Does JD Vance Think Yelling at His 7-Year-Old Son Makes Him Sound Relatable?

JD Vance is so bad at this. Appearing on the Full Send podcast, I guess he thought he sounded relatable when he told the story about yelling at his kid when Trump called to offer him the VP spot. “He is really into Pokémon cards right now, he’s going through a Pokémon phase… I mean, he’s really into it, so he is trying to talk to me about Pikachu, and I am on the phone with Donald Trump, I’m like, ‘Son, shut the hell up for 30 seconds about Pikachu.’” So, he hates childless people, but also hates kids. Got it. (OK Magazine)

Aerosmith has officially called it quits, at least for live shows. 76-year-old Steven Tyler fractured his larynx last year (which, honestly, is not something I thought was a thing that could be done, and now it’s yet another thing I have to add to my list of medical fears. Super.) and it’s just not something he’s been able to recover from. - (PEOPLE)

Charming Potato (do we still call him that?) IS a hell of a looker, but not in the way you’re thinking. Read the article, you’ll see what Sarah means. - (Lainey Gossip)

Looks like Google’s attempt to tug at your heartstrings with an AI-generated love letter backfired. - (Variety)

The Democrats have seriously done a lot behind the scenes to help American families. These initiatives need to get more attention. Also? Side note: I won’t ever be able to call Pete Buttigieg anything other than “Mayor Pete.” He’s just Mayor Pete to me. - (Celebitchy)

Capitalism is running out of flavors. For real, FLAMIN’ HOT is not a flavor. Also? Side note: Sharkleberry Fin totally is okay though. I DON’T MAKE THE RULES, YOU GUYS! - (The New Yorker)

Speaking of flavors… (*groan* It’s ok, you can call me out on that; it was bad and I know it.) Flavor Flav isn’t limiting his generosity to the women’s water polo team. - (EW)

You’ve heard all about the women’s water polo team, the dazzling Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky the GOAT, that stone-cold fox Turkish shooter guy (I’ll tell you more about him in a bit), but have you heard about the chocolate muffins in the Olympic Village? - (Eater)

And you’ve all heard about vegans and vegetarians, so now you get to hear about meatatarians, or something like that. (I was all, “You do you!” until the one lady was eating butter sticks and then I had to nope out.) - (The Cut)

Ok, so back to the stone-cold fox Turkish shooter guy, Olympian Silver Medalist Yusuf Dikec, who’s gained quite a bit of interest on the internet for his cool-as-ice shooting style, he is also a cuddly cat guy. - (Reddit)

In case you haven’t staked your way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer enough times already, now you can listen to Juliet Landau discuss it with you. Just be prepared for some serious nostalgia feels (and maybe a renewed appreciation for Drusilla’s sense of style). - (CB)

OMG, nostalgia feels for my youth! The Studio 54 premiere! Look at these baby children actors! - (GFY)

And on the opposite spectrum… hey, it’s a new month, time to talk about peri and menopause again! Today I learned that there are certified menopause practitioners and they sound fantastic! - (SM)

The teenytiny growl!