Disney is pulling back on Marvel & Star Wars content, according to CEO Bob Iger. He cites high production costs, and disappointing ratings for Jersey Shore: Avengers House; and Baby Yoda Meets Honey Boo Boo.

CEO Iger also disputed the idea that Disney sexualizes children. Iger said they identify the talented children, so that they can be sexualized when they become teenagers.

Union actors in the Screen Actors Guild decided to strike, joining Hollywood writers. Unfortunately, TikTok and YouTube “stars” have no plans to stop.

At the UK premiere of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer‘, the film’s stars walked out as a show of solidarity to striking writers and actors; they also freed up three hours of their time that evening.

Temperatures in Death Valley, California are expected to reach 130 degrees – giving local birds a chance to try out new Flamin’ Hot Worms.

India is seeking to become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, with the Chandrayaan-3 launch. Tbey’re considering manned missions to ensure victory in the first-ever interstellar spelling bee.

Wait times are now significantly shorter at Florida’s Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando theme parks. There are the same number of people in line, but riders are able to step over dozens of people in line who passed out from heat stroke.

A Los Angeles medical examiner determined Lisa Marie Presley died of a small bowel obstruction, or a hunka, hunka blockin’ stuff.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are rumored to be cooperating with Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s investigations of Donald Trump. Trump is reportedly frustrated with feelings of betrayal toward Ivanka, paired with the usual lust.

A 20-year-old woman is charged with supplying tainted drugs in the overdose death of Robert Deniro’s grandson. Sofia Marks is allegedly known as the ‘Percocet Princess’ – mainly because of the highness.

The FDA approved Opill, the first non-prescription over-the-counter daily birth control pill, just in time for Back To School shopping.

A rare tornado was spotted near Chicago, with local gangs vowing to unite and shoot it down.

A medical assistant in Philadelphia was charged with stealing patients personal information and buying $30,000 worth of home goods on Wayfair. She’ll spend two years in prison in a cell she describes as ‘shabby chic’.

A medical assistant in Philadelphia was charged with stealing patients personal information and buying $30,000 worth of home goods on Wayfair. She’ll spend two years in prison in a cell she describes as ‘shabby chic’.

Actor Matt Damon said he occasionally “falls into a depression” making movies that may turn out being very good. He says he’s consoled by fans who tell him they fall into a depression watching them.

Actor Tom Holland said he impressed girlfriend Zendaya when he used his handyman skills to fix her broken door. In turn, Holland said she polished his knob.

A gastroenterologist tells CNN that daily bowel movements aren’t necessary, and that the appearance of stools is more important to determining health. He said the healthiest stools are firm and sausage-like, and the unhealthiest still have pieces of the Gordita Supreme wrapper in them.

Police are looking for South American “crime tourists” responsible for a series of burglaries in Wilmington, Delaware. They’re hoping South Americans will help with information, since there can’t be many people who know someone wanting to travel from South America to Delaware.

Seattle vagrants and drug addicts living in a homeless encampment reportedly bought and filled an inflatable swimming pool to beat the summer heat. They’re asking for part-time help skimming the pool of vagrants and drug addicts.

Kim Kardashian told her family she’s planning to be ABC’s next “Bachelorette”. An ABC executive wouldn’t confirm, saying it’s between Kim, and another three-times-divorced single-mother-of-four who actually graduated college.

A scribbled will found in the couch cushions of late singer Aretha Franklin was ruled to be valid. The handwriting was indeed Franklin’s, as determined by an expert examining the document while wearing a gas mask.

Recent reexamination of early human hunter-gatherer societies conclude that women were active hunters, not just men. Although hunts including women took a lot longer to get started.

NATO allies are expected to approve the inclusion of Sweden – adding that nation’s powerful navy, and unequalled world-class Bikini Team.

Amazon Prime Day kicked off, with two days worth of deals on July 11th & 12th, followed by three days of record-breaking delivery driver heat strokes July 13/14/15.

Viral video shows four scantily-clad women having a spontaneous brawl inside the Wynn Las Vegas hotel. Security eventually broke it up, and the Wynn convinced the women to sign up for three more fights.

A new, damaging ransomware program called Big Head is being spread to PCs via a bogus Windows Update process. Experts say you can tell the Windows Update isn’t real because it takes less than an hour.

Donald Trump is asking for his classified documents felony trial to take place after the 2024 presidential election. And after his felony trial in New York for hush money payments. And after the felony trial he’ll probably have for the fake electors scheme. And after he dies.

Sega of America employees voted to unionize – pissing off thousands of kids now that Sonic the Hedgehog will only chase rings eight hours a day, with multiple mandatory half-hour breaks.

2019 All-Star Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito announced that his wife Ariana Dubelko filed for divorce. Giolito has a four-seam fastball, curve, and change-up; Dubelko throws an effective splitter.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania published a guide to help determine whether published articles or academic works were generated by Artificial Intelligence. The guide was generated using artificial intelligence .

Psychologists advise people who are “bad” at flirting to use a ‘Triangle Method’ – looking at your desired woman or man’s one eye, then the mouth, then the other eye. Repeat until it works, or until the pepper spray kicks in.

