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Thanks to her catchy and vulnerable songwriting on her debut LP If I Could Make It Go Quiet, Girl In Red has begun to dominate the lo-fi pop conversation. The album details her mental health struggles and identity with refreshing candor and has become somewhat of a guiding light for other young queer people on TikTok. Now on the heels of the album release, Girl In Red brings the fan-favorite tune “Serotonin” to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Girl In Red shared a lively rendition of the track from a dark industrial park, contrasting the buoyant beat with the gritty backdrop. She moves through the grimy, floodlight-lit area before she comes across her full band inside one of the buildings. “I’m running low on serotonin / Chemical imbalance got me twisting things / Stabilize with medicine / But there’s no depth to these feelings,” she sings with a sense of urgency.

Ahead of the performance, Girl In Red sat down with Uproxx to discuss her album’s release. Speaking about the inspiration behind “Serotonin,” Girl In Red said:

“For that song particularly, I wrote it and I was like, ‘Wow, I had a lot of stuff I had to get out…’ So many people have their own perception of what it’s like dealing with different things. I’ve definitely had the thought of people not validating my experiences, or people not seeing this experience as something that’s song-worthy or whatever. I’ve definitely had those doubts, especially for [‘Serotonin’]. I’ve never actually felt that way before that song, but you know, most comments have been great. Obviously there are people who are going to be like, ‘yo…this is too straightforward.’ But, I had so many therapists and people who work with OCD patients reach out. It is a very misunderstood disorder, and I’ve had people reach out to me and be like, ‘This is so important that you’re making this.’ I’m really proud, I just pulled through and did it.”

Watch Girl In Red perform “Serotonin” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon above.

If I Could Make It Go Quiet is out now via World In Red/AWAL. Get it here.

Last month, Kevin Morby’s 2016 album Singing Saw celebrated its fifth anniversary. In honor of that, Morby has given fans a treat in the form of a previously unreleased song recorded during that album’s sessions, “Dumcane,” a slow and acoustic-driven tune.

Morby shared a statement about the track, explaining that the song, which was recently rediscovered on an old tape, just wasn’t a fit for Singing Saw:

“In honor of Singing Saw having just turned five years old I am releasing a lost and recently unearthed song, Dumcane. I had initially taken Dumcane to the Singing Saw sessions I did with Sam Cohen for what would become the album but our arrangement wasn’t feeling quite right sitting next to the other songs so I took it to my good friend and neighbor Kyle Thomas and we cut a stripped down version the same day that we cut my Townes Van Zandt – No place To Fall cover for the Beautiful Strangers 7″. For reasons beyond me this version of Dumcane sat inside Kyles tape machine lost and forgotten the last five years until Kyle stumbled upon it a few weeks ago while going through old tapes only days before Singing Saws fifth birthday. It felt like a sign from the universe that the the song could finally take flight. I am so happy to share this document of Kyle and I making music in his Pine Room on some sunny afternoon in what seems like a lifetime ago. Hope you all enjoy this pic of baby Morbs taken the same day we shot the cover of Singing Saw and you can go listen to the song on all streaming platforms xo”

Listen to “Dumcane” above.

Will Smith enjoyed a spot of viral fame on Monday after the Fresh Prince star shared an unedited photo on Instagram with the caption, “I’m gonna be real wit yall – I’m in the worst shape of my life.” The candid pic garnered Smith praise for sharing the backyard photo of his body not being in perfect movie star shape while some, like director Ava DuVernay, filled the comments with remarks like “I see no ‘worst’ here” and “Daddy AF.”

However, it appears there may have been an ulterior motive for Smith sharing his dad bod on Instagram. On Tuesday, his production company Westbrook Media announced a collaboration with YouTube Originals for a six-episode unscripted series that will follow Smith as he gets back in shape. Via Billboard:

The press release describes the series, tentatively titled Best Shape of My Life, as “the fun, funny, inspirational, wildly adventurous, and deeply entertaining story of Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery and more.” Helping the star on his fitness journey will be pro athletes, scientists, experts and YouTube creators.

After this announcement, it’s kind of hard not to view Smith’s Instagram photo as a little bit of shameless self-promotion. But that’s a skill that’s going to come in handy if the actor follows through on his recent claim that he sees himself becoming a politician “at some point down the line.” However, he’s not in a hurry after four years of Donald Trump. “I think for now I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little bit,” Smith joked to the Pod Save America crew.

(Via Billboard)

Stories of women giving birth when they didn’t even know they were pregnant are always a bit mind-boggling. Some people say they don’t believe it’s possible, but bodies are strange and some pregnancies really do fly under the radar.

