October's new book releases include ‘Taylor’s Version’ by Stephanie Burt, ‘Enshittification’ by Cory Doctorow and ‘Minor Black Figures’ by Brandon Taylor
When picking a theme for his fifth birthday party, Ryan Ramos went with a niche interest: his favorite president, Jimmy Carter. Ryan’s mom, Lauren, ordered a cake with Carter’s image in frosting and decorations like a life-size cardboard cutout, documenting it all on TikTok. Carter’s daughter, Amy, saw the videos and sent Ryan a package filled with items from her father’s 100th birthday. When he received the presents, Ryan was “over the moon,” his mother told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The producers of “Paddington” are suing the satirical puppet show “Spitting Image” after it depicted the lovable bear as being “red-eyed and drug-addled,” said The Telegraph. In the flagged YouTube video, Paddington is co-hosting a podcast with a caricature of Prince Harry, and says his “personal glow” is due to “100% Peruvian, biodynamic, organic, catastrophic cocaine.” StudioCanal, which holds the rights to Paddington Bear, filed a U.K. High Court complaint citing copyright and design rights concerns.