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OPEN POST: Hosted by the Beckhams Sans Brooklyn

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  Here's David Beckham receiving his star on the Hollywood walk of fame this Friday. He was joined by his family: Posh, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper Seven (remember when she was born?! Damn y'all we are old).  Notably missing from the event was the couple's eldest son, Brooklyn. Victoria and David famously fell out with their son in recent years, culminating in him sharing a public instagram post alleging years of control and mistreatment. Thankfully for everyone, Tom Cruise was able to attend the ceremony instead! Here is in a totally natural-looking photo. I wonder who has the most filler in their face? Mazel! Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty

90s Nostalgia, Posh Spice, Cool Britannia and Beckham Docuseries

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Cool Britannia was the rage of the 90s. I watched the docuseries Beckham by Fisher Stevens (Michelle Pfeiffer's boyfriend in the early 90s) on Netflix and came away with thoughts about the family and my adopted country. It surprised me that it is a promising docuseries; even if I would like to ship Brooklyn, his wife, and his mother in an airless cargo container to a Third World port, it was captivating. It captured a pre-911 pop culture world that underscores the entire series. I had to brace myself because David's  voice is like they clipped his balls after his first penalty kick. That voice rivals Mike Tyson's and is equally imbued with a slightly, nay, more like ear drum abusing accent that, mixed with the voice, sounds like they are voicing an animated movie and are method acting the holy shit out of it and refuse to let it go. I can't bear to hear David Beckham speak. I would rather have a fingernail yanked out than endure his bebeh voice. I survived it, though, ...