Royals Royal Meghan: the most coveted presenter Meghan Markle’s first royal patronages were announced this morning. As expected, she is taking over the National Theatre patronage from the Queen, an excellent fit given Meghan’s career background. She will also be working with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the only accredited organisation representing higher education in By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 10:41 am
Angelina Jolie The Host-less Oscars? The Oscars are six weeks away this Sunday. That’s not long. And there’s been all kinds of speculation about what they’re going to do about this host situation now that Kevin Hart has definitively said he won’t do it and remains in the headlines for how By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 09:57 am
TV Updates Intro for January 10, 2019 Dear Gossips, Yesterday Sarah kicked off her new Entertainment Self-Care series with a post on what she calls “super soft TV”. You know what’s become entertainment self-care for me? The Masked Singer. Like I said last week , it’s batsh-t. I know. And, yes, the judges …even Ken Jeong, By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 09:08 am
What Else What Else? Michael K is totally right – of course he is – about Lady Gaga’s accessory looking like a turkey and I didn’t notice it until I read his post. BUT. I’m still into this look. So much more than her Golden Globes look. Because this tuxedo dress is beautiful. By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 05:28 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Back To The Drawing Board Hi Duana, Big time fan, 1st time writing in. My question; who is Margot's sibling? I had my first child, Margot, May 2017. I've been reading your column for ages and didn't even feel the need to write to you for my 1st child By Duana • Jan 09, 2019 05:20 pm
TV Updates Entertainment Self-Care: Super Soft TV Everything is a lot right now. Sounds like an understatement, but it’s true. We just got out of 2018, a year that lasted forever, and, honestly, 2019 isn’t looking any better. Things are still Pretty Bleak. We’re stressed, we’re tired, everything is happening all of the By Sarah • Jan 09, 2019 05:06 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Tips for the new year It’s officially the second week of 2019 and I’m not sure how many of you did what I did this week, which was look at your credit card balance (ouch) and step on the scale, but this is the week when any New Year’s resolutions you have By Hayley • Jan 09, 2019 04:59 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Princess Kate’s big little birthday Today is Catherine Cambridge’s 37th birthday. Here are some shots of Kate and Prince William on Sunday that I’ve been saving for today. They were in Sandringham, heading to church with the Queen. She’s been super into those headbands the last few months and as I noted By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 04:32 pm
Bandersnatch: Choose Your Own Gossip Two weeks ago, Netflix released a new episode of Black Mirror called Bandersnatch. Its interactive format where viewers choose between options to direct the plot was an instant hit, trending on Twitter and quickly becoming a highly contentious and discussed topic. Allegedly, there are so many possible combinations that the By Prem • Jan 09, 2019 03:19 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 9, 2019 I’m already over the Fiji water person. Her name is Kelleth. It’s just not a gag that has legs. And Jamie Lee Curtis is not the one. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie) on Jan 8, 2019 at 5:14pm PST By Maria • Jan 09, 2019 02:31 pm
Drama Award Season Presenter Drama? Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter came out with some delicious award season inside baseball this morning. So the Golden Globes happened on Sunday. Since the show takes place right after the new year and since they honour both TV and movies, and since it’s the show where people By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 01:34 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Emily and John, Hollywood’s New Power Couple? Duana and I recorded this week’s episode of Show Your Work on Monday, right after our Golden Globes all-nighter. And we could have kept going. This is award season – there’s so much to unpack! We start with the show itself, inside baseball on the production value and why By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 11:43 am
Books Gwyneth’s here to help I came back to work on Monday and practically everyone in the office is either “eating clean” or doing a “dry January” or substituting everything with cauliflower or doing Peloton. It’s January. It happens every January. We go bonkers in December with the parties and the holiday gatherings and By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 11:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gerard Butler in The Vanishing When I first learned that there is a barely-advertised Gerard Butler movie about lighthouse keepers opening on demand this month, I thought for sure this would be a fun watch like Geostorm or Hunter Killer. Boy was I wrong. Turns out, this movie, The Vanishing, is about the Flannan Isles By Sarah • Jan 09, 2019 10:26 am
Lin-Manuel Miranda Intro for January 9, 2019 Dear Gossips, Lin-Manuel Miranda was not at the Golden Globes on Sunday because he’s in Puerto Rico, preparing for Hamilton’s opening night on Friday. LMM will be playing Alexander Hamilton again for 3 weeks to raise money and spirits for those affected by Hurricane Maria. If you’d By Lainey • Jan 09, 2019 09:35 am
What Else What Else? I just watched something that BLEW MY F-CKING MIND. Maybe it won’t blow your mind because you’re experienced in the kitchen and know all about cooking. Well, that’s not me. I mean, I’m OK and I make the things I know how to make really well. By Lainey • Jan 08, 2019 04:58 pm
