By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | December 6, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s first response to the American Eagle debacle was… not great. Clearly, she was coached to say as little as possible in an attempt to deprive the story of oxygen. However, this line is where things went south: “I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear.” One box office bomb later, Sweeney has suddenly realized that maybe it’s not great to be linked to the worst people imaginable. (PEOPLE)
Is millennial nostalgia for Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson strong enough to get audiences into theaters for Happy Hours? (Lainey Gossip)
Jennifer Aniston has thoughts on the manosphere. (Celebitchy)
The Shamwow Guy is running for Congress because he thinks YouTube is censoring his comedy genius. (Wonkette)
From Roxana: Holy crap! Sohla on why she’s not working for NYT anymore. (Substack)
Natasha Lyonne might not be done with Poker Face after all. (A.V. Club)
Never send Miley Cyrus a Christmas card. (The Cut)
From Jen: He was great. RIP Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. (Deadline)
How Heated Rivalry became a smutty HBO hit. (Rolling Stone)
Ben Collins somehow made The Onion even more insufferable. (Bluesky)
From Roxana: Miriam Margoyles is such an old crank. Love her telling A. Skars that Mamma Mia was terrible.