Like all relationships, marriages are held together by couples keeping certain thoughts and opinions to themselves. Healthy relationships are rooted in honesty, but things can quickly become unhealthy when people share every judgment, annoyance and desire with their spouse.
While glamorous couples like actress Scarlett Johansson and “Saturday Night Live’s” Colin Jost seem like they play by different rules than the average husband and wife, a new ad they helped create for Amazon shows they’re just like everyone else.
Besides the fact, they are incredibly good-looking, rich and talented.
Jost and Johansson got engaged back in 2019 and were married in October 2020. The couple has a baby together named Cosmo and Johansson is mother to a daughter, Rose, 7.
In a new ad for Amazon’s Echo, the couple finds themselves living in a dreamworld where Alexa can read their minds. Who knew that Scarlett Johansson has terrible morning breath? Or that Colin Jost doesn’t always approve of Johansson’s acting decisions?
Perhaps, the most devastating moment is when Jost has to confront the idea that Johansson may enjoy making out with “hot” actors on camera. “It’s the worst,” she assures him as “Little Lies” by Fleetwood Mac pops on the Echo.
The ad is funny and shows the couple has a great sense of humor about their relationship. It probably rings true with viewers because they helped write the ad. Claudine Cheever, vice president of global brand and fixed marketing for Amazon says they were “very involved in the joke writing” for the commercial.
Now, can we get a sequel to the ad where Alexa can read Michael Che’s mind?
The early colonists of Boston were terrified—and nearly wiped out—by a rapidly spreading virus. As our modern society panics over incoming COVID-19 variants, I’m sure you can imagine the climate.
But instead of being taken by the deadly disease, Boston took part in a bold new experiment. As a result, smallpox was stopped in its tracks.
And it was thanks to the brilliant idea of an enslaved man, who really should be a household name for his contribution, one that remains a foundational principle in modern medicine.
Though an ancient affliction (as in, even the Egyptians knew about it), smallpox didn’t appear in the Western Hemisphere until 1507. But when it did, it killed an estimated 2 million among the native population alone.
Smallpox incited fever, fatigue, a nightmare-ish rash and worst of all, it was extremely contagious. The once-prosperous town of Boston had residents fleeing to avoid possible exposure.
But fate was changed in 1721, when a man named Onesimus shared how he once had smallpox. And that he overcame it.
Onesimus was a slave to Puritan minister Cotton Mather (major player in the Salem witch trials, swell guy), and was given his name from another enslaved man in the Bible whose name meant “useful.” Mather also referred to Onesimus as “wicked,” but something tells me Mather liked to dish out that descriptor a lot. And moreover, Onesimus proved to be indeed quite useful.
Onesimus told Mather the story of how he, too, contracted smallpox in Africa but “had undergone an operation, which had given him something of the smallpox and would forever preserve him from it…and whoever had the courage to use it was forever free of the fear of contagion.”
That operation would later be widely known as variolation, where a healthy person could make a small cut in their skin, then insert infectious material (in this case, pus from smallpox blisters) into the cut. You’re welcome for the visual.
Not being entirely trusting—shocker—Mather decided to research further. Lo and behold, this method had not only been used in Africa, but China and Turkey as well.
Wisdom did not beat racism so easily. Even Mather was accused of “Negroish thinking” while trying to promote the idea. Not to mention that, ironically, the very religion Mather idolized proved to be an obstacle, as other preachers claimed the practice to be “against God’s will.”
That tune changed after more than 14% of Boston’s population was decimated, and one physician showed his support. Zabdiel Boylston inoculated his son, and the slaves in his possession, and the results were impossible to ignore: of the 24 people inoculated, only six died.
Without Onesimus introducing this form of disease prevention, we very likely might still be facing smallpox today … if we survived, that is. The success of variolation planted the seed for new hope, and not much later, a vaccine based on cowpox would be developed.
Not much is known about what happened to Onesimus, other than partially purchasing his freedom from Mather. But we owe him a debt of recognition. This is a valuable story not only for the power of science, but for the amazing insight to be gained by respecting other cultures.
The Washington Wizards have struggled ever since starting the season 10-3, and are just 1-8 in their last nine games, falling out of a play-in spot in the East at 24-29.
Compounding their issues of late has been the absence of Bradley Beal with a left wrist injury that has kept him out of the last four games for Washington. Unfortunately for the Wizards, Beal’s wrist injury is not getting better on its own and on Tuesday it was decided that the star guard will have surgery to repair the wrist for good, but will miss out on the rest of the season.
Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal plans to undergo season-ending surgery on his left wrist, sources tell ESPN.
For Beal, it is hopefully what he needs to get back to full strength for next season and avoid having any lingering issues with his wrist.
For the Wizards, it’s a big blow to their hopes of clawing their way back into the playoff picture in the East, and for a team that was expected to be active at the trade deadline trying to bolster its chances at a playoff berth, it makes the next couple of days very interesting in terms of how they proceed. At this point, taking the long view with the roster seems pertinent, rather than trying to make a second-half push for the playoffs, and that could mean they become sellers with some of the veterans they got in the Russell Westbrook deal or simply stand pat so as not to burn through any draft capital or players that could be part of a move this summer once they have more clarity on their situation and Beal’s.
Amy Schumer is returning to the small screen as a main character after a series of guest star roles and some mediocre feature films.
Life & Beth stars Schumer as a woman in her late thirties looking for a new lease on life after a breakup and an unfulfilling job as a wine distributor. When a sudden incident leads Beth to reconsider her life, she goes on a journey to a farm on the faraway land of Long Island, where she meets Michael Cera, who raises rabbits, obviously, and is “not a murderer,” hopefully. There, she learns lessons about herself, her life, and how to be an adult. Told through a series of flashbacks of Schumer as a teen and the present, the series will consists of 10 episodes, all streaming at once.
The show also features Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Larry Owens, Michael Rapaport, Rosebud Walker and LaVar Walker.
This is the first time Schumer will have a main television role since the conclusion of Inside Amy Schumer in 2016. This will also be the first major role for Cera since Arrested Development. The actor similarly took small roles over the last decade, including an amazing cameo in 2017’s Twin Peaks revival
You can catch Life & Beth streaming on Hulu in March 18th. Check out the trailer above.
Woah Nelly! Today, a video of Nelly started circulating online of him allegedly receiving oral sex. As we’ve seen with these instances with celebrities before who claim to have “accidentally” uploaded a video of them in the middle of a sexual act, the video was quickly deleted from Nelly’s Instagram account where it was originally posted. But the rapper behind now prescient hits like “Tip Drill” and “Hot In Herre” isn’t out of the woods yet, as the almighty court of public opinion that is Twitter has a tiny observation of what they saw.
“I saw Nelly’s d*ck and I’m very disappointed,” one user posted. Another said simply “Nelly’s d*ck is super regular.”
Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr. and was recently awarded the “I Am Hip-Hop” Award at the 2021 BET Awards, allegedly posted the video to his Instagram stories. He has 3.3 million followers on his account.
Another more errr…nuanced…observation commented that “Nelly’s d*ck is pretty even though it’s not that big lol. A piece is a piece regardless.” While another was a bit saddened: “I’m actually a little disappointed. I thought nelly’s d*ck would be bigger than that.”
i’m actually a little disappointed. i thought nelly’s dick would be bigger than that
But not all of the responses have been disparaging. “So y’all consider Nelly’s d*ck small? That’s the size I like,” one user tweeted pledging their support. And finally, we have our objectively best take, whether it’s accurate or not, saying “i was like good gracious nelly’s d*ck is bodacious.”
i was like good gracious nelly’s dick is bodacious
This price point is where bourbon whiskey starts to get interesting. This whole list is pretty much bangers and every bottle costs less than $50. That, folks, is a great sweet spot when it comes to finding and drinking a great bourbon whiskey right now.
For this ranking, we’re going off two parameters. One, these are the bottles I vouch for, a you can see in my tasting notes. There are tons of other bourbons that could easily slot into these spots but just don’t rank quite as highly for me. Two, this is based on prices at Totalwine.com with delivery set to Lousiville, Kentucky. That means that your prices may vary slightly depending on your own state taxes and so forth.
Beyond all of that, this really is just about calling out ten great bottles of whiskey that you can go out and get right now. Let’s get into it!
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This is classic Bulleit Bourbon that’s aged up to ten years before it’s blended and bottled. These barrels are hand-selected (sourced) barrels that really amplify those classic “Bulleit” flavors that make this brand so damn accessible (and beloved) in the first place.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a lot going on with butter and spicy stewed apples, maple syrup, Christmas cakes full of nuts and dried fruit, and a hint of savory herbs all pinging through your nose. The palate brings about smooth and creamy vanilla with plenty of butter toffee, sourdough crust, more X-mas spice, cedar bark, and a hint of dried roses. The finish is long, warming, and really embraces the toffee and spice.
