#DJ Chris Gayle

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Bridgetown, Barbados. 98.1 just lost two key DJ’s, Indian and Chris Gayle. Will the station flop?

https://youtu.be/egV-I_RJSrY

Let’s talk about your favorite DJs and if you will follow them to their next gig. Naked!!

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ab kal ke match ka heartfelt ramble ka waqt aaya hai honestly there's sm energy in me and it has to go somewhere, I'm gonna start off with the tournament as a whole, because some teams like Afghanistan and South Africa do deserve their appreciation as well. They both managed to do what their own teams before then failed to- playing a final and semi-final is a feat worth achieving ✨🙌🏻 and they managed to do it. We saw some good old West Indies back and that brought back a sense of childhood who had seen the likes of DJ Bravo and Chris Gayle play. Now as a fellow indian, seeing the Australian being defeated by Afghanistan and then later us 🥳 only to pin down their hope on Bangladesh- IT FELT SO SURREAL, LIKE YES BITCH CUMMINS THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR BEING SO RUDE (and 19 Nov ka badla hum toh Aussies se bohot baar lenge, with dugna lagaan)

Ind vs Eng, was the ultimate banger for me, the whole transition from a 10 wicket loss to 10 wicket haul was just amazing!! And sometimes we Indians forget the essence of our own bowlers in our team, but this wc was all about bowlers (ours and other countries)- after the ipl bashing, this entire month must have felt so hopeful to them. We got so many players like Bumrah, Maharaja, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq defending low scoring matches- these matches that kept us as audience on edge. What a beautiful time to be a skilled bowler!

Now coming to yesterday, as a person that had nothing against South Africa as such but only had love for India- I deeply feel sorrow for your loss. I guess, we Indians know better than anyone how it feels to win all matches and then lose the final. I believe, your captain Markram is gonna do the magic our Rohit Sharma did last night. You just have to believe in him!

And to my beautiful Men in Blue- kal toh dil jeet liya 🥹🙌🏻 Everyone had been so worked up in the entire tournament. All of 11 players deserved the world cup, especially those that had played the 19 Nov. Last night's match was taking my breath away every over, it was so suspenseful and thriller and in the words of Sidhu "yeh match nazuk dil walo ke liye nahi hai" and it definitely wasn't and Bapu tumne toh humari jaan leli kal with that over (jeet mei sab maaf hai) but thank you Sky for taking the catch which people will talk about 10 years from now and thank you Hardik for not breaking our trust in that last over (Rohit did kiss you on behalf of 1.5 billion people yesterday 😚) but more than thank you to Captain that ended the trophy draught and thank you to the Coaches! ❤️

To Rahul Dravid, who was so intense yesterday- Indiranagar ka gunda jag gaya kal full 🥹😂 but thank you so much for making us what we are!! We are going to miss you so much 🫂🥹 and to Rohit and Kohli, we aren't sure if t20i will ever be same without you.

to the indian cricket team, WE ARE SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU!! 💙🇮🇳

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Pinned Post: as most Tumblr blogs have-

Howdy hey! The name's Blu! I'm just some goober on the internet!

My stuff is mainly art and talking about my favorite series (and sometimes overthinking them too hard.)

Some fandoms I enjoy/draw art of include: Showtime Showdown, SMG4, Pokémon, Super Mario, Sonic, MLP FiM, FNAF, MySims, Legend of Zelda, Kirby, Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon

FAV Characters of said series include: SMG4: (SHROOMY, HAL, Swag, Chris, Mr. Puzzles, Karen, and Bob); Pokemon: (James Jessie and Meowth), (Trubbish, Aipom, and Spoink); Super Mario: (KING BOO, Peach, Daisy, Waluigi, Count Bleck, Dimentio, O'Chunks, and Shy Guy); Sonic: (TAILS, CREAM, METAL SONIC, and Wave); MLP FiM: (Princess Luna, Queen Chrysalis, Discord, and Starlight Glimmer); FNAF: (Withered Bonnie, Mangle, and Daycare Attendant[Sun+Moon]); MySims: (BUDDY, Chef Gino, Turbo, and Yuki); LoZ: (MASTER KOGHA, TRI, Daruk, Urbosa, and Midna); Kirby: (META KNIGHT, ESCARGOON, PRINCE FLUFF, King Dedede, Taranza, Marx, Magolor, Elfilin, and Yin-Yarn); Stardew Valley: (KROBUS); Animal Crossing: (GAYLE, Nook Family, Isabelle, BonBon, Coco, Lolly, Sherb, and Zucker); and Splatoon: (FRYE, BIG MAN, Squid Sisters, Pearl, DJ Octavio, Agent 4, Eight, and New Agent 3)

Series Fan Characters/ My OCs:

Showtime Showdown: Trash bag and Console, Folder and Quarter

SMG4 OCs: Punchy, Verdant, "AU Hal Jr Monitor", "AU Mrs. Monitor", Mushy "Shroomy Fankid", Maxie/"Rookie"/my version of SMG3 Minion,

My AUs:

SMG4: "Mrs. Monitor Lives AU"

(I'll update this post when I can add more!)

"Art Requests/Asks?": Go right ahead! (Just know I might be slower than hoped with answering, sorry in advance!)

"May I draw your OCs and/or Characters?": Yep! Also don't be afraid to tag me in said fanart! :3

That's all I can think of for an intro post (as of now), so toodles! Enjoy my blog!

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Okay but that Starc Pollard fight video is so unhinged lmao 🤣

1) first of all, the fact that Starc was at RCB when this happened hahahaha I don't ever remember him doing anything of the sort while playing for Australia or any other IPL team, these are very clearly the effects of VK's company 🤣

2) Pollard almost throwing the bat at Starcy 😆😆😆😆that was so dramatic and unnecessary. And then obviously following it up with shit talk, because it's not like either of them are adults 🙄

3) The between overs drama!!! The way VK immediately rushed to Starcy's defence and confronted Pollard! Feisty little kitten, it's so in-character of him to square up with an alpha twice his size 😜

4) Pollard's hand curling around VK's neck like that unf 🥵🥵🥵 and VK throwing it off. Feisty omega ftw!!! Also, Yuvraj glaring at Pollard when he touches VK... looks like someone is possessive 😏

5) It's eternally funny to me that Rohit was the non-striker for this whole episode 😆😆

6) This was 2014... which means Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, and AB de Villiers were all at RCB too. Add those three to Rohit, and that means that's four boyfriends of VK on the same pitch!

7) VK beefing with the umpires as usual 😂

8) The on-field DJ playing Deva Shree Ganesha, which is a devotional song, throughout the fight ahahahahah🤣🤣🤣🤣

It’s a bloody whirlwind! 😂

Also, you think Yuvraj is mad about that grab you wait until Patty sees another alpha trying to manhandle his omega 😡

Love Rohit just staying WAAAAY out of it 😂

But it’s definetly the match that bonds Starcy and VK 🥰🫶 We Stan omegas defending omegas

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Taylor Swift Leads Nominations at 2023 Kids' Choice Awards - Complete List of Recognitions Unveiled

Taylor Swift Dominates Music Nominations at 2023 Kids' Choice Awards with Five Nods - Including Two for Favorite Song and One for Her Feline, Olivia Benson Swift Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock (10481442fs) Taylor Swift 47th Annual American Music Awards, Show, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, USA - 24 Nov 2019 Music Favorite Song - “About Damn Time”- Lizzo - “Anti-Hero”- Taylor Swift - “As It Was”- Harry Styles - “Bejeweled”- Taylor Swift - “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé - “First Class”- Jack Harlow - “I Ain’t Worried”- OneRepublic - “Lift Me Up”- Rihanna Favorite Album - Dawn FM– The Weeknd - GOD DID – DJ Khaled - Harry’s House– Harry Styles - Midnights (3 am Edition)- Taylor Swift - Renaissance– Beyoncé - Special – Lizzo Favorite Female Artist - Adele - Beyoncé - Billie Eilish - Cardi B - Lady Gaga - Lizzo - Rihanna - Taylor Swift Favorite Male Artist - Bad Bunny - Drake - Ed Sheeran - Harry Styles - Justin Bieber - Kendrick Lamar - Post Malone - The Weeknd Favorite Music Group - 5 Seconds of Summer - Black Eyed Peas - BLACKPINK - BTS - Imagine Dragons - OneRepublic - Panic! At the Disco - Paramore Favorite Music Collaboration - “Bam Bam”- Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran - “Don’t You Worry” – Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Shakira - “I Like You (A Happier Song)”- Post Malone, featuring Doja Cat - “Numb”- Marshmello, featuring Khalid - “Stay With Me”- Calvin Harris, featuring Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrell - “Sweetest Pie”- Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa Favorite Breakout Artist - Devon Cole - Dove Cameron - GAYLE - Joji - Lauren Spencer-Smith - Nicky Youre Favorite Global Music Star - Bad Bunny (Latin America) - BLACKPINK (Asia) - Harry Styles (UK) - Rosalía (Europe) - Taylor Swift (North America) - Tones and I (Australia) - Wizkid (Africa) Favorite Social Music Star - Bella Poarch - Dixie D’Amelio - JoJo Siwa - Oliver Tree - Stephen Sanchez - That Girl Lay Lay Film Favorite Movie - Avatar: The Way of Water - Black Adam - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Hocus Pocus 2 - Jurassic World Dominion - Monster High The Movie - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Top Gun: Maverick Favorite Movie Actor - Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder) - Chris Pratt (Owen Grady, Jurassic World: Dominion) - Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam/Teth-Adam, Black Adam) - Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog 2) - Ryan Reynolds (Big Adam, The Adam Project) - Tom Cruise (Capt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, Top Gun: Maverick) Favorite Movie Actress - Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) - Letitia Wright (Shuri, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) - Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) - Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes, Enola Holmes 2) - Natalie Portman (Jane Foster/The Mighty Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder) - Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Sanderson, Hocus Pocus 2) Favorite Animated Movie - DC League of Super-Pets - Hotel Transylvania: Transformania - Lightyear - Minions: The Rise of Gru - The Bad Guys - Turning Red Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male) - Andy Samberg (Dale, Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers) - Andy Samberg (Jonathan, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania) - Chris Evans (Buzz Lightyear, Lightyear) - Dwayne Johnson (Krypto, DC League of Super-Pets) - Kevin Hart (Ace, DC League of Super-Pets) - Steve Carell (Gru, Minions: The Rise of Gru) Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie (Female) - Awkwafina (Tarantula, The Bad Guys) - Keke Palmer (Izzy Hawthorne, Lightyear) - Salma Hayek (Kitty Softpaws, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) - Sandra Oh (Ming, Turning Red) - Selena Gomez (Mavis, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania) - Taraji P. Henson (Belle Bottom, Minions: The Rise of Gru) Television Favorite Kids TV Show - Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Ms. Marvel - Raven’s Home - That Girl Lay Lay - The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder - The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - The Really Loud House Favorite Family TV Show - Cobra Kai - iCarly - Obi-Wan Kenobi - She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - Stranger Things - Wednesday - Young Rock - Young Sheldon Favorite Reality Show - America’s Funniest Home Videos - America’s Got Talent - American Ninja Warrior - Floor Is Lava - MasterChef Junior - The Masked Singer Favorite Animated Show - Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous - Rugrats - SpongeBob SquarePants - Teen Titans Go! - The Loud House - The Smurfs Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) - Audrey Grace Marshall (Vivian Turner, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder) - Imogen Cohen (Zina, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder) - Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) - Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home) - Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) - That Girl Lay Lay (Lay Lay, That Girl Lay Lay) Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) - Brady Noon (Evan Morrow, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) - Israel Johnson (Noah Lambert, Bunk’d) - Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) - Tyler Wladis (Roy, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder) - Wolfgang Schaeffer (Lincoln Loud, The Really Loud House) - Young Dylan (Young Dylan, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan) Favorite Female TV Star (Family) - Hilary Duff (Sophie, How I Met Your Father) - Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams, Wednesday) - Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things) - Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay, iCarly) - Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield, Stranger Things) - Tracee Ellis Ross (Bow Johnson, Black-ish) Favorite Male TV Star (Family) - Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair, Stranger Things) - Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Obi-Wan-Kenobi) - Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things) - Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson, Stranger Things) - Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly) - Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso, Cobra Kai) Other Categories Favorite Male Creator - Austin Creed - MrBeast - Ninja - Ryan’s World - SeanDoesMagic - Unspeakable Favorite Female Creator - Addison Rae - Charli D’Amelio - Dixie D’Amelio - Gracie’s Corner - Kids Diana Show - Miranda Sings Favorite Social Media Family - FGTeeV - Ninja Kidz TV - Ohana Adventure Family - The Bucket List Family - The Royalty Family - The Williams Family Favorite Female Sports Star - Candace Parker - Chloe Kim - Naomi Osaka - Serena Williams - Simone Biles - Venus Williams Favorite Male Sports Star - LeBron James - Lionel Messi - Patrick Mahomes - Shaun White - Stephen Curry - Tom Brady Favorite Celebrity Pet - Dodger Evans - Gino Chopra Jonas - Noon Coleman - Olivia Benson Swift - Piggy Lou Bieber - Toulouse Grande Favorite Book - Cat Kid Comic Club Book Series - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Series - Five Nights at Freddy’s Book Series - Harry Potter Book Series - The Adventures of Captain Underpants Books Series - The Bad Guys Book Series Favorite Video Game - Adopt Me! - Brookhaven - Just Dance 2023 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - Minecraft - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Read the full article

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Rema of Calm Down Fame to Tour India, Chris Gayle Will Join the Mumbai Show with a Teaser of His Rap ‘Oh Fatima’

Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor aka Rema is set for a three-city tour in India, Rema’s solo debut in the country. He will be joined by Chris Gayle at his show in Mumbai. The former West Indies cricketer will premiere the teaser of ‘Oh Fatima’ his brand-new tropical track. Gayle will perform live at the concert and collaborate with Arko Pravo Mukherjee, the Indian composer, and singer-songwriter. The song shot in Dubai inspires a summertime feel, and marks the debut of Chris Gayle in English rap. Gayle said he is quite happy about Remo performing in India.

