John Oliver Will Never Take Comedy Advice From Jay Leno

Just a few days after Jon Stewart tore into Jay Leno for lecturing Stephen Colbert on late-night comedy, John Oliver also made it clear that he has no interest in whatever stupid advice Leno is peddling. “Hard pass.” (THR)

Was Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s vow renewal real or a revenge fantasy? (Lainey Gossip)

Pamela Anderson has absolutely zero beef with Meghan Markle. (Celebitchy)

Don’t let Sydney Sweeney distract you from all the seedy ways Trump ran a teen modeling agency and possibly inspired his best bud to do the same. (Wonkette)

From Jen: You’ll probably be shocked to learn that Grok’s “spicy” mode is already doing super gross things to Taylor Swift. (The Verge)

Daniel Kaluuya’s Spider-Punk is getting his own Spider-Verse movie. (Variety)

Liam Neeson is talking sh*t on Qui-gon. (A.V. Club)

Anson Mount studied Gene Roddenberry tapes for his Strange New World homage. (Gizmodo)

From Kayleigh: The Titan sub firm used “intimidation tactics” and “critically flawed” safety practices, according to U.S. Coast Guard report. (BBC)

Why is Drake posting about Gracie Abrams’ birthmark? (The Cut)

Alec Baldwin may have slipped another one past the goalie. (Page Six)

Olivia Dade’s Zomromcom delighted Emmalita with its mashup of horror and romance. “Dade opens with Edie going after a zombie with a burrito to protect her seemingly oblivious neighbor, Chad. Chad is not only not Chad, he is also not oblivious.” What do you have nearby to fend off a zombie? (Cannonball Read 17)

From Andrew:

This is incredible

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— Helen Macdonald (@hjm.bsky.social) August 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM