Brooke Shields is on a press tour to promote her new memoir. She made headlines last week because in the book she talks about the time a doctor, without her consent, gave her vulva a glow-up when we she went in for a medically necessary procedure. As I said at the time, why are we standardising pussy appearances? Every pussy is pretty! Anyway, this isn’t about Brooke crusading for impossible beauty standards, but her promotional wardrobe. Every look is a winner! (Go Fug Yourself)

 

I am not a parent but I worry about parents who must be so worried for their children because… well… it used that parents would encourage their children to be honest and behave with integrity but, like, children on social media these days are seeing people who lie constantly and piss on integrity over and over again and they are succeeding, like Caroline Calloway, so … like… how is anyone supposed to make the message stick? Emma Chance wrote today about Caroline Calloway’s latest scam – and the creepy man who’s been supporting her. (Pajiba)

 

I didn’t actually know about Justine Bateman’s recent controversies until she decided to criticise Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The tone of her comments about the Sussexes had a familiar stank and, well, then I saw what I had missed. That interview with Megyn Kelly. That same same refrain, repeated talking points about “cancel culture” that, um, sounded like a calling card, or a code. Apparently Harry and Meghan are clapping back at Justine. But my question has more to do with the Batemans because, like, what’s Jason’s relationship with his sister? (Celebitchy)

 

The Cut posted a piece yesterday about the caregiver experience and… well… this hit hard for me, especially right now. On Sunday night my ma was taken to emergency – she has pneumonia, and since she’s a kidney transplant and stem cell transplant recipient, with POEMS, an incurable disease, her case is that much more complicated. I was at her side all night on Sunday and most of Monday on no sleep. I left once she was stable on Monday night but came back to the hospital on Tuesday morning which is where I’ve been doing all my writing today. So this report by Paula Aceves and David Mack, I feel every detail to the bone. To all you caregivers out there, we’re a big but silent club. If you’re exhausted and lonely and frustrated and angry, SAME. Please know that I’m over here giving you a nod of recognition. (The Cut)

 

And finally… 

I saw that Brad Pitt was trending on Twitter and my first reaction was, what now, you f-ck? Turns out the story has to do with him…but not really. Did you hear about the woman who was scammed out of like a million dollars (converting to American and Canadian currency) because she thought Brad Pitt was in love with her? OK so … on the one hand, like, of course, it’s normal to be reacting like… 

Lady? Seriously? WTF? But then again we don’t want to pile on because she’s really, really traumatised to begin with and the internet mocking isn’t helping. Also my dad was senior scammed during the holidays and I still feel so much rage from that situation and I think about how many things my elderly parents are clueless about online so maybe there is a world in which someone could believe that BP is in love with her? My ma couldn’t tell that these photos were fake. But then again she doesn’t really know who the real Brad Pitt is either. 

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