Although the British monarchy has had its own Twitter account since 2009, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had never personally composed her own 140-character contribution. But now, all that has changed! In honor of the opening of a new gallery at London’s Science Museum, the head of the royal family welcomed herself to Twitter with this welcoming message for museum-goers.

A detailed report from the Guardian describes the lead-up, execution, and aftermath of the royal tweet, including this part, which might actually be the most fantastically British sentence ever written:

“The Queen removed a glove to send the tweet in front of around 600 guests including communications entrepreneurs and experts Lady Lane-Fox, Hermann Hauser, Mo Ibrahim, Professor Steve Furber and Sir Nigel Shadbolt.”

That is downright refined.

It remains to be seen whether the Queen will ever return to tweet again, but kudos for a very capable inaugural tweet! It’s a little dry and formal, maybe — it would’ve been much more exciting to see her weigh in on #gamergate or start a flame war with President Obama — but let’s give it 9 out of 10. One point docked for not using the royal “we,” which seems like a missed opportunity.

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For megafans of Jem and the Holograms who met the news of a movie adaptation with a raised eyebrow and muttered threats that they’d better not screw this up, here’s a hint from producer Scooter Braun that we can perhaps all unclench a little. For he has seen the movie, and it is good.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, who caught up with Braun at a fundraiser this week, the producer has already seen a screening of Jem’s big-screen story — and while there will be a few changes before the film is final, it’s already basically awesome.

“It has so much heart; it’s such a good story; the music’s so good,” Braun said. “I thought the actresses just did a really good job, and when the movie ends you’re just like all right, all right, we got something here.”

Not only that, but Braun also didn’t hesitate to share his enthusiasm for the “Jem” soundtrack, saying, “I literally went back to Universal, who we have the soundtrack with, and I said, ‘You guys, we have a serious sleeper with this movie coming.’”

Or in other words: Jem! The music’s contagious!

Of course, there are some critical answers still missing from Braun’s report — i.e. he should just admit that Juliette Lewis is the leader of the Misfits already, because c’mon, she has to be — but with months to go before audiences have a chance to see “Jem and the Holograms,” this is all very encouraging, and ...

We always knew that the lives of superheroes were inherently kind of lonely — yes, Batman, we see you standing alone on that parapet, again, silhouetted tragically against the setting sun, again — but there’s something especially vulnerable about this portrait series by French photographer Benoit Lapray, in which our favorite heroes stand not just alone, but dwarfed by the magnificence of the majestic French Alps.

The series, titled “Quest for the Absolute,” includes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Wolverine, and a critical mass of Avengers, among others. Some look like they could easily be stills from an upcoming movie; others are kind of funny. (Spiderman looks awfully incongruous sitting on the side of a country road without a single skyscraper from which to swing.) The full series can be viewed on Lapray’s website, but we’ve rounded up a few favorites below.

photo by Benoit Lapray

photo by Benoit Lapray

photo by Benoit Lapray

photo by Benoit Lapray

photo by Benoit Lapray

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

Well, that’s one way to make sure that people pay attention during the airline safety speech.

Air New Zealand, which flies in and out of the wonderful country where “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and all three “The Hobbit” movies were filmed, put together this star-studded Middle Earth-themed video in honor of the upcoming release of “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies,” which they’ve humbly titled “The Most Epic Airline Safety Video Ever Made.”

The video features elves, orcs, dwarves, and even cameo appearances by Frodo Baggins and Radagast the Brown (although Sebastian the hedgehog is, alas, not present.) Also, the orc army has learned an impressive new “airplane” formation that could put your average college marching band to shame. Obviously there’s a gauntlet being thrown down here, so hopefully it won’t be long before Aer Lingus responds with its own “Outlander” themed presentation featuring a nude Sam Heughan.

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

Anyone in Hollywood can tell you how to get to “Sesame Street,” because so many celebs have stopped off there on their way to megastardom. But even though Sesame Street is a popular destination for tons of actors and musicians, some of our favorites have made especially memorable appearances alongside Muppets over the years. Check ‘em out and count ‘em down in our list below.

11. Just last week, Claire Danes cruelly taunted Cookie Monster with an inedible diagram of a cookie.

10. Lupita Nyong’o’s epidermis is showing!

9. One Direction team up with Bert to sing the alphabet (and engaged in some unspoken competition to see who has the best hair.)

8. Aziz Ansari demonstrates the true meaning of the word “ridiculous.”

7.Peter Dinklage sings about the mysterious “Simon,” and why we all do whatever he says.

6.Jonah Hill wears a mustache made of lies.

5.Jon Hamm teaches us about how to talk about feels.

4.Anna Kendrick teaches the word “absorb” by submerging muppets in water.

3.Neil Patrick Harris is the singing, dancing shoe fairy in a double-breasted suit.

2. Tom Hiddleston teaches Cookie Monster about the value of delayed gratification. (Although this video isn’t technically from “Sesame Street,” it’s too damn charming not to include.)

1. And finally, there’s Katy Perry’s lesson in opposites from 2010, which was, alas, never aired on television after her cleavage caused a nationwide moral panic.

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

If you’re ever receiving an award, Jennifer Lawrence is the friend you want onstage beforehand to introduce you. The “Hunger Games” star was at Elle’s Women in Hollywood party Tuesday, where she paid homage to friend and colleague Elizabeth Banks with a cheeky, hilarious speech.

As reported by E! Online, Lawrence gave Banks a warm welcome to the stage with a supremely witty intro.

“I have had the pleasure of working with this gifted actress for the past few years on the unfortunate box office flop, The Hunger Games,” she joked. “I constantly marvel at the versatility of Elizabeth. She’s a chameleon escaping into every role she plays. Whatever the movie, her performances are always honest and heartfelt. As audience members, we know the women she plays are very real and that’s why directors want to constantly work with her.”

For her part, Banks didn’t change the tone of the ceremony when she took the stage to accept her honors. Before paying lip service to the problems of being a woman in Hollywood, she made it clear that she was speaking completely off the cuff.

“I didn’t write a speech, there’s nothing in this teleprompter, my publicist is s–ting her pants,” she said. “Here we go, bitches!”

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield