In a very on-brand rant for the bonkers Texas congressman (one of a few of them), Louis Gohmert warned that the Green New Deal will lead to an epidemic of exploding birds, and therefore has to be stopped. Gohmert’s warning happened during a Thursday interview One America News Network, where the congressman started ranting about the “huge solar farm” in California and Nevada that gets so hot, it’s liquifying birds right out of the sky in a grotesque display of avian carnage.
Rep. Louie Gohmert warned OAN viewers about the “hundreds and thousands” of “Flamers,” aka birds who survive windmills but wind up spontaneously combusting after flying over solar farms in the Southwest US. This is how the green new deal will bring the nation down. pic.twitter.com/FYaw8ivElT
“They weren’t anticipating hundreds and thousands of what they would call ‘flamers,’” he said. “Because when the birds fly through, if they survive the windmills, then they hit that magnified sun, explode in flame, and down they go, bird guts all over the mirrors. So that takes some cleaning up.”
Gohmert then said that this supposed wave of bird explosions proved that this “green stuff” is “out of control.”
Gohmert’s bird rant is yet another recent example of the congressman’s penchant for latching onto any conspiracy theory or right wing talking point under the sun. He was last seen teaming up with fellow Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Paul Gosar as the bumbling quartet attempted to protest the conditions of inmates who are being held on charges related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
However, the publicity stunt went up in smoke as the group was immediately stopped by a no-nonsense prison guard, who threatened to have them arrested for trespassing. It was a humiliating defeat that arrived just 24 hours after Gohmert and friends were forced to flee a press conference outside the Department of Justice because protestors wouldn’t stop whistling or yelling (at Gaetz), “Are you a pedophile?”
Christopher Osburn has spent the past fifteen years in search of “the best” — or at least his very favorite — sips of whisk(e)y on earth. He’s traveled to over 20 countries testing local spirits, visited more than 50 distilleries around the globe, and amassed a collection of bottles that occupies his entire basement (and infuriates his wife).
In this series, he cracks open his worn “tasting diary” and shares its contents with the masses.
If you’re anything like me, you like to keep a well-stocked bar cart. But picking the right bottles isn’t always easy. You need to have a nice mix of lower-end expressions to use for cocktails as well as a few higher-end picks for slow sipping neat or over ice. Eventually, you’ll want to have multiple bottles of rum, tequila, various whisk(e)ys, gin, and vodka on hand. You’ll need a few mixers, too.
Today we’re going to help with your all-important whisk(e)y selections. I’ve listed ten bottles from the main categories/regions of whisk(e)y. I keep them all on my personal bar cart, but I’m also a whiskey writer. You’ll probably want to just pick one or two to get you rolling.
If you want to grab any of these up without leaving home, click on the prices to give them a shot!
If you’re going to have a single malt on your bar cart, it should be GlenDronach 12. This non-chill filtered highland malt is aged in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry butts from Spain. The result is a truly special whisky that leans into what makes sweeter scotches so enticing.
Tasting Notes:
Take a moment to give this whisky a proper nosing and you’ll find aromas of sweet cinnamon, dried apricots, and brown sugar. The sip delivers notes of buttery caramel, sweet cherries, toasted marshmallows, and a subtle nutty sweetness. The last drop is warming, long, and ends with a final kiss of sweet treacle.
Bottom Line:
Sherry has a long history in Scotch whisky (sweet and smoky alike). One of the best for the money and most easily findable is GlenDronach 12. Buy one bottle and this will instantly become your go-to sipper.
WhistlePig is truly an international whiskey. This rye whiskey is first distilled and aged in Canada before being matured again in Vermont at WhistlePig’s farm. It spends a total of ten years in the barrel, giving it a nice combination of peppery rye and sweet caramel.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find hints of toasted marshmallows, berries, charred oak, and peppery rye. On the palate, you’re gonna get flavors of allspice, sticky toffee pudding, creamy vanilla, and a nice kick of peppery rye to finish it all off. The end isn’t too long but definitely settles in your senses with all that spicy warmth and sweet nuances that make it so popular.
Bottom Line:
There’s a reason WhistlePig has almost universal name recognition and so many awards. It’s a special rye whiskey that deserves a spot in your mixing and sipping rotation.
There are a ton of bourbons we could put here. But we believe Old Forester’s entry-level bourbon is the right pick. It’s made up of 72 percent corn, 18 percent rye, and ten percent malted barley. That classic mash bill gives the juice a perfect, well-rounded flavor just as suitable for mixing into your favorite cocktails as drinking neat.
