Michael B. Jordan Has a New Girlfriend

Michael B. Jordan is about to set loins on fire with his remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, but it looks like one lucky lady may already have him locked down. - (Daily Beast)

Barbara Eden recalls working with Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy. - (Entertainment Weekly)

Jared Padalecki was trying to be supportive of someone going through an obvious mental health crisis. The Internet fixed that impulse for him. - (The Wrap)

Savannah James (LeBron’s wife) got an Hermès salesperson fired after they refused to serve her despite having an appointment to shop. (Celebitchy)

So now we finally know who’s really to blame for Obama’s tan suit. - (Variety)

Pete Buttigieg’s Case Against ‘Return to Normal’ - (Politico)

There are two gowns I don’t outright hate and one I’m >this< close to almost liking. The rest I find, um, not… um, not to my liking. - (GFY)

Wait, so do people truly believe that there’s an Usher clone (and I guess Britney and maybe Avril, or was hers a body double?)? - (Country Updates)

Youth speak: “That’s so AI” - (Yahoo)

It’s a new month, so my peri/menopause content is: HRT is also good for your sex life! - (The Guardian)

The world is (literally) on fire and everything is terrible. Let’s spend a moment with S. Epatha Merkerson reminiscing about Paul Reubens and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. - (PEOPLE)

Sunday is Book Lovers Day. Auntadadoom returns to Cannonball Read with a suggestion for lovers of British classics, Alan Bennett’s light and funny alternate history, The Uncommon Reader. “That the Queen [Elizabeth II] becomes more aware of and engaged with the world as she actually withdraws from it and into her books is the through-line, and it comes to an earned and natural conclusion.” What books do you recommend to lovers of books? (Cannonball Read 18)

All good dogs (and a cat!) this week!

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

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— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) August 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM