It’s been over a year since The Boys Season 3 wrapped up its literally explosive ending, so fans are understandably getting antsy about when Homelander and the gang will return for Season 4.
Below you’ll find everything we know so far about the highly anticipated season, which is already being touted as one of the weirdest thing that Homelander actor Antony Starr has ever filmed. And that’s saying a lot if you’ve been following the show. There have been no shortage of outlandish moments over the past three seasons, so it’ll be interesting to see what the creative team has cooked up for this latest jaunt through a world of raunchy “superheroes” gone mad with power.
Plot
While plot details for The Boys Season 4 are being kept closely under wraps, we do know a few things thanks to how Season 3 left off. Karl Urban’s Butcher is on borrowed time as his experimenting with Compound V has left him with only months to live. Meanwhile, Antony Starr’s Homelander has shown himself to be an unrepentant murderer after publicly melting the face of a protestor in public. But despite the crowd reeling in horror, most people cheered leaving Homelander genuinely stunned at what people will let him get away with. No good can come of that, particularly with Vought working overtime to paint Erin Moriarty’s Starlight as a traitor and wanted criminal following her defection from The Seven.
Cast
The Boys Season 4 sees most of the original cast intact, so expect all of your favorites to be back. Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy is possibly still in the mix, but it’s unclear whether he could pop up again to scare the piss out of Homelander. In the meantime, Season 4 has been getting pretty aggressive in the casting department. The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan is joining the fun along with Mad Men star Rosemarie DeWitt. The Boys is also adding two new Supes into the mix with the addition of Sage and Firecracker, who you can see below:
Meet Sage. She’s already a thousand steps ahead of you.
Amazon has yet to announce a release date for The Boys Season 4. However, we do know that the show finished filming back in April 2023, which should put it on track for a late 2023/early 2024 premiere barring any delays from the writers’ strike.
Trailer
Like previous seasons, The Boys Season 4 is holding a trailer drop until closer to its release date. But one thing the show excels at is it’s satirical social media game where it routinely posts videos and messages from Vought International to give fans tiny glimpses of what to expect when the show returns. Going into Season 4, Homelander appears to be facing trial for his brutal murder of bystander during the climactic moments of Season 3. Despite the murder being caught on tape, Homelander is still garnering record approval ratings from the public, which doesn’t seem to mind that the unhinged Supe could laser them in the face at any moment.
You can watch the Vought International clip below:
The Boys Seasons 1-3 are available for streaming on Amazon.
By now, word has already slipped out about Vladimir Putin’s “ghost train,” although the Russia president didn’t take too kindly about this information being in the public view. A Russian amateur photographer feared for his life after taking photos of the luxury train, which supposedly also travels on a secret web of tunnels. That’s all the better to reach that pickle-hoarding hideout while war continues to swallow thousands of lives during Putin’s ongoing Ukraine invasion.
CNN has now made this train more public by publishing plans of the lavishly decked-out train, which seems to be the choice way for the paranoid Putin to move across the countryside and maybe get his Botox fix on the go, too. If true, then there’s a lot of needle-sticking going on, but at minimum, there’s some sort of skin-tightening machine on board, and there’s also a Turkish steam bath and a pretty sweet personal gym. Importantly, as well, the train cars appear to be insulated in a way to protect against “listening devices,” but here’s more about Putin’s available beauty treatments while onboard:
Through the door, further down the car, a full cosmetology center is furnished with a massage table and all manner of high-end beauty equipment — including, according to a leaked document, a radio-frequency machine used to enhance the tautness of skin. The room itself, documents from the Dossier Center suggest, is outfitted to help prevent the use of listening devices.
Well, Putin had better get that Botox in while he can. If he loses the war, and there’s a distinct possibility that he will, then one can count on him at least losing some of his luxury perks, if he’s not fully ousted from office. For his part, Putin reportedly fears a cabbage crisis even more than collateral upheaval from his war. He’s got priorities, alright.
On Sunday, Wembanyama bounced back with a performance worthy of the hype, scoring 27 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three blocks as he put on a show for the packed Vegas crowd. Wembanyama shook off the nerves from the first game and the cobwebs from a month away from the court to show off his unbelievable skillset and look far more comfortable and assertive on the court. Having played in two games, which is more than some top prospects play at Summer League, there was an expectation we wouldn’t see much more of Wemby in Vegas — particularly after he took a few hard falls and ended the game wearing a bandaid on his cheek, a la Nelly.