Tasting Notes:
Before taking a sip, breathe in the scents of caramel corn, brown sugar, and dried fruits. The first sip yields buttery caramel, molasses, charred oak, and a nice hint of spicy cinnamon. The finish is long, warming, and ends with a note of sweet brown sugar.
Bottom Line:
Old Forester 86 is a high-quality, reasonably priced bourbon that’ll suit any bar cart. It’s on par with the likes of Buffalo Trace, Maker’s Mark, and Bulleit but a little cheaper (and pretty easy to find).
Your bar cart needs a good, blended whisky. Monkey Shoulder is a blend of whiskies from three Speyside distilleries in the William Grant portfolio — known widely for single malt classics like Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, and Kininvie. This blend is noted for its easy-to-drink and easy-to-mix flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll likely get hints of dried orange peel, cinnamon, charred oak, and sweet vanilla. Take a sip and you’ll be immersed in a world of clover honey, caramelized sugar, dried fruits, and winter spices. The finish is medium in length and ends with a final flourish of oak and caramel.
Bottom Line:
Monkey Shoulder will become your go-to cocktail mixer. Use it for penicillin, Scotch sours, and rusty nails — or any other cocktail that you’re hankering for.
For a long time, there was only one name in the Tennessee whiskey landscape: Jack Daniel’s. But for me, it’s George Dickel that I want on my bar cart. Its No. 8 is its flagship whiskey. Made by Master Distiller Nicole Austin, the whiskey is known for its double distillation, charcoal mellowing (the famed Lincoln County Process), and high-corn flavor.
Tasting Notes:
Take a moment to breathe in the aromas of charred oak, subtle vanilla, and spicy cinnamon. The palate is piled high with notes of butter cookies, allspice, and creamy caramel. A nice, warming finish of subtle cinnamon and brown sugar closes things out peacefully.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking for something from Tennessee, Dickel will not disappoint. This easily findable whiskey is cheap, sweet, and perfect for mixing.
There are much better-known Japanese brands than Mars Shinshu, but most of them are also a lot more expensive. This offering has gained a following in the last few years because of its well-balanced, fruity flavor that appeals to scotch, Japanese whisky, and bourbons fans.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’re met with scents of caramel apples, dried fruits, and sweet vanilla. The palate swims in brown sugar, creamy caramel, sweet chocolate, and sticky toffee pudding depths. The finish is long, filled with pleasing heat, and ends with a nice final note of caramelized sugar.
Bottom Line:
If you’re going to add a Japanese whisky to your rotation, grab a bottle of Mars Shinshu Iwai 45 before demand drives up the price. The whisky really highlights the subtlety of the style while also serving a solid mixer and sipper.
Ask any bartender for a bargain, bottled-in-bond selection and they’ll mention Old Grand-Dad. A member of Jim Beam’s “The Olds” expressions (along with Old Overholt Rye and Old Crow), this bonded bourbon is a must-have for your bar cart because of its versatility and mixability thanks to a slightly higher ABV and a hefty rye measure in the mash bill.
Tasting Notes:
Your nose will be greeted with hints of candied orange peels, toasted vanilla beans, and a big ol’ dose of charred wood. The palate is a menagerie of crème Brulee, citrus zest, buttery caramel, and, to finish, a subtle dose of cracked black pepper.
Bottom Line:
It’s always good to have a high-proof whiskey in your bar cart for mixing into old fashioneds, Manhattans, whiskey sours, and every other mixed drink you enjoy. This also works well on the rocks or with a splash of Coca-Cola or ginger ale.
It should be noted that peated whisky isn’t for everyone. It’s smoky, rich, and a little over-the-top for some drinkers. If you already enjoy peated scotch, we think you can’t do much better (for the price) than Lagavulin 16. While it is squarely in the peat arena, it still has a complex mix of whisky notes that keep us coming back again and again.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find scents of herbal tea, sweet vanilla, and a healthy dose of rich peat smoke (think a campfire by the beach). The sip serves up notes of dried cherries, raisins, and sweet treacle. A final, warming gulp of brine, peat, and smoky charred oak comes at the close.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of smoky whisky, you should have a bottle of a Lagavulin 16. It’s a nice, smoky, warming dram on a cool night. If you’re not a fan of smoky whisky (or not sure), this is still a good place to enter the peaty side of the whisky world.
