Donald Glover Donald Glover deserves all the things Lainey told you on Monday to binge Atlanta if you haven’t already. I finished the last episode of season 1 yesterday. I was so excited after mainlining those 10 episodes that I starting texting all my friends one thing: “ATLANTA!!!!” All caps. Lots of exclamation points. Over and over. By Kathleen • Dec 15, 2016 11:47 am
Top Reads We need to talk about Kanye “I am Kanye West. And that feels really good to say, especially this year.” Kanye said this at the 2016 VMAs in August. That quote actually seems like a cruel joke when you look back on it now. Like so many good things, Kanye West has not made it out By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2016 11:58 am
Ryan Gosling Gosling covers GQ Ryan Gosling is on the cover of GQ's January 2017 issue. They call him Hollywood's "Handsomest, Wittiest, Leadingest Leading man." Some would say that Gosling is the answer to the question, “Where have all the Movie Stars gone?” This GQ title would suggest that. By Kathleen • Dec 13, 2016 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Rock and Zac Efron have muscles That is the takeaway from the Baywatch trailer. Lots of slow-motion beach running. Lots of shirtless dudes and half-naked women. Lots of abs. So many abs. What storyline? All the abs. The trailer dropped this morning and it’s exactly what I expected from a Baywatch remake starring Dwayne The By Kathleen • Dec 08, 2016 11:30 am
Top Reads Trevor Noah’s backlash Last week, Trevor Noah interviewed Tomi Lahren. Since then, he’s sparked a heated debate online about the conversations people of colour should be having –or not having—with people who don’t value their rights or humanity. On Monday, Noah wrote an op-ed in The New York Times related By Kathleen • Dec 08, 2016 10:16 am
Music Willow and Jada’s Chanel date night Zoe Kravitz and Lisa Bonet. Those are the only two names I could come up with when I was trying to think of another Hollywood mother/daughter duo that could pull off wearing matching outfits and look as effortlessly stylish and as straight-up badass as Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow. By Kathleen • Dec 07, 2016 11:43 am
Chris Rock Chris Rock’s Total Blackout tour We now know at least one thing that won’t suck about 2017. Chris Rock is going on tour. The comedian announced last night on Facebook Live that he’ll embark on an 18-date tour starting in February. It’s exciting news, yes, but it’s not necessarily a surprise By Kathleen • Dec 06, 2016 11:59 am
Music Jaden Smith’s potential Jaden Smith has been in the family business since he was five years old. He starred in The Karate Kid when he was 11. He released his first mixtape when he was 14. So, he’s attempting to be a Rapper Slash Actor, just like his dad. Last night, Jaden By Kathleen • Dec 05, 2016 04:05 pm
TV Updates What Milo learned from Will Milo Ventimiglia is having a moment. Not only is he nailing his role as Jack, the hot dad of all hot dads, on This is Us, he’s also experiencing a renewed fandom after his Gilmore Girls character Jess Mariano showed up in the revival looking exactly how you don’ By Kathleen • Dec 02, 2016 03:03 pm
TV Updates Nashville keeps going Rayna James is no Tami Taylor but Connie Britton is still Connie Britton, which is why I hung in for four whole seasons of Nashville. And it’s why I’ll at least watch the first 10 episodes of Season 5 airing on CMT, the network that saved the show By Kathleen • Dec 02, 2016 11:51 am
TV Updates Sexy Archie If you read the Archie comics growing up, “sexy” probably isn’t the word you would use to describe Riverdale’s resident redhead. Awkward? Sure. Charming? Maybe. A sexy heartthrob with abs of steel? Nope. Well, the CW has released a teaser for its new teen drama Riverdale, a grittier By Kathleen • Nov 30, 2016 11:02 am
TV Updates Alexis Bledel is Rory Gilmore She always will be, right? Alexis Bledel could shave her head and go on to win an Oscar (HA) for playing an ex-con or something and she’ll still be Rory Gilmore. Duana is going to recap Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life so #nospoilers but we’ve been By Kathleen • Nov 29, 2016 04:01 pm
TV Updates Taraji P. Henson talks auditions with Ryan Reynolds Most headlines I’ve read today about the Taraji P. Henson and Ryan Reynolds chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors series focus on a story Ryan tells about his audition for the Cohen brothers. It was terrible. Whatever. I care more about Taraji’s reveal that she was almost By Kathleen • Nov 29, 2016 01:21 pm
Music Brandy’s still got it Last week, I brought you some nostalgia from the early 2000s.Today, it’s all about the late ‘90s. Brandy – yes, that Brandy – performed a medley of her greatest hits at last night’s Soul Train Awards where she took home the 2016 Lady of Soul award. You might not By Kathleen • Nov 28, 2016 11:22 am
Ashanti Douglas Hamilton mixtape nostalgia This post is about The Hamilton Mixtape but it’s also about Ja Rule and Ashanti. Don’t stop reading. I assume you care more about Hamilton than you do about two washed-up stars from the early 2000s but I really care about both. When I was in high school By Kathleen • Nov 25, 2016 10:42 am
Shonda Rhimes Shonda Rhimes has power There are passages of Shonda Rhimes’s book The Year of Yes that I revisit almost daily. I keep a copy on my bedside table, no matter where I am. I’m a Shonda Rhimes super fan. No shame. She was depicting people of colour as full, complex human beings By Kathleen • Nov 23, 2016 04:11 pm
