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Gotta say, I’ve never been that impressed with GH’s recent attempts at diversity. They did drive a lot of the initial Cyrus story earlier in the year, but they’d taken somewhat of a backseat until now. GH, like all of the shows these days, is so poorly paced.

The trailer for Shonda Rhimes’s first Netflix series, Bridgerton, has dropped. It’s being compared to Gossip Girl, but with a period setting and POCs.

Wendy doesn’t have a rapport with any of the ladies except for Candiace, who isn’t the cast member you want to hitch your wagon to this season lol. BUT EVEN CANDIACE had to tell Wendy to shut the fûck up last night, which is saying something. Wendy came into this season way too hot and with outsize delusions of grandeur, and she seems like a joyless, stone-faced scold. At least be funny or something. It’s sad because on paper she could have been a fascinating housewife with her Nigerian heritage and resume.

Hope you feel better @amybrickwallaceand get news to put your mind at ease.

From Chongqing, China 🇨🇳

Media companies look to the future, with or without Trump artificially bolstering their failing businesses:

Karen demolished Wendy. Loved the shade of the editors flashing back to each time Wendy bragged about her four degrees to each lady.

My ranking would be: The Solid (but not Great IMO): 1. Y&R - solid character writing for the Quad that’s allowed Bryton James and Brytni Sarpi to really shine and of course Mishael is a star, although Nate could still use some work (get Olivia on this show, pronto). Story was horrendously rushed, though. The OK: 2. DAYS - Eli/Lani embroiled in heavy story with Kristen/Brady/Trask, with actual secrets!, while still involved in their daily police jobs (Lani supporting Allie, etc.) That said, the story itself is not that scintillating IMO. The Meh: 3. B&B - the love triangle is very visible but zzzzz. Delon De Metz’s Zende is cute but has none of Rome Flynn’s verve or energy. Zoe is a big nothing and Carter is a waste. Filler. The Jury is Still Out: 4. GH - Seems like the Taggart story will heat up but they’ve done very little to activate their black characters thus far (Jordan/Curtis are pretty two-dimensionally written), aside from showcasing Trina more.

Just watched a lot of this 1982 episode of AMC, which featured Liza taunting Angie after falsely accusing Jesse of rape as well as Jesse visiting Ray Gardner in prison. Of course, Liza and Ray were execrable villains we were supposed to despise, but the portrayal of racism is pretty striking. You had Liza weaponizing her white female fragility as well Ray, a stereotypical “hillbilly,” addressing Jesse as “boy.” When Jesse bristles at Ray’s repeated use of the slur, Ray responds, “I could call you a lot worse!”

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Yikes, the Strokes got old. All that booze and drugs caught up to them.

This is also making the rounds again:

What a run for Sonego as a lucky loser.

From Columbus, Ohio 🇺🇸