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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Benito Skinner teases 'Overcompensating' season 2 storylines
Benito Skinner has spilled some very interesting tea on how the Overcompensating season 1 finale cliffhangers connect to the storylines he wants to explore in season 2 — all while fans continue to wait for the hit LGBTQ+ series to get officially renewed by Prime Video. Sign up for the to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! As the series' creator and lead star, Skinner was recently asked what fans could expect from Overcompensating season 2 if the show gets its highly-anticipated renewal. "What's interesting to me about this idea of 'overcompensation' with these characters is that at no point do you stop doing that completely. I'm really inspired by the thought that if anyone has a comfort in it, or a comfort blanket, we take it away," Skinner told Deadline. "I want to see them start over in a lot of ways, and I think that's what that ending tells you might happen." He added, "Now some truths are out there, but I don't think you stop overcompensating even when the truth is [out] there, too." Skinner (Benny) shared this insight while attending the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience event alongside his Overcompensating costars Wally Baram (Carmen), Adam DiMarco (Peter), Owen Thiele (George), Mary Beth Barone (Grace), Connie Britton (Kathryn), and Kyle MacLachlan (John), as well as executive producer Scott King. When asked about his Overcompensating castmates, Skinner had nothing but praise for the actors who joined the project. "This is my dream cast. The show is exactly what it needs to be," he declared. "What a gift that all of these people, I'm like, 'I wanna see you do that, and I wanna see you do that.' And that, I think, is the mark of a cast that is just right." Season 1 of Overcompensating had a star-studded lineup of guest stars such as Charli XCX, Lukas Gage, Megan Fox, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Boman Martinez-Reid, James Van Der Beek, and Didi Conn, to name a few. The series has quickly garnered a global audience that is passionate and vocal about the show getting a second season. Fingers crossed! is now streaming on . - YouTube
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Owner Flaunts Dog's Types of Ears in Hilarious Video
A hilarious video of a dog owner capturing their Goldador, a Golden Retriever and Labrador mix dog, showing off different types of ears, has left the internet in stitches. On May 16, the parent of the adorable canine shared the video on the Instagram account @fingersthegoldador. The video showed the dog making a wide range of hilarious ear gestures, and each one of them is funnier than the last. A video on Instagram showing a dog owner giving funny names to various 'ear shapes' made by their Goldador dog named Fingers has gone viral on social media. In the caption of the post, the cute pooch's owner humorously wrote, 'His special talent is making new ear shapes.' The above-mentioned video, which is the second part of another compilation clip, gave a close look at the dog. The on-screen text on the clip read, 'Types of ears my dog has and what I have named them,' and soon enough, the video showed Fingers making his 'Pinky up ear.' The dog then went on to flaunt his 'Colonial wig ears.' Thereafter came the turn of 'Worm ear.' The owner also captured the canine showing off his 'Checkmark ear.' The pet parent hilariously named another ear gesture of the dog 'Disapp-ears' as they almost vanished. Finally, the video concluded with the Goldador demonstrating a 'Hail a cab ear.' The video has garnered a lot of positive reactions from fellow dog lovers who couldn't stop themselves from loving all these unique ear shapes and their hilarious names. In the comment section, one person revealed their favorite ear shape of the dog, declaring, 'The pinky up ear is my favorite.' Meanwhile, another Instagram user praised all the ears and thought, 'Now these are great.' Another person's comment read, 'Love all types of ears,' while a different commenter stated, 'Omg sooo cute.' The post Owner Flaunts Dog's Types of Ears in Hilarious Video appeared first on DogTime.
