Maybe you already know that Novak Djokovic has coronavirus and that early on during the pandemic he made some controversial statements about how to protect people from it. But that’s not why you should read this article. You should read it for the opening paragraph which is delightful, especially the kicker. It’s exactly the right tone of cheeky but informed. I wish I wrote it. (Dlisted)
Speaking of writing, Christian Cooper is the man whose life was endangered by Amy Cooper (no relation). Amy Cooper Karened Christian Cooper exactly four weeks ago yesterday, which also marks four weeks since the murder of George Floyd. Since then, we haven’t heard from Amy Cooper, which no one is complaining about. Christian Cooper, however, is steadily building a profile. Great. He’s also endorsing Joe Biden for president and has written an essay supporting his decision. He’s a beautiful writer. (Cele|bitchy)
Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan released The Royal We in 2015, a year before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle started dating. Their follow-up book, The Heir Affair, comes out in two weeks! Pre-order it now! And if you haven’t already, do your homework and read the first book. They’re prescient. (Go Fug Yourself)
When I wrote about BTS yesterday, I mentioned that John Oliver was thirsting for Jungkook on Last Week Tonight. That happened near the end of the episode and the most important part of the episode was about the American prison system, how corrupt and irresponsible it is. Which you already know if you’ve seen Ava DuVernay’s 13th. Making radical changes to the prison system them should be an accompanying piece in any conversation about defunding the police. (Pajiba)
Did you watch Unsolved Mysteries? I did, even though I’m scared of everything. Because I do love a mystery. Netflix is rebooting it. The first trailer has been released. I’m going to watch the sh-t out of it but I’m scared sh-tless of watching it. (Mashable)
