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There comes a moment in millions of TV viewers’ lives when they decide to give The Boys a shot after hearing word-of-mouth praise from friends, associates, and possibly family. Cue the mouth-opening early moments when the source of Hughie’s ongoing trauma is made clear as an out-of-control A-Train barrels right through his girlfriend during a sidewalk kiss. The message there is loud and unequivocal: this series is not for the faint of heart, and from there, the show never takes its foot off the gas. Somehow, Eric Kripke and pals keep getting away with everything.

Hell, the even got away with a raunchy Season 2 scene that Amazon wouldn’t let them get away with in Season 1. Hopefully, we’ll soon hear more about a Season 4 release date, but at least we will have college-aged spinoff, Gen V, arriving first in September. It promises to be as outrageous as the original, to the point where cast member Patrick Schwarzenegger revealed that his dad, Arnold, had no idea what he was looking at with set photos.

Those younger Supes, however, have yet to realize the ways of their world, and the students at Godolkin University School of Crimefighting seem to be unaware of how A-Train tends to leave a trail of destruction through “happy couples.” They’d love to run into the dude.

Hopefully, the “God U” students are simply messing with us and aren’t quite that clueless. Still, The Boys Twitter account couldn’t resist trolling them: “Young lads still got so much to learn.”

Amazon’s Gen V will premiere on September 29.

So many people like the Barbie movie that it just surpassed $1 billion in box office earnings. There are still haters, though, like Ben Shapiro and Bill Maher, the latter of whom just shared a widely-panned review of the movie. His tweet about the film begins, “OK, ‘Barbie’: I was hoping it wouldn’t be preachy, man-hating, and a #ZombieLie – alas, it was all three. What is a Zombie Lie? Something that never was true, but certain people refuse to stop saying it (tax cuts for the rich increase revenues, e.g.); OR something that USED to be true but no longer is, but certain people pretend it’s still true. ‘Barbie’ is this kind of #ZombieLie.”

He goes on to address the movie’s depiction of Mattel’s board, and Mark Ronson (who oversaw the Barbie soundtrack) used that to poke fun at Maher. In response to the review, Ronson tweeted last night (August 8), “We come to this place for magic. We come to AMC theaters to laugh, to cry, to care… and to furiously google ‘mattel board configuration’ while others are trying to enjoy a f***king magnificent comedy”

Find Maher’s full review below.

“OK, ‘Barbie’: I was hoping it wouldn’t be preachy, man-hating, and a #ZombieLie – alas, it was all three. What is a Zombie Lie? Something that never was true, but certain people refuse to stop saying it (tax cuts for the rich increase revenues, e.g.); OR something that USED to be true but no longer is, but certain people pretend it’s still true. ‘Barbie’ is this kind of #ZombieLie.

Spoiler alert, Barbie fights the Patriarchy. Right up to the Mattel board who created her, consisting of 12 white men! The Patriarchy! Except there’s a Mattel board in real life, and it’s 7 men and 5 women. OK, not perfect even-steven, but not the way the board IN THE MOVIE – which takes place in 2023 – is portrayed. And not really any longer deserving of the word ‘patriarchy.’ Yes, there was one, and remnants of it remain – but this movie is so 2000-LATE.

At one point the Barbies have to win over the Kens, and they are told to do it by pretending to act helpless and not know how to do stuff. Helen Gurley Brown called, she wants her premise back. Yes, that WAS a thing. I saw ‘Barbie’ with a woman in her 30s who said, ‘I don’t know a single woman of any age who would act like that today.’

I know, I know, ‘How could I know about the patriarchy, I AM a man!’ That argument is so old and so silly. Of course, none of us can know exactly what others go through life, but I can see the world around me, and I can read data. The real Mattel board is a pretty close mirror of the country, where 45% of the 449 board seats filled last year in Fortune 500 companies were women. Truth is, I’m not the one who’s out of step – I’m living in the year we’re living in. Barbie is fun, I enjoyed it – but it IS a #ZombieLie. And people who don’t go along with zombie lies did not take some red pill – just staying true to CURRENT reality. Let’s live in the year we’re living in! Hi Ken!!! #BarbieMovie.”

Sure, the internet is chock-full of videos showing sweet, charming friendships between animals. You know—tiny kittens nestled up in the fur of a Saint Bernard, a cheetah who pals around with a chihuahua, that sort of thing.

But let’s be real, there’s a reason why the phrase “fighting like cats and dogs” exists.

No one knows this reason better than Meg, a pet mom who has taken to narrating the scuffles between her cat (Maris) and dog (Mickey) like it’s a real match.

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The best part is Meg’s creativity with naming the moves. Like in the video below, where Maris apparently “bamboozles” Mickey with some “diabolical sideways skiddily daps.”

That’s right. Skiddily daps. Please let this word be accepted Merriam Webster.

