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Back in February, former American Idol star Caleb Flynn was arrested for his wife’s murder.
Now, the singer and pastor is on trial in Ohio for the killing of Ashley Flynn. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Earlier this week, Flynn’s alleged mistress, Alleigha Botner, took the stand and offered jurors a detailed look at their nearly two-year relationship.
Botner testified that she first met Caleb in 2022 at the Christian Life Center, where he worked as a worship pastor. She said she didn’t initially know he was married because he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring.
The two eventually began an affair in March 2024.
And despite the secretive nature of their relationship, the two flaunted their romance by getting matching tattoos.
According to Botner, she and Caleb bonded over their shared love of Harry Potter and eventually decided to commemorate that connection with matching lightning-bolt tattoos.
But there was just one problem: Caleb was a married man.
So he reportedly put his tattoo in a rather strategic location.
Botner testified that she got her lightning bolt tattooed on her arm, while Caleb had his placed in his armpit so Ashley wouldn’t see it.
But the tattoo was just one of several details Botner shared about the relationship as she testified against Caleb.
She told the jury that Caleb frequently spoke negatively about Ashley and allegedly discussed wanting her out of his life.
Botner testified that Caleb would talk about killing Ashley while also discussing ways he could do so without going to jail. Prosecutors have previously presented text messages in which Caleb allegedly wrote about trying to figure out how to kill his wife.
Hours before Ashley’s death on February 16, prosecutors say Caleb sent Botner a message reading, “I choose you. I’m free. Actions will come tomorrow, February 16, a day I’ll never forget.”
Ashley, 37, was found dead inside the couple’s Tipp City, Ohio home. Caleb initially claimed that an intruder had entered the house, but investigators later alleged that the crime scene had been staged.
Caleb, 40, faces charges including murder, aggravated murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and witness intimidation.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
As for Botner, she testified that she ultimately came to believe Caleb was responsible for Ashley’s death. She also admitted that she and Caleb had exchanged more than 100,000 text messages during their relationship.
The secret tattoo was only one small piece of the story. But it’s one that highlights just how bizarre and brazen this clandestine love affair became.
Caleb Flynn’s Mistress Testifies, Claims Couple Got Matching Harry Potter Tattoos … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Recently, Taylor Swift schooled Tom Cruise on how football works as they caught one of her husband’s games together.
The 64-year-old actor has also publicly expressed interest in doing a film with her.
A new report describes the sort of project that Cruise may have in mind.
Could he and Swift be a perfect pair in an “old-school, age-gap rom-com” movie?
Would Tom Cruise and Taylor Swift make a cute on-screen couple?
According to a report from RadarOnline, Tom Cruise has a particular Taylor Swift collaboration in mind.
“Tom genuinely wants to find something he could do with Taylor,” the alleged inside source described, “and an old-school romantic comedy is one idea that has been talked about.”
The insider continued: “There is talk he is thinking it should be an age-gap romance featuring their characters, but done in a very ‘woke’ way.”
So, not with Woody Allen as a director. That’s a relief.
“The thinking would be a sophisticated, funny throwback to the kind of star-driven romantic comedies Hollywood used to make regularly, but with a modern edge,” the source detailed.
“Nothing is formally in development,” the insider clarified, “and there isn’t a script or deal.”
According to the source, “Tom simply thinks Taylor has extraordinary instincts.”
The insider continued: “And [he] believes there could be something interesting in putting two people from very different corners of entertainment together.”
That isn’t wrong. We of course cannot verify the report on the age-gap rom-com, but it sounds appealing.
More than once, a film starring an A-list actor and someone from a related industry, like music, has been a success. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Mandy Moore, Cher, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and more have starred in iconic films.
Tom Cruise spoke publicly about his desire to work with Taylor Swift. That part isn’t unconfirmed.
“It would be amazing to work with her on anything,” he gushed to Buzzfeed UK.
“I make movies, you know, let’s go make a movie,” he suggested. “I think she’s such a talent in anything she does.”
Cruise gushed: “She’s absolutely brilliant. She’s a brilliant writer. Brilliant … her ability, you know, we were talking about… if she ever decided to direct, she could be a director of feature films.”
Elaborating, he cited: “I know she does her videos and she does a beautiful job.”
