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Condé Nast Traveler
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Condé Nast Traveler
Does the ‘Freakier Friday' Cast Know Their Movie Locations (ft. Lindsay Lohan & Jamie Lee Curtis)
Transcript Come on. Is that shrimp? If this is Conde Nast Traveler, you can do, [bleep], better. [Lindsay] I think they're trying to make it hard for you to figure out. Well, this is not the kitchen. It's not Donna's kitchen. Is it a table? No. There's a car. Oh wait. That's when you drove the car through, isn't it? That is the car moment. See, I'm not even on the show. No, and you probably watched it. Hi, I'm Lindsay Lohan. I'm Jamie Lee Curtis. We've both filmed in a lot of amazing locations. So let's see if we can remember where. [upbeat music] Oh, I completely know where this is. This is at a laundromat. This is Everything Everywhere All at Once. We're in a laundromat deep in the valley, city of Los Angeles. It's actually probably Van Nuys or even farther. Oh wow. I mean, it is way the F out there. What did my silly husband say to you? He told me about your situation. It's a legitimate laundromat in the middle of the valley, and it was at night, obviously. And you know, this movie was made in Simi Valley, California and then in the Valley it was all shot in Los Angeles. That's nice though, 'cause you're home. I mean, the thing that really got me about the laundromat it was when I actually understood what the movie was about. Because the truth is I didn't understand what this movie was about at all. And there was no need for me to, 'cause I understood what my job was. Like, I understood her- Who you were. And that's my only job. And then I watched Ke Quan and Michelle Yeoh, do their sort of reunification scene at the laundromat. And it was before we shot this scene outside. And so I was there on set and I was watching the monitors and at one point when they had this beautiful emotional bonding, I literally looked to the Daniels, and I went, Oh, the movie's about love. It's about love. [gentle music] Oh, wow. Because I didn't really know that. So that reminds me of it. And also that punk sweater that she was wearing that says punk on the back just kills me. Okay, so... Memory lane. Yes, I know, The Parent Trap. Yes. Do you remember where? Yeah, we shot this in Lake Arrowhead, California. [Jamie] Crestline. Either of you by any chance know how to play poker? Nah. Never played it before. We were in Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear a lot for Camp Walden scenes. And it was so fun for me because it was like a real life summer camp. There were just kids running around everywhere. My brother was there, he was like riding his dirt bike and it was just such a blast. I remember I have to get like taken away for schooling and I really hated that part of it. Well, of course. But just great memories of, I remember I, when I was taking fencing lessons and we had the fencing scene right up to the right. [swords clanging] Yeah. Sweet. You know, I watched that movie. I still don't understand. How old were you? 10. Oh yeah. [Hallie gasps] I love it. I don't understand. I-I really don't, I don't understand how you were that facile and that able to flip flop and to, I mean, it's just an extraordinary- You'll make me cry. Thank you. That's so sweet. It's extraordinary to have that complexity. It was so exciting for me, like, at the time to do that. And like, I think the hardest parts that we chose was timing because it was the wig and the short hair. And then I wanted her to have nail polish and Hallie had to have blue hard candy nail polish. And then Annie didn't have it. So that switching was really fun to deal with. I was gonna say, it's really fun as a concept until you have to take it off and put it on, take it off- And we did that in Freakier Friday with the switch with Harper, where I have the decals on my nails. And as shooting went on, I'm like, Why did I do this? Why did I come up with this idea again? Yes. But- But it's worth it. It's really a very impressive performance from a really young person. I actually, if I had to pick any characters that I could say like, I missed playing those like roles, it would be Hallie and Annie. Oh, this is hard. Dude, what is that? [Lindsay] Oh. Wow. The Bear. [Jamie] Is that The Bear? Yeah. How is that The Bear? I mean, I can see lobster. How would you know that's The Bear? I see fish. Come on. [Lindsay] Is that shrimp? If this is Conde Nast Traveler, you can do better fucking better food picture for the bear than an out of focus- I think they're trying to make it hard for you to figure out. Well, I mean, I don't, what is that meat or is that polenta? No, that looks like shrimp. And I was never in