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The power of imagination in Toy Story 5

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The power of imagination in Toy Story 5

Thirty-one years and five films deep, the Toy Story franchise somehow keeps finding new ways to justify its existence. Seven years after Toy Story 4 asked what it means to live purposefully, the toys are back in Toy Story 5, which asks us to choose imagination when screens and

By Sarah • Jun 19, 2026 11:55 am

Intro for June 19, 2026

Intro for June 19, 2026

Dear Gossips, New performance stats for Love Island USA season 8, just reported yesterday, per Deadline: “Season 8 has come out of the gate with 2.3B minutes viewed through its first two weeks, up 50% from Season 7”. Season 7 followed the breakthrough – and still the best – season, which

By Lainey • Jun 19, 2026 09:40 am

Matt Damon gets in

Matt Damon

Matt Damon gets in

Last night was Jimmy Kimmel’s last appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! before his summer, he’ll be backfilled by guest hosts until the fall. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens in theatres exactly a month from today and promo is picking up but since they won’t have the

By Lainey • Jun 19, 2026 11:11 am

Andy and Flo before Annette?

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Andy and Flo before Annette?

Andy Samberg and Florence Pugh were photographed in Brooklyn yesterday and according to the paps, they’re working on a film called 42.6 Years. This project has been in development for years and is finally going into production, with some casting changes. It’s a sci-fi romantic comedy

By Lainey • Jun 19, 2026 10:19 am

Captain Benson is on the float

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Captain Benson is on the float

Captain Olivia Benson has been protecting New York for 27 years, going on 28. On this historic day in the city, of course she is there. Mariska Hargitay is not only a longtime Knicks fan, she has special status with Jalen Brunson – his #1 celebrity among all celebrities. At this

By Lainey • Jun 18, 2026 04:11 pm

There’s movement in Rhode Island

Taylor Swift

There’s movement in Rhode Island

Where and when are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married? Two of the biggest gossip questions consuming the ecosystem for months. It wasn’t June 13 in Rhode Island – even though Us Weekly boldly proclaimed it on the cover of the magazine, and have not been clowned enough for

By Lainey • Jun 18, 2026 01:38 pm

Welcome to Widow’s Bay, see you next year!

TV Updates

Welcome to Widow’s Bay, see you next year!

Spoilers for Widow’s Bay season 1 There are hungry places in the world; places that devour, yet humanity cannot resist infringing upon the maw of something dark and terrible we do not understand. It is summer, people will insist on swimming in Lake Lanier. Every spring, thousands line up

By Sarah • Jun 18, 2026 12:55 pm

Marcello confesses to Rosalía

Rosalia Vila Tobella

Marcello confesses to Rosalía

Madison Square Garden has been the epicenter for gossip for the last several weeks. MSG’s primary resident, of course, is the Knicks. Then there’s all the speculation about whether or not it will be Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding venue… but for the last two nights,

By Lainey • Jun 18, 2026 11:37 am

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Andy and Flo before Annette?

Andy and Flo before Annette?

Andy Samberg and Florence Pugh were photographed in Brooklyn yesterday and according to the paps, they’re working on a film called 42.6 Years. This project has been in development for years and is finally going into production, with some casting changes. It’s a sci-fi romantic comedy

By Lainey • Jun 19, 2026 10:19 am

The BTS Grammy

The BTS Grammy

The Recording Academy announced yesterday that five new categories will be presented for the first time next year, so in the current Grammy cycle. The category I want to focus on in this post is Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, described by the Recording Academy as follows: “This Category

By Lainey • Jun 17, 2026 11:08 am

Taylor Swift’s all-nighter

Taylor Swift’s all-nighter

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are supposedly getting married at Madison Square Garden in just over two weeks – on Independence Day weekend, the return of Taymerica in the biggest way. As we have seen over the last couple of months, amid rampant speculation about the wedding, Taylor has not kept

By Lainey • Jun 16, 2026 11:14 am

Tomdaya is back, baby!

Tomdaya is back, baby!

