People have always been drawn to serial killers, but something about the somewhat awkwardly titled Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has really struck a nerve. The latest from Ryan Murphy, it stars nice boy Evan Peters as one of the 20th century’s most notorious murderers, it started big, continued to stay big, and, well, now it’s already an all-timer for the streamer.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Dahmer has been number one for TV for the third week in a row, which is impressive in itself. Even more impressive are the numbers. From Oct. 3rd through the 9th, it wrangled another 205.33 million hours of viewing, bringing its total to a whopping 701.37 million. For some perspective, Bridgerton brought in 656.26 million hours in its first 28 days. In other words, a show about a cannibal necrophiliac was able to pass everyone’s favorite progressive bodice ripper and with a week’s less time.
House of the Dragon’s Daemon Targaryen is a tall, blonde weirdo, and a man of many haircuts. He’s usually up to no good, but at least when he’s up to no good (murdering his wife, seducing his niece) his hair looks good. Daemon’s hair defines his personality and his emotions.
Throughout the first season of the series, Daemon Targaryen, Bleach King, Mr. Haircut, Lords of the Sheers, and Protector of the Salon has had several hair journeys. Essentially, the only thing the clever time jumps on House of the Dragon have taken from us are Daemon hair transformation scenes. In the first seven episodes alone, Daemon has gone from long hair to short hair to shoulder-length hair. Sometimes it is sleek and straight, sometimes it is wavy and messy, but it is always as emotional as Daemon is.
Here, we ranked all of Daemon’s haircuts and styles for your reading/viewing pleasure.
7. Episode 1, The Heirs of The Dragon
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When we first meet the incestual mystery that is Daemon Targaryen in the series premiere, his hair is regal. It’s smooth and sleek, and Daemon keeps his long white blonde hair out of his face with a little halfway updo. This is exactly how I wore my hair when I was a child. His hair is long, falling all the way to his chest, only several inches away from being horse girl hair.
6. Episode 5, “We Light the Way”
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Daemon’s emo phase from episode four (more on that if you keep reading I beg you) didn’t last very long. By episode five, where he makes a big entrance at the feast to kick off Rhaenerya’s wedding festivities, he’s sick of hair getting in his face. Since his hair is still too short to wear his signature updo, he combs it back. Daemon Targaryen can do better than this.
5. Episode 2, “The Rogue Prince”
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Daemon’s hairstyle remains about the same as it did in episode one, but it looks even better. Outside of the wretched King’s Landing, his hair texture is thriving.
4. Episode 6, “The Princess and the Queen”
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Daemon grew out of his emo phase and as such, let his hair grow out. He’s back to wearing his signature halfway updo, but his moisturized, straight hair falls just past the shoulders now. Cute!
3. Episode 7, “Driftmark”
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Although it was nearly impossible to see, Daemon’s hair in episode seven is the same as it was in episode six: the shoulder-length cut is worn halfway up. But the combination of the salty air at Driftmark and being in the presence of his niece and one true love (which is very gross no matter how hot Matt Smith is) gives Daemon’s hair more body and more shine than it’s ever had.
2. Episode 3, “Second of His Name”
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In between episodes, Daemon may have gotten a trim but he definitely lost a hairbrush, which is a good thing. Fresh off riding his dragon, Daemon has beach hair: crunchy, low-effort waves created by the salty water and air. Every summer I try to achieve this look with sea salt spray. My version will never be as good as this.
1. Episode 4, “King of the Narrow Sea”
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While we were going about our lives in between House of the Dragon episodes, Mr. Haircut over here walked into a Westerosi hair salon grasping a picture of a Young Leonardo DiCaprio. Daemon’s 90s heartthrob look works for him because it makes him more alluring and more menacing at the same time. Daemon lets his hair get into his face, indicating that he is counting down the days to the new Paramore album.
Bonus: The Hood
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The hood hides Daemon Targaryen’s haircut, but it is, nonetheless, essential to the aesthetic of the prince’s head because whenever Daemon is up to no good (committing crimes such as murder, taking his niece out to finger bang her), he wears his menacing little crime hood.
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians opened a five-game ALDS matchup on Tuesday evening. Cleveland struck first on a Steven Kwan home run against Gerrit Cole before New York countered with four runs in the middle innings to take control of the proceedings at Yankee Stadium. However, perhaps the wildest moment of the game did not include in-game action, but rather one of the most bizarre cross-promotional attempts in history.