He also said that his music video is with music composer Arko and they intend to release the taser of the song at Remo’s Mumbai show. He is quite excited about the song and shares it with all the fans. On the other hand, Rema is also super excited to perform in the country. He greeted his fans with ‘Namaste India’ and said that he is fascinated with the cultural landscape of the nation. Remo also conveyed that he feels amazing about touring India finally and cannot wait to join his lovely fans in the arenas.

He also appreciated Grid Entertainment, Offline Guys, Afrodesh, and Yuvraj Entertainment for making the show a reality and is wishing the event to be an Afro Rave. In Mumbai, the other scheduled opening acts are from music artiste Karan Kanchan, Riar Saab, DJ Edward Maya, singer Zahrah Khan, Akash Ahuja, Wicked Sunny, Tsumyoki, Pablo Dutta, UNB MC Panda, and others.  Also, Van Moon, Kalpanik, DRV, and Kashish Rathore will open the show in New Delhi for the artist.

At the Hyderabad show Sickflip, KAY-VEE, DIVINE, DJ Scintillate, and DJ KAN-I will dominate the console. In the show, the Nigerian hitmaker will utilize several interesting props such as an illuminated rotating horse carousel, inflatable large neon mushrooms, hazard waste style metal barrels bearing graffiti that resounds with his Rave & Roses debut album, and dethroned roses.

The musician will also use a lowrider-style bicycle to make entries on stage multiple times. The 24-year-old will also utilize a quad bike and rickshaw for this purpose with a life-sized stuffed teddy bear mascot six feet tall. The stage will also have several layers-built marvels of technological advancement and showcase a house front and a half-vintage car.

The Rema Calm down India tour is upcoming and a part of producers’ and multi-talented artists’ world tour. It will have the singer-songwriter and rapper start the trek on 12 May in New Delhi at JLN Stadium, and then follow up on 13 May in Mumbai at NSCI Dome, and finally on 14 May in Hyderabad at Prism.

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Chris Gayle learning DJ skills during lockdown | Cricket News CHENNAI: During the Coronavirus-enforced lockdown, a lot of sportspersons have been making the best use of free time to acquire some new skills.

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Heat Waves remained on top of Countdown Top 40

1. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

2. Woman - Doja Cat

3. All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

4. Enemy - Imagine Dragons & JID

5. One Right Now - Post Malone & The Weeknd

6. Bazinga - SB19

7. Title - Meghan Trainor

8. abcdefu - Gayle

9. Handstand (feat. Saweetie) - French Montana & Doja Cat

10. Bite Me - Avril Lavigne

11. Easy On Me - Adele

12. Smokin Out The Window - Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak & Silk Sonic

13. Just Look Up - Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi

14. The Motto - Tiesto & Ava Max

15. Male Fantasy - Billie Eilish

16. Sunshine - Liam Payne

17. No - Little Mix

18. When I’m Gone - Alesso & Katy Perry

19. Sacrifice - The Weeknd

20. Ghost - Justin Bieber

21. I Bet You Think About Me [feat. Chris Stapleton] (From The Vault) (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

22. Starlight - Westlife

23. Life Goes On - Oliver Tree

24. Bella Ciao - Becky G 

25. feel like s*** - Tate McRae

26. Gasoline - The Weeknd

27. Tears In The Club (feat. The Weeknd) - fka twigs

28. Die For You - The Weeknd

29. My Universe - Coldplay & BTS

30. TWINNEM - Coi Leray

31. Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat) - Drake

32. Echoes Of Silence - The Weeknd

33. Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

34. SG - DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion & LISA of BLACKPINK

35. Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) - Elton John & Dua Lipa

36. traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

37. Shivers - Ed Sheeran

38. Love Back - Why Don’t We

39. Antidote - Simple Plan

40. Habang Buhay - Zack Tabudlo

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Chris Gayle has reiterated that he hasn't retired yet from international cricket.

"I'd love to play one more World Cup (laughs). But I don't think they will allow me. It's been a phenomenal career. I didnt announce any retirement but [If] they actually give me one game in Jamaica in front of my home crowd, then I can say 'hey guys thank you so much.' Let's see. If not, I'll announce it long time and I'll be joining DJ Bravo in the back end and say thanks to each and everyone but I can't say that as yet"

- Chris Gayle on ICC's FB live show

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parks & rec ask game (lowercased for the aesthetic)

lil' sebastian: who is the most inspirational figure in your life?

leslie knope: what are you passionate about?

ron swanson: are you a private person?

ben wyatt: describe your most embarrassing moment.

april ludgate-karate-dwyer: have you ever ridden a riding lawnmower through a nordstrom?

andy dwyer: if you ran out of toilet paper, would you consider wiping with the empty roll?

tom haverford: what's the longest you've gone without technology?

donna meagle: what do you do to 'treat yo self?'

chris traeger: do you consider yourself a positive person?

ann perkins: what's the weirdest nickname you've been given?

jean-ralphio saperstein: have you ever done anything illegal?

mona lisa saperstein: what's your biggest turn-on?

brandi maxxxx: who do you think is the hottest celebrity?

joan callamezzo: when is a moment that someone 'gotcha?'

mark brandanawicz: do you quit easily?

tammy #1: is anyone afraid of you?

tammy #2: do you have an ex that still haunts you?

ginuwine: who is your weirdest relative?

perd hapley: are you a literal person?

jen barkley: what do you find most attractive about yourself?

craig middlebrooks: do you consider yourself high-mainetenance?

bobby newport: do you succumb to peer pressure?

ken hotate: are you a sarcastic person?

millicent gergich: who do you think is the Beyonce of your mutuals?

shauna malwae tweep: what is your favorite social media platform?

gayle gergich: what do you look for in a significant other?

marsha langman: tell us a controversial opinion.

mayor gunderson's dog, rufus: do you have pets?

the bulge: do you like to party?

jj's diner: what do you think of when you think of 'home?'

the snakehole lounge: what's the craziest thing you've done under the influence?

councilman howser: tell us a time you embarrassed yourself in front of an authority figure.

paunch burger: what foods do you splurge on?

jeremy jamm: do you have any enemies?

councilman dexhart: what was the last thing you searched for on your phone?

typhoon: would you do anything crazy to your hair?

burt macklin: have you ever wanted to try LARP?

janet snakehole: how do you feel about halloween?

