Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | April 28, 2026
Well, that was quick. Laura Dern has already stepped in to replace Helena Bonham Carter after she exited The White Lotus Season 4 just a few days into filming. (Deadline)
Channing, you OK, bud? (Lainey Gossip)
Does Patricia Heaton even have friends on the left? Probably not after this. (Celebitchy)
Bari Weiss is going through some things. Let’s celebrate. (Wonkette)
Kayleigh wrote about the weird habit of Animal Farm adaptations missing the point. (A.V. Club)
In a shocking and very welcomed bit of good news, Sam Neill is cancer-free. It this what hope feels like? More, please. (Variety)
Folks, you never have to hand it to Stephen Miller — except for this one particularly hilarious case. I’ll allow it. (Mediaite)
Chris made his Why Watch pals sit through Winchester, the horror movie that dares to not be really scary at all. (Apple)
Gerry Conway was a real one. (Polygon)
Pixar will keep making Toy Story movies until morale improves. (Gizmodo)
Zirza enjoyed a lot about Charlotte McConaghy’s literary eco-thriller, Wild Dark Shore. “The characters in the novel are interesting and well-rounded…but they do suffer from the literary disease: a variety of melancholy oddballs that one really only encounters in fiction.” What would you consider a good eco-thriller? (Cannonball Read 18)
Me: I voted for Donald Trump because I had him confused with that other guy. Donald Duck.
— pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” (@pixelatedboat.bsky.social) April 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
NYT reporter: Are you sure you want me to print that next to your real name and a drawing of you?
Me: Yes.
