RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' Star and Disability Advocate, Dies at Age 34

This is a tough one. RJ Mitte, best known as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. on Breaking Bad, has died at age 34. While some outlets are reporting a cause of death, his family is understandably asking for privacy during this awful time, so I’m stopping here. May his memory be a blessing. (PEOPLE)

Chloe Grace Moretz is back with a rom-com. (Lainey Gossip)

This whole Kelly Clarkson thing has gotten very weird. (Celebitchy)

Ukraine stopping Russian bots by blowing up a data center sounds awesome, but it isn’t entirely accurate. (Wonkette)

If Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara weren’t beefing, they are now. (Page Six)

At the risk of sounding insensitive here, what kind of medical emergency requires you to open the door of a airplane mid-flight? Did Selma Blair want everyone to have one, as a treat? (THR)

OK, now Sydney Sweeney is trolling. (Daily Beast)

I’m sorry, did Bill Maher actually have a good take? What is happening? Am I having a medical emergency, too? Oh God. (Mediaite)

Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife’s wedding. (Jezebel)

“Kimberly Guilfoyle? Sure, I can eat,” said the leopard who eats people’s faces. (AP)

Self-help books aren’t generally of interest to cosbrarian, but a self-help book centered around fairytales? Ripening: Why Women Need Fairytales Now by Sharon Blackie is exactly her kind of book. “The format is mostly like a memoir/narrative nonfiction, but each section ends like a workbook - a more beautiful one than I’ve ever held in my hands.” What book is exactly your kind of book? (Cannonball Read 18)

Corporations publicly celebrating LGBT+ equality is a good thing and I am glad to see it coming back.

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