Extra Extra: Lady Gaga Fans Accused Of Writing Fake 'Venom' Reviews Because Sure, Why Not, It's 2018

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• Lady Gaga fans vs. Venom is the battle none of us saw coming.
• Kanye West really wants everyone to leave Elon Musk alone.
• RIP Geoff Emerick, the legendary Beatles (among others) engineer.
• In a essay well-worth your time, Wesley Morris argues that culture in 2018 is being evaluated for its moral correctness more than for its quality.
• Lindsay Graham said today, "If an opening comes in the last year of Pres. Trump's term and the primary process has started, we'll wait until the next election."
• Sex doll brothels are really here, giving us a sneak peek at our robot sex future.
• A woman has come forward with allegations that her ex-wife, a New York State Senate candidate, verbally and physically abused her.
• Chelsea Peretti is leaving Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
• The morons at QAnon were super excited about Trump's text alert test because they see it as a positive step toward martial law.
• If you need a breather from the unrelenting news cycle, this Twitter thread filled with stock images of flatulent dogs is pretty good stuff.
• This Gotti Honest Trailer sure (shorp!) is good.
• Connie Chung wrote an open letter to Christine Blasey Ford saying she also was sexually assaulted.
• Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on the Louis CK comeback at Comedy Cellar: "If we get into the business of sanitizing every comedian and doing a thorough background check before they walk through the door, it’s going to be a very empty stage. I think people tend to focus on the one or two people who walk out of a situation like that. Ultimately, the audience decides whether someone is welcomed back."
• And finally, office dogs are good for everyone: