Maple Leaf Intro for May 7, 2025 Dear Gossips, The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As a Canadian, based in Toronto, working in the entertainment industry, TIFF feels like home to me, I am so proud of the reputation the festival has built among filmmakers and what it means to By Lainey • May 07, 2025 09:20 am
What Else The Boyfriends and Husband stayed home Three notable boyfriends and a husband stayed home last night while their girlfriends and wife were at the Met Gala. Let’s start with Hailey Bieber who was at the Met Gala without Justin and for those trying to rumour some sh-t about their marriage, you must not be Canadian. By Lainey • May 06, 2025 03:07 pm
Met Gala 2025 Jodie Turner-Smith: Met Gala 2025 Best Dressed (Lainey) I said in an earlier post today that the fashion last night at the Met Gala was overall the best we’ve seen in years. Certainly better than the clump of trees that happened last year. And mostly because those who understood the assignment were model students of Professor Monica By Lainey • May 06, 2025 02:35 pm
Met Gala 2025 The Queen and the Ivory Court At the Met Gala, you hope for a moment when someone just takes over the stairs, makes it impossible for anyone else to do much else… even Zendaya! Who else but Diana Ross? Of course it’s the dress, with that 18-foot train, and the feathered hat, and the sparkles, By Lainey • May 06, 2025 11:27 am
Met Gala 2025 Well Dressed but Not Well Versed This, for me, in terms of the styling, was one of the best Met Galas in years. There are, of course, a few exceptions here and there but aesthetically, where meeting the theme is concerned, the majority of it worked. The looks were really, really good. But, as I noted By Lainey • May 06, 2025 08:30 am
Met Gala 2025 Intro for May 6, 2025 Dear Gossips, Ahead of the Met Gala yesterday, I opened the site with a mention of André Leon Talley and his legacy as a Black Dandy. Last night one of this year’s co-chairs, Colman Domingo, paid tribute to ALT in a blue armoured cape, similar to the one ALT By Lainey • May 06, 2025 06:09 am
Style Colman and Prof Miller by day I posted earlier about Colman Domingo and how he’s been everywhere this weekend in New York ahead of the Met Gala as one of this year’s co-chairs. Today he also attended the press conference, alongside Professor Monica L Miller, guest curator of the Costume Institute’s “Superfine: Tailoring By Lainey • May 05, 2025 04:29 pm
Relationship Assumption Andrew and Monica to the Met Gala? Last time we checked in on Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro, they were in Japan and mostly unbothered. That was mid-April, and now they’re in New York. This week, when you see a celebrity in New York, it’s not a certainty that they’re heading to the Met By Lainey • May 05, 2025 02:16 pm
Relationship Assumption TomAna is socialising now David Beckham celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday with a series of blowout events. One of those events was a birthday party with several of his celebrity friends in attendance. And this post is about one of those friends and not David (he’ll be fine): Tom Cruise. But first, By Lainey • May 05, 2025 11:33 am
Style The Night Before the Met It is an annual tradition – Anna Wintour’s exclusive dinner party hosted at her place in Greenwich Village for Met Gala co-chairs and a few other select guests. One of those select guests this year was Serena Williams who arrived in a white gown that looked like it was partly By Lainey • May 05, 2025 10:50 am
Met Gala 2025 Intro for May 5, 2025 Dear Gossips, It’s the first Monday in May which, on the pop culture calendar, means one thing: Met Gala tonight. The Met Gala is the annual fashion parade that supports the Costume Institute’s annual exhibit. This year, the Costume Institute “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” honours Black style, inspired By Lainey • May 05, 2025 10:31 am
Style Outfit of the Week: Teyana Taylor is wrapped and belted There’s always a lot going on in New York but Monday is the Met Gala so there’s lot more going on in New York right now than usual. A lot of people are already in town ahead of the event. So if the organisers of other events scheduled By Lainey • May 02, 2025 12:46 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé’s Generations Los Angeles, you are blessed. And after what you’ve been through this year, with the wildfires and all, you need the blessings. The Queen of All Culture has blessed you by kicking off the COWBOY CARTER tour in LA and night two featured her generations, one more generation from By Lainey • May 02, 2025 10:47 am
Theatre Nerd Daniel’s historic nomination Daniel Dae Kim is a Tony Award nominee! He’s the first ever AAPI performer to be nominated in the lead actor in a play category… on the first day of Asian Heritage Month in Canada and AAPI Month the United States! Daniel is being recognised for his performance in By Lainey • May 01, 2025 04:03 pm
Sports Timmy, Kylie, Lily: Exes at the Lakers Game The Lakers were knocked out of the play-offs last night by the Timberwolves and now LeBron James’s future is uncertain as he would not answer questions about whether or not he’ll return next season. How is the man supposed to know just minutes after a game he fully By Lainey • May 01, 2025 12:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TomAna: The Action Power Couple?! Tom Cruise is a Movie Star People Pleaser. This has always been his mission statement, what he says fuels him, keeps him running and jumping and riding on bridges and off airplanes and cliffs – Tom is here to entertain you, goddamn it. He is here to give you what you By Lainey • May 01, 2025 11:30 am
