Back in 2020, the network added a trigger warning to the Martin Scorsese mob classic, warning viewers that “this the film includes language and/or cultural stereotypes that are inconsistent with today’s standards of inclusion and tolerance and may offend some viewers.” But the disclaimer only recently went viral after former New York Post reporter Ken Lovett tweeted, “Now I’ve seen it all. AMC message before the classic film Goodfellas.”
“In 2020, we began adding advisories in front of certain films that include racial or cultural references that some viewers might find offensive,” an AMC rep told the Post.
Many actors and directors have spoken out against trigger warnings being attached to films, including Cate Blanchett. She told the Sunday Times, “We are terrified of tough conversations… but we need them. We talk about radical candor, but when there’s a trigger warning in front of something you are implying that there is a lack of mutual respect or that the subject hasn’t been properly interrogated.”
Quentin Tarantino is also opposed to the disclaimers. “I reject the word ‘offended.’ Anyone can be offended by anything,” he explained to La Liberation. “Frankly, I think most of the time – and there are no doubt some exceptions – saying that you are ‘offended’ by a film is the first response of a very narrow mind.”
As an X (formerly Twitter) user tweeted earlier this month, “the industry was sorely lacking an unserious fun pop girlie & now we have sabrina.” That was directly in reference to Sabrina Carpenter’s 25th birthday cake, which featured a Leonardo DiCaprio meme. Indeed, Carpenter has become known for routinely having fun and joking around, and she kept that energy up over the weekend.
At a recent concert, Adele expressed her admiration for Carpenter’s hit “Espresso,” saying, “As I got into bed last night, because [it] was a very late night for me, I found myself singing, ‘I’m working late, ’cause I’m a singer,’ that Sabrina Carpenter song. That song is my jam!”
Then, Carpenter struck, sharing a tweet relaying that quote and adding, “all i read was Adele thinks about me in bed <3.”
— Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) May 19, 2024
That tweet was just a blip in the stellar weekend Carpenter just enjoyed. Most notably, she made her debut appearance as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, where she performed “Espresso” and a medley of “Feather” and “Nonsense.” She also got in one of the episode’s more memorable sketches, a Scooby-Doo parody where things go completely off the walls in a way that has never happened in the classic cartoon.
It was a shocking collapse from the Nuggets, who went ice cold offensively in the second half, scoring just 37 points, while the Timberwolves cracked the code of Denver’s defense and started creating tremendous looks. After being dominant late in games for the past two years, it was pretty incredible seeing the Wolves, not the Nuggets, as the team that handled themselves better in the crucial minutes of the fourth quarter. Denver looked like a team that thought they’d won the game when they went up 20, and could never regain control.
After the game, the Nuggets were unsurprisingly not in the best mood, which can create a somewhat contentious atmosphere as they answer questions from the assembled media. For coach Michael Malone, he wasn’t too interested in answering a question about whether it hurt more losing a 20-point lead, grumbling after about “stupid ass questions.”
Malone: Season’s over, that’s what’s hard. Fuck being up by 20 … stupid ass questions” pic.twitter.com/y8wVAZHc4z
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 20, 2024
It’s not the best question in the world — anything in the “how does it feel” realm is going to get a “bad” after a big loss and “great” after a big win — but I think in this case the reporter served as a bit of an outlet for Malone’s greater frustration with how the night went. That, in and of itself, is an answer to the question, even if it was one Malone wasn’t particularly happy to have lobbed his way.
The NASCAR All-Star Race moved to the renovated North Wilkesboro Speedway last year, turning the race into a short track event after spending most of its history at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Short track racing means a lot more contact and, often, a lot greater chance of tempers flaring, and we got that on Sunday night on Lap 2, when Kyle Busch turned Ricky Stenhouse Jr. into the wall.
Stenhouse took exception to that, unsurprisingly, and parked his wrecked car in the 8’s pit stall, climbed up the ladder, and informed his crew chief that he’d be waiting for him after the race. True to his word, after Busch finished 10th in the race, with Joey Logano taking the checkered flag, Stenhouse strolled out to have a word with Busch by the No. 8 car’s hauler. The conversation didn’t stay cordial for long, as Stenhouse threw a right hand at Busch that sparked an all-out brawl between the teams, with Stenhouse’s crew coming after Busch and Busch’s crew tossing guys off the hauler like a Royal Rumble.
