TikTok has always been on Ice Spice’s side, especially after her collaboration with PinkPantheress for “Boy’s A Liar,” which became ubiquitous on the app and then in real life, too.
About her quick elevation into celebrity, Ice Spice said, “I don’t think anybody is ever fully prepared for fame. There’s no book on how to do it. I feel like everybody could just learn as they go, like most people do in their careers. A lot of people be trying to compare me to people that are way older than me or people that have been in this sh*t way longer than me.”
There was plenty of intrigue over the contract Austin Reaves would get this summer. A former undrafted free agent who turned into a crucial piece for the Los Angeles Lakers in their run to the Western Conference Finals, Reaves seemed set to receive a monster payday, with reports indicating the Lakers would be willing to match an offer sheet worth nine figures.
That ended up not happening. Reaves didn’t sign an offer sheet from another team, instead agreeing to a 4-year, $54 million extension with Los Angeles that sure seems like a team-friendly deal. And apparently, the team has high hopes for what he can accomplish, as Lakers coach Darvin Ham told Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of the “#thisleague UNCUT” podcast that he sees an All-Star appearance on the horizon for the former University of Oklahoma standout.
“I’m putting it on record right now: Austin Reaves will be an All-Star at some point soon.” — Lakers coach Darvin Ham to @ChrisBHaynes and me on Part II of his #thisleague UNCUT visit.
“I’m putting it on record right now: Austin Reaves will be an All-Star at some point soon,” Ham said. “I think what you saw, him getting invited to be a part of the World Cup team was the first step in that direction. Everything you saw him do last year, the kid is a flat-out competitor, one of the greatest human beings you could ever be around, always fun, keeps things simple, but yet works at his craft, is fearless in the biggest of moments. And my plan is to continue to feature him, he’s our starting 2-guard. I think there’s a lot more levels he’s gonna get to before it’s all said and done, and he’ll be an All-Star and a world champion with me in the room with him.”
It’s quite the endorsement for Reaves, even considering that his head coach is obviously going to praise his game. As Ham noted, Reaves will suit up and play competitive basketball before he returns to the Lakers for next season, as he’s one of the guards that USA Basketball selected for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
It’s National Fry Day! Or… is it? Last Year Rally’s/Checkers petitioned National Fry Day to be changed from July 13th to the second Friday of July, this way we could refer to it as “Fry-Day.” That’s cute, but this year the second Friday of July happens to land on July 14th, a day after the officialNational French Fry Day. So… what are brands to do?
Only the best possible thing ever: give us a “national fry weekend!”
This year most deals begin on July 13th and run until the end of the weekend. To help you navigate the price breaks, we’re running through all the best National French Fry Day deals. Considering we just launched a big fast food French fry ranking last month, we’re not just going to list the deals — we’re going to rank them by how good the fries taste.
Rewards app members can score a free order of XL fries from Checkers or Rally’s from July 14th to July 16th. I guess Rally’s is being stubborn about the whole “fry-day” thing.
People love these fries, so I’m tempted to rank them higher but … Popeyes does this style better. The dominating tasting note on these fries is dirty oil.
Members of Del Taco’s Rewards program get a free order of medium fries with a minimum purchase of $3 from today until July 16. So order two value menu tacos and you got yourself a whole meal going for just $3! That’s a steal.
Out of five, we’re giving these fries a three. Good, not great. They are crinkle, so they have that going against them, but they do have a nice buttery flavor to them.
Beginning today until July 16th, Wendy’s will give you a free order of fries with any in-app purchase.
These fries get a three out of five, they’re fine, but could be better. Still, free always tastes good — so who are we to complain? The fries have a mix of earthy notes and salt, with a sort of buttery aftertaste.
This is a crazy one. Purchase fries for full price on the app of July 14th and be granted free small fries each day for the rest of the year with a minimum $1 purchase. This may be the best French fry deal of all time!
The fries get a three out of five, but the deal gets a 10 out of five! If we were talking about Criss-Cut fries, Carl’s Jr would rank a lot higher. The stock fries are fine, they have a natural skin-on flavor and a nice balance of salt.
Jack in the Box loyalty members get a free order of regular or curly fries with a minimum $15 purchase. That deal is straight-up wack — if you’re spending $15 at JiB, you’re probably already getting fries. But I guess more fries are never a bad thing.
The regular fries get a 3.5 and the curly score a four. These options are both delicious! The OG fries are buttery and crispy, and the curly fries have a nice balance of black pepper, garlic, and onion flavors.
