Former Trump chief strategist and conspiracy podcaster Steve Bannon has dug himself a ditch on Twitter. Mind you, this is happening after Bannon got arrested on a boat by U.S. Postal Service Police in August (and posted bail) for mail fraud tied to a We Build the Wall crowdfunding campaign (which Bannon allegedly used for personal expenses). So, Bannon is out on bail, which presents its own issues, including the possibility that he violated bail conditions by calling for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci (who has been the target of repeated recent attacks by President Trump) and FBI Director Chris Wray.
Not a wise thing to do. Bannon made these comments on his podcast-y online program, War Room: Pandemic, which is as much of a far-right-wing affair as one might expect. Prior to the comments that got him banned, Bannon echoed President Trump’s claims that he’d won reelection. Then he made the beheading remarks and posted the video clip to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Here’s what CNN reports on the situation:
CNN relays that Bannon spouted the following violence-inciting rhetoric: “I’d put the heads on pikes. Right. I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program or you are gone.”
Fauci has previously discussed death threats upon himself and family members. Bannon’s further encouragement of violence, particularly as the presidential election is about to be called (with many MAGAs), certainly deserves a ban and more. Really… is this a bail violation?
Is it a bail violation for Steve Bannon to call for beheadings on social media?
This morning, multiple topics related to Georgia, Ray Charles, the song “Georgia On My Mind,” and John Legend were trending on Twitter. That’s because as election votes continue to be counted in Georgia, a lot of people are thinking about the Charles classic, including Legend, who shared a video of himself singing the song. The song was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell but most famously recorded by Ray Charles, whose version of the track is Georgia’s official state song.
Legend took on the song a capella, and at the end of the two-minute clip, Legend said with a smile, “I love you, Georgia!” Legend’s video came after reports that Joe Biden had taken the lead in Georgia as well as Pennsylvania.
The musician has of course been a vocal supporter of Biden and critic of Donald Trump. He performed at Biden’s pre-election rally and discussed Trump’s “Platinum Plan,” saying, “But Trump’s Platinum Plan for Black folks is nothing but fool’s gold, because you can’t bank on a word he says. Ask the students of Trump University. Ask all of the contractors he stiffed. Ask the people his charity was supposed to help before it was shut down for being a fraud. Ask all the Black and brown Americans who are dying from this virus and losing their jobs under his watch. The president isn’t strong: He’s a coward, and his career in business and in government has been failure after failure after failure.”
All three seasons of Chappelle’s Show were added to Netflix and HBO Max on November 1, but not every episode is available. Season two goes from episode five (“True Hollywood Stories: Prince & Red Balls Energy Drink”) to episode seven (“World Series of Dice & Mooney on Movies”), with no explanation for why episode six, “The Internet & Moment In the Life of Lil Jon,” is missing. That’s the one with Lil Jon at the airport and Chappelle imagining if the internet was a real place, featuring a cameo from Ron Jeremy. The porn star is the reason why the episode was quietly left off Netflix and HBO Max, as he’s been accused of sexual assault by numerous women.
The Daily Beastreports that when “ViacomCBS signed over the non-exclusive streaming rights for Chappelle’s Show to Netflix and HBO Max later in the year, the episode was excluded from the licensing deals altogether due to standards and practices.” The streaming services were “notified in advance by ViacomCBS that this specific episode would not be made available” as part of the deals. “The Internet & Moment in the Life of Lil Jon,” which first aired on February 25, 2004, is available on YouTube and Amazon.
Jeremy is “looking at a total of 11 counts of forcible rape, eight counts of sexual battery by restraint, six counts of forcible oral copulation, five counts of forcible penetration by a foreign object and much more,” according to Deadline. If found guilty, he faces up to 330 years in prison. Jeremy’s next court appearance is scheduled for December 14.
Miley Cyrus has been forthcoming about the fact that her new single “Midnight Sky” draws inspiration from the Stevie Nicks classic “Edge Of Seventeen.” Now those songs have become one on a new remix called “Edge Of Midnight,” a mash-up of the tracks for which Cyrus recruited Nicks herself to contribute. The track combines parts of both songs, beginning with the classic “Edge Of Midnight” opening riff as the songs organically merge from there.