kip hackman: do you like movie sequels?

johnny karate: what are your hobbies?

jonathan karate: are you a good role model?

dj bluntz: who is your alter-ego?

dj roomba: shuffle your playlist and list the first 5 songs.

fairway frank: are you a fan of nature?

ron's land mine: what is your secret weapon?

champion the three-legged dog: what is a difficulty you overcame?

mouse rat: what types of music do you like?

rat mouse: what types of music do you hate?

scarecrow boat: what's the randomest artist/song you listen to?

malice and chains: what's your 'guilty pleasure' song?

punch face champion: what do you do to pump yourself up?

andy and the d-bags: tell us about your favorite thing to do.

crack finger: what's the most rebellious thing you've done?

department of homeland obscurity: tell a joke that includes a pun.

penis pendulum: why did you think reblogging this was a good idea? you knew that you might get asked this. reevaluate your life choices.

jerry gergich: are you the 'jerry' of your mutual group?

larry gergich: did you vote in the last election?

terry gergich: are you registered to vote?

gary gergich: estimate the amount of envelopes you've licked in your life.

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National Enquirer, August 17

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: China’s secret war on America 

Page 2: Aging Angelina Jolie swears off sex -- she’s been celibate since her bitter split with Brad Pitt nearly four years ago and doesn’t care to date again -- there will be no more spicy acting roles for her either 

Page 3: Martha Stewart begs pal Snoop Dogg to find her a guy 

Page 4: Daytime TV queen Ellen DeGeneres’ career crisis is deepening after her show was declared toxic and potential guests are instead racing to her biggest small-screen rival Kelly Clarkson 

Page 5: Ranting Kanye West’s public meltdown may be concerning to the Kardashian family but it’s a boon for their business empire -- it’s brought a lot of attention to a show that’s sinking and will provide a major boost in interest once KUWTK comes back on the air

Page 6: Katy Perry’s life was saved by a hippy-dippy California retreat where followers pummel pillows with a bat -- she attended the Hoffman Institute with fiance Orlando Bloom after struggling with depression and its intensive re-wiring of neural pathways helped her ditch negative habits 

Page 7: Still reeling from her son Benjamin Keough’s suicide Lisa Marie Presley has been slammed with another devastating blow -- her ex-husband Michael Lockwood wants to take their daughters away from her, Dolph Lundgren’s new fiancee Emma Krokdal is not only the same age as his daughter she’s also a dead ringer for the blond stunner Ida

Page 8: Queen Elizabeth kicks Meghan Markle out of the royal family -- Meghan’s airing of dirty laundry is the final straw -- the queen made it very clear that Prince Harry and his son Archie are welcome any time alone 

Page 10: Hot Shots -- DJ Khaled, Brooke Shields, Scott Disick had a fun beach day with his kids Reign and Penelope and their cousins Saint West and North West, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham and son Jack 

Page 11: Olivia de Havilland’s feud with sister Joan Fontaine never died -- what was really behind the Oscar winners’ rivalry, the last time Kathie Lee Gifford saw Regis Philbin 

Page 12: Straight Shuter -- Adam Sandler walking his dog Babu on the beach (picture), new Dancing with the Stars host Tyra Banks plans to overhaul the show starting with the judges, Denise Richards could be off RHOBH after sending a cease-and-desist letter to co-star Brandi Glanville about their alleged affair, Gayle King has to keep doing her own makeup on CBS This Morning because the network won’t be bringing back employees due to the pandemic, Tina Turner will never come out of retirement even though she loves the remix of her hit What’s Love Got to Do with It 

Page 13: Family-focused Jennifer Garner is turning down millions for acting roles to keep her focus on being a stay-at-home mom, native Texan Matthew McConaughey is planning to run from Hollywood and run for office in the Lone Star State -- he’s getting a crash course in politics to run for governor 

Page 14: True Crime 

Page 15: Scott Peterson is trapped on death row as COVID-19 rampages through his California lockup and sources fear he is already dying of the killer disease, a new suspect has emerged in the murder of Martha Moxley -- hairs found on Martha’s body may be linked to a suspect being held in a California prison who committed a similar golf-club bludgeoning attack 

Page 17: Former NCIS star Pauley Perrette is signaling she’s writing a tell-all she will use to settle old scores 

Page 18: Health Watch 

Page 20: Celeb’s Life of Leisure -- how they unwind away from the set -- Carrie Underwood, Chris Pratt, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Cruise, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, relax and try these five stress busters

Page 22: Cover Story -- China’s secret war on America

Page 30: Real Life

Page 34: Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter Maeve Kennedy McKean had the antidepressant citalopram in her system when she and her son Gideon drowned in April

Page 36: Taylor Swift is looking to get hitched to Joe Alwyn as quickly as possible after having had her fill of bad romances with men like Tom Hiddleston (why do they always mention Tom?), Hollywood Hookups -- Ciara and Russell Wilson welcomed son Win Harrison, Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich engaged, Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace share love for each other 

Page 38: No stopping Gwyneth Paltrow’s shameless sex talk 

Page 42: Red Carpet Stars -- Gwen Stefani 

Page 45: Spot the Differences -- Brooke Burke 

Page 47: Odd List

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Cannes Film Festival 2019: Best Dressed

Forget the Met Gala everyone, real ones know that the Cannes Film Festival is the fashion event of the year! In part because it lasts for 12 whole days so there’s more content to sit there in my pyjamas analysing but also because it’s way less hyped up and thus less likely to leave you disappointed, a fate I’ve now resigned myself to with the Met. For almost 2 weeks, the richest, most out of touch people in the world spend their days looking pretty on a red carpet and judging films; I should be grossed out, but it’s more a case of just wishing I was there. So I present to you a collection of my favourite looks! 

Winnie Harlow (left), in Jean Paul Gaultier here, was one of my stand outs this year. Yes, I remember her from America’s Next Top Model and yes, I’m going to blame the edit, because LOOK AT THAT FUCKING STANCE. I’m in awe. This is my favourite look of hers this year (mostly because of this particular moment) but it’s the first of a few I’m going to bang on about. On the right is Priyanka Chopra in Georges Hobeika, complemented by the walking accessory that is Nick Jonas.

Priyanka and Nick’s daytime looks were beautiful too (left), and if you’re not paying attention to the Cannes daytime looks YOU SHOULD. Stefanie Giesinger (right)’s outfit is sleek and crisp and effortless and everything I want to emulate but also a lot more accessible than the average red carpet look.

Similarly, here we have Izabel Goulart (left), Caroline Daur (both of the middle looks), and Chloe Sevigny (right), out and about in Cannes all looking elegant (I mentally pronounced that RuPaul saying eloquent) as fuck. I imagine a lot of these pieces cost more individually than I will ever have collectively in my bank account at one time, but there you go. I imagine they could be replicated for a lot less.

