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I love that because Alex pronounces Houston (haus-ton) like Houston, Texas, Keith doesn't realize they're talking about New York.

The bit for these videos is that one guy knows the lyrics and the other has to improvise his way through. I know Pomatter still compares Jenna to the waitress he knew, but honestly, this makes a solid point about why they replaced the song. Baby thief has big Cop Rock energy

I'll give him this, he knows how to handle a crowd (This is Harry Styles, btw)

https://www.insider.com/kim-kardashians-paris-hotel-robber-celebs-should-be-less-showy-2022-8

An update https://www.gawker.com/celebrity/michelle-branch-triumphs-in-slap-case

I didn't comment earlier because I was worried she had an undisclosed illness. I hope it's just bad photoshop.

https://deadline.com/2022/08/lin-manuel-miranda-new-york-new-york-musical-john-kander-1235099489/

She looks so cute! Honestly, a version of this outfit could work for the show... though I know they'll stick to the same costumes. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-CHICAGOs-Angelica-Ross-Meets-the-Press-at-CIVILIAN-Hotel-20220824

Did some quick math on their ages when they met/married. 54 is still young enough to find happiness on her own. Though I don't know why anyone would choose to live in Florida. I wonder if there's anything to the accusation that he's spending recklessly or burning off assets, or if that's just an attempt to get more money out of the divorce.

Question: Where can you stream season 7? Hulu only goes up to season 3. I just want to see bits of the guest hosts.

What is this nonsense? I love Kate Nash. And who doesn't love Terrence Mann? But apparently this is a dance musical??? Also, that plot description makes it sound like Anyone Can Whistle or one of those more random flop musicals that get covered on If It Only Even Runs a Minute. Is it a period piece? Contemporary? Anyway, I will probably stick with general rush if I can convince myself to take the gamble.

I finally watched Then Came You. As expected, Kathie Lee's acting wasn't great but it wasn't too terrible. I think someone needed to punch up the script. I appreciated the attempt at a more mature rom-com but this didn't quite there. A lot of lame jokes and just an overall lack of strong structure or motivation. The thing that makes rom-coms so enjoyable is the tropes and the structure and the familiarity. These characters never quite bickered properly. They got over it too quickly... but then they'd start sniping again for no good reason. Also, the two conflicts (rival fiancee and secret ancestry) weren't really there to drive the plot and were handled way too easily. But the movie is very pretty and charming enough. I just think she needed some help on the screenplay.

https://www.gawker.com/celebrity/amandla-stenberg-dm-bodies-bodies-bodies-new-york-times-critic-lena-wilson https://www.gawker.com/celebrity/amandla-stenberg-responds-to-terrified-nyt-critic-lighten-up-mama I can't with the NYT critic who immediately jumps to feeling victimized by a DM.

Could that potentially cause issues with two Taylor Lautners living at the same address?

Chaos. I wonder if they'll be able to rebuild the momentum they had right around closing when the leaked footage/Tony nominations generated a lot of press.

https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/daniel-radcliffe-merrily-we-roll-along-cast-jonathan-groff-lindsay-mendez.html

https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/florence-pugh-and-zach-braff-have-broken-up.html She's never going to admit the age gap was weird, but yeah, happy is probably too extreme but that part of her personal life is no longer distracting to me.

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ezra-miller-apologizes-the-flash-mental-health-issues-1235341888/

https://www.playbill.com/article/melissa-etheridge-to-bring-solo-show-to-off-broadways-new-world-stages 12 performances!?! So curious. As of now my ticket schedule doesn't get too crazy until December...

https://www.gawker.com/celebrity/michelle-branch-patrick-carney-alleged-cheating-divorce-arrest-slap

https://www.gawker.com/celebrity/armie-hammer-new-tattoo-alchemy It feels like there's been a trickle of Armie Hammer stories lately. Not enough to think "this man is about to try and launch a comeback" but enough to make me wonder why the tabloids are poking around. I looked it up and the articles from December 2021 said that charges were unlikely for the rape allegation. Maybe it's just the upcoming documentary.

I believe that all of life is performance. Very little comes "naturally." And for people whose job is performance, I'm of the opinion they should work on their craft. I do think things like improv and the democratization of access (e.g. blogs, youtube, Tiktok/social media, etc.) have created a mindset shift but standards and hierarchies aren't inherently bad. And vocal quality is just one aspect of audio performance along with energy, preparation, a general mindfulness/thoughtfulness, etc. I do respect that disability and neurodivergence can complicate this, but that's generally not at issue. To me, across performance spaces, there's a lot of self-indulgence.

I agree in a sense. There are jokes about having a "face for radio" but now that podcasts are so huge, EVERYONE who records themselves should really work on making their voices palatable if they aren't already easy to listen to. It should be part of the job like training your singing voice or elocution for actors. I can't even begin name all the men with horrible vocal fry. And thank goodness for the more professional setups where the sound engineers somehow stop the audio from spiking with all the shouting. But anyway, twitter is bad. We shouldn't have encouraged celebrities to post their every random thought and continually heaped praise on them. A blunder is almost inevitable.

I think Kid90 is a flawed documentary. It was a lot of footage in search of a story. But one thing that was highlighted by the end was how many people in Soleil Moon Frye's life were struggling. Both in an out of the entertainment industry. There were suicidal people among the child actors she grew up with and also the skaters she met when she went to college. I'm loathe to simplify when the truth is there are a lot of people who aren't getting the help that could save them. We live in a society...

https://www.gawker.com/culture/taika-waititi-and-rita-ora-got-married I'm so behind on Who Weekly. I didn't even know they were actually engaged.