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I feed my baby sausage rolls, sugary Fingers & more before 10.30pm bedtime – people mum-shame me but he's a big eater
For dessert just before 9pm, the little boy indulged in Easter chocolate NO KIDDING I feed my baby sausage rolls, sugary Fingers & more before 10.30pm bedtime – people mum-shame me but he's a big eater Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MUM has come under fire after sharing what she allegedly feeds her one-year-old baby. Chloe Lewis took to TikTok to share short snippets of what her little boy eats throughout the day, as many slammed the alleged diet high in salt. 2 One mum was slammed after sharing the meals she allegedly fed her one-year-old tot Credit: tiktok/@chloelewisx1x 2 Critics also slammed Chloe for sending the little boy to bed after 10pm Credit: tiktok/@chloelewisx1x According to Chloe, the 13-month-old kickstarts his day with a bottle of ''tea'' at 10.20am when he wakes up. This, she shared in the video on her page, is followed by a mega brekkie consisting of cut slices of toast, baked beans, pieces of sausage, hash browns, as well as shredded bacon. Before the pair went to their swimming class, the little boy allegedly enjoyed half a pack of crisps, as well as some juicy orange for an extra dose of vitamins at 12.30pm. Once the activities were over, it was time for lunch - four sausage rolls, hash brown fries that were paired with fresh cucumber. By 3.40pm, the tot had finished all of his lunch, so Chloe decided to give him a packet of sugary Mini Fingers covered in chocolate. 20 minutes later, at 4pm, he was allegedly ready for a bottle of milk and headed for a well-deserved nap, before waking up at 6.30pm. By 7.30pm, the young boy had some Dairylea with a burger bun, as well as a hearty dinner, which consisted of a chicken burger with melted cheese and a portion of chips. Once it got to 8.45pm, the mum claimed in the video, it was dessert time - and her son indulged in Easter chocolate. Before going to bed at 10.20pm, Chloe gave the one-year-old another bottle of milk, which he allegedly left totally empty. Sharing his meals online, the young mum wrote in the caption: ''What my 13 month old eats in a day, his [he's] a big boy.'' Jealous mums started a witch hunt on me when they found out I was an ex-Playboy model - even my son, 12, was banned from sports teams 'That's more than what I eat in a day' The clip, posted less than a day ago, has taken the internet by storm, winning Chloe close to 22k views and over 220 likes. Dozens - a total of 71 - also flocked to comments to share their thoughts, as many were left in total disbelief. What food do you need for a healthy diet? IF you want to have good health, a good way to start is from your diet. The Eatwell Guide shows that to have a healthy, balanced diet, people should try to: eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day base meals on higher fibre starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice or pasta have some dairy or dairy alternatives (such as soya drinks) eat some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other protein choose unsaturated oils and spreads, and eat them in small amounts drink plenty of fluids (at least 6 to 8 glasses a day) Source: NHS ''That's a lot of salt,'' one person mum-shamed the young mother. Another chimed in: ''good eater but why is he napping and going to bed so late.'' A third wrote: ''the tannins in tea are bad for young children's liver and kidneys.'' ''that's more than I eat in a day,'' someone else added. However, not everyone was coming after Chloe, as there were also a few hitting back at the critics. ''Why is everyone so stressed at his bedtime? Who says kids have to go to bed at 7/8???'' a social media user wrote. A fellow mum shared: ''My 18 month old wakes up at 8:30 naturally doesn't nap and will sleep at about 10:30.''