Cyrus recently discussed her relationship with Nicks and how her song inspired “Midnight Sky” on The Tonight Show, saying, “I have the coolest letter ever from Stevie. I sent her the song and I said, ‘You know, I have an alternate melody if you don’t want me to pay tribute to you and your greatness and how much you’ve inspired me,’ and she said, ‘You can borrow from me any time.’ Now, you ask me about new artists and what my advice would be for them, and one thing that I’ve just learned from her, from Dolly, Joan, all in the same, is that they’re so open and welcoming to the younger artists coming up and they offer their mentorship. It’s just been really incredibly important in my career, having someone like her to look up to. Everyone looks up to Stevie Nicks, but having that direct relationship, it’s been kind of life-changing and just so important.”
Meanwhile, in a recent interview, Nicks found a way to relate to the overnight success of TikTok star Nathan Apodaca, who sparked the new Fleetwood Mac revival, saying, “We all do silly, creative dumb things that we never think anybody is going to care about, and the fact that [Apodaca] just reached out to the entire world with his 10-second ride… his life will never be the same. In a strange way, it’s kind of like when Lindsey and I joined [the band] and we had no money — and I do mean no money — and within eight months, together we were almost a millionaire.”
Did Netflix know we’d all be racked with anxiety over the presidential election days after voting polls closed? Probably not, but they had a contingency plan in place and it’s this content line-up.
The platform dropped all six seasons of cult TV teen drama Dawson’s Creek, debuted another holiday rom-com, and ushered in plenty of blockbuster films to keep fans distracted from the political chaos. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix this week of Nov. 6.
Dawson’s Creek: Seasons 1-6
Opening theme song or no, Netflix dropping this beloved teen drama is exactly what we need this week. Dawson’s Creek is the reason shows like The O.C., One Tree Hill, and Gossip Girl even exist and yet somehow, it still feels fresh and timely. It gave us an epic love story, likable characters, Katie Holmes, an unhealthy obsession with a young Joshua Jackson, and of course, the James Van Der Beek crying meme that just keeps on giving.
Kat Graham and Vikings star Alexander Ludwig lead this latest holiday rom-com from the streaming platform. Graham plays a business-minded congressional aide who gives up spending the season with her family and friends to, what else, work. That work involves traveling to an Air Force base in the tropics to find reasons to defund it, pitting her against the charming, roguish captain played by Ludwig. You know how things play out from here, right?
Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:
Avail. 10/31 The 12th Man
Avail. 11/1 M’entends-tu? / Can You Hear Me?: Season 2 60 Days In: Season 5 A Clockwork Orange
Boyz n the Hood
Casper
Christmas Break-In
Dawson’s Creek: Seasons 1-6 Easy A
Elf Pets: A Fox Cub’s Christmas Tale
Elf Pets: Santa’s Reindeer Rescue
Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
Forged in Fire: Season 6 Jumping the Broom
Knock Knock Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: Seasons 1-3 Little Monsters (1989)
Mile 22
Ocean’s Eleven
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Piercing
Platoon
School Daze
Snowden
The Garfield Show: Season 3 The Impossible
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Next Karate Kid
Wheels of Fortune
Yes Man
Avail. 11/2 Prospect
Avail. 11/3 Felix Lobrecht: Hype
Mother
Avail. 11/4 A Christmas Catch
Christmas With A Prince
Love and Anarchy
Avail. 11/5 A New York Christmas Wedding
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?
