that I’ve been working with.

You’ve accomplished quite a bit. How do you want to impact your fans or listeners at the end of the day?

I would say definitely for the producer community, I would want to be looked at as somebody who can make all the genres at a high level for your favorite artists. The goal is to break new artists. I feel that’s something that I heard Timbaland say in an interview. He said that he’s remembered for breaking Aaliyah more than just getting with an artist that’s already famous to give them a hit song because that’s easier than breaking a new artist. That’s something that I definitely want to do.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Angel Olsen is taking a decidedly different approach in following her 2020 album Whole New Mess: Her next release, Aisles, is a EP featuring covers of ’80s songs. She announced the project (which is set for release on August 20) today and previewed it with her synthy cover of Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” (which was originally composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi).

Olsen notes of the release, “I know it’s not really in my history to do something unintentional or just for the hell of it, but my connection to these songs is pretty straightforward, I just wanted to have a little fun and be a little more spontaneous, and I think I needed to remember that I could!”

Olsen also said of making the project:

“I told [co-producer and engineer Adam McDaniel] I had an idea to record some covers and bring some of the band into the mix, or add other players. I needed to laugh and have fun and be a little less serious about the recording process in general. I thought about completely changing some of the songs and turning them inside out. I’d come over to find Adam had set up five or so synthesizers, and we’d get lost on a part for a while messing with some obscure pedal I knew nothing about. We’d spend a good amount of time going through sounds before finding one or two, sometimes we’d get real weird and decide to just go with it.”

Aisles is also the first release on somethingscosmic, Olsen’s new Jagjaguwar imprint.

Listen to “Gloria” above and find the Aisles EP art and tracklist below.

1. “Gloria” (Laura Branigan cover)
2. “Eyes Without A Face” (Billy Idol cover)
3. “Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats cover)
4. “If You Leave” (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark cover)
5. “Forever Young” (Alphaville cover)

Aisles is out 8/20 via somethingscosmic. Pre-order it here.

Exactly two weeks after having his law license suspended in New York, Rudy Giuliani is now barred from practicing law in Washington D.C. Following the New York suspension, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Giuliani’s license will be suspended in the nation’s capital until “the disciplinary matter in New York” is resolved.

While Giuliani’s legal team believes his license will be reinstated, it’s hard to downplay the seriousness of the New York ruling, which flat-out deemed Giuliani a threat to the public due to his continued attempts to push the “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was “stolen” from Donald Trump. Via CBS News:

“The seriousness of respondent’s uncontroverted misconduct cannot be overstated,” the New York court said in the 33-page decision. “This country is being torn apart by continued attacks on the legitimacy of the 2020 election and of our current president, Joseph R. Biden. The hallmark of our democracy is predicated on free and fair elections. False statements intended to foment a loss of confidence in our elections and resulting loss of confidence in government generally damage the proper functioning of a free society.”

In light of his mounting legal troubles, The Rudy Giuliani Defense fund was set up with the intention of raising $5 million for a man “whose fate will determine if America still is a Republic governed by We The People, or if the swamp has finally amassed total control of our great country.” As of Tuesday, less than $10,000 dollars was raised. Is that bad?

(Via CBS News)