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Despite multiple injury scares from Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers were able on Friday night to eek out a 127-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks to go up 2-1 in their second-round series. Embiid led the way with 27 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists, and after outscoring Atlanta by eight in the first period, the Sixers never looked back.

On the Hawks’ side, Trae Young continued his aggressive and balanced play, scoring 28 to go along with eight assists. The Hawks also got a boost from John Collins, who exploited Philadelphia inside for 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting.

Four minutes into the game, starting shooting guard Danny Green left the game for Philadelphia with what the team called a right calf strain, and did not return. Embiid took a scary fall in the third quarter as well, appearing to land on his right hip and leg, near where he suffered a torn meniscus earlier in the playoffs.

After Green started Game 1 guarding Young, the Sixers’ adjustment to have Ben Simmons or Matisse Thybulle check the Hawks’ guard full-time has paid dividends. Thybulle had two steals in just 17 minutes in the game, rewarding Doc Rivers for going back to him.

The teams will stay in Atlanta for Game 4, but while Philly has a better answer for Young than they did early in the series, the Hawks have still yet to figure out how to stop Embiid in any real way.

Chiiild, aka Yonatan Ayal, is releasing his debut album, Hope For Sale in just a few weeks on July 23, and ahead of that big date he’s promoting the record with a late night appearance. Making his late night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the up and coming artist brought his blend of psychedelic rock, R&B, and pop to life. Starting off with the lonesome-sounding “Pirouette,” sitting and playing at the piano alone, eventually the performance built into a much larger scale as he transitioned into the second song, “Sleepwalking.”

For that track, Chiiild left the piano and the camera expanded to show the stage was actually stacked with two other string players. Then, walking from the initial barren room out through a series of colorful pillars, Chiiild made his way to yet another stage, where he was once again joined by live players. Speaking with Uproxx earlier this year, Chiiild spoke about the Black artists that inspire his work, and how their art is really a mirror that reflects society. Based on other early tracks previewing his debut ,like “Gone” and “Eventually,” Ayal will be doing just that with his own music, too. Check out the late night performance above and look out for Hope For Sale in July.

Like most of the world, Megan Thee Stallion is a fan of Dua Lipa. But unlike the rest of us, Megan actually has a shot at collaborating with Dua if she wants to. Today Megan dropped her latest incredibly subversive, misandrist new single “Thot Sh*t”, in which she and her crew of thots terrorize the would-be holier-than-thou white, male senators who are constantly criticizing them for owning their sexuality. This new video is sure to turn a few heads in the senate, as it’s a direct rebuttal to Conservative outrage over Megan, or her collaboration with Cardi B, “WAP.”

And when it comes to collaborations, it’s very likely that Dua will be next on the list. Speaking in an interview about artists she likes, Megan mentions that she thinks Dua is “fire” and that she’d love to work with her. “Somebody asked me about Dua Lipa, I love Dua Lipa, she’s so fire,” Megan said. “I really do want to do a song with Dua Lipa. I saw this like, mashup on Twitter and it was fire.”

For her part, Dua is thrilled that Megan feels that way. After a fan account tagged the snippet from Megan, the Albanian pop star shared it on her own story with an enthusiastic response: “I love you @TheeStallion let’s get it!!!!”

So we’ll all be looking forward to that pairing hopefully coming our way soon.

Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Whether it’s Dame Time, Chef Curry cooking, or a big-time trey from Carmelo Anthony, every NBA fan knows that signature look from their favorite player after a huge play. That includes even the youngest hoops fans, and a little girl (username nadinekoonooka) is getting a lot of attention for her performance on TikTok of some of the biggest NBA stars’ signature signs and looks, from Stephen Curry to Kobe Bryant.

A big tip of the hat to these parents for showing her the league at such a young age, but it’s also some serious dedication on her part to memorize not only signs like “Dame Time” but also that scrunched up face look from Giannis Antetokounmpo or the ferocious yell from Pau Gasol.

As for what we’re rooting for in the follow-up, it would be incredible to see this cute hoops diehard bust out an imitation of Trae Young’s shush, LeBron’s chalk throw, Kevin Garnett with his head against the pylon, or better yet, maybe just a deadpan in honor of one Kawhi Leonard.

In any case, she’s on the right track, celebrating the silliness and excitement of the NBA even if she probably can’t yet understand the intricacies of the beautiful game.