Midnight At The Magnolia
Operation Christmas Drop
Paranormal
Avail. 11/6 Citation
Country Ever After
La trinchera infinita / The Endless Trench
The Late Bloomer
And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:
Leaving 11/7 Hit & Run
Hope Springs Eternal
The Sea of Trees
Sleepless
It’s been a long, tense couple of days and everyone, myself included, is on edge about the presidential election and surging COVID-19 cases and The Bachelorette drama, the biggest stressor of all. So I want to thank “Chapter 10: The Passenger” for being the best episode of The Mandalorian yet. It had everything I needed at the end of a four-month-long week. It didn’t move the overall story along much, but it was thrilling, funny, and felt like a Monster of the Week episode of The X-Files, which were always my favorites. Also, and this is crucial, there was a talking ant (in an episode directed by Ant-Man‘s Peyton Reed) playing sabacc against Amy Sedaris, snow-spiders, Galaxy’s Edge homages, a frog lady, X-wings, Baby Yoda going to town on some admittedly delicious-looking eggs, and the return of Mos Eisley Cantina. Speaking of scum and villainy…
“Chapter 10” also introduced the most-evil (and my most-hated) character to Star Wars.
That might sound hyperbolic, considering Darth Vader blew up a planet, Sheev Palpatine was the mastermind behind Order 66, and Jabba the Hutt licked Leia’s face, which is just gross. But at least they never PUT A KNIFE TO BABY YODA’S THROAT. At the beginning of the episode, a trio of no-goodniks stretch a rope across Mando’s path, so that when he comes flying by on his speeder, he’ll be decapitated or at least immobilized. It works, briefly, until Mando takes out two of the goons. As for the third:
DISNEY+
Reader, I gasped.
I would love to know how many boardroom meetings Jon Favreau, who wrote the episode, had with Disney brass about how close the knife could be to Baby Yoda’s throat. He might be the only person on the planet who could threaten to Red Wedding the Child, and all it took was making a billion-dollar-grossing movie for the company and kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As for the alien holding the blade, there’s no information about him yet. But that’s fine, because a) he’s a monster (even if Baby Yoda is the one who eats multiple babies this episode, making him an actual murderer, but he’s sooo cute), and b) he’s killed due to some jetpack shenanigans from Mando. Another reason I liked this episode: jetpack shenanigans. Mad Men never had those.
We’re all somewhat used to late-night hosts reacting to the news of the day in ways that veer away from the usual silliness of the form, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when the look and feel of late-night has changed so completely. But it’s not just a recent thing or even a Trump era thing. Recall Craig Ferguson finding empathy when Britney Spears was getting mocked everywhere for concerning public behavior. Or how hosts responded following 9/11.
Still, it does seem to have grown in frequency over these last few years and Stephen Colbert has been unafraid to lead that charge, bringing authenticity and a sense of general concern for the state of things in his nightly dispatches. And on Thursday, with this seemingly interminable election cycle captivating all of us and norms getting pushed to the side, it’s no surprise that Colbert went to a very real place following Donald Trump’s latest barrage of false claims about voter fraud and ballot counts.
Lasting about eight minutes and recorded just after Trump’s speech at The White House, a black-clad Colbert started by saying that he was, “dressed for a funeral because Donald Trump really tried to kill something tonight.” He then ran through Trump’s batch of boasts and groundless assertions, challenging the president to find fresh material.
Colbert then paused for a moment after being overcome by emotions and talking about not realizing that he’d feel so heartbroken over Trump’s predictable response to potential defeat. Which is understandable. With so much of this, it’s not the surprise that gets you but the surprise that you can still be surprised.
Colbert went on, dropping a joke about butt bronzer, but this wasn’t built for laughs, it was built (or conjured from the heart) to deliver a message to Republicans whose silence Colbert views as complicity. It was a message Colbert admitted he wished he could lace with curse words. Because apparently, some norms are still in place for some of us.
Press play on the clip above to hear and absorb the whole thing and see the creative way Colbert gets around his inability to F-bomb on network television.
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Christopher Osburn has spent the past fifteen years in search of “the best” — or at least his very favorite — sips of whisk(e)y on earth. In the process, he’s enjoyed more whisk(e)y drams than his doctor would dare feel comfortable with, traveled to over 20 countries testing local spirits, and visited more than fifty distilleries around the globe.
While there’s no time of year when it’s wrong to sip rye whiskey, it’s tough to argue the appeal of the spicy, warming spirit during the cool month of November. Falling temperatures and hearty foods pair well with the peppery edge of a well-made rye served neat or on the rocks. You shouldn’t sleep on classic cocktails like the old fashioned or the Sazerac this time of year, either.