TBS’s Lauren Shehadi was tasked with an on-camera report involving well-known HBO series House of the Dragon and the attempt was met was befuddlement.
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) October 12, 2022
Shehadi’s report included a reference to officials being “hopeful that the dragon won’t breathe fire during game play” before a pivot to a direct promo of House of the Dragon’s streaming placement on HBO Max. It should be noted that this is not Shehadi’s fault, and it is exceptionally unlikely that she had this idea on her own.
Of course, it is worth remembering that TBS and HBO Max are under the same umbrella through WarnerMedia, explaining the background on this particular sales attempt. Still, it was an instance in which a CGI dragon did not exactly feel authentic in the moment, and it will be fascinating to see if there are more embeds to come.
It may be a while before we hear from Kanye West. The producer and rapper has lost nearly every platform of his, including Instagram and Twitter. Now, an episode of HBO’s barbershop-set talk show, The Shop, has pulled an episode in which Ye was set to appear as a guest.
Maverick Carter, the SpringHill Company CEO, issued a statement to Andscape, noting that the episode is no longer scheduled to air.
Read the full statement below.
“Yesterday we taped an episode of The Shop with Kanye West. Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes.
We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate.
I take full responsibility for believing Kanye wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience.”
According to Andscape, shoe designer Salehe Bembury and rapper Jeezy were also scheduled to appear in the episode. Lebron James, who co-produces the show with Carter, was reportedly not present during the taping.
After much anxiety on the part of the cast and crew, it appears House of the Dragon is a hit. Is it a Game of Thrones-level sensation? Still too early to tell, although it’s already got an MVP in Paddy Considine’s perpetually miserable king. There was one slight bone of contention, which shouldn’t be that controversial: In the sixth episode, halfway through its first season, there was a giant (well, 10-year) time jump. It even saw two of the main characters recast with older (still young) actresses. Well, the franchise’s creator noticed that, too..
George R. R. Martin — still a bit behind on that sixth Song of Ice and Fire installment, mind you— took to his blog to offer his positive but still slightly critical take on the jump in time. He says co-creator Ryan Condal has handled it “very well,” but notes that it is strange, especially in this age of epic, granular TV, when no stone is left unturned, every detail is filled in, and often times what could be a simple movie gets Stretch Armstronged into multiple seasons, to skip over so much story:
“Do I wish we’d had more time to explore the relationship between Rhaenyra and Ser Harwin, the marriage of Daemon and Laena and their time in Pentos, the birth of various and sundry children (and YES, Alicent gave Viserys four children, three sons and a daughter, their youngest son Daeron is down in Oldtown, we just did not have the time to work him in this season), and everything else we had to skip? Sure.”
Still, he notes there “only so many minutes in an episode” and “only so many episodes in a season.” He also noted that TV is shorter these days:
“ When I was a boy, shows had 39 episodes a season. By the time I was writing for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, it was down to 22. Cable shrunk that even further. THE SOPRANOS had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, GAME OF THRONES had only 10 (and not even that, those last two seasons). If HOUSE OF THE DRAGON had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.’”
He also praised all of the actors, singling out the ones playing Queen Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey as a teen, Olivia Cooke as an adult) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock as a teen, Emma D’Arcy as an adult). Maybe next time he’ll weigh in on the show’s incredibly dark lighting.
While we’re a little over a week away from Taylor Swift‘s 10th studio album, Midnights. But in the meantime, Swifties can hear a frightening update of a fan-favorite track from her 2019 album, Lover.
In the trailer for James Wan’s upcoming film, Megan, a woman named Gemma (Allison Williams) takes in her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw) after Cady’s parents die. Gemma struggles to comfort her niece, so she decides to introduce Cady to an AI doll named Megan (Model 3 Generative Android), which she is developing for work. Cady and Megan quickly form a sister-like connection. So much so, Megan will go to extremes to protect Cady.
Throughout the trailer, we hear Swift’s “It’s Nice To Have A Friend.” In the beginning, we hear the version of “It’s Nice To Have A Friend” as it is heard on Lover, but as Cady and Megan grow closer, the sound of the song becomes more and more ominous.
James Blum produced the film, alongside Wan, and Gerard Johnstone is Megan‘s director. The film’s screenplay was written by Akela Cooper (American Horror Story, Grimm) and was adapted from a story by Wan and Cooper.
