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Ever since the failed MAGA coup of January 6, the GOP has had a decision to make: Is it the party of Donald Trump and QAnon, peddling conspiracy theories and known lies, or is it what it used to be, which is…well, not quite that. While Senate Minority Leader has signaled he wishes to return to the before-time, new lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert want to take it in new and dangerous directions. On his Tuesday Fox News show, Tucker Carlson seemed to try to thread the needle between the two only to leave people wondering if he was playing dumb or if he actually was dumb.

Carlson spent a segment trying to disprove the existence of QAnon, the fanciful theory that has poisoned many a mind, including Marjorie Taylor Greene’s. He detailed how he and his staff spent a day — a whole day — cruising the information superhighway, attempting to find something whose online existence is pretty well-documented. And yet they couldn’t find squat.

“It’s worth finding out where the public is getting all this false information — this ‘disinformation,’ as we’ll call it,” Carlson had the stones to say. But he and his staff found nary a QAnon. “We checked! We spent all day trying to locate the famous QAnon, which in the end we learned is not even a website. If it’s out there we could not find it. Then we checked Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter feed, because we have heard she traffics in disinformation, as CNN told us. But there’s nothing there.”

One could say Carlson wasn’t fooling anybody, but people were genuinely confused if he was being fake-dumb or sincerely stupid. Some went with fake-dumb.

Others sincerely stupid.

Some thought it was just BS.

His viewers, incidentally, may not agree with him on this point.

But some claimed Carlson simply has contempt for them.

Whatever the case, if he was trying to find QAnon, he wasn’t looking hard enough.

In fact, he could have simply checked his own network’s website.

Some suggested he pretend he can’t find another group.

While arguments about “snubs” and other subplots are part of the NBA All-Star discussion each year, there are also awesome stories, particularly when it comes to first-time selections. In 2021, one such example is New York Knicks forward Julius Randle, who is enjoying a fantastic season that was rewarded with a bid to the NBA’s marquee mid-season event.

The Knicks were in action shortly after the announcement, hosting the Golden State Warriors at Madison Square Garden, and Randle received a bit of additional recognition in the form of a congratulatory video from his mother.

This is fantastic, and it seemed as if Randle was quite appreciative, even in the middle of a game. The talented forward is averaging 23.2 points, 11 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game this season, acting as a primary playmaker for the Knicks and helping to lead New York to improved results. From there, Randle is converting 41 percent from three-point range, a career-best mark, and the Knicks entered the night with a 15-16 record that has the team in the midst of the playoff race in the East.

Big-picture goals are certainly noteworthy but, on this night, Randle can hopefully bask in some of the congratulations that come with what he’s accomplished. None matter more than the support of family, and this was simply a cool moment.

This fall will mark three years since Mac Miller’s untimely death. Since then fans have received a decent amount of posthumously released music from the Pittsburgh rapper, but the next one involves one of his most-celebrated mixtapes: The rapper’s 2014 project Faces is set to arrive on streaming services soon. The news was shared by Mac’s longtime friend and producer ID Labs, who confirmed the news on Reddit.

In a screenshot that was shared on Twitter, a fan wrote, “I think ID Labs said on this sub a few months ago that they were working on getting faces cleared for streaming platforms but it was going to take time due to clearing samples, maybe it’s finally getting done… hopefully.” ID Labs, who produced “It Just Doesn’t Matter” and “Therapy” from the mixtape, caught wind of the comment and wrote, “This is correct and currently happening.”

If the project arrives on DSPs later this year, it will be Mac’s second mixtape to be placed on streaming platforms. Last year, his breakout K.I.D.S. was added to the platforms in April to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The re-release came with two new songs, “Ayye” and “Back In The Day.”

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

The die-hardiest fans of the MCU wait with bated breath for each and every update, subsisting on an endless array of rumors that are fake more of than not. So on Tuesday, some of the stars of the current live-action Spider-Man movie decided to have some fun. Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon each posted two things about their series’ forthcoming, allegedly quite ambitious threequel: their own First Look image, featuring all three of them, plus a different joke title.

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“So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title,” Holland wrote on his Instagram. “Can’t wait for you lot to what we have been up to. Love from Atlanta.” Along with it was a picture of the joke title: “Spider-Man: Phone Home.” Batalon was next, writing a similar caption but with a different fake title: “Spider-Man: Home Wrecker.” Finally there was Zendaya’s contribution: “Spider-Man: Home Slice.”

Soon other MCU employees got in on the fun.

And there were assorted jokes.

A reminder, by the way, that this third Holland Spider-Man, whatever it winds up being called, came awfully close to not happening at all. Tom Holland’s Spidey only gets to play with the MCU because of some elaborate corporate deal between Disney and Sony, who own the Peter Parker film wing of Marvel Comics. In fact, getting three titles for the price of one sounds like a pretty good deal.

