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Oz Festival
Ethan Slater was already, by some measures, pretty famous — the dude played SpongeBob on Broadway without any special effects except a tie and some plaid pants and earned a Tony nomination for the role. But when Feverqueen Eileen Carter I met him in New York City not long agoI found Slater cautiously negotiating new territory like a veritable sponge out of water (Okay, that’s our last sponge joke in this newsletter; thank you for your tolerance.)
At the end of next month, you’ll see Slater as a historically pivotal figure in Munchkin evilthe first half of Jon M. Chu’s much-anticipated blockbuster version of the hit Broadway musical about good and evil witches, and much more than the second part evil The movie drops next year. Plus, he’s dating Ariana Grande evil He’s a co-star and fellow Jim Carrey fan, so he’s getting the attention of the gossip press Which To deal with it as well. It’s enough to make a man want to live under the sea, in some kind of scaly yellow fruit – well, this The final squishy joke – but for now Slater just hangs in there, anxious but focused, dreaming of a future in which he can utilize his physical comedy skills to become another Carrie while also being the next Tracy Letts. This is the exact path we want it to run on, just to see what it will look like: Ace Ventura Osage County,anyone?
Odd future
Tyler, the Creator Chromacopia It was dropped this week at the convention-breaking journalists’ hour and especially the online culture humanitarian hour at 6 a.m. on Monday morning. It finds the Odd Future mastermind turned multi-hyphenate following his 2021 No Crying on the Yacht Awards Tour album. Call me if you get lost With a decisive shift in the air – the rap album’s equivalent of, as Feverqueen’s Fraser Tharp wrote, “a hangover from vacation, returning home to find the real world and all its stresses lying in wait.”
It’s still a Tyler album, with all the rowdy swagger and changes to the face of Lake Como, but the creator is beginning to question his priorities after years of racking up Grammys, cars, and private jet miles while his real-world friends log more conventional life milestones (marriage, kids, etc. ): “They’re sharing pics of these moments, shit’s really cute / And all I got is pics of me Rarity and some silly suits.” Since this is Feverqueen, we can’t confirm or deny that there’s more to life than silly suits, but It’s inspiring to watch Tyler approach these questions with the same frank honesty and biting wit that he’s brought to everything he’s done since Cockroach Days. The best rap album ever about turning 33 (aka “Gate 35”)? He can Make sure.
The strangest future
Last but not least: 1980s teen movie actor turned semi-enthusiastic participant in the online satire industrial complex Corey Feldman sings, plays guitar, and writes songs. Did you know that? Did you know that this summer, Corey opened for Limp Bizkit on a tour that ever-limp frontman Fred Durst dubbed “Loserville”? Now that you’ve understood these two pieces of information, do you have follow-up questions? Then you’ll want to check out Feverqueen contributor Cole Louison’s epic account of a few days on the road with Feldman, Durst, and the people in their orbits, which (we would humbly suggest) is the best ten-thousand-word story you can write. I’ll Ever Read About Life and Careers The disparate and juxtaposed story of two men who meet at table night at the Playboy Mansion and the different deals they each make with the world.