It was a good ol’ fashioned short track scrap. It didn’t seem like anyone landed any punches clean, but Stenhouse had made clear he was going to start an incident with Busch when he met with reporters after he got crashed out, so there was no surprise when hands started flying. NASCAR will probably have a sitdown with both drivers soon, but it brought a little extra juice to the All-Star Race, so I’m sure they’re not too broken up about the scuffle.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are headed to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years after pulling off the biggest Game 7 comeback in NBA history, erasing a 15-point halftime deficit (and 20-point second half deficit) to take down the defending champs at home in a 98-90 win.
Early on, the Wolves were once again looking very active defensively, picking up where they left off on that end in Game 6, and while neither team was shooting it well, Minnesota was able to get to the rim and take a small advantage.
Denver would start to get going as Nikola Jokic looked to get his teammates involved early as Minnesota continued their approach from Game 6 of doubling him. Most importantly, Jamal Murray started to find his shooting stroke, hitting three from downtown in the first quarter as he racked up 13 points to give Denver a 5-point lead after 12 minutes.
The Nuggets onslaught continued to start the second, pushing the lead out to 11 and forcing a Wolves timeout two minutes in as their offense was struggling mightily with Denver’s doubling at the point, with crisp rotations behind it.
Outstanding defense from the Nuggets. They do a job showing two to the ball on the Conely-Gobert PnR, with the weakside tagging the roll. Then they rotate out of it, blitz Ant and Jackson gives a good contest. pic.twitter.com/xbtT114HTn
The lead would grow to as many as 13, but Minnesota started to settle in as the game slowed to a crawl thanks to foul trouble for the Nuggets. Denver’s strategy of switching smalls onto Rudy Gobert worked to gum up the Wolves offensively for a bit, but Gobert picked up three quick fouls on Denver guards and got Minnesota into the bonus with more than 8 minutes left in the second quarter. As quickly as the lead got down to five, the Nuggets pushed it back to 14 thanks to a flurry from Murray, as he looked significantly better than he did in Game 6.
Karl-Anthony Towns did his best to keep Minnesota within reach, scoring 13 in the half, as he and Jaden McDaniels (10 points) were just about the only Wolves to show up for the first 24 minutes.
KAT rips off 5 straight points… he’s 5-for-6 from the field!
By halftime, Denver had extended their lead to a game-high 15 thanks to one last flurry to close the second and there were some big adjustments needed from Minnesota to get back into the game.
The Nuggets would open up a 20-point advantage early in the third, as the onslaught continued on both ends of the floor. But with the game looking like it would get put to bed early, Minnesota finally got the big run they needed, cutting the deficit to just one going into the fourth quarter.
The Wolves ratcheted up their defensive pressure to force turnovers and got the Nuggets to start settling for jumpers again without the ball touching the paint first to put Minnesota in rotation. Towns set the tone on both ends, and Anthony Edwards finally woke up thanks to getting some looks in transition and then saw a jumper fall with a stepback three to end the quarter.
Minnesota took its first lead since the early first quarter on the first possession of the fourth quarter, 68-67. From there, the Wolves would get the lead up to before Jokic finally got an open three to fall after missing his first seven.
The two teams traded punches for middle portion of the fourth, but the Wolves opened up a 10-point advantage with three minutes to play thanks to some tremendous two-way play by Naz Reid and a big three from Edwards.
It was a truly stunning second half comeback from Minnesota, as it looked as though Denver took their foot off the gas once they got up 20, seemingly expecting the Wolves to roll over. Minnesota never did that and just kept chipping away at the lead, and once they got rolling the Nuggets were just not able to find their level again. Denver’s star duo had 69 combined points, but they got very little in the way of support, as no one else reached double figures. Jokic and Murray also settled for perimeter jumpers far too often during the Wolves big run in the third quarter, and they lost their rhythm as an offense — and let Minnesota get out and run in transition.
For the Wolves, it is the kind of performance that gives a team the confidence they can win a championship. Edwards, who was a no-show in the first half with four points and was completely taken out of his game by Denver’s doubling and pressure, came alive in the second half to finish with 16 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, but did his best work on the defensive end where he gave Murray fits. McDaniels continued his terrific play from Game 6 with 21 points, and Mike Conley hit three timely threes. However, it was the frontcourt that was the story of Game 7, with Towns leading the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds, Gobert giving them 13 and nine, and Reid adding 11 points off the bench, most of which came in the fourth quarter.