For many, Dame Angela Lansbury represented a once-in-lifetime combination of talent, grace and charm.
Whether she played a singing teapot, a baker-slash-murderess or a book-writing, crime-solving sleuth, the London-born actress with one of the world’s most beloved voices delivered lasting, iconic roles that stayed in people’s hearts.
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, “just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” Lansbury’s family announced that she “died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles.”
We lost another amazing woman and talent – Dame Angela Lansbury. Your talent and career were an inspiration to the world. Rest in peace, dearest Angela. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/phv7D6SVFB — Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes) October 11, 2022
Though it is sad to see her go, her long life of gracing the stage and screen is certainly worth celebrating, and her legacy will not be forgotten.
As a former theater kid, I’d be remiss not to fawn over her Tony awarding winning performance in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” as Nellie Lovett, the devilish pie maker who comes up with a plot to make cost-efficient pastries using the meat of murder victims—priests, in particular.
Performing on the stage well into her late 80s, Lansbury racked up a total of six Tonys during her illustrious career, including best actress in a musical wins for “Mame” in 1966, “Dear World” in 1969 and “Gypsy” in 1975, and a Lifetime Achievement Award in May 2022.
Of course, Lansbury delighted audiences across all mediums and generations as a notable character actress, playing roles that leaned either toward warm and maternal or deliciously eccentric.
Her list of television and movie credits is overwhelmingly extensive—at only 19 years old, she received a best supporting actress Oscar nom for her role of Nancy, a young yet conniving maid in the 1944 thriller “Gaslight.” This was Lansbury’s very first film role and was perhaps way ahead of its time, considering the way we now use the term “gaslighting” fairly regularly.
“Gaslight” was released in 1944.
The film is about a man manipulating his wife into believing she is going insane.
Lansbury then received another nom for her third movie a year later, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (1945), in which she played a singer who’s heartbroken by the title character. She starred alongside her mother Moyna MacGill, because yes, talent does run in the family.
Lansbury was rewarded with her final Oscar nom for her role as a manipulative mother in the Cold War classic “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962).
In 1991, Lansbury lent her Cockney accent and endearing singing voice to Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” playing the role of the sweet and nurturing Mrs. Potts. Even years after the movie’s debut, Lansbury was still able to captivate audiences with her rendition of the film’s lead tune.
Though she always delivered memorable performances, Lansbury’s role of mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher in the 1982 series “Murder She Wrote” was history making. The show was an unexpected hit and ran for 12 seasons, ushering in a new era of television featuring women as the series lead.
“Mostly, I’ve played very spectacular bitches,” Lansbury said according to The Hollywood Reporter. “What appealed to me about Jessica Fletcher is that I could do what I do best and have little chance to play — a sincere, down-to-earth woman.”
Following the news of her passing, fans flocked to social media to pay their respects, sharing some of their favorite clips and photos, along with words of appreciation.
Rest in peace, Angela Lansbury. Truly one of the greatest, most versatile actresses to have ever lived. She made us laugh, she made us sob, she chilled our blood, and every single time she did it with such ease and excellence. She defined the essence of being a legend. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/pVxmLphydM
RIP Angela Lansbury. This is what stardom means, especially in the theater: she provided the most fabulous, irreplaceable joy. She was beloved as a person and an actress, and managed to be approachable, glamorous and heartbreaking. She’ll be missed, celebrated and adored pic.twitter.com/8HVhQRFv4C
rest in peace, the absolute legend and superstar, dame angela lansbury. you were the hero of so many of my childhood memories. your pioneering work and outstanding talent will always be remembered and treasured ♥️ pic.twitter.com/2rNl0CIOgW
Five Tony Awards, an Olivier, three Emmys, an Oscar nom, a Damehood.
She was one of the greatest cinematic villains of the ’60s, the ultimate icon of cozy mystery, a legend of theater who did Sondheim, Shakespeare, Coward… pic.twitter.com/GC3uVXPGNU
Below is a clip of Lansbury singing “Bosom Buddies” in 1987 with close friend and fellow legend Bea Arthur.
Angela Lansbury was one of the greats. Here’s hoping her old close friend Bea Arthur is waiting for her in heaven with a stiff drink. RIP. pic.twitter.com/fIWJMxH8B7
— Gregory Ellwood – VOTE – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) October 11, 2022
“It’s interesting to note that Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur—both in their 60s—were at the apex of their TV stardom here, headlining two of the biggest hits of the decade,” one person noted. “‘Murder, She Wrote’ was #4 [and] ‘The Golden Girls’ was #5 in the Nielsen top 10 for the 1986-87 season.”