As for the price of a good rye, like many whiskey styles, you can end up spending a whole paycheck on a truly memorable bottle or pick up a pretty solid sipper for roughly the cost of a steak dinner. And with rye getting less hype than boubon or scotch, there are still some expressions out there that outkick the coverage — tasting better than the sticker price might indicate. To help you track them down, I opened my tasting diary, picked my personal favorite “good value” ryes (all hovering in the $30 range), and ranked them.
Like so many whiskeys, Old Overholt is shrouded in legend. It’s believed by many to be the oldest, continually operating whiskey brand in America, going back to 1810. Aged for three years, it’s cheap, subtly spicy, and always there. It’s the kind of bottle you should rgularly keep on your liquor shelf to use in cocktails.
Tasting Notes:
You might not think to give a whiskey at this price point a proper nosing, but you definitely should. You’ll be met not with a pepper bomb, but sweet, creamy vanilla, toasted wood, and rich caramel corn. The first sip yields hints of candied orange peel, spicy pepper, and sweet clover honey. The finish is long, warming, and ends in a surprisingly pleasing hint of white pepper.
Bottom Line:
While nobody should tell you which whiskeys to sip and which to mix with, this is likely a mixer. While not a harsh whiskey by any means, it shines in a classic rye-based cocktail.
When you crack open this bottle, you might assume you know what you’re in for. It’s 100 proof, but with only 51% rye in the mash bill, it still manages to be mellow and highly drinkable. Made by Heaven Hill, it’s perfect for using as a base for an old fashioned or old pal.
Tasting Notes:
Even though the Pennsylvania style of rye whiskey is usually on the spicier side, the first nosing of this whiskey conjures hints of dried fruits, charred oak, and sweet cream, with very little rye spice. On the palate, is where you get your first real bite of peppery rye. This is paired with rich caramel, honey, and subtle cinnamon. The finish is long, slightly warm, and ends with a pleasant final flourish of pepper.
Bottom Line:
This is a great whiskey for mixing due to its high alcohol content, but it shines as a sipper poured over a single ice cube in a rocks glass.
Redemption is the kind of rye whiskey you think about when you envision the style. In part because, while you only need over 50% rye in the mash bill to be considered a rye whiskey, this offering features a whopping 95% rye. The brand wanted to create a whiskey that tasted like the rye whiskeys made before prohibition, when mash bills were far less balanced.
This is designed to be mixed, but it has a warming, peppery presence that makes it great for November sipping.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find aromas of dried fruits, cooking spices, charred oak, and a healthy dose of peppery spice. The first sip delivers hints of brown sugar, salted caramel, sweet vanilla, and a kick of spice. The finish is long, very warming, and ends with a good mixture of sweet vanilla and hot, peppery rye.
Bottom Line:
A fairly young rye, this shines in drinks like a Manhattan or Vieux Carre. It also handles itself well as a warming sipper on a cold, fall night.
As the name describes, this is blend of two different rye whiskeys. Both have been aged for at least two (and, at most, seven) years. One comes from renowned rye distiller MGP and the other from High West. The first was distilled in a column still and the second in a pot still. It’s a fascinating entry that’s made plenty of fans.
Tasting Notes:
This highly complex rye whiskey has a nose of sweet caramel, spicy cinnamon, Christmas spices, and subtle pepper. The first sip brings tea-like herbal qualities, along with sweet honey, toasted vanilla, charred oak, and more rye spice. The finish is medium in length, warming, and ends with hints of mint, cocoa, and more spicy pepper.
Bottom Line:
A ton of work was put into this whiskey. To get the most out of it, you should enjoy it over ice as you watch the leaves fall.
While this whiskey is made up of 65% rye, it’s the 20% barley content and the brand’s proprietary yeast strain that gives it its unique, smooth flavor. Based on a historic recipe that was first acquired back in 1940, Old Forester’s rye is so well-rounded, mixable, and highly sippable that it might make you forget about the brand’s iconic bourbon (for a little while).