Now, the Wolves will face Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Mavs in the next round, who present a very challenge to what they faced with the Nuggets. There will be some adjustments to be made and lessons to be learned from this seven-game grind, but Minnesota should absolutely have full belief this group can win a title after an all-time Game 7 comeback.
For Denver, they’ll head into the offseason needing to assess their roster around their stars. There was an immense burden placed on Murray and Jokic in this series, and while I’m not sure they’ll make any huge changes, they will need to at least explore opportunities for some rotational upgrades to try and make a run at another title next year.
One of the subplots going on during the 2024 NBA Playoffs is the ongoing rights negotiations between the league and various potential national broadcast partners.
While ESPN’s portion is locked in and it sounds like Amazon will be getting a piece, the third segment of the deal is still up in the air. NBC has reportedly put in a strong offer and the league is asking TNT to top it (with some debate over whether they have the right to match or have to beat the offer). The asking price is very high (reportedly $2.5-$2.8 billion) and Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t yet gone all-in to make sure they retain the rights.
That’s brought into question the future of Inside the NBA, which would be a big loss for fans and the league if the show ends up going off air after next season should TNT no longer have rights — even with many of the members likely to end up somewhere else. On Sunday night’s halftime show during Game 7 between the Wolves and Nuggets, Charles Barkley couldn’t help but poke some fun at the current situation when Kenny Smith realized his chair lift had been removed from the studio.
“Hey Kenny, I don’t know if you heard, but times are tough around here,” Chuck quipped, getting some laughs from the desk.
Chuck has never been afraid of getting a punchline out of anything, from the NBA to his own network, and it’s honestly surprising it took this long for him to find a way to have some fun at WBD’s expense on air. Hopefully, we won’t be losing these kinds of moments in the future, whether on TNT, Amazon, or elsewhere.
Facebook user Savannah Root from Missouri stared at the photo above for hours before she finally figured out what it was.
Everyone that sees it either gets it right away or sits there stumped. The picture is so mystifying that after one week, it’s been shared over 33,000 times.
For the solution, scroll down past the comments to reveal the hidden picture.
It’s a cowboy with half of his face obscured by a shadow. Facebook user Cristian-Dumitru Popescu created a cool graphic that explains it.
“I thought maybe they’d put it in the living room corner until I got back to remember I exist,” he explained about the cutout, which came with a short note: “You’re welcome.”
But like any clever mom, Susan Talley couldn’t just stash this amazing piece of work away when it arrived about two months ago.
No, no — she had better plans in mind.
Talley decided the cardboard version of her son could be a great companion “while the real one is in Europe.” So she brought him along with her to events, like basketball games …
Can you spot cardboard Dalton in the stands?
… trips to the doctor’s office …
… and sub sandwich runs.
Fake Dalton celebrated Valentine’s Day with a fellow inanimate object.
He enjoyed playing with a furry, four-legged friend in the sunshine.
And he appreciated a good bedtime story, just like the rest of us.
The photos of fake Dalton are spreading like wildfire.
Without showing her son the photos first, Talley went ahead and uploaded them to Facebook. And after Dalton shared them on Imgur — explaining his mom “seems to be entertaining herself” while he’s gone — the story sent the Internet into a buzzy frenzy.
“The attention is crazy,” Ross told Upworthy, noting the story has gained so much traction that a restaurant featured in one of the photos, O’Charley’s, sent the family a gift card.
“I hope my mom’s holding up all right,” he said. “It’s awesome though.”
Fake Dalton has been hitting the batting cages…
… taking in some nightlife…
… and celebrated Easter with his family.
Although the viral reaction to the photos has been a bit nuts, Ross isn’t all that surprised his mom was up for a good laugh.
“Oh yeah, my mom is very funny,” he explained to Upworthy. And it’s a good thing, too: Laughter can be a great tool in improving the quality of family dynamics and boosting a loved one’s emotional health. (A student studying abroad should especially keep that in mind, considering being away from loved ones and familiarity can be tough.)
“We’re a big family of jokesters.”