Last Updated: February 23rd

“Thriller” is kind of a catch-all term for movies that bleed into multiple genres. It can describe films rich with drama, action, crime, and quite possibly horror. That’s why its Netflix category is such a hodgepodge of entries, varying in tone, subject matter, and quality. A good thriller, though, is going to be suspenseful for any number of reasons. An unstoppable killer. An unsolvable mystery. A gripping world that draws viewers into it. A sympathetic character fighting for survival. Something that can keep an audience on the edge of its seats. And based on that, here are the 10 best thrillers on Netflix right now.
Related: The Best Horror Movies On Netflix Right Now

10. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Run Time: 158 min | IMDb: 7.8/10

Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara star in this muted crime thriller from David Fincher based on a best-selling series of books. Mara plays a gifted young hacker with a dark past who teams up with Craig’s journalist to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy woman from a prominent family 40 years earlier.

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9. Blue Ruin (2013)

Run Time: 90 min | IMDb: 7.1/10

Macon Blair stars in this crime thriller about a man who returns to his hometown to carry out an act of vengeance and discovers he’s in over his head. Blair plays Dwight Evans, a vagabond who learns his parents’ murderer is being released from prison and returns home to kill him. He succeeds but ends up starting a blood feud with the guy’s family that doesn’t end how you expect.

8. Nightcrawler (2014)

Run Time: 117 min | IMDb: 7.9/10

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this truly bonkers crime thriller from Dan Gilroy about a con-man who muscles his way into L.A.’s crime journalism scene and very quickly becomes the star of his own reporting. Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) is a petty thief who stumbles his way into the stringer profession — photojournalists who chase crime scenes to sell the footage to local TV stations. As Lou begins to record more exciting crimes, demand for his work grows and he starts staging scenes, obstructing police investigations, and inserting himself in high-speed chases to get the best shot. It’s a twisted, depressing look at the ethics of journalism and the consequences of consumerism, and Gyllenhaal has never been better.

7. The Invitation (2016)

Run Time: 100 min | IMDb: 6.7/10

After back-to-back big studio bombs, Karyn Kusama returned to her scrappy indie roots with this contained, brilliantly suspenseful study of the darkness that can arise when people don’t allow themselves to feel. The Invitation isn’t a perfect film, but Kusama does a lot with the scant resources she had to play with here, and you have to appreciate her willingness to tackle grief so directly in a genre that tends to have little time for genuine human emotion.

6. The Invisible Guest (2016)

Run Time: 106 min | IMDb: 8.1/10

This Spanish crime thriller follows a successful businessman framed for the murder of his married lover. A seemingly straightforward plot, until a car accident, a dead body, fake witnesses, and a family out for revenge is thrown into the mix. Mario Casas stars as the man in question, a young husband and father with a bright future who takes part in a terrible crime and is forced to pay for it in the most twisted of ways. You won’t figure this thing out until the end, we guarantee it.

5. The Killing Of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Run Time: 121 min | IMDb: 7/10

Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has quickly earned a reputation for delivering highly-stylized dramas, filled with eccentric characters played by more-than-capable actors looking to reinvent and redefine their careers — and he doesn’t change that with this thriller that’s part horror, part mystery. Colin Farrell plays a charismatic surgeon who, along with his wife Anna (Nicole Kidman), must make a terrible sacrifice when a young boy he’s committed to helping begins displaying some sinister behavior. To say anything more would spoil some plot twists that you’ll definitely enjoy.

4. Good Time (2017)

Run Time: 101 min | IMDb: 7.3/10

This gritty crime drama hailing from the Safdie brothers transforms star Robert Pattinson into a bleach-blonde sh*t-stirrer from Queens desperate to break his developmentally disabled brother out of prison. Pattinson plays Connie, a street hustler and bank robber with grand plans to break out of his urban hood while Benny Safdie plays his brother Nick, who gets roped into his schemes. When Nick is sent to Ryker’s Island for a job gone wrong, Connie goes on a downward spiral to get him back. Pattinson’s manic energy carries this thing and there’s plenty of police run-ins, shootouts, and heists (however botched) to keep the adrenaline pumping.

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3. Burning (2018)

Run Time: 148 min | IMDb: 7.6/10

Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun stars this psychological thriller from South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong. Yeun plays Ben, a rich millennial with a mysterious job who connects with a woman named Shin Hae-mi on a trip to Africa. The two journey back home together where Ben meets Shin’s friend/lover Lee Jong-su. The three hang-out regularly, with Lee growing more jealous of Ben’s wealth and privilege while he’s forced to manage his father’s farm when his dad goes to prison. But it’s when Shin disappears, and Lee suspects Ben’s involvement, that things really go off the rails.