Such was the case with Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga, who boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to Hawaii on April 28 with no inkling that she was carrying a baby, nor that he would make his grand entrance 35,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean.

“I didn’t know I was pregnant and this guy just came out of nowhere,” Mounga said in a video from Hawaii Pacific Health, where she and her newborn son, Raymond Mounga, were taken to after the plane landed. “It has been very overwhelming, and I’m just so lucky that there were three NICU nurses and a doctor on the plane to help me, and help stabilize him and make sure he was OK for the duration of the flight.”

The doctor on board, Dr. Dale Glenn, is a family physician who practices in Honolulu. He told ABC 7 that an unusual emergency call came from the crew halfway through the flight.

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“We’ve had calls like this before,” he said. “Usually, they’re pretty clear, you know, ‘Is there a doctor on board?’ This call was not like this. This call was, ‘Medical! Um, help!'”

Glenn and three NICU nurses from Kansas City—Lani Bamfield, Amanda Beeding and Mimi Ho—responded to the call to help Mounga deliver and care for the baby. The nurses’ expertise was particularly fortuitous since Mounga was only 29 weeks along and Raymond was tiny. Since both baby and mom needed to be cared for, having a whole medical team there was a gift.

“Basically, you need somebody to watch the mom, too, because we have two patients, not just one,” Glenn told TODAY Parents. “So someone’s got to help cut the cord, someone’s got to help deliver the placenta, we’ve got to check vital signs on mom. Meanwhile we’re trying to resuscitate baby, make sure baby’s breathing, get baby warmed up. That’s a lot of work to do, and we’re all trying to work in a very small, confined space in an airplane, which is pretty challenging. But the teamwork was great.”

That teamwork included using a shoelace to tie the umbilical cord, warming up bottles to use as baby warmers, and using an Apple watch to monitor the baby’s heartbeat. Glenn

“The idea that this baby had a doctor and three NICU nurses is nothing short of miraculous,” Glenn added. “It blows me away as a doctor. I don’t think people realize how rare this is; there have only been about sixty babies born on airplanes in history. This is literally one in a billion chance kind of thing.”

The passengers and crew aboard the flight did their part too. Glenn said people offered diapers, moved seats, and did everything they could to make the new mom and babe comfortable and safe during the three remaining hours of the flight.

At one point, Glenn left Mounga to take his sweater back to his seat and was greeted with a sea of concerned faces.

“I had to kind of stop and say something to them,” he told TODAY Parents. “‘Everything is alright, we’re going to make it’ and I could see the weight drop off people’s shoulders. They wanted to know but were afraid to ask. The support we got from every person on that plane…there was so much aloha.”

Aloha is the universal Hawaiian greeting, but it means more than simply “hello” and “goodbye.” It’s also an expression of love, compassion, sympathy, and kindness—a connected, harmonious way of life that was exemplified in people’s reactions to the surprise birth.

Mounga and her son were visited by the nurses and doctor who helped them over the weekend, and it was a joyful reunion all around.

“We all just teared up,” nurse Mimi Ho said, according to the AP. “She called us family and said we’re all his aunties, and it was so great to see them.”

“The experience here has been so good,” Mounga added. “Everybody’s so nice and the aloha spirit you feel here is very different from the mainland. It just feels comforting and everyone’s willing to help and always checking in on us.”

Congratulations to Lavi and Raymond, and thanks to everyone on that unforgettable flight for giving us all a boost of faith in humanity.

Jake Tapper has officially reached the “Why-Should-I-Even-Listen-To-This-Nonsense” phase of his coverage of a handful of Republican lawmakers.

The CNN anchor paid a visit to the network’s morning program, and talk quickly turned to the GOP’s disinformation tactics. In case you missed it, key members of the Republican party, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have been disparaging House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney after she refused to back down from comments criticizing former President Donald Trump and his campaign to sow doubt in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election. Tapper took issue with McCarthy and other members of the party wanting to oust their most senior female member in leadership for, as he put it, reminding voters of basic facts.

“Her continued presence is a reminder of the fact that he [McCarthy] is exemplifying cowardice and lies,” Tapper said. The anchor went on to call out Minority Whip Steve Scalise and others who helped promote the “Big Lie” that the election was ultimately stolen from Trump, a falsehood that led to the Jan. 6th insurrection on Capitol Hill.

