Lupita Nyong'o Strikes Back

The sadly predictable reactions started rolling immediately after reports confirmed that Lupita Nyong’o is playing Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and she’s not going to take that noise quietly. (THR)

Katy Perry’s for Justin Trudeau is a big ol’ yikes. (Lainey Gossip)

Billy Crudup was supposed to be Hopper in Stranger Things. (Celebitchy)

Kayleigh is starting a new regular segment on the Gossip Reading Club, where she does deep dives into the many marriages and romances of celebrities known for their colourful love lives. First up: the eight marriages of Elizabeth Taylor! (Gossip Reading Club)

No one is going to believe this because of the person involved, but I swear to God I was distracted by the same exact thing when I first saw the video. Honestly, how could you not be? (Daily Beast)

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano did nothing good for women’s MMA. (Mary Sue)

Roxana goes deep comparing The Boys season finale to the comics. (Vulture)

I not only believe Hayden Panettiere, I’ve been trying to guess names. (Page Six)

CBS is letting Colbert’s final episode run long, which is the least they can do here. (LateNighter)

I know you love making movies with explosions, Michael Bay, but c’mon. (A.V. Club)

Radio Silence is making a Choose Your Own Adventure movie. (Variety)

After reading this anecdote about a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? animator who refused to help make the Frank Sinatra singing sword, I only had one reaction: Mom? (Polygon)

Fiordeligi was intrigued by the title of the short story collection, Be Gay Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos.“Rather than focusing on The Resistance writ large, we see a kaleidoscope of identities…drift together and apart, driven by desire for connection, understanding, and occasionally orgasms.” Do you pick up anthologies to find new authors? (Cannonball Read 18)

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