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2. Uncut Gems (2019)

Run Time: 101 min | IMDb: 7.5/10

Now, audiences can absorb — from the comfort of their own living rooms — the full gravitational effect of Adam Sandler in the most intense performance of his career. The Sandman arguably got robbed of an Oscar nod for his turn in Josh and Benny Safdie’s electrifying crime thriller that accelerates tension to a fever pitch. He’s superb as a charismatic New York City jeweler who grows increasingly desperate while walking a tight-wire amid relentlessly threatening adversaries, and keep your eyes open for a supporting turn from the always great LaKeith Stanfield.

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1. The Departed (2006)

Run Time: 151 min | IMDb: 8.5/10

Leonard DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin star in this crime thriller from Martin Scorsese about an undercover cop and a mole in the police department who attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in Boston. DiCaprio plays the good guy (or as close as) with Billy, a disturbed officer playing the part of a criminal to get close to Nicholson’s kingpin, Frank. Damon plays the rat, Sullivan, who serves as a police officer on the force, but really works for Frank. The two unknowingly thwart each other at every turn, playing a thrilling game of cat and mouse before their secrets eventually come out.

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Recent Changes Through February 2021:
Removed: It Comes At Night, The Interview, Green Room, Fargo, The Silence Of The Lamb, Drive, Zodiac
Added: The Departed, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Elizabeth Olsen was already an acclaimed actress before the MCU tapped her to play Scarlet Witch, but she’s achieved a whole other level of fame with WandaVision, the spin-off Disney+ show that’s been bending minds and ignoring Marvel tropes for almost two months. Speaking of blown minds, the show has caused a lot of people to learn something new: The actress is the younger sister of Full House alumni Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Of course, that’s something a lot of people already knew.

BuzzFeed picked up the latest TIL trend, in which it was news that Elizabeth — who first caught attention with the indie drama Martha Marcy May Marlene — was related to one of the modern age’s most famous twins. The younger Olsen has gone in a much different direction than her sisters, which may have caused the confusion.

That being said, it’s not like this wasn’t common knowledge. For every person whose jaw dropped at learning this factoid, there was another person who couldn’t believe they didn’t already know the truth.

In fact, it’s pretty obvious, no?

Of those who weren’t aware, at least one wondered if this was something they were doomed to keep forgetting, only to “learn” about it over and over again.

Apparently those that didn’t know weren’t die hard Mary-Kate and Ashley fans. If so, they would know they gave Elizabeth her big break, granting her her first role in their 1994 TV movie How the West Was Fun, in which she played “Girl in Car.” She even appeared in a 1995 episode of Full House, when she was only 6. Olsen wound up studying acting, including a stint at the Moscow Art Theatre. There she gained the chops you see every week on WandaVision, in which she’s called on to do a different type of sitcom acting in each episode. Although with that, she probably got some help from her older sisters.

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Anthony Edwards is slowly but surely turning into one of the most entertaining players in the NBA. On the court, Edwards is growing into life in the league as a potentially devastating scorer for the Minnesota Timberwolves, as the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft is capable of producing some big offensive nights and highlights that cause jaws to drop.

Off of it, Edwards is a wonderful personality, and any time he gets in front of cameras, his loose, carefree attitude will inevitably shine through in one way or another. The latest example of this came on Tuesday evening before the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Milwaukee Bucks. Edwards met with the media prior to the tip and, upon getting a question from an Irish reporter, lit up over their accent.

“Where you from, Jim?” Edwards asks. After being told Ireland, he began smiling from ear to ear.

“I like your accent,” Edwards said. “It’s tough. I wanna learn how to talk like that. But, ask your question again, I was too much listening to your accent.”

There are plenty of athletes who do everything they can to be as bland and boring as possible for one reason or another. Anthony Edwards is not one of those athletes, and for that reason, he rules.

The 2021 NBA All-Star Game’s reserves were announced on Tuesday night, and for the most part, the list of 14 players who will come off the bench in Atlanta next month is pretty justifiable. One rather noteworthy player was unable to make it into the reserves, though, and someone who is going to captain the game decided to show them some love in the aftermath.

LeBron James took to Twitter following the news that Devin Booker was not named an All-Star for the second time in his career. In an attempt to shower him with some praise, James called Booker “the most disrespected player in our league.”

Ironically enough, there’s a chance that Booker gets in because one of James’ teammates, Anthony Davis, has been dealing with some injury issues and Booker makes a ton of sense as a reserve. But Booker is a guy who oftentimes gets a ton of love from other players for his ability to score and play make for the Suns, and James is joining a chorus of dudes who pay their respects to Booker’s game.

