Jason Terry had a tremendous NBA career, as the 19-year veteran was a terrific shooter and scorer, winning a championship in Dallas with the Mavericks and was on the leading edge of the three-point shooting revolution in the NBA.
Terry won’t likely be a Hall of Famer, but his experiences in the league playing most every role one can, from starter to sixth man and beyond makes him someone who has invaluable advice to pass along to youngsters. So, when Terry goes to camps, he’s always prepared to answer questions and pass that knowledge on to the next generation of hoopers. However, unfortunately for Terry, he, like Brandon Knight and more recently Yuta Watanabe, lives on one of the all-time great poster dunk highlight reels in NBA history, when he found himself standing in the paint as LeBron James caught a lob at the peak of his physical powers with the Heat.
As Terry tells Master Tesfatsion on an upcoming episode of “Untold Stories” for Bleacher Report, which premieres on Wednesday, the only thing kids want to ask him about is that dunk.
Terry played 1,410 games in his NBA career, won a championship, played with all-time greats, and is an all-time great shooter himself, but none of that matters. The power of the highlight means that he is The Guy LeBron Dunked Into Oblivion for the rest of his life, and, in a way, that’s not a terrible fate. Sure, you’d rather be remembered for what you did, but in the same vein as Craig Ehlo, you’ll always be remembered and, if nothing else, some will then go look up what else you did in your career.
Still, if you go to a camp and Jet is there, ask him something else.
Last summer the internet went into a tizzy following the release of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s NSFW song “WAP,” which debuted at No. 1 and welcomed some harsh criticism by conservative thinkers. But unlike other politicians, California congresswoman Maxine Waters actually enjoyed it.
Rep. Waters and Megan sat down for a conversation for Harper’s Bazaar where they talked about education, the importance of standing up for yourself, and, of course, “WAP.” Waters revealed that some of the younger people in her life had played her the song, and she was impressed by Megan’s candor:
“I listen to the young people around me and they may tell me something maybe you ought to pay attention to. But then they told me to look at, was it WAP? Don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t worry. I said, ‘Now that’s audacity. That is audacity.’ And that is the ability for women to take charge of what they want to say. I had paid attention to the young gangster rap time, when men were in charge. They said whatever they wanted to say about women, what have you. But women didn’t say, for a long time, what they could say or wanted to say or dared to say. And so I thought ‘that’s audacity.’”
While this was the first time Waters and Megan had chatted in person, it was not their first correspondence. After Megan penned her powerful New York Times op-ed about the importance of speaking up for Black women, Waters responded with her own open letter. “I write all this to say that I’m so incredibly proud of you and how you have used your voice to uplift Black women,” Waters wrote. “I know that Black women and girls everywhere thank you for the way you so fiercely have their back. I want you to know that I have your back, too.”
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
We’re still a few weeks away from the debut of the much-awaited “Snyder cut” of Justice League, which was supposed to be the DCEU’s splashy, money-gobbling equivalent of Marvel’s The Avengers. It wasn’t. It did okay, but it also dramatically underperformed, and earned middling reviews to boot. But there’s one person who has no opinion on it because he’s never seen it: original director Zack Snyder.
A new, sprawling Vanity Fair piece about the film’s chaotic making has a lot of never-before-revealed nuggets, among them that there was almost a romantic subplot involving Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne and Amy Adams’ Lois Lane. (As if Batman and Superman both having mothers named Martha wasn’t enough.) But one of the juicier bits involves how Warner brass reacted to seeing the version of the film handed to them by Joss Whedon, who took over from Snyder after family issues forced him to prematurely step aside.
“When we got to see what Joss actually did, it was stupefying,” a Warner Bros. executive told VF. “Everyone knew it. It was so awkward because nobody wanted to admit what a piece of s*it it was.”
Another person who saw it was Deborah Snyder, Zack’s producing partner and wife, who watched it alongside executive producer Christopher Nolan. “They came and they just said, ‘You can never see that movie,’” Zack recalled. And so he hasn’t!
Zack Snyder also revealed some of the issues that cropped up before tragedy forced him to leave the production. Among the aforementioned nixing of the Bats-Lois romance, Warner Bros. also told him to keep it relatively short.
“How am I supposed to introduce six characters and an alien with potential for world domination in two hours?” Snyder told VF. “I mean, I can do it, it can be done. Clearly it was done. But I didn’t see it.”
But good things come to those who wait, and so, almost 3 ½ years after Whedon’s Justice League bowed to a profoundly meh reception, HBO Max subscribers will be able to see a cut of the film that’s twice that length. It drops starting March 18.
