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Shot clock violations are always deflating for an offense, as the inability to get a shot off that hits the rim in 24 seconds is rather embarrassing, but is usually to the credit of the opposing defense.

Great rotations, closeouts, and ball denials are typically on display when teams force a shot clock violation, but on Wednesday night Thunder guard Ty Jerome did something that I honestly don’t think I have ever seen on an NBA court when he dribbled for 24 uninterrupted seconds without even considering taking a shot or passing the ball until the buzzer sounded.

I have a lot of questions about this possession, because none of it makes sense. For one, the Thunder are down 15 late in the third quarter, so if there were ever a time to go fairly quickly and ensure you get a 2-for-1 to end the quarter, it’d be here. Instead, Jerome slowly strolls across the midcourt line and then stands there, bleeding clock, as if they’re playing it like the final possession of the quarter. Eventually Aleksej Pokusevski comes and fakes setting a screen and pops out way beyond the three-point line, which Jerome ignores and turns baseline on Scottie Barnes.

Jerome can’t shake Barnes, doesn’t pass to Lu Dort in the corner, and spins back to the middle of the court where there is a chance to kick out to Theo Maledon on the wing for a three as his defender is in no-man’s land kind of digging down. But Jerome again chooses to put his head down, but gets cut off once he gets to the baseline by Barnes, spinning and realizing there’s no chance for a shot at this point. Finally he decides he should probably pass the ball and finds Dort on the wing, but the problem is, at this point, there are 0.3 seconds on the clock and the buzzer sounds before the ball even gets halfway to Dort for one of the most breathtakingly bad possessions you’ll see in the NBA this season.

Barnes deserves credit for some terrific on-ball defense, but at some point Jerome has to give up the rock here because this clearly wasn’t working. Anyways, the NBA Draft Lottery is May 27.

Bethany Cosentino, one half of the rock duo Best Coast, arrived with saddening news on Wednesday. In posts to both her Twitter and Instagram accounts, she revealed that her beloved orange Maine Coon cat Snacks has died. “My true love,” she wrote on Twitter. “My guardian angel. There will never be another one like him.” Cosentino adopted Snacks around the release of Best Coast’s 2010 debut album, Crazy For You. In fact, Snacks can be seen on the cover art. This was the first of many instances that Snacks was incorporated into the duo’s music, with other examples being their songs “Goodbye” and “Leading.”

In a lengthy Instagram post, Cosentino shared multiple photos and videos alongside a tribute to Snacks. “I always knew this day would come, but I hoped it never would,” Cosentino wrote. “He was not just my cat. He belonged to all of you. He was the third member of this band. Our mascot. Our cover star. Our merch king. He meant everything to me and I’m going to miss him so much, but I know he will live on forever by way of the legacy he created simply by being himself.” She added, “He loved you all so much and he knew you loved him. 14 wonderful years. I’m so honored that I got to be his mom. I love you forever Snacks. Long live the king.”

Dave Chappelle has never been one to do the expected. In the aughts, the comedian abandoned his beloved TV show, walking away from a fortune, because he wasn’t comfortable with how it was being received. Over the last handful of years, though, he’s left people really puzzled, mostly by doubling, tripling, quadrupling, and so forth on trans jokes that enraged many, including employees at Netflix, who paid a fortune for his specials. Now he’s found another way to be controversial.

According to Dayton Daily News (as caught by The Daily Beast), Chappelle is one of a number of residents of Yellow Springs, Ohio who put the kibosh on what would have been a block of affording housing. Developers and the village had worked together on a new development, with plans to include a spate of single-family homes, duplexes, and townhouses. They also earmarked space among the allotted 53 acres to later turn into affordable housing.

Not so, said a number of Yellow Springs residents, Chappelle among them. Chappelle went further than most. He had threatened to pull his planned businesses from there, including a restaurant, a comedy club, and his own company, which had recently purchased a former fire station.

On Monday, during a city council meeting, Chappelle stood up to reiterate his threat.

