–Paul McCartney‘s episode of Carpool Karaoke is predictably great, mostly because it’s got as much fan interaction as singing.
-It looks like Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet have reunited. A month after their reported split, they were photographed kissing.
-Welp. This is not Madonna‘s best move ever.
–Kim Kardashian responded to her braided hair backlash by saying “I’m not tone deaf.” Her defense of Trump earlier this week would seem to suggest otherwise.
-Well, now I finally understand why Ariana Grande is dating Pete Davidson.
-NBC finally cancelled Timeless (though it may get a 2-hour wrap up). The odds were never great, but I don’t know why NBC strung along its fans so long.
-In other TV news, the Roseanne-less Roseanne spinoff is officially a go at ABC. The Conners, starring Laurie Metcalf, John Goodman and Sara Gilbert, will follow the family “after a sudden turn of events” forces them to face daily life “in a way they never have before.”
-Yikes. ABC yanked Monday’s episode of The Proposal after a contestant was accused of setting up a sexual assault.
–Terry Crews tweeting about Toronto’s big yogurt spill made me laugh.
-This is a really fascinating take on how diversity in film criticism matters, and why the actors out there talking about it aren’t helping matters much.
–Christine Baranski is not sure why Michael Sheen named his penis after her, but she’s cool with it.
–Liam Neeson is a very considerate theatre attendee.
–Busy Philipps talks about the harassment she’s faced and how she dealt with it: “If you wanted to be a woman and you wanted to work you had a choice to be easygoing about it or not. I wanted to work, that was always my goal. If that meant laughing off a joke at my expense, so be it.”
–Gwyneth Paltrow is getting married in the Hamptons because of course she is.
–Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie are getting married this weekend and their GoT costars are arriving.
-“I try really, really hard [to be a good wife]. I try hardest to be the best mother,” says Victoria Beckham.
–Jonathan Friedland is out as Netflix PR’s chief after using the n-word in a meeting. You’d think the head of PR would get why that’s not a thing you can do.
-Wait, is Drake dropping TWO new albums next week?
-Luke Cage season two drops today, and the critical consensus seems to be that it’s 13 episodes that should have been 4. Netflix bloat is becoming a serious issue, especially since so many TV creators are fleeing broadcast for them. They really care less about quality than keeping eyeballs on their site — and that sucks.
-Apparently Sicario 2 is a really tough hang after the border crisis.
-According to Netflix, Mudbound is a huge hit. Yay!!
–Ben Foster tries to adjust to civilization after living off the grid in the Leave No Trace trailer.