Sure enough, on Monday word came down via Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express News that Wembanyama’s Summer League was officially over.
Can report Victor Wembanyama is now 100% finished with summer league, per the Spurs.
All along, two games was the plan. Spurs wanted him to get a taste of the NBA, and he got it. Team saw what it wanted to see, now giving him a break after a busy 12 months.
Wembanyama showed everything the Spurs could’ve hoped for in the second game, and put to rest this weekend’s chatter that followed a rough opener. As such, he’s done enough and can go out on a high note into his offseason, where he is excited to step out of the spotlight and “disappear” for a few months to practice in private and enjoy some time to himself before training camp arrives.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are once again demonstrating that this is their world and we’re just living in it. And what a simply delightful world it is.
The actors have been married for over 35 years and they’ve each co-starred in countless movies and television shows during that time. They’ve raised two kids together and have long been viewed as #couplegoals icons. When you see their videos on Instagram, it’s easy to understand why.
On the 4th of July, Bacon shared a video of himself and Sedgwick singing a rendition of Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park” on their family farm. Bacon plays guitar and sings, Sedgwick plays kazoo and sings—while eating ice cream and stepping over a large pile of goat poop—and the casual, down-to-earth joy of it all is deeply satisfying to watch.
As one commenter put it, “Here are the people who deserve their own reality show.”
Over the weekend, Jonah Hill’s ex Sarah Brady accused the actor of being emotionally abusive, manipulative, and controlling during their year-long relationship. Now, fans are discovering control issues might be very “on brand” for the actor/filmmaker.
Jonah Hill’s streetwear brand is selling an “emotional baggage tote” that reads, “Complete Unrelenting Control.” pic.twitter.com/xGqnsiNk8y
— Dana Abercrombie #AmplifyBlackVoices (@sagesurge) July 9, 2023
After Brady — a professional surfer and surf instructor — revealed that Hill regularly combed her Instagram for what he deemed provocative photos and policed who she could spend time with, the actor’s new apparel line, “Meaningful Existence,” is drawing scrutiny for some of its painfully ironic merch. In particular, an “emotional baggage tote” from the streetwear brand that reads “Complete Unrelenting Control” has aged poorly in light of the allegations against Hill. That slogan can also be found on hats, socks, and shirts sold by the brand that Hill launched via his alter-ego, Prophet Ezekiel Profit.
The whole line is meant to be ironic, a jab at materialism and the commodification of self-care with a percentage of profits being donated to mental health services — a cause Hill has vocally supported in recent years. And, contrary to some reports, the actor launched it long before Brady opened up about what led to their split.
Okay look, the framing of this isn’t accurate. Jonah Hill’s brand Meaningful Existence has been using the “Complete Unrelenting Control” slogan on all its stuff since it launched earlier this year. The brand is New Age-y streetwear with cult vibes. This is not “new” merch. https://t.co/J6yMtw9D93
But, with his newfound appreciation for mental wellness, some are now accusing the star of weaponizing “therapy speak” against Brady while the two were dating. Hill, who’s long carried a reputation of being a bit sensitive/prickly, stated he was simply setting “boundaries” when telling the surfer what kind of swimsuits were appropriate to wear while she was doing her job, claiming she had “hurt his trust” in the past as the reason why he wanted to limit which friends she could spend time with. Naturally, the messages Brady shared on Instagram as proof of Hill’s problematic behavior have launched a bigger discussion over whether Hill was just being open and honest or gaslighting his romantic partner to exert control over her.
We’ll let you decide where the whole “minimalizing-abuse-for-laughs” canvas bag fits in with all this.
This Jonah Hill development only bolsters my strong belief that all therapists should have one parent-teacher conference type day a year where their clients’ friends/peers can come in and be like “so this is how they really act.”
When Lady Gaga’s dogs were stolen in 2021, the heartbroken singer offered a $500,000 reward for their safe return, “no questions asked.” The “no questions asked” nature of the money got the attention of Jennifer McBride, who tried to claim the reward. McBride, however, was actually involved in the dognapping: Last December, she plead no contest to receiving stolen property in connection with the theft. She then sued Gaga for breach of contract, fraud by false promise, and fraud by misrepresentation for not paying her the $500,000 reward.
McBride sought $1.5 million in damages, but now a judge has ruled that she will get nothing.
