Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | July 21, 2026
One of the best aspects of The Odyssey’s box office success is how thoroughly it decimated Twitter’s relevancy, which frankly, should have happened a decade ago. That said, it has been delicious watching Elon Musk and his gaggle of frightened nards get rolled after confidently declaring that you go broke if you go woke, which notably did not happen. To add insult to injury, here’s Matt Damon revealing that his stunt double was a girl. Die mad, losers. (THR)
Always love to read Sarah’s takes on superhero cinema, and she is not wrong about Avengers: Doomsday. (Lainey Gossip)
Please don’t make me agree with Dave Portnoy. I’m begging you. (Celebitchy)
Whatcha goin’ to Russia for, Kash? (Wonkette)
From Kayleigh: Oh wow. Studio Ghibli’s Princess Monoke arrives to Kabuki. (YouTube)
Sony isn’t going all digital with PlayStation 6 because corporations don’t want us to own anything, man. It’s going all digital because disc sales are in the toilet. If you collect physical games, that’s awesome. Seriously, whatever brings you joy in these butthole times, have at it. But also know that you’re an outlier, and there’s nothing wrong with that. (IGN)
There’s a Snoop Dogg biopic? (Deadline)
Amazon’s Robocop series is a go. (Variety)
Netflix dropped half a billion dollars on Ben Affleck’s company. (A.V. Club)
But, apparently, slop does well over there. (The Mary Sue)
This is the worst thing that can happen to Mamdani. (Mediaite)
Elderberrywine picked up Dorothy Baker’s first jazz-influenced book, 1938’s Young Man with a Horn. “The story is well written even though predictable, but the writing about the music is sublime.” Who else writes beautifully about music? (Cannonball Read 18)
Yup, that’s right. I’m just straight-up embedding Lego commercials now. Do you think they’ll give me a discount?
