Wonder Woman 1984 seemed to scar a lot of people — it was not that bad, folks — and that is especially the case for Pedro Pascal. He apparently hated how he looked in that movie so much that he’s refused to be clean shaven for a role ever since. (Variety)
Can Jessica Simpson’s fashion line survive a retail apocalypse? (Lainey Gossip)
Katherine Schwarzenegger has a “step-parenting coach.” OK. (Celebitchy)
Could Missouri voters be as stupid as their GOP secretary of state says they are? (Wonkette)
From Dustin: You can bet on Rotten Tomatoes scores, and there are gamblers who make a helluva lot more gambling on critics’ reviews than those of us make for writing those reviews. One dude made $12,000 alone betting on The Smurfs’ RT Score. (The Ankler)
You know it’s bad when Jimmy Fallon actually takes a stand. (THR)
Benedict Cumberbatch hates how Hollywood is so “wasteful,” but mostly seems to be mad about how much he had to eat to bulk up for Doctor Strange. A character who was… never once shirtless? I don’t recall a lot of Cumbernip in that one. (Daily Beast)
From Jen: House Republicans are trying to rename the Kennedy Center opera house after Melania Trump. Yupppp. (Broadway World)
Weapons seems to have the juice. (Gizmodo)
It is so boring to hate on things just because. (The Mary Sue)
LittlePlat read the Indonesian translation of Siddharta Mukherjee’s Gene: An Intimate History (translated by Damaring Tyas W Palar) for Cannonball Read. “Even though it’s about a decade old now, this is still an important book, especially in the current political environment.” How much do you know about the history of gene research? (Cannonball Read 17)
in 2010 scientists who sequenced ozzy’s DNA discovered he was literally a drug-doing super mutant and i think thats beautiful
rip prince of darkness
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