Against every fiber of my being, I caved to the sirens call of Facebook Reels sometime last year. I have a wife and kids, so when I’m not strapped to a laptop, a lot of my free time involves waiting in stores and parking lots. As much as I abhor the concept of short videos and what it’s done to online media, and the country at large, I will admit that it works. Reels brought Josh Johnson to my attention, making me a diehard fan in the process, and Kelsey Cook and Emily Catalano are now squarely on my radar. But perhaps my favorite genre is Emilia Clarke interview faces. Her expressions are a freaking wild card, and she genuinely seems to be excited to talk about anything. They’re always a delightful treat, but now Peacock has gone and canceled Ponies, which means they’ll be less of them. I’m not going to put anything in writing that can be used in court, but does anyone know Peacock’s home address? I just want to talk to them. (Variety)
Club Chalamet’s pivot to following Connor Storie around resulted in her getting in a street brawl while Connor manifested a Madonna hang. What a time to be alive. (Lainey Gossip)
Brooklyn Beckham wants his parents to stop posting about him. (Celebitchy)
Barack Obama, with a knife, at the Reflecting Pool. (Wonkette)
From Jen: Clavicular being rejected by countless French women? Put it on repeat. (Threads)
Keke Palmer and Sean Evans upped the spice level. (Jezebel)
The cops really screwed the pooch here. This poor woman… (Mediaite)
Deborah Ann Woll sent God of War fans on a scavenger hunt. (Kotaku)
Despite setting more money on fire than the Joker, Masters of the Universe is somehow getting a sequel. (Forbes)
Who would leave their baby to come back to this mess? (The Cut)
LittlePlat has reached a favorite book in her reread of Charles Stross’s Laundry Files series. “I think the reason The Apocalypse Codex is one of my favorite entries in the series is that Stross hits a better balance between satire and the serious in this book compared to the previous three.” Is there a series you reread? (Cannonball Read 18)
