Rihanna is "overwhelmed" & "overworked"; someone get this treasure a pillow and ice cream, STAT. (Celebitchy)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed court today due to illness and she also needs a pillow and ice cream, STAT. (CNN)

With the holidays fast approaching, you might want to bookmark this one: How to practice emotional first aid. (Ted)

Just a man in uniform hand-nursing an orphaned kitten in a war zone. If you're into that sort of thing, I don't know your life. The kitten grew up to be the entire division's mascot. (Animal Channel)

Did you know that Adam Sandler was the original choice to play the Bear Jew in Inglourious Basterds? It didn't happen, which means that Brad Pitt and Sandler have never officially worked together, but Pitt has heard a great story about Sandler, which he shared with the Uncut Gems star in Variety's Actors on Actors series. It's not salacious or anything, but it really is a great story. (Uproxx)

Manic Pixie Mean Girl. (Ask Molly)

The live-action Little Mermaid cast Prince Eric and I ain't mad about it. (Lainey Gossip)

Two people in China were diagnosed with the motherf*cking plague. So there is that. (The Guardian)

HBO Max might be getting a Friends reunion special and may I please just ask, Why? What for? Also, why is there an HBO Max? Why is there an HBO Go? And HBO Now? What is happening? Where am I? What is the meaning of life? (Dlisted)

What could gender, sex toys, rodents, and climate change possibly have in common? (Guernica Mag)

Fug Nation is chatting about cozy jammies! I love cozy jammies...just not to sleep in. They're too hot! (GFY)

"Right Now, It's Dope to Work With Women": Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o and the Drama Actress Roundtable. (THR)

The menopause guide for all ages. (The Lily)

And on the other side of that, have you heard of microneedle patches? (Smithsonian Mag)

Against "sure". The most passive-aggressive affirmative phrase is a thumbs up to your face, and a jerkoff motion behind your back. (The Outline)

Is everyone else actually doing better than you? Here are the stats. (MEL Mag)

How can you have a happily ever after when you have to keep your relationship secret? Ctkat1 liked the slow burn of Rachel Reid's gay hockey romance, Heated Rivalry. About the novel's timeline she says, "This shouldn't work as well as it does, but Rachel Reid is very good at showing this slow evolution in the character's feelings and thoughts." (Cannonball Read 11)