Historically, Canada hasn’t received much respect in the whisky world (even though the much-beloved WhistlePig is mostly Canadian whisky … go figure). That’s been changing over the past few years, thanks to a handful of distillers, tasters, and blenders cranking out award-winning expressions. Pike Creek 10 is one of those offerings. It’s aged for ten years before being finished in rum barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Give this whisky a proper nosing and you’ll find notes of spicy rye, sweet caramel, and a nice, nutty sweetness. Take a sip and you’ll be treated to hints of creamy vanilla, spicy cinnamon, allspice, and a nice, gentle, sweet rum finish.
Bottom Line:
If you want to up your Canadian whisky game, grab a bottle of this complex, highly sippable expression. It’s also a very affordable whisky, with a lot going on — making it a great workhorse whisky for your mixing and sipping.
Teeling is a big name in the Irish whiskey world. Its Small Batch is their flagship expression. This blend of grain and malt whiskeys is aged in ex-bourbon casks before finishing in rum barrels. The result is a well-rounded, sweet, smooth whiskey that belongs in a permanent position on your bar cart.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be greeted with aromas of baked apples, dried fruits, cinnamon, and orange peels. The palate is ripe with creamy custard, lemon zest, cooking spices, and buttery caramel. The finish is long, warming, and ends with a final note of brown sugar and spice.
Bottom Line:
Always keep a reasonably priced Irish whiskey like Teeling Small Batch on hand for sipping, mixed drinks, and a classic Irish coffee.
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The Charlotte Hornets are using their stay in Las Vegas during Summer League to get a look at the older brother of perhaps their best player. LiAngelo Ball was given an opportunity to suit up for the team in the lead-up to the NBA’s annual Vegas showcase, and through two games, LaVar’s middle child has looked like someone who can provide some valuable floor spacing if he catches on somewhere.
Ball is known for having the best three-point shot of himself, Lonzo, and LaMelo, although it usually looks much prettier than this effort that went in during the team’s game on Thursday afternoon against the San Antonio Spurs. Ball got the ball lobbed into him with 0.6 seconds left on the clock in the waning moments of the first half, so he threw up a prayer and had it answered.
This is very much a “it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good” situation for the 22-year-old Ball, who did not play in the NBA or the G League last season. Then again, his jumper has generally looked pretty good in recent days, too — Ball has averaged 13 points and hit on 50 percent of his threes in the small sample size of two Summer League games leading into Thursday.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, 8:00 & 8:30pm) — Season 8 begins for the law-enforcement comedy that must confront several new realities while still attempting to stay, you know, funny. The ongoing pandemic and the recent round of protests against police brutality will stay fresh in everyone’s mind as the Andy Samberg-starring show takes a final lap. This week, a double dose of episodes sees Amy come back from maternity leave while a difficult case stumps Jake and Rosa. Then the squad goes on a weekend getaway, which should be wonderfully chaotic.
The Hype: Season 1 (HBO Max series) — Streetwear professionals finally get a proper reality-competition show that aims to create a collision of streetwear, culture, and business. Cardi B’s judging, along with Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Ferg, Dapper Dan, and Bobby Hundreds. All involved aim to mentor the contestants while imparting their specialized visions toward the visionary contestants. From fashion to music to art to lifestyle and everywhere in between, the creativity here should be off the hook, and maybe some of that coolness will rub off on us.
Homeroom (Hulu film) — Following a Sundance Film Festival premiere, this documentary follows Oakland High School’s class of 2020 during an enormously fraught year of COVID-19 anxieties. There’s test scores and college applications, of course, but everything is even more complicated than usual for these students, all while the district’s police force faces the threat of elimination against a growing social movement for systemic change.
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 2 (Paramount+ series) — This animated series from Rick and Morty writer (and Solar Opposites creator) Mike McMahan takes things to the year 2380 (after the original Star Trek beginning in 2265), where the U.S.S. Cerritos aren’t the heroes that you’re expecting. These are junior officers who are not pleased at their lack of power while confronting bizarre alien anomalies like enormous bugs and other such comedic-slanted creatures. This violent show’s got a PG-13-like feel, so keep that in mind.
Titans: Season 3 (HBO Max series) — These young heroes from across the DC universe return for more adventure, this time in Gotham City where new threats lurk and old friends shall reunite.
Late Night With Seth Meyers — Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Smith
The best television season finales always find ways to acknowledge the patience and dedication of their fans. So it is with musicians and their swan songs. Although the members of Brockhampton aren’t technically retiring — only the group as a whole — the self-professed boy band has found the ultimate nod to give to fans as they prepare their final album.
