Tom Holland Tom Holland on his wife and his tenure Before we get to the ooey gooey, let’s talk about where Tom Holland is right now, metaphorically. As Telemachus in The Odyssey, he’s just given the best we’ve seen of his career so far. Which means I vehemently disagree with Variety’s cast and character ranking of By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 12:04 pm
Shout-Outs Shout-Outs for July 22, 2026 Jacquie! PhD Jacquie! YOU! Congratulations on this achievement – while raising two children! Grace shared the news with me and I’m thrilled for you, and also so inspired by you. Only you know what the work was, what you poured into it when it was the hardest, when there was By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 10:14 am
Cardi B Intro for July 22, 2026 Dear Gossips, Celebrity advertisements, or sponcon I guess in today’s vocabulary, is usually met with derision. It’s people who already have a lot of money grabbing more money – and there’s often not much creativity or brand synergy. Once in a while, though, the creative and the celebrity By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 09:40 am
What Else Javier Everywhere How many of Spain’s World Cup matches did Javier Bardem attend? Was it all of them? It felt like all of them to me because … he was at so many! And it’s not like they all happened in the same place. The matches were played in various cities By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 04:03 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 21, 2026 All this talk about The Odyssey but let’s not forget that probably the first real Oscar contender to come out this year was Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling. And he too is in play for another Best Actor Oscar nomination. Ryan’s not thinking about that right now, By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 03:18 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE – The Art of Patience When music becomes disposable it loses its value in the minds of its consumers in ways that most people do not even realize. We’re a culture that’s obsessed with “what’s next” and pushing for the next best thing means musical projects can come and go without the By MC • Jul 21, 2026 02:54 pm
Colman Domingo Colman does it all Jimmy Kimmel is on holiday for the summer so there are celebrity guest hosts filling in for him during the break and this week it’s Colman Domingo. Here is an incomplete list of why Colman is the ultimate guest host. -He’s using this opportunity as a victory lap. By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 12:55 pm
Tom Holland Tomdaya: Will it be a record? The Odyssey just opened, it continues to be the talk of the film industry, with Matt Belloni noting in his latest Puck newsletter that “45% of American moviegoers this weekend saw The Odyssey in Imax or another premium format when the usual share for a film on opening weekend is By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 11:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Contemplate mortality with Avengers: Doomsday Luke Winkie wrote an article last month for Slate about aged Beach Boy Mike Love performing with, essentially, a new band also called the Beach Boys and doing it at the age of 85. You can, and should, read it here, and let the specter of an octogenarian singing teenaged By Sarah • Jul 21, 2026 10:22 am
Matt Damon Intro for July 21, 2026 Dear Gossips, A great movie doesn’t always deliver a great press tour. And a great press tour doesn’t necessarily mean the movie will be great. The Odyssey, however, hit it on both counts. The film, as we have seen, has been embraced by (most) critics and audiences after By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 09:40 am
What Else World Cup Fates and Futures In the days leading up to the World Cup 2026 final, amid all of the controversies etc, one of the loveliest storylines was about That Photo. The one from almost 19 years ago where a baby Lamine Yamal, with his mother Sheila, was being bathed by a young Lionel Messi By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 20, 2026 Mel C. was married in a Victoria Beckham gown but Victoria didn’t make it to the wedding. She was at the World Cup final yesterday. British Vogue did a highly detailed story on the gown. View this post on Instagram A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) Every time By Maria • Jul 20, 2026 02:58 pm
Beyoncé World Cup Couples and Capris Two of the biggest celebrity power couples were at the World Cup final yesterday. We should always start with Beyoncé, who actually allowed herself to be photographed while arriving with Jay-Z. We’ll come back to her outfit in a minute. They’ve been in New York for a By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 02:13 pm
Austin Butler New Football Couples? The FIFA World Cup final brought out an award show/Met Gala list of celebrities, but not Cardi B, although she was still getting some football action because she was seen in Venice with Maduka Okoye … again! Remember, Cardi and Maduka were the gossip and the drama at Paris Fashion By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 12:33 pm
Top Reads BTS, Bieber, and Speed Many of the football purists hated the existence of the first ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show and the performance itself didn’t change their mind. On the other side of that conversation, there are people who watched the event just for halftime. And still others who argue that By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 11:18 am
Shout-Outs Shout-Outs for July 20, 2026 Carolina! Happy Birthday from Paula who tells me your “latest crush” is Josh O’Connor… girl, same. You’ve just given me an excuse to post some more photos of him and his fits from the Disclosure Day press tour because I wasn’t able to get it while it By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 10:37 am