The Bear where they fed and, well, except in my kitchen. This is not the kitchen. This is not Donna's kitchen. Is it the table? No. There's a car. Oh. Oh wait. It's when you drove the car through, isn't it? That is the car moment. See, I'm not even on the show. Oh yes. That... You know, it just was a little bit of a surreal photograph. Now I understand. It is the- I think it's very artsy and nice actually. It is a beautiful photograph and it is the moment when, you know, Donna drives the car through the wall of the house as one does when you're maybe inebriated and angry. [car crashing] Yes. This was in Illinois. This is in Chicago, in Evanston actually. Ma, what did you do? Ma, open the door. Open the door, Ma. One of the great experiences of my life. All of it. And then when that goes off, I need to take the branzino out and don't forget to stir the gravy. [Girl] Oh my God. Why? What do we got gravy for? Because nobody eats this shit. If you had shown me a picture of Donna's kitchen, I would've known exactly where, just a splattered timer with some gravy on it, I would've been, look, I almost called it tomato sauce, but it's not tomato sauce, it's called gravy. I know that now. Where are we? Oh, okay, 'cause the car, at first I was looking at that from afar and I was like, is this Machete? But no, it's Mean Girls. [bell dings] It is Mean Girls. Are we in the United States? No, we shot this in Canada, in Toronto, and outside of Toronto. I forget exactly what area. ♪ La-la-la-la-La ♪ ♪ The boys are waiting ♪ Wow, your house is really nice. I know, right? I loved filming there in Toronto. It was really nice. It was nice to be like out of the states to film something like that. But you were talking earlier today with the girls about Mean Girls about the age disparity of all of the girls. On set? Yeah. Yeah. It was, it was funny because we were all, Rachel McAdams was so much older than me, so we had such a big gap. So we didn't all get to hang out all the time. Get in, loser, we're going shopping. Regina's like the Barbie doll I never had, I'd never seen anybody so glamorous. ♪ I don't care ♪ I remember I was rhinestoning phones for everyone as gifts. I would take, everyone's like, T-Mobile Sidekicks and like rhinestone their phones or Verizon's or whatever they had and I would rhinestone their phones. Wow. But we had a lot of fun this day with, this is the scene with Amy Poehler when she's like, I'm a cool mom. There are no rules in this house. I'm not like a regular mom. I'm a cool mom. Right, Regina? Please stop talking. We were all at the Sutton Place. We all stayed there and we had like, I was like, Everyone, let's do Thanksgiving together. But it was nice. It was nice because it became like a family. And when you're young and on set, you need to be able to talk to other people your age. You feel lucky when you have that on film and you're young. Oh please. So OG. Obviously it's Halloween. This is South Pasadena. [Lindsay] You can just tell because it looks so eerie. Well then it's 1978, and here's the thing that most people don't understand. So this was what in fact the house looked like. So when you see the movie and it's all those years later and Laurie's walking up the street and she's putting the key under the mat and the little boy's like, don't go in that house, it's a scary house. Lonnie Elamb said never to go up there. Lonnie Elamb said that's a haunted house. He said awful stuff happened there once. Lonnie Elamb probably won't get out of the sixth grade. But in the movie, at the beginning of the movie, the house looks like a fully- Yeah. Fancy house. What we did is, the whole crew, the last day of the movie, spent the day whitewashing this house, hanging curtains, hanging wallpaper in only the rooms that they were gonna need to see in that opening sequence. And then we shot the opening sequence of the movie that night, the last night of the movie. I remember literally we were painting the house and hanging curtains- That's such a nice moment. It was like total crew group together. It was cool. [Laurie screaming] [Laurie grunts] Please. [Lindsay] Oh, this is Freakier Friday. Yes it is. [bell dings] Where are we? We are in Hollywood. Yes, we are. [Lindsay] On, we're near Wilcox, right? Yeah, at that great record shop record store. [Lindsay] Which was such a cute record shop. [Jamie] Yeah. Super cute. That day was the day where you got a nomination for The Bear and we did the cake for you. Yes, it was. It was a very special day that day. It was a special day and you were very sweet. I surprised you with a little cake and speech. It was a beautiful speech. Okay, I'll let you know when it's time for you to make your sexy grand entrance. Sexy grand entrance. [upbeat music] Oh, like