Los Angeles Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
5 fascinating facts about motels, from murders and movies to Magic Fingers
Life, death, crime, kitsch, nostalgia, immigrant aspirations and witty design — all of these elements converge in the world of motels, which didn't exist before 1925. Here are five facts and phenomena from the century of history. From the late 1950s into the '80s, thousands of motels proudly advertised their Magic Fingers — a little collection of vibrating electric nodes under your mattress that would give you a 15-minute 'massage' for 25 cents, inspiring creators from Kurt Vonnegut to Frank Zappa. Alas, their moment passed. But not everywhere. Morro Bay's Sundown Inn, which gets two diamonds from the Auto Club and charges about $70 and up per night, is one of the last motels in the West that still features working Magic Fingers, offered (at the original price) in most of its 17 rooms. 'We've owned the hotel for 41 years, and the Magic Fingers was here when we started. We just kept them,' said co-owner Ann Lin. Ann's mother- and father-in-law immigrated from Taiwan and bought the property in 1983. Many motels and small hotels are longtime family operations. Sometimes it's the original owner's family, and quite often it's a family named Patel with roots in India's Gujarat state. A recent study by the Asian American Hotel Owners Assn. found that 60% of U.S. hotels — and 61% of those in California — are owned by Asian Americans. By one estimate, people named Patel own 80% to 90% of the motels in small-town America. The beginnings of this trend aren't certain, but many believe that one of the first Indians to acquire a hotel in the U.S. was Kanjibhai Desai, buyer of the Goldfield Hotel in downtown San Francisco in the early 1940s. There's no escaping the motel in American pop culture. Humbert Humbert, the deeply creepy narrator of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel 'Lolita,' road-tripped from motel to motel with his under-age victim. Edward Hopper gave us the disquieting 1957 oil painting 'Western Motel.' In the film 'Psycho' (1960), Alfred Hitchcock brought to life the murderous motel manager Norman Bates. When Frank Zappa made a movie about the squalid misadventures of a rock band on tour, he called it '200 Motels' (1971). When the writers of TV's 'Schitt's Creek' (2015-2020) wanted to disrupt a rich, cosmopolitan family, they came up with the Rosebud Motel and its blue brick interior walls. And when executives at A&E went looking for a true-crime series in 2024, they came up with 'Murder at the Motel,' which covered a killing at a different motel in every episode. The 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the Lorraine Motel in Memphis globally notorious. But before and after that day, the Lorraine played a very different role. Built as a small hotel in 1925 and segregated in its early years, the property sold to Black businessman Walter Bailey in 1945. He expanded it to become a motel, attracting many prominent African American guests. In the 1950s and '60s, the Lorraine was known for housing guests such as Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Roy Campanella, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Lionel Hampton, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and the Staples Singers. After King's assassination, the motel struggled, closed, then reemerged in 1991 as the National Civil Rights Museum, now widely praised. Guests follow civil rights history through the building, ending at Room 306 and its balcony where King was standing when he was shot. In 1980, a Colorado motel owner named Gerald Foos confided to journalist Gay Talese that he had installed fake ceiling vents in the Manor House Motel in Aurora, Colo., and for years had been peeping from the attic at guests in bed. The man had started this in the 1960s and continued into the '90s. Finally, in 2016, Talese spun the story into a New Yorker article and a book, 'The Voyeur's Motel,' sparking many charges that he had violated journalistic ethics.
Business Insider
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
The battle for America's beer drinkers
Bud Light was the king of beers for a long time in the United States. Sure, its sibling brand, Budweiser, had the formal title, but based on sales, the lighter lager was on top for decades. A couple of years ago, in the face of a cultural firestorm and changing consumer tastes, Bug Light lost its crown. Mexican-made Modelo took its place as the top-selling beer in America in retail, becoming the new rey of beers, if you will. Now, politics may be scrambling the beer space again, and not in Modelo's favor. To back up a bit, 2023 was tough for Bud Light. That spring, it sent Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, a handful of beer cans as part of a marketing campaign, and all hell broke loose. The incident sparked an enormous backlash among conservatives, including widespread calls for boycotts. While most of the time, these types of consumer upheavals are ineffectual and short-lived, that wasn't the case for Bud Light. It saw a meaningful decline in sales. The same year, Modelo surpassed Bud Light as the best-selling beer in the US. While the Bud Light dustup may have accelerated the flip, Modelo's advance had been coming for a while. Bud Light had been experiencing declines for years. Meanwhile, Modelo was growing consistently, riding the