“I am not bluffing. I will take it all off the table,” Chappelle told the council. They then voted to go along as originally planned, without the space earmarked for affordable housing. Chappelle’s reasons for blocking the deal have not yet been made public. In the meantime, add “helping destroy housing for low-income people” to the list of shocking things the beloved comedian has done lately, including “taunting high schoolers.”

(Via Dayton Daily News and The Daily Beast)

Willett Rye is often considered one of the best rye whiskeys you can have on your shelf. The small-batch and high-proof whiskey comes with a lot of hype around it, thanks to Willett’s craftsmanship (and marketing). People line up to collect bottles of Willett bourbon and rye and the bottles often disappear from shelves as soon as they show up. (Get to know your local liquor store owners, fam!)

But with the breakneck speed at which rye whiskey is expanding, is Willett still really the best rye whiskey out there? One way to find out is to run a blind taste test.

For this blind tasting, I’m putting Willett Rye up against nine other well-known and fairly accessible rye whiskeys. I’m choosing a few standard bottles and a few absolute bangers to really push whether or not Willett is all hype or does indeed deliver.

Our lineup today is:

• Sagamore Spirit Rye
• Woodford Reserve Rye
• Pursuit United Rye
• Barrell Seagrass
• Hudson Whiskey NY Back Room Deal
• Willett Rye
• Catoctin Creek Cask Proof
• Woodinville 100% Rye Finished With Toasted Applewood Staves
• Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Travelers Bold & Spicy Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey
• Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye

Let’s see where Willett lands!

Part 1: The Taste

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

There’s a clear winter spice on the nose that’s supported by orange oils, candy-coated walnuts, and tomato paste (I swear). The palate opens with a dried orange vibe next to eggnog spiciness and creaminess with more candied nuts. There’s a vanilla cookie note near the end with plenty of soft brown sugar on an ultimately short and thin end.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

This opens with notes of fresh leather next to rich toffee that then veers into dried mint and dill with a hint of dry grass that’s almost piney on the nose. The taste starts sweet, with a pear candy note and a hint of honey that leads towards a woody cinnamon spice dusted with dark chocolate powder. The finish leans into dry reeds and black peppercorns. You get a final hint of cherry candy on the very end.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a clear leathery note that leads towards a cinnamon-stewed cherry compote with a hint of nutmeg next to a little caramel, buttery streusel, and vanilla extract. That spicy cherry carries over to the palate as wet wicker leads to Granny Smith apple peels and sweet spice. The finish leans into the woodiness with applewood that’s sweetened by a note of brown sugar and winter spice.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

Apple and cherry candies lead to a big leathery note with Wether’s Originals and a touch of peach pits next to an echo of dried roses on the nose. The palate tumbles through ripe peaches, pear candies, and savory wedges of melon with a bitter note of grapefruit sneaking in. The mid-palate fruitiness shifts towards a finish full of dry fennel seeds, fresh dill sprigs, and a hint of almost oily thyme with a cinnamon tobacco warmth and chew.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

This starts with a light pear that turns into smoked apricot and maybe almonds on the nose. That smoked apricot carries over into the taste as menthol tobacco drives the palate towards vanilla-laced streusel, fruity spice, and deep barrel char. The end sort of disappears and leaves you with a red apple peel vibe with a hint of smoked char.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

Apple blossoms, dry oak, and buttered popcorn open this one as layers of fresh and floral honey leads to caramel apples and a hint of soft leather. The palate is pure silk countered by a spicy cherry syrup, vanilla cream, and a touch of minty tobacco. The mid-palate dances between anise and caramel before landing on Tellicherry peppercorns, and a gentle cherry tobacco vibe.

Taste 7

Tasting Notes:

Sticky toffee pudding with rich caramel sauce greets you on the nose alongside hints of roasted almonds and suede. The palate is plummy with prunes, figs, and dates that lead towards a rich and buttery toffee that’s just touched with dark cacao powder. There’s a maple syrup vibe near the end that helps usher in vanilla paste and spicy tobacco on the very end.

Taste 8

Tasting Notes:

Dark red berries, tart stewed apples, kiwi skins, and a fruit basket with thin wooden staves and golden plastic foil draw you in on the nose. Orange peels spiked with cloves lead to a hint of white pepper before apple candy and pear juice take over. The finish relishes in the apple candy as a vanilla cream pie with a lard crust leads back towards woody apple tobacco on the very end.