Tasting Notes:
Before taking your first sip, give this whiskey the nosing it deserves. You’ll be met with aromas of dried orange peel, spicy cinnamon, and butterscotch. The first sip offers up baking spices, toasted vanilla beans, caramelized sugar, and peppery spice.
The finish is long, warming, and ends with a hit of resinous pine and cracked black pepper.
Bottom Line:
Due to the complexity of this rye, I consider it one of the best bargain rye whiskeys on the market. It’s perfectly suited for drinking neat or on the rocks.
While George Dickel is located in Tennessee, its rye whiskey is distilled at MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Before being bottled it’s chilled and filtered through sugar maple charcoal at George Dickel. This high rye whiskey is made up of 95% rye, 5% malted barley, and no corn.
It’s meant to be complex, robust, and spicy.
Tasting Notes:
A lot is going on with this whiskey. If you give it a proper nosing you’ll be met with subtle spicy rye, followed by charred oak and toasted marshmallows. The first sip yields a great combination of sweet and spicy. The first flavor you’ll find is cracked black pepper. This is followed closely by sweet cream, vanilla, and caramel.
The finish is long, subtly warm, and filled with charred oak and peppery spice.
Bottom Line:
If you’re only going to sip one of the rye whiskeys on this list, make it George Dickel. It’s spicy, sweet, and perfect for slow sipping.
For the first time in his career, 2 Chainz is preparing to release an album for the second straight year. The Atlanta legend promised his So Help Me God album would arrive in September, but a sample clearance issue caused the album to get pushed back a month. However, October came and went and there was no sign of the new album. While a new release date for So Help Me God remains up in their air, it appears 2 Chainz has kicked off the rollout of the album with his new single, “Quarantine Thick” with Mulatto.
Standing as the first track between the two Atlanta natives, 2 Chainz and Mulatto celebrate the women who gained a bit of weight since the quarantine started more than six months ago. Released with a matching visual, the ATL rappers take over a mansion to hold a party that is mostly attended by women and features a high amount of sugary sweets and savory desserts. In the song, the “No Lie” rapper understands that keeping up with one’s gym routine is next to impossible when they’ve been closed due to coronavirus concerns. Mulatto arrives later in the track to provide a verse of her own that is filled with boastful remarks and she plays off the role of the quarantine thick woman.
The song comes after 2 Chainz publically endorsed Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with a performance of “I’m Different.” The rapper also joined Kanye West for a remix of his “Nah Nah Nah” track with DaBaby. Mulatto, on the other hand, is having a phenomenal year thanks to her Queen Of Da Souf project. She recently dropped a video for “On God” and linked with City Girls for another visual effort, this time for their “In N Out” track.
You can give the song a listen in the video above.
Swae Lee has been hard at work on his upcoming solo album as well as Rae Sremmurd’s Sremmlife 4 release. The “No Flex Zone” rapper has graced fans with a number of singles throughout the year and now, he returns with yet another 2020 single. Linking up with Tyga and Lil Mosey, the three rappers lays some melodic bars down over a familiar tune from the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon series for their “Krabby Step” collaboration. The track is filled with references to the children’s show and is a complete contrast from the rappers’ choice of content from their previous releases. “Krabby Step” is also slated to appear in the upcoming The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run film, which will premiere in the United States at some point in 2021.
The track joins Swae Lee’s previous 2020 single which includes “Dance Like No One’s Watching” and “Reality Check.” In a recent interview with Uproxx, Swae Lee spoke on the upcoming Sremmlife 4 album and said fans can expect it to arrive next year. “I don’t even like this year,” he said. “I might wait ‘till 2021 to even drop the project, but I’ve just been giving them singles and features. We definitely just keeping the music in the atmosphere.”
Earlier this year, Lil Mosey shared a deluxe re-issue of his Certified Hitmaker album. The new release included his bubbling hit song, “Blueberry Fargo” and his bouncy single with Lil Baby, “Back At It.” On the other hand, Tyga has spent his 2020 sharing singles which include “Money Mouf” with Saweetie and YG and his Black Eyed Peas-sampling effort with Megan Thee Stallion, “Freak.”
Press play on “Krabby Step” in the video above.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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