that. But this day was so funny when we were peeling out in the car, 'cause you were so excited to do the peel out. No. I like to drive. And she was ripping it. I like to rip it a bit. ♪ Come here, go with it ♪ [both screaming] I love driving! And what most people don't know, but when they see Freakier Friday is, we also shot Freaky Friday in Los Angeles. And it was really important and we worked really hard, both of us a lobby Disney to get us to be able to shoot in Los Angeles because it's as much a love letter of Los Angeles. And you know, sadly, of course a lot of the locations in Freakier Friday burned in the Palisades Fire and in the Altadena Fire. The pickleball tournament. Yeah, I heard about that. The pickleball center there burned and the house, and it's gonna take, you know, decades to ever look like that again. It was so green and beautiful. So it's very important for me to be able to shoot in Los Angeles and for you. Yeah. [Jamie] Eek. Why eek? Because for a second I didn't know what it was, but now I do. It's very hard, this one. I believe it's from Trading Places. Is that Grand Central Station? Is it in in Philly or in New York? Philly. It's in Philly. So I didn't remember where we shot that, but this is the scene in Trading Places where I believe she kisses him goodbye and he's about to go toward the end of the movie. You know, I was young and this was a bit of a blur. It's kind of the way the girls- Yeah, you're just going with the flow. I agree with that completely. Like if I think about films that I did when I was 21, which maybe I'll see something, but I don't have that many distinct memories from a lot of them. I remember that building, I remember the scene, Dan Aykroyd can Kiss is all I can say out loud. That man knows how to kiss. He's a soul man. [gentle music] You know, the truth of the matter is, I think Ophelia is a straight character in that movie. I think, for the most part, I'm the straight person. I mean, even in A Fish Called Wanda, I'm not, you don't go to me for the funny, you go to the comedians... No, I'm being honest. I'm not the one who's gonna deliver that. So I don't look at that movie as something where I'm funny. I think True Lies was probably the first time I ever actually understood- Started to feel it too more. That characters could have physical comedy aspects that then could develop it, and then you'll see that in that. And so I think I had more confidence then. So by Freaky Friday I felt emboldened to sort of go for it. Yeah a bit. We seem to be- I'm old! I beg your pardon? Oh, I'm like the Crypt Keeper. Okay. That's enough. [both screaming] [Lindsay] Oh, Irish Wish, the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. We didn't actually film on the Cliffs of Moher, it was green screened, but everyone really believed it. That's green screen? Yeah. Wow. Oh no, they did exterior shots of the Cliffs of Moher. But when there's the wide of us there, it wasn't real. Cliffs of Moher. You know it. I've heard about it. Oh, interesting. I love Ireland. I'm half Irish, half Italian, but I loved Ireland. It was so magical. And when they say four seasons in one day, that place has four seasons in one day. Which is- Same with Chicago by the way. People are so nice. Same with Chicago. Yeah. Beautiful. The food. I love, I love it there. We lived in a place called Dalkey, which was just beautiful. Just like this really lovely town. And we'll walk down, go get food, super simple. It's just such a nice life there. And then jumping in the cold water and it was just a really great experience. I wanna go back. I wanna take my son to Ireland- Yeah, of course. What a fun trip that would be. [gentle music] This is Georgia Rule. We shot it in Monrovia, not Idaho, Monrovia? California. I think you should probably hire her to be a travel consultant. One of my like side things that I just do as a mom and a wife is I love booking trips and picking places and I have very good memory. Are you that person? Yeah, yeah, I love planning trips. Yeah. It's like one of my favorite things to do. What do you love about it? I just love the result of like how when I've picked a place to stay and we get there and everything is, everything just is pretty, like moves seamlessly. Like how everyone feels after it. Like the experience and the moments that we've shared in that place. So you love travel? Yeah, I love it. And I'm lucky because my husband loves travel too. But at the same time I'm a homebody. Like when I'm home, I don't love to always leave the house. Like I like to be home. That's like the Cancer sign in me. Do scorpions like to stay safe and comfortable? Or do they just sting people? I think they just sting people. Okay, great. Because I love that about you. I am