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Anthony Bourdain was posthumously honored in a touching Balvenie Scotch commercial that elicited an emotional response from fans during the 2018 Emmys. 

Before he tragically died earlier this year, the renowned chef, television host and author starred in Raw Craft, a 14-episode web series created by the historic Scotch brand that celebrates various craftspeople across America.

“If you feel in your heart, if you know, if you have reason to believe that you could be awesome at something—that you can do something unique that will shock and astound and terrify and bewitch people—do that,” Bourdain says.  

“And so you did,” a response message reads. “We’re proud to have shared the journey.”

While some felt that the somber 30-second ad was in poor taste, others admitted that it brought them to tears.

The last trailer for the final season of Parts Unknown was also released yesterday. CNN’s W. Kamau Bell reflects on what it was like following the award-winning travel show’s legendary host through Kenya. 

“Tony has made some of the best television in the history of television,” the United Shades of America host says in an interview filmed after Bourdain’s death. 

“It was the most compelling, smartest…I really felt like a passenger and just wanted to be present for it and I didn’t want to suck, because that was my overwhelming feeling, like ‘Don’t screw up his show.’”

“Anyone who had dreams of traveling with Tony, it’s exactly as cool as you think it is,” he added.

The Kenya episode will be the first of season 12 and the only one completed with Bourdain’s signature narration.

“As soon as the camera turns off, and the crew will be sitting around, we’ll be having a cocktail, I fucking pinch myself.” Bourdain tells Bell in a behind-the-scenes moment. “I cannot fucking believe I get to do this.”

A final statement from Bell concludes the trailer. 

“I feel a tremendous responsibility to learn the lessons that I learned when I was with him, to deepen the work that I’m doing, and to prove him right to want me to be on an episode of Parts Unknown.” 

The final season of Parts Unknown premieres Sunday, September 23 at 9 p.m. EST.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe had a huge year with Black Panther, Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp making splashes at the box office and progressing the MCU storyline to its climax. 

We still have a way to go though and Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel and a few old friends are here to bridge the gap to Infinity War’s resolution.

In case the Blockbuster Video cameo didn’t give it away, Captain Marvel is set in the 90s, an era when a young Agent Coulson and a not-yet-patched Nick Fury are in the thick of a pre-corruption SHIELD. 

It appears to be every bit of an origin story for Captain Marvel herself, showing the transition from rough and tumble girl to pioneering jet pilot to the superhuman, quantum-bending hero who’ll prove to be the key in the MCU heroes’ retaliation against Thanos’ universe-balancing finger snap.

Captain Marvel is slated for release two months before the second part of Infinity War (whose official title remains under wraps…for now.) While Larson and Jackson are definitely the focus here, supporting roles by Jude Law, Gemma Chan and Djimon Hounsou, listed as reprising his role from the original Guardians of the Galaxy flick, all help round out the cast. 

We can’t wait to see one of Marvel’s best female characters finally get the story she deserves and, most importantly, throw down some quantum bending powers that’ll help all of our favorite heroes get out of their current pinch. 

Captain Marvel is in theaters March 8, 2019.

We talk about trends a lot on Who What Wear, so you may be surprised to know that—on occasion—we’ll intentionally opt out of them. Before you go and raise your brows or peruse our Instagram feeds in search of proof to the contrary (we’re onto you!), hear us out: We wear our bags daily and admittedly put them through a lot, so we’re always on the lookout for quality bags that’ll stand the test of time as trends come and go.

When it comes to the runway shows during fashion month, I always walk away feeling inspired and ready to add some new trends and pieces to my wardrobe. New York fashion week this season was no exception. Though I didn’t attend IRL, I kept a focused on on Instagram and Vogue.com to watch all of the established designers and new talent to see what unfolded. My phone is now cluttered with screenshots and notes about everything new in the world of fashion that I’m ready to embrace.

The problem with all of this, though, is that I’m ready to start wearing some of my favorite new fashion trends now—and I don’t want to wait around for six months for them to arrive in stores. Some brands have “see now, buy now” collections, but they’re still in the minority, so what this usually means is that I end up interpreting the trends in my own way.

Ahead, I’ve carved out some of my favorite trends from New York fashion week and paired them with shopping pieces to wear now to tap into them.

“The newest trend in underwear is definitely the high-cut French brief.” Boom. You heard it heard it here first courtesy of Sandra Rose, Journelle’s head of product development, a.k.a. the woman in charge of knowing what’s new and next in the underwear space for one of the U.S.’s most-loved lingerie retailers. There are a couple reasons to get on board with the trend. My primary motive: the style of underwear makes your legs look way longer. “With the band sitting at your natural waist, it gives you legs for days!” says Rose. Jennifer Zuccarini, the founder of Fleur du Mal agrees, “High-cut styles elongate the line of your leg and emphasize your waistline because they sit higher, on a smaller part of your waist, than say a hip-hugger style.” Another plus of the high-cut underwear trend is, “with a higher rise, they are less likely to bunch when you’re wearing high waisted pants and skirts,” says Rose.

As for where the re-emergence of the high-cut French brief trend came from, Zuccarini attributes it to Instagram it-models like Kendall, Bella, Gigi, and EmRata, as well as ‘90s supermodels for bringing this style back. A group of people I wouldn’t mind associating with. Just like any trend, “it takes time and the right people wearing it again and again, for people to adopt a new look like this,” says Zuccarini. Since the look has been gaining steam for a moment, the time is now to hop on the high-cut underwear trend. To help you with that aim we rounded up the best options along with some visual inspiration to get started.