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May 23, 2025
Huckberry's Bestselling Summer Blazers Are a Rare 30% Off Right Now, and Guys Say They're a 'Must-Have'
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Huckberry’s Memorial Day Sale is chock-full of deals for outdoor gearheads, but you can also find plenty of savings on stuff that's better suited for pure style. We already wrote about a great casual blazer we found on sale there that's perfect for summer weddings, and it turns out it wasn’t the only one.
The Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer is $208 right now, $90 off its normal price. That’s a 30% discount on a fantastic casual summer blazer from a brand that rarely goes on sale. It’s good on sizes small through 2XL in all three colorways Huckberry currently carries: Light Steel, Army Green, and Dark Army. And no matter which color(s) you order, you’ll be getting a piece with over 200 five-star ratings and reviews calling it “effortlessly cool,” the “Swiss army knife of jackets,” and a “must-have blazer.”
Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer, $208 (was $298) at Huckberry
The Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer.
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The shell of this jacket is 97% cotton and 3% spandex, the latter for a bit of activity-friendly stretch, while the interior trim is 100% cotton with a sateen finish for comfort. Relwen calls this blazer a “classic sports jacket,” a contention backed up by design choices like the welt chest pocket, two open patch hand pockets, zippered interior pocket, and the fact that it’s garment washed for a live-in feel from day one.
One buyer wrote that they “like that this is close enough to a regular blazer that I don't have to pretend I'm more fashion-forward than I am to wear it, but unique enough in its design to wear at less formal events.” Practically, they “love the giant drop-in front pockets that can hold large items like a cigar case or just catch your car keys while you are wrestling little kids in and out of the car.” This combination of form and function makes this “the lightweight jacket you’ve been looking for.”
Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer, $208 (was $298) at Huckberry
The Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer.
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Another reviewer, like many others, wrote that they own more than one of these jackets. “It just can’t get enough style points! Fit is perfect. Feel is perfect. Comfort is perfect. Material is perfect. Colour is perfect,” the self-identified classy London Gentleman wrote. “If you are a cool dude and do not have one of these, shame, shame, shame.”
The praise customers heap on the Relwen Flyweight Flex Blazer is effusive because it’s a rare garment, a refined yet rugged casual blazer that works as well on a long walk as it does a post-work happy hour at one of the nicer bars in town. Start your collection before this sale ends on May 26, and you’ll be happy you did.
May 22, 2025
Taylor Swift Made History This Week
It's no secret that pop sensation Taylor Swift is one of the most popular artists on the planet. But this week, she reached a historic milestone that no other woman in the history of music has ever reached.
On Thursday, Pop Base announced that Taylor Swift's album Folklore had officially eclipsed 10 billion streams on Spotify, becoming her third album to achieve this milestone, along with Lover and Midnights.
While that's obviously impressive even without context, it's not just impressive – it's actually historic.
As Pope Base points out, Taylor is now the first female artist in Spotify history with three different albums eclipsing 10 billion streams.
Taylor Swift is the first female artist in Spotify history to have three albums surpass 10 billion streams:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 22, 2025
• Lover
• Midnights
• folklore pic.twitter.com/reeMjERSMt
That's actually not the only historic Taylor Swift news from this week, either.
Earlier this week, the pop sensation officially passed Pink Floyd on the list of the best-selling artists of all time, which puts her No. 7 on the list, behind only six legendary artists – The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Queen, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles. Taylor Swift is the youngest artist in the top 40.
Given her current trajectory, it's likely that Swift will soon surpass Madonna on the list to become the best-selling female artist of all time, and she has not yet even reached her 40th birthday.
Clearly, Swift is not only one of the most popular artists on the planet right now, but she's one of the most popular artists of all time.
Travis Kelce Changes His Mind on Game in Brazil
Last week, when Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce spoke about the team's season-opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he was not exactly enthused about it. But it seems he has since changed his mind.
During last week's episode of the New Heights podcast, which was recorded before the NFL officially even announced the schedule, Kelce made it pretty clear that he was not happy about the prospect of playing in Brazil.
