Starbucks and Its $9 Coffee Did Not Read the Room

If you’ve filled up your car any time in the past week, as most Americans have, what you probably don’t want to see is the CEO of Starbucks waxing philosophical about the completely justifiable price for a $9 cup of coffee. There’s failing to read the room, and then there’s walking in blindfolded with a leaking brain, which is right around where this landed. - (Daily Beast)

It’s Met Gala time. I’m really not into it this year, probably because of the aforementioned gas prices and out-of-touch $9 coffees, but yeah, anyway, here’s a bunch of celebrities in New York ahead of Monday’s main event. - (Harper’s Bazaar)

NBC has cancelled Stumble, so NBC is now dead to me. I will acknowledge that others may be interested in upcoming pilots, so here, you can get attached to a fun new show and then get your heart broken, too. - (Deadline)

The Pitt star Isa Briones tells fans to stop yelling out at her during Broadway show. - (EW)

MAHA thinks AI is the future of healthcare. AI can’t solve America’s diagnosis crisis. - (NYMag)

I’ll just put this one right here, below the other one, where Doctor Oz thinks AI can do all of this work for him. ‘Medicare portal database exposed health providers’ Social Security numbers.’ - (WP gifted article)

Y’all, I am not a fan of TMZ (or Nick Cannon), but this is just… I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE OH.MY.GOD. Nick Cannon is totally fine with his 15-year-old son dating, but his 15-year-old daughter cannot. - (TMZ)

The live-action Tangled has added Andor’s Diego Luna to the cast. - (THR)

Yes, I’m still on my Bridal Week sh#t (it’s probably ending soon). These are not your mother’s bridal gowns! - (GFY)

What happened to Little House on the Prairie’s Nellie Oleson? An exclusive interview with Alison Arngrim - (Yahoo)

While we’re back in the way-back days, Dana Delaney recalled her time on China Beach, which aired from 1988-1991, and that noise you heard was me blowing out a giant gush of air when I realized just how many years ago that really was. GAH! - (PEOPLE)

It’s AAPI Heritage Month! You can find AAPI authors from many cultural backgrounds and in a variety of genres represented at Cannonball Read. In fiction, they’ve got everything from Charles Yu’s send-ups of Asian stereotypes in Hollywood, Makana Yamamoto’s heists by the descendants of Hawaiian laborers (in space!), and Alisha Rai’s romances featuring Indian American protagonists. What are some of your favorite AAPI-authored books to recommend? (Cannonball Read 18)

Such good dogs! And BOGO shirts! And the beagles!

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

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— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) May 1, 2026 at 9:23 AM