Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 21, 2026
With Taylor Swift’s wedding set to be a pop culture mushroom cloud over the July 4th weekend, the inevitable Blake Lively “reunion” is reportedly in full swing. Now that the Justin Baldoni debacle is over, these two can stop pretending they’re not BFFs anymore. (Daily Mail)
Busy Phillips wants to open the conversation on women and ADHD. (Lainey Gossip)
Wait, why does Camilla hate Harry and Meghan? Lady, you’re just along for the ride. (Celebitchy)
Pentagon Pete got rid of the military’s flu vaccine mandate, and you’ll never guess how that’s going. (Wonkette)
Kayleigh wrote about the helicopter invasion of Madonna and Sean Penn’s wedding, and their torrid marriage, for her newsletter. (Gossip Reading Club)
The Word of God now comes with bitcoin rewards and a premium tier. (Gizmodo)
I fully believe that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sophia Bush never met Peter Thiel, and I’d bet my house that Josh Brolin has no clue what’s happening at any given moment. (THR)
George Lucas is a Minions superfan. (The Wrap)
Chat, is it bad when the president wouldn’t mind dying in a terrorist attack? (Daily Beast)
The Boys Season 5 blooper reel is here. (YouTube)
Emmalita has always enjoyed Rebekah Weatherspoon’s adult romances, so she was delighted to get a copy of her sapphic YA romance, Summer Official. “It’s sweet and fluffy. The girls are funny. But underneath that are some very hurt feelings and some astute care-taking.” Whose queer YA books would you recommend? (Cannonball Read 18)
Shortly after my dad died, Jason Sudeikis sent me a letter that changed everything for me, which I’m sharing here. I wrote this post for anyone who has lost a parent and finds any part of the Mother’s Day/Father’s Day gauntlet of holidays, let’s say … fraught
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan.bsky.social) June 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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