Pat Sajak Is Retiring From ‘Wheel of Fortune’

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 12, 2023 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 12, 2023 |

An understandable reaction to hearing that Pat Sajak is retiring as the host of Wheel of Fortune is, “Oh dang, the end of an era,” as you feel the cold, bleak passage of time ache in your olden bones. Another understandable reaction is, “Wait, isn’t he a right-wing MAGA sh*t-widget? Good riddance.” Feel free to alternate between both as needed. (NBC News)

Tenoch Huerta has been accused of sexual assault, and I’m inclined to go with Sarah’s suggestion on the Marvel of it all. (Lainey Gossip)

For the record, Larry David supports RFK Jr. as a friend, but isn’t supporting him. (Dlisted)

Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup got married. (Celebitchy)

From Dustin: AI is not completely useless! It has its place! This is precisely what it is good for! (Axios)

Tony Gilroy fought hard to try and get the first Star Wars F-bomb into Andor, and I would pay good money to read the letter he wrote to Disney. (Gizmodo)

From Tori: Three words: GIANT RICHARD AYOADE. (pcgamer)

New CEO Linda Yaccarino got dragged for promising to make Twitter the “world’s most accurate real-time information source.” Has she even met Elon Musk? (Mediaite)

From Genevieve: I’m enjoying this. 200+ things that Fox News has labeled “woke.” (MMFA)

Wes Anderson is sticking by Bill Murray. OK… (IndieWire)

Here’s an awkward read if you’ve been stanning Stormy Daniels. (Jezebel)

CoffeeShopReader wasn’t able to write an in-depth review of William Alexander’s Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World because there was a waitlist at the library. “It’s pretty readable for non-fiction based in science, but the biggest thing it’s got going for it is a lot of interesting facts that don’t necessarily always go together.” Do you wonder who killed the flavor in tomatoes? (Cannonball Read 15)