But, let’s go back to the red carpet so we can talk about Winnie Harlow again, lmao. I desperately want to know who her stylist is because her Richard Quinn dress (far left) complements her skin tone perfectly AND the accessories are PERFECT, which I’m impressed by because I feel celebrity stylists often tend to go over the top in that regard. Winnie’s Ralph and Russo look (far right) also flawed me; @ mystery stylist, I bow down. Elsa Hosk reminded us all that gloves can be subtle and looked as ethereal as ever in a white, puff sleeved Redemption dress (second to right) and the things I would do for Maya Henry’s Ralph and Russo dress (second to left) are unholy.

Of course Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad and Gimabattista Valli (invented the phrase Holy Trinity) dresses made an appearance, and I internally weeped as saving photos of them to my phone is the closest I’ll probably ever get to owning one. Left to right here we have Ana Beatriz Barros in Hobeika, Valery Kaufman in Zuhair Murad, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda in Giambattista Valli x H&M (more on that in a minute), and Shanina Shaik in Georges Hobeika too.

See, it was a good day for the Giambattista Valli x H&M collaboration because Kendall Jenner (far left) wore one of the dresses too, and it was probably her most iconic Cannes moment, not counting those photos of her and Bella Hadid laughing in rich on that yacht. Ultimate Victoria’s Secret model (trash company but it has given us some goddesses, let’s be real) Adriana Lima also looked phenomenal in Ester Abner, and Natasha Poly (second to left) and Josephine Skriver (far right) were born to wear Atelier Versace and Alberta Ferretti, clearly. The shade of Josephine’s lipstick is a beautiful touch.

Honestly, these were my initial 3 favourite looks of the whole festival. I’m a simple girl, I’ll pretty much lay down my life for anything blue or tulle, so obviously, Alina Baikova in Zuhair Murad (left) is one of my favourites. For the same reason, minus the blue part, I adore Araya Hargate’s Ralph and Russo dress, and CAN WE TALK ABOUT ELLE FANNING (right)!? The poor girl feinted after one of her red carpets and we could have a whole conversation about how fucked up it is that a sample size was so tight on a very slim woman that it caused her to lose consciousness, but for now, I’m just going to commend her for her services to fashion because it’s almost 1am and I need to get some bloody sleep. Regardless, the finishing touch of the flowers in the hair make this my favourite of Elle’s Cannes looks, and the dress is by Valentino.

More red carpet stand outs were, from left to right, Pixie Lott (yes, I didn’t know she was still doing her thing either but power to her, despite the fact Mama Do plays approximately 73 times a day at my work) in Yanina Couture, Madison Headrick in Ashi Studio Spring 2019 Haute Couture, and Michelle Rodriguez in Rami Kadi.

Farhana Bodi’s (far left) was stunning in a cobalt Atelier Zuhra gown, as were Hina Khan in Ziad Nakad (second to left) and Chris Lee in Gucci (far right). I kind of live for witnessing a lavender pixie cut a la vegan, marxist twitter on a stuffy red carpet, and I will also take a reprieve from this breakneck speed to congratulate DJ Kiddy Smile (second from right) for doing what Harry Styles should’ve at the Met. This is spitting in the face of toxic masculinity, men, not wearing a sheer blouse; your endless supply of pink suits can’t save you from our criticisms forever (I like Harry Styles, this is a joke, please no one hurt me).

Next we have, from left to right, Diana Penty in Nedo by Nedret Taciroglu, Elle Fanning again stepping on all our necks in Dior, and on the far right, Eva Longoria in Alberta Ferretti. Now, 3 things: firstly, I stupidly saved the 3rd photo without including a note of who she is or who her dress is by and so if anybody happens to read this and knows, HELP A GIRL OUT. Secondly, I still stan Eva Longoria for playing Gabby Solis in Desperate Housewives which is the most slept on show amongst millennials and I wanted to use this opportunity to make a passionate PSA and say EVERYONE WATCH IT so references from it (”Rex cries when he ejaculates” anyone?) can become part of our cultural zeitgeist again. Finally, Elle fucking Fanning, can you let us breathe, please? This old Hollywood inspired Dior look is so simple but probably one of my favourite looks from the whole festival because who knew it was possible to simultaneously look so glamorous and yet also so soft? It’s timeless.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Taylor Hill makes the best dressed list twice. Obviously, she could wear a bin bag and look beautiful, but her stylist knows just how to elevate the whole angelic, other worldly being thing she has going on, and she was stunning in Ines Di Santo (left) and Fendi (middle) at the Rocketman premiere. Bella Hadid brought the same divine energy in a white, tulle Dior dress (far right).

Another one of Elle Fanning’s flawless Cannes moments was courtesy of Gucci (far left). On its own, I don’t think this dress would catch my attention as much as it did BUT the cape detailing with the red lipstick and the hair pulled back makes this outfit a stand out for me. To Elle’s right are Natalia Vodianova in Atelier Versace (second from the left), and Lea Seydoux (second from right) and Stacy Martin (far right) both in Louis Vuitton.

I’m gonna take a small break from Elle Fanning to fangirl over Guan Xiao Tong in Atelier Versace (far left). The quality of the photo I saved wouldn’t be out of place on 13 year old me’s HTC phone but I also think nothing captures how beautiful the structure of Guan Xiao’s dress was better than a semi aerial shot, and the same goes for Sririta Jensen in Michael Cinco (far right). Now back to admiring Elle Fanning, in Ryan Lo (second from left) and Vivienne Westwood (second from right).

Her daytime looks are just as good. Elle wears Marc Jacobs on the left, Miu Miu on the far right, and I have no bloody idea on the middle. If you’re reading this and you know, HMU. I promise, it’s not me being lazy; Elle.com doesn’t know either.

To go back to red carpet looks, I loved Izabel Goulart in Valentino Couture (left) looking like she just killed her husband, Dracula, after a domestic that resulted from her draining the blood of his afternoon snacks (I’m coming for your gig, Stephenie Meyer). Coco Rocha looked incredible in Elie Saab (middle); I’m surprised this was the only one of her dresses that stood out to me this year because I really like her designs. God knows I have spent far too long imagining myself in one. Lastly in this photoset, there’s Leomie Anderson in Rami Kadi (right) and, like, WOW.

Now, I’m going to whizz through these last few photosets. First is Sara Sampaio in Armani, then Alina Baikova in Zuhair Murad, Charlotte Gainsbourg in Christian Dior Haute Couture, and finally Sui He on the far right. I’m not sure who she’s wearing and Harper’s Bazaar and reverse image search is giving me dust so as always, if you’re reading and you know, hmu.

From left to right here: Stella Maxwell in Atelier Versace, Martha Hunt in Monique L’Huillier, Gayle Rankin in Delpozo and Dua Lipa in Valentino.

