Republicans Are Messing With Dolly Parton Now? Oh, It's On

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a state treasure in Indiana. From birth to age five, the program provides every child in the state with access to free books, and it has been so effective in combatting screen time, that literacy rates for Indiana rocketed to the top of the charts. So, naturally, Republican Governor Mike Braun has decided to pull funding because we can’t have kids reading. That’s not how you create dutiful MAGA soldiers who regurgitate everything they see on Facebook. You wanna keep those kids good and dumb. (Daily Beast)

Will Aaron Pierre be sent back to The Jennifer Hudson Show to promote season four of The Morning Show? (Lainey Gossip)

I have never related to Heidi Klum more. (Celebitchy)

Trump and RFK Jr. are coming for your SSRIs. (Wonkette)

OK, but Iron Fist? Do we have to? (Variety)

From Andrew: MORE. (Bluesky)

Club Chalamet is supporting Kevin Spacey now. Big yikes. (The Mary Sue)

Captain America: Brave New World director Julius Onah reveals why Octavia Spencer got a shout-out in the end credits. (Deadline)

GameStop is trying to blame all its problems on DEI. (Gizmodo)

Heidi Gardner admits she’s starting to get “sketch fatique.” (LateNighter)

Patrick Schwarzenegger would like to remind everyone that Walton Goggins f*cking rules. (IndieWire)

Usually, Uncoolaidman isn’t bothered when something he’s enjoying has weak spots (not talking about you, final season of Game of Thrones, you sucked), but Playground by Richard Powers ranged from amazing to cringe. “I think Powers can write some beautiful stories, and I am trying to not let the reveal I described above (under a spoiler tag) ruin that.” What will ruin an otherwise good book for you? (Cannonball Read 17)

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