Feb 26, 2021
2 min read
We Love the Internet 2021/08: The Britney Spears was never in control edition
Part 1: For the day job
Things to think about:
- Why Star Is Disney’s Next Big Salvo in Its Streaming War With Netflix
- ‘Ginny & Georgia’: Meet the New Gilmore Girls, Dialed Up to 11
- How Cameo Generated $100 Million Last Year From Celebrity Shout-Out Videos
- Did Warner Bros.’s HBO Max Move Really Kill Moviegoing as We Know It?
Longer reads:
- How Hollywood Is Beating Its Final Boss: Video Game Adaptations
- Justice League: The Shocking, Exhilarating, Heartbreaking True Story of #TheSnyderCut
Part 2: For the lunch-break
Things to play with/watch/listen to:
- What every WandaVision theme song has in common
- Man creates realistic-looking mask to mess with people
- Genuine question: Was there *literally anything* on Quibi as well constructed as this kid’s zero-budget TikTok
- what is the best acting you’ve ever seen? Ok I’ll start
- This is super cursed and also the funniest goddamn thing I’ve seen all week
Things to look at/read:
Animal corner:
- Rocking-it
- Chipmunk stuffs 3 peanuts in its mouth at the same time
- Golden Retriever practices mean face in the mirror
- This photo has improved my day
- Snowetry in motion.
- It’s National Love Your Pet Day and we’re remembering when this dog could not get enough of @AOC …it’s so precious.
Tweets of the week:
- Meanwhile on the shelves of Philip K Dick’s Sporting Goods.
- Chekhov writing a gun into the first act of a play
- Always a kick when you see someone on telly wearing an item of clothing you own too
- mood
- Wow, she really does
- Man’s gonna ping me my food from 40 yards out
- Microsoft Outlook asking me if I’m sure I want to schedule a meeting without a location
- The grifter: My 8 year old niece
Part 3: For the weekend
Longer reads:
- Britney Spears Was Never in Control
- Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘If you’re protesting against racism, you’re going to upset some racists’
- The Charming Billie Eilish
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