Bottom Line:
You really can’t beat this if you’re looking for either an easy end-of-the-day sipper or a killer cocktail base. It’s the best of both worlds.
This whiskey used to be a 12-year small batch offering named after the creek that runs through Willett Distillery. It’s still named after the creek, but the 12-year age statement is gone. The whiskey is cut down to a very specific 100.1 proof with that Kentucky limestone water before bottling.
Tasting Notes:
The nose draws you in with notes of salted caramel, woody cherry tobacco, a touch of leather, and vanilla wafers countered by savory herbs (think rosemary and maybe sage) next to light but fresh roses. The taste goes hard with the cherry tobacco to the point that it’s nearly sticky on the palate as the roses dry out and the vanilla and caramel almost feel dried out and attached to a dry cedar bark. A hint of winter spice comes in late as the finish leans back into the dry roses and singed cherry tobacco leaves.
Bottom Line:
This packs a pretty solid flavor punch, especially when you’re mixing up subtle bourbon cocktails. While there are a couple of Willett labels that beat this one out, it’s still pretty damn fine for a $44 bottle of bourbon.
Bob Dylan’s Tennessee Bourbon is a very enjoyable and a (surprisingly) un-gimmicky treat. The juice is a high-rye bourbon that’s aged for up to eight years before Heaven’s Door’s blender gets his hands on the barrels. Those whiskeys are then blended to highlight classic bourbon notes with a Tennessee twist.
Tasting Notes:
Notes of vanilla sit next to a slight oakiness with an almost rye bread crust sourness and bitterness. The sip leans into the vanilla, creating a creamy texture as wisps of apricot and cherry mingle with mild brown spices. The finish is long and hits on that vanilla cream, all the fruit, and mild spice while leaving you with a final nod to the charred oak at the end.
Bottom Line:
This bottle is a good conversation starter for any bar cart (Dylan designs the labels) that also happens to a pretty easy-drinking whiskey or mixer.
Wilderness Trail is the whiskey nerd’s whiskey. Dr. Pat, who started off selling yeast to brewers and distillers, helped start this distillery based on making the best of the best. This expression starts off with a high rye mash bill of 64 percent corn, 24 percent rye, and 12 percent malted barley. That whiskey is aged on-site and then only 12 barrels are pulled for this small batch expression.
Tasting Notes:
This draws you in with a piping hot apple pie full of stewed apples, wintry spice, and a lard crust accented by vanilla, a touch of applewood, and subtle salted caramel drizzle. The palate leans into the stewed apples at first then counters with freshly cracked black pepper before the caramel sweetness takes the mid-palate towards the finish. The end is full of winter spices with a hint of peppery tobacco leaf and a touch of dry wicker furniture.
Bottom Line:
There’s a nice balance to the peppery rye notes and those sweeter bourbon ones that help this stand out. This is just an easy-drinking bourbon, in general, with very little to push you away. Still, I feel like this leans more into a solid cocktail mixer and a perfectly fine on the rocks sipper territory.
This is Dickel’s main “small batch” whisky. The standard juice is aged for nine to 12 years and built from 12 or fewer barrels. Those hand-selected barrels are vatted and then cut with that soft Tennessee water to a very approachable 86 proof.
Tasting Notes:
You get soft notes of corn next to butterscotch, oily vanilla, fresh leather, a touch of orange rind, and maybe a little cherry on the nose. The palate delivers a mix of eggnog spices with hints of vanilla, creamed corn, dry cedar bark, and a slight savory note that leans towards fresh green herbs. A note of black Neco Wafers arrive on the mid-palate and leans into almost powdered banana and anise. The end lingers on the spices as the vanilla and cedar leave you with a dry feeling on the back of your palate.
Bottom Line:
This is one of the more interesting sips on the list. That powdery fruit and spice help this feel like a true outlier. It’s also pretty divisive. I dig it, especially over some rocks or in a cocktail.
This expression uses six of Four Rose’s ten whiskeys in their small-batching process. The idea is to blend both high and low-rye bourbons with yeast strains that highlight “delicate fruit,” “slight spice,” and “herbal notes.” The whiskeys tend to spend at least six years in the barrel before blending and proofing with just a touch of Kentucky’s soft limestone water.
