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Well. Of all the exits planned, I did not expect Was it necessary to kill Carl off if this was in mind? Why not let them both get the Hope Brady Cruise of Deception exit? Still, I'm stunned and a little impressed. Won't be watching any of this for years, though. I wish they'd just wrap the whole series up with one of these movies and a presumed reunion, but whatever, money's to be made.

I didn't know he almost left last season.

This Gayle King profile is candid about her mixed feelings re: Charlie Rose.

Janey-E conquers Westeros:

tldr: Right wing rags tried to offer money to women to mock up a #MeToo case against Mueller and got outed. Meanwhile:

The Axios guy was getting roasted. He's furiously backpedaling on Twitter. I don't think it will change the narrative, but it's still a vile stunt.

It sounds like Metal Gear Solid.

Steven Yeun talks his star turn in South Korean arthouse hit Burning, which as a burgeoning Korean cinema buff I am dying to see, and his dissatisfaction with his role on TWD. Andrew Lincoln's final ep is this weekend - I am not watching these days but I expect I'll catch up someday. Folks are claiming this season is good but I just can't be bothered with the core cast falling away piece by piece.

Antisemitism on the left ("Because Israel" is always the excuse) has been a personal peeve of mine for quite awhile. I wasn't shocked by the attack. I was shocked when I saw the hashtag "Squirrel Hill". I never thought it would be so close to my own family.

I'm just not over my grandparents' old neighborhood being shot up. They could've so easily been at Tree of Life.