Pornhub blocked access to users in Virginia, Utah & Mississippi, after all three states passed laws requiring age verification to view it. Mississippi teenagers are especially frustrated after discovering they still can’t get in by holding up a fake ID to their laptop camera.

Heavy rain forced the delay or cancellation of 400 flights at Philadelphia International Airport. Baggage handlers appreciated the storms because of the lighter workload, and because they enjoy sleeping while it rains.

Disney World closed its Blizzard Beach water park, and will reopen it in early 2024 after major refurbishment, and after they add enough fresh water to drop the urine content below 25%.

Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI, creator or ChatGPT, for using her content to train the artificial intelligence. Silverman filed the suit after ChatGPT got really better than her at telling jokes about Jewish girls having sex.

Elton John performed his final live show on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour, ending a career spanning 50 years of touring and 30,000 bad toupees.

Convicted sex criminal and former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed by a fellow inmate. Nassar has cancelled all physical exams for men in leotards gearing up for the big Prison Olympiad.

A record number of Americans are living alone. 30 percent of American households are now comprised of a single person – and a dog or cat who get way too many Christmas presents.

Singer Dua Lipa attended the premiere of the Barbie movie in a see-through dress. Although, in keeping with Barbie tradition, she had her nipples removed.

A transgender woman won the Miss Netherlands pageant – keeping everyone guessing what’s in her Netherregions.

Donald Trump made a campaign stop at a Iowa Dairy Queen, where he didn’t know what a Blizzard is, but offered to send Don Jr & Eric to shovel out of it.

Kim Kardashian and Tom Brady were rumored to be “super flirty” at a July 4th party. Since Gronk will always be his tight end, Kim will have to be fullback.

A new study finds harmful chemicals are present in tap water in roughly 50% of U.S. cities – and in roughly 100% of Dasani, as a flavoring agent.

A bodyguard for NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama reportedly slapped Britney Spears in the face in Las Vegas when she tapped him on the shoulder for a photo. Britney declined the photo afterward because they got her good side.

Doctors in Singapore removed an octopus stuck in a man’s throat. The man sent the octopus in to grab the frog stuck there.

Matlock‘ is being rebooted with Kathy Bates, after network research among assisted living residents determined the one thing lacking from the Andy Griffith original was sex appeal.

Performers are concerned about fans throwing items on stage during concerts, after Bebe Rexha, Kelsey Ballerini, Pink & Drake all had incidents. Other artists like Toby Keith aren’t worried, and hope someone throws a decent song at him.

Vanderpump Rules Ariana Madix – who gained notoriety after her boyfriend had sex with her best friend – is the first confirmed contestant on Dancing With The Stars. Although execs are wondering whether, with this level of casting, they need to rebrand as Dancing With People You Might Have Heard Of.

An 81-year-old female nudist gave a CNN reporter advice for first-timers going to a nude beach, saying to behave “like you’re at a church picnic”. Only don’t stare at the pie and hot dogs.

Las Vegas debuted the MSG Sphere – an 18,000-seat arena billed as the World’s Largest Spherical Structure. Despite being round, owners say that once visitors are inside, they’ll be able to find a corner to piss in.

A teacher’s assistant in Canada was fired after school administrators discovered her OnlyFans account. In spite of her job status, three dozen sophomore boys paid to watch after-school detention.

62 female prison inmates at Lockhart Correctional Facility in Texas became high school graduates, increasing their pay while incarcerated by 25% to $0.12/hour. Officials with scent-tracking dogs are looking for 3 missing grads wearing caps & gowns.

July 4th was recorded as Earth’s Hottest Day ever – with a global average temperature of 62.9 degrees. Women of Earth asked the planet if it could turn the heat up to 68.

Beyoncé cancelled her planned Renaissance Tour stop in Pittsburgh, much to the dismay of her thousands of regional fans, the Beyinzérs.

A disproportionate number of employees impacted by tech industry layoffs since last fall were women – leading females who still have tech jobs to reconsider going to Happy Hour with male supervisor nerds.

A Colorado supermarket employee was fired for posting a TikTok video of three men stealing $500 worth of laundry detergent. One of the thieves was arrested, since the video prevented a clean getaway.

A Massachusetts woman missing for three days was found in a state park with her body stuck in mud. She praised search & rescue workers, and the amazing exfoliating power of the mud.

A Birmingham, Alabama news reporter who believed she’d been sent to the scene of a domestic violence incident found her boyfriend there on one knee asking her to marry him. She accepted, then punched him in the mouth.

July 4th partygoers at California’s Lake Tahoe left behind a record-breaking 8,559 pounds of garbage. It marked the second-largest pile of human trash gathered on Independence Day – the biggest being a Kid Rock concert.

Defunct weight-loss brand Jenny Craig is being revived after being purchased by Nutrisystem’s parent company. Jenny Craig will be marketed as a direct-to-consumer meal service that subscribers can cheat on.

A 14-year-old Oklahoma boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in the car they waited in while their mother shopped at Walmart. She returned to the car with a birthday card, shocked that the teen already found his present.

