Quiveration Best of 2018: Peter Noah Kavinsky Centineo Lainey asked me whether or not Noah Centineo belongs in the Best or Worst category of 2018 and without hesitation I said “BEST.” Peter Kavinsky was 100% one of the highlights of 2018. The character that Jenny Han created is one of the best rom-com boyfriends of all time. In By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2018 03:32 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Kanye vs Drake, the saga continues As Lainey mentioned in her intro, The Social: Year in Gossip airs tonight in primetime on CTV. We shot it last week. It was the last show I produced on my last day at The Social. It’s a recap of all the scandal, fashion, romance, and drama of the By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2018 11:02 am
What Else What Else? Lainey is getting some well-deserved rest since she isn’t feeling well today. I hope she’s at home watching Dumplin' again because I just watched it and it brought me so much joy. If I was sick, I think it would have healed me. Dumplin' is cold-curing By Kathleen • Dec 13, 2018 04:43 pm
Quiveration Miley’s “survival partner” Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are two of the thousands of people whose homes were destroyed in the wildfires that devastated California last month. Miley is promoting her new single “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” and yesterday morning she opened up to Howard Stern about how the Woolsey fires affected By Kathleen • Dec 13, 2018 12:26 pm
Music Ashanti doesn’t break the Internet Yesterday, I name-checked some male R&B stars of the early 2000s. The female stars I mentioned are ruling today’s charts (I will never forgive myself for forgetting SOLANGE, who am I?). Given those two pieces of criteria – being a man or having a current stamp on R& By Kathleen • Dec 12, 2018 03:00 pm
Style JLo’s Second Act Jennifer Lopez is in the middle of the Second Act press tour. As Lainey has reminded you repeatedly, it comes out on December 21st and it’s a rom-com about work so naturally, we stan. Jennifer Lopez in a rom-com is my favourite Jennifer Lopez. JLo on a press tour By Kathleen • Dec 12, 2018 01:15 pm
Music Who is the King of R&B? 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 By Kathleen • Dec 11, 2018 10:55 am
Style Chris and Annabelle going strong Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis are still dating. As far as we know, they’ve been together officially since March. They started the ‘showing up to events in coordinating outfits’ phase of their relationship in July. Chris and Annabelle are still in that phase. Here they are in London leaving By Kathleen • Dec 10, 2018 11:02 am
Music Beyoncé in India Beyoncé doesn’t perform at parties on the regular. Beyoncé isn’t showing up at bat mitzvahs or birthdays or pre-wedding festivities for just anyone. So, what does it take for Beyonce to show up? You just have to be the heiress to the richest man in India, a successful By Kathleen • Dec 10, 2018 10:43 am
Break Ups Cardi B and Offset break up Cardi B announced on Instagram last night that she and Offset are “not together anymore.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by CARDIVENOM (@iamcardib) on Dec 4, 2018 at 9:49pm PST That’s not your typical breakup statement but it is very Cardi B. We’ve become By Kathleen • Dec 05, 2018 11:26 am
Music Ariana delivers Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” music video broke YouTube’s record for views in its first 24 hours. Those numbers aren’t a surprise or a fluke. Since Ariana’s impressive First Wives Club- inspired performance of “thank u, next” on Ellen, and the teasers hinting at a Mean By Kathleen • Dec 03, 2018 10:12 am
Weddings Priyanka and Nick are married Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are officially husband and wife. They got married this weekend in Jodhpur, India, in a legit palace. I spent all weekend trying to creep their wedding. As Lainey predicted, the photos from the actual wedding ceremony (or ceremonies) will be a Vogue exclusive. Those photos By Kathleen • Dec 03, 2018 09:49 am
TV Updates Lana Condor the optimist Lana Condor is an LG fave. We’ve been obsessed with her since August when her charm and capability exploded off the screen in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Today I realized that while we’ve been falling for Lana Condor, we still don’t know a By Kathleen • Nov 30, 2018 02:52 pm
Music Miley’s comeback Can you call it a comeback if she’s been here for years? Can you call it comeback if her last reinvention was just over a year ago? People are calling Miley Cyrus’s new song and video with Mark Ronson her “comeback.” I wouldn’t call it that. I’ By Kathleen • Nov 30, 2018 01:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Women of Black Panther are Entertainers of the Year I’m looking at a webpage open to Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year post, specifically the one on the women of Black Panther. The window that I’m looking at is currently frozen on a Clairol ad, featuring a black woman with curly, seemingly natural hair. Her smile By Kathleen • Nov 29, 2018 03:50 pm
Quiveration Michael B Jordan plays with puppies I was not prepared. I tried to prepare myself. I waited until I was alone so whatever sounds left my body wouldn’t disturb my coworkers. I made sure I was hydrated in case the sight of Michael Bae Jordan and puppies made me burst into a cold sweat. I By Kathleen • Nov 29, 2018 10:45 am