By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | September 30, 2025
If it feels like Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban just separated yesterday, that’s because it was! There were signs these two have been on the outs for a while, and that appears to be confirmed by reports that Keith already has a new gal pal. Nothing like hard-launching the new relationship right on the heels of the divorce, but that’s none of my business. I’m just here to collect rubberneckers, and good god, there’s a lot of you. I probably should’ve brought chairs. (TMZ)
This was crushing to read. Blaire Erskine is a white-hot talent who deserved better than this. I don’t know how much juice I have these days, but if you work at The Daily Show or any comedy series, this is the writer/performer you’re looking for. Snatch her up. (Substack)
Recommended films, books, and podcasts in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. (Lainey Gossip)
Someone’s little tough guy presentation is starting to make sense. (Celebitchy)
I sometimes get tarred as a centrist because I’m a few centimeters to the right of Bernie, and I take real offense to that because there’s no way in hell I’m in the same boat as Ezra Klein. Nuh uh. Get outta here with that. (Wonkette)
From Tori: When you see a headline about Josh Hartnett getting in a car accident with cops, but actually, he’s fine and it’s probably the cops’ fault. (Yahoo)
Walton Goggins saw what Pete Davidson said about him. (Jezebel)
From Jen: We need more heroes like this guy. (12News)
Scooter Braun has already met Sydney Sweeney’s parents? (Page Six)
From Andrew: More of this in writing, please. (Bluesky)
Jennifer Lawrence has a scorching hot The Summer I Turned Pretty take. (TMS)
From Ciara: Someone went around and asked Irish people to guess the names of different US football teams based on their logos, and the Steelers one was pretty great. (TikTok)
Imagine if this is how he goes out. (The Daily Beast)
In addition to being a longtime Cannonballer and Pajiban, cosbrarian, aka Liz Gotauco, has been retelling fairy tales for adults from around the world on TikTok and YouTube, and now she’s made a book (out 10/7)! Emmalita was thrilled to get an advance copy saying, “F*cked Up Fairy Tales is what happens when you let a storytelling nerd (complimentary) off the chain.” Cannonball Read is hosting a Zoom release party on Saturday, October 18 at 3 pm Eastern. Register for the Zoom at the bottom of Emmalita’s review and prepare to talk about fairy tales you wouldn’t read to kids. (Cannonball Read 17)
From Kayleigh:
Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic.bsky.social) September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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