Producer Barbara Broccoli explained to The Guardian that the James Bond franchise’s executives are still deciding what to do with him for the next set of movies.

This is an easy call. Bond is a period piece. It has to be set in the 60s when the books were written. Start over.

Burt Young—the actor known for playing tough guys in films like Chinatown, Once Upon A Time In America, and most notably, the Rocky franchise—has died.

I had forgotten he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Paulie Pennino, best friend and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa.

Will Leitch accurately describes the ridiculousness of Aaron Rodgers and the Kelce-Swift “relationship.”

Kimberly Nelson shares in Chicago Magazine her forays into the movie extra gig, along with the ups and downs, challenges, disappointments, and moments of elation when you finally see yourself on the big screen.

Om Malik believes the Social Internet Is Dead.

The internet, as we have known it, has evolved from a quaint, quirky place to a social utopia, and then to an algorithmic reality. In this reality, the primary task of these platforms is not about idealism or even entertainment — it is about extracting as much revenue as possible from human vanity, avarice, and narcissism.”

I think he might be right.

RIP Suzanne Somers, dead at 76 from breast cancer. Actress, entrepreneur, Thighmaster spokesperson. She will forever be known as Chrissy Snow and for her subsequent firing by ABC.

Ben Lindbergh, writing at The Ringer, thinks Star Wars on TV needs more writers.

Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau deserve plenty of praise as the primary architects of ‘Star Wars’ TV. As their responsibilities grow and the show quality dips with inconsistent seasons of ‘Ahsoka,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett,’ however, it’s time for them to share the script load.

Yes. A thousand times, yes.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner, writing for New York Magazine, has a great story about Taylor Swift.

Our only proof that she was actually in the stadium was that the people close to the stage seemed to believe that she was, and we chose to believe them.

Great piece of writing.

According to a post on his official Facebook page that was reposted on his Twitter/X account, legendary comic book artist Keith Giffen—co-creator of Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon and DC’s Ambush Bug, Lobo and [the Jaime Reyes version of the Blue Beetle](nerdist.com/article/w… His run on the Legion of Super-Heroes was a favorite growing up. I also enjoyed his “Bwa-ha-ha-ha” version of the Justice League.

The Nones.

In many countries around the world, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who are nonbelievers or unaffiliated with any organized religion. These so-called ‘nones’ — atheists, agnostics, or nothing in particular — comprise 30% or more of the adult population in the United States and Canada, as well as numerous European countries. Japan, Israel and Uruguay are among other nations where large numbers of people are secular.

More of this.

Dick Butkus has died. He was 80.

So many great remembrances: Josh Whitman, Chicago Bears, Illinois Athletics. For me, the two best things to watch that encapsulated the man are his Illinois Hall of Fame speech and his press conference after the unveiling of his statue at the Smith Center on the University of Illinois campus.

Scott Young wrote a blog post detailing the advice he would give his 18-year-old self. Lessons include cooking and traveling more, embracing one’s weirdness, and avoiding assholes. What a cool idea.

Joshua Weissman has spent countless hours honing his cooking craft, first in professional kitchens and then at home, for his millions of YouTube fans. Here are his 100 nifty tips that may make you a better cook.

A compilation of my favorite cliche in music.