It is true that Swift’s music videos are almost singular in the industry.
We are unfortunately in an era where true music videos are a rarity. Yes, Troye Sivan or Lil Nas X might blow our minds every few years, but
Meanwhile, Swift alternates between subtle hints for fans to decode like she’s the Zodiac Killer and hitting fans over the head with a mallet of imagery and storytelling in her music videos.
A film in which she is one of the stars could be interesting. And there have been rumors of her appearing in certain roles before (how many times have we seen claims that she’ll play Dazzler in the MCU?), so this is worth considering.
For now, though, all that we know is that Cruise thinks that it would be neat to work with her. He’s probably right.
Taylor Swift & Tom Cruise to Star in ‘Age-Gap Rom-Com’ Together? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Formerly Desktop Mode, now a new way to feel at home in wp-admin.
A plugin can accumulate installs. It is rarer for people to describe it as a new way of thinking. As of September 25, 2026, OpenStation, known in its earliest releases as Desktop Mode, has inspired 23 public WordPress.org reviews: 22 five-star and one four-star.
OpenStation turns the WordPress admin into a spatial workspace: movable windows, a dock, a taskbar, widgets and virtual desktops. That is the feature list. The feeling is better told by the people who use it.
The words that stopped us in our tracks
1. When a plugin becomes the default
“I can’t imagine using WordPress any other way. I love this plugin so much.”
— Nick Hamze, “Favorite plugin ever”
That may be the highest compliment a tool can earn: not merely useful, but difficult to imagine living without. Nick’s review reads less like a rating and more like an invitation to join a movement.
“This is a game-changer. Can never go back!”
— ainom, “Absolute pure awesomeness”
OpenStation begins as a striking visual idea, then quietly rewires expectations. Once several admin screens can live together, the old one-page-at-a-time flow feels surprisingly distant.
2. When the metaphor improves the work
“It genuinely feels like using a lightweight operating system inside WordPress.”
— spackenjaeger, “A revolutionary new WordPress admin experience”
The operating-system metaphor is not decoration. Windows hold context. The dock makes tools reachable. Virtual desktops separate kinds of work. The familiar desktop grammar turns multitasking into something visible and natural.
“Having several admin screens open at once changed how I work more than I expected.”
— Juan Lentino, production user and plugin integrator
Juan’s review is especially telling: he has run OpenStation in production since the Desktop Mode days and builds integrations against it. The novelty faded; the workflow remained.
3. When delight becomes productive
“The desktop-style layout, draggable windows, dock, and taskbar make the admin area feel completely different in the best way.”
— Marco Moreira, “A refreshing new way to use WordPress admin”
Productivity software does not have to be joyless. The best interfaces reduce friction and add a little momentum, the feeling that the workspace is helping rather than merely waiting.
“This plugin blowed my mind. It turns your wordpress admin in such a beautiful dashboard. What an experience.”
— MauroS, “One word… Wow!”
The wording is wonderfully unfiltered. Beauty, surprise and experience are not side effects here; they are part of the product.
4. When people see the road ahead
“This is definitely something I would use on a daily basis. Well done!”
— vepth, “I’m blown away”
“Desktop Mode definitely stands out with its own approach.”
— Rami Obeidat, “Modern and creative admin experience”
Both reviews point to the same achievement: OpenStation is not chasing a generic “modern admin” look. It has a point of view—spatial, extensible and unmistakably its own.
From Desktop Mode to OpenStation
The project’s name changed because its ambition outgrew a mode. “Desktop Mode” described the first transformation. OpenStation describes the platform emerging around it: a place where WordPress apps, windows, widgets and workflows can meet.
“The integration surface is unusually well behaved for a plugin this ambitious.”
— Juan Lentino, WordPress.org reviewer and integrator
That sentence matters as much as the praise for the interface. The magic users see is supported by a public API that plugin authors can build on, frequent releases and an opt-in design that keeps classic WordPress one click away.
The best roadmap is a chorus
Names change. Interfaces evolve. Code ships, breaks, improves and ships again. What stays constant in these reviews is the feeling that WordPress can be more personal, more spatial and more alive.
OpenStation is still moving fast. But if the people already living in it are any guide, the destination is worth watching, and the journey is already changing how they work.
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