Order online using the code FrenchFryDay23 and get a free order of Fat or Skinny Fries today through the weekend. This deal extends in-store but we’re not sure how you’re supposed to go about ordering it. Do you just say FrenchFryDay23 after your order? Maybe!
Any purchase today will score you a free order of Smashfries, French fries, or sweet potato fries.
Our ranking is as follows: four, four, and four! If I had to choose between the three, I’m going with Sweet Potato Fries for the novelty. They’re sweet and salty, an unbeatable combination!
Place your order through the McDonald’s app and get a free order of fries, which we give a ranking of five out of five.
These are insanely delicious and the best fries you can get for free on National French Fry Day. They’re crispy and buttery with a savory quality to them that makes them absolutely addictive.
The Boys and Call of Duty launched a crossover this week, and just like in the Amazon series, one character is already causing problems: Homelander.
The Supe is currently available to use in the new Warzone season for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but players are not loving the character’s powers. Like the show, Homelander can fly and shoot lasers out of his eyes, which is not exactly fun when your opponents are mere humans with guns.
Gamers have flocked to Reddit and Twitter to voice their concerns with Homelander’s Call of Duty debut, which they feel is breaking the game thanks to him being too damn powerful.
The Warzone subreddit is loaded with complaints from players, many of whom are saying the superpowers are out of place in the somewhat grounded military game. One of the abilities lets you super-jump incredibly high with no fall damage when you land, which can seriously change the way a final circle is tackled in the battle royale. “With the stupid addition of superpowers I need to completely change the way that I play this game,” replied one redditor to a player who claimed they lost their game because of the super-jump ability.
While basically dropping an evil version of Superman into a military shooting game does sound frustrating, you gotta admit it’s kind of funny, too. Completely ruining an experience with his terrifyingly overpowered presence is such a Homelander thing to do.
According to Coldplay’s official website, the seven-time Grammy winners are next scheduled to perform four nights in Amsterdam from July 15 to 19 before coming stateside. Their North American leg will begin at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on September 20 and conclude at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on October 1.
That gives you plenty of time to study Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour setlist. There have been slight variations from show to show, but below is their most recent setlist from July 12 in Sweden (as logged by setlist.fm).
Act I: Planets
1. “Higher Power”
2. “Adventure Of A Lifetime”
3. “Paradise”
4. “The Scientist”
Act II: Moons
5. “Viva La Vida”
6. “Hymn For The Weekend”
7. “Jennifer’s Birthday Song”
8. “Charlie Brown”
9. “Yellow”
Act III: Stars
10. “Human Heart”
11. “People Of The Pride”
12. “Clocks”
13. “Infinity Sign”
14. “Something Just Like This”
15. “Aeterna”
16. “My Universe”
17. “A Sky Full Of Stars”
What is a mixtape? The answer might be uncertain in 2023 when albums, mixtapes, playlists, and “projects” all seem interchangeable. But Paramount Plus is looking to break down the format with its new documentary, Mixtape. Featuring interviews with mixtape legends like Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, ASAP Rocky, The Game, and many, many more, the doc attempts to define what the mixtape has meant to hip-hop for the past 50 years and track its evolution from actual, physical tapes, to downloads and streams blowing up careers. Check out the trailer above.
The part I find myself looking forward to most is DJ Drama‘s recollection of the 2005 police raid that upended hip-hop’s mixtape subculture after the Recording Industry Association of America became desperate to stem the tide of illegal downloads and rampant bootlegging. Drama was accused of racketeering, which he says in a clip in the Mixtape trailer made him “more famous than I ever was.” (You can read a little bit more about that incident here.)
Though Coachella quite literally just happened, it’s time to start thinking about next year’s, which hopefully won’t have as much drama. In 2024, it’ll take place from April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21. Tickets have already been on sale as of last month.
The owner of Coachella has sparked some controversy in the past. His name is Philip Anschutz, who owns the festival through AEG. The billionaire has been considered a polarizing figure because he and his foundation have donated money to organizations that are both anti-LGBT and support climate change denial. However, in 2017, he shared a statement to address the situation.
“Recent claims published in the media that I am anti-LGBTQ are nothing more than fake news — it is all garbage,” he wrote. “I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation. We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us — the only criteria on which they are judged is the quality of their job performance; we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.”
