TV Updates Issa’s endgame When I write about Insecure, I make a point to focus on Issa and Molly’s friendship and how well the show depicts black female relationships. To me, that is Insecure’s strength. The romantic pairings are secondary but that doesn’t mean I’m not invested. There are many By Kathleen • Aug 09, 2018 10:06 am
Ethan Hawke Intro for August 9, 2018 Dear Gossips, We were spoiled earlier this year with one of the best celebrity interviews of 2018 – it was Quincy Jones with Vulture and as I wrote at the time, it couldn’t have happened if writer David Marchese, contributing editor at Vulture and New York Magazine, wasn’t so By Lainey • Aug 09, 2018 09:28 am
What Else What Else? There is still so much more to say about the Crazy Rich Asians Hollywood premiere last night that I’m spacing out for the rest of the week. Because, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m bombarding you with the coverage every day until the movie comes out. Like By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 05:16 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: theme-dressing with Kris Aquino Yellow in Chinese culture is the colour of royalty. Kris Aquino is not Chinese royalty but she’s practically a queen in the Philippines and she plays a princess in Crazy Rich Asians. So it’s fitting that she wore yellow to the premiere last night. Of course she’d By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 04:31 pm
Relationship Assumption Jennifer & Cooke in Paris It was two months ago that we found out that Jennifer Lawrence was dating Cooke Maroney, an art dealer. Since then they’ve kept it pretty quiet. Until this week as they were papped hand in hand in Paris. This is what I always come back to with celebrities and By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 03:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Yara is also a star I can’t believe I forgot. I forgot that Yara Shahidi is starring in the big-screen adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s The Sun Is Also a Star, a YA book about teenagers falling in love so you already know how I feel about it. Yara is starring opposite Charles Melton By Kathleen • Aug 08, 2018 03:32 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 8, 2018 The MILF is perfect for Cardi. The teddy bears are kind of creepy. Have you seen the chicken teddy bear on Twitter? Terrifying. A post shared by Cardi B Official IG (@iamcardib) on Aug 7, 2018 at 4:13pm PDT How does The Rock have a “big breakthrough” at the By Maria • Aug 08, 2018 02:27 pm
Dumbass Oscars So Wrong The Academy has just announced changes for the Oscars, one of which is relatively minor, two of which are ham-fisted at best, disastrous at worst. The minor change is moving up the broadcast date for 2020 to February 9, which will just make award season a little more hectic as By Sarah • Aug 08, 2018 01:38 pm
BFFs Royal Meghan’s McCartney PEOPLE’s new issue features the “Royal Women of Windsor” on the cover. It seems to be a promotion for an upcoming ABC special on the royals. And also, Princess Kate and Royal Meghan must sell well. Here it is: I don’t think there’s anything new to the By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 01:12 pm
Equality Issues Zendaya’s September Issue If this month of magazine covers were a song, it would be Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September,” the only acceptable version of “September” – not the Taylor Swift one, NEVER the Taylor Swift one. So many of the September Issues of the biggest magazines feature black women that Black Twitter By Kathleen • Aug 08, 2018 11:46 am
TV Updates Auntie Tracee I’m a few days late to this because of the long weekend many of us just had in Canada but that only means that maybe a few of you missed it too. Tracee Ellis Ross covers the new issue of ELLE Canada. And the interview… is SO f-cking good. By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 11:24 am
Gorgessity Constance Wu: leading lady Crazy Rich Asians is Constance Wu’s first role in a studio film. First! And she’s the leading lady. She is The Star. This is her character’s story. Which means that at last night’s premiere, she was the Julia Roberts of the event. I’m making a By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 10:23 am
Weddings Justin catches ALL the feels The second set of “Summer 2018: Justin Bieber crying in public” photos are out. Let’s look at them closely here. The obvious question is: why is Justin crying outside? I’ve come up with a few theories. His hair: let’s face it, it’s weird right now. It’ By Maria • Aug 08, 2018 09:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 8, 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s August 8, 2018. 8.8.18 8 is the luckiest number in Chinese numerology. So you could say, numerologically, it might be the luckiest day of the year. Last night, August 7, was the Hollywood premiere of Crazy Rich Asians. But given the time difference, when By Lainey • Aug 08, 2018 09:27 am
What Else What Else “In My Feelings” dance challenge… STOP. If you must, and if you want to get on a dance when it actually matters and now well past its expiry date, turn this into a dance challenge. Because it’s not only a dance challenge, it’s a language, it’s communication, By Lainey • Aug 07, 2018 04:28 pm
Drama World War Brange: child support As posted earlier today, TMZ reported on Saturday, with tips from sources connected to Brad Pitt, that Angelina Jolie has been “hostile” in their divorce negotiations, and is supposedly not getting on with her own lawyer, Laura Wasser. PEOPLE then followed with a clarification – that Laura isn’t quitting Angelina By Lainey • Aug 07, 2018 04:05 pm