Taste 9

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a big note of sassafras and clove before mixing in Necco Wafers, old leather, caramel candy wrappers, and a touch of earthy moss or soil that has this faint layer of dried chili flake and cumin underneath of it. The palate opens dry dill and mint with white pepper that fades into a peaches and cream vibe with a hint of oily vanilla, almonds, and rich and chewy apple tobacco. The finish spices up that apple tobacco slightly and ends with a black truffle note.

Taste 10

Tasting Notes:

Leather and stewed cherries open this one with hints of woody cinnamon, vanilla pods, and dried flowers. The palate holds onto that woody cinnamon and adds a cedar box full of cinnamon tobacco with hints of orange and vanilla oils in the background. The mid-palate hits on an Almond Joy note before veering into a cherry-chocolate tobacco note with a light touch of cedar on the end.

Part 2: The Ranking

10. Hudson Whiskey NY Back Room Deal Rye — Taste 5

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $62

The Whiskey:

This whiskey dropped late last year and has been getting a lot of attention this year on the award’s circuit. The juice in the bottle is Hudson’s three-year rye. That whiskey is then finished in their former bourbon barrels that Hudson sent to Scotland to age peated malt in. Those barrels were later sent back to New York so that this whiskey could finish aging in them.

Bottom Line:

That hint of barrel char was interesting. But this was just a little too thin compared to the other ryes on this list. Still, this is a really interesting sip of whiskey. Alas… sometimes interesting isn’t enough to breakthrough.

9. Woodford Reserve Rye — Taste 2

ABV: 45.2%

Average Price: $33

The Whiskey:

This whiskey was a long time coming. Master Distiller Chris Morris tinkered with this recipe for nine years before it was just right. The juice has a fairly low-rye mash bill — for rye, that is. The bill only calls for 53 percent of the spicy grain. The rest is made up of local corn and malted barley. The whiskey then spends up to seven years maturing at their Versailles, Kentucky facility before its blended, proofed with soft limestone water, and bottled.

Bottom Line:

This was very solid but really felt more like a mixing rye for cocktails than a sipper. It was perfectly fine, complex, and tasty — don’t get me wrong — still, I’ll be reaching for this when making my next Manhattan and probably not my next sipper pour.

8. Sagamore Spirit Rye — Taste 1

ABV: 41.5%

Average Price: $43

The Whiskey:

This Maryland whiskey (though part of it is still sourced from Indiana) is two rye mash bills that are put together for maximum ryeness. The low and high rye whiskeys are aged four to six years before vatting. The juice is then proofed with limestone water from a Maryland ahead of the bottling.

Bottom Line:

This was pretty damn nice (I can see sipping this neat without any issues). I think it fell a little flat today simply because of the low ABVs. Had I inserted the Cask Strength expression here, it’d have likely faired way better.

7. Smooth Ambler Contradticiton Rye — Taste 10

ABV: 52.5%

Average Price: $43

The Whiskey:

This new release from Smooth Ambler mixes some very interesting whiskeys together. The blend is two Tennessee ryes (one 70 percent rye, one 51 percent rye), MGP’s 95 percent rye, and Smooth Ambler’s own rye which has a mash bill of 88 percent rye. Those whiskeys are then blended, proofed, and bottled in the hills of West Virginia.

Bottom Line:

This was solid but certainly felt like a cocktail rye more than a sipper. That’s not a bad thing. It’s refined and bold. I’d also pour this over some rocks and be perfectly content too.

6. Pursuit United Rye — Taste 3

ABV: 54%

Average Price: $65

The Whiskey:

This release is a blend of whiskeys from Kentucky and Maryland (which is the source of America’s rye whiskey heritage). The Kentucky rye is from Bardstown Bourbon Company (a 95 percent rye), which is contract distilling and aging whiskey for Pursuit United. The other rye is from Maryland’s famed and beloved Sagamore Spirits (a 52 percent rye), which makes some of the best ryes in the country.

Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil took barrels from each warehouse and masterfully married them to create this expression with a touch of water to bring the proof down a notch.