Drew Barrymore has had her own daytime talk show for almost six months now, and it’s clear that she’s a natural at it. She’s exuberant and funny and boundlessly warm, especially with people with whom she’s close. (One of her first episodes boasted a really moving reunion with her ex-husband Tom Green.) So when she celebrated her birthday on Monday’s show, it was bound to lead to happy tears, on multiple occasions.
There were a number of surprises in store for the host of The Drew Barrymore Show, among them some big name guest friends. One of them was Cameron Diaz, her costar on the two Charlie’s Angels movies and one of her closest friends. Obviously it was difficult for them to reunite in person, but even a virtual hang couldn’t stop them from gushing about each other. They spoke to each other in their own secret language. They revealed they have the same nickname for each other: “Poo-Poo.” They went into some detail about how they use the word “parmesan” to mean just about everything.
They also, perhaps inevitably, even on Barrymore’s birthday, fielded questions about a revival of their iteration of Charlie’s Angels. They kind of danced around it, implying their friendship was more important than some movie franchise. “I’ll be grannies in inner tubes with Poo Poo, so we can do anything and everything as long as we’re together,” Barrymore said. “I have a whole life to live with you.”
“I always say never say never,” Diaz, who has been very happily retired since 2018, said. “I feel the same way.”
They also got emotional. “Truly one of the great joys of my life is our friendship,” Diaz told Barrymore. “When I think about you, literally I will cry, because I just think you’re so special and to celebrate you every year, it’s one of my favorite times of the year.”
“You’ve made me a better person my whole life,” Barrymore replied, fighting back tears. “And you’ve seen me through everything. Ugly, beautiful, loss, life, birth.”
There was another guest, who appeared before Diaz: David Letterman. But the former longtime late night talk show host actually did show up in person, though only after a bit in which he fumbled around with Zoom. Upon seeing him in the flesh, Barrymore totally lost it, breaking down in tears and telling him, “I’m so grateful that you came here.”
So that was cute, too! You can watch their exchange below, and happy birthday, Drew!
Can we get a round of applause for Nikki Fried, the Florida Agriculture Commissioner? On Monday, she stood up and defied an order from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly flags at half-staff when Rush Limbaugh’s body is laid to rest.
“Once the date of interment for Rush is announced, we’re going to be lowering the flags to half-staff,” DeSantis said Friday at a news conference, adding the honor is “what we do when there’s things of this magnitude.”
Limbaugh, 70, died of complications from lung cancer last week.
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Giving Limbaugh the honor of having flags flown half-staff is controversial given his six-decade career of fanning the flames of intolerance. Limbaugh is believed to be one of the architects of modern conservatism and did so by making targets of people of color, women, and the LGBT community.
Back in the ’80s, Limbaugh celebrated the deaths of gay men from AIDS with a bit on the show called the “AIDS Update.” He aired a parody song called “Barack, the Magic Negro,” after Barack Obama announced he was running for president in 2007.
Limbaugh was also a fierce critic of feminism, saying it was “established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.” He also popularized the derogatory term “Feminazi.”
Recently, he championed the conspiracy theory that Joe Biden didn’t win the 2020 election.
Democratic Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the governor’s decision, “an embarrassment to Florida.”
“Rush Limbaugh weaponized his platform to spread racism, xenophobia and homophobia across the nation,” she said in a tweet. “His constant hateful rhetoric caused untold damage to our political landscape.”
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The move was also against the state’s flag protocol which says it should be flown at half-staff “in the event of the death of a present or former official of the Florida State government or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from Florida who dies while serving on active duty.”
Fried’s decision is a harsh, but deserving rebuke of DeSantis and Limbaugh, an opportunist whose life should not be celebrated.
.@GovRonDeSantis is lowering Florida’s flags to half-staff for Rush Limbaugh.
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“Lowering to half-staff the flag of the United States of America is a sacred honor that pays respect to fallen heroes and patriots. It is not a partisan political tool. Therefore, I will notify all state offices under my direction to disregard the Governor’s forthcoming order to lower flags for Mr. Limbaugh – because we will not celebrate hate speech, bigotry, and division,” she said in a statement.
“Lowering the flag should always reflect unity, not division, and raising our standards, not lowering them. Our flags will remain flying high to celebrate the American values of diversity, inclusion, and respect for all,” she continued.
Desantis’ decision to commemorate Limbaugh after his death is an attempt to legitimize a man whose divisive politics and intolerance should never be accepted. Fried is brave to step up and condemn the decision at a time when many would be quiet out of respect to the recently deceased.
