Dear Gossips,
As Duana wrote yesterday in her post about the Emmy nominations, there’s very little to complain about because this is where we are now, “the Emmys now IS the big show” or, rather, television is the big show. Read Full Intro
What Else?
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I read this story about Elon Musk doing something something with a microchip that you can put in your brain and my first thought was to agree with Kristian at Dlisted here about why there’s not more focus in helping people with brain diseases and my second thought was… is this the Matrix? Like one day, will they be able to put a chip behind my ear and suddenly I’ll be able to fly a helicopter? Will monkeys one day be flying helicopters? (Dlisted) I am 50% in on this outfit. Full Story
Duana Names: Is The Question What? Or Why?
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Dear Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child. Gender is unknown. We are floating around a couple of girl names and just need to narrow it down between Lilith and Celeste. We are stuck coming up with a boy’s name because we’re stuck on one name - one my husband loves and I can’t stand. Full Story
Tom Holland and Not Zendaya
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Kathleen called them “Zomdaya”. Sarah was pushing for “Zendalland”, or something. That would be the proposed portmanteaux for Zendaya and Tom Holland because for a couple of years now, we thought they were dating. Or we really, really hoped they were dating. Zendaya and Tom kept saying they weren’t dating. Full Story
Dork Storm 2019: The Undorkening
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Last year in my Comic-Con preview, amidst a diminishing film presence in Hall H, I wrote: “…the movie side has totally ceded Sunday to TV. Hell, they’re halfway to ceding Saturday. And Thursday. Full Story
Celebrity Social Media, July 17, 2019
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Yesterday, Lainey posted about the Hemsworth-Pataky family on vacation with the Damons (and many other friends) for Elsa Pataky’s birthday. As we know, these families have vacationed together many times over the last few years. Full Story
What is Cats?
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Here is what I know about the musical Cats: It is about cats. The actors wear leotards and face paint. There is a song called “Memory”. “Memory” is a pretty good song. One cat is called “Rum Tum Tugger”. Everyone says “Rum Tum Tugger” with a completely straight face. Full Story
Leo and Camila holding hands
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone went out for dinner in LA last night and were photographed holding hands. I can’t believe he didn’t run away and duck into a trash can. Then again, Camila is, still, just 22 years old. They’ve now been together at least a year and a half and we’re still three years clear from when Camila reaches the usual Leo Bonafide Expiration Date. Full Story
Welcome to Paradise Hills
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A few years ago, a Spanish filmmaker called Alice Waddington made a splash on the festival circuit with a short titled Disco Inferno. It seemed to be the calling card of a bright new talent, and anticipation grew to see what Waddington—already a stand-out in the advertising world—would do with a feature film. Full Story
Missy Elliott covers Marie Claire
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This week, Marie Claire profiled living legend and prolific hit-maker, Missy Elliott. Missy remains a pioneer in the industry, a hip-hop and R&B icon for over 20 years. Winner of 4 Grammys (nominated for 22), and having sold 30 million records, any discussion of Missy starts with where she sits, on top of the hip-hop world, solidly on anyone’s top 5 or top 10 lists. Full Story
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy’s Circle of Life
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Guess what was trending worldwide on Twitter last night? What else would it be? WHO else would it be? Beyoncé released the video for “Spirit” and as I said yesterday, ahead of The Lion King opening on Friday, it’s a Beyoncé takeover. She’s coming for everything: Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, all of it. Full Story