Bottom Line:

This was the first really solid sip of the blind tasting. I dig this a lot but it just didn’t quite go as far as some of the other ryes on this list. That all being said, this felt like the first true sipper of the mix — a bottle that I probably wouldn’t use in a cocktail.

5. Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Cask Proof — Taste 7

ABV: 58%

Average Price: $78

The Whiskey:

This Virginia whiskey is made from 100 percent rye grains sourced from local farms. The juice matures for at least two years in Virginia before barrels are hand-selected for their brilliance. That whiskey then goes into the bottles with no filtering or cutting with water.

Bottom Line:

This was a fine dram of whiskey. There was enough depth that I’d definitely reach for this for a neat or on the rocks pour. It was also bold enough in the ABVs that I can see using this in a very nuanced cocktail too.

4. Woodinville 100% Rye Finished With Toasted Applewood Staves — Taste 8

ABV: 50%

Average Price: Unavailable

The Whiskey:

Woodinville’s 100% Rye is a multi-award-winning whiskey. A couple of years ago, they created this distillery-only expression of that rye that celebrates Washington state’s biggest crop: apples. They added toasted applewood staves into the finishing barrels and let it rest until it was just right.

That whiskey was then vatted, proofed, and bottled for the distillery store.

Bottom Line:

I’d have put money on me putting this at number one. Anyone who reads my reviews knows that I’m ride or die for Woodinville’s whiskeys. All of that aside, this was a really good whiskey all around with a unique flavor profile and serious depth.

3. Willett Family Estate Bottled Small Batch Rye — Taste 6

ABV: 54.5%

Average Price: $70

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from Willett is certainly a fascinating rye. The whiskey is a blend of Willet’s high rye mash bill of 74 percent rye, 15 percent malted barley, and eleven percent corn with their low rye mash of 51 percent rye, 34 percent corn, and 15 percent malted barley. That juice is then aged for at least two years before blending and bottling at cask strength.

Bottom Line:

Well, there you go. Willett came in third and it honestly wasn’t that close. At the end of the day, this was a bourbon lovers’ rye that’s freaking delicious and pure velvet. But it’s only “classic” and nothing more.

Sometimes that’s enough to win. Sometimes it’s not.

2. Barrell Seagrass — Taste 4

ABV: 59.2%

Average Price: $86

The Whiskey:

The juice in this limited edition bottle is a combination of rye whiskeys from Indiana, Tennessee, and Canada. Those whiskeys were aged in Martinique rhum, rhum agricole, apricot brandy, and Madeira casks before vatting at Barrell in Kentucky.

The idea was to harness the flavors of wood that aged juice next to the sea to bring that coastal x-factor into the blending process for this rye whiskey.

Bottom Line:

There was a small part of me hoping that this would beat out Willett and here we are! In fact, I would have put money on this hitting number one. It’s so fruity and floral and just goddamn delicious. This is a stellar sipper.

1. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Travelers Bold & Spicy Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey — Taste 9

ABV: 53.5%

Average Price: $34 (Heineman Travel Shops Only)

The Whiskey:

This is Jack Daniel’s essential Tennessee Rye Whiskey at a higher ABV. This whiskey has a mash bill of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley. The spirit is then rested in Jack’s vast warehouses until it hits just the right mark to be bottled as the limited-edition “Bold & Spicy” rye.

Bottom Line:

There’s a big part of me that can’t believe this was my number one. Then I remember how much I like Jack Daniel’s rye in general and it all starts to make more sense. Anyway, this had the most depth by far with those serious umami/earthy notes layered throughout, along with more classic green herbal rye notes.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Score one for Jack. I love Jack’s rye expressions but would never have thought they’d beat out some of these big-name ryes so easily. For me, today (caveats abound!), it really wasn’t even that close.

Still, the top five came down to fruity and unique ryes (Seagrass and Woodinville), a super deep and layered rye (Jack), and more classic bourbon-adjacent ryes (Willett and Catoctin Creek). That’s the gamut of American rye whiskey right there. You really can’t go wrong with any of those drams. Plus, there’s really something for any whiskey drinker when you look at how diverse these bottles are.