Kevin Abstract, the group’s de facto RZA figure, recently put out a call on Twitter for fans to send him their beats as a way of not just helping close this chapter of the group’s history, but also open a new chapter for someone else. “trying something different,” he wrote. “wanna give up and coming producers a chance cause we know how hard it gets out here to get ur work off the ground. if you got something you love and you’d love to hear BH on it – send beats for the last Brockhampton album ever.”
trying something different – wanna give up and coming producers a chance cause we know how hard it gets out here to get ur work off the ground. if you got something you love and you’d love to hear BH on it – send beats for the last Brockhampton album Ever [email protected]pic.twitter.com/xqjLfEcfWK
The group announced the final project earlier this year while promoting their recently released Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. Although, they later clarified that they all still “love each other,” it appears many of the band’s members would like to focus on solo material or other creative endeavors. They’ll also still tour in 2022, and they may have one of their previously shelved albums on the slate once they finish clearing samples for it, but for all intents and purposes, this is their last hurrah — and they intend to include their loyal followers, as it should be.
On Thursday evening, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will face off in a game that has playoff implications. The White Sox lead the AL Central by 10.5 games and, while the Yankees have underwhelmed this season, they are in the thick of the postseason chase. However, the biggest appeal of this particular Yankees-White Sox clash goes beyond the scoreboard, as the two teams are facing off in Dyersville, Iowa in MLB’s “Field of Dreams Game.”
As you can likely infer, this game is modeled after the famous baseball movie, and the location isn’t an accident. While the game will not be played on the exact field featured in the film, it is constructed in similar fashion, and the venue is notably small by MLB standards. In fact, the park seats only 8,000 patrons, and that is where the madness begins with regard to the secondary ticket market.
MLB launched a lottery to purchase tickets to this one-of-a-kind game, and the lottery was open only to Iowa residents. That made sense given that this the first-ever MLB game in the state, but the Yankees have a massive fan base and Dyersville is close enough to Chicago to have White Sox fans very interested in making the trek. To that end, the cheapest ticket available on StubHub, as of this writing on Thursday afternoon, is $1,225.
That is, of course, completely outrageous for a regular season baseball game, but the stars have aligned for sky-high demand here. It remains to be seen as to just how many fans actually pay a four-figure sum to gain entry into this game, but this has been in the works for a long time (a 2020 edition had to be postponed due to the pandemic) and it should be a fun scene. Still, folks operating on a budget won’t be getting in on Thursday, unless of course they are from Iowa and happened to win the lottery.
The Jeopardy! hosting situation was bound to be controversial, given the beloved status of the late Alex Trebek. Still, the situation seems pretty messy, given the show’s decision to elevate executive producer, Mike Richards, into full-time host duties (of the syndicated flagship show) with Blossom and Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik picking up the primetime and spinoff variants. Many LeVar Burton fans found themselves crushed, and a few Jeopardy! champs roasted the strategy of having two hosts.
Mayim Bialik is here to weather the fiasco. In an Instagram video, she revealed that she is “super freaked out about it” and “very, very thrilled” about her new gig. She also added, “If you don’t like me as the new host of Jeopardy! I’m sorry. I love LeVar Burton.” Yeah, it can’t be too fun to see pushback like that from the show’s fans, but Mayim handled it with grace (even while casually speaking from bed). “I really have great respect for everybody who guest hosted.” And justifiably, she pointed out that she’s the first woman who will host Jeopardy!
Of course, there was a slight edge to all of this, in that Mayim declared, “This is not a surprise to me today. I have known. Both Mike and I have known, so there was a leak last week. Don’t worry, everything is fine.”
This, of course, presents a bit of an awkward situation because we don’t know how long Mayim and Mike knew that they are the chosen ones. Have other guests hosts been giving it their all in vain? We’ll probably never know the answer to that question. For what it’s worth, Mayim tweeted (on Wednesday) that she’d been “waiting a long time to tell you all” after the news broke. You can watch her Instagram video below.
While live-action adaptations of animated series are known for being notoriously bad, I’m holding on to faith for one and one alone because frankly, I really want it to be good. Fortunately, we know how our first look at the show’s cast and it seems to be shaping up pretty nicely!