TMZ reports that a judge tossed out the lawsuit, saying that being convicted in connection to the crime is an issue, and that allowing McBride to pursue the claims “would allow her to benefit from her admitted wrongdoing.”
Gaga, meanwhile, recently shared an update with fans, writing on social media, “I wanted to share a more personal moment with you today, I know I haven’t been doing a lot of that lately and some of you are really longing for me to share more of my artistic process. I’ve been experiencing my creativity ever since last summer in a really special and private way. I wrote and produced music for a special project, I prepared for months developing my character for Joker, I filmed Joker for many months (a very introspective time), I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit.”
With the arrival of summer, a sun-kissed glow is the ultimate accessory. But achieving that perfect bronze doesn’t have to break the bank. The beauty industry is filled with high-quality, affordable products that can compete with luxury brands, and bronzers are no exception. In this article, we’ll guide you through our top picks of the best drugstore bronzers in 2023. These gems will add warmth to your complexion without straining your wallet.
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
Unleash your inner Brazilian goddess with this ultra-luxurious bronzer, available in eight vibrant shades. Fused with Murumuru Butter, it offers a unique blend of powder and cream bronzer that imparts a radiant, tropical glow. Lauded with over 700 5-star reviews, this product promises silky soft skin, thanks to a trio of nutrient-rich butters from the Amazon: Murumuru, Cupuacu, and Tucuma. Its ultra-refined pearl and soft-focus pigments smooth skin texture and brighten tone, while the specialized sponge applicator ensures a perfect application every time.
$17 at CVS
Maybelline New York City Bronzer
Maybelline’s first bronzing and contouring powder promises a sun-kissed glow and sculpted look. Crafted with micro-milled powder and whipped cocoa butter, this product offers an ultra-soft finish. It’s perfect for all-over bronzing, subtle contouring, or a natural makeup look with a velvety matte finish. With its versatility, you can accentuate your cheekbones or bronze your entire face. The pro-tip is to use a lighter shade for softer angles or a darker shade for more depth and dimension. Enjoy a matte bronzed look that lasts up to 16 hours, courtesy of the City Bronzer.
$9 at Amazon
HAN Skincare Cosmetics Bronzer
Immerse yourself in the year-round faux glow of Han Skincare Cosmetics Bronzer. This all-natural bronzer, free from harmful UV rays and ingredients, is formulated with nourishing rice powder, organic cocoa powder, and cocoa butter to enhance your skin’s natural glow. Its talc-free composition, infused with oil-absorbing rice powder, ensures a smooth finish, while its organic cocoa powder adds a natural scent. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and packed with antioxidant super fruits, green and black tea extracts, and vitamins for skin health. Plus, Han Skincare uses a natural preservative system of Vitamin E and grapeseed extract.
$16 at Safe & Chic
Kimchi Chic Beauty Thailor Collection Bronzer
Part of the Thailor Bronzer collection, it offers a tanned look without stepping outside. It’s cruelty-free, sulfate-free, and paraben-free. Behind this product is the inspiring journey of its creator, who discovered their passion for drag on a Halloween night using drugstore makeup. Believing that makeup can transform one’s self-perception, they’ve curated fun, affordable products for every aesthetic. Whether you prefer a neutral or glittery rainbow look, KimChi_Chic Beauty has you covered. As a proud supporter of the Trevor Project, the brand donates 2% to LGBTQ mental health and suicide prevention. Enjoy the #Kimchichicbeauty journey!
$16 at Kimchi Chic Beauty
Lime Crime Sunkissed Glimmering Skin Sticks
Experience a sun-kissed glow with the Sunkissed Glimmering Skin Sticks, versatile highlighters that bring an instant dewy payoff to your complexion. You can apply them all over your face for a radiant sheen, wear them alone, or layer them for maximum glimmer. These sticks are crafted with luminous micro-pearls reflecting light and petite flecks of glitter, providing a sheer, buildable base for customizing your look. Uniquely formulated with Prickly Pear Extract, they promise ultimate hydration without a dry or cakey finish. As a bonus, they are 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free.
$9 at Lime Crime
Jason Wu Sunlight Bronzer Trio
Achieve the coveted golden hour glow at any time with the Sunlight Bronzer Trio, a warm bronzer palette featuring three silky, vegan bronzer pans. This must-have addition to your makeup collection effortlessly imparts a radiant, healthy-looking glow. Enriched with nourishing ingredients, this vegan and cruelty-free bronzer is as kind to your skin as it is to the planet. Its compact size allows for convenient on-the-go touch-ups or a full glam look. With the Sunlight Bronzer Trio, you can bask in the warmth of a sun-kissed glow every day.
