The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Jul 26, 2023:

• Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56 — I won’t claim to have been a fan —I can’t name a song other than Nothing Compares 2 U— but between that one perfect performance, her headline-grabbing night on SNL in 1992, and the slow leak of mental health stories I’ve seen over the years, she’s never been off my radar.
• Astronomers discover never-before-seen two-faced star
• This performer creates astonishing underwater illusions with his body
• Coen Brothers reuniting on mystery film project after five years ears working apart
• Right-wing pastor seems to be referring to himself when he says,“there’s a lot of really stupid people today”

• Rolling Stone obtains leaked texts allegedly showing Andrew Tate’s trafficking tactics — The comment that popped out at me: “She doesn’t realize that following me makes life better for her.” WOW. This dude is so bad at what he does! DEAR GORMLESS BOYS WHO THINK ANDREW TATE KNOWS THINGS: first, he doesn’t. Second, If a man’s worth it, girls don’t need convincing… they will fall all over themselves and beg for the opportunity to follow him.
• The Walking Dead Rick and Michonne Spinoff Gets New Title and First Teaser
• Elon Musk’s best idea for stopping spambots is making you pay for extra Twitter DMs
• Tony Bennett, Legendary Musician, Dead at 96

• ‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ Is a Horny ‘80s Fever Dream That Makes ‘No Hard Feelings’ Look G-Rated — Julie Brown was doing the best comedy music of the ‘80s… The Homecoming Queen Has Got A Gun is a classic, and so are the tunes in this movie.
• Doja Cat Started a War With Her Own Stans. Now, They’re Jumping Ship
• France set to allow police to spy through phones
• Google shows off AI “news article” writer to newspapers, leaving newspapers to wonder who did the fact-finding, investigating and reporting
• Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.

• Deadpool 3 Cast Adds Jennifer Garner as Elektra — She looked pretty good in the role —twenty years ago— but that was about all Jen could bring to it. As a goofy cameo in a Deadpool movie, though, she could be great.
• ‘Happy Days’ star Anson Williams marries, with castmate as his best man
• Judge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case
• Twitter Is Threatening to Sue Meta Over Threads, Meta Executives Threaten to Piss Their Pants Laughing
• How Cringe Screenshots Killed Dating Apps
• IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release