Dear Gossips,
In 2005, filmmaker Ameesha Joshi was at a World Press Photo Exhibit when she came across pictures of Indian girls boxing on the beach. Ameesha is a first-generation Canadian born to Indian parents and she understood immediately the social pressures the boxers would face, on top of all the pressure to train and perform. Read Full Intro
Monsters in the dark
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The second trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters is here to rattle our skulls with Godzilla’s roar—I really love the new roar sound effect created for these new movies—and also strain our eyeballs with darkness. After the Comic-Con trailer, I specifically wished Full Story
Robert & Suki at the British Fashion Awards
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Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse were both at the British Fashion Awards last night. Suki is part of the fashion crowd in London. Robert is a Dior ambassador, has been getting pretty funky with his fashion choices Full Story
Who is the King of R&B?
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That was the question dominating Twitter yesterday. It started with Jacquees – a singer I barely knew existed – declaring himself as the “King of R&B.” The declaration sparked a debate that went from heated to hilarious and back around again. This debate has all the grown-ass men who have ever had an R&B hit in their feelings. Full Story
First Man’s Oscar paradox
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From its first trailer, First Man looked like a surefire Oscar front runner. Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling, period piece, Great Man biopic—it appeals to several Oscar fetishes. But the box office for First Man has been lackluster, stalling out just below its break-even point. Full Story
Royal Meghan’s extreme belly-cupping
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I mean, I thought the belly-cupping during the royal tour in Australia, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand was extra. Turns out, for Meghan Markle, that was simply entry-level belly-cupping. Last night at the British Fashion Awards, Royal Meghan took it beyond extra to extreme. If you’ve been following this site from the beginning, you are probably familiar with how I feel about belly-cupping. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
The LA Film Critics Association has named Roma their best film of the year. Does that mean the Oscars will finally include a Netflix film in their Best Picture nominees? Well, that’s not the Oscar priority right now. They’re still trying to figure out who will host. Read Full Intro
What Else?
HEADS UP PLEASE READ: as mentioned last week, we are doing a relaunch of Sasha’s podcast, premiering in early January. We are looking forward to showing you the new artwork and all up in your business. We can’t wait to get up in your business. So send us your questions, the awkward, sticky, dramatic sh-t you want to resolve. Full Story
ScarJo works for Black Panther
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Black Panther is the first Marvel movie with a real shot at a major Oscar nomination. As such, Disney is backing an actual, proper award campaign for the movie and key craftspeople involved, particularly Ruth Carter, the costume designer. I attended an event with Ruth Carter a couple months ago and she was so interesting, and her thought process on putting together costumes for Black Panther was so technical and considered. Full Story
Celebrity Social Media, December 10, 2018
Courteney Cox is going against a trend – most people are trying to get off Facebook, and she just joined. Maybe she’ll be working with Facebook Watch? Just joined Facebook! Better late than never!https://t.co/huioHNhJvl — Courteney Cox (@CourteneyCox) December 7, 2018 Full Story
Cardi changes the lyrics
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Cardi B performed the other night in Chicago and during the song “Motorsport”, she changed one of the lines to update her relationship status: The original lyric is "I get up set off. Full Story
