It's Fashion Week! But that doesn't mean I haven't rustled up some reading material for you. Can't you tell that I'm in love with you?!? Behold:
-- Is THIS why he never comes to work? George Clooney’s History of Pranking, thanks to Vulture. (Vulture)
-- This is a fascinating interview answering the question, How is Nashville’s music chosen and written? (The AV Club)
-- I generally always wish I could talk myself into a gig covering the Olympics. But after reading about the hotels situation in Sochi, uh, I'm okay staying home this go-round. (The Washington Post)
-- I think all I need to do is present the title of this Pajiba piece: Movies That Messed Me Up: 'Howard the Duck' Taught Me About Tiny Condoms And Duck Breasts. (Pajiba)
-- I know you're going to want to read about some juicy Mean Girls gossip as we approach its tenth anniversary OH GOD I'M OLD. (Vulture)
-- The Daily Mail (I know) claims the Queen is directing a Kate Middleton makeover. I don't know if I believe this -- consider the source -- but I say, LET KATE BE KATE. (Daily Mail)
-- AND I know you're interesting in reading the following: The Transformation of Lady Edith. A fashion transformation, not a transformation in her love life. THAT'S still a hot salty mess. (NYT)
-- OMG. Cumberbatch with The Count. Look, I like Cumberbatch a lot, and he is CHARMING AS HELL in this, but I LOVE The Count. He might be my favorite, which makes sense due to how much I love capes, but is bizarre because I hate math. We'd have a really tumultuous relationship if I were a Muppet, is what I'm saying. (Lainey Gossip)
-- Philip Seymour Hoffman's very sad death this week prompted this quite interesting/disturbing piece in the New York Times about the recent surge in heroin use in the US, in part because it's gotten harder for people to get prescription opiates. (NYT)
-- Jeez, Bieber is OOC. Can't someone accidentally lock him in a library for six weeks? (Sorry, librarians. You don't have to be there for this.) (Celebitchy)