The New York Times Has Out-Cringed Itself

FOX News and Entertainment Reporter Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted and endorsed a video of his pastor, Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist who doesn’t believe women should serve in military combat, be in church leadership, or vote. Among other bon mots mouthfarts, in a CNN interview, Wilson said, “Women are the kind of people that people come out of.” Everyone in this church seems neat. - (VF)

Honestly, it’s not even worth reading the piece (from The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman): It’s basically about how Hollywood is finally celebrating whiteness and horniness again (as though that had ever changed). The headline is really all you need here. (NYTimes)

Andy Cohen rebukes Martina Navratilova’s anti-surrogacy stance on air - (SocialliteLife)

Yesterday, Mike posted the ridiculous Andrew Cuomo tweet that was subtweeted: Meghan McCain-ass Tweet. And now, MyFather herself…

worst person in the world etc

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— m (@keptsimple.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM

Zach Bryan Vows to ‘Never Play in Kansas City’ Again amid Online Beef with Chiefs Fans. I don’t know anything about Zach Bryan’s music, but I know that this person seems to be a giant candy-ass. - (PEOPLE)

Dean Cain’s announcement that he’s joining ICE received some fantastic responses from actual Hollywood celebrities. - (EW)

Kayleigh delved into the summer of Pedro Pascal for her newsletter. - (Gossip Reading Club)

From Chris: Interview often feels quite garbage, but the pairing of Mitski and Patti Harrison was irresistible. - (Interview)

From Roxana: Wild stuff. - (The Cut)

From Tori - (Lainey note: Hey, thanks, Tori. This is exactly the kind of sh** I need right now while I already can’t sleep!) - New nightmare fuel just dropped: a tarantula nicknamed “Genital King” - (Science Alert)

Jen brought us this, and I’m claiming it now: Hot Blob Anomaly is my new band name! - (CNN)

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day. In celebration of such an important holiday, Cannonball Read wants to remind you that it’s never too late to sign up for this year’s Read. Join this fun, book-loving community, and help them fundraise to kick cancer’s ass. Register today, or any day. (Cannonball Read 17)

Once again, the dogs were good this week, and I couldn’t just pick one! Please enjoy them all.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) August 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM