As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Dave Grohl shocked the sh*t out of everyone this afternoon by announcing on Instagram that he’s now the father of a new baby girl. The mother, however, is not his wife Jordyn Blum. Shortly after Grohl dropped that bombshell, his teenage daughters deactivated their social media. Yikes! Hope it was worth all it, champ, and I guess the only question to ask now is did Taylor Swift do this with her secret MAGA powers. Discuss. (Page Six)
Is Blake Lively’s new PEOPLE exclusive an attempt to see if the internet has moved on from hating her? True story: I already forgot all about this. There are too many things happening for my brain that can only hold so many things! (Lainey Gossip)
Nicki Minaj is real mad that Jay-Z chose Kendrick Lamar for the halftime show. (Celebitchy)
The New York Times has apologized for sanewashing Trump by sanewashing Trump some more. (Wonkette)
From Andrew: Award-winning comic book artist John Cassaday passed away, which sucks. This article has a lovely tribute to him from Mark Waid. RIP. (AIPT)
Denzel Washington paid tribute to his idol James Earl Jones. (Variety)
Amazon’s The Rings of Power Season 2 numbers might not be as great as Amazon wants you to think they are. (Gizmodo)
Wait, Josh Brolin was going to star in Damon Lindelof’s Green Lantern TV show? Heavy emphasis on was. (THR)
Social media was a mistake. Just a goddamn mistake. (Deadline)
Case in point, Rainn Wilson has quit Twitter over Elon Musk helping JD Vance spread some virulently racist misinformation about Haitian immigrants. (The Wrap)
Who’s ready to drop $700 on a Playstation? Not me! (The Verge)
Welcome to The O.C.: The Oral History by Alan Sepinwall was a fun read for Halbs (he’s rewatching it again). “Sepinwall devotes an entire chapter to the show’s music, as well as lengthy sections on Imogen Heap’s ‘Hide and Seek.’” Which TV show have you rewatched more than once? (Cannonball Read 16)