But why does anyone owe Limbaugh respect in death given how he behaved in life?
Back in January, Saweetie tapped Doja Cat for the joint single “Best Friend,” a sizzling celebration of every woman’s irreplaceable partner-in-crime. Now to future promote their track, Saweetie and Doja Cat have partnered with Telsa to gift a Model S car to a few lucky fans in a giveaway contest.
Announcing the official “Bestie In A Tessie” giveaway in a video posted to Instagram, Saweetie shared the news. “I am doing a huge giveaway. I’m not only giving away one, but two brand-new Teslas,” she said. “They’re sleek, they’re sexy, and they’re hella spacious.”
Speaking about her decision to hold the giveaway, Saweetie said: “My Icy family has shown so much love towards the ‘Best Friend’ track and I’m hyped to return the love to two lucky fans with these two Teslas.”
While Saweetie’s most recent collaboration was with Doja Cat, it seems as though the rapper may be collaborating with another groundbreaking hip-hop artist. Earlier this month, Cardi B’s sister Hennessy spilled some news about a possible joint track with Saweetie. According to Hennessy, Cardi and Saweetie’s managers are in talks about a mysterious project that the two are working on, meaning that a new single could be on the way.
See Saweetie’s official announcement above.
The contest winners will be announced 4/16. Enter the giveaway here.
Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Justin Bieber released a new album last year, Changes, which wasn’t my favorite thing from the pop star because it didn’t really seem to indicate much change. But you know what does? The new music he’s released since then, a stream of singles like “Holy,” Lonely,” and “Anyone” that are moving, melodic, and portray a more mature singer who is grappling with his past while looking toward the future. Personal growth, we love to see it — especially in massive celebrities.
Anyway, it’s unclear if these new songs are leading toward a larger release, but we did get a chance to see Bieber try them out live today during a special livestream performance he did as part of Spotify’s Stream On event. It was a huge day for the streaming platform who announced a series of new initiatives, including a new Hi-Fi lossless streaming tier and an exclusive podcast co-hosted by Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama.
Back to Justin, he kicks off the medley with “Holy,” which has major worship band vibes in the best way (though no sign of Chance The Rapper is sad), then moves into an alien landscape VR backdrop for the heart-tugging “Lonely,” complete with a very cool AutoTuned breakdown and dance block from Bieber at the end. Finally, his band rejoins for a performance against a backdrop of blue waves and smoke for “Anyone.” Aside from being a great chance to hear these songs live, the set is also a model for what livestream shows could look like in the future: Great visuals, shorter sets, and a live band accompanying. Watch the performance above.
After the Supreme Court issued a one-line ruling allowing New York state prosecutors access to Donald Trump‘s personal tax returns on Monday, the former president lashed out in a frothing statement that would’ve been right at home on his now-banned Twitter account. In a lengthy rant actually titled, “Statement on the Continuing Political Persecution of President Donald J. Trump,” the one-term Commander in Chief accused state prosecutors of “headhunting” by trying to “take down their political opponents” like they do in “third-world countries.”
Despite personally picking at three of the current justices sitting on the Supreme Court, Trump called the decision to open his tax records “fascism” as he launched into his signature style of playing the martyr. He even found time to fit in the “Big Lie” that he actually won the 2020 election, which he did not. Via Mediaite:
The Supreme Court never should have let this “fishing expedition” happen, but they did. This is something which has never happened to a President before, it is all Democrat-inspired in a totally Democrat location, New York City and State, completely controlled and dominated by a heavily reported enemy of mine, Governor Andrew Cuomo. These are attacks by Democrats willing to do anything to stop the almost 75 million people (the most votes, by far, ever gotten by a sitting president) who voted for me in the election—an election which many people, and experts, feel that I won. I agree!
Obviously, the SCOTUS decision has Trump rattled, and according to his former attorney/fixer Michael Cohen, the defeated president should be worried. While discussing Trump’s tax records on MSNBC, Cohen said the real estate mogul should look into a “custom made jumpsuit, because it does not look good for him.”
You can watch Cohen’s remarks below:
. @MichaelCohen212 says Trump should look into getting a “custom made jumpsuit, because it does not look good for him.”@JoyceWhiteVance says Cy Vance has “sent signals that this is a serious investigation.” pic.twitter.com/gBW5rc5PXs
High alcohol beers like old ales, strong ales, and rich, robust, warming beers are currently having their day in the sun. In part because it’s been cold lately. And in part because… well, just about everything has left us in need of a few extra ABVs.
