Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | August 6, 2025
In a stellar casting move, Aubrey Plaza is set to star in a biopic on the “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss. If you’re old like me, your first thought was to wonder who will play Tom Sizemore if they show their god awful relationship. I’m too lazy to Google it, but didn’t he get caught faking a urine test after his arrest? That all sounds vaguely familiar. Let’s go with that. (Variety)
Jake Gyllenhaal gets to work on the set of M Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks’s random new collaboration. (Lainey Gossip)
The new Golden Bachelor is sorry he said he won’t date women over 60 and blames it on, well, old age. (Celebitchy)
Texas could require less-drowny summer camps, but would Jesus approve? (Wonkette)
From Nate: Folk hero who released angry bees on a bunch of cops trying to evict someone has been charged for not showing up to court. (WWLP)
Just trying to keep up here. Mario & Peach: Permanent friend-zone. Pikachu: Should have been the Sydney Sweeney of cats. Got it. (IGN)
I know what Jussie Smollett did was wrong, but this punishment really doesn’t fit the crime. Some leniency won’t kill anyone. (The Wrap)
From Jen: Did we know LEGO built full-size F1 cars and let the F1 drivers “race” them? (YouTube)
Not everyone is vibing with the WNBA what debacle? (The Cut)
Bill Hader reveals why he passed on SNL50. (LateNighter)
From TK: Nature is healing. (Chron)
Cosbrarian has reached the David Trilogy (books 20-22), in her reread of The Animorphs, and she’s digging into the meat of the story and headcasting characters as ’90s teen stars. “This is a great trilogy. No easy answers, ethical shit I’d LOVE to discuss in a book club.” Which books are you itching to discuss? (Cannonball Read 17)
From Andrew: Someone hacked the sound system at some dumb event Linda McMahon was speaking at. In addition to playing clips calling her a corrupt billionaire, they also played circus music while she tried to talk:
this is getting better and better 😆
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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