When it comes to Willett Rye, I can see why it’s so popular. It’s really close to bourbon in the flavor department and hits that out of the park. But there’s so much more to rye whiskey than following bourbon or just being spicy. And by that measure, it is easily beaten.

Ever since she released her epic video for “Motivation” back in 2019, Normani has left fans desperately awaiting a new project. Unfortunately, her official debut has yet to be released, leaving many to hope that this is the year it finally arrives. While we’ll have to wait and see about that, Normani recently teased her upcoming single during a Q&A session with her followers on Instagram. It began with a post to her Instagram story that read, “What do you think my next single sounds like?” on a piece of paper surrounded by colorful questions.

Many of Normani’s followers replied, with one saying, “I want your next single to sound like I’m on a cloud and I’m just drifting in your sound.” The singer replied, “You’re so cuteee. This one is really unique and different for me. Probably not what everyone is expecting.” Another person said her next song might be an R&B record like her most recent single, “Wild Side” with Cardi B. Normani replied, “Genre bending for sure. It’s just a great record” with a crying face emoji.

Aside from these tidbits, Normani did not reveal when the song will arrive and if it will have any guest features. This comes after she revealed that her upcoming debut album is “almost done” during an interview with Ciara.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It’s been a month since Bob Saget, comedian and longtime TV father figure, suddenly passed away in a Florida hotel. The news prompted an avalanche of memoriams. Saget’s Full House co-star John Stamos not only shared the appropriately dirty eulogy he delivered to the famously blue comic, but also pointed out how he slipped in “one last d*ck” joke” after his death. In that time, however, the cause of Saget’s death has remained elusive. Until now.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Saget’s family have provided an update, which brings some closure to a shocking story. Authorities, they revealed, have concluded that the cause of death was head trauma. Drugs and alcohol were not involved.

“They have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep,” Saget’s family said in a statement.

On Sunday, January 9, Saget was found dead in a hotel room outside of Orlando, Florida. His death was a mystery, no less because he had been on tour, even performing a raucous set the night before. . “I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight,” Saget wrote in what proved to be his final tweet. “I’m happily addicted again to this s*it.”

You can read the full statement from Saget’s family below:

In the weeks since Bob’s passing, we have been overwhelmed with the incredible outpouring of love from Bob’s fans, which has been a great comfort to us and for which we are eternally grateful.

Now that we have the final conclusions from the authorities’ investigation, we felt it only proper that the fans hear those conclusions directly from us.

The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma. They have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep. No drugs or alcohol were involved.

As we continue to mourn together, we ask everyone to remember the love and laughter that Bob brought to this world, and the lessons he taught us all: to be kind to everyone, to let the people you love know you love them, and to face difficult times with hugs and laughter.

The Saget Family

(Via THR)

Republican lawmakers in Florida are pushing a bill that would restrict how teachers are allowed to discuss gender and sexuality in kindergarten through fifth grades. Officially known as the Parental Rights in Education bill, it has been dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents.

The bill recently passed a Florida House committee vote and cleared the state’s Senate Education Committee this week.

Under the House bill, Florida school districts “may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.”

It could also encourage parents to sue schools if they feel that gender or sexuality has been discussed inappropriately.

The bill’s vague warning doesn’t define what “age-appropriate” and “developmentally appropriate” mean, leading some to believe it would shut down discussion of those matters altogether. If passed, teachers would be rightfully scared to broach the topics for fear of bringing a lawsuit upon their district.

JUST NOW: @GovRonDeSantis addressed SB 1834/HB 1557, the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill—

“We’ve seen instances of students being told by different folks in school, ‘oh, you know, don’t worry, don’t pick your gender yet, do all this other stuff’…” pic.twitter.com/7y2qe64v5u

— Evan Donovan (@EvanDonovan) February 7, 2022

Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis hasn’t specifically said if he’d sign the bill but has signaled his support. “We’ve seen instances of students being told by different folks in school, ‘Oh, don’t worry, don’t pick your gender yet, do all this other stuff.’ They won’t tell the parents about these discussions that are happening. That is entirely inappropriate,” DeSantis said.

