Spencer Pratt's Mayoral Campaign Got Torpedoed by His Own Sister

Spencer Pratt is the cockroach of reality TV celebs, and his latest stunt has been running for mayor of LA. Well, his sister Stephanie has also emerged from the shadows to spill all of the tea on dear brother, and it turns out he has quite the sordid past. Allegedly. - (THR)

President Obama, in an interview, said that aliens are real! He also said he hasn’t seen any. - (PEOPLE)

The former president also addressed the “clown show” that’s currently going on. - (PEOPLE)

Every day I become more convinced that we have to get rid of social media if we are going to survive as a species. - (The Cut)

Tara Lipinski owns a record that we now know will never be broken. She will forever be the youngest female to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating. - (Yahoo)

Ooof, this was some poor planning! It’s only the first week, and the Olympic village has already run out of condoms. - (AVC)

Colin Jost gets dragged around here, so some of you may enjoy watching him scream on the back of a bobsled. He also talks, so fair warning. - (LateNighter)

On Valentine’s Day, Hudson Williams, of Heated Rivalry, posted an adorable collage of photos with his girlfriend. - (SocialiteLife)

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day (you probably already know that; it’s not like advertisers were subtle about it), and my husband and I met and dated at work, and I used to frequently link to Ask A Manager back in the day, so I thought this was a good time to revisit. - (Ask a Manager)

Silence of the Lambs’ Ted Levine opens up about complicated feelings over playing Buffalo Bill and the representation of gender: “It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s f***ing wrong.” - (THR)

As a Gen-Xer, this is the only version of “Wuthering Heights” I acknowledge, but I do enjoy this breakdown by Roxana. Who is really the villain in the new adaptation? - (Vulture)

The new Carolina Herrera collection for Fall/Winter 2026 has a lot of puffy sleeves, and I’m gonna go on the record now and say, nope. I do not care to revisit the puffy sleeve/shoulder thing. It reminds me too much of prom dresses from the late 1980s. - (GFY)

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister cleared up rumors that his impending death was greatly exaggerated. - (Deadline)

Between the rodent in Pennsylvania predicting 6 more weeks of winter and the Olympics, now seems like a good time to celebrate winter sports. Jomidi has a diversion challenge for you: visit Cannonball Read and add “with skis” to your favorite book titles! (Cannonball Read 18)

The absolute delight in this moment!

This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)

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— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM