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
TV Updates Cary Fukanaga’s next thing Cary Joji Fukanaga has been absent our screens since Beasts of No Nation. He returns to Netflix in September, though, with a limited series called Maniac that he adapted from a Norwegian show. The details have been scarce until now, about six weeks before the series debuts, as we finally By Sarah • Aug 07, 2018 03:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 7, 2018 Did you know Jeremy Renner and Harold Perrineau are best friends? They’ve been in a few things together, but I had no idea they were tight. I wonder if Jeremy Renner understands the ending of Lost. I still don’t get it. A post shared by Jeremy Renner (@renner4real) By Maria • Aug 07, 2018 01:20 pm
Quiveration Crazy Rich Hot Asian Guys Crazy Rich Asians in Vanity Fair!!! Have you seen this yet? Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Henry Golding, Chris Pang, and Sonoya Mizuno, all-Asian actors featured in a fashion editorial ahead of the release of the film next Wednesday, August 15 – again, not something you see every day and certainly not By Lainey • Aug 07, 2018 12:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie a go go I described the first look at Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pritt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood—apparently the correct punctuation is Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood, but this is already a bad title and I refuse to make it worse—as having “no dick energy”. We now By Sarah • Aug 07, 2018 11:21 am
TV Updates The Kelly Show There may be a new Kelly coming to daytime. As part of her talent deal with NBCUniversal, Kelly Clarkson has started filming a pilot for her own syndicated daytime talk show. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the show is looking at a fall 2019 premiere date. If you’ By Kathleen • Aug 07, 2018 11:06 am
Break Ups World War Brange: leaks and publicists It’s been almost two years since Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced their separation. The divorce is still not final because they can’t agree on custody. The two were able to keep their sh-t on lock for about a year after initially slapping at each other through the By Lainey • Aug 07, 2018 10:28 am
Top Reads The Beyoncé Issue The 2018 September issue of American Vogue is here. As we know, Beyoncé is its cover star. She was shot by Tyler Mitchell, the first black photographer to ever shoot a Vogue cover. Last week, Lainey wrote about the reports that Beyoncé was given “unprecedented control” over the issue, including By Kathleen • Aug 07, 2018 09:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 7, 2018 Dear Gossips, Tonight is the Hollywood premiere of Crazy Rich Asians. I’m getting emotional just anticipating this carpet, what that carpet will look like, seeing the arrival of Asian actor after Asian actor, repping the first all-Asian English-language film by a major Hollywood studio in 25 years. I was By Lainey • Aug 07, 2018 09:01 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Tell Me You Love It Hi Duana, I need some help! I am pregnant with my first child, a boy. For the last couple of years my go-to boy name has been Noel, pronounced the English way, like 'knoll'. While I have been very open to other names and have narrowed down a By Duana • Aug 03, 2018 03:29 pm