Watch:

@mickeymarisandmeg Replying to @gourdfarmer in which we see a sideways skiddily dap and a very underwhelming butt fluff trophy #labradorretriever #fightclub #dogsoftiktok #catsoftiktok #capcut #animals ♬ Bops Goin Brazy – Tyga

Unlike most of their brawls, this one was more a non-verbal fight, and named Maris as the very lazy victor. With an underwhelming “butt fluff trophy” in her claws, Maris was reminded that “battles can be won lying down.”

Don’t worry, this next skirmish over the coveted futon packs a bit more of a punch.

Ever the instigator, Maris starts off with s sassy muzzle nudge to suggest a thrown was imminent. Then cue a stunning display of impressive moves between both competitors, including, a hindquarter sniff banned in “46 countries worldwide,” a “2 pawed forklift”, a “stoic tripod” that moves into a “hippity hop”…and yes, more skiddlily daps.

Who will win? Watch to find out.

@mickeymarisandmeg the fight for the futon rages on and we see a beautiful rendition of the stoic tripod and two-pawed forklift. #fightclub #petsoftiktok #catsoftiktok #capcut #fypシ #dogsoftiktok #bestfriend ♬ original sound – Mickey, Maris & Meg

Okay, so this fight ended in a draw (lame technicalities!) but both Mickey and Maris the hearts of millions online. With animals, there’s always some kind of wholesome entertainment to be had.

Catch even more of their fluffy scuffles on TikTok

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Weyes Blood is back with a brand new video for “Hearts Aglow,” from her most recent album, In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow.

Directed by Neelam Khan Vela, it features footage recorded from Weyes’ shows across Europe and North America. Blending crowd shots with images of her performing under psychedelic neon lighting, the nearly six-minute video is captivating with the way it portrays the memories.

Fans will also have more chances to catch her live, as she is continuing her In Holy Flux Tour in just a few days. This includes a mix of opening for The Strokes, Beck, and Phoenix, and also some headlining dates later in the year.

Check out the video for “Hearts Aglow” above. Below, find a complete list of Weyes Blood’s upcoming tour dates.

08/14 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
08/15 — Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
08/16 — Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
08/18 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
08/20 — Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/21 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
08/22 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
08/23 — New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theater
08/25 — Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
08/26 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
08/27 — Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
08/29 — Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
08/30 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
09/01 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
09/02 — Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
09/05 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
09/08 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann
09/09 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/10 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
09/12 — Richmond, VA @ The National
09/13 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
09/14 — Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
09/16 — Cincinnati, OH @ Homecoming Fest
09/27 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
09/28 — Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
09/29 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/04 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek
10/28 — Lisbon, PT @ LAV Lisboa ao Vivo
10/29 — Porto, PT @ Hard Club
10/30 — Madrid, ES @ Sala la Paqui
10/31 — Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo
11/02 — Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur
11/03 — Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
11/04 — Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
11/06 — Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
11/07 — Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
11/08 — Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival (Salle Pleyel)
11/09 — Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
11/11 — Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket
11/12 — Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds
11/13 — London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival (Eventim Apollo)
11/14 — Nottingham, UK @ Rock City

The first leg of Taylor Swift‘s critically-acclaimed The Eras Tour is coming to an end. But that doesn’t mean the fun is over. In honor of Swift completing the first chapter of the Eras era, Starbucks stores across the US will reportedly be playing her music all day during the last day of the first US leg of the tour.

TMZ is reporting that US Starbucks stores will play a list called “Starbucks Lovers” in store, which is comprised of 122 of Swift songs.

The name of the playlist alludes to a commonly misheard line in Swift’s 2014 hit single, “Blank Space,” on which, the line “Got a long list of ex-lovers” has been sometimes heard as “Got a long list, Starbucks lovers.”

Today (August 9) marks the last night of the Eras Tour, which will take place in Los Angeles at the SoFi Stadium. This is the third night of the Los Angeles shows, and over the course of the past few nights, several celebs have made an appearance in the stadium, including Cameron Diaz, Alicia Keys, Heidi Montag, and Spencer Pratt.

Later this month, Swift will play a series of shows in Mexico, and then again in Brazil in November. The next leg of the Eras Tour will begin in February 2024 in Japan.

Kobe Bryant‘s line of signature sneakers with Nike returned last March following an inability between the brand and Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, to come to terms on a deal that continued their long-standing relationship in the aftermath of Bryant’s passing in 2020. With the sneakers being in high demand both by fans and among NBA players, the hope was that they’d be able to sort something out and get Kobe’s line of shoes back on the market.

That ended up happening, with both the line coming back and Vanessa announcing that there would be conditions to the deal with Nike that will benefit Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation and youth basketball in Southern California. Fast forward to Wednesday and Nike announced that a new Kobe sneaker is on the horizon in a pair of tweets.

While details about the shoe are unknown — all we can really tell from the video is that they’ll be a low top, which is not out of the ordinary for the Kobe line — Nike did say that more information will become available via the SNKRS app on Aug. 10. Additionally, the video announcing the news indicates that they’ll be released on Aug. 23, 2023, which would have been Bryant’s 45th birthday.