What is an old ale, you ask? Technically, an old ale is one of the offshoots of the strong ale family. These beers are rich, malty, and usually pretty dark in appearance. They’re typically on the very high end of the ABV range (for beer) and vatted to really let the flavors sharpen.
“It’s a traditional English old ale style with some sweetness, malt, dark fruits, and little bitterness to balance it out,” explains Isaac Rice, lead bartender at Urban Farmer in Philadelphia. “This rich style beer is great for cold weather, but still has some welcome fruit characteristics like figs and raisins.”
To find the best old ales, strong ales, and other warming beers to drink as winter closes out, we asked a handful of our favorite bartenders for their picks. Check them below and stay toasty until the eventual winter thaw.
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Andy Printy, beverage director at Chao Baan in St. Louis
Founders Curmudgeon is one of the few I’m familiar with in this category. It’s brewed with molasses and then aged in oak barrels. It’s malty and has a lot of rustic dark fruit and sweet lumber. With the near 10% ABV, it almost drinks as a barley wine, so pace yourself.
Charles Hardwick, former bartender at The Aviary in New York City
Delirium Tremens Noel. Great on the tongue, long malty finish, a great balance of fruit and spiciness. Lively yet warming to the insides. A good fireside quaff.
Anthony Aviles, general manager at Jack Dusty in Sarasota, Florida
Cigar City Opal – a reddish color that is almost hazy as it pours. It’s malty and super-rich but very light on the palate. Although it has baking spice flavors such as vanilla, toffee, etc. it doesn’t coat your mouth after each sip making for the perfect winter beverage.
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Daniel Burns, bartender at Elixir in San Francisco
Old Speckled Hen is one of my favorite beers of all time. It’s best on draft — where you can taste the full effect of the nitrogen pour. It’s got a creamy texture with earthy caramel flavors makes it a great rainy day pint.
I must be getting old, because this is another genre that I’m out of the loop on, but if I were blind-shopping at a store I would definitely go with Bell’s, another brewery that only puts out incredible beers. The one old ale that I know they make is Third Coast. It’s rich, malty, and full of warming caramel flavor perfect for winter drinking.
Theakston’s Old Peculiar is an amazing match to winter with its darker and dried fruit notes. I find chocolate, raisin, cherry, toffee, nutty, and licorice flavors with an earthy, herbal finish that feels akin to a Belgian Dubbel.
Benjamin Pozar, bartender at Fogo de Chao in Philadelphia
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog fits the bill for this one. It has a delightfully dark character of caramel toffee and dried red fruits. It might be a brown ale, but the high alcohol and malty, rich flavor ticks all the old ale boxes.
Cigar City Big Sound Bourbon Barrell Aged Scotch Ale. It is made in Tampa and is dark with sweet toffee notes and finishes with flavors of caramel and malt. It is one of my favorite winter beers. Technically a Scotch ale, it’s definitely in the strong ale family.
This 8% ABV Scottish old ale is matured in Highland Park whisky barrels. The result is a warming beer with hints of milk chocolate, sweet caramel, and roasted malts, perfectly suited for cold-weather drinking.
This is a bold, warming winter beer. It’s 10.2% ABV and brewed with malts and hops, all imported from England to give it an authentic British-style flavor with hints of sticky toffee pudding, figs, and buttery caramel.
This aptly named beer pretty much sums up how we wish we could spend the winter months. Since we can’t make like a bear and sleep until spring, we’ll drink this warming, malty, rich, caramel-filled brew instead.
This sequel to the popular curmudgeon ramps up the flavor by aging it in bourbon casks that once housed maple syrup. The result is a richer, sweeter, maple candy-filled old ale.
With lockdowns being lifted in various cities across the country, businesses are beginning to open back up — including casinos. Young Thug traveled to Las Vegas over the weekend to indulge in the now-open casinos, much to the disappointment of his wallet. After a weekend of gambling, Thugger said he was out over $800,000.
The rapper took to social media to reveal how much money he lost in Las Vegas. “Man, Vegas just won $800,000 from me, man,” Thugger said in a selfie video posted to his Instagram Stories. “Man I threw liquor everywhere in the motherf*cker.”
While the rapper managed to lose the equivalent of a luxury home in just one night, Thugger estimated that he was losing much more than that at the beginning of the pandemic. At the time the live music industry shut down, Thugger was bringing home hundreds of thousands of dollars per show. “The money that I get for the shows — let’s just say I get 500,000 — if I don’t do these ten shows, that’s 5 M’s,” he said in an April interview with Big Boy. “Then I don’t make five million til June, and then I might spend a million, I might spend two million just on this quarantine sh*t.”
See Thugger address his losses above.
Young Thug is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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