Earlier today, Netflix revealed the main cast of their upcoming adaptation of the critically-acclaimed Nickelodeon series and it’s full of some pretty fresh faces. Protagonist and titular “last airbender” Aang will be played by Gordon Cormier (Gabby Duran and the Unsittables), Kiawentiio (Beans) has been cast as Katara, and Ian Ousley (Physical) is set to play the stubborn but oh-so-lovable Sokka. Of course, the cast wouldn’t be complete without the mention of ever-angsty Prince Zuko, who will be played by PEN15‘s Dallas Liu. While Toph seems a pretty notable missing member of the team at the moment, she does come in a bit later in the series meaning we might not get her reveal until the show’s second season.
In addition to the cast, Netflix also mentioned several of the crew members attached to the project. Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Nikita) will serve as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of the series, with Dan Lin (The Lego Movie, Aladdin), Lindsey Liberatore (Walker), Michael Goi (Swamp Thing, American Horror Story) all executive producing. Roseanne Liang is set to be the show’s co-executive producer and Goi, Liang, and Jabbar Raisani are on board as its directors.
After heavy criticism of 2010’s Avatar: The Last Airbender movie by M. Night Shyamalan — especially for a perceived lack of representation in the show’s cast — Kim says he is taking care to make the series a “benchmark in representation.”
A live-action version would establish a new benchmark in representation and bring in a whole new generation of fans. This was a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in.
As of right now, no date or additional actors are tied to the project. However, various Avatar projects have been confirmed to be in the works, meaning we should have some new adventures in the four nations to help keep us busy while we wait.
Looks like we’ll be waiting a bit longer to see Carnage and Tom Hardy’s abs grace the big screen. According to a Variety report, Sony has announced Venom: Let There Be Carnage’s release date has been pushed from September 24 to October 15. The news follows the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. due to the Delta variant and rising discomfort towards visiting theaters. According to the National Research Group, consumer confidence in movie theaters being safe and COVID-free has plummeted from 81% on July 11 to just 66% as of August 9. Seeing as how low attendance makes for poor box-office performance, it comes as little surprise that Sony made the call to wait a bit longer.
For those at home keeping score, this delay does push Venom firmly into the category of films delayed more than a year after their originally intended release date. When first announced, Venom was slated for an October 2, 2020 release, however, problems related to COVID soon got that date pushed back to June 25, 2021. Since then, the film has been pushed back even more and has since landed at its current October 15 release date.
Seeing as how 2018’s Venom was a surprise hit for Sony that raked in a whopping $855 million at the global box office, it makes sense that the studio is waiting for the perfect — and safest — time to release the film. The second one in the series, Venom: Let Their Be Carnage picks up where its previous entry left off and examines just how journalist Eddie Brock (Tom hardy) is coping with having an alien symbiote living within him. In addition to tackling his own inner demons, Brock gets pulled into a battle against serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) who has a symbiote of his own called Carnage. The film features Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, Naomie Harris, and, of course, Hardy and Harrelson.
On top of just looking pretty damn exciting, Venom: Let There Be Carnage could prove to be an incredibly important film for — wait for it — the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that Spider-Man is a part of the MCU, there’s no stopping Sony and Disney from any further team-ups, and there are several Easter eggs that lead us to think something could be coming. Here’s hoping the October 15 release date is the firm and final one for Let There Be Carnage and we can finally see what’s in store for Brock and, fingers crossed, the MCU.
As an emerging artist, getting to open for an established star on tour can be a huge opportunity. Back in 2018 and 2019, for example, Billie Eilish opened for some dates of Florence + The Machine’s “High As Hope” tour. Now, Eilish is offering the same opportunity to another crop of artists (to open for her, not Florence).
Eilish announced her world tour dates for 2022 a few months ago, but now she has unveiled the openers that will be joining her on the road, and it’s quite the cast: Willow, Duckwrth, Arlo Parks, Jessie Reyez, Girl In Red, and Jungle. Willow will join Eilish for her March shows, while Duckwrth will take the April shift, as well as some dates in June. Those are the North American dates, but as for the European shows, Reyez, Girl In Red, and Jungle will be on board for various shows in June and July.
Sharing the news, Eilish wrote on Instagram, “AHHHHHHHH I CANT WAIT [celebrating face emojis] & I’M BRINGING MY FRIENDSSSS.”
For those who aren’t able to catch Eilish on tour, they can take solace in the fact that there’s apparently a lot more Happier Than Ever content to look forward to: Eilish has declared that she plans to make a video for each of the album’s songs.
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GELO BEATS THE HALFTIME BUZZER 
