In Other Brews…
The voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa has gone silent. Legendary actor James Earl Jones (93) died surrounded by family on Monday. Known for his versatility on screen and on stage, the thespian overcame a severe childhood stutter to win two Emmys, a Grammy, three Tony Awards, and an honorary Oscar… earning an exclusive spot in club EGOT*.
An overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed at least 19 and wounded over 60, according to Gazan officials. The strike hit an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone housing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians; Israel said a Hamas “command-and-control center” was embedded in the camp, and they used “precise munitions” to target October 7th militants.
SpaceX and billionaire Jared Isaacman are teaming up again in the first private leap for mankind... well, at least the first non-NASA spacewalk. The first mission of the Polaris program—a series of three private spaceflights—launched yesterday, sending Isaacman and three crew members farther into orbit than anyone’s been since NASA’s Apollo program to examine the effects of space on the human body.
The Princess of Wales has finished chemotherapy. In a family-focused video released Monday (watch here), Princess Catherine gave a health update and described the last nine months of cancer treatment as “incredibly tough.” She says her next few months will focus on staying “cancer-free” even as she returns to a “light” schedule of public engagements.
36 years later… Michael Keaton is still the Ghost with the Most. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice earned $110M during its opening weekend, the second-largest September movie debut ever. It follows the 1988 hit Beetlejuice––about a ghost who helps a recently deceased couple haunt the new inhabitants of their former home––which spawned a popular cartoon and a still-touring Tony-nominated Broadway musical.