Brian Cox Is Still Mad About Jeremy Strong's Method Acting

With the Succession finale in everyone’s rearview, you’d think Brian Cox would have softend his views on Jeremy Strong’s method acting by now. Nope! Not one bit. Cox still hates that sh*t and will make that clear in every single interview until the day he dies. (Variety)

Jay-Z’s statement about the Diddy allegations is a mess. (Lainey Gossip)

David Beckham will not be getting a knighthood. (Celebitchy)

Here comes the old Republican bitcoin pump and dump. (Wonkette)

From Chris: Over on Why Did We Watch This we’re finally covering one of our “white whales” and talking about the only Xmas movie made of our collective nightmares: The Polar Express. Thanks, we hate it! (Apple)

In a tiny bit of news I’m sure none of you saw until now, the UnitedHealthcare shooter was taken alive by the police after being spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa. Turns out he is not a threat to the system or a socialist folk hero who committed a revolutionary act of love with hot genius precision, but instead is a red-pilled lunatic with very Elon Musk-ian thoughts on birth rates and the transgender community along with some glowing views of the Unabomber and Tucker Carlson. You can probably stop writing fanfic about him now. Or not! It’s a free country. (Mediaite)

A former NBC exec shares the “dirty little secret” about streaming. (A.V. Club)

Keira Knightley thought that Love Actually scene was creepy, too. (Kotaku)

From Jen: Not doing anything to beat those ACAB charges. (CBS 12)

Conan O’Brien Must Go needs to return quickly. (LateNighter)

Damn, Taylor Swift is generous as hell. (Rolling Stone)

Caesar’s Wife says MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards is great for pop culture aficionados. ”It goes right back to the origin story of the origin stories - Iron Man, Feige, Perlmutter, the Disney merger, the Sony drama (who DOES own Spiderman??), financing, international censorship… it’s all here.” Which behind-the-scenes fact do you like to share? (Cannonball Read 16)