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Justin Timberlake’s “Hindsight”
It was announced on Friday that Justin Timberlake is coming out with a book. What’s it about? WHAT DO YOU THINK IT’S ABOUT? His favourite topic: himself. If there’s anyone who can reliably be a cliché, it’s Justin Timberlake. Which is why the title of the book is as derivative as you’d expect: Hindsight & All The Things I Can’t See In Front Of Me. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Season 6 of Orange is the New Black premiered on Netflix on Friday. Which means, as Danielle Brooks said late last year Read Full Intro
Malia in Paris
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Malia Obama turned 20 on July 4th. It’s fitting that one of the only first daughters I recognise was born on Independence Day. It may not have been a birthday celebration but Malia Obama was photographed living her best life in Paris on Sunday, strolling around with her boyfriend Rory Farquharson Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Canada Day is on Sunday so it’s a long weekend here in Canada which means we will be dark on Monday and back to regular gossip schedule on Tuesday. Long weekend or not, here are some weekend recommendations other than Drake – we’ll get to Drake, eventually, today. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
If you’ve been visiting this blog regularly over the last 15 years, maybe you’re tired of me evangelising about YA books. I’m not sorry about this. My favourite book, period, of 2017 was Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give. Read Full Intro
Dear Gossips,
Chances are, you’ve read a book by Marian Keyes. Rachel’s Holiday? Sushi for Beginners? We interviewed Marian last year on The Social when she was promoting her most recent novel, The Break. Read Full Intro
Reese Witherspoon’s Whiskey in a Teacup
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I will never knock Reese Witherspoon’s business acumen or hustle – her pivot from lukewarm rom-coms (they seriously don’t make them like they used to) to multimedia producer, actress, and dealmaker has been a resounding success. And with that, Reese has broadened her spectrum outside of Hollywood, supporting #TimesUp, March for Our Lives and being vocal about the gender pay gap. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
The Warner Bros presentation at CinemaCon is scheduled for today. And I’m hoping that that’s why the Crazy Rich Asians trailer was released yesterday – because the studio is, presumably, beginning to build the hype around the movie in front of theatre owners ahead of its August release. Read Full Intro
The Philosophy of Kanye West
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Kanye West is writing a book of philosophy. In conversation with interior designer Axel Vervoordt for Pret-a-Reporter, Kanye revealed that he’s working on a book called Break The Simulation. Of course, he is. The same day, Kanye West reactivated his Twitter account. Full Story
Amal Clooney covers Vogue
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Amal Clooney is writing a book. This is mentioned in her Vogue cover story, released today: For the past couple of years, Clooney has been writing a book with Philippa Webb, her Hague officemate, now on the faculty of King’s College London. Full Story
KJ Apa in The Hate U Give
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Last year, Lainey and I yelled at you many times to read The Hate U Give. I’m not going to yell at you again because by now, I expect that you’ve done your homework. Full Story