L-R: Madison Beer in Georges Hobeika (STUNNING, and I just read on Twitter that there was a gun pulled out at one of her concerts which is insane, and how has it become so commonplace in the states that something like that doesn’t make headline news?), Chloe Sevigny (again, I stan) in Miu Miu, and Hailey Clauson in Ralph and Russo.

L-R: Elle Fanning in Reem Acra (another fucking beautiful cape!), Elsa Hosk in Alberta Ferretti (Cannes 2019 has been GREAT advertisement for Alberta and power to her, am I right?), Jasmine Tookes in Zuhair Murad (I have LOVED this dress ever since its runway debut and there are few human beings out there who would do it more justice than Jasmine), and finally Araya Hargate again in Atelier Versace.

To finish, Eva Longoria’s sleek all camel day look is more of Alberta Ferretti doing what she does best, high fashion Twitter darling Sasha Luss’s dress is couture Chanel, and so is Margot Robbie’s. It’s the delicate touch of the plaits that I love with Margot’s look and Eva looks radiant, and both are a final reminder NOT TO SLEEP ON CANNES’ DAYTIME FASHION.

All in all, Cannes produced just as many extortionately expensive fairy princess looks as ever and, as always, I lived for it. I love dark, grungy fashion but still, the little girl in me can’t beat feathers, satin and sequins; there’s no event better suited for vicariously living out my French vanilla fantasy. 

It also brings together two of my favourite things in life: films and fashion. Call me a basic bitch, but I’m very excited for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (though I am conflicted about whether to see it in cinemas considering I just found out Leonard DiCaprio has known his current girlfriend since SHE WAS 11, like, what the fuck?), Portrait of a Lady on Fire sounds incredible, and I plan on seeing Rocketman this week.

If you read all this post all the way to the end, I hope you enjoyed it!

Lauren x

[dustinchris]

is ‘the social network ost’ too niche for the album thing

too niche? here at lcdsound dot tumblr dot com where i frequently talk about if betty riverdales mom was gayle from chris fleming’s gayle ?

social network ost-

hand covers bruise / in motion / in the hall of the mountain king / + baby you’re a rich man

im not eloquent enough to talk about HCB i’m just gonna leave these two comments it had on yt

/ i’m gonna be a dj at a club and only play in motion and a remix w whatever bullshit marks talking about over it added back in / the use of this song in the movie you’re like oh shit! here they come! fuckin winklevoss twins goddamn rowing the boat! perfect anxiety music for preparing yourself for armie hammer and other armie hammer / UGH LIKE BABY YOURE A RICH MAN AT THE END OF THE MOVIEEEEE LIKE WHO AUTHORIZED THAT! IM GONNA SCREAM!

also bc i love to have fun let’s do the OTHER tsn ost! that’s right! narcissism incoming!

taylor swift’s the social network: a jukebox musical ost-

22 / shake it off / all too well

i’m choosing 22 instead of a more emotional song bc it makes me laugh when the zipline breaks and dustin (i think??) goes “UH OH! .... I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU-” / i have tsnswift shake it off FULLY choreographed in my head / WERE DANCING ROUND THE GYM AEPI CARRIBEAN NIGHT

ok anyway thank u for this

[thesinglesjukebox]

CHARLI XCX & CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS - GONE

[7.79]

We do NOT fucking hate these people...

Elisabeth Sanders: I have no idea if this song is good or bad, all I know is that I am a homosexual. [10]

Alfred Soto: She triumphed at Pitchfork Festival against every one of my expectations: a diva who pirouetted, thrusted, and sashayed like a star with no interest in behind-the-scenes song doctoring. She played "Gone" in vivider incarnation; she sung "I fucking hate these people" as a shared joke between her and the festival's largest queer audience. The boom boom clap of the percussion keeps out of the way, but I wish it presented an obstacle over which she could hurdle. [7]

Nellie Gayle: Social anxiety does not exactly read as a the prefect pretense for a banger pop song, but then again, Charli XCX has a certain gift for emotional subterfuge. 'Gone' is a collaboration between Charli and a more subdued pop star friend, Christine & the Queens. The two wrestle between seething anger at fake social niceties and and a deeper issue - the desire to be loved and seen, even if by a group of people you couldn't care less about. It's comforting to know that even a seasoned partygirl like Charli XCX can feel the same debilitating and restrictive sense of social "unbelonging" - a scene she depicts fairly literally in the accompanying music video which features her in bondage. The jump between this wallflower characteristic and the club-ready beat feels like a perfect metaphor for Charli's career and persona itself. As pop music evolves and begins to cater to an even more confessional and vulnerable audience of millennials, it makes sense its most forward thinking vanguards would keep the pace by divulging their deepest longing while also maintaining a danceable beat. [7]

Nortey Dowuona: Sharp, rubbery bass backflips, pirouettes and twists as soapy, seething synths and steel tipped drums shimmy across the shoulders as Christine and Charli spin through as they become intertwined as one. [8]

Wayne Weizhen Zhang: What's that? Charli XCX writing a song about loneliness and social anxiety -- but somehow making it work as a duet? More like Charli doing this again, except this time instead of ruminating about the cosmos, commiserating about lost love, or contemplating redemption, she and Chris are plotting their escape. They spend the entire track pouring gasoline on their worries and stresses, until 3:04, when they finally erupt into flames. And then they're literally gone, leaving behind only the glitched screaming ghosts of their pop consciousness, any chance at salvation vanishing with them. [8]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: Charli XCX's trajectory since the release of Pop 2 has been confusing. Over the past year and a half, she's released 15-or-so singles/features, running the gamut from remixes of experimental rappers to big shiny club collabs with Diplo, Lizzo, and Troye Sivan. It's largely been good material (save for that Diplo Spice Girls remix), but the songs have kind of felt like diversions from the goals set out by Pop 2's post-PC MUSIC synthesis of pop artifice into sincere emotion. This is entirely her right-- if Charli just remade Pop 2 until she retired, it wouldn't have the same deconstructive power it had when it first came out. Yet even the best of her singles from last year (songs like "5 in the Morning" and her remix of Tommy Genesis' "100 Bad") felt somewhat unambitious-- playgrounds in the wreckage of pop, rather than attempts to build a new level upon it. "Gone," then, is that new level. It's the best of all possible worlds: the shiny synths and hard-hitting rhythms of "Nuclear Seasons"-era Charli, the glitchy breakdowns of her PC Music collabs, and the open, collaborative feeling of her wilderness year. "Gone" encapsulates Charli's appeal in a compact 4 minute salvo, taking a conventional core lyrical concept-- dancing the social anxiety away-- and twisting it to her will. Chris makes for perhaps the best partner Charli's had on her pop mission: her voice is clearer and more sincere, the perfect tool to clear out any suggestion of irony. But Charli herself is the key to why "Gone" works. She's the glue that holds together the disjointed impulses of the track, like she always is, but here she's also constantly moving it forward. Her vocals here are perhaps the best they've ever sounded, aloof and emotive all at once, and the fragmented lyrical picture that she and Chris paint is vivid. It took her a while, but "Gone" reveals a revitalized Charli XCX, capable of pop mastery once again. [10]

