🧑‍⚖️ Supreme Court Soap
Harriet Miers is tapped to replace Sandra Day O’Connor and America collectively Googles “Who?” A loyal Bush insider with zero judicial experience tries to sell a “practicing lawyer’s perspective.” Conservatives grumble she’s not conservative enough, liberals cry cronyism and the vibes are awkward. A case study in how not to roll out a lifetime gig.
🌍 Quake Lines Snap
A 7.6 earthquake slams Kashmir on Oct 8. Towns buckle, mountain roads vanish, helicopters thud nonstop. The week ends with rescue, grief and a bitter reminder that winter’s coming fast for millions now homeless.
🏉 Benji’s Flick Pass Lore
Oct 2, NRL Grand Final: Wests Tigers beat the Cowboys 30–16 and the highlight reel gets a new deity. Benji Marshall’s no-look flick to Pat Richards becomes instant pub mythology. First premiership for the joint-venture Tigers. Goosebumps on loop.
🎬 Veggie Monster, Big Box Office
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit opens and claymation rules the weekend. British puns, humane pest control, a giant veggie-chomper, and Gromit’s side-eye carry the crown.
🎵 Nickel’s back
Nickelback drops All the Right Reasons and “Photograph” turns nostalgia into a meme before memes are memes.
đź“ş Crown Me, But Make It 2005
Australian Princess leans hard into etiquette bootcamp and tiara energy. It’s makeover TV before Instagram filters, where posture lessons and place settings equal “personal growth.”
đź“š Ringside Uplift
Cinderella Man is still in cinemas reminding you that Depression-era boxing plus Russell Crowe equals premium dad-movie tears. Paul Giamatti steals scenes, again.
đź“– Book Talk, Fang Talk
Twilight chatter is building in the background. Team “vampires sparkle” vs team “vampires do not.” Early signs of the internet’s future hobby: arguing about YA like it’s constitutional law.
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