In what’s oddly being called a “minor incident,” Zac Efron was hospitalized after being pulled out of a pool in Ibiza after he was spotted by employees at a villa. He’s reportedly going to be fine, but none of this sounds good. (TMZ)
We’ve got a rare Julia Stiles spotting. (Lainey Gossip)
Jesus Christ, leave the poor woman’s pants alone. (Celebitchy)
Elon Musk is trying to harvest election data for Trump now. Oh good. (Wonkette)
Despite headlines to the contrary, Lando is not canceled. (A.V. Club)
From Jen: Putin’s plan all along.
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From Nate: I wanted to write something clever using Puddle of Mudd hit song titles, but it turns out there aren’t any. (Metal Addicts)
False alarm, everybody. Tobey Maguire is dating a 24-year-old, not a 20-year-old. Phew! Glad that’s cleared up. (Page Six)
R.I.P. Game Informer. (Kotaku)
I got hit hard with the ol’ COVID this week — the summer wave is real, folks — and in the scuffle, a Cannonball Read link got left behind, so here are two to remedy that!
Isabel Cañas’ Vampires of El Norte is an excellent example of elderberrywine’s new favorite genre, Mexican gothic. “It’s a different flavor from the British gothic that I grew up on, more of a sense of connection between the living and the not-so-much living.” What genres are you enjoying right now? (Cannonball Read 16)
Cannonball Read sent out a newsletter this week and rounded up some cool stuff that Cannonballers are doing (vlogs, podcasts, publications, oh my!). Two exciting fall events were also announced: a fundraising auction (Sept. 21-22) and a book discussion all about the Murderbot Diaries (Saturday, Oct. 12.) If you want to get all the news from Cannonball Read, sign up for their newsletter. (Cannonball Read 16)
From Andrew:
need him in ways never before seen pic.twitter.com/25n6EagIe0
— sadgayboi🇵🇸 (@sadgayboi) August 1, 2024