Oliver Maier: "Gone"'s release feels timed to ensure that Pop 2 fans don't abandon hope for Charli's album after the disappointing "Blame It On Your Love", with metallic globs of bass and sparkling synth arpeggios hearkening back to the palette of the 2017 mixtape. However, it's actually Christine and the Queens who gives the stronger performance here; Charli excels in emotional extremes and bratty earworms, but the purgatorial feeling of anxiety that "Gone" reckons with -- as well as the song's cavernous arrangement and less immediate hook -- are better suited to Chris' subtler wheelhouse. The breakdown in the last minute is a little superfluous, more a signifier of a willingness to experiment than a successful experiment in and of itself, but "Gone" still provides a brighter forecast for Charli than we had a few weeks ago. [6]

Joshua Copperman: So I did the dumb remix thing again. The Katy Perry one was a reorder of different parts, but this one adds more instrumentation and a four-on-the-floor kick that takes Charli back to 2009 instead of 1999. Despite my favorite performance I've heard Christine give ("do they wish to run through mee," the plainspoken way she says "baby" just before the breakdown), and the clear vocal chemistry between her and Charli, this song has so much empty space when a melody like that requires bombast. That breakdown feels like someone trying to recreate NSYNC's "Pop" using "Call Your Girlfriend" samples on a broken MPC. Couple that with the ugly flanging on Charli and Christine's voices, and any momentum and goodwill feels squandered. "Gone" is so strong until that point that it's still extremely listenable, but extremely listenable feels disappointing when it's this close to being great. [7]

Kayla Beardslee: I can't think of a more appropriate artist to enter the "crying on the dance floor" pantheon than Charli XCX: pop's resident party girl saying that she "fucking hates" the people at this party is not an artistic confession to be taken lightly. Although the marketing for this track has been informed by the tired "most personal album yet" cliche, Charli has thankfully pulled off the introspective turn by maintaining her PC Music inspirations, metallic synths bouncing off the edges of the song and giving the message of grappling with anxiety some much-needed bite. The presence of a feature is another XCX signature, and Christine and the Queens is a welcome addition: for once, a Charli track clearly shows the collaborator's influence, in this case with its clipped melodies and off-kilter yet evocative lyrics. [8]

Will Rivitz: "Backseat," off 2017's Pop 2, cascaded into perfection on the strength of its final minute ripping the preceding three into shreds. "Gone," in doing exactly that again, but even more transcendentally sublimely this time (and with a transcendentally sublime beginning three-quarters to match, something its predecessor missed by a hair), is by extension better by about one degree. And I gave "Backseat" a [9], so... [10]

Joshua Lu: In light of the multitudinous takes on social anxiety pop stars have churned out in recent years, "Gone" feels surprisingly honest. Anxiety is seen as illogical (Charli's cry of "they don't care" seemingly comes out of nowhere, which is where these feelings often come from), shameful (the song opens with an apology), and maddening (the entirety of the prechorus and Christine's verse is filled with an untempered rage), and the song's unapologetic portrayal of these aspects acts as an effective catharsis. It hits harder when casted over the stutter-step instrumental, filled with uncomfortable white space and coarse industrial noises that put the listener on edge. [7]

Joshua Minsoo Kim: A song about being impossibly and destructively tired, so much so that one can't help but be vulnerable as a last ditch effort to maintain sanity. The production captures it perfectly: steely and anthemic and spacious, it encourages one to sing along in a sort of therapeutic karaoke session. The outro is a cute release--a moment to decompress by way of A.G. Cook's love for Scritti Politti. [7]

Michael Hong: Like the best Charli XCX tracks, "Gone" deals with solitude in crowded spaces, no matter the number of collaborators involved in the track. The industrial soundscape threatens to cave in at any moment -- something that fueled by the pair's anxieties does inevitably occur, and yet remains this moment of euphoric bliss. While Charli and Chris pose several questions across the track, none are really answered. Instead, the two end with a shared statement, "don't search me in here, I'm already gone, baby," and by tossing aside the anxiety of the party, the two find peace outside of the crowd. In a crowded field of tracks about wanting to leave the party, "Gone" is one of the most captivating because of Charli's introspection and ability to bring her dystopian future into the present. [7]

Kylo Nocom: This song is a fever dream of DJ Mustard stabs warped into freestyle-esque basslines, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis communicated through modernized rhythms. "Gone" shines in stark contrast to the notable collaboration Charli's done with a certain other '80s fanatic back in late 2017, substituting emotional atmospherics for feverish danceability. Charli's unstoppable pop glee is bared down to the essentials, stripped of the dumbness that felt defining of her singles the past two years; Christine's dense songwriting and anxious percussive affinities are polished up and displayed proudly here, with no signs of the occasionally campy production cheapness that defined her 2018 album's weaker missteps. "Gone" pays empathetic attention to the overstimulation some feel at huge parties, and the bouncing, metallic chorus shivers with a knowing sensory discomfort that eventually culminates in a gloriously alien glitch breakdown. [8]

Alex Clifton: A contender for Song of the Summer that isn't "Old Town Road" (which I love dearly but does not work on its own as a party playlist). Charli and Chris are always Interesting Artists, never boring and always looking forward, and this is a perfect marriage of their strengths and sounds. It has the electro production Charli favours but never gets too overwhelming; it has a good dose of Chris's quirk and gravitas but retains a lighter touch. Moreover it's just a fun song--I can only imagine what it was like to record this in the studio, and that enthusiasm spills over to the listener. Like Jane Austen's prose, "Gone" is complex and layered but performed with ease. It's one of the hardest tricks in the book, but Charli and Chris have absolutely nailed it. [8]

Iris Xie: "Gone" listens like the measured dissertation of an almost ideal pop song in a post-PC Music world that is more open about mental health, attachment trauma, and how it damages relationships. Out of the two, Letissier is the one who delivers the vocals with the exact emotion required to hit catharsis, due to her visceral and forceful cadence that is in tune with the chorus's frankness: "I feel so unstable, fucking hate these people / How they're making me feel lately." The post-chorus is beautiful though, with one of my favorite pop-R&B vocal tropes where they both catch on the fourth word of each line, "Why do we love--" before Charli and Letissier exhale with a sharp glide before jumping back into step with the stuttering beat, with "--if we're so mistaken?" Another treat is served with the sudden drop-off into "Why do we keep when the water runs? / Ne me cherche pas, je ne suis plus là, baby," a dreamy and sad breakdown that then breaks down into more jagged edges and clipped and chewed up repetitions. This song could only be written by people who love pop music so, so deeply that they have command of masterful hooks and turns of phrase and expectations. Unfortunately, I also don't like it as much as I should, because for all of what it does right, it still lacks dynamism and range to make it stick in a way that really makes me overjoyed for it, because I feel both of their solo work was a lot sharper and more evocative, and I find the sound more muddled here, even amongst all of their loving approaches. [7]

