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From Orlando, Florida 🇺🇸

Nicki gets another No. 1.

Indeed on both counts. He had such an eclectic body of work, including writing three of the most iconic black films ever, Sparkle, Car Wash, and The Wiz.

Joel Schumacher has died.

Courtney Simon is a good get, but that’s a disappointing lineup.

I mean, Briggs is legendary for his dislike of Novak, but I can’t disagree with a lot of this.

From Zurich, Switzerland 🇨🇭

From Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 🇺🇸

Now Borna Coric has tested positive:

I’m not into celebrity worship, because we don’t know any of these people personally, but I’m still a fan of Novak’s game. I love his tenacity on court, his relentlessness, his problem solving and intelligence. How he silences his detractors by just winning. And I was inclined to root for him early on because the media always laid it on so thick to prop up Federer and to a lesser extent Nadal. He clearly has fans (which has helped make him an extraordinarily wealthy man with sponsorships), and I can understand why Nolefam can appear to be a bit aggressive considering how his exceptional career achievements have often been downplayed. That said... These past few months have been bone-headed decision after bone-headed decision from Novak and the people around him. The fact he lives in his own bubble only becomes clearer and clearer. I can see why he chooses to insulate himself from the media, but he’s very out of touch with reality. That Serbia hadn’t been as adversely affected by COVID doesn’t mean you can just throw an international exhibition with unmasked fans packed into stands and players hugging each other. It only takes one asymptomatic positive person to cause a spike in infection. It’s just common sense at this point.

From Indonesia 🇮🇩

For Drag Race fans:

From Mumbai 🇮🇳

My friend wrote this piece:

It’s funny: Patinkin has been notoriously a nightmare throughout his screen and stage career. But it feels like Homeland has successfully rehabilitated his image. The rot just feels like it ran deep on CM. That show is still under investigation for serious violations by the crew.

LMAO

I didn’t realize Scott Bryce’s son was a basketball prodigy. Pretty cool.

And yet Netflix has given her full rein to produce shows with abandon. I’m interested in seeing what materializes from that freedom. Will the cray-cray be that much more pronounced?

Yep. Her shows always go too far. I didn’t finish HTGAWM, but I find Shondaland series to be primarily shock value with good actors.