The non-fungible token market has already seen a dramatic rise and fall in 2021, but though some unique tokens have failed to hold their perceived value, another one immediately identifiable in the crypto community saw a record-breaking sale this week. Doge, the dog image meme that’s the face of its own cryptocurrency currently seeing its own huge market swings, sold for about $4 million this week after a bidding war saw the price soar.

According to NBC News, an auction of the Shiba Inu image that became the infamous Doge meme took place this week and made the owner of the image behind the meme behind the coin very wealthy.

The meme was first put up for auction on Tuesday by Atsuko Sato, the owner of Kabosu, the dog from the image, and ran for roughly three days before being sold to @pleasrdao.

A bidding war for the meme broke out on Zora, where Doge was being auctioned, between users @twodollahotdoge and @pleasrdao on Friday afternoon, driving up the price until @pleasrdao prevailed with the winning bid.

The original Doge became internet famous after it was posted to its owner’s blog in 2010. Though the meme has endured, it has seen a more recent rise in popularity after the joke currency based on its meme, Dogecoin, rocketed back to prominence among crypto enthusiasts after being essentially valueless for years. And now the single image of Doge holds the record for the most expensive NFT ever sold. The winning bid, 1,696.9 units of Ethereum, is worth about $4 million. And given the meme-ness of it all, those 69s seem to hold some symbolism here as well.

Interestingly enough, the internet meme database Know Your Meme was apparently involved in verifying that this was the actual owner of the original photo, too.

“We’re so happy to be a part of this milestone in internet history. If any meme deserved to be the new meme NFT record holder, it’s Doge,” said Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of Know Your Meme.

It just goes to show you: never stop posting photos of your pets online. You never know what they’ll be worth someday.

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After releasing his second album Orca in 2020, Gus Dapperton is back with an updated version of the pop-rock record. Adding several new songs onto the original pop-rock project, he’s also shared a new video for one of the tracks, “Sober Up,” where he performs the song in an immaculately hip apartment accompanied by his shadow.

Other new songs include “Flatline” and “Steady,” along with the rest of the original tracks. And now that restrictions on touring have been lifted thanks to vaccines for COVID-19, Dapperton also shared a slew of tour dates for the rest of the year and into the fall, kicking off with Lollapalooza this July. Check out the “Sober Up” video above and two new songs below, as well as his full touring schedule. These new songs are also joined by his collaboration with Chanel Tres on a new version of the track “Palms.”

7/29/21/8/1/21 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
9/18/21/9/12/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown Festival
10/17/21 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/19/21 — Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
10/22/21 — Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
10/23/21 — Austin, TX @ Emo’s
10/24/21 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/26/21 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/27/21 — San Diego, CA @ House of Blues – San Diego
10/29/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
11/1/21 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/2/21 — Vancouver, BC @Hollywood Theatre
11/3/21 — Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/5/21 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/6/21 — Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/8/21 — Minneapolis, MS @ Fine Line
11/9/21 — Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
11/12/21 — Toronto, ON @ Opera House
11/13/21 — Montreal, QB @ L’Astral
11/15/21 — South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
11/16/21 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
11/18/21 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/19/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

Jackbox Games has survived a world in social distancing mode, and its latest party pack appears set to put groups back in rooms together and ramp up the competition. The Chicago-based publisher is slowly revealing the games from its latest party pack, and on Friday they revealed the first true head-to-head team game in its stable.

The announcement was made on a livestream that gave context to some strangely labeled doors they’d showed off earlier in the week, with a dark animation of skull-adorned doors juxtaposed with phrases like “giant beach ball or knights in front of a sign labeled “honey mustard.”

Those doors are part of a game called Poll Mine, a survey game which will feature 2-10 players divided evenly into teams tasked with escaping a “magical mine” with a “maniacal witch” on your trails.

“In front of you stands 8 doors,” the description on the site reads. “The only way to pick the safe path is to determine which home appliance is the least trustworthy… according to people you’re playing with.”

According to the site, your team chooses from three categories from options such as “favorite ice cream topping” or “most annoying movie trope.” Then there’s some voting, as is often the case in Jackbox. And players will then need to figure out who answered what in order to pick the right door. But there’s a twist in this one. Here’s the description of gameplay from the site:

This is the peril of The Poll Mine. Jackbox Games’ very first head-to-head team game. After being divided into two groups of adventurers, you have to select your top three choices.