$16 at Jason Wu Beauty
Pixi On-the-Glow Bronze
Maintain your sun-kissed glow throughout the year with our easy-to-use tinted sticks, ideal for both cheeks and lips. Just a single swipe gives you a natural bronze radiance, perfectly blending on your skin. Enriched with fruit extracts, this product provides excellent antioxidant protection. Moreover, it hydrates as it tints, offering a healthy complexion and one sweep color payoff. Stay glowing on the go with our versatile, vitamin-packed bronzer stick.
$18 at CVS
NYX Matte Bronzer
This is your perfect companion for a radiant, glitter-free glow. Ideal for all skin tones, this matte-finished bronzer adds warmth and definition to your face, functioning beautifully as a contour. Complement your makeup look with our comprehensive range of face products for coverage and color correction. NYX adheres to a cruelty-free ethos, ensuring none of our products are tested on animals. With five russet shades to choose from, you can achieve a natural, honey-like glow that suits any season.
$9 at Amazon
Palladio Baked Bronzer
Discover the magic of highly pigmented and easy-to-blend shimmery bronzers that offer a natural glow when used dry, or a dramatic radiance when used wet. Infused with a blend of nourishing ingredients like safflower seed oil, vitamin E, aloe, chamomile, camellia, ginkgo, and ginseng, this moisturizing baked bronzer ensures your skin’s wellness. Enjoy the rich color of a sun-kissed tan all year round, without the harmful UV rays. This product is cruelty-free and paraben-free. For a slimming effect or added depth, use it to contour your face, blending below the cheekbones, into the temples, or along the jawline.
$10 at Palladio
CoverGirl TruBlend So Flushed High Pigment Bronzer
This bronzer allows you to effortlessly transition from a soft flush to a bronzed goddess with just one swipe. Its bold pigments and buildable powder formula cater to a spectrum from natural to glam looks, making it suitable for most skin tones and textures. This blush and bronzer combo provides all-day comfort, boasts high pigmentation for bold color, and ensures a smooth application with its fall-out resistant, cream-like formula. Infused with rich emollients, it promises a lightweight, blendable finish that doesn’t cake or fade.
$10 at CVS
Mineral Fusion Sparkle Bronzer
Mineral Fusion’s Sparkle Bronzer offers an age-defying formula with a shimmer finish, blending seamlessly onto the skin to provide an all-day glow without caking or build-up. Infused with Pomegranate, White Tea, and Red Tea, it defends against free radicals for radiant skin. Serving as the ultimate multitasker, its illuminating powder can be blended together for a youthful glow or used individually as a bronzer, highlighter, eye, and cheek color. A part of Mineral Fusion’s natural cosmetics line, this bronzer ensures you look your best while nourishing your skin.
$21 at Amazon
As we’ve explored, the perfect sun-kissed glow doesn’t need to come with a hefty price tag. Our curated selection of the best drugstore bronzers for 2023 is a testament to that, proving that quality and affordability can indeed go hand in hand. As you venture into the summer season, embrace these pocket-friendly bronzers that promise radiant, warm hues for every skin tone. Remember, the ultimate beauty tool is confidence, and with these affordable options, you can feel fabulous without stretching your budget.
Osbourne confirmed he will no longer be able to fulfill his Power Trip Festival commitments in a statement issued on Monday, July 10:
“As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October.
My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, and when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward.
Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.
The band that will be replacing me on Power Trip will be announced shortly. They are personal friends of mine and I can promise that you will not be disappointed.
Above all, I want to thank my fans, my band, and my crew for their unconditional loyalty and continual support.
“My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage. My singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak,” he wrote, in part.
Osbourne, 74, subsequently had to cancel UK and European tour dates and noted, “Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way. My team is currently coming up with ideas for where I will be able to perform without having to travel from city to city and country to country.”
He called that February announcement “one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans.”
This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans… pic.twitter.com/aXGw3fjImo
Power Trip Festival is scheduled for October 6 to 8, 2023 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The headliners are Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Metallica, and Tool. Find more information here.
