Kevin Smith’s new movie, _The 4:30 Movie_, looks pretty good. It’s a semi-autobiographical flick about movies, movie theaters, and crushes. Watching the trailer, there’s an energy to the performances that might make _The 4:30 Movie_ sing like his old movies do.

Here’s hoping.

Then, you know, why call the film Joker? https://t.co/S2sZ3cY9Jw

— Sean McDevitt (@sean_mcdevitt) July 27, 2024

Just a few days ago, Bob Newhart sadly passed away. Recently, I found this short documentary that Judd Apatow made about the friendship between Bob Newhart and Don Rickles.

Very funny.

On that above note, Vice President Kamala Harris has debuted her first ad for her presidential run, and it’s a good one.

How to pronounce the first name of the person a lot of us hope will be the next President of the United States. Also, this shirt might help.

“It’s getting harder and harder to come up with enough incoherent perspectives to meet the moment.” The Onion remains undefeated.

This is a surprisingly good video essay from Trash Theory that places Nickelback’s early 2000s success in the context of CanCon, post-grunge, and the 9/11 release date of Nickelback’s breakthrough album, Silver Side Up.

Katie Woo is one of the best beat reporters covering the St. Louis Cardinals. She has a great story on the first half takeaways and another one on what fans should look for in the second half. Always insightful.

M. G. Siegler, writing on his site Spyglass, has proposed the simplest idea and one that should absolutely happen: Apple Should Buy HBO. He goes on to explain the why and it really does make sense.

Sammy Hagar is back on tour and doing old Van Halen songs. There are only a few guitarists who could step into Eddie Van Halen’s spot, and, luckily, one of those is Joe Satriani. This fan-filmed concert showcases the new show.

I would change out “Judgement Day” and “The Seventh Seal” with “Rock Candy” and “My Kind of Girl.”

Hate to bring this up in the middle of a heist but when I said I was a safe cracker I meant I'm a chill white guy

— Hanch Tarchup Jr. (@misharipov) June 16, 2024

James David Vance, a junior United States senator from Ohio elected in 2022 and author of a 2016 memoir, _Hillbilly Elegy_, who has previously said in reference to Donald Trump, “I’m a never Trump guy”, “never liked him”, “terrible candidate”, “idiot if you voted for him”, “might be America’s Hitler”, “might be a cynical a-hole”, “cultural heroin”, “noxious”, and “reprehensible”, has just been announced as Trump’s running mate for 2024.

Good luck. I’m sure Pence will have a good chuckle at your expense. Hang in there!

Also, why you shouldn’t vote for Trump, according to JD Vance.

Chinese drone maker DJI shared a breathtaking video of its DJI Mavic 3 Pro ​flying over Mount Everest. The drone ascended 3,500 meters from the base camp to the summit of the highest mountain in the world.

The long-awaited second season of one of my favorite shows, _Severance_, has finally set a premiere date at Apple TV+. It will return on January 17, 2025.

The teaser trailer answers almost no questions about the new season, so job well done with the teasing. I’m not a fan of it taking so long between seasons of these types of shows.

Drew Magary provides us with a complete review of the ugliest contemporary vehicle to currently exist. I still can’t believe this vehicle is road-worthy.

This is an interesting teaser trailer for _F1_, the racing drama starring Brad Pitt. It’s like a 90-second music video. The teaser sets up a _Moneyball_ meets _Top Gun_ mixed with a bit of _Day of Thunder_ for good measure.

There I Ruined It: Kermit the Frog sings Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” to the tune of “Rainbow Connection.”

It ain’t easy makin’ green.

A day after Steve Bannon reported to prison, Rudy Giuliani was officially disbarred in New York for Trump election interference efforts. If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a thousand times: If you want to get away with crimes, run for president.

H/T: Nextdraft

You may have come across this term in the last few days. It has finally bubbled up from the cauldron. If you don’t know what it is, I highly recommend visiting this Reddit site, Explain Like I’m Five. There’s a great post there with simplified explanations.

Also, this picture is right to the point. In short, it’s pretty horrifying.

I still can’t quite believe a sequel series to the _Karate Kid_ movies has reached a sixth season and has been as well-written and fun as possible. Essentially, getting every actor who was a part of the movie trilogy back is really the icing on the cake, while the younger actors who make up the next generation are equally interesting.

I’m looking forward to watching how it all ends. Also, nice use of KISS in the trailer.