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the Colbert cancellation is a labor issue, to my mind. Colbert’s show employed hundreds of union employees working nightly. Byron Allen’s non-union show costs CBS nothing (literal zero), and costs Allen very little as well since comics provide their own material for a nominal fee and exposure

News: OpenAI had a negative 122% operating margin in Q1 2026, and ChatGPT growth has stalled. Based on its current trajectory, OpenAI is on course to lose over $36 billion in 2026. www.wheresyoured.at/news-openai-...

Stephen Colbert spent over 2 decades being a "leader" in late-night amid political turmoil. It was way too much to ask of him, but he did do a good job weathering that pressure. He deserved a better ending. I wrote this for @thewrap.com. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

I'm starting a new regular segment on the Gossip Reading Club, where we do deep dives into the many marriages and romances of celebrities known for their colourful love lives. First up: the eight marriages of Elizabeth Taylor! gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/lets-talk-ab...

It's been 12 years since Miles Teller was eviscerated in an Esquire interview wherein the writer could barely hide her disdain for him. He's still haunted by it. So, let's talk about it! gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/profiled-mil...

The Salt Path scandal makes watching the film adaptation an impossible task, but it's only through that lens that its odd plot holes and narrative issues make sense. I wrote about it for @avclub.com. www.avclub.com/the-salt-pat...

It's been 15 years since a teenage Courtney Stodden married a 50 year old man and the world shamed *her* for it. I wrote about the shaming of Courtney last year. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/do-you-remem...

New on the newsletter. Dominique Dunne was killed by her boyfriend. The light sentence he received inspired her father to become one of Hollywood's most famous true crime writers. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/hollywood-cr...

Nine months after its source author's lie-riddled downfall, The Salt Path comes to American audiences with a hell of a lot of baggage www.avclub.com/the-salt-pat...

The Salt Path scandal makes watching the film adaptation an impossible task, but it's only through that lens that its odd plot holes and narrative issues make sense. I wrote about it for @avclub.com. www.avclub.com/the-salt-pat...

New on the newsletter. Dominique Dunne was killed by her boyfriend. The light sentence he received inspired her father to become one of Hollywood's most famous true crime writers. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/hollywood-cr...

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A Horrific Scandal Has Hit One of the UK's Biggest Reality TV Shows

How 'Outlander' Changed Scotland

JK Rowling referred to Posie Parker as a "genius" years ago, in her capacity as an an anti-trans leader in her movement. Posie appeared at a Tommy Robinson march on the weekend calling for Islam to be banned in the UK. You'd think a mainstream journalist might seek a quote from Rowling on it, right?

When you think you've found a fun new lofi playlist to sleep to then realise it's fucking AI.

Last four watched. @letterboxd.social

Tonight's film.

New on my newsletter! Meryl Streep was heralded as the greatest actress of her generation from almost the very beginning of her career. After winning her 1st Oscar, Time Magazine interviewed her. Let's talk about it! gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/issue-35-the...

I intend this as an insult to both parties: I would rather vote for Keir Starmer than Wes Streeting.

Auditions for the Next James Bond Have Officially Begun (and We Have a Suggestion)

Drake Will Continue Releasing New Albums Until Morale Improves

I wrote about this "conservative Cosmo" and the role it's playing in the destruction of social progressivism.

I have decided who should be the next James Bond. Jamie Bell. MGM-Amazon, no need to thank me.

Fuck Eurovision.

I was on CBC's Commotion to discuss the success and legacy of Outlander alongside @kvanaren.bsky.social. www.cbc.ca/arts/commoti...

I was on CBC's Commotion to discuss the success and legacy of Outlander alongside @kvanaren.bsky.social. www.cbc.ca/arts/commoti...

Wrote about the apparent end of Neil Gaiman's TV empire, something that I (along with a lot of other people, I'm sure) have a lot of complicated feelings about! consequence.net/2026/05/neil...

Why is an Auction House Selling X-Rays of Marilyn Monroe's Pelvis?

I intend this as an insult to both parties: I would rather vote for Keir Starmer than Wes Streeting.

Scottish baby sloth! He's named Atty, after David Attenborough!

New on my newsletter. Brooke Shields was the most obsessed over child star of the '70s and '80s. The press, Hollywood & her mother moulded her into a sex object for grown men. She was a teenager. I wrote about the bleak fetishising of Brooke Shields. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/brooke-shiel...

Tonight's film.

Always, ALWAYS listen to John Waters.

New on my newsletter. Brooke Shields was the most obsessed over child star of the '70s and '80s. The press, Hollywood & her mother moulded her into a sex object for grown men. She was a teenager. I wrote about the bleak fetishising of Brooke Shields. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/brooke-shiel...

The Cannes Film Festival has begun for 2026. I'm not there. Let's talk about it anyway. gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/awards-seaso...

Ew, Did Sarah Ferguson Really Have an Affair With Diddy?

I bought a Moomin tealight holder.

Nobody hates women more than transphobes. This is straight-up fascistic talk from a woman whose entire career is built on picking at queer culture.

Stop everything! Scottish baby capybara!

Remember when this guy gave the longest filibuster in US history but made sure to schedule it so that could have no impact on the Senate rubber stamping Trumps agenda and then sold his speech as a book?

Stockholm was gorgeous. I highly recommend it if you love beautiful cities full of fascinating museums, archipelagos, and boats.

My ice hockey team's captain has abandoned us to go to another team in the league.

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Watching old Siskel and Ebert episodes on YouTube.

New on my newsletter! Meryl Streep was heralded as the greatest actress of her generation from almost the very beginning of her career. After winning her 1st Oscar, Time Magazine interviewed her. Let's talk about it! gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/issue-35-the...

Whether they're from Angel Studios or the actual CIA, film versions of Animal Farm always flinch at the material