"There’s just something about getting closer to the equator. I don’t want to put on a football uniform doing that. I’ve been in Jacksonville in September and that’s [freaking] miserable," Kelce said last week.
Kelce suggested that the game was going to be "miserable."
"I will say this, if it’s humid, I’m gonna be miserable," he said last week. "… If it’s hot and humid, and it’s kind a what I’m expecting, I’m going to be miserable but we’re going to find a way to get a win."
During this week's episode of the New Heights podcast, however, Kelce seemed to change his tune as he expressed his excitement for the game and apologized for his comments the previous week.
"Can't wait to get down there and see all the Brazil fans and how they get rocking for some American football," the Chiefs star said. "Sign me up! Don't get me wrong, I love playing in Arrowhead and I love playing in America, but I'm down for at least one or two international games."
Kelce explained that he was simply worried about the heat.
"I'm a furry son of a [expletive] – me and heat just don't do well together," he said, explaining his frustration about the possibility of playing in Brazil.
"I apologize if it came off as that I'm not excited about this," Kelce added. "I'm still excited, I'm just going to be doing some wardrobe changes throughout the game."
We'll have to see how Kelce manages the heat during the season-opening showdown.
Archaeologists Unearth 'Very Rare' Bone, Ebony Figures in Graves
Archaeologists working in Israel have unearthed three separate burials, each of which contains “very rare” ebony and bone figurines which depict African natives, according to a new study published in the journal 'Atiqot.
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The figurines were found in graves of two women and a child located within a cemetery near the archaeological site of Tel Malḥata in northeastern Negev. Researchers say the artifacts were likely worn as pendants and most likely depicted the owner’s ancestors. “The figurines show that a Christian community lived in the south of the country about 1,500 years ago, possibly with some of its members coming from Africa," the researchers noted in a statement released by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority
Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority
Ongoing excavations have taken place at Tel Malhata since the 1970s, turning up a variety of artifacts which have shown the ancient settlement to be "an important trade crossroads through which passed luxury goods from Arabia and beyond.” During the Roman-Byzantine period, Negev became "a central settlement and an administrative capital.” Researchers believe it was this trade which brought the ebony figurines to the community. The burials dated from the sixth to seventh centuries A.D., several centuries after the Byzantine Empire began trading with Sri Lanka and India.
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Two of the three graves held female remains, one aged between 18 to 21 and the other somewhere in her 20s or 30s, while the third grave held a child aged between six and eight. The older woman was buried with a figurine made of bones which showed the "upper part of a female body,” as well as an ebony figurine which "depicts a very detailed face of a female, with typical African features.” The child was also buried with two pendants, one made of ebony and the other of bone. The ebony pendant depicts “a very detailed face and torso of a male figure, with typical African features," the study explained. "The figurine has long hair, and possibly represents an ancestor of the deceased."
Due to the similarity in the sizes of the pendants found in the graves of the older woman and child, researchers speculate that they were mother and child. “It is likely that a woman and a child who were buried side-by-side, and in whose graves two of the figurines were discovered, belonged to the same family — and perhaps they were even mother and son," the researchers explained.
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Human Teeth Evolved From Body Armor of Extinct Species
A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth.
Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish, which existed about 465 million years ago. The study explained how sensory tissue found within the exoskeletons of the fish can be tied to the same "genetic toolkit" that comprises human teeth. "This shows us that 'teeth' can also be sensory even when they're not in the mouth," Yara Haridy, the study’s co-author, said in a statement.
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The information came as a surprise to Haridy and her fellow researchers, who initially wanted to find the oldest vertebrate fossil ever recorded. Vertebrate fossils can typically be identified because they contain internal tubules which store dentine, the calcified tissue which is found under the enamel of human teeth. Dentine is also found inside the external bumps on the armor of ancient fishes.
While analyzing the “first fish” species, Anatolepis heintzi, scientists found what appeared to be large pores filled with dentine. They compared the fossil to several ancient and modern animals, but upon further inspection, they found the pores to be more similar to the sensory organs which crabs have on their shells. That means Anatolepis heintzi is an invertebrate arthropod rather than a vertebrate fish.
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Scientists were astonished to discover that fish and ancient arthropods produce the same type of mineralized tissue. They believe that human teeth began evolving into their modern form around 460 million years ago after animals utilized the same "genetic toolkit" to make their teeth.
"Viewed through this evolutionary lens, the fact that teeth in the mouth are extremely sensitive is less of a mystery, and more a reflection of their evolutionary origins within the sensory armor of early vertebrates," the study noted.
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Archaeologists Make Shocking Discovery in 6th-Century Relic
Archaeologists made a shocking discovery in a sixth-century copper bucket found several decades ago at the famous English excavation site of Sutton Hoo, according to a statement from the National Trust.
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Years after the initial discovery, known as “the Bromeswell Bucket,” specialists working with the York Archaeological Trust conducted a micro-excavation on the bucket, where they made a horrific find. Within the soil, they uncovered human bones, including an ankle and part of a skull, which had seemingly been placed in the bucket so that they could decompose.
"We knew that this bucket would have been a rare and prized possession back in Anglo-Saxon times," National Trust archaeologist Angus Wainwright said in the statement. "Now we know it was used to contain the remains of an important person in the Sutton Hoo community."
U.K. National Trust
So far, Wainwright and his team have precious little evidence to determine who this person was within the community. There were additional animal bones found within the bucket that experts believe to be horse remains. Similarly, the discovery of a comb within the bucket does little to distinguish the identity of the deceased, as both men and women were known to regularly use combs during that period. Small amounts of bone fragments found on the comb will be radiocarbon dated with the hope that it might reveal the person’s gender.
U.K. National Trust
Anglo-Saxon expert Helen Geake, who worked on the project, called the Bromeswell Bucket "a remarkable mixture—a vessel from the southern, classical world containing the remains of a very northern, very Germanic cremation” that “epitomises the strangeness of Sutton Hoo."
Further excavations will be conducted at Sutton Hoo through June 13. "This next phase of the dig offers an incredible opportunity to continue uncovering the secrets of Sutton Hoo, and we can't wait to see what new discoveries await us in 2025," project creator Tim Taylor said in the statement.
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United Flight Forced to Turn Around After 'Threatening' Message Found on Bathroom Mirror
A United Airlines flight carrying 339 passengers and 10 crew members was diverted earlier this week after a "potential security concern" was found written on the bathroom mirror, forcing the pilot to turn the plane around mid-flight, the airline reports.
United Airlines 1169 departed from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu around 9:40 Tuesday evening, carrying passengers to Los Angeles from the Hawaiian island. But about an hour and a half after taking off, the plane turned back to the Honolulu airport, according to flight tracking data from FlightAware.
The Federal Aviation Administration told People that the aircraft returned to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 1:35 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time on Wednesday, May 21, due to a "security issue."
According to a passenger interviewed by Hawaii News Now, everyone on the flight was forced to wait on the tarmac for over 4 hours as bomb squad officers searched the plane and interrogated passengers. They were also screened by bomb experts and search dogs as they left the plane.
“Later I found out through the airport security manager that someone had written on the bathroom mirror that there was a bomb on the plane,” passenger Kouhei Massey told the outlet.
The FBI in Honolulu confirmed to People via email on Thursday, May 22, that agents did respond to the security incident but could not provide any further information "as this is an ongoing matter," so it is unclear if any arrests have been made at this time.
Study Finds Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths in Men Have Surged 70%
Alcohol-related cancer deaths have nearly doubled in the U.S. over the past three decades—and men are being hit hardest, according to a new study presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual conference, ABC News reported.
Researchers found that cancer deaths attributed to alcohol rose from 11,896 in 1990 to 23,207 in 2021. While both men and women saw increases, male deaths jumped by over 70%, compared to a 15% rise among women.
“There’s often more focus on tobacco or processed foods, but alcohol is also a carcinogen,” said Dr. Chinmay Jani, lead author and clinical fellow at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. “It’s critical men understand the risks—even at moderate levels of drinking.”