“The larger issue with all of this is parents must have a seat at the table when it comes to what’s going on in their schools,” he added.

Obviously, children should be taught about gender sexuality in ways that are age-appropriate, but that should be across the board, regardless of whether someone is gay, straight, nonbinary or transgender.

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg says Floridau2019s u201cDonu2019t Say Gayu201d bill, which would ban gender and sexual identity discussions in schools, will contribute to u201csuicide attempts among LGBTQ youth.u201dpic.twitter.com/90zQEgAVtK

— The Recount (@The Recount)
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay official to lead a department within the federal government, gave a clear and level-headed explanation on CNN on why the bill is so dangerous to the LGBTQ community.

Buttigieg said the bill was “absolutely” dangerous. “And the reason is that it tells youth who are different or whose families are different that there’s something wrong with them out of the gate,” Buttigieg told CNN. “And I do think that contributes to the shocking levels of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth.”

In a tweet, Buttigieg’s husband, Chasten, referenced a Trevor Project survey that found alarming rates of suicidal thoughts among LGBTQ youth.

In the CNN interview, Buttigieg used an example from his own life to show how the bill would hurt LGBT families. He and his husband recently adopted twins.

This will kill kids, @RonDeSantisFL. You are purposefully making your state a harder place for LGBTQ kids to survive in. In a national survey (@TrevorProject), 42% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide last year. Now they can’t talk to their teachers?https://twitter.com/equalityfl/status/1484268399739953157u00a0u2026

— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten Buttigieg)
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“Chasten, my husband, pointed out that, you know, if our kids someday, some Monday morning come into class and you know, kids are sitting around, the teacher’s got the morning circle talking about how everybody’s weekends went, and one of them says, ‘I had the best weekend with my dads’,” Buttigieg explained.

“Is a teacher supposed to say, ‘No, we don’t talk about that here’? You know, if it’s at any age where it’s appropriate to talk about, you know, a kid’s mom and dad, then it should be appropriate to talk about a kid’s mom and mom, or dad and dad—or whatever family structures we live with,” he added. “That’s part of what it means to be pro-family, is to be pro-every family.”

The Buttigiegs are right. You can’t just make laws that ban people from talking about their everyday lives. LGBTQ people are everywhere and are important parts of the lives of the children in our schools, whether they are teachers, parents or family members. It’s not only bigoted but just plain ridiculous to try to erase them from our communities.

Sometimes it seems Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t the brightest tool in the shed. She doesn’t seem to know that cancer, unlike COVID, is not contagious. She at least once believed in what people dubbed “Jewish space lasers.” She had to learn about the Holocaust by going to a museum in her late 40s. Speaking of, on Wednesday she may have topped herself by giving an interview in which she confused the word for the Nazi secret police with the word for a delicious cold soup from Spain.

The Georgia congressperson made an appearance on the embattled Trumpist network One America News, where she once again made ahistorical and offensive comparisons between things she’s going through and the Holocaust. She launched into yet another bizarre conspiracy theory, this one about Nancy Pelosi and the D.C. police, whom violent Trump supporters injured a little over a year ago.

“Not only do we have the D.C. jail which is the D.C. gulag, but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on our staff and spying on American citizens,” Greene said.

She, of course, meant “gestapo,” but her brain apparently confused it with something very different, something delicious and good, not…that. It’s likely the most exposure the dish has received since the Simpsons episode in which Lisa, recently gone vegetarian, tries to get meat-eaters to switch to the vegetarian meal.

When Insider reached out to Greene for a comment, a spokesperson made a jokey reply, “No soup for those who illegally spy on Members of Congress, but they will be thrown in the goulash.”

The mix-up did little for Greene’s credibility, with tons of jokes flying.

Some took a more serious stance, pointing out that the flub won’t ruin her cred with her base.

On the plus side, perhaps now you’re on the hunt for a decent gazpacho recipe.

(Via Insider)

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On a special new episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, Robert Iler stops by to talk about growing up on The Sopranos set with Tony Sirico making sure nobody is getting molested.

