The absolute worst elements of the Star Wars fandom got what they wanted this week as Lucasfilm canceled The Acolyte instead of renewing the kickass show for Season 2. In fairness, the numbers weren’t there. I get it. That said, there is no justification in the world for toxic nerds to dump even more racism all over Amandla Stenberg’s Instagram to celebrate their “victory.” It’s not her fault women won’t talk to you and presumably run screaming in the opposite direction. I’d bet cash money at least one has jumped out a window. (Twitter)
Todd Phillips’s Variety profile for Joker: Folie à Deux is disingenuous and massively annoying. (Lainey Gossip)
No, the Colombian government did not pay for Meghan Markle’s clothes. (Celebitchy)
Moms for Liberty loses bigly in Florida. (Wonkette)
From Jen: You love to see it. “Romanian police raid Andrew Tate’s home amid human trafficking probe.” (Reuters)
Ben Affleck reportedly wanted out during the honeymoon? Jesus. (Page Six)
Wait, did the Megalopolis trailer just ChatGPT those critic reviews? Yup, they did. (Mary Sue)
Kayleigh wrote about It Ends With Us, Blake Lively, and that nightmare of a press tour on her newsletter. (Substack)
After recent polling showed he’d pull votes from the right and tip PA to Kamala, RFK Jr. is conveniently dropping out of the race and most likely endorsing Trump. (Rolling Stone)
Get ready for a new streaming service from… Chick-fil-A? (The Verge)
Tesla cars are coming “unglued” now. Of course. (Gizmodo)
The knowledge that someday the universe will end occasionally drives Uncoolaidman to learn more about astrophysics, which is how he found The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). “[Katie] Mack does a great job of injecting a sense of humor, existential curiosity, and an infectious love of explaining the universe in every page.” Which book about science would you recommend? (Cannonball Read 16)