Dear Gossips,
Thank you for all your emails the last couple of days with your reactions to seeing Crazy Rich Asians. I can’t wait for more of you to see it on the weekend…because I really, really want to talk about the mahjong! Let’s talk now, though, about the soundtrack. Read Full Intro
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It’s rom-com weekend! So…if you’re going to see Crazy Rich Asians and you still need a rom-com fix afterwards, don’t forget, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, adapted from Jenny Han’s book, is now streaming on Netflix. I’m watching it tonight. I’ll probably have seen it three times by Monday. Full Story
Ben Affleck’s dinner date
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Ben Affleck celebrated his birthday earlier this week. He had dinner with his kids. Lindsay Shookus wasn’t there. We haven’t seen Lindsay with Ben in a few weeks. Saturday Night Live hasn’t started up again yet so… in theory… she’d have to time to be in LA with him. Full Story
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman
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This has been a hell of a year for black American cinema, from the cultural phenomenon of Black Panther, to Blindspotting’s spoken-word musing on race and class, to Boots Riley’s masterpiece Sorry to Bother You Full Story
Ike Barinholtz gets his shot
I’ve been low-key calling out Ike Barinholtz for a while as a consistent scene-stealer. Last year, in my review of Snatched Full Story
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Of course Debi Mazar as at Madonna’s birthday – do you know how long they’ve been friends? They met in an elevator and Debi was M’s first make-up artist. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) Full Story
Mark Wahlberg in Mile 22
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Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg have enjoyed a productive and mostly successful creative partnership. Berg likes making movies about macho All-American Heroes who Get Things Done while the nerds around them make no meaningful contributions, and Wahlberg likes playing macho All-American Heroes who Get Things Done while the nerds around them make no meaningful contributions. Full Story
JLo’s countdown
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As Maria mentioned yesterday in Smutty Social Media, as we approach the MTV VMAs, where she will be presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Jennifer Lopez Full Story
Domhnall Gleeson out for a walk
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Here is Domhnall Gleeson walking around New York City for your Friday consumption. I have not given up on making him the Internet Boyfriend of 2018 Full Story
Janet Jackson: for now, forever
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Janet Jackson has released a new single and accompanying video, her first in three years. The song is “Made for Now”. This is the first thing I listened to when I woke up this morning, angry at my phone for going off at 5am even though that’s when I told it to go off last night. Like you, probably, it’s been a long week, I’ve had a lot to manage at home, at work, at everywhere. Full Story
The Gospel of Aretha
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The church gave us Aretha Franklin. No matter how you feel about religion, no matter what church you grew up in or didn’t, that is a fact. Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, is synonymous with spirituality. Studies say that this generation is less spiritual than the last and that we’re done with religion. Full Story