He continued, “Both The Anschutz Foundation and I contribute to numerous organizations that pursue a wide range of causes. Neither I nor the Foundation fund any organization with the purpose or expectation that it would finance anti-LGBTQ initiatives, and when it has come to my attention or the attention of The Anschutz Foundation that certain organizations either the Foundation or I have funded have been supporting such causes, we have immediately ceased all contributions to such groups.”
“I don’t know, Doc. I just feel like people really be hatin’ on me for no reason, and they don’t really know what be going on. They just be going off of what they see on the internet,” DDG said in his newly dropped official trailer for Maybe It’s Me… while laying on what appears to be a therapist’s coach. “But if people knew what was really going on, like, I wouldn’t even be going through this mentally.”
DDG references “a little screenshot on Twitter scandal” that started his struggle, presumably the DMs exposed his ex-partner Rubi Rose, which has “been going on for, like, five, six months now.” The camera cuts to a young Woo Wop holding a notepad and asking DDG why he decided to DM his ex. DDG said he “was just being petty,” which directly nods toward his February single, “Way Too Petty.”
Woo Wop encourages DDG to “be the bigger person” because he’s “not in the same position as before.”
DDG is about to attract even more attention with the release of Maybe It’s Me…, and below is everything to know about the album so far.
Release Date
Maybe It’s Me… is out Friday, July 14, via DDG Entertainment Inc./Epic Records.
As confirmed by DDG’s Instagram post sharing the tracklist, the album’s featured artists are BIA, Luh Tyler, and NLE Choppa.
Artwork
Singles
DDG released the sizzling single “This Summer” in early April, but it was quickly overshadowed by the sticky, self-aggrandizing “I’m Geekin.” DDG remixed “I’m Geekin” with Luh Tyler in May and again with BIA and NLE Choppa in June. Most recently, DDG dropped “Trynna Link” last week.
Tour
As of this writing, DDG had no announced plans for a subsequent tour.
Maybe It’s Me… is out 7/14 via DDG Entertainment Inc./Epic Records. Find more information here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Christina Applegate has been frank about how the final season of Dead To Me saw a series of hurdles for her to overcome. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which brought third-season production to a halt. Still, Applegate resumed filming and finished the season, for which she was nominated for a SAG Award. Around the time, the Married… With Children cast flocked to her side while she received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and Applegate also imagined that this would be her “last awards show as an actor” while she contemplated her future career.
Not so fast. Applegate did manage to tell MS where to stick it (with a special red-carpet cane), and now, an awards show has stepped up to say that she hasn’t seen her last one yet. Applegate received an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and she reacted accordingly on social media.
“Thank you to the @TelevisionAcad @netflix @CBS and also the Hollywood critics and of course @GoldDerby for this incredible honor,” Applegate tweeted. “I am humbled and grateful. It’s been quite a ride. Thanks for the lift.”
Thank you to the @TelevisionAcad@netflix@CBS and also the Hollywood critics and of course @GoldDerby for this incredible honor. I am humbled and grateful. It’s been quite a ride. Thanks for the lift.
The category is fairly stacked with likely frontrunners Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) and Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), as well as Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face) and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), but Applegate holds her own. She would be my choice for sure, and if you haven’t watched Dead To Me, you are missing out on not only some decadently dark humor but also the wonderful dynamic between Linda Cardellini and Applegate. Oh, and there are two James Marsdens and some headbanging, too. That’s a win, win, and win.
Following the delightfully fun How To Become A Tyrant, Peter Dinklage returns to guide us step by step through the process of becoming a cult leader. The series profiles 6 major cult figures, like Charles Manson and Marshall Applewhite, to deduce the elements that go into convincing an ever-growing number of people that you are worth abandoning everything else in their lives for.
In-depth conversations with talking head experts and former cult members are woven together with funky, wry animations that expose the wolves who preyed on people at their most vulnerable.
So, if you’re looking for a How-To on forming your own cult, this won’t really do it. It’s stridently anti-cult leader. But it will have a lot to teach us about the human condition and the lengths we go to so we can belong, create social structure, and find an answer to the big questions.
As one of the speakers says in the trailer, “If these groups were advertising what they’re really about, nobody would join.”
It’s an interesting moment for cults. Documentaries like Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence are growing in popularity and award notice, while a slew of podcasts about cult leaders continues to maintain a stranglehold on popularity. Maybe we’re all thinking a lot about who we put our faith in and whether we’d be susceptible to some charismatic weirdo who wants to control our souls.
Or we’re just really into lurid stuff.
How To Become A Cult Leader hits Netflix July 27th.
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