The daily gossip: Kanye wants to run America like Wakanda, Gwyneth buys her son a 'boob puzzle,' and more

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1. Kanye West is running for president under the 'Birthday Party'

Kanye West continues to insist that his bid for president is real and not an elaborate troll or marketing scheme, telling Forbes in an interview published Wednesday that he is running as a member of the "Birthday Party," because "when we win, it's everybody's birthday." Kanye elaborated that he plans to use the "framework of Wakanda," the fictional country from Black Panther, to structure his White House plans, and that he thought up the idea of running for president while he was "in the shower." While Kanye's path to the White House looks slim, if not literally impossible, he had a message for his competitors, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden: "I just gracefully suggest y'all bow out."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.