wave of growing consumer interest in imported beers and America's growing Hispanic population, which likes Modelo, in particular. Whereas 2023 was a rough ride for Bud Light, 2025 might be similar for Modelo. The brand is still going strong, but political developments like tariffs and immigration crackdowns may be a blip that could, once again, accelerate ongoing consumer trends in the beer industry. That doesn't mean Bud Light will vault back to the top — one of its sister brands, Michelob Ultra, is giving everyone a run for their money. As Kate Bernot, the lead analyst at Sightlines, which researches the alcohol industry, puts it, "Michelob Ultra has just been quietly doing its thing and killing it." Dave Infante, who writes a Substack about drinking called Fingers, tells me that given what happened a couple of years ago, the beer industry is likely building in "contingency plans for these major shifts" and steeling itself for more upheaval. "The industry just saw a major tectonic shift in 2023 and understands that if such a thing happens again with Modelo, opportunities are going to ripple out from it," he says. Executives at Constellation Brands, the company behind beers such as Modelo and Corona, have been open about the fact that the policies emanating from the White House are creating some serious what-ifs. First, there are tariffs. While Mexican-made beer isn't being hit with an import tax, the cans it comes in are, thanks to a 25% tariff on aluminum. "They basically brew all their beer in Mexico and they sell it in the US," Garrett Nelson, an equity research analyst at CFRA Research, says. "Thirty-nine percent of their beer is shipped in aluminum cans, and that's still subject to the 25% tariff." The industry just saw a major tectonic shift in 2023 and understands that if such a thing happens again with Modelo, opportunities are going to ripple out from it. TD Cowen estimated that the aluminum tariffs could cost Constellation $1 billion annually. In its most recent earnings call, Constellation disappointed investors with its guidance outlook. Most analysts I spoke to for this story, however, say the tariffs as they currently stand won't be a killer for Constellation or its customers. The aluminum tariffs will hit its competitors who import the material as well, Bernot says, and the company can likely absorb the cost hit without customers seeing a massive spike in Modelo's price. And if Constellation does need to raise prices, their consumers will probably be OK paying some of that increased cost. "They're confident enough in the grip of their brands that they can increase prices a little more easily without consumer pushback than, say, a Bud Light or some other domestic brand," Nelson says. Part of Bud Light's problem has been that it's pretty easy for consumers to swap out for a Coors Light or a Miller Lite. Modelo's loyal drinkers are a little stickier. Kaleigh Theriault, an associate director of beverage alcohol thought leadership at NIQ, points out that amid post-pandemic inflation in 2022, domestic beer brands raised prices more than imports, giving imported brands like Modelo a little more room now. "Domestic beer has taken up price so much over the past two years that consumers and shoppers have sort of turned away, or they've recognized how much domestic beer prices have increased, and that might be influencing their purchase of imports or that might be kind of the reason that they're slowing down their purchasing of domestic beer or just beer overall," Theriault says. While the outlook isn't too scary now, President Donald Trump's trade war and tariff tactics have been volatile. He's t hreatened to put tariffs on all goods from Mexico in the past, and while the liquid in the beer cans isn't subject to tariffs now, there's no guarantee that won't change. Modelo's headaches may be more acute when it comes to the president's immigration crackdown and the anxieties it's causing. Immigration raids and the Trump administration's hostile approach to foreigners living in the United States may be putting some Hispanic consumers on edge. They're worried about shopping, in case they're asked to show ID, staying home more, and may be pulling back on spending in the event someone from their household is detained. And like many consumers across demographics, they're under pressure economically. "They're afraid to go shopping, whether they're here illegally or they're here illegally, that Hispanic shopper is afraid to go out," Bump Williams, an alcohol industry consultant, says. He recently conducted a survey of about 200 Hispanic families, and two-thirds of them said they had changed shopping behavior or were concerned about going shopping. Williams also says retailers in heavily Hispanic markets have reported declines in foot traffic. Jefferies analysts recently wrote in a note to clients that there appears to be a correlation between encounters at the Mexican border and consumption trends. Hispanic consumers represent about half of Constellation's overall beer business. In the company's most recent earnings call, the company's CEO, Bill Newlands, said that two-thirds of Hispanic consumers were "concerned about higher prices on things like food, gas, and other essentials," and over half were "concerned relative to immigration issues." They're also worried about job losses in industries with a high number of Latino employees. "What does that do? That has