Tasting Notes:
Raspberry and cloves mix with old oak and draw you in on the nose. The palate amps up the dark berry sweetness with a bit of tartness as a stone fruit vibe comes into play. The spice heightens and leans into winter spice with a focus on nutmeg. Finally, a wisp of fresh mint arrives to counterpoint the whole sip as the oak, vanilla, berries, and spice all slowly fade out.
Bottom Line:
This is where things land squarely in the great sipper territory. Again, that’s not to say I don’t use this in cocktails. I just prefer it over a rock or two after a long day.
Jefferson’s really hits it out of the park with their sourced juice. The “very old” element of this small-batched blend means that eight to 12 barrels of four unique bourbons were selected to be married, with the oldest clocking in at 20-years-old. That juice is then proofed with soft Kentucky limestone water to bring it down to a very approachable 90.2 proof.
Tasting Notes:
This is classic. Notes of vanilla meet spicy tobacco, leather, oak, and very buttery toffee with a hint of popped corn and apple pie mingle on the nose. The palate holds true to those notes while adding a mellow cherry with an almost cedar-infused cream soda. The finish is short but full of all those woody, spicy, and apple pie notes again, with plenty of buttery mouthfeel and a cedar box full of rich tobacco leaves.
Bottom Line:
This is another easy sipper, especially over a rock. Still, don’t sleep on putting this in your next Manhattan either.
This expression takes standard Woodford Bourbon and gives it a finishing touch. The bourbon is blended and moved into new barrels that have been double toasted but only lightly charred. The juice spends a final nine months resting in those barrels before proofing and bottling.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a welcoming aroma of marzipan, blackberry, toffee, and fresh honey next to a real sense of pitchy, dry firewood. The taste drills down on those notes as the sweet marzipan becomes more choco-hazelnut, the berries become increasingly dried and apple-y, the toffee becomes almost burnt, and the wood softens to a cedar bark. A rich spicy and chewy tobacco arrives late as the vanilla gets super creamy and the fruit and honey combine on the slow fade.
Bottom Line:
This is a deeply-hewn whiskey at this price point. Pour this into a Glencairn and add a little water to really let it bloom. Then do some experimenting with your favorite cocktails to see where it fits for you.
Michter’s really means the phrase “small batch” here. The tank they use to marry their hand-selected eight-year-old bourbons can only hold 20 barrels, so that’s how many go into each small-batch bottling. The blended juice is then proofed with Kentucky’s famously soft limestone water and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
Buttery caramel and peaches mix with creamy vanilla and oak on the nose. The vanilla really shines as the peach almost takes on a grilled edge as it gets sweeter and adds a whisper of smoke next to peppery spice. The spice kicks up and warms the senses as the slow fade embraces stone fruit, toffee, and more vanilla with a final kick of charred oak.
Bottom Line:
This is one of those classic, entry-point bourbons (for Michter’s) that a lot of other bourbons are measured against. This really is a versatile pour that works wonders in a glass with a little water or rock or will make any cocktail pop.
This is the mountaintop of what Wild Turkey can achieve. This is a blend of the best barrels that are married and bottled untouched. That means no filtering and no cutting with water. This is a classic bourbon with nowhere to hide.
Tasting Notes:
Crème brûlée greets you with a nice dose of Christmas spices, mild pipe tobacco, orange zest, and a distant hint of fresh mint sprigs on the nose. There’s a pine resin nature to the woody flavors on the palate that accents the orange oils, spices, vanilla, and sweetness. The sip takes on a Christmas cake-feel late with a velvet end that is just the right amount of everything you want from a bourbon.
Bottom Line:
This is my go-to as a sipper (end of day or end of the week). This really is just ridiculously easy to drink while still delivering a serious flavor profile that’ll engage you. All of that for a whiskey that’ll cost you less than $50 is a bit of a miracle given where bourbon prices are going right now.
When Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in March 2019, he had a lot of unfinished business. He was working on various projects to benefit the community, including the Vector90 coworking space and the shopping center around his Marathon Clothing store, the center of his business dealings. He also wanted to open a second Marathon location and now, thanks to his brother Blacc Sam, that dream is about to become a reality.
In an interview with The Guardian, Sam revealed that Nipsey’s family had purchased commercial property in LA’s Melrose arts district and has begun remodeling it to house the second location. There is no current opening date; meanwhile, the family plans to keep the original Marathon location on the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson intact despite its closure as a tribute to Nipsey. The lot is still undergoing redevelopment into a community space offering free music lessons for kids.