When it comes to lies like this, they’re like Doritos,” Tapper said (via Mediaite). “You can’t just do one. You keep lying, and lying, and lying. We saw last week, McCarthy spreading the lie about Joe Biden wanting to steal your hamburgers for climate change. We’ve seen the appeasement of lies when it comes to Covid and the fact that about half of Republican voters say that they’re not willing to get vaccinated because of all the lies and fear that has been injected into the Republican bloodstream about health issues. We see the appeasement of the conspiracy theorists that support the deranged theory of QAnon — that there are satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles who run Hollywood and the Democratic party. It just keeps going. That’s the point.”

Which, fair point. The Republican party has sacrificed so much integrity to back Trump that it’s almost impossible to discern who even has the ability to tell the truth anymore. Like a snowball that keeps rolling down a hill, the lies keep growing — from QAnon to stolen elections to climate change deniers, etc. That’s the thought process that led Tapper to his next on-air rant, one in which he questioned if giving any of these Trump lackeys is really worth it anymore?

“I happen to believe that this country needs a strong, thriving, healthy, fact-based Republican party,” Tapper said. “We need those debates happening. But we can’t have those debates if one side of the argument is not willing to stick to standards and facts. How am I supposed to believe anything they say? If they’re willing to lie about Joe Biden wanting to steal your hamburgers, and QAnon and the Big Lie about the election, what are they not willing to lie about? Why should I put any of them on TV?”

We’ll just leave with this: anyone who’s willing to cut down on Ted Cruz’s airtime is doing the public a favor.

(Via Mediaite)

So, how about that Marvel Cinematic Universe trailer that dropped yesterday? If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably watched it three times by now, and have soaked up every moment of Stan Lee’s touching monologue as well as the accompanying footage showing how far the MCU has come.

However, the new trailer is not just a celebration of remembrance — there’s a lot of new information tucked into those three minutes, and we’re here to help lay it all out for you with a list of phase four’s upcoming movies.

1. Black Widow (July 9 2021)

Despite being one of the earliest superheroes in the Marvel Universe, it’s taken quite some time for Black Widow to get her own movie — and unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic didn’t help. However, she’s here, and she’s not only kicking a whole lot of ass but is kicking off the fourth phase of the MCU.

2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Sept. 3, 2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been a long time coming. Like. A long time coming. After years in and out of development, fans finally get to see the character who’s been teased since Iron Man later this summer and it’s a pretty big deal. Shang-Chi is the first new addition to the Marvel family since the events of the last two Avengers films, and is also the first Asian hero to join the foray.

3. Eternals (Nov. 5, 2021)

Compared to many of these movies on this list, there isn’t a ton known about Eternals, however, what we do know is impressive. Eternals features an ensemble of A-list stars bringing brand new heroes and villains to life and a script written by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao. Oh, and secret aliens.

4.Spider-Man: No Way Home (Dec. 17, 2021)

No Way Home is Tom Holland’s third entry in the Spider-Man series and might be one more for both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, if the rumors are true. Following the events of Endgame — and based on what we know so far about Marvel’s upcoming films — it seems the universe is going to start leaning heavily into the idea of well, universes, which would allow for both these characters to return.

5. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (March 25, 2022)

The new Doctor Strange film picks up where WandaVision left off and, much like Spider-Man, seemingly promises to explore all the messiness of the Marvel multiverse. Multiverse of Madness might also be the MCU’s first steps into horror, with Sam Rami directing.

Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen (2019) dramatized the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 on HBO, and a new documentary will further uncover the truth on PBS. The film (literally) digs deep on a local level and will arrive on May 31, which will mark the 100th anniversary of one of the most horrific instances of racially-motivated violence in U.S. history. It’s well worth putting on your calendar, especially since the deadly mass-killing didn’t emerge often in history books, and many people didn’t even know what transpired until watching the recontextualized Watchmen. Lindelof became aware of the massacre after reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations” 2014 article in The Atlantic, and the rest, as they say, is unearthed history, albeit still in process.

As seen in the trailer above, Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten (directed by Jonathan Silvers) will dive into how hundreds of Greenwood-district, Black-owned businesses and neighborhoods full of homes burned to the ground after a false accusation of violence against a Black man. All told, the massacre killed up to 300 Black Tulsa residents and left thousands without homes, and The Washington Post‘s DeNeen L. Brown speaks within the film and lays down the project’s tone in a press release:

“Stories have power and if they’re told, they can change the future and they can provide some healing. So my goal here would be to finally find answers for some of the descendants of the victims, and if they do find bodies, put those souls to rest. This spring, the City of Tulsa plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the massacre, as descendants of survivors demand reparations for what was lost and protest against current oppression and racism.”

