Marcus and Friends (dogs) Jennifer Aniston’s Thanksgiving with Chesterfield How many celebrities gathered in big groups yesterday but agreed among themselves not to post on social media because… you know. We talked about this yesterday on The Social because here in Canada, one of the big headlines is Christmas and whether or not it’s cancelled and the confusing By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 10:04 am
Shout-Outs November 27, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Simon! Happy Birthday from Devin! Hope you’re doing well in Boston… and I can’t wait to call you DR Simon. By request, here are Mariah Carey, Fiona Apple, and Meghan Thee Stallion. Not surprisingly, you have excellent taste. Stay safe and study hard! And for Enchie from Billie By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 09:47 am
Equality Issues Intro for November 27, 2020 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week, Sarah wrote that Mangrove, the first film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series, is “vital viewing”. Sarah’s review of each installment will be posted each week. Lovers Rock is the second film and that piece is coming Monday. After that it’ll be By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 08:52 am
What Else What Else? I have a very long, drawn-out go-to description for Lana Del Rey’s general vibe and personality and now the Fug Girls have found me a photo that’s taken away the need for it because now, when anyone asks me to explain Lana Del Rey, all I have to By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 04:03 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: The WAP of the Year and Celebrity Nepotism You know how every year all the dictionaries name their “word of the year”? Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year last year was “climate emergency” which, technically, is two words but I’m not here to pick a fight with Oxford. This year Oxford couldn’t decide on By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 02:30 pm
Relationship Assumption Katie & Emilio’s First Thanksgiving Last Thanksgiving Katie Holmes did the Turkey Trot with her sister and her brother-in-law. This is an event that’s common in many cities across North America. I’ve done two of them in Vancouver. Basically you sign up to go for a 5-10k (depending on the city) on Thanksgiving By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 10:58 am
Relationship Assumption Ben and Ana: Home for Thanksgiving The last we saw of Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas they were in New Orleans on reshoots for their film Deep Water. They were seen back in LA yesterday in time for the American Thanksgiving holiday. Which would make sense since of course Ben would want to be with By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 10:31 am
Hook Ups Michael B Jordan: Not Single for Thanksgiving? Michael B Jordan was named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive last week, a universally celebrated selection. He also just made the NYT’s Greatest Actors of the 21 Century (so far) list which is exactly why he’s such a force in Hollywood. MBJ has it all – the looks, the By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 09:34 am
Maple Leaf Intro for November 26, 2020 Dear Gossips, As we approach the end of the year, the lists keep coming. I do love a list. I like the discipline of holding myself back from scrolling to the bottom of it so as to not spoil #1. I like the reward of reading through each entry – and By Lainey • Nov 26, 2020 08:48 am
What Else What Else? I had no idea that there was an Instagram account dedicated to a rescue raccoon and that this raccoon is… adorable. And obsessed with water. I’ve just spent 15 minutes watching his videos. But it doesn’t change the way I feel about raccoons in the wild. And by By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 04:23 pm
Music BTS: The Nomination and the Talk Show Standard As I’ve been writing about for months now, BTS has been quite vocal about their hopes for a Grammy. It’s a whole Grammy package, actually. They performed at the Grammys last year as guests of Lil Nas X which means they’ve yet to be invited to showcase By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 02:35 pm
Rihanna Rihanna: One More Dinner Effective tonight, LA is banning indoor dining due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. There’s also speculation that they’ll soon be moving to “safer-at-home” orders that may not be as strict as the lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic but certainly it means that people will not By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 12:15 pm
Music Taylor Swift: folkore for Disney+ …and the Grammys It was no surprise that Taylor Swift’s folklore received five Grammy nominations yesterday (she has six in total with a nomination for her Cats song “Beautiful Ghosts”). The surprise release of folklore was a major moment for the music industry and became the first album of 2020 to sell By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 10:53 am
Royals Intro for November 25, 2020 Dear Gossips, In a piece for The New York Times, Meghan Markle has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July. She writes in her essay that through the experience, she and Prince Harry learned that “in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered By Lainey • Nov 25, 2020 09:29 am
What Else What Else? Another member of the royal family has COVID-19. It’s Princess OfMichael. And of course they wanted us all to know where she allegedly got it which… well… that’s lovely, isn’t it? As if that person doesn’t already have a rough time of it, working for this By Lainey • Nov 24, 2020 04:16 pm
Dumbass Justin Bieber Has a Category Question Well this, this is a RICH. The big news in entertainment today is the Grammy nominations. I posted some quick thoughts about it earlier, specifically focusing on the biggest snub of the year: The Weeknd’s album, After Hours, and all of its hits – there are several of them, and By Lainey • Nov 24, 2020 04:04 pm
