Aubrey Plaza Issues Statement on Husband Jeff Baena's Death

Aubrey Plaza has issued a statement on the death of her husband Jeff Baena, and I gotta ask, why is this something we force celebrities to do especially in terrible circumstances like this? As far as I’m concerned, she doesn’t have to say sh*t. Let the poor woman grieve. (THR)

The Golden Globes reliably screwed our hope for awards show relevance. (Lainey Gossip)

Prince Edward, not Prince William, will attend Jimmy Carter’s state funeral. (Celebitchy)

Mike Rinder, who likely saved thousands from joining Scientology, has died. (Wonkette)

No, Will Smith isn’t starring in a new Matrix movie. (Gizmodo)

From Chris: I’ve been on a classical music kick that has fed a fascination with the music of Shostakovich and he seems to have made only bangers. This is maybe his bangiest. (YouTube)

From Genevieve: My sister and I both majored in music and she has some bars of Shostakovich tattooed on her shoulder. For me, the coolest thing about him is that he LOVED Jesus Christ Superstar. (Slippedisc)

From Jen: A Grimm reboot movie is in the works at Peacock. (Fangoria)

From Kaleena: I just got completely absorbed in this ProPublica piece on a man who’s spent the last several years infiltrating far-right wing militias of his own accord. The telling is without a doubt fascinating but it’s chilling to know we’re essentially sitting on a time bomb that’s going to be lit by a collection of extremists made up, not of fringe “lunatics,” but police officers, doctors, and businessmen. (ProPublica)

From Nate: Inspired by TikTok and To Catch a Predator, students at Assumption University in Worcester, MA, catfished a U.S. soldier they baselessly assumed was a pedophile before physically assaulting him. Only problem? He thought he was meeting an 18-year-old old college student, and he’s only 22. (Yahoo!)

What’s Megyn Kelly mad at today? — *rolls dice* — Conclave! (Variety)

Ok, Animorphs enthusiasts, cosbrarian has assigned herself the task of reading the 54 books in K. A. Applegate’s main series this year, getting started with the first two books, The Invasion and The Visitor. “The best part of the books so far, imho, is the descriptions of morphing and being inside the animals.” Cosbrarian wants to know which is your favorite Animorphs book? (Cannonball Read 17)