The film will also chart the resilience and revival of the Greenwood district and the reexamination of the massacre as well as efforts that have been made to atone for and reconcile the past for Black Tulsa residents. The project features interviews from several local leaders (including Mayor G.T. Bynum, who officially opened the search for mass graves) and civil rights activists (including Greg Robinson II, Kristi Williams, Regina Goodwin, Rev. Robert Turner, and more). As Mayor Bynum notes in the film, “It is terrifying because you realize that it could happen today… I hope that people see that it’s never too late to try and do the right thing.”

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten will air on May 31 on PBS.

Back in 2018, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker were in the midst of enjoying their time together as Boygenius, a supergroup that has so far released a self-titled EP in 2018 and a demos collection that was only available on Bandcamp for one day in July 2020. While on the promotional circuit, the group performed a cover of a classic from The Chicks (who were known as the Dixie Chicks at the time of the song’s release): “Cowboy Take Me Away,” from their 1999 album Fly. The performance was filmed for KEXP at Seattle’s Avast! Recording Co. on November 24, 2018, and KEXP later shared the video on YouTube on March 5, 2019.

It’s been nearly three years since that performance, and now, The Chicks have finally stumbled upon it and given the cover their blessing.

The Chicks took to social media today to share a clip of the performance. They wrote on Twitter, “Love this Cowboy Take Me Away cover by boygenius’ [Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus]!” That prompted responses from all three Boygenius members. Dacus shared the tweet and added, “hello chicks we love you [teary-eyed emoji].” Bridgers also shared the post on Twitter and Instagram, while Baker re-posted on her Instagram story and added, “thank you [teary-eyed emoji] [heart emoji].”

Watch Boygenius cover The Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away” below.

Along with releasing their 2019 album Hey, I’m Just Like You, Tegan And Sara returned to recount their tumultuous childhood with their memoir High School. After previously announcing the book is being turned into a TV series, the singers detail how their teenage antics will play out on the upcoming show.

High School has officially been greenlit by Amazon’s free, ad-supported streaming service IMDb TV. Directed by Clea DuVall, the show will follow the coming-of-age story of a young Tegan and Sara as they discover their identities and get into trouble along the way.

Further detailing High School, Tegan and Sara describe their teenage selves as “degenerates” and talk about the “copious amounts of drugs” that went alongside their self-discovery. “No one is more shocked than us, that after a VERY difficult couple years in high school, doing copious amounts of drugs, skipping school, lying + being all around degenerates that we made it this far in our musical journey,” they wrote.

In a statement for Variety about the TV series, Tegan and Sara apologized to their mother for “forcing her to relive” their high school experience:

“We are incredibly excited to be working with Lauren, Ryan, and the fantastic IMDb TV team to bring ‘High School’ to life and apologize in advance to our mother for forcing her to relive this period of time with us again. We’ve made casting suggestions on her behalf to the incomparable Clea DuVall and our wonderful partners at Plan B.”

After making the announcement, Tegan and Sara returned to clear up some rumors and say that, no, they’re not going to be acting in the series. “After our announcement that our memoir High School got green lit for TV, a few people text me excited that we’re acting now,” they wrote. “Guyssss the memoir is about us in high school in the 90’s. We are 40. I know we look youngish but we don’t look THAT young.”

Tegan And Sara are a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The paloma is a fantastic cocktail. In fact, it might be my favorite tequila cocktail (it was also Uproxx’s official cocktail of Summer ’19). In its simplest form, it’s a mix of sharp grapefruit soda, lime, and tequila. From that foundation, you can enjoy it for the simple highball it is or amp up every aspect with small tweaks.

Below, we’re making two palomas of our own design. The first is the classic and very easy-to-make highball version, starring grapefruit soda, fresh lime, and tequila. The second is more cocktail bar-adjacent with fresh grapefruit juice and a few extra ingredients to really amp it up. Both have their merits and we’ll decide which is the best at the end.

We’re also dropping in two outside recipes, both served at Auberge Resorts in Los Cabos, where the company has two hotel properties. Those additions will give you something to compare and contrast our entries with and offer plenty of room for experimentation on Cinco. Let’s get mixing!

Classic Paloma

Ingredients:

• 2-oz. blanco tequila
• 0.5-oz. fresh lime juice (about half a lime)
• 4-oz. grapefruit soda
• Pinch of salt
• Ice
• Lime garnish

I’m using a fairly cheap tequila that’s made in Guadalajara. It’s a simple mixing tequila that won’t break the bank. I usually use Altos Plata, but I seem to have run out. I’m also using Jarritos Grapefruit. It’s a bit better and less sweet than Squirt or Fresca, in my opinion.