A big get for the PYAG boys, Robert Iler, the talented actor best known to this pod for playing mafia fail-son Anthony Soprano Jr and now known as the co-host of the Pajama Pants pod, joins Matt and Vince to talk about growing up on The Sopranos set, his influence on AJ’s Nu Metal wardrobe, partying so hard that the entire city of New York can’t keep up, and the life of a professional poker player.

If you are a regular listener, you’ll know that AJ Soprano is the podcast’s id. He just wants to chill, skate, eat ziti, and not destroy the environment. Listen as Matt and Vince get behind the scenes dirt from the actor who brought the unforgettable character to life.

The most surprising reveal from the extensive interview is that Robert has seen the first two episodes of every season (they were played at each season’s premiere party) and has no interest in seeing the rest of the series. I guess when you lived it, you don’t get the same satisfaction from seeing a young Paul Dano say “That p*ssy’s yours… We shall know forsooth.”

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Nintendo had a Direct on Wednesday primarily to focus on releases for the first half of 2022. While there was a definite hope for some heavy hitters, nobody was expecting too much for this Direct, especially since most of us thought that Nintendo had pretty much wrapped up some big releases over the holiday season. Oh, how wrong all of us were, because this Direct featured the return of a once dormant franchise, a handful of fantastic ports, an update to a multiplayer classic, and a sequel to one of the best JRPG franchises on the console. Here’s what we learned from a wild February Nintendo Direct.

Mario Strikers: Battle League

Arguably the biggest announcement of the entire direct was the return of the Mario Strikers franchise. No other game announced during the Direct has a wider appeal among both hardcore Nintendo fans and casual ones than a game like Strikers. Mario Strikers: Battle League is going to release this summer and it’s expected to come to us with a boatload of online features. While all of us were expecting that same chaotic gameplay we’ve come to know and love, none of us were expecting the plethora of online modes coming to this new game. The club mode in particular sounds incredibly fun and the perfect game for college dorms across the world. Let’s hope this game is as good as it looks.

Nintendo Switch Sports

Let’s stick with the sports theme and talk about Nintendo Switch Sports! Remember how fun Wii Sports was? Well what if that but new and on the Switch. That is basically what Nintendo Switch Sports is and that is all it really needed to be. The only downside is unlike Wii Sports this game likely isn’t going to be packed into every Switch sold from this point on the way Wii Sports was. Even so, with the return of old favorites like Bowling and Tennis alongside new additions like Volleyball and Soccer, this could still be a game worth spending the extra dollars on.

Splatoon 3 – Salmon Run Next Wave

The biggest complaint about Splatoon 2 at launch was how the new multiplayer mode, Salmon Run, was not available at all times. Hopefully, Splatoon 3 is going to fix that error and allow players free access to the upcoming mode and any changes made to it in Splatoon 3. We got a fun little tease of it during the Direct and we’re excited to try it out more when the game comes out this summer. Splatoon has always been a really fun alternative shooter for players that are tired of the Call of Duty type shooters of the world and a new game is exactly what we need.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe might just be a port of Mario Kart 8 on the Switch, but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from giving it updates. While many of us were anticipating news about a rumored new Mario Kart game in development, Nintendo made it clear that its not quite done with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe yet. During the Direct, it announced paid DLC that is going to bring updated versions of 48 courses across the entire Mario Kart series. These courses will be released across six waves, but players can gain access to all of them by paying for the Booster Course Pass. If that sounds a lot like the way it handled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC then that’s because, well it is. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Xenoblade Chronicles is, in a literal sense, one of the biggest JRPG franchises out there. It isn’t as culturally relevant as a Final Fantasy or as popular as a Persona, but the worlds in these games are massive and a delight to explore. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is another one of these and the idea of falling in love with a new world yet again is incredibly exciting. Every JRPG has a niche that makes it fun and Xenoblade Chronicles more than anything else is fun to explore. Those words are so incredibly well crafted with little details spread out throughout all of them. Playtime for a regular playthrough of these games can easily exceed 100 hours and at least 30 of those hours will have been spent just exploring. Not checking off a checklist of quests. Not following the plot. Just exploring and seeing what the world has to offer. These games are fantastic and September can’t come soon enough.