In the wake of Nipsey’s death, the store was closed down to prepare for the construction on the lot, although it remains a popular destination for well-wishers to visit and remember the Victory Lap rapper’s legacy. It was also where he was shot to death as he met with a local to offer him fresh clothing after being released from prison. The store has remained busy online, where drops often sell out within minutes of availability.
Meanwhile, David Gross, Nipsey’s business partner, plans to reopen Vector90, which has remained closed throughout the pandemic, and continue to offer the same financial education courses that Nipsey believed were vital to building the community.
Because no television show ever truly dies, Gumby is making a comeback. Fox Entertainment has purchased the rights to the decades-old rubber stretchy guy, who will be, you guessed it, getting his own revival series along with a new wave of merchandise and NFTs. The deal was announced in a press release written in a Comic-Sans font, which is certainly one way to announce a beloved children’s character becoming a non-fungible creature of the blockchain.
“Competition for globally recognized intellectual property is fierce. Uncovering this gem, with its built-in awareness and affinity, and bringing it to Fox, adds meaningful value and creative possibilities to the IP itself and to multiple divisions of our company,” said Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier. “Fox is proud to be home to these iconic characters. Welcome one and all.”
On top of “reimagining” Gumby into both live-action and animated projects, as well as using his likeness for a new line of NFTs, Fox won’t forget the character’s roots. Classic episodes will be available on the Fox-owned Tubi streaming service, so people can relive the joy and wonder of watching the green guy go on wacky claymation adventures with his horse Pokey. They used to run on Nickelodeon all the time. Ask your older siblings.
Neither team seems to be totally done, and it’s very possible those most recent trades become three-team deals before they’re made official, as some of the players coming to Portland and Indiana could be redirected elsewhere. After the Blazers traded McCollum, creating a huge amount of cap space and ducking them even further below the tax line, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported they were still planning on trying to make a big move to acquire talent before the deadline passed.
Later in the afternoon, Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer provided some insight on who that player might be, when he reported the Blazers are “engaged” in talks with the Pistons about forward Jerami Grant.
Having already moved Norm Powell and CJ McCollum, Portland is still engaged in conversations with Detroit on acquiring forward Jerami Grant, sources said.
Grant has been very available for the last month-plus and just returned from thumb surgery, and it appears the Blazers are looking to completely restructure their roster and created a bit more balance by adding the Pistons’ star wing to go alongside Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard, whenever the star guard returns (either late this season or for next. Grant has one year left at just shy of $21 million on his deal and is extension eligible this summer, and it’s possible Portland has decided to simply rebuy-in with Lillard (also extension eligible) and Grant, while resetting the clock on the repeater tax.
We’ll see if they can get a Grant deal across the finish line, as plenty of other teams have been reported as interested in the Pistons wing, and if they cannot it would be fascinating to see how they pivot as they clearly are intent on making another move.
Unless you’re a neo-Nazi, being compared to genocidal maniac Adolf Hitler isn’t normally taken as a compliment, but that’s how Steve Bannon meant it after comparing Donald Trump’s golden escalator moment to some of Hitler’s best-performing propaganda films.
According to a new book from New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters, Bannon was enthralled with Trump’s choice to ride down a golden escalator at Trump Tower to announce his presidential run in 2015. Peters, who collected hundreds of interviews from people working in Trump’s camp at the time — including, presumably, Bannon himself — said that Trump’s former campaign manager thought of the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will during Trump’s ostentatious announcement.
“He thought to himself, ‘That’s Hitler!’” Peters wrote (via Mediaite). “He meant it as a compliment. As a documentarian himself who had studied and admired Riefenstahl’s work, Bannon saw some of her visual techniques in Trump’s production.”
Leni Riefenstahl is the German filmmaker noted for producing most of Hitler’s propaganda films before and during World War II. Peters explains that Riefenstahl often preferred to show the dictator towering over his subjects, placing him on a “higher plane” and making him feel “superhuman.”
“Bannon thought that Trump’s entrance looked strikingly similar and that he was witnessing someone with an uncanny sense for manipulating public perception,” Peters wrote.
Liking a Nazi filmmaker’s work and thinking comparing someone to Hitler is a compliment is a weird stance for someone who likes to claim they’re not anti-Semitic or a white nationalist — but it’s totally in line with someone who lists Satan and Darth Vader as his personal heroes.
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