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While you mark down your opinions, the other players will do the same, and the path to escape will be marked by the top three most popular answers… OR is it 2nd through 4th?… OR do you have to start at the bottom? The criteria will change based on the whims of our wickedly devious host.

You and your team will have to open doors until you find the options you’re looking for, but be careful while you debate, the other group of players is listening and may steal your insights to find the right door and leave you in the dark. FOREVER!

The game supports up to 10 players, which means a lot of yelling (or whispers) among friends. And Jackbox also touted livestreaming options and audience capabilities for up to 10,000 viewers.

It’s certainly an interesting attempt at a head-to-head team game, and Jackbox is known for trying something new with its packs of five games in an attempt to create party game magic. It will join an already-revealed title, Job Job, in Jackbox Party Pack 8. That one seem to be a game about the job interview process.

It will all make much more sense when you can actually try it for yourself. Which will be an option this fall when it’s available along with the rest of Jackbox Party Pack 8 on basically every platform imaginable.

The classic red sangria is a summertime cornerstone. Plus, it’s wickedly easy to make in batches since you really have to make it in a pitcher. It’s also refreshing while still having a vibe of drinking something substantial. This is just red wine peppered with fruit and jacked up with hard liquor, after all.

We’re going to look at a couple of different sangria recipes this summer. Before we get to those, we wanted to start with the classic version. That’s a mix of red wine (preferably from Spain), triple sec, Spanish brandy, orange juice, and sugar with a medley of fruit.

I adjust my recipe slightly to make it even easier to make while giving it a better texture. Instead of using orange juice and simple syrup, I use orange soda (I always use Jarritos Mandarin). You get the sweetness you need with a stronger orange flavor while also getting the tiniest touch of fizz. I also freeze my fruit beforehand to cool the drink down in the pitcher. And, I think, as the fruit thaws in the sangria, it releases more of its juices into the mix.

Okay, let’s get mixing!

Classic Red Sangria

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of red wine (preferably Rioja)
• 1/2 cup orange soda
• 1/2 cup Spanish brandy
• 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1/2 cup berry mix
• 1 apple
• 1 lemon
• 2 oranges
• Ice

I’m using a standard Rioja. Any standard dry Spanish red will do. You don’t want to break the bank but stay well above the bottom shelf too.

When it comes to the fruit you use, that’s sort of up to you. The basics are apple, lemon, and orange. I’m using those plus a mix of berries: Blackberry, red currant, and blueberry. I’m also freezing all of these beforehand. It’s not crucial but I think it adds a little something extra.

As for the brandy, I’m going old school with Osborne Veterano Solera. It’s a classic, light brandy that’s full of the Spanish sun and really works well as a mixer. You should be able to snag a bottle for about $15.

What You’ll Need:

• Large pitcher
• Red wine glasses (I’m technically using a Spanish gin and tonic glass)
• Measuring cup
• Pairing knife
• Large barspoon
• Freezer proof container

Method:

• First, slice the apple, lemon, and one orange and then place in a container with the berries and place in the freezer for two to four hours.
• Slice orange wheel garnishes from the second orange.
• After the fruit is frozen, grab your pitcher. Add the wine, triple sec, brandy, and orange soda. Stir gently until blended.
• Add in the frozen fruit. Stir while tapping the fruit against the side of the pitcher to help “muddle” the fruit.
• Add four to six ice cubes to a red wine glass.
• Pour the sangria into the wine glass, making sure some fruit goes into the glass too.
• Garnight with the orange wheel.
• Serve.

Bottom Line:

I could easily just put a big ol’ straw right in the pitcher. This is fruity, soft, full of red wine vibes, orange-forward, and a little boozy.

Served over ice, it’s eye-roll-back-in-your-head refreshing and relaxing. It’s also super easy to make. Without freezing the fruit, this took all of one, maybe two minutes to prepare. You’re just pouring booze into a pitcher, stirring, adding fruit, stirring … party time!

The one thing about this sangria is this: It’s boozy. You’re drinking wine that’s cut with liqueur and liquor with a splash of orange soda that barely brings down that ABV. These can definitely catch up with you and all that extra sugar means a killer hangover. You’ve been warned.

For John Shults and Joy Morrow-Nulton, the COVID-19 pandemic brought more than just health threats and lockdown woes. For the two 95-year-olds, it also held something remarkable—another chance at romance.

