Quiveration I WILL BE HIS VALENTINE A couple of weeks ago Omaze released a video featuring Idris Elba in a fundraising campaign – donate and you enter for a chance to be his Valentine. At the time, I told you, I told you to give generously…because that’s the right thing to do. And you should By Lainey • Feb 03, 2017 12:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie in London Charlie Hunnam was in London last night. I have nothing new on him, other than to say that a new trailer for The Lost City Of Z was released this week and I’ve attached it below. That’s the movie he was working on when he decided to cut By Lainey • Feb 03, 2017 11:28 am
Amazingness Mimi & RiRi Take the joy wherever you can get it. The joy factor was low in January. February is only 3 days old. But there’s already been a lot of joy. Mimi is here to give us more of it. Mimi can always be reliably counted on for joy. Mimi’s By Lainey • Feb 03, 2017 10:19 am
Beyoncé Intro for February 3, 2017 Dear Gossips, Are we done talking about Beyoncé yet? When Lemonade came out it was followed by a Lemonade Syllabus. The Pregnancy Package imagery is now being analysed too. Here’s Spencer Kornhaber writing about Beyoncé’s “High Art” for The Atlantic. But today, instead of more reading links, I By Lainey • Feb 03, 2017 09:34 am
BFFs Harry Styles’s overshadowed birthday I received an email yesterday at 12:40pm from a reader called Stephanie: Probably too late for today, but in honor of his birthday, can we get an update or any details on what Harry Styles is up to? It was too late, at the time, but you know what By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 04:37 pm
BFFs JLO lets in the Bear Now that we’re up to date on Drake, who’s (finally) on tour in the UK right now, time to check in on Jennifer Lopez. It’s been quiet between JLO and Drake for a couple weeks now. Two nights ago he shouted out Rihanna during his show, calling By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 04:11 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Super Beyoncé? The Super Bowl is happening on Sunday, in case you haven’t heard. The Super Bowl is part football, commercials, and the halftime show. Already many brands have released their Super Bowl commercials online. And the ones who haven’t released the commercials online will release them online 30 seconds By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 03:09 pm
BFFs Beyoncé and all her friends As well documented, the general public had a meltdown yesterday when Beyoncé gave her blessing. But many celebrities too. Even Brie Larson: NO - YOU ARE CRYING BECAUSE BEYONCÉ IS HAVING TWINS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭— Brie Larson (@brielarson) February 1, 2017 I’ve mentioned this before, that among very famous people, who hang By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 11:57 am
Baby and Bump Obsession The Beyoncé Pregnancy Package Turns out the initial post yesterday … you know, this photo: We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters A By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 10:18 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Intro for February 2, 2017 Dear Gossips, What else is there to talk about? This is your official heads up that Beyoncé will be talked about today, A LOT. On the 1st of February, the first day of Black History Month, after weeks of ass and sh-t, Beyoncé came with the light. And there’s By Lainey • Feb 02, 2017 09:28 am
Baby and Bump Obsession BLESSINGS WHY AM I STILL WORKING? We should have taken this entire day off to celebrate and worship! So. As you know, because how could you not know, this happened: We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 05:18 pm
Music Taylor didn’t know Taylor Swift thought today would be a good day to start hyping you up for her upcoming pre-Super Bowl appearance. She’s been pretty low key on social media lately. And this afternoon she posted a video of her and Gigi Hadid hearing I Don’t Wanna Live Forever for By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 04:08 pm
Douchebags How the Savage spends his money Look. I know this is not the story. There is only one story that matters today. But let me get some other sh-t out the way before we begin the celebrations. And by sh-t I mean Johnny Depp. Because Johnny Depp should never cover Beyoncé. Ever. A couple of weeks By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 03:07 pm
Music Skipping the Grammys Yesterday TMZ reported that Kanye West, Drake, and Justin Bieber will not attend the Grammys. Drake is on tour and while it’s possible to tweak the schedule for him to get to LA and then head back to Europe, I’m not convinced his reason aligns with JB’s, By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 01:32 pm
Royals Hot Harry moves to the beat Prince Harry visited Nottingham Academy today in support of the Full Effect and Coach Core programmes offering mentorship and support to young people and at-risk youth transitioning into high school. Harry previously visited the school last year and has continued to be a champion of the work being performed there. By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 11:31 am
Books Intro for February 1, 2017 Dear Gossips, Yesterday Roxane Gay tweeted out a link to the full text of the keynote address she recently delivered at Winter Institute about diversity – or, rather, how conversations about diversity have instead become conversations about absolution and will be meaningless without active learning and work, which requires us to By Lainey • Feb 01, 2017 10:00 am