Taylor Sheridan is back with an all-new series that returns the Yellowstone creator to the Old West. Based on the real-life U.S. Deputy Marshal of the same name, Lawmen: Bass Reeves stars David Oyelowo as the title character as he delivers frontier justice during a bleak time in American history. Yellowstone fans can also expect gritty drama and tough-as-nails characters, who have become a trademark for Sheridan as he continues to deliver one powerhouse series after another.

Below you’ll find everything we know so far about Lawmen: Bass Reeves ahead of its release on Paramount+.

Plot

Here’s the official synopsis for the latest western epic from the creator of Yellowstone:

Lawmen: Bass Reeves comes from Executive Producer Taylor Sheridan and stars award-winning actor David Oyelowo. The series brings the story of the legendary lawman and outlaws of the Wild West to life. Reeves, known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the Post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.

Cast

Alongside Oyelowo as the legendary lawman, Bass Reeves will also star Dennis Quaid, Garrett Hedlund, Forrest Goodluck, Barry Pepper, Grantham Coleman, Demi Singleton, and Lauren E. Banks.

Release Date

Lawmen: Bass Reeves doesn’t have a specific release date as of this writing, but promotional materials tout a Fall premiere for the latest addition to Taylor Sheridan’s vast TV empire.

Trailer

You can watch the first teaser trailer below:

Lawmen: Bass Reeves premieres this Fall on Paramount Plus.

In 2022, Sydney Sweeney asked the internet to chill the heck out over photos of her mom’s 60th birthday, including one guest wearing a “Blues Live Matter” shirt. There were also partygoers donning MAGA-style “Make Sixty Great Again” hats. “You guys this is wild. An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention. Please stop making assumptions. Much love to everyone and Happy Birthday Mom!” she tweeted at the time.

The Euphoria actress further discussed the uproar in an interview with Variety.

“There were so many misinterpretations,” she said. “The people in the pictures weren’t even my family. The people who brought the things that people were upset about were actually my mom’s friends from L.A. who have kids that are walking outside in the Pride parade, and they thought it would be funny to wear because they were coming to Idaho.”

Sweeney continued, “People are so fast to build someone up, and then they love tearing them down. And it’s so fascinating to see.”

Speaking of fascinations, the actress commented on the messy drama with her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell. “It’s a rom-com. That’s what people want! Glen and I don’t really care,” she said, adding, “It’s fun to give it to ’em.”

(Via Variety)

Tove Lo is gearing up to drop the extended version of her 2022 album, Dirt Femme, later this week. With several new songs, the pop star is also giving fans another preview into it with her latest release, “Elevator Eyes.”

Having already performed it on stage a few times, those who have seen the Swedish musician aren’t strangers to the lyrics — which detail a hookup.

“I’m on vacation / No obligations / But maybe we’ll fall in love / Let the stars be our audience,” she details, as the title focuses on the connection between the two free spirits.

The music video is just as hypnotizing, as Tove watches men working out while wearing various glamorous outfits.

Earlier this year, Tove Lo has also dropped “I Like U” and “Borderline,” which will appear among the added songs to Dirt Femme. There will also be an extended version of “No One Dies From Love” and some other remixes that will close out the longer version of the album, according to Genius.

“A lot of the songs play into my relationship with my femininity, how it’s helped me and hurt me, and how I used to not really feel as proud of my feminine traits as I do now,” Tove previously told NME about the inspiration behind the record.

Listen to “Elevator Eyes” above.

Dirt Femme (Extended Cut) is out 8/11 via Pretty Swede. Find more information here.

Kim Kardashian is getting roasted in the replies after the fashionista promoted a super expensive “full-body scan” on Instagram. While wearing scrubs, the upcoming American Horror Story star touted the benefits of the pricey process and swore that her endorsement is “not an ad.”

“I recently did this @prenuvo scan and had to tell you all about this life saving machine,” Kardashian posted. “The Prenuvo full-body scan has the ability to detect cancer and diseases such as aneurysms in its earliest stages, before symptoms arise. It was like getting a MRI for an hour with no radiation. It has really saved some of my friends lives and I just wanted to share #NotAnAd.”

The reality star’s followers were not thrilled and proceeded to light her up in the comments.

“Bragging about getting preventative cancer screenings in a time when people can’t afford medications from their pharmacy isn’t it Kim,” read one of the comments.

“If only it was affordable and accessible to the average person,” another user posted. “As usual you’re disconnected from the average Americans realities.”

“Love a billionaire recommending preventative care that is totally inaccessible to 98% of your fan base, total vibe,” said another commenter.

A more blunt user replied, “Kim we can’t afford eggs.”

Meanwhile, actual nurses were not thrilled to see Kardashian cosplaying as a medical professional, especially while pushing the procedure in a tone-deaf way.

“Take your scrubs off!” one user wrote. “You don’t even have a right to have them on coming from a nurse. This is appalling.”

(Via Kim Kardashian on Instagram)