Author: John

We’re a little over two months away from the start of Joe Biden’s presidency. But the person who currently holds that office hasn’t shown any sign he’s ready to take the L and move on. So, will Donald Trump leave the White House peacefully? Or will the Secret Service actually have to remove him by force after Biden gets sworn in?

Shortly after Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek passed away, the show’s owners revealed two surprising pieces of information. One is the date of Alex Trebek’s last Jeopardy episode — and the other is the date Trebek filmed the episode itself.

It’s the end of an era for the most popular American game show of all time. Jeopardy! host and pop culture icon Alex Trebek died this morning, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The 80-year-old Trebek was immediately mourned by legions of fans — including the three biggest champions in Jeopardy! history.

It was the absolute best and most fitting way for Donald Trump’s presidency to end. And it didn’t involve any electoral drama, political intrigue, or embarrassing White House standoffs. No, the Trump event at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia was the perfect end of the Trump era because it was a distillation of everything about the man: a big promise, a lot of buildup, stone-faced commitment to a ridiculous mistake. And then, ultimately, nothing of substance at all.

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Congratulations are finally in order for Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton! Gossip’s longest-running will-they-won’t-they couple is *finally* ready to tie the knot. And we got official confirmation of Gwen and Blake engaged from the stars themselves

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Chrissy Tiegen made an emotional return to the public sphere four weeks after losing her son midway through her pregnancy. In a heartfelt Medium essay, Tiegen thanked everyone who’s reached out to offer support, and said she announced her miscarriage to help strengthen other women who’ve suffered the same thing but felt they couldn’t speak out

GO FUG YOURSELF – Emily Ratajkowski announced her pregnancy via a pap stroll and an essay on “gestation and gender” in the latest Vogue. Emily’s pregnancy pap stroll outfit of choice is also worth a look

LAINEY GOSSIP – Sofia Coppola’s newest movie, On The Rocks, is nothing you haven’t seen from her before. But maybe that’s exactly what you want in the middle of a pandemic and a presidential election that are essentially the same thing. Also of note: Bill Murray being Bill Murray, always a balm

DLISTED – Was anyone else’s Twitter feed so overwhelmed with piss takes on Kim Kardashian’s 40th birthday party announcement that you failed to notice Kanye wasn’t there for her private island soirée?

JEZEBEL – Headline of the Day; likely Content of the Week: “Thank the Satanic Panic for Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, and the Golden Age of Creepy Kids’ Shit”

THE BLAST – Old: Kim Zolciak spends two thousand dollars a day on “glam” for herself and her eighteen-year-old daughter. Shiny and new: Britney Spears drops $500 daily on a private in-home chef (practically a necessity in the time of COVID)

VOX – Further proof that just giving needy people money is probably a good idea: “A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it: The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness.”

REALITY TEA – Southern Charm comes back tomorrow night, so naturally there’s a lot to unpack here: “Craig Conover Was ‘Heartbroken’ When Cameran Eubanks Quit Southern Charm, Says She Was Set To Film And Quit The Day Before, He Thinks He Can Convince Cameran To Return; Addresses Cheating Allegations Spread By Kathryn Dennis”

CELEBITCHY – I probably shouldn’t be tickled by this story George and Amal Clooney sharing power happily with Harry and Meghan, but it’s tough when literally everyone involved is this charming and suave

It looks like things might be right back at feud mode for NeNe Leakes and Cynthia Bailey. The Real Housewives of Atlanta stars and former besties reconciled briefly following their “friend feud” on the show. But recent gossip suggests that there’s once again no love lost between them.

CELEBITCHY – It turns out we should maybe be referring to the Lily James affairs — as in plural. Just a week ago, it emerged that Lily and Dominic West had a “Roman bangathon” in full view of the paparazzi. And now it’s emerged that Lily and her Rebecca co-star Armie Hammer almost certainly carried on a passionate affair during filming

THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – Jersey Shore Family Vacation star Deena Cortese is expecting her second child with husband Chris Buckner in May of 2021. In case you were wondering, Deena’s will be the ninth baby in total for the cast of Jersey Shore, which almost seems impossible given where the show started

DLISTED – Cardi B and Offset are taking some heat for their seeming addiction to Birkin bags. Offset has been flashing receipts for the $128,662.50 he spent on Birkins as a thank you to Cardi for taking him back. And that’s not counting the $20,000 he dropped on a bag for two-year-old Kulture’s birthday

VOX – A very important essay (if also very difficult to read), and no, I’m not being sarcastic: “What was fun? As we adjust to the ‘new normal,’ something’s missing”

GO FUG YOURSELF – Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Pierre Cardin’s legendary semi-topless, semi-bottomless nurse outfit. Somehow I’ve still never seen this as a legit sexy nurse Halloween costume

REALITY TEA – Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards says she’s mended fences with dearly departed former co-star Denise Richards. After siding with Brandi last season, Kyle now says she “never like[s] leaving things hanging” and has “texted with” Denise to make things right

THE BLAST – Drake just celebrated his 34th birthday with a huge party in an LA club. 34 somehow seems both too young and exactly right for Drake, who has looked kind of 34 forever. But the lack of masks and social distancing in the many pics of the party is troubling — is anyone still legit quarantining, or are we all playing pretend?

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP – Kylie Jenner’s latest self-promoting Instagram photo album is Carole Baskin-inspired. Would you believe Tiger King came out this past March? I swear, everything that happened at the very beginning of 2020 feels at least two full years old

LAINEY GOSSIP – “In Totally Under Control, all of [documentarian Alex] Gibney’s chief interests are brought to bear: politics, dirty backroom deals, great Americans brought down by hubris. Some might argue using the word ‘great’ in terms of Donald Trump, but I think any US president hamstrung through sheer incompetence is of note, whether one approves of them personally or not. And in Totally Under Control, Gibney, along with directors Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, lays out the step-by-step bungling of the US response to the coronavirus epidemic”

JEZEBEL – Finally, just in time for the final stretch of Halloween 2020, here are the ten winners of Jezebel’s annual scary story contest. You won’t believe #6

Scientists have found and eliminated the first-ever murder hornet nest established in the United States — that we know of. The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced the fortuitous find and total wipeout with a series of grisly videos involving hundreds of murder hornet corpses stacked upon each other in a vacuum chamber.