Christopher Nolan Expands His War on Chairs to a New Foe

Christopher Nolan’s anti-chair stance kicked off a wave of controversy when it was revealed by Anne Hathaway, prompting a clarification from the director that it was mostly about producers and stars crowding around the video village. (In fairness, it was COVID, and we were all very, very bored.) Well, good luck wiggling out of this next revelation: Christopher Nolan hates Uggs, hates them real good. May God have mercy on his soul. - (A.V. Club)

Speaking of Anne Hathaway, she has an update on The Princess Diaries 3 after years in development. - (Deadline)

(One more Anne tidbit because it made me giggle)

“Anyway, here’s Tom Everett Scott…” - (Vulture)

The best and worst moments of the World Cup halftime show - (EW)

The Orange Blob attempted to crash Spain’s celebrations. The whole world booed him. - (The Guardian)

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary is being sued for defamation after going on Fox “News” and accusing some opponents of his Utah AI data center plans of being backed by China. - (THR)

Did you hear about the woman who hired a clown to show up to all of her ex-boyfriend’s softball games and clap sarcastically? Diabolical! I really wanted that to be true! - (Country Updates)

Gen-Z doesn’t understand “jorts.” - (Bustle)

I remember watching Whoopi Goldberg’s one-woman show on HBO. I watched it over and over and then quoted lines from it over and over. It was a revelation. I’m looking forward to seeing what Kerry Washington and director Whitney White do with it - (NYT gifted article)

I’ve enjoyed several of these; there are a couple that are on my “to see” list, and one that wasn’t even on my radar but looks good! 11 Underrated Shows You Can Actually Finish In A Weekend - (SM)

Classic is thrilled that the third book in Clare Mackintosh’s DC Morgan series, Other People’s Houses, has hit its stride. “The ending was a surprise and I liked how it wrapped things up and even showed how a next book could work.” Which series is getting better as the books come out? (Cannonball Read 18)

Gemma is a gem!

This is Gemma. She’s a rescue dog from Texas who will only listen to her human if they speak in a southern accent. 13/10 a true southern belle (TT: shortlegs4u)

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