Roundup: Joe Biden In Israel; ESPN Comms Director to Retire; The Gang Goes to Game 2
By Kyle Koster

‘A massacre’: Gaza hospital blast estimated to kill hundreds ... ESPN comms director Chris LaPlaca announces retirement ... At least 17 journalists have been killed during Israel-Hamas conflict, press freedom group says ... Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on "Rust" movie set ... Home insurance is so expensive in this Florida town that people are leaving en masse ... Pepper X is named world’s spiciest by Guinness World Records ... Jim Jordan loses first speaker of the House vote with GOP holdouts ... It won't be long now until we know every detail of Jada Pinkett Smith's life ... New AI nightmare popping up on social media ... Joe Biden has touched down in Israel ...
Timothée Chalamet talks candidly about coming of age over the last few years. [GQ]
I Searched for a Con Man for Seven Years. The Result Is ‘The Wedding Scammer.’ [The Ringer]
Getting on television at a football game is a surefire way to have your life ruined. [Pro Football Talk]
Well, dammit, they probably should have done this. Maybe the only hands in which we'd trust the Field of Dreams name.
In 2021, Peacock hired writer/producer Mike Schur to create a seven-episode “Field of Dreams” reboot before it was eventually cancelled. 👀 The details:
— Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) October 17, 2023
"Andre Braugher was going to play James Earl Jones' role, Kristen Bell was going to be in it. Nick Offerman was going to be… pic.twitter.com/mXlx2zJ5pY
There's just no way the Phillies can lose at home right now.
"The Gang Goes to #NLCS Game 2" pic.twitter.com/UNk4fuandW
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2023
Fall Out Boy — Heaven, Iowa