Movie Reviews and Previews No Thanksgiving for Tom Cruise This probably isn’t a surprise. As IF Tom Cruise would take time away from filming. Tom Cruise, as we know, is happiest on a film set. It’s work and home for him. And he continued working on Mission: Impossible 7 this weekend in Italy with production now moved By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 11:03 am
Relationship Assumption Ben, Ana, and Jen on Thanksgiving Weekend Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were seen back in LA late last week in time for Thanksgiving after being photographed on the set of Deep Water reshoots in New Orleans. It was their first Thanksgiving together and, according to PEOPLE with the exclusive, they spent it at his place: By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 09:34 am
Intro for November 30, 2020 Dear Gossips, Joyce Echaquan died two months ago this past Saturday. It was announced this weekend that a benefit concert in her honour took place last week and will be available to stream for free online starting Thursday December 3 at Waskapitan.org where you can also donate to the By Lainey • Nov 30, 2020 08:52 am
What Else What Else? Do they still sell TV dinners like the kind they had when I was growing up? I know people look down on TV dinners like they’re the worst of humanity but I used to LOVE them. One of the reasons is because that’s not the kind of food By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Florence, Harry, and Olivia are Back on Set Don’t Worry Darling halted production a few weeks ago because a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. And a lot happened in those few short weeks. There’s been election drama. It was confirmed that Olivia Wilde, who is directing and also has a role in the film, and By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 03:10 pm
Top Reads The BTS Models It’s been a big week for BTS and their ARMY. On Wednesday, the band received its first Grammy nomination for their smash hit “Dynamite”, which is a goal they’ve been talking about for years. Their new album, BE, their second of 2020, was released last Friday and is By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 02:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mimi Saves Christmas! As I just wrote in the previous post about Thanksgiving and gatherings, right now, many families around the world are facing the prospect not spending the holidays together. On a personal note, both my parents are immune compromised and in our city, we’re now basically on lockdown, and we’ By Lainey • Nov 27, 2020 11:04 am
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