not a traveler. I travel for work and I am like a- You travel a quite a bit? I travel a lot, but I don't travel for pleasure. I'm not a pleasure seeker. I think it's important too when you can. I know. I love you. I travel for work and I find the pleasure in the travel for work. And my secret of travel is that I am an autodidact. I went to school, but I didn't learn anything. And so I inculcate sort of the culture of where I'm going wherever I travel. So like we're going to Australia. So I'm reading Thorn Birds. I feel like I am learning about the place I am in. You're very immersed in the place that you go before you get there. So that's how I have to travel. Me, I'm like, I wanna find all the like foodie restaurants. Of course you do. That's me. I'm like, where's the food? [Crew] Lindsay, if you had to plan a trip for Jamie, that she would enjoy, where would you plan it? I think I would take you to Dubai. Well, I would love to go to Dubai. Yeah, I'd bring you to Dubai because it feels like a different world there to me because there's so much chaos in America. It feels very safe there. But aside from that, it'd be nice to take you to a different culture and show you just the kind of food and the lifestyle and the people and the friendliness and kind of just, and take you to the desert and show you how beautiful it is and just see a different side of things. Well now I put lip gloss on your knuckle. It's okay, it's usually in my hair. I kissed her hair one time, one time wearing lipstick and it may have left a lip print on her blonde hairs. It was actually a very cool image though. It was with blonde hair, with like a salmon colored lip print. And now I will never be able to live it down. [bright music]
Gizmodo
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Gizmodo
Download Asphalt 8: Airborne (free) for Windows, Android, APK and iOS
Asphalt 8: Airborne is the type of game that pulls you into high-velocity action as you speed ahead after hitting the accelerator. It does not simply mean going from point A and B via four-wheel vehicles. It is all about driving your car to extremes, jumping over ramps, demolishing your path on your way, and making the moves that every race appears to be beyond life. The game is partly an arcade game, laced with brilliant animation and sound that truly makes the heart beat in wild excitement. You do not play on a track, you play in cities, deserts, and any kind of wild place where each of them is designed to keep you wondering. These cars are powerful and feel super strong, and you can almost feel the roar of the engine as you get your way out of the traffic jam or drift unevenly around the corners. It is the event that makes you desire to do one more race. And when you fall off or skip a jump, it is difficult not to resume and play it over. It is all about fun, style, and speed, regardless of how many times one wipes out in the process of Asphalt 8: Airborne. Asphalt 8: Airborne has something that makes the game irresistible to gamers. One of the aspects of it is the speed. It is difficult not to be excited when you are flying down some track, avoiding cars, landing on ramps, and barrel-rolling. Controls are easy so that any player can learn the game and get entertained, and, at the same time, complicated so that a player can learn all the tricks in spotting every drift and shortcut. The game does not give you victories, but you have to attain them. This is why every victory is rewarding. There is not just a race against the computer or other live people over the Internet, but there is also the race against yourself, this time trying to get faster or trying to make a perfect stunt. The next reason why one should consider playing Asphalt 8: Airborne is the diversity associated with this game. The number of cars to unlock and update is loads: cool sports vehicles and potent muscle machines. The songs are equally diversified and courses are played in real-world-like locations that are full of shortcuts, dangers, and ramps that can be used to perform insane stunts. You also get the daily challenges and special events as part of the game that provide you with new targets and incentives to play. It is the type of game that does not make things stale. Whether you play just a few minutes here and there, you always have a feeling that there is something new to see or to try. And the most wonderful thing is that it gets the sensation of high-speed racing without your concern about the complicated setups and tuning. One can just take a plunge and have fun. Asphalt 8: Airborne is, as a matter of fact, free to download and play. In-app purchases also exist in the form of accelerated car unlocking, cosmetic and upgrade items, but it is possible to play the whole