LINKS First 2020 presidential debate, RHOP fight fallout, Papa Mahomes…
VOX – The first 2020 presidential debate is in the books, and as you may have suspected before either candidate said a single word, was not an especially cheerful or helpful affair. But all of the initial post-debate polls — including those conducted by Republicans — named Biden the winner
JEZEBEL – In one of the debate’s lowest and most surreal moments, Donald Trump took a chance to condemn white supremacy by instead telling white supremacists to “stand back and stand by”
REALITY TEA – “After the most recent episode of Real Housewives of Potomac, viewers are still reeling. We all knew the fight between Candiace Dillard and Monique Samuels was coming. But man, it was a doozy. What we weren’t prepared for, is how quickly lines were drawn as to who was at fault”
THE BLAST – Congratulations to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, who’s about to become a father 🙂 Patrick’s fiancée Brittany Matthews revealed the good news with an ultrasound post on Instagram
THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Whitney Way Thore is ready to talk about her failed engagement to unfaithful ex Chase Severino in the new season of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which now has its first teaser trailer
CELEBITCHY – We’re about six weeks away from the release of The Crown Season 4, which means it’s time for Netflix to ramp up the publicity machine. Behold: The first still images from the upcoming season, including our first look at Emma Corrin as young Lady Di (and no joke, at first glance I thought it was a real picture of Diana)
GO FUG YOURSELF – Lizzo’s October Vogue cover and profile are enough of a helpful, encouraging read by themselves, but she’s also turned in a dynamite installment of “73 Questions.” *And* Claudia Rankine wrote the profile
DLISTED – Gabrielle Union and NBC appear to have found an “amicable resolution” regarding the toxic, racist, sexist America’s Got Talent workplace Gabrielle said she suffered through for years and further claimed she was fired for talking about behind the scenes
LAINEY GOSSIP – Jon Hamm is getting ready to shoot an awesome-sounding heist movie in Detroit and also he’s still rocking the quintessential dad bod in this photo gallery on the beach
(Photo credit: First 2020 presidential debate via C-SPAN)
John Sharp is Starcasm’s chief editorial correspondent-at-large. Tips: E-mail john@starcasm.net or Twitter @john_starcasm.