tended to mean that the consumer has pulled back on spending on a number of categories," Newlands said. Beer is quite a ways down the list compared to other areas of spending, such as on restaurants, he added, "but it's certainly on the list, because things like social gatherings, an area where the Hispanic consumer often consumes beer, are declining today as part of these overarching concerns that they have." Constellation Brands and AB InBev did not respond to requests for comment for this story. Current troubles for Constellation and its brands, such as Modelo and Corona, aren't likely to be a full-blown disaster. But they may represent an opportunity for competitors, including Anheuser-Busch InBev, to make some inroads. Bud Light has done a lot to try to claw back consumers from its 2023 snafu, including becoming the official beer sponsor of the UFC in 2024 and generally trying to keep its marketing as uncontroversial as possible. Still, it's been on the downswing for a while — its volumes peaked in 2008. "Bud Light's not going to be the comeback winner on this one," Williams says. While the brand has managed to stop much of the bleeding from 2023 and 2024, it's still declining. "It's got a very slim chance to reclaim the title of the No. 1 brand in the country." Recent data from the National Beer Wholesalers Association and Fintech, a payments company in the alcohol space, found that in the first quarter of the year Bud Light saw the biggest loss of market share in on-premise purchases (think restaurants and bars) as well as off-premise retail purchases (think grocery stores or gas stations) of the top 10 alcohol brands it tracks. While Bud Light remains quite popular, it's not on the growth track. The opposite is true for another AB InBev brand, Michelob Ultra. Per the NBWA and Fintech, Michelob had the biggest share gain during the first quarter of the year. "Michelob Ultra now, for all intents and purposes, is Anheuser Busch's flagship beer, its star beer," Bernot says. "It's a really strong brand." Michelob's gains may not necessarily be Modelo's losses — the latter remains the No. 1 imported beer, has a loyal customer base, and, as mentioned, may have some room to push up prices if it needs to. Modelo's customers aren't switching brands; some of them may just temporarily be buying less of it. In contrast to Bud Light, Michelob has a better-for-you air to it. It's marketed as low-carb and low-calorie and leans into a health angle, as an option that can be part of a fit lifestyle. To many consumers, Bud Light feels more regular and generic, even if it's also a light beer. The three brands may be locked in a tight race for America's beer crown, but that's because Modelo, Bud Light, and Michelob all appeal to a wide array of consumers. If Hispanic consumers are pulling back on Modelo purchases, that probably means they're buying less Bud Light and Michelob, too. If their customers do start to switch up habits, it's not clear they'll be swapping one for the other. If you give up on Bud Light, you're probably going to go for a Coors Light or Miller Lite first. If Modelo gets too pricey, you may look for another premium or import brand. To a large extent, these brands' fates are in their own hands. Bud Light is trying to get back drinkers it lost and attract new ones. Modelo has a pretty unique appeal that is very much at the center of its US parent company's overall strategy. "That brand is able to command that premium price point because of long-standing American consumer attraction to the exoticism and the vision of paradise that marketers have really been able to shape around the Corona and to some extent the Modelo brands," Infante says. "And Modelo also has a really compelling marketing campaign that it ran for many years about the 'fighting spirit' that really resonated." Beer overall is just having a tough go of it in general. As for Mich Ultra, its image as the healthier option boosts its appeal — it's for after-work drinks, but also after-run drinks or an afternoon on the golf course. In fall 2024, Michelob Ultra Zero was introduced, a nonalcoholic option meant to capitalize on the growing NA trend. It's a marketing opportunity for the flagship brand to generate excitement, solidify the wellness-conscious halo around it, and take up more store space with both alcoholic and nonalcoholic options. The analysts I spoke to were mixed on whether this meant Michelob could depose Modelo. Thierault thinks it's unlikely Michelob will become first anytime soon. Williams, on the other hand, says Michelob Ultra "has a really good shot at surpassing Modelo Especial as the No. 1 beer brand in the United States this year." Ultimately, it may be long-term structural trends that are more important, just as they were when Modelo surpassed Bud Light in 2023. In that scenario, Modelo continues to grow, despite hurdles, just like Michelob. Bud Light remains quite popular, especially in draft and at bars, but its overall fortunes don't appear to be on track to reverse. The beer industry's leaderboard could shift again, depending on politics, perception, and pricing power. But if and when that happens is still TBD. In the meantime, beer as a sector is not having a blockbuster year anyway. "Beer overall is just having a tough go of it in general," Bernot says. "It's important to put any certain brand declines or struggles in the larger picture of beer is just not doing great."
