sorta

Jar Jar was, of course, the duck-billed breakout star, sorta, of 1999’s “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.”

I could kinda sorta imagine myself going out for dinner occasionally, or strolling somewhere for some reason dressed like someone who had integrated their identity with their clothes, but I still couldn’t imagine “investing” in said clothes.

Parasocial relationships are the way we relate to the famous now; their social feeds mingle with our friends and family until they all seem sorta like the same thing.

It’s all kinda, sorta happening, but Kaplan is struggling with writer’s block and a busted heating unit, among other disturbances both domestic and global.

Jason Gallagher, a producer who worked with Redick at The Ringer and left for a role at “The Old Man and the Three,” said he saw first-hand that any preconceived notions he might have had about Redick — the sorta 1980s movie bad guy persona he carved out for himself as a star at Duke — were quickly erased.