Gremlins director Joe Dante is blasting Lucasfilm for how closely Baby Yoda/Grogu resembles Gizmo. Dante says the little green merchandising bonanza “is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied.” As much as I love the tiny guy, I’m not seeing any lies here. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Ryan Gosling is back on the red carpet for the first time since 2018. (Lainey Gossip)

Grimes and Chelsea Manning broke up. (Dlisted)

Wait, I thought Khloe Kardashian was leaving Tristan Thompson, not having a second kid with him? When did this happen? (Celebitchy)

This is the type of disinformation that Republicans use to justify government mandated pregnancies, which make no exceptions⁠— for rape, endangering the life of the mother, or even for a 10-year old girl who is forced to cross state lines to seek an abortion. pic.twitter.com/M0DcCwfo7i

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 14, 2022

Disney is making a life-action Lilo & Stitch now. Of course. (The Wrap)

From Roxana: Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready? (Nieman Lab)

The Right’s next target for a bullshit moral panic: antidepressants. (Rolling Stone)

RIP Ivana Trump. (ABC News)

Republicans are openly saying they are going to attack a doctor for providing healthcare to a 10 year old rape victim.

If you are not doing EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER to elect Democrats, you are on their side.

There is no more gray area. https://t.co/DWeMtj5xKk

— Democrats in Array 🇺🇦 (@DemsInArray) July 14, 2022

In theory, Daniel Kaluuya addressed those “life strategist” rumors. (Vulture)

Elon Musk’s dad is also out here firing off secret love children but with some Game of Thrones vibes. Bring a barf bag. (Page Six)

So, the Russo Brothers are probably directing Secret Wars. (Deadline)

We are very sad to share the news that longtime Cannonballer and Pajiban, Jennie "baxlala" Baxla was, in her own words, "murdered by cancer" last Tuesday. Jennie was an excellent writer and will long be remembered for her writing, including the year she titled each of her 52 reviews with a lyric from Hamilton. (Read her 52nd.) She was passionate about nature, wildlife, and spaying and neutering pets. If you feel so inclined, her family suggests donating in Jennie’s name to Oak Tree Corner, a support center for grieving children in Dayton, Ohio, or planting a tree in her memory. (Cannonball Read 14)

Whomever is doing Peloton’s ads is very good at their job pic.twitter.com/9oA8yWprkR

— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) July 14, 2022