In Other Brews…

• FX and Hulu are pre-popping bubbly. Their shows secured the most 2024 Emmy nominations: Shōgun (25) and The Bear (23). Based on a 1975 novel, Shōgun also became the first Japanese-language show to earn an Outstanding Drama Series nomination. Nominees—including first-timers Ryan Gosling (SNL) and Paul Rudd (Only Murders)—have until September 15th’s show date to practice their reactions. 

• Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo took a daring dip into the Seine River on Wednesday to prove its Olympic readiness. After months of delays, Hidalgo declared the plunge “a dream.” Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923 due to health concerns, and some Parisians are protesting the expensive ($1.5 billion) cleanup by signing a viral promise to #PoopInTheSeine. 

• Elon Musk announced he’s moving SpaceX and X (Twitter)’s HQs to Texas, leaving California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bars school districts from requiring they notify parents if their child requests to change gender or pronouns. Musk also tweeted that reports of him donating $45M/month to a Trump-aligned org was “Fake Gnus.”

• The fallout from Saturday’s assassination attempt continues. House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) have called for Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation, but Cheatle has refused. The Secret Service reportedly beefed up security around the former President in recent weeks following intelligence reports that Iran was plotting an assassination attempt with no known connection to Saturday’s shooting.

• Bob Newhart, perhaps best remembered as Buddy the Elf’s adopted dad, died yesterday of natural causes. Newhart began as a standup comic, with his 1960 record becoming the first comedy album to hit Billboard’s No. 1. He later starred in two successful sitcoms and earned his first Emmy for a guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory. He was 94.