Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 11, 2021 Dear Gossips, BTS has been pretty quiet the last few weeks. Not entirely off the grid, and still releasing treats for their fans, but in terms of major announcements that get circulated beyond ARMY awareness, it’s been pretty low-key. This week though, ahead of Lunar New Year, there By Lainey • Feb 11, 2021 08:56 am
What Else What Else? The Oscars happened a year ago today. A year ago today Duana and I were running on 48 hours without sleep and a 15,000 word count…and exhilarated. And it’s not like we didn’t make the most of it, we always do, but if we could have By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JLo Felt the Sting Jennifer Lopez covers the new issue of Allure and I’m surprised at the cover look they chose for this issue for their 30th anniversary. Maybe that was the point – to surprise. Because even though JLo changes her hair all the time, it’s usually a familiar rotation: topknot, voluminous By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 02:32 pm
Maple Leaf Keanu Goes For Ride An early Lunar New Year present – here’s Keanu Reeves, who is part Asian, in LA out for a ride, all smiles and pleasant, as usual, while talking to some friends. I don’t have much more to say. All I wanted to do with this post is to share By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 11:48 am
Top Reads Lori Celebrates MBJ’s Birthday At the end of the previous post about Jennifer Aniston and the interminable speculation and Gossip Genie-ing for her to get back together with Brad Pitt, I said that gossip needs more super-couples. New super-couples. Well, here’s one: Michael B Jordan and Lori Harvey. When it By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 11:14 am
Top Reads Jennifer Aniston: Brad and Boyfriend Rumours Here are Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in LA working on the second season of The Morning Show. Jen was seen in a grey suit for one scene and a camel coat for another – very Alex Levy. Both at one point are wearing face shields. Have we talked about the By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 10:35 am
Shout-Outs February 10, 2021 – Smutty Shout-Outs There was a fire in La Peche, Quebec on the weekend. At the time, there were four people inside the home – the two adults survived, but the two children, Kiersten and Brooklyn, age 6 and 4, were killed. Their mother, Ashley, is in hospital, unconscious, and family members have not By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 09:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for February 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, Sarah posted her review of Minari yesterday, the film I consider to be the best of 2020, well deserving of its multiple SAG nominations last week (including Best Ensemble, the SAG equivalent of Best Picture) and it should be a contender at the Oscars. Minari’s writer-director By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 09:35 am
What Else What Else? Princess Anne’s furniture is as Princess Anne has presented herself, which is unfussy. I mean, it’s not to my taste. But I think I might prefer it to whatever mason jar and candle sh-t that’s trending on Pinterest. Like it looks like you’d actually want By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 04:04 pm
Music Framing Britney Spears… and Ourselves Framing Britney Spears, the new documentary from The New York Times, is airing on Hulu in the United States now but is not available in Canada and I’m not sure of its accessibility in other parts of the world but more and more people, as they find ways to By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 02:32 pm
Relationship Assumption Olivia and Harry “seem very serious” Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were one of the big and fun gossip stories to start the year. 2021 had barely started and they were holding hands at a wedding, and at the time, it was a fresh romance, for a few days there it all seemed pretty undramatic. Until, By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 10:56 am
Royals The Queen’s Obscured Wealth The Guardian published an article this weekend about how the Queen, back in the 1970s, “successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents”. Buckingham Palace has denied this, but their wording is interesting. Buckingham Palace By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 10:07 am
Equality Issues Intro for February 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, Just three more sleeps until Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, beginning on Friday, February 12. My ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, will have some thoughts to share in the coming days. They won’t be as extensive as they were in years past, but By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 08:58 am
What Else What Else? Miley Cyrus performed for vaccinated frontline workers before the Super Bowl and collaborated with Billy Idol – and I for one would be down if Miley was a halftime headliner one day with special guest… Dolly Parton, her godmother! Maybe when the Super Bowl returns to Tennessee? (Go Fug Yourself) Even By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer and Timothee Kissing The two big names, at least for a certain demographic, leading Adam McKay’s cast for Don’t Look Up are Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. And I feel like, up to this point, if two of the actors from the cast were to be involved in a kissing scene, By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 12:45 pm
Royals Prince Harry’s Carpool Karaoke …Anniversary Prince Harry was seen with James Corden shooting on a double decker bus reportedly for an upcoming episode of Carpool Karaoke the other day. Harry and James have known each other a long time, and James was invited to Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. So it’s no surprise By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 12:02 pm
