Kamala Harris was interviewed on Fox News tonight. We’ll cover that in detail the morning, but I will say saying that she did remarkably well during a hostile interview.
One Direction singer Liam Payne is dead today, having fallen from a balcony in Buenos Aires. The details are still unclear, but police were notified of an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.” (Reuters)
Paris Hilton, Charlie Puth, and others have reacted. (Page Six)
We should note, however, that TMZ has appropriately drawn outrage for posting cropped photos of Payne’s body. Ghouls. (THR)
For Vulture, Roxana asks and Holt McCallany answers every question we have about Fight Club (and goes long on wanting to beat up a priest). (Vulture)
The Grey’s Anatomy writer who lied about having cancer (among other things) and is the subject of the Peacock series Anatomy of Lies is publicly apologizing, for what that is worth (little). (THR)
Kristin Cavallari believes that Britney Spears and Kanye West — in their current form — are actually clones. Sure, why not. (Page Six)
No one’s more excited about the Adam Brody resurgence than his ex-girlfriend, on-screen and off, Rachel Bilson. (People)
It’s unclear if any of the money is going to the authors. Still, publishers are receiving hundreds of millions annually from Spotify, and the industry has essentially doubled since Spotify began offering audiobooks. For those who still don’t know, your Spotify membership also gives you 15 hours of free audiobook time each month. I mostly use it to sample audiobooks before I buy them because Audible only lets you return so many audiobooks a year! (Axios)
Tim Heidecker, of Tim and Eric fame, is a musician now, and a pretty good one. He has an album out on Friday, and his first single is “Dad of the Year.” I would describe it as Jay Farrar/Wilco-esque? (YouTube)
From Jen: A very important contest winner update. The world’s cutest rescue dog has been named! (PEOPLE)
Did you watch One Tree Hill? Pooja got an advance copy of One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz’s unusual memoir, Dinner for Vampires, Life on a Cult TV Show While Also in an Actual Cult (out October 22). “[S]he writes with such compassion for her younger self and for those who became caught up in the cult alongside her that it really impressed me.” (Cannonball Read 16)
Meanwhile, NTE has been feeling out of touch with young protagonists in books, so Deanna Raybourn’s thriller starring women in their 60s was refreshing. “Filled with flashbacks including their recruitment, & first missions from back in the 1970s, juxtaposed with their ever-evolving plan to clear their names & get back in the agency’s good books – if only to be able to retire in peace – Killers of A Certain Age is fun & fast-paced.” What are some other books with older main characters? (Cannonball Read 16)