There's kind of a lot going on this week: There's rumored to be a new 007. The Emmy nominations are out. There's a new dating trend called 'Caspering.' Farhad Manjoo thinks we should all use the singular 'they.' 1.7 million people want to raid Area 51. Anthony Fantano (or an animated version of Anthony Fantano, really) is in the new "Old Town Road" video. During the New York City blackout, Star Wars fans helped direct traffic... with their lightsabers. And: The Cats trailer is out, and it's maybe kind of, uh, horrifying?

Oh, and Episode 4 of Years and Years aired on HBO. The show "combines the grand sweep of a near-future dystopia with the warm intimacy of a family drama." Its vision of our next decade or so is "terrifyingly plausible."

There's kind of a lot going on this week: There's rumored to be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vox.com/2019/7/15/20695126/lashana-lynch-new-007-james-bond-phoebe-waller-bridge">a new 007</a>. The Emmy nominations <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/emmy-nomination-snubs-and-surprises-2019.html">are out</a>. There's a new dating trend <a href="https://www.allure.com/story/caspering-new-dating-trend-ghosting">called 'Caspering.'</a> Farhad Manjoo thinks <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/opinion/pronoun-they-gender.html">we should all use the singular 'they.'</a> 1.7 million people <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/1-7-million-want-to-raid-area-51-to-see-them-aliens/">want to raid Area 51</a>. Anthony Fantano (or an animated version of Anthony Fantano, really) <a href="https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/16/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-young-thug-mason-ramsey-video/amp">is in the new "Old Town Road" video</a>. During the New York City blackout, Star Wars fans helped direct traffic... <a href="https://comicbook.com/starwars/2019/07/14/star-wars-lightsabers-traffic-new-york-blackout/">with their lightsabers</a>. And: The Cats trailer is out, and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/movies/cats-trailer-reaction-scli-intl/index.html">it's maybe kind of, uh, horrifying</a>?
Oh, and Episode 4 of Years and Years aired on HBO. The show "<a href="https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/7/17/20697303/years-and-years-existential-crisis-tv-good-fight-high-maintenance">combines the grand sweep of a near-future dystopia with the warm intimacy of a family drama</a>." Its vision of our next decade or so is "terrifyingly plausible."

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