Child Stars The Family Cyrus As Lainey said last week, Miley surged in 2013. The music stands. It stands up alongside Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Lorde, and any pop album put out this year. Although Miley’s been famous for a long time, this is the year she actually arrived. But like By Maria • Dec 16, 2013 09:30 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Oh All The Women Who Are Independent… With the avalanche of celebrity-turned-lifestyle-experts, it’s easy to glaze over when they pull out the script: my family comes first, helping other women live more fulfilling lives, I just do this for fun but I’m really a wife/mom, cooking and cleaning are my hobbies, etc. We expect By Maria • Dec 12, 2013 09:54 am
Girly Throw Downs #Jesus I didn’t watch The Sound of Music on Thursday night because I’ve never seen the movie (and have zero interest in it) and Scandal was on. Not that I couldn’t have been persuaded to PVR it, but Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer aren’t high priority for By Maria • Dec 09, 2013 11:09 am
Girly Throw Downs The Scab that Won’t Heal: Lindsay and Paris 2013 A few months ago, I got a terrible cold sore that eventually went away, but kind of left a weird discoloration below my lip that I haven’t been able to get rid of. Sorry to be gross, but it’s an appropriate analogy for this Paris Hilton/Lindsay Lohan By Maria • Dec 09, 2013 09:46 am
Haylie Duff Are You Duff Enough? Haylie Duff. Who?! I got an email yesterday from DailyCandy about Haylie Duff’s Apple Pie Crescent Rolls. The sister of Hilary is in the news (I was going to say back in the news, but that would imply she was in the spotlight to begin with) because she’s By Maria • Nov 21, 2013 11:28 am
Alec Baldwin Alec Is Mad About Something (or Other)…again I officially have Alec Baldwin ennui. Usually I am highly entertained by his antics (and he’s been in this raging paparazzi cycle before). The narrative is pretty much set -- once he’s baited by a photographer, a slew of creative and vulgar insults fly (“You’re as dumb By Maria • Nov 18, 2013 11:30 am
Girly Throw Downs A bitch slap for blackface Before Halloween I didn’t really know, nor care, who Julianne Hough was. To me, she was the mediocre girl in Rock of Ages. Now she’s the girl who went out for Halloween in blackface. I think she got off way too easy and I still can’t decide By Maria • Nov 13, 2013 03:24 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Kerry is Pregnant, but not “carrying” I’m very late to Scandal. I started it this season after watching an hour-long recap. It’s pulpy, entertaining, ridiculous and one of the few shows I actually care to watch in real time. This is largely because of Kerry Washington. She’s an excellent actress and a very By Maria • Oct 30, 2013 02:37 pm
Music A Scrub is Guy Who Thinks He’s Fly We all have our flavour of celebrity couple nostalgia: Johnny and Kate, Johnny and Winona, Brad and Gwyneth, JLo and Ben. One of my all-time favourites: Usher and Chilli. What? It’s the perfect combination of pop music, drama, and music videos. I have always loved TLC and judging by By Maria • Oct 22, 2013 01:31 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession At Home with Porny Porny has been fairly quiet lately, posting a few photos of her kids on social media and reportedly scoping out spots in Italy for her upcoming wedding. I, like Lainey, will totally enjoy those photos. Speaking of photos, US Weekly just released some new photos inside baby Ace Knute’s By Maria • Oct 22, 2013 09:35 am
Meg Ryan Meg Works Fast On October 3, I wrote about the PEOPLE cover story on Meg Ryan: Inside Her New Life. I looked for it a few times at the grocery store but didn’t find the full print edition, but it doesn’t matter anyway because, as I suspected at the time, it By Maria • Oct 14, 2013 11:31 am
Media Manipulation The 50-something Sweetheart Meg Ryan. It’s a name that doesn’t come up often, but is instantly recognizable. Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan – America’s Sweethearts, through and through. But sometimes the Sweetheart stumbles: Julia’s had her share of romantic entanglements (which have probably just made her more By Maria • Oct 03, 2013 10:40 am
Breaking Bad Breaking Bad, one last time Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 16 recap series finale I was stuck at the airport yesterday, and as I stressed about missing Breaking Bad, most of my thoughts were on Walt’s take on chemistry – the study of change. Growth, decay, transformation. Walt to Heisenberg wasn’t quite a transformation, By Maria • Sep 30, 2013 08:48 am
Breaking Bad The Cabin in the Woods Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 15 recap I feel like this is the week after a storyline binge – Hank is dead, Jesse is being held hostage, Walt is finally on the run. Now it’s time for consequences. The Vacuum Man who makes people disappear into a new life actually By Maria • Sep 23, 2013 02:14 pm
Breaking Bad Aaron Paul’s Victory Lap In Lainey’s Idris Elba post earlier today, she talked about how Stringer Bell, an iconic audience favourite, hasn’t and won’t form Idris Elba’s career. He is humble and grateful for the experience, but it’s not part of his DNA. Aaron Paul is the exact opposite By Maria • Sep 19, 2013 03:16 pm
Dumbass Katherine Heigl is going to be great! Last week, The Hollywood Reporter posted a thorough (if not-so-surprising) piece on the antics of Katherine Heigl and her momager, Nancy. Click here a refresher. Difficult, abrasive, and her own worst enemy – that pretty much sums up Katherine’s reputation. And worst of all, not bankable. It’s ok to By Maria • Sep 16, 2013 10:18 am