Frequent frontman/generally guitar virtuoso/sometimes drummer Jack White has little problem speaking out when something grinds his gears. He handles such ire in a variety of ways, including his eloquent defense of fellow The White Stripes member Meg White and his less nuanced response to Elon Musk’s “a**hole move” decision to let Donald Trump tweet again. So naturally, Jack was not going to be impressed by celebrities who fawned over Trump when he happened to drop by UFC 290 in Vegas over the weekend.
Mel Gibson, who had previously treated Trump like a WWII paratrooper at another UFC event, was on hand to enthusiastically greet the most recent ex-U.S. president again while he stood alongside pardoned felon Roger Stone. Photos of Guy Fieri apparently giving Flavortown props to Trump sparked debate as well, and both Joe Rogan and Mark Wahlberg got face time in with the perpetual reality TV star at T-Mobile Arena, too.
Who wasn’t there kissing Trump’s tush? Jack White wouldn’t be caught anywhere close to him. White did hear about these displays, however, and he duly unloaded on Instagram:
“Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of sh*t Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book. That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate. -Jack White III”
When Jack White feels strongly enough to make a “statement,” no one should make the mistake of trying to debate the subject with him. In other words, when he loves something, you’ll know it, but otherwise, he will also occasionally let the world know the opposite, too.
It’s been seven long years since Taco Bell discontinued the fan-favorite Volcano Menu and now, for a limited time, it’s back at Taco Bell restaurants nationwide. This is big news for Taco Bell fans, so far this year we’ve been treated to the return of the Enchirito, the California Crunchwrap, and wings, and it doesn’t seem like Taco Bell is stopping anytime soon as next month the Beefy Crunch Burrito returns.
Any of these returning favorites have the chance to become a permanent menu option if they’re popular enough (like the Mexican Pizza) but they’re only available for a limited time as of now. So if you ride hard for that Volcano Menu, jump on it!
If you’re less familiar with what’s on the Volcano Menu let us fill you in. The full menu consists of three different options, the Volcano Burrito, Volcano Taco, and an order of Lava Sauce for extra dipping. We picked up the full menu — which is conveniently available as a combo option — and taste-tested the whole thing to help break down what to order and what to skip. Let’s dive in starting with the lesser of the two.
The Volcano Burrito
Dane Rivera
Thoughts and Tasting Notes
I recognize that it’s not normal to rank a burrito above a taco, but this is Taco Bell baby, the burritos are barely passable. The Volcano Burrito is loaded up with double beef, sour cream, tortilla strips, Taco Bell’s three cheese blend, and a healthy injection of Lava Sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla.
The tortilla is soft and sweaty with a gummy undercooked texture. The rice is dry, the beef is zesty-yet-greasy-as-hell, the sour cream is more wet mouth texture than flavor. In short, the creamy nutty cheese and spicy salty Lava Sauce do all the heavy lifting.
The Lava Sauce is the real star of the show here, it’s an alternate take on Taco Bell’s nacho cheese sauce with a spicy component that provides a slowly building heat that starts to radiate off your palate as you make your way through the burrito. It gives the illusion that this burrito is better than it is because it’s addicting to eat, but the individual parts of it are seriously lacking.
The Bottom Line:
Skip the Volcano Burrito entirely. If you like Taco Bell burritos, you’ll probably like this, but if you have good taste in burritos this will seem like an insult to the very concept.
The Volcano Taco
Dane Rivera
Thoughts and Tasting Notes
Now this is where it’s at! We’ve ranked Taco Bell’s menu in the past and without a doubt, the taco is the best thing on the menu, so this takes Taco Bell’s best food and elevates it to new heights. I say all of this even after I received a broken ass taco, which means as I ate this thing I got Lava Sauce all over my hands. That made me mad, but not mad enough to slight this delicious dish.
The OG Taco, the Doritos Locos, the Double Decker, and any other variation Taco Bell has ever done to its taco… none of them top the Volcano Taco. This is hands down, the best taco and therefore the best single menu item on the entire Taco Bell menu.
The meat is zesty and flavorful and the cheesy mild spice of the Lava Sauce helps to make the meat come across as substantially more savory. The lettuce and cheese are throwaway elements, they don’t really factor into the flavor too much, but they add a nice textural element that compliments the crunchy shell.
Yes, the shell is red, but that’s just for show as far as I can tell. It works, I think it adds a nice appeal to the taco that sets it apart from Taco Bell’s OG shell.
The Bottom Line:
A can’t-miss Taco Bell menu item and the best current dish on the menu. The Volcano Taco is absolutely worth a trip to Taco Bell this month, get it while you can!
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