Katherine St Asaph: One of my favorite songs is The Tycho Brahe's "Steel Wheels," a song about defeat and cutting ties to pursue other defeat. "Gone" is a lot like that song, attached to a lesser song: yet another false, poppily marketed take on social anxiety. When I'm socially phobic, which is almost all the time, it's never "those people" I hate -- I don't hate anyone without a good reason, and doing so would just add guilt and make me feel worse -- but myself. It seems too simple to posit that one song is Chris's contribution and the other's Charli's, but more to the point, I actually can't tell which is whose. Neither artist seems fully themselves, vocally or stylistically. Chris's strengths are staccato lyrics and precise bits of introspection: needles to the exact point that hurts. Charli's strength is sweepingly cathartic songs, emotions hemorrhaging out of the music and the skin. "Gone" is the midpoint of those strengths, playing to neither. [6]

William John: A favourite moment of mine in the Christine and the Queens catalogue is early single "Nuit 17 à 52", which, in its English adaptation, features a speaker in a "lace-like" state of being, waiting "for the rain to come through". It's an image of defencelessness that's so brusque it requires gentle piano chords to soften the mood. Water provides no solace to the song's protagonist; the fifty-second, pivotal night of melodrama fails to leave her mind. This is an image Christine and the Queens returns to for her contribution to Charli XCX's new single - interviews have made it clear that she penned the chorus, but it's obvious to anyone familiar with the charming peculiarities of her brand of franglais. This time the punishment of water is accompanied by inquisition - the metaphor is not used as a mere acknowledgement of self-flagellating tendencies, but and a need to know why they might arise is attached. The contention is that in the quest to know more about oneself, water can be framed not as a suffocating force, but as one of cleansing and catharsis; that in daring to be vulnerable, we open ourselves up to freedom and greatness. Enlisting a partner-in-crime to assist with such a quest doesn't hurt, and there's been few moments in pop this year as thrilling as the way these two jointly bellow "loathe" before the song gives way to its chirpy coda, as together they will themselves toward liberation. [9]

Jackie Powell: The production on "Gone" matches the exact emotional plot of the song itself. The bass synths and percussive claps are accurately abrasive and in your face. The vocal performances that both XCX and Christine give are impassioned. While the chorus might be a bit muffled and not as enunciated as I would have liked, they achieve a goal that all artists should strive for⁠--the ability to transfer their emotions through their lyrics and sounds into the soul of the listener. The mixing from their chest into their head voices that both singers do on this track brings out some sort of euphoria in me. Charli's previous singles "1999" and "Blame it on Your Love" have been catchy, but maybe not as substantive as Charli stans have wanted. I understand her strategy. It reminds me of Carly Rae Jepsen's approach to how she released "Dedicated." Both artists released advance singles that were a bit lighter in content and sound. And then of course, we heard "No Drug Like Me". The third single put out to the world was the sucker punch, the sly off-speed pitch that hits right in zone after two high fastballs that don't quite elicit a flinch. The 52-second outro in "Gone" was confusing when I first heard it, and maybe it should be a tad shorter, but I finally understand the reason it exists to begin with. If you listen closely, Charli and Christine's voices sound as though they are gargling water or are putting their faces into the water that they are claiming is still running. They make their point though, we've got to question why the water is running and it's up to us to stop it. It's uncomfortable, but we have the power to stop it. [8]

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[sagehaleyofficial]

HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (9.14-9.20.22):

NEW MUSIC:

Sleeping with Sirens released the title track and music video for their upcoming album Complete Collapse. The album will be released on October 14 via Sumerian Records and features previous singles “Let You Down” and “Crosses.”

Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett dropped a new solo track titled “Born and Raised.” It follows on from the rock musician’s previous single “Long, Long Year.”

HIM’s Ville Valo announced the details for his long-awaited upcoming album Neon Noir. The record will be released on January 13, 2023 via Heartagram Records and features the two new tracks “Echolocate Your Love” and “Loveletting.”

NOAHFINNCE released a new song titled “Lalala.” The song follows on from his recent EP My Brain After Therapy, which was released earlier this summer.

Young Culture announced a new full-length album titled You Had to Be There. The album is a follow-up to their 2021 EP Godspeed and will be released on November 11 via Rude Records/Equal Vision Records.

Magnolia Park released a new single titled “Addison Rae,” after the American TikTok personality. The music video also features a cameo from YouTube star Finn McKenty of The Punk Rock MBA.

GAYLE teamed up with blackbear for a new collab song titled “FMK.” The song comes off of the former singer’s upcoming EP A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two, releasing on October 7.

Steve Aoki dropped a new collab track with Mod Sun and Global Dan titled “Movie Star.” The song comes off the DJ’s newest album Hiroquest: Genesis, which is out now.

RedHook shared a new track titled “Say,” following on from their previous single “Jabberwocky.” The band released their debut EP Bad Decisions last year.

Paramore teased their plans to release a new song later this month titled “This is Why” on September 28. The band also combined their previously changed socials photos into one new promo shot.

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Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley”!

[theweirdkidinside03]

Happy Holidays! All Too Well reigned supreme on Countdown Top 40 this week

1. All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

2. Smokin Out The Window - Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak & Silk Sonic

3. One Right Now - Post Malone & The Weeknd

4. Bazinga - SB19

5. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

6. Easy On Me - Adele

7. Woman - Doja Cat

8. Enemy - Imagine Dragons & JID

9. I Bet You Think About Me [feat. Chris Stapleton] (From The Vault) (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

10. Ghost - Justin Bieber

11. No - Little Mix

12. Title - Meghan Trainor

13. Die For You - The Weeknd

14. Bite Me - Avril Lavigne

15. Knife Talk (feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat) - Drake

16. My Universe - Coldplay & BTS

17. Handstand (feat. Saweetie) - French Montana & Doja Cat

18. abcdefu - Gayle

19. Just Look Up - Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi

20. Overpass Graffiti - Ed Sheeran

21. Male Fantasy - Billie Eilish

22. The Motto - Tiesto & Ava Max

23. feel like s*** - Tate McRae

24. Starlight - Westlife

25. Sunshine - Liam Payne

26. Love Back - Why Don’t We

27. traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

28. Shivers - Ed Sheeran

29. SG - DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion & LISA of BLACKPINK

30. Life Goes On - Oliver Tree

31. Monday - Imagine Dragons

32. Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) - Elton John & Dua Lipa

33. TWINNEM - Coi Leray

34. Boyz (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Jesy Nelson

35. Angel Baby - Troye Sivan

36. Money - LISA

37. Bella Ciao - Becky G

38. Stay - The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber

39. Who’s In Your hear - Jonas Brothers

40. Habang Buhay - Zack Tabudlo