Douchebags Royal Meghan’s first patronage The Times reported this weekend that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited for tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace last week to discuss Meghan’s first royal patronage. The Queen will be passing on one of her patronages to Royal Meghan and this is expected to be announced By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 10:26 am
Shout-Outs December 17, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Ashley! Happy Birthday from Kate who requested for you the bromance of Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth as incentive for you to visit her in Australia…soon! By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 09:55 am
TV Updates Intro for December 17, 2018 Dear Gossips, “I certainly didn’t come all this way to suck.” – Matt Damon during his monologue this weekend on Saturday Night Live. And he definitely didn’t suck. It was the strongest episode of the season. It may have been the strongest episode in a year. And it was By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 09:35 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: No Vampires! Hi, Duana! I’m pregnant with our first baby, due at Christmas. We found out early on we’re having a girl, which is thrilling, but definitely threw us for a loop – I was convinced it was a boy and had a name LOCKED DOWN. Girl names, though, are presenting By Duana • Dec 14, 2018 03:58 pm
What Else What Else? Does this qualify as a Christmas miracle? That Keith Richards has given up drinking? Wait. There’s an extra word in there. The word is “practically”. Which doesn’t mean he never drinks. It means he almost never drinks, which is not the same thing. I wonder though… like everyone By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 03:47 pm
Quiveration Best of 2018: Peter Noah Kavinsky Centineo Lainey asked me whether or not Noah Centineo belongs in the Best or Worst category of 2018 and without hesitation I said “BEST.” Peter Kavinsky was 100% one of the highlights of 2018. The character that Jenny Han created is one of the best rom-com boyfriends of all time. In By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2018 03:32 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: 100% Pure Eyeliner I’m not sure if I’ve ever written about a non-toxic liquid eyeliner before. I’m too lazy to check right now, but I’m gonna go ahead and say no because if I had, I wouldn’t have been searching high and low for one. Dudes, I’ve By Sasha • Dec 14, 2018 03:09 pm
Best and Worst of 2018 Best of 2018: Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby burst onto the international stage this year with her blistering not-comedy special Nanette. It feels like Nanette came out nine years ago because we live in a nightmare time warp where everything is happening all of the time, but it’s just been six months since Gadsby gave By Sarah • Dec 14, 2018 02:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Top 10 Movies of 2018 2018 was a good year for film—a REALLY good year. Narrowing down a Top 10 was difficult and came down to which films left the biggest mark, whether it be creating a cultural phenomenon or lingering in my mind for the better part of a year. I looked for By Sarah • Dec 14, 2018 02:37 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Keira Knightley's Outfit of the Week Isn’t this the most Keira Knightley outfit ever? I love it. I love that Keira Knightley knows exactly what a Keira Knightley outfit is and wanted to wear a super Keira Knightley outfit to receive her OBE for her contribution to the arts, which often involve her in period By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 02:04 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 14, 2018 He’s not jumping on a couch, but Chris Pratt is declaring his love in a big way. I would like to draw your attention to the bottom right corner; Katherine is holding a wooden Jesus plaque. Do you think he whittled it for her? He must have, why else By Maria • Dec 14, 2018 01:31 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Noomi’s black suit of the week There’s usually a good black suit modelled by a celebrity every week. I’m never bored of a women’s black suit. Any suit. Some suits are better than others though. And this week, Noomi Rapace gave us one of the best black suits of the year at the By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 01:05 pm
BFFs A Quiet Place (and Team Blunt) cranks up the volume Chris Pratt hosted a special screening of A Quiet Place in LA on Wednesday with John Krasinski. It’s not like their friendship is a secret; they’re super bro-y on Instagram and support each other’s charity efforts. Plus, Chris was so taken with A Quiet Place that back By Joanna • Dec 14, 2018 12:45 pm
Music Janet Jackson: Hall of Fame…finally It was announced yesterday that Janet Jackson will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Finally. And this is good news, of course. But it’s also an opportunity to talk about why it’s late news. Because Janet has been eligible for induction since By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 11:46 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Kanye vs Drake, the saga continues As Lainey mentioned in her intro, The Social: Year in Gossip airs tonight in primetime on CTV. We shot it last week. It was the last show I produced on my last day at The Social. It’s a recap of all the scandal, fashion, romance, and drama of the By Kathleen • Dec 14, 2018 11:02 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Harry & Meghan’s year-end fireworks Those fireworks could be a metaphor for, well, everything: their intense relationship, falling in love quickly, getting engaged and married, the drama around the wedding, the major publicity around the pregnancy to kick off their first overseas tour, and the recent gossip about the supposed tension between the royal courts. By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 10:11 am