Maple Leaf Drake talks Rihanna, Nicki, Kanye in new interviews Drake rarely does press. He’s not the guy who is constantly on the talk show circuit, lip-syncing with Fallon or carpool karaoke-ing with James Cordon. He doesn’t need those shows to help him go viral. He does that all on his own. But while Drake might not need By Kathleen • May 11, 2016 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Zoe Saldana’s 1st appearance since Nina controversy Zoe Saldana made her first big public appearance at Monday’s MET Gala since the controversy surrounding her role as Nina Simone and the release of the film Nina. When I first saw her gown, I thought “damnnn girl.” It’s STUNNING. I simultaneously want to wear it and have By Kathleen • May 04, 2016 04:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita Nyong’o Defends Broadway For most of yesterday morning, we were obsessing over Lupita Nyong’o’s hair at the Met Gala. I’m still not over it. Here’s what she just Instagrammed this morning about her inspiration: Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine #metball2016 A video posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) By Kathleen • May 04, 2016 11:31 am
BFFs Kelly Rowland won’t talk about Lemonade We’ve been obsessing over Lemonade all week. Lainey has written about it every day. We won’t stop obsessing. Its importance is not up for debate. I might go back to school just to take all the classes that will inevitably be taught on Lemonade. Anyway, a local morning By Kathleen • Apr 28, 2016 10:43 am
Music Ice Cube’s N.W.A Coachella Reunion Lemonade wasn’t the only musical event of the weekend. For the first time in almost 30 years, the four surviving members of N.W.A reunited to perform together at Coachella. Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella and yes, Dr. Dre took the stage during Cube’s set on By Kathleen • Apr 25, 2016 01:17 pm
Music Lemonade: Beyoncé’s Black Feminist Declaration It is important that the word ‘black’ is in this headline. A few outlets have omitted that word from the bolded titles of their respective Lemonade reviews. They’ve focused on the visual album’s Southern Gothic influences, the fashion, and Becky. Yes, all of those things are worthy of By Kathleen • Apr 25, 2016 09:31 am
Music Rihanna’s Revenge Fantasies Rihanna’s nipples are not the most interesting things about her new music video for Needed Me. Sure, they look great and yes, the video does open with them in all of their glory but when it closes with Ri shooting a man in the face for no apparent reason By Kathleen • Apr 21, 2016 10:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Birth of a Nation trailer If you haven’t already watched the trailer for The Birth of a Nation, you’re going to need a moment. I’ve seen it a few times and I still can’t get through it without crying. After seeing the trailer, which is a work of art, I understand By Kathleen • Apr 18, 2016 01:29 pm
Amazingness Willow Smith covers Teen Vogue Willow Smith is on the cover of the May issue of Teen Vogue. She looks incredible. Her eyeliner is dope. Her hair is amazing. I didn’t know I wanted a spiked dog collar-inspired choker until right now. I’m not sure if I get the pink bow blouse thing By Kathleen • Apr 13, 2016 03:22 pm
Famewhores Lindsay Lohan’s Fake Engagement For a few hours yesterday, the Internet thought Lindsay Lohan was engaged. In those hours, people pretended to care about Lindsay Lohan. We talked about her again. Her name was trending. She was the top story on TMZ. Then, her rep released a statement shooting down the engagement rumours, saying By Kathleen • Apr 13, 2016 10:44 am
Music Kendrick, NWA, and Gene Simmons You’re probably wondering what that irrelevant old dude is doing in the headline. Yes, I just called Gene Simmons irrelevant and old. KISS fans, come at me. We’ll get to the washed-up reality star and fan of Donald Trump in a minute. First, NWA was inducted into the By Kathleen • Apr 11, 2016 03:25 pm
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber’s hair and cultural appropriation Justin Bieber has been wearing his hair in dreads for about a week now. In that week, there have been headlines, think pieces, backlash and outrage over Bieber’s hair, calling him out for cultural appropriation. A piece in JET calls the dreads “an insult to [his] black fans.” I By Kathleen • Apr 11, 2016 11:16 am
Kerry Washington Kerry Washington’s Adweek Photoshop Yesterday, I wrote about Kerry Washington’s new feature in Adweek. Click here for a refresher. I raved about the choices she is making when it comes to her brand. I didn’t mention the cover. To be honest, I thought she looked a bit off but that wasn’t By Kathleen • Apr 06, 2016 10:25 am
Girlcrushes Kerry Washington’s Brand Strategy Kerry Washington is handling the sh-t out of her image right now. Personally, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a major hard-on for Kerry but then again, I surround myself with smart, kickass human beings who recognize flawlessness when they see it. My point: Everybody loves Kerry. By Kathleen • Apr 05, 2016 11:46 am
Music Who gets Kanye’s credit? Hiring someone just because you love a song is so Kanye. If you've been following the social media whereabouts of Mr. West, you would know that he declared Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean his favourite song of 2015 and he's even been spotted By Kathleen • Apr 01, 2016 10:45 am
TV Updates Gina’s rising star and #MovementMondays Gina Rodriguez is set to receive the CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow Award in Vegas next month . It’s a recognition that Shailene Woodley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Britt Robertson have all held. This year, CinemaCon decided to break out of their pretty, white blondes streak and reward By Kathleen • Mar 30, 2016 01:10 pm