Bravo, mom, for setting the bar very high ahead of April Fools’ Day.
The future of The Vince Staples Show may not be clear. But, fans can rest assured knowing that the “When Sparks Fly” rapper has new music on the way.
Today (May 19), Vince Staples announced his next album, Dark Times, across the entertainer’s official social media pages. In a note shared on Instagram, Vince outlined his professional journey which served as an inspiration for the forthcoming project.
“Eleven years ago, a young, uncertain version of myself was given an opportunity with Def Jam Recordings,” he wrote. “I released my first project under their banner, ‘Shyne Coldchain Vol 2,’ a year later. I was unsure of what to expect from the world of music, but deeply aware of what I needed: a change in my surroundings and a clear understanding of self. Ten years and seven projects later, I’ve found that clarity. Now, I share with you my final Def Jam release, Dark Times. 5.24.24.”
To give supporters a taste of what’s to come, Vince went on to upload a snippet of one of the body of work’s upcoming tracks, “Shame On The Devil.”
The Knicks and Pacers met in the first of two Game 7s on Sunday afternoon in Madison Square Garden, and they got some apparent good news in the buildup to the game as it was announced OG Anunoby and Josh Hart would both play.
Anunoby hadn’t played since injuring his hamstring in Game 2, and while he came out and hit two shots in the early going, it was very clear he could not move much at all. The Knicks were struggling to handle the Pacers ball movement on defense, and he lasted just under five minutes before being ultimately replaced by Miles McBride.
OG Anunoby knocks down his first shot in his return to the lineup
Pascal Siakam taking advantage of the matchup on Anunoby early and then went at Isaiah Hartenstein once Anunoby left, scoring 11 quick points to give Indiana an early lead.
Donte DiVincenzo got off to a hot start to help keep the Knicks attached, but Jalen Brunson struggled early and Tyrese Haliburton got hot, scoring 14 points in a row to give the Pacers a 15-point lead — and getting into it with a fan seated courtside, as is tradition in a Knicks-Pacers playoff series.
The Knicks would try to stay in the game, with Alec Burks coming off the bench to lead a push that got the lead down to 14, but the defense just could not get the requisite shots to sustain a run and really threaten the Pacers in the first half.
Indiana finished the open 24 minutes shooting 76 percent from the field and leading by 15, posting the best shooting half of any team in the last 25 playoffs.
The Knicks came out on a mission to open the third, trimming the lead down to as few as six and the Garden very quickly had some life.
However, the Pacers would again push back with a run of their own, taking advantage of some sloppy Knicks turnovers to get the lead all the way up to 19.
Haliburton gets in the passing lane and finishes on the other end
Despite the best efforts of DiVincenzo and Burks, the Knicks were unable to mount a serious push in the fourth quarter, ultimately falling 130-109. The New York faithful rightfully gave guys like Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo a standing ovation as they checked out of the game for the final time, ending a tremendous season that just featured too many injuries.
Standing ovation for Hart after he fought through injury and gave it his all! pic.twitter.com/3EMdZ4B6oL
— Let’s Talk Knicks (LTK) (@LetsTalkKnicks_) May 19, 2024
The Knicks did fine offensively, led by DiVincenzo’s 39-point outing and Burks adding 26 off the bench, but their defense was just not up to its usual level and allowed the Pacers to be far too comfortable on the offensive end.
This game came down to the Pacers putting forth one of the all-time great Game 7 offensive performances in NBA history. They shot 67.1 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from three, with all five starters plus TJ McConnell reaching double figures. Haliburton, whose home/road splits in these playoffs have been talked about at length, finally showed up in a huge way on the road when they needed him to most, scoring 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go along with six assists. Siakam was also brilliant with 20 points and McConnell remains arguably the most valuable player of the series for the Pacers, with 12 and seven off the bench on 6-of-8 shooting.
Now, Indiana will go forward to face the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals where they will be heavy underdogs, but given they’re capable of tremendous shooting performances like they showed in Game 7, they’ll have a puncher’s chance if they can stay hot.
The Knicks will head into the offseason likely looking to run it back and give this team another chance at a healthy run through the playoffs. There are probably some changes to be made on the periphery of the rotation, but it’d be surprising if they didn’t mostly look to just bring this group back in full.
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