Angela Lansbury was the hero of so many lovers of the stage and silver screen with pioneering work that has shaped our culture forever. Her talent will always be treasured.
Over the last couple years, Sydney Sweeney has emerged as both a sex symbol and a serious actress. In that sense, she’s not unlike Jane Fonda, except that Fonda had to pivot away from lighthearted roles to get her Oscars, whereas Sweeney has been able to be both a modern equivalent of a pinup and a two-time Emmy nominee at the same time. Now she’s effectively going to become Fonda, or at least take on one of her most iconic roles.
As per Deadline, Sweeney is set to star in and executive produce a remake of Barbarella, the 1968 sci-fi camp classic in which Fonda played a scantily-clad interstellar adventurer in the far-flung future. It’s not clear what direction this version will take. Will it be a more progressive rehash of a prurient original, which seems to be what’s happening to the Emmanuelle redux with Léa Seydoux and Audrey Diwan, the latter of the French abortion drama Happening? Whatever happens, it currently has no director or writer(s) yet attached.
Barbarella was directed by Fonda’s then-husband, French director Roger Vadim, and while it wasn’t a smash hit at the time, its combination of kooky Space Age visuals and Eurotrash seediness helped turn it into a cult item. It was the last movie of Fonda’s sex kitten era. Her next film, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? — in which she played a desperate, Depression-era loner who looks ready to give up on life even before she gets involved in one of those demonic dance marathons — rightly earned her her first Oscar nomination.
Perhaps Sweeney can follow in Fonda’s path and do a remake of Horses next — or Klute, or A Doll’s House, or The China Syndrome. As for New Barbarella, it will be Sweeney’s first producing credit. Considering she’s revealed that she doesn’t get paid enough to take time off, maybe moving up in the industry will earn her a well-deserved vacation.
Joji‘s upcoming sophomore album, Smithereens is set to arrive next month. But while we wait, YouTube food critic Uncle Roger pulled up a 2018 video of the “Glimpse Of Us” singer cooking instant noodles with his friend and 88Rising labelmate Rich Brian, and add hilarious commentary.
Early on the video, Joji and Brian keep some of the ingredients pixelated, as a way to maintain a surprise.
“This is not Japanese porn, don’t pixelate your meat,” says Roger.
Throughout the clip, the buddies are seen adding ingredients, making their noodles their own.
“Is that Nemo?” Brian asks as Joji scoops a red caviar called salmon roe ikura.
“By the way he scoops up stuff with the ladle, you can tell Nephew Brian [has cooked] before,” says Roger. “And by the way he [made a] Finding Nemo joke earlier, you can tell he’s never had sex before.”
Shortly after, Joji dances gracefully in the kitchen, tossing ingredients into the pan.
“Nephew Joji just throwing random sh*t in pan now,” Roger says. “So, I guess he’s the same level of cooking as Rachael Ray.”
Are the boys’ cooking skills as good as their music? Check out the clip above and find out.
Smithereens is out 11/4 via 88Rising and Warner Music. Pre-save it here.
Joji and Rich Brian are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
After a midseason trade with the Sacramento Kings that brought Marvin Bagley III to Detroit, the Pistons wasted no time signing the former No. 2 overall pick to a three-year contract on June 30. Bagley, who is still just 23 years old, has something of a fresh start in Detroit after falling short of pre-draft expectations in Sacramento and, by all accounts, Troy Weaver and the Pistons are high on what the former Duke standout could bring to the table. Unfortunately, Bagley left Tuesday evening’s preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with what appears to be a non-contact knee injury.
Within the first minute of the game, Bagley slipped on the floor and, within seconds, he was being helped off the floor
WARNING
This is how Bagley gets hurt. You don’t have to watch if you don’t want to.
It remains to be seen how serious the injury might be, and it seems likely that Detroit will set up imaging on the knee to take a deeper look. Hopefully this will not be a long-term setback for Bagley and the Pistons, but it did not look good in the moment. In his stead, the Pistons do have options in the frontcourt, including rookie Jalen Duren and veterans like Isaiah Stewart and Nerlens Noel, but Bagley is clearly in the team’s plans and it would be best for all if he avoided serious injury.
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