What You’ll Need:

• Collins or highball glass
• Barspoon
• Hand juicer
• Straw
• Pairing knife
• Jigger

Method:

• Pre-chill your highball glass.
• Fill the glass halfway with ice.
• Add the tequila, lime juice, and pinch of salt. Gently stir.
• Drop in the squeezed lime rind and top with ice.
• Top the drink with grapefruit soda.
• Put in the straw and give it a small stir.
• Serve.

Bottom Line:

Goddamn! I love this drink. The sweet yet bitterly tart grapefruit soda works wonders with light, agave-forward tequila. The salt offers a nice savory counterpoint to all the citrus and tequila. This is crushable AF.

Overall, this is my summer go-to and going to be hard to beat. So, let’s try!

Fancy Paloma

Ingredients:

• 2-oz. blanco tequila
• 1.5-oz. fresh grapefruit juice
• 0.5-oz. fresh lime juice
• 1 barspoon agave syrup
• 1 barspoon apple cider vinegar
• 3-oz. fizzy mineral water
• Salt
• Cayenne pepper
• Chili pepper flakes
• Lime wedge
• Dried grapefruit wedge for garnish***
• Ice

The real x-factor to this drink is the apple cider vinegar. You don’t need much, but it brings this deep, fruity tartness that plays really well with the chili pepper, salt, and citrus.

If you don’t have agave syrup, you can easily use standard bar simple syrup. I use it sparingly, which lets the grapefruit juice and tequila shine a bit brighter.

Lastly, I’m not a fan of salt-rimmed glasses. So, I’m salting my rim very lightly as seen in the image above. You can easily completely cover your rim if that’s your jam.

***I made my own dried grapefruit wedges by putting thin slices of grapefruit into the oven on its lowest setting for about an hour (flipping once about halfway through).

What You’ll Need:

• Large rocks glass or highball
• Cocktail shaker
• Barspoon
• Pairing knife
• Juicer
• Strainer
• Small plate
• Straw
• Jigger

Method:

• Pre-chill your glass.
• Add tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, agave syrup, and vinegar to the cocktail shaker.
• Affix the lid and do a ten-second dry shake.
• Combine a spoon of salt, cayenne, and chili flakes on a plate and swirl to combine.
• Wet the rim of your glass with a lime wedge.
• Roll the edge of the glass around in the salt/chili mix.
• Fill the glass with fresh ice.
• Pour the base mix into the glass.
• Top with fizzy water.
• Add the straw and gently stir.
• Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
• Serve.

Bottom Line:

These drinks are so drastically different that it’s hard to even judge them side by side. I’ll do my best.

The latter version is exciting, lush, and deeply flavored while still being very refreshing and crushable. The spice really brings something bigger to the drink while the fresh grapefruit juice is much brighter. It’s the better drink. There, I said it.

However… The original paloma with the Jarritos is somehow more engaging. It’s the one I keep reaching for instead. It’s also very fast and simple to make. So today, I’m going with the classic version over the fancy one. Final answer.

Want two more paloma riffs? Check the recipes below!

Paloma Negra by Esperanza, Auberge Resort Collection

Ingredients:

• 2-oz. tequila blanco
• 1-oz. grapefruit juice
• 1-oz. lime juice
• 2-oz. pineapple juice
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of charcoal
• 1 orange wedge

What You’ll Need:

• Collins glass
• Juicer
• Jigger
• Paring knife
• Barspoon
• Cocktail shaker

Method:

• Add the tequila, grapefruit juice, and lime juice into a Collins glass filled with ice.
• Give a gentle stir and top with pineapple salty foam, charcoal, and orange wedge.
• For the pineapple salty foam: Shake the pineapple juice and the salt with ice vigorously, then use a spoon to serve it on the drink.

Paloma Roja by Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection

Ingredients:

• 2-oz. tequila
• 0.25-oz. hibiscus tea
• 1-oz. lime juice
• 4-oz. grapefruit soda
• Ice cubes
• 1 pinch salt or Tajin
• 1 tsp. jalapeño (sliced without seeds)
• Grapefruit slices

What You’ll Need:

• Collins glass
• Juicer
• Barspoon
• Paring knife
• Jigger

Method:

• Salt rim a Collins glass, then fill it with ice and incorporate all ingredients.
• Stir the mix and garnish with grapefruit slices and jalapeño.