Shine On Edition

Drew Carey & Phish

In the middle of Taylor Tomlinson's After Midnight panel show, Drew Carey reminded the audience that he built his career on raunchy material. He didn’t let up calling his attendance at a Phish show at the Sphere a spiritual experience that he compared with explicit sexual terms. Tomlinson is stunned into silence.

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool and Wolverine's new trailer is filled with mutant mayhem. There are so many Easter eggs. Screencrush has found them all—they usually do. My favorite is the Liefeld joke.

Connor Milton & Illinois Baseball

Have a week, Connor Milton! On Monday, he was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, and on Thursday, he was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Well deserving.

For All Mankind & Star City

For All Mankind has been renewed for a fifth season, and the show is getting an Apple TV+ spin-off called Star City. The new show will follow the same alt-timeline but from the Soviet perspective. The first two seasons of FAM are fantastic, but the last two have not been as great. Here’s hoping for a better S5.

The Onion & Global Tetrahedron

The Onion has been rescued from an agonizing death by private equity (see Sears, RadioShack, Deadspin, etc.) via an acquisition by people who actually care about the product and the people. Good name for that company, too.

“First, we learn to read, and then we read to learn.”

“Today is the worst AI will ever be.” — Alex Irpan

“Given my certainty that yesterday happened, it’s astonishing how few details I can actually remember.”

“2025 has become less futuristic.”

“Social media is the opium of the 21st century. You know it's bad for you, but you just can't stop using it, and everyone around you is also addicted.”

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.” — Margaret Atwood