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I’m check marking every element of Jennifer Connelly’s outfit. I’ve never met a pleated short skirt I didn’t like, and this one is insanely good. And this boxy jacket with the high collar shirt on top with the white sleeves pulled long … everything is excellent. No notes. Just want. (Go Fug Yourself)

There are so many images out there online that are clearly AI generated, like SO OBVIOUSLY fake, and yet, as Chris Revelle points out, there are so many people who think they’re real. And at times, sure, it’s funny, but mostly it’s f-cking terrifying, at least it is to me, because if there are people who already can’t tell what’s real from fake, and there’s so much fakeness out there, and the faking is only getting better and better, will anything ever be real again? These are the times I just want to stay in bed forever and be comforted by BTS videos. (Pajiba)

In more wholesome news, it’s a meeting of generations. Nicholas Galitzine is the internet’s newest babygirl, and I cosign this, way more than Jacob Elordi because I personally do not see the babygirl in Jacob. Anyway, that’s the Gen Z part of the conversation. The Gen X part of the conversation is where Notting Hill comes in. And I’ll leave you to discover the rest here. (The Mary Sue) 

Glen Powell getting punked by his sister and her friend might be my new favourite thing about Glen Powell? Also… did Sarah say this before? If so, I’m sorry I’m repeating it but Glen Powell’s first name is Glen but I think of him as a Chris and if we were still doing the Best Chris thing, he would currently be my Best Chris. (Celebitchy)

I cannot wait to read this. Andrew McCarthy, a member of the Brat Pack, one of the most 80s pop culture expressions of all time, has made a documentary about being in the Brat Pack and how it changed his life. Basically, at the time, all of them hated being called Brat Pack, at least most of them did. In the film, Andrew talks to Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, John Cryer, Demi Moore, and more, about their experiences. Andrew, in particular, has been super affected by it; I interviewed him last week about the film and it was like closure for him. Anyway, the person who came up with the term, the Brat Pack, is David Blum. And he’s now written a follow-up, in response to the film, and while I’ve yet to go through all of it, I hope one of the points he makes is that… well… most of us from that generation f-cking revered the Brat Pack. So it’s an interesting comparison of perspectives (Vulture)