Scientifically speaking, Aaron Rodgers is a f*cking idiot who hasn’t met a conspiracy theory he won’t instantly fall for and consider himself an unparalleled mind-warrior genius for doing so, which is why it’s notable that he seemingly has enough wherewithal to realize he has absolutely no business playing professional football anymore. Rodgers is heavily hinting that he’s about to retire after doing everything but personally lighting the New York Jets locker room on fire. There’s still time! (Mediaite)
The Lainey Gossip crew has been off for the holidays, but they will be back on Sunday January 5 to live chat the Golden Globes. (Lainey Gossip)
We’re supposed to buy that Ines de Ramon convinced Brad Pitt to settle his divorce with Angelina Jolie. (Celebitchy)
The absolute stupidest things people believed in 2024. (Wonkette)
From Jen: I don’t care if you read this Tom Holland interview or not. You’re welcome for the photos though. (Men’s Health)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are 40. (Rolling Stone)
Roy Wood Jr. will not be the next Don Lemon, thank you very much. (THR)
Kristen Bell is out here paying people’s medical bills, so what did Dax do? What are we bracing for here? (The Wrap)
From Chris: Two things are true here: 1. Nancy Mace is an opportunist bigot. And 2. Her own colleagues don’t even respect her enough to include her culture war nonsense in the House rules. (Them)
Whitney Cummings explains why Sabrina Carpenter didn’t make the cut for the Roseanne revival, which let’s agree, was for the best. (Deadline)
RIP Jocelyn Wildenstein. (Page Six)
Wicherwill kicks off Cannonball Read 17 (Register Today!) with the engrossing, but frustrating, Hum by Helen Phillips. “The nuance seems to be driven by the reader, who’s left to ask who is the victim and who is the villain vis-à-vis all this intrusive, ad-driven technology.” How are you feeling about your first 2025 read? (Cannonball Read 17)
From Kayleigh:
THE HIPPO POLL HAS GONE TO A RUNOFF BETWEEN POPPY AND HAMMIE MAE. EVERYONE GO VOTE FOR HAMMIE MAE SO WE CAN CONTINUE THE THEME OF BABY PYGMY HIPPOS WITH FOOD NAMES (Moo Deng, Haggis)
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