game without spending any money. The point is that it is planned in a way that you can enjoy it whether you choose to pay or not. The game Asphalt 8: Airborne should be played on a variety of platforms, which implies that it is simple to start either on mobile or on PC. It operates on Android phones and iPhone devices, which makes it ideal when it comes to mobile gaming. It is also available on Windows PC, where it works fine provided your system meets the minimum specifications. You can enter the action, race anywhere, with a phone, another device such as a tablet, or even a computer. You only have to ensure that your device is updated to have a good experience. And in case you want to experience something new in the style of racing, Need for Speed Heat is one of the games that may fit the bill. It combines up-tempo racing and an open world sensation that allows players to become street racers and earn their respect to go hand in hand with modifying their vehicles. The game interchanges the legality of the races in the day with the illegality of street racing at night, which gives an additional risk and reward feature that keeps you glued to the game. It has intense customization of the car and its style, which creates the feeling of uniqueness. You'll easily spend hours exploring the city, customizing your vehicles, and attempting to evade the police when, somehow, you lose your cool. The experience of driving in CSR 2 Realistic Drag Racing is a lot different. It does not involve spacious lines loaded with the ramp and tricks, but more on precision in drag racing. It is necessary to perfect when to change and upgrade the parts of your car to reduce your running time by a few fractions. It is not that much about wild stunts but about the competence and tactics. The vehicles are extremely detailed, and when you ensure your car is tuned up exactly the way it has to be to win in nail-biting races, there would be a huge feeling of fulfillment. It is a pretty good choice when you require a racing game that is closer to reality. Motorsport Manager goes in an entirely different direction. In this case, it is not you in the driver's seat. Rather, you are the decision maker of a racing team. You do all the job of hiring the drivers, to the pit strategies, and improving your cars. It is the game of making smart choices and responding to random curves of a race. This is ideal for players who enjoy the thought of racing but prefer having a different perspective experience. You will be busy making plans, doing analysis, and hoping that your plans will succeed as you see the action on the track.
CBS News
11-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Starbucks is testing out a new protein cold foam at 5 locations in the U.S.
Starbucks is piloting a new menu item that will give people a boost of protein with their morning latte. The coffee chain is testing a new protein cold foam at five locations across the U.S., CNN reported. The foam is banana-flavored and paired with the coffee chain's iced latte beverage, a Starbucks spokesperson confirmed with CBS MoneyWatch. Protein drinks and snacks have ballooned in popularity in recent years — a trend celebrities like Khloé Kardashian are looking to cash in on with products like Khloud, a protein popcorn. Protein shakes are now a $6 billion sector, according to Beverage Digest. Starbuck's foray into protein beverages is part of a larger push to reimagine its menu. The company on its website says it is piloting new products at select U.S. locations known as the Starting Five. Current products being tested include a Strato Frappuccino and croissants baked in-store. The company says it will test these food and beverage options through its Starting Five program before launching them at the national level. To make way for new menu items, Starbucks will pare down its food and beverage offerings by 30% by the end of Fiscal Year 2025. "By simplifying our menu, we're helping to create a more intentional, thoughtful experience for our customers — one where every drink is handcrafted with precision and care," the company posted online. The menu redesign comes at a time of financial tumult for the coffee chain. Sales remained relatively flat through 2024 and the start of 2025. "Our results do not reflect the strength of our brand," said Rachel Ruggeri, chief financial officer in the company's 2024 Fiscal Year results. In an effort to boost sales and lure people back to its retail locations, CEO Brian Niccol unveiled the "Back to Starbucks" restructuring plan in September 2024. The ongoing initiative involves a series of upgrades to its operations and appearance — such as a new dress code for baristas that highlights the the coffee chain's "iconic green apron."