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The cancers most commonly linked to alcohol include liver, colorectal, esophageal, mouth, and throat cancers. Among men over 55, especially those with conditions like obesity, diabetes, or high cholesterol, the risks were significantly elevated, even for those who drink casually.
In January, the U.S. Surgeon General formally linked alcohol use to seven major cancers and proposed cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, placing it in the same category as tobacco and asbestos.
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Researchers noted that men typically start drinking earlier and engage in more high-risk drinking behaviors, which may explain the disparity. States with the highest alcohol-related cancer deaths included Washington, D.C., while Utah had the lowest rates.
“This isn’t just about binge drinking,” said Dr. Gilberto Lopes, co-author and chief of medical oncology at Sylvester. “Even moderate alcohol use over time can be a serious cancer risk—especially for men.”
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'Mission: Impossible' Cast Not Buying Tom Cruise’s Departure From Series
The Mission: Impossible franchise would never feel quite right moving forward without Tom Cruise. That aspect alone is one reason why very few believe it'll continue in any alternate fashion or with a different approach.
However, considering that Cruise has been adamant that Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning will be the last hurrah, it's led to the simple question of whether things will actually play out that way. If you ask a few of his castmates, the answer to that question is a resounding and emphatic "no."
During a recent interview with ScreenRant, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett and Hayley Atwell spoke about Cruise's future with the franchise. Not surprisingly, none of them sounded close to convinced that we've seen the last of Ethan Hunt.
Tom Cruise attends the "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" New York Premiere at Lincoln Center.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Bassett "can't imagine" the franchise moving forward without Cruise at the forefront. She added, "I bet he's got some more running to do," and that Cruise would "put those shoes on and get to booking" again.
Although Pegg laid out a few hypothetical scenarios that could potentially happen while speaking with ScreenRant, he ultimately came back to the fact that the entire IMF team has a "certain set of skills" and the characters all need each other.
"I don't think Tom will ever stop being an action star, whether it's Mission: Impossible or not," Pegg opined. "He's not going to quit anytime soon. He runs like a 14-year-old boy."
Of the three, only Atwell seemingly opted not to specifically discuss Cruise's future with Mission: Impossible, but did praise his range as an actor. Rightfully, Atwell cited numerous movies Cruise has starred in, calling Jerry Maguire a "personal favorite."
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Beloved Fast Casual Chain Announces New Location - With Major Change
Portillo's, the popular fast-casual restaurant chain known for its Chicago-style hotdogs and Italian beef sandwiches, is opening its first-ever Portillo’s airport location in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The airport diner will be located in Terminal B of the Dallas international airport and is one of two new restaurants opening next year, along with another set to open in The Villages, Florida, according to the company's website.
"Our first-ever airport location ... will feature our new small dine-in only format, keeping efficiency and comfort for travelers in mind," the website states. "Unlike our traditional restaurants, the restaurant will feature a smaller, walk-up accessible footprint with multiple ordering touchpoints – including at the register, self-order kiosks and order ahead for pick up."
The airport diner will also feature a "Portillo’s Grab & Go area," along with a variety of seating options that can comfortably seat 50 guests, per the announcement. "This new location is the perfect way to cater to travelers seeking quick bites or leisurely meals—in true Chicago-style fashion," the website states.
The store will offer the same menu items at the airport location, including their mouth-watering, Chicago-style hotdogs, the fan-favorite Italian beef sandwiches and Char-Grilled burgers, and last but not least, the Portillo's Famous Chocolate Cake.
“We’re excited to introduce these new restaurant formats as a key step in Portillo’s growth,” Michael Osanloo, Portillo’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “Our first airport location at DFW and our inline-style walk-up in The Villages are milestones in expanding our reach and bringing the Portillo’s experience to even more people.
“These smaller-scale concepts are great for high-traffic areas," Osanloo added. "We’re eager to see how they’ll connect us with guests while delivering the craveable food and fun atmosphere our fans love."
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