On top of the passing of back-to-back stage and screen icons, Boston Celtics great Bill Russell also passed away today at the age of 88. (ESPN)

The discourse around Blonde starring Ana de Armas is going to be messy. (Lainey Gossip)

A #PrinceOfPegging explainer. (Dlisted)

And, oh snap, Pippa Middleton named her daughter Rose? Damn. — What? I know Royal Family stuff, too. (Celebitchy)

Sylvester Stallone is not thrilled about that new Ivan Drago movie. (The Wrap)

Representation matters.

Excellence in representation matters even more.

Thank you, #NichelleNichols.
Rest well, ancestor. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/LV6e1UYyzG

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 31, 2022

Pat Carroll, Emmy-Winning Actress and Voice of Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Dies at 95 https://t.co/YYfPc0tWfM

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 31, 2022

From Andrew:

This is for all the “I don’t see Shuri beating Namór in Black Panther” weirdos: pic.twitter.com/mFZ5fflbCg

— Riley ⧗ 🧢 (@rileyanntoine) July 30, 2022

From Petr:

conceal pic.twitter.com/nsnpsg5HRE

— spencer sunshine (@transform6789) July 30, 2022

From Kayleigh:

.@beyonce's 'cuff it' meets @rihanna's 'don't stop the music'. 💞 pic.twitter.com/GYgg0j0Dtb

— amorphous (@loneamorphous) July 31, 2022

I could’ve sworn Ben Affleck quit playing Batman, and even went so far to say the role almost killed him, but apparently, they’re going to keep carting his ass out. (Polygon)

The Merrick Garland narrative is shifting. (Teri Kanefield)

Johnny Depp is doing trailers for a Chinese MMO now. (Variety)

Josh Hawley is writing a book called Manhood. Haha, okay, pal. (Jezebel)

Some of the most eloquent reviews are about books we hate. Interest in conspiracy theories drove ingres77 to reluctantly read Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons. "This book is drinking peanut butter with a straw stupid." What have you read despite your misgivings? (Cannonball Read 14)

From Roxana: I screamed. I literally f*cking screamed.

wait for it pic.twitter.com/H9oVLLEXdh

— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) July 29, 2022