Booker wasn’t the only guy who got some love from James, as he also identified his second most disrespected guy in the NBA: Portland Trail Blazers maestro Damian Lillard.

Lillard was named a reserve, but he was not named one of the game’s 10 starters. James is not the first player to recognize Lillard in the aftermath of that, as Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks said that he believed Lillard should have started the game over him.

On March 1 legendary activist, singer, and actor Harry Belafonte will celebrate his 94th birthday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a fundraising event through his organization Gathering For Justice will be held on February 28 to commemorate the big day, featuring a healthy collection of celebrity friends and fans. Among the names on the guest list are Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jay-Z, the latter who will accept the Gatekeeper Of Truth Award.

Belafonte’s event is sponsored by philanthropist and investor Robert F. Smith and his wife, Hope. There will also be performances, video tributes, and testimonials by civil rights and racial justice leaders, artists, athletes, and more. In addition to Jay-Z and Miranda, viewers can also catch appearances from Common, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Chuck D, Bernie and Jane Sanders, Stacey Abrams, Aloe Blacc, Tamika D. Mallory, Rev. Al Sharpton, Tiffany Haddish, Usher, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more.

Belafonte founded the organization in 2005 after learning of a 5-year-old Black girl who was cuffed and arrested in a Florida classroom for being unruly. Altogether, their goal is to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to irradicate racial inequities.

The virtual event will be held on 2/28 at 7 PM EST. You can read more information about it here.

Each year, there are at least two full rounds of discourse with regard to the NBA All-Star selections. First, the starters are announced, leading to the inevitable discussion about which players didn’t quite make the five-man cut in both conferences. This year, most of the focus was on Damian Lillard falling short in the West, even with exactly zero suspense about his ultimate inclusion on the Western Conference roster when the reserves emerged. To that end, Tuesday’s reveal of the All-Star reserves in both conferences is usually the far more animated conversation and, in 2021, that is likely to continue.

As something of a disclaimer, the 24 player selected (12 on each side) are all quite good at basketball, even if beauty is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. In fact, there are several “snubs” this time around, and six seem to stand out above the rest, even with many more on the periphery.

Honorable mentions

• Domantas Sabonis, Malcom Brogdon and Myles Turner
• Gordon Hayward
• Fred VanVleet
• DeMar DeRozan
• Tobias Harris

Khris Middleton

This is the most stunning omission, at least for me. Middleton has always been underrated, but it was jarring to see him fall short. After all, Milwaukee still has the second-best net rating in the NBA, and Middleton is averaging 21/6/6 on 51/43/90 shooting. Yes, he isn’t flashy and the Bucks aren’t winning at quite the clip as they did last season, but Middleton is definitively one of the 12 best players in the East.

Trae Young

There was some discussion about Young being on the outside looking in, and his exclusion wasn’t as surprising as Middleton. With that said, Young was a starter in the East last season and, in short, he is better this season. His defense has been better (even if not good), the Hawks are better overall (and much better when he’s on the floor than when he’s off), and Young’s overall shooting efficiency is the best it has ever been. Perhaps this is indicative of some blowback about his foul drawing, or maybe the East field is just more crowded, particularly at the guard spot where James Harden will suddenly occupy a spot annually. Regardless, Young has a real case to be bothered by this omission, particularly when comparing his profile head-to-head with a few of the reserves.

Mike Conley

Maybe it was the fact that Conley missed a handful of games in recent days. Maybe it was the relative lack of counting stats. Maybe it was that both Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell made the cut. It still would’ve been awesome to see Conley get the nod for the first time. It is worth noting that, in the West, there will almost certainly be an injury replacement for Anthony Davis, and perhaps Adam Silver will tab Conley to give the Jazz a third rep and bring things full circle. For now, he’s a snub.

Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler

Adebayo was a pretty surprising omission, especially when compared to Nikola Vucevic. Adebayo is averaging 19.6 points, 9.5 rebounds and an impressive 5.5 assists per game, all with tremendous defense and versatility. Still, it is at least possible that Adebayo and Butler “split the vote” for a Miami team that has underachieved in the standings this season. The case against Butler is almost definitely tied to missing double-digit games but, on a per-game basis, he’s been tremendous yet again.

Devin Booker

Chris Paul, not Booker, will represent the Suns in the All-Star Game, and that isn’t completely egregious. Paul always drives winning, and he’s made a big impact on Phoenix. It is more than appropriate to include Booker on any “snub” list, though, as he is averaging 24.7 points per game on 50/38/85 shooting and leading one of the better teams in the West. He, like Conley, figures to be at the top of the reserve selection pool in the West should Davis not play as expected, so it’s possible the Suns get their starting backcourt both in the game.