Leonard Cohen Intro for November 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, Ring the bells that can still ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in If you haven’t already, go back and read David Remnick’s recent piece on Leonard Cohen for The New Yorker. He By Lainey • Nov 11, 2016 09:32 am
Sexiest Man Alive 2016 Scott Eastwood: SMA 2016 Odds Over the last few days, I've been handicapping the Sexiest Man Alive contenders. My prediction #1 is Dwayne The Rock Johnson. My prediction #2 is Idris Elba. Some of you have been sending me your PEOPLE Sexiest Man Alive predictions. And several of you have put up Scott By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 03:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Love, Death, Time I like to say that I don't appreciate being emotionally manipulated by movies but I'm pretty sure I often get emotionally manipulated by movies and make that a point in posts about being emotionally manipulated by movies so...maybe I do actually enjoy being emotionally manipulated By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 02:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer & Chris's 5 Seconds Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt's Passengers comes out at Christmas. They're starting publicity for it already. Today they'll be on Ellen. This is a Movie staring Movie Stars, specifically two of the most popular Movie Stars right now. Everything hinges on that specific piece By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 12:50 pm
Royals Hot Harry after the Love Shield Remember Tuesday morning? And waking up to Prince Harry’s Love Shield? It seemed like such a promising day. Yeah, well, so check out Harry today in London at the Field Of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey with Prince Philip, back to work on official duty for the first time since By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 11:55 am
Baby and Bump Obsession World War Brange: Brad’s impeccable timing Brad Pitt at the Allied premiere in Hollywood last night, his first red carpet since Brange got broken. Sometimes I still can’t believe it, you know? Like I’ll wake up in the morning and take a shower and grab my sh-t and remind myself to pack my daily By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 10:01 am
Aaron Sorkin Intro for November 10, 2016 Dear Gossips, I am currently making my way through Gilmore Girls. (Currently on the second to last episode of Season 2.) Although she would dispute this characterisation, Duana has taken it upon herself to be my viewing coach. Like, the other night she wouldn’t let me read this Vox By Lainey • Nov 10, 2016 09:12 am
Break Ups Mimi in Mexico When I find myself in times of trouble Skinny Mimi comes to me There she was, our elusively accessible glitter butterfly, sucked into a red tricked out bodysuit last night for a show in Mexico, perhaps to help Mexico get through a dark, terrible night. Look at her. Look at By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Fantastic Beasts And All The Scarves It was reported last week that Johnny Depp will star in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them and that he has a cameo in the first movie. Here he is from behind: The rumour, at the time, in spite of the backlash, was that he will By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 03:28 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda: SMA 2016 Odds Some of you have emailed about whether or not Lin-Manuel Miranda might be considered for Sexiest Man Alive. I get it. It would be amazing. But I wonder if we might be thinking differently about his chances today. Arguments for: -Hamilton -Hamilton -Hamilton -He is BELOVED in the artistic community. By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 12:18 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2016 Chris Pratt: SMA 2016 Odds Please scroll down and hit VIEW MORE if you missed yesterday's Sexiest Man Alive posts. My runner-up prediction this year is Idris Elba. My prediction proper is Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Heard from a few of you afterwards that Chris Pratt was an oversight. Sure. Of course. Chris By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews World War Brange: the first carpet On Monday Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts co-hosted a private screening for Moonlight , produced by Plan B, Brad’s production company. It was the first time he’d been seen in public since the end of Brange. I wrote about this yesterday but here are a couple more photos of By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 10:26 am
Books Intro for November 9, 2016 Dear Gossips, It’s hard to miss the point that was made last night. The point was, as David Remnick wrote in The New Yorker, that the Other is not equal, not welcome, and, maybe, not safe. That point is devastating and it has been taken very personally. Worse, for By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 10:01 am
BFFs Moonlight with Brad & Julia Moonlight is one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Sarah reviewed it at TIFF and it is expected to be a contender at the Oscars. Brad Pitt is one of the producers of Moonlight. His work the last few years supporting stories about people of colour is one By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 03:46 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2016 Dwayne The Rock Johnson: SMA Odds (#1 Prediction) Arguments for: -World’s #1 International Box Office Star. The Rock is very, very, very popular. -The Rock is American. -He would totally say yes. And do a photo shoot. And give an interview. -It wouldn’t be embarrassing for him. His name is The Rock! He is above embarrassment. By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 03:23 pm
Sexiest Man Alive 2016 Idris Elba: SMA 2016 Odds (prediction runner-up) Idris Elba is my second choice prediction. Arguments for: -IS HE SEXY? ARE YOU SERIOUSLY ASKING IF HE’S SEXY? -The cool factor: Idris’s charisma automatically neutralises the cheesiness of the Sexiest Man Alive title. It wouldn’t be embarrassing the way he would wear the crown, you know? By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 03:20 pm
