By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | April 21, 2026
Sydney Sweeney was supposed to have a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, but that’s not happening anymore. I wouldn’t read too much into it, though, because Anna Wintour also got cut. No one was safe. Why did I even bother putting Sydney in the headline then? Because a gaggle of people will click on it and keep the lights on at ol’ Pajiba. Fun fact: I’m not just a writer, I’m also a loyal reader. Kayleigh has a piece on Lena Dunham’s new book dropping tomorrow, and I can’t wait to devour it while sitting in school carline. I literally penciled it into my day. (Variety)
The Owens sisters are back at last. (Lainey Gossip)
How is the Queen sh*tting on Meghan Markle? I knew that palace was haunted. (Celebitchy)
Can Penn & Teller magically get SCOTUS to consider a wrongful conviction appeal? (Wonkette)
From Jen: Shirtless Alex Jones melts down after losing Infowars to The Onion. (Daily Beast)
If you were around for the heyday of music videos, Patrick Willems has a banger of an essay on how they were fertile ground for visionary directors, and OK, Zack Snyder. (YouTube)
Is Zoë Kravitz collecting engagement rings? Is that a thing? (Vulture)
Denise Richards pays tribute to her dear friend and Starship Troopers co-star Patrick Muldoon, and yes, I’m trying real hard not to mention how he shouldn’t have dated Kelly Kapowski. She was your employee, Jeff. (Instagram)
From Kayleigh: I’m sorry, the bull gored him where? (The Times)
Oscar Isaac isn’t ashamed to admit he committed to the “Somehow, Palpatine returned” line. The man’s a pro. (Gizmodo)
Today is National Library Week’s Library Workers Day. Kittenkong42 was gifted What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, five interconnected stories linked by a magical librarian. “For all these visitors the act of reading the book and the association of the object changes the way they look at their life and leads to them changing for the better.” Do you have a magical librarian story? (Cannonball Read 18)
Irony just choked to death on a clam strip.
— Benjamin Dreyer (@bcdreyer.social) April 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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