Both Shults and Morrow-Nulton had been married twice and widowed twice, but they were determined to find love again. They met in May of 2019, brought together by Morrow-Nulton’s 69-year-old son, John Morrow.

“She was cute, I’ll tell you that,” Shultz told the New York Times of their first meeting. “And she was smart and she had a delightful sense of humor. And she smiled at me.”

Shultz asked her to lunch a few more times before it became crystal clear to Morrow-Nulton that he was on a mission to date her.

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“He started bugging me for lunch every day,” she told the Times. “I knew he loved me. He would call and say, ‘What are we going to have for lunch? Where are we going to go today?'” Since she drives and he doesn’t, she took him to nearly every restaurant in Rosendale, N.Y.

But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, their time together took a necessary turn. To stay safe, they had to basically date in a bubble.

“When Covid came we tried to duck it,” Ms. Morrow-Nulton said. “We ate at his house a lot. His granddaughters would get our lunch and we’d sit in his dining room and eat it.”

Maintaining a relationship through the pandemic was a challenge. They resorted to long drives together and batting balloons back and forth indoors.

“She was worth it,” Shults told CBS. “It was a pain in the neck, though.”

Shults’ son Pete said the couple would call each other every day. “They’d find a way to get together,” he said. “They did whatever it took.”

95-year-olds get married after COVID courtship

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By the end of February, they had both gotten vaccinated—and engaged, though neither remembers the exact date of the engagement. Shuts had been asking for his love’s hand every day for months, but Morrow-Nulton had resisted.

“I had a house to take care of, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to help take care of somebody,” she told the Times. “Plus, let’s face it, we’re not in the greatest condition as far as running around goes.”

But then winter came, limiting their time together.

“We had a snow day, and I was not going to drive to see him, and I missed him,” she said. “I finally decided, ‘You better say yes.’ We have a good time together. He’s not like anybody else I’ve met in my whole life.”

The couple got married in a small ceremony in Ulster, N.Y. on May 22.

“I hope I make it to 100 so we can have five years together,” the bride said just after their wedding. “He’s a delight to be with.”

“Nobody starts life at 95,” she remarked to the Times. “But we did.”

Congrats to the happy couple. May your years together be full of more love and delight.

A recent study found that 65% of all women have experienced some form of street harassment. Twenty-three percent were sexually touched, 20% were followed, and 9% have been forced to do something sexual by their assailant.

While we still live in a world where women have to be wary of predators, it’s important to constantly remind each other how to be safe.

Spencer Barbosa, an 18-year-old TikTokker from Canada, created a series of videos where she shares 12 important tips to help keep people safe. Even if you are well-versed in personal safety, she has a lot of clever ideas that you may not have considered.

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“It breaks my heart that I even have to make this video, but seeing as most of my followers are females I need you to be safe and I need you to know these things,” Spencer says in the opening of the first video.

1.Draw as much attention to yourself as possible

If someone tries to grab or kidnap you, go absolutely insane. Scream. Bark. Bite. Go crazy to alert others and make life a living hell for your attacker. “Get that inner demon in your mind … and go crazy,” Spencer says.

2. Don’t put your hair in a ponytail when going on a run

A ponytail makes it easy for an attacker to grab you from behind and pull you to the ground.

3. Carry bear spray, mace, or hairspray

“Spray the shit out of their eyes,” Spencer says.

4. Never be alone

Predators are always on the lookout for women by themselves.

5. Do not go in a stairwell

At night, more attacks happen on stairwells than in elevators. Use the elevator.

6. Keep your car keys on your nightstand

Stop leaving your car keys near your front door. If you keep them by your nightstand you can hit the panic button on your keyfob if there’s trouble in your house.

7. Do not overshare on social media

“I see so many girls posting their locations, saying they’re home alone … don’t!”

8. Show your face

If you are out in public and you think someone is following you, show them your face. Studies show that attackers find potential targets less appealing if they know what they look like.

9. Stay in well-lit areas

If you can’t see what is happening around you, you should not be alone.

10. Put work boots by the front door

If you are a girl who lives alone or with a group of girls who live together, put a big, dirty pair of men’s work boots outside of your front door. This could potentially scare off any attackers who think a male lives in the home.

11. Stay off your phone

If you are walking alone, you shouldn’t be on your phone. Attackers look for women who are distracted.

12.) Don’t be kind

If someone is attacking you give them full force. “Smack them very hard,” Spencer says.