Jennifer Lawrence: A lavish wedding in Rhode Island
Harry and Meghan: A documentary about their Africa trip, it will be shown on ABC this Wednesday night. Meghan talks about the stress of her position; there's also talk that they may take some time off at the end of the year
William and Kate: Their nostalgic and successful trip to Pakistan, did Harry just confirm a "rift?" (Not really)
Elijah Cummings: The long-time congressman from Maryland died at 68
Jennifer Aniston: She's now on Instagram with over 15 million followers in less than a week
Adam Rippon: The skater published a memoir
Arnold Schwarzenegger and/or Linda Hamilton: Terminator: Dark Force opens November 1. I read that producer James Cameron has said that he likes the idea of an action film starring a 62-year-old actress, who, by-the-way, is his ex-wife
Keanan Lowe: The high school football coach in Portland Oregon who disarmed a teen-ager at school, then hugged him until the cops arrived
Bill Macy: The actor died at 97 after a long career
Christian Bale and/or Matt Damon: Their movie "Ford v. Ferrari" opens November 15
Kim Kardashian: Turns 39 on October 21, she and Kanye renewed their wedding vows
Felicity Huffman: A picture from prison
Mitt Romney: Mittens has a secret Twitter account, using the nom de tweet Pierre Delecto, which makes him a member of the pantheon that includes Carlos Danger and John Barron; I will be seriously disappointed if Pierre isn't featured on this week's cover:
Just spoke to @MittRomney on the phone, and asked him about Pierre Delecto. His only response: "C'est moi." Updated my story accordingly: https://t.co/kcfIopokWh— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) October 21, 2019
Slate writer Ashley Feinberg was the first to sleuth it out:
Read Ashley's article here; this is how the Washington Post starts their article about Pierre:
For years, Pierre Delecto’s presence on Twitter largely went unnoticed. Operating a bare-bones account with the handle @qaws9876, the user’s limited activity revealed only an interest in politics — namely, supporting Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). So when “Pierre Delecto” started trending Sunday on the social media platform, people were understandably confused.
“Why are we talking about Pierre Delecto,” one person asked.
“WTH is a Pierre Delecto & why is everyone going crazy about it?” another wanted to know.
On Sunday, Twitter users lost their collective minds when they learned that Pierre Delecto wasn’t a bot or a random Romney superfan, but an account run by the Republican senator himself. As Delecto, Romney, who has become one of President Trump’s most vocal GOP critics, used the account to like critical tweets about the president, while also occasionally defending himself against detractors. By early Monday, the unusual pseudonym was a trending moment on Twitter and had been mentioned in more than 47,000 tweets. (Read more here.)
“Why are we talking about Pierre Delecto,” one person asked.
“WTH is a Pierre Delecto & why is everyone going crazy about it?” another wanted to know.
On Sunday, Twitter users lost their collective minds when they learned that Pierre Delecto wasn’t a bot or a random Romney superfan, but an account run by the Republican senator himself. As Delecto, Romney, who has become one of President Trump’s most vocal GOP critics, used the account to like critical tweets about the president, while also occasionally defending himself against detractors. By early Monday, the unusual pseudonym was a trending moment on Twitter and had been mentioned in more than 47,000 tweets. (Read more here.)
Stories that appear on the new cover will be highlighted in green.
Update. Dennis Quaid: The 65-year old actor just got engaged to his 26-year-old girlfriend
The Crown: Netflix released a full-length trailer for Season 3:
Update #2. See the new cover, featuring Duchess Meghan, here.
Update. Dennis Quaid: The 65-year old actor just got engaged to his 26-year-old girlfriend
The Crown: Netflix released a full-length trailer for Season 3:
Times change. Duty endures. Season Three of The Crown arrives 17th November. pic.twitter.com/c3pzvSKM6k— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) October 21, 2019
Update #2. See the new cover, featuring Duchess Meghan, here.
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