What Else?

The Academy is still looking for a host for the Oscars. It’s August, they don’t need to rush, but at the same time, I’m sure the production team would like to know who they’re working with. And now a volunteer has emerged: RuPaul would like the job. She can do the job. She can be half the visual and they can save some money on their set design budget because who’s going to be looking at the staging when Ru’s changing every 20 minutes? 

Would the stuffy Academy actually go with RuPaul? Considering there’s an election happening in November and it’s expected to be a tight race and one party is literally pushing hate specifically against the 2SLGBTQ+ community and trying to ban drag, it would be an open f-ck you to that demographic. And of course we’d love to see it, but I’m not sure the Oscar Academy is all that progressive. (Celebitchy) 

First of all, since Shrinking is in the title of this Pajiba post which is actually about how Gen Z is making up their own meanings to expressions that have been around well before they were, let me just say, once again, how f-cking excited I am that Shrinking season two is coming…in October! If you missed it, the teaser is just below this. As for Gen Z, they’re doing a Shrinking thing with a word that does not mean what they think it means and now I’m wondering whether or not their definition will stick. (Pajiba)

 

I always forget that there’s a Lord of the Rings television series, probably because I don’t f-ck with Lord of the Rings. Everyone preaches up and down about how great the movies are and to me they’re boring and too long. This gold look on Sophia Nomvete is spectacular though. I love her hair. (GoFugYourself) 

Cardi B is pregnant and people have been talking sh-t in the comments about how she looks and Cardi can’t look away from the comments so she’s clapped back at someone for suggesting she’s f-cking with her skin and I always appreciate a Cardi clapback and this one is no exception: please stop thinking with your asshole. Because it’s true. This person was indeed thinking with their asshole. (Hollywood Unlocked)

The conversation between Nicole and Kendall and everyone else at the Love Island reunion was so awkward I think my shoulders are still frozen in place by my ears from how I was holding my body in cringe. As of the time of the taping though, they were technically still a couple. And now, a week later, they’re free to go back to the villa or any other Love Island franchise on their own. (Uproxx)