Happy Independence Day to the American crowd, and happy Friday to everyone else! Now that Megan has departed the FYA coil (sad face), I'm taking over Pro-Tips. These are some big metaphorical shoes to fill, although I'm sure Megan's literal shoe size is very proportionate. We'll miss you, Megan!
Book Related Things
Author Nancy Garden (Annie on My Mind) has passed away.
Author Walter Dean Myers has also passed away at age 76.
The author of the One Direction fanfic which will be published soon has revealed the new names for her characters in the film adaptation. BRB writing Jennie + Christian Bale fanfic now.
Over 300 authors sign an open letter asking Amazon to resolve the Hatchette dispute. Insert "burying the Hatchette" joke here. I'll show myself out.
Here's an excerpt from Gayle Forman's new book, I Was Here. The cover has been released, too.
Movie Related Things
In case you missed it, Ben and Evan have been cast in the movie adaptation of The 5th Wave.
It's a Lego-fied The Princess Bride!
The Skeleton Twins trailer looks awesome.
Someone stole The Fault In Our Stars bench! This is why we can't have nice things.
Enchanted 2 is on the way.
Tina Fey will star in and produce a witch movie, but it's definitely not a Hocus Pocus sequel.
Nineteen (eep) years later, the Clueless closet can be yours!
Actresses who are too young to play movie mothers and grandmothers.
TV Related Things
Cappie from Greek has been cast as Queen Elsa from Frozen in Once Upon A Time. Cue the earworm. (When I was lying by the pool in Las Vegas last week, they started playing Let It Go. It was basically my hell. I thought Vegas was a town of sin and debauchery. STOP PLAYING DISNEY SONGS WHILE I'M TRYING TO PRETEND I HAVE A CABANA BOY.)
Miscellaneous Things
Here is Daniel Radcliffe with a bunch of dogs.
Fly Art, or as HQ likes to think of it, the best thing ever.
21 Reasons Why 1999 Was The Most Magical Summer for Music. My metal teenage self adamantly disagrees, but the adult self longing for nostalgia is firmly in Awesome Camp.
More nostalgia, you ask? 11 Riveting Teen People Covers That Immortalized 2004.
God, Neville Longbottom (er, Matthew Lewis) is hot.
This lady (baker, artist, seamstress, general pretty person) has some serious talent.
That's it for this week! Did we miss anything? Don't forget to bid Megan a fond farewell.