The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

• ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval Pictured Together for the First Time Since Scandoval — I’m finally halfway through season 9, so Winter Is Almost Here. You have no idea how excited I am to see this entire group of people melt down into their component parts when I finally witness the glory of Scandoval. At this point, I despise everyone except Ariana, and she’s pushing it.
• Elon Musk Plans to Remove Option to Block People on Twitter — Considering you’re on my block list, Elon, this doesn’t surprise me.
• Man who spent $14K to transform himself into collie steps out for first-ever walk in public — I just. That’s all I have to say. I just.
• Watch an elephant herd cross the road, then thank drivers for waiting
• Riley Keough Accidentally Shut Down Set by Eating Peanuts Before Kissing Andrew Garfield, Who Is Highly Allergic: ‘It Was Very Stressful’ — At the next Gathering, we’re going to have to keep Blossom in a plastic bubble for this very reason.

• ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Review: Play the Way You Choose — I can’t say I’m particularly eager to experience Bear Fuckin’ —I already saw The Revenant, thanks— but the rest of BG3 seems right up my alley. But it also feels like a lot of work, and I just don’t have the time. (I still haven’t played Disco Elysium.)
• Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work — I’m enough of a nerd to find this both fascinating and hilarious.
• Bob Barker, Iconic ‘The Price Is Right’ Host, Dead at 99 — I watched a lotta Price Is Right as a kid, but it was never my favorite. I was more of a “Big bucks, no whammies!” kind of guy.
• The Battle Over Books3 Could Change AI Forever
• Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology — Ya think, Francis?
• Microsoft PowerToys’ Crop and Lock lets you make mini app windows
• Netflix’s One Piece is the rare anime adaptation that gets all of the important things right — The glowing reviews make me want to give it a shot. But I’ve managed to ignore every piece of anime ever created, so it feels kind of lame to let this one in through the side door of live-action.

• Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Are Still Going Strong — I loved these fucking things as a tween. They were more intense and entertaining that my beloved Choose Your Own Adventures, and I gobbled them up with enthusiasm. Needless to say, I just about lost my mind when I encountered Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! books… until computer RPGs came along, and all the books ended up in a landfill.
• How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever
• The video call revolution is dead