A new study links consumption of fried food to an increased risk of depression. The study followed 500 death row inmates ordering their last meal.

The U.S. Secret Service discovered cocaine in the White House, leading to a brief evacuation, and a brief visit from Hunter Biden.

Shark attacks at Long Island beaches prompted increased patrols. Lifeguards are asking amputees with prosthetic legs if they want to wade in the surf looking for sharks since they have less to lose.

Blueberries and green beans joined the USDA’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of nonorganic produce containing the most pesticides. They wanted to test produce for organic pesticide content, but it all rotted by the time they finished.

Riders on a Wisconsin roller coaster were stuck upside-down for over three hours after it malfunctioned. Everyone was taken to a hospital for evaluation and to wring the urine out of their shirts.

Former ‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack was released from a California prison after serving a portion of her three-year sentence for recruiting women to the NXIVM sex cult. She plans to stay in touch with others from her cell block in case she decides to get back in business.

Ben & Jerry’s official account stirred outrage with its July 4th social media post that the ‘U.S. exists on stolen Indigenous land’. A boycott is being organized by angry conservatives and people who don’t have the six bucks for a pint of ice cream.

A 69-year-old South Carolina woman walking her dog near a golf course lagoon was attacked and killed by an alligator. The alligator was captured, and the dog was praised for its quick thinking outrunning the woman.

One person died and nine more injured at a fireworks show in Michigan. Local 8-year-olds called the show “too short”.

Meta’s new app – a Twitter clone called Threads – is set to launch tomorrow. So get ready to check your posts after an hour to find they’ve gotten zero Likes in two different places.

With the intent to fill open positions, New York State Police raised the maximum age for new officer candidates from 29 to 34, while dropping the required minimum number of functioning limbs from 4 to 3.

Shane van Gisbergen won NASCAR’s first-ever Chicago street race, after multiple delays from weather, and from police chases after other racer’s vehicles were carjacked.

July’s Full Buck Moon, the first of four supermoons this summer, rises tonight. LGBTQ+ activists are boycotting the Moon for failing to deliver a supermoon during Pride Month.

The Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina was shut down after a social media user posted a photo of a crack in one of the ride’s support beams. Meanwhile, all coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey continued to operate while multiple riders smoked crack.

Philadelphia Police arrested an armed carjacker just one hour after he stole a Ford Edge. He was apprehended immediately following the successful completion of his on-road Driver’s License Exam.

Texas pastor David Lloyd Walther pleaded guilty to downloading over 100,000 images of child pornography, and promised to refund parents who’d enrolled their kids in his ‘Movie Star! ‘-themed Vacation Bible School.

Over 1,000 Dolly Parton impersonators attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of fans in full “head-to-toe Dolly Parton costumes”. While they waited for the record to be certified, 600 participants were treated for severe back pain and spasms.

Vietnam is banning the new Barbie movie over a map depicting Asian territory as belonging to China. Producers are considering editing the scene out of the movie because they don’t want anyone thinking the film is educational.

Tyson Foods will remove the ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ label on its chicken, after admitting they need to use some to keep chickens disease-free. They also have to remove ‘No Drugs Ever’ after catching some chickens using ecstasy.

Florida will allow use of radioactive waste in paving new roads. It’s expected to make projects faster and cheaper because overnight crews will glow in the dark.

A Delta Airlines jet safely landed at Charlotte Airport without its nose gear. “Got your nose gear!”, said a flock of passing geese.

Ghislaine Maxwell is reportedly so disliked at FCI Tallahassee that she’s been dubbed Prison Karen for her constant complaints about the lack of vegan food options and her inability to get black hair dye. It must be bad because she’s the only woman offering massage therapy and not getting any takers.

Madonna postponed her upcoming tour after being hospitalized with a severe bacterial infection. She recovering, and issued a statement “we are living in a bacterial world, and I am a bacterial girl.”

Kevin Costner’s estranged wife is demanding $248,000/month for child support. Costner alleges that some of the money is going to plastic surgery, so his ex amended her demand to Child/Breast/Buttock Support.

Following the change of hosts from Pat Sajak to Ryan Seacrest, hostess Vanna White is negotiating a raise in her reported $3 million annual salary. So far, she hasn’t solved Sony Entertainment’s latest offer of Y__’RE N_T GETT_NG __RE __NEY.

Rudy Giuliani is reportedly cooperating in an investigation of Donald Trump’s attempt to reverse the 2020 election. Giuliani is being held in protective custody by New York City’s newly appointed Rat Czar.

Twitter is reportedly rejoining a group battling online child sex abuse. This, after the group agreed to pay $5/month for Twitter Blue.

The Supreme Court is set to rule on student loan forgiveness programs. It’s not certain how they’ll rule, but Burger King is reportedly flooded with new applications.

The World Health Organization is reportedly planning to announce artificial sweetener aspartame as a possible carcinogen, making it the 237th good reason not to drink Diet Coke.

ESPN announced they’re laying off as many as 20 longtime on-air broadcasters & hosts. It’s expected to save parent company ABC/Disney millions of dollars, and save wear-and-tear on the Mute buttons of viewers everywhere.