Relationship Assumption Six Months of Ben and Ana Technically the public has only known about Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas for just over three months when they were first seen together in Cuba in March. But they started getting close while working on their film, Deep Water, late in 2019. And they were spotted out on dates By Lainey • Jun 30, 2020 12:47 pm
Relationship Assumption Leo loves mask life Globally we are nowhere near getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Certain countries have flattened the curve but there have already been second wave breakouts in several parts of the world. Meanwhile, in the United States, experts are saying that the spread of coronavirus is becoming harder and harder to By Lainey • Jun 30, 2020 10:45 am
Christopher Nolan Don’t sit around Christopher Nolan Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman interviewed each other for Variety’s Actors on Actors series and during their conversation, Anne shares a detail about working with Christopher Nolan that some people are making fun of online. Christopher Nolan, of course, is a Brand Name Director. His latest film, Tenet, was By Lainey • Jun 30, 2020 09:41 am
Amazingness Intro for June 30, 2020 Dear Gossips, This is a holiday week in Canada and the United States which means some of you who’ve been putting off watching Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga will be streaming it over the next few days. If you’ve been online lately you’ve probably By Lainey • Jun 30, 2020 08:49 am
What Else What Else? I read about Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest stunt this morning without having seen the video. The video makes it even more surreal, especially what he’s wearing. Which has always been part of his schtick. He isn’t there to blend in – he’s always there to take the By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 04:02 pm
Music Adele: a throwback and a clarification COVID-19 remains our reality. And while some countries are reopening, we’re probably a long way from concerts and music festivals. South Korea, a country recognised by many to have been able to get a handle on the situation early on, is now in its second wave. It seems likely By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 11:56 am
TV Updates Kelly Clarkson wins an Emmy There are few people in Hollywood like Kelly Clarkson. Think about it. How many celebrities are as universally beloved as Kelly Clarkson? My favourite celebrity may not be your favourite celebrity. You fave is probably not mine. But when Kelly Clarkson comes up, no one is like… nah, I don’ By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 10:08 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 29, 2020 Dear Gossips, The BET Awards aired last night on CBS. It was the 20th anniversary and of course it’s not like the BET Awards are never broadcast – but what makes this noteworthy is that they were broadcast for the first time on one of the big four networks aka By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 08:44 am
What Else What Else? Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are over which has been an ongoing storyline for months. Now, a new development. She’s “leaning on” someone. An attractive actor. Which is basically a euphemism for “pre-dating”, like testing the waters before letting the world know that they’re actually dating. This feels By Lainey • Jun 26, 2020 04:16 pm
Music “March March” with The Chicks The artists who used to go by The Dixie Chicks announced a name change yesterday and released a new song. They are now “The Chicks”. The reason being that the word “dixie” is, like “antebellum”, associated with a time in the South when Black people were oppressed. It romanticises an By Lainey • Jun 26, 2020 11:07 am
Shout-Outs June 26, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Please join me for Covenant House Toronto’s first-ever Stay in + Sleep Out Virtual Sleep Out in support of youth who are homeless and trafficked. During COVID-19, Covenant House remains open 24-7 serving more than 300 youth a day. Their frontline staff are working around the clock to keep youth By Lainey • Jun 26, 2020 09:12 am
Music Intro for June 26, 2020 Dear Gossips, “BLACKPINK in your area!” It’s the day Blinks have been waiting for – BLACKPINK summer has officially begun! Stage one of the comeback has kicked off. For those of you still getting familiar with K-pop after fan activism has made mainstream headlines for disrupting white supremacist attempts at By Lainey • Jun 26, 2020 08:51 am
What Else What Else? Maria has mentioned Britney Spears a couple of times this week in Celebrity Social Media, writing that at least on Instagram, Britney is “thriving in quarantine”, pointing to her recent post honouring Pride and her LGBTQ+ fans. But now the Beyhive is mad at her. There is no way Britney By Lainey • Jun 25, 2020 04:00 pm
TV Updates Sandra & Sharon fangirl each other One of the unexpected stars to emerge from this past award season which culminated with Parasite’s win for Best Picture at the Oscars was Sharon Choi, Director Bong Joon-ho’s interpreter. We all fell in love with her. And she was on stage with the Parasite team multiple times By Lainey • Jun 25, 2020 02:59 pm
TV Updates Savannah Guthrie’s Hair and Makeup Even though restrictions are lifting after months of pandemic lockdown – and many would say they shouldn’t be lifting at all considering the outbreaks and surges and an anticipated second wave – many people are still working from home, including broadcasters. I’m still working from home and there are no By Lainey • Jun 25, 2020 10:05 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for June 25, 2020 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week, Netflix released the first trailer for a new animated film called Over The Moon. The film is inspired by Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival or Harvest Moon Festival or what I like to call Chinese Thanksgiving. Many of our cultural holidays originate from mythology. The myth closely By Lainey • Jun 25, 2020 09:22 am
