Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | July 9, 2026
Thanks to Supergirl’s crash and burn, we’ve spent a significant amount of digital ink reading the tea leaves of audience trends and the fate of the once-unstoppable superhero genre. However, in each of those posts you’ll find a caveat that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will undoubtedly prove that there’s still gold in them thar hills. Surprise! It’s tracking to beat Toy Story 5’s opening weekend. People sure do love that spider-guy. (Deadline)
Forever Melanie C. (Lainey Gossip)
The royal reunion is back on! (Celebitchy)
*very Palpatine voice* I’m afraid the bribe plane is fully operational. (Wonkette)
Thelma Todd was one of the first funny ladies of the talkies. Her death has been the subject of conspiracies for almost a century, and Kayleigh wrote about it! (Gossip Reading Club)
From Steven: Every person I have convinced to read or listen (the audiobooks are, no exaggeration, the greatest narrator I have ever heard) to these books has fallen in love with them. They’re about a dude and a talking cat trapped in a reality TV dungeon with stats like a role playing game. And they’re also the most angry and hilarious indictment of the world we live in you will ever read. They might be the most perfectly Pajibaesque books I’ve ever read. Anyway, this thinkpiece explains why Dungeon Crawler Carl matters and I cosign it. (The Book Baddie Diaries)
I keep hearing people say that Hollywood is out of ideas, and they are right. So right. Probably the most right you can be if I’m being honest. (Variety)
Mariska Hargitay is hosting this year’s Emmy awards. (Rolling Stone)
The time an actor vaguely threatened to kill Mike Ryan, and you will not surprised who it is. “Of course,” will be the first words out of your mouth. (The Hard Pass)
Don’t hold back, Marge. (Mediaite)
RIP Bonnie Tyler. (PEOPLE)
Cheri Oteri dusted off her Barbara Walters impression, and I forgot to link it the other day. There is no excuse for my crime. (LateNighter)
Bjornsnipe recommends spending an afternoon with Albert Camus’ novella, The Stranger. “[He] leaves you to ponder out what exactly drove the events to the conclusion he sets forth; this is a novella that truly earns its categorization as a ‘philosophical/existential work.’” Have you read any Camus? (Cannonball Read 18)
— Miles Vorkosigan (Taylor's version) (@milesvorkosigan.bsky.social) July 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
