Make Sure They Think of You as a Dragon

Late last week and into the weekend, Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast of the country, resulting in devastating floods and the wholesale destruction of entire towns throughout the region. In Asheville, NC, the death toll is at 100 and is expected to rise.

As is often the case following major natural disasters like these, people scrutinized the role of local and national media in covering the event.

Elsewhere, the discourse around the Biden administration’s response to the hurricane essentially broke down, with people on both the far left and right criticizing the government for its lack of response, claims that evidence pretty clearly contradicts.

Meanwhile, Trump’s ranting and raving took yet another turn for the violent at a recent rally.

I’m gonna put a moratorium on all Chappell Roan content until everybody just settles down. SNL aired its season premiere this weekend, and Bowen Yang returned to Weekend Update for a segment that has become pop culture’s latest Rorschach test.

Last Thursday, the Oakland A’s held their last home game at the Oakland Coliseum. The team’s owner is moving the team to Las Vegas; however, without a stadium ready, the team will relocate to Sacramento for at least three years. It’s simply a terrible situation all around, and a tough blow for a city that recently saw the Golden State Warriors move across the bay to San Francisco.

Morning shows aren’t the cultural staples they were in the pre-internet age, but Hoda Kotb is one of the rare hosts that made the show relevant in the social media age.

We’ll always have this Twitter account:

RIP Dame Maggie Smith, 1934 – 2024.

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