Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Jennifer Garner’s black tulle Two weeks ago, Janelle Monae was the OOTW in white tulle. This is not the OOTW but it is tulle. And it’s not annoying, which tulle can be. The main reason it’s not annoying is because it’s black. That’s the best way to reduce the annoyingness By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 12:25 pm
Award Season Campaigning A night for Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper was honoured last night at the American Cinematheque Award dinner. He couldn’t skip this one. As I’ve mentioned, Bradley’s maintained a pretty low public profile the last couple of months, since the release of A Star is Born, despite it being Oscar campaign season and By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 11:22 am
Hook Ups Andrew Garfield & Rita Ora? Random as f-ck. The Sun reported yesterday that Andrew Garfield and Rita Ora are dating. They were both at the Evening Standard Awards a couple of weeks ago. Let’s break down how this story is being sold to us: The singer, 28, is in the early stages of a By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 10:05 am
Shout-Outs November 30, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Jen! Happy opening weekend! Congratulations on the release of your first animated feature! It’s been FOUR YEARS. But it happened. Because you showed the sh-t out of your work. Victoria is so proud of you. By request – some of the women who’ve been trying to open more doors, By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 09:20 am
Crazy Rich Asians Intro for November 30, 2018 Dear Gossips, There are four different “Entertainer of the Year” Entertainment Weekly covers: Cardi B and Darren Criss are featured; Kathleen posted about the women of Black Panther yesterday; and there’s also the women of Crazy Rich Asians. EW calls them “the queens of summer”. Look at them. Look By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 09:00 am
What Else What Else? Taylor Swift has a new title. As we’ve seen, she likes records. She likes being the “most this” or the "biggest that”. I would like that too. I know there’s an ongoing conversation about changing the markers of success and it is a valid discussion, but at By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 05:03 pm
Weddings Priyanka & Nick’s Vogue love story Brag alert – I knew it! Back on October 30th, following Priyanka Chopra’s bridal shower at Tiffany, when she wore Marchesa, which Anna Wintour has been trying to boost, I predicted that it would be a Vogue wedding. Vogue confirmed today that Priyanka will be on the cover of the By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 04:47 pm
Gorgessity Holiday season JLo Peace on earth, goodwill to (all) – this is supposed to be the season of kindness, right? Well, there’s a quiet war going on. It’s the war for the Christmas audience. Netflix is trying to be your go-to destination for holiday programming, or all programming, giving us a selection By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 02:13 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Candid Princess Catherine Prince William and Catherine were in Leicester yesterday visiting with members of the football club after the helicopter crash that killed several people, including the club’s owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, in October. Of course William is a big football fan but he was there in an official capacity, to pay By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 12:06 pm
Faux Gossip Leo to propose? I mean… Sure. Why not? According to Us Weekly, Camila Morrone is the one and Leonardo DiCaprio is ready to marry her. I know. I KNOW. But it’s the season of magic and miracles, right? Leonardo DiCaprio may finally be off the market! He and girlfriend Camila Morrone “are By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 11:27 am
Break Ups “Jen’s own story” Jennifer Aniston covers the new issue of Us Weekly and I’d love to see the print version because I’m confused about what this is. According to the captions, this is “Jen’s own story” and she “opens up” about “healing after heartbreak”. Online though, in the article that By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 10:13 am
Shout-Outs November 29, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Simon! Happy Birthday from Devin who calls you the “most wonderful, caring, kind person” but that you’ve “never lost [your] bitchy edge”, and she appreciates that in a front. As do I. She’s lucky to have you. As requested, here are photos of Beyoncé and this shot from By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 09:53 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Intro for November 29, 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s the week of the celebrity profile/interview. We’ve had a few standouts so far and now it’s Mariah Carey’s. Mimi talked to Pitchfork about her new album, Caution. Have you been listening? I like it a lot. To me, the album as a By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 09:30 am
What Else What Else? Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx might be getting married. I know. You’re skeptical. You should be. Because much of what’s reported about Katie and Jamie is bullsh-t, including the “breaking news” about them breaking up earlier this year – which never happened. This was my point earlier this week By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 05:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ask Nicole Anything I met up with one of my students last night, Erik. Erik is a cinephile, and he tries to see as many films as possible, as many times as possible. With Erik, as soon as you mention movies, you might get an hour-long monologue. Anyway, I was encouraging him to By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 02:35 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: MBJ x FNL and … the problem of women’s pleasure On this week’s episode of Show Your Work, we begin with Michael B Jordan, the Movie Star. Hollywood doesn’t produce very many movie stars anymore. For the last few years, every time a movie star can’t open a movie, we start talking all over again about the By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 11:27 am
