Adam Scott Almost Quit Acting After Losing 'Six Feet Under' Role

Adam Scott came so close to playing David Fisher in Six Feet Under that he and Michael C. Hall tested for the role. Obviously, things broke Hall’s way, and Scott said the experience was so “painful” that he almost quit acting. Fortunately, he didn’t, and we were gifted Ben Wyatt and whatever his character’s name is on that show. Zack Severance? That’s probably right. (Variety)

Is Pedro Pascal the dude in the Man’s Best Friend billboard? (Lainey Gossip)

People are review bombing a Jersey bagel shop for not spreading cream cheese. (Celebitchy)

Are the Trump tariffs canceling boobs? Surprisingly, yes. Yes, they are. (Wonkette)

Winona Ryder was the coolest person in the world in the ’90s. Then came a much-dissected shoplifting scandal. Kayleigh wrote about the Winona crime spree for her newsletter. #freewinona (Gossip Reading Club)

Alien: Earth freaking slaps, so glad to hear it’s racking up viewers. (The Wrap)

Coldplay will never stop putting people on the Jumbotron now that they have a taste for blood, extramarital blood. God, that sounds gross. Why did I say it like that? (Rolling Stone)

Both Andrew and Chris wanted to make sure everyone saw this meme, and it’s pretty solid. The user has embeds turned off, or else it’d be at the end of tonight’s post. (Bluesky)

If the Liver King breaks a blood contract, doesn’t that make you the Liver King? I feel like that’s how that should work. (Gizmodo)

Roblox should get its affairs in order. Chris Hansen is coming for them. (A.V. Club)

Tuesday August 19 is National Potato Day and National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day, so it seems like a good day to see which books about food and cooking Cannonballers are reviewing. You might find a graphic novel about a wanna-be villain teen forced to hang out at their mom’s coffee shop, CoffeeShopReader feeling too old for viral TikTok recipes, or Emmalita waxing rhapsodic over a soon-to-be-released Indian-American cookbook. Did you celebrate potatoes or soft serve today? (Cannonball Read 17)

‘Two Seniors,’ Says Jordon Hudson, Looking AMC Cashier Dead In Eye

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