Dumbass Are they offering refunds? Crowdfunding for movies with established stars attached – it’s all a bit confusing isn’t it? Like, why would I give money to James Franco? (Read Sarah’s thoughts on it here). Not that I’m telling anyone how to spend their money, but $40 for a T-shirt from a By Maria • Jul 18, 2013 10:42 am
Hook Ups Has anyone seen my Tamagotchi? Floral mini dresses, Winona Ryder, and The Rachel haircut – the 90s were a cultural mixed bag that brought us some great things (Clueless, Reality Bites) and some terrible things (body glitter, 8-ball jackets). But nostalgia is a powerful emotion, hence Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy’s new relationship getting headlines By Maria • Jul 15, 2013 10:13 am
James Franco The Artist’s Roast James Franco. Are you groaning yet? We haven’t even started! Franco announced on Instagram (OF COURSE) that he will be the guest of honour at a Comedy Central roast. Past roastees include Dennis Leary, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Charlie Sheen, Donald Trump, Roseanne Barr, Joan Rivers, Flavor Flav, Jeff By Maria • Jul 11, 2013 11:39 am
Dumbass Song for a Dictator If you’re a dictator then dictate on the floor… Celebrity appearances are always super interesting to me, because it is such a clear indicator of where a celebrity brand stands. Birthday parties for Middle Eastern princes, front row at fashion shows, hip hop stars at Bat Mitzvahs…if you By Maria • Jul 02, 2013 02:06 pm
Hook Ups Cougar Town Seems Fun Walking Face or Body test case Courteney Cox, who I think would really benefit from Lainey’s cold laser lady, has a new boyfriend. Well, new-ish. US Weekly has confirmed she is dating her Cougar Town co-star Brian Van Holt. I don’t watch Cougar Town. It’s too quippy By Maria • Jun 28, 2013 12:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews When Mean Girls Grow Up It’s been almost a decade since Mean Girls. Ten years! How is that even possible? While some of the cast - Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - have risen through the ranks to become the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood, we also have that movie By Maria • Jun 27, 2013 10:15 am
Nicole Richie Five Minutes with Nicole I wrote about #CandidlyNicole when the preview came out – click here) for a refresher --- commenting then on how Nicole Richie makes all these things that we normally lament about modern celebrity – reality show and clothing lines and a strong social media presence – into a real career. A reader called By Maria • Jun 26, 2013 10:15 am
Breaking Bad “All Bad things must come to an end” Shivers. Breaking Bad is back on August 11. And this is it – the end. They released a new poster and it is ominous, with just a tag line and a fair bit of smoke. So what does it mean? We can talk about the symbolism forever, from the obvious (meth By Maria • Jun 10, 2013 03:40 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Busy, You Tricked Me Do you watch The Conversation with Amanda De Cadenet? Be prepared to lose a bit of time digging in – once you start you will binge on the short but very entertaining videos. Amanda interviewed Busy Philipps -- click here to watch. I like Busy. She’s a veteran, you know? By Maria • Jun 10, 2013 11:46 am
Break Ups He’s just being Liam Liam Hemsworth, boyfriend/fiancé/whatever of Miley Cyrus, has joined Twitter. Clearly a promotional move, at this writing, he only has two tweets – one from Team Liam. That’s fine, I don’t see anything wrong with them using Twitter to promote a film, especially when they are forthright about By Maria • Jun 06, 2013 11:32 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Alba the Eco-Warrior Decorator Domaine Home, a new home décor site launched by the founders of mocktress bible WhoWhatWear.com, has recently featured the home of “actress and eco-evangelist” Jessica Alba -- move over David Suzuki! The piece is glowing, obviously; they refer to Alba as a mogul who embraces authenticity, so of course By Maria • Jun 05, 2013 12:06 pm
Parent Pimps Courtney and Frances Forever The Smiths are getting a lot of attention this week, particularly for the, um, curious Vulture interview -- click here if you missed Duana’s post on it. Patterns and Joe Kennedy? Child’s play compared to the cray cray that is Courtney Love. I’ve been obsessed with the By Maria • May 31, 2013 10:21 am
Weddings Aaron Getting Married Well, Aaron Paul fans, we knew this day was coming. (Ok truthfully I thought they might break up before they got married.) It’s a strange thing when a celebrity crush gets married, isn’t it? I mean it’s not like I think Aaron and I would be suited By Maria • May 27, 2013 02:04 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The New York Times tries to give January Jones a personality January Jones. I don’t get it. Like, AT ALL. Granted I don’t watch Mad Men, but even if she is brilliant on the show (is she?), she is the celebrity equivalent of lukewarm….anything. Jones is just so boring and bland, even when an interviewer is trying to By Maria • May 23, 2013 11:00 am
Baby and Bump Obsession How GOOP Does Mother’s Day Pretty much like the rest of us: breakfast with her kids. My mom is an amazing cook and food is a huge part of our family life, so I understand Gwyneth’s cooking philosophy. I don’t blanche at her dietary restrictions because I think many of us grew up By Maria • May 10, 2013 12:41 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession There’s something about Nicole As Lainey mentioned yesterday, Gwyneth is co-hosting a web-series for AOL. Obviously, I will watch. You will too, don’t lie. To tease its line-up, AOL released a few clips, including close to 5 minutes of #CandidlyNicole, another web-series starring Nicole Richie. I watched it twice. I liked it. I By Maria • May 02, 2013 04:49 pm
