What Else?

Yes, the Olympics are over. But the Paralympics are just beginning, and in the US, finally, NBC/Peacock is offering rather robust coverage. This year, 160 countries are expected to air the Paralympics, as the popularity of Paralympics is rising. That’s a win for everyone, from the athletes who devote their lives to training, to the media networks airing the Games, to the spectators who love competition and pageantry. The summer Games aren’t over yet! (Popsugar)

The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice press tour has begun. (Go Fug Yourself)

Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire weirdo and wife guy, commissioned a giant statue of his wife for their yard. I’m fine with this. If he wants to stick a monument to his wife in their yard, fine. It’s a WAY better use of his money than building bunkers in Hawaii. See also: Last Week Tonight’s new episode about how billionaires are hijacking Hawaii, often suing native Hawaiians for land that has been in their families for generations. Build statues to your wives, billionaires, stop stealing Indigenous land! (Celebitchy)

Speaking of billionaires, here is what it’s like to be a billionaire’s personal assistant. Yikes. (The Cut)

Some theaters are offering “relaxed screenings” of films to make cinema more accessible to neurodivergent audiences, but a focus on family-friendly fare means that neurodiverse adults and people whose tastes evolve past family films are often left to struggle with the loud, long films, and the rigid etiquette of movie theaters. As relaxed screenings continue to expand, Lewis Powell reminds us not to forget the neurodiverse with diverse tastes, who want to see more than Disney movies in an accessible environment. (Little White Lies)