Gossip has been anticipating this moment for months. It’s happening, we’re back… Tom Holland and Zendaya on the red carpet, beginning promotion for Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Madrid. They are one of the internet’s favourite couples. Honestly? We are probably too invested in the longevity

By Lainey • Jun 15, 2026 09:48 am

World Cup EJAE

World Cup EJAE

The bucket list moments just don’t seem to stop for EJAE. We are still not yet a year from Kpop Demon Hunters, but it’s close. The most watched movie in Netflix history was released on June 20, 2025, a year ago next Saturday. It won the Oscar for

By Lainey • Jun 12, 2026 12:41 pm

The TNT Wedding Conspiracy Thread

The TNT Wedding Conspiracy Thread

Last night, Taylor Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, making her the youngest woman with that honor. For the event, she showed up in a GREAT gown. You know I don’t always love TSwift’s style, but this is legit great top to bottom. Even the

By Sarah • Jun 12, 2026 10:35 am

Courtside Hierarchy

Courtside Hierarchy

Before the gossip, a word on OG Anunoby – because there are a lot of us here in Toronto who are thrilled for him. OG already has an NBA championship with the Raptors, and was a key contributor during the regular season, but he sat out our historic playoff run in

By Lainey • Jun 11, 2026 10:45 am

Taylor Swift does her big one

Taylor Swift does her big one

Taylor Swift’s appearance at the Toy Story 5 premiere in LA last night was not announced in advance but it’s probably not that big of a surprise that she showed up, considering how much of the marketing has revolved around her involvement since it was finally confirmed last

By Lainey • Jun 10, 2026 10:58 am

Corn and Cheese: The First Red Carpet

Corn and Cheese: The First Red Carpet

Katy Perry brought Justin Trudeau to Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s wedding this past weekend. Then they made their way to New York where she premiered her latest concert documentary at Tribeca Festival, where they made their red carpet debut. Some of us have been waiting months for this

By Lainey • Jun 09, 2026 09:59 am

Taylor Story

Taylor Story

Earlier this week, Taylor Swift announced she penned an original song for Toy Story 5, and now that song, “I Knew It, I Knew You”, is here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) As Lainey wrote, Taylor is pushing this as a return to

By Sarah • Jun 05, 2026 09:26 am

Marcello confesses to Rosalía

Rosalia Vila Tobella

Marcello confesses to Rosalía

Madison Square Garden has been the epicenter for gossip for the last several weeks. MSG’s primary resident, of course, is the Knicks. Then there’s all the speculation about whether or not it will be Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding venue… but for the last two nights,

By Lainey • Jun 18, 2026 11:37 am

Gross things are happening to Peter Parker

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Gross things are happening to Peter Parker

With the Spider-Man: Brand New Day press tour underway, it’s time for a new trailer…which already leaked online. Sony is having a really hard time keeping Brand New Day under wraps, the first trailer leaked during the holidays, and now the second trailer leaked, too. (This is

By Sarah • Jun 18, 2026 10:30 am

Intro for June 18, 2026

Sports

Intro for June 18, 2026

Dear Gossips, By the time you’re reading this, the Knicks parade will be happening in NYC. The ticker-tape parade was invented in New York City, it’s become a New York City tradition, along the Canyon of Heroes, and today the city’s basketball team will be celebrated

By Lainey • Jun 18, 2026 09:44 am

Tomdaya ARE married

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Tomdaya ARE married

Tom Holland and Zendaya are on the press circuit for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Today, they’re in Amsterdam. Zendaya looks like she’s got a parade to lead (compliment), Tom looks happy to be there (compliment). I never, ever get tired of these two because of their palpable

By Sarah • Jun 17, 2026 04:05 pm

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Hopscotching Shrek

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Hopscotching Shrek

Four months after a teaser in which everyone collectively rejected the look of NuShrek, the teaser for Shrek 5 is here and bullying didn’t work this time, Shrek still looks different. The teaser, er, teases a new adventure with Shrek and Donkey, the teaser also shows off Princess Fiona

By Sarah • Jun 17, 2026 03:17 pm

The ethics of influencer accountability

Equality Issues

The ethics of influencer accountability

Makeup artist and beauty product founder Patrick Ta recently sat down with Emma Grede on her podcast, Aspire with Emma, to address the controversy that’s been surrounding him and his brand for the last several weeks. In an episode called The Accountability Conversation, Patrick reflected on the situation that’

By Stephanie • Jun 17, 2026 12:23 pm

The BTS Grammy

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The BTS Grammy

The Recording Academy announced yesterday that five new categories will be presented for the first time next year, so in the current Grammy cycle. The category I want to focus on in this post is Best Asian Pop Music Performance award, described by the Recording Academy as follows: “This Category

By Lainey • Jun 17, 2026 11:08 am

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