What Else What Else? You are going to want to scroll to the end of the slideshow, TRUST me. (Go Fug Yourself) The Kansas City Chiefs are the winningest post-season team in football right now, everyone hates them, and no one enjoys it. This is what happens when a nice town full of nice By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 04:18 pm
Music Stan Wars: It's Gracie Abrams’ turn Gracie Abrams is speaking out after a fan started a petition to replace indie artist Dora Jar as the opening act in her upcoming tour. On Friday, Jar announced the gig on her social media, which led to a now-deleted petition appearing on Change.org, started by a Gracie Abrams By Stephanie • Jan 27, 2025 03:55 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 27, 2025 Like Sarah, I was not so much invested in the score of yesterday’s big game but the gossip angle: I was wondering if Hailee Steinfeld and Taylor Swift would say hello. I’m not sure if Hailee was at the game, so far no confirmation. Hailee is an early By Maria • Jan 27, 2025 03:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Starry Sundance It was a star-studded opening weekend for the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, maybe the most star-studded since the pandemic. A slew of weekend premieres and parties brought out the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Lily Gladstone, Carey Mulligan, Chloe Sevigny, and Joel Edgerton (who is already getting trophy By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 02:28 pm
Style Demi & Pam: The Favourite and the Already Won Demi Moore popped up in London with Pilaf this weekend after her first Oscar nomination for her work in The Substance. She is, right now, the presumed favourite although by no means can she coast her way to the Dolby on March 2. That’s one of the reasons she’ By Lainey • Jan 27, 2025 01:05 pm
Music Timothée Chalamet: Completely Singular I’ve been writing for months during this press tour for A Complete Unknown, how thrilling it’s been as a student of pop culture to watch Timothée Chalamet resist doing celebrity by prescription. Maybe even describing it that way is a disservice itself to his celebrity and the way By Lainey • Jan 27, 2025 11:41 am
Break Ups Sutton supports Hugh Hugh Jackman’s residency at Radio City Music Hall began on Friday night. Lainey previously wondered if Sutton Foster would show up to support him, and the answer is yes. She was there, as was Ryan Reynolds, who was featured in a bit during the show. But back to Sutton, By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 10:40 am
Jock Smut Intro for January 27, 2025 Dear Gossips, I waited to write this intro to see who won the AFC championship game, the Buffalo Bills, or the Kansas City Chiefs. Not because I have any personal investment—these are not my teams—but because I wanted to know how much misogyny would be projected into the By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 09:16 am
What Else What Else? FKA twigs has gone full sci-fi. (Go Fug Yourself) Sylvia Banderas Coffinet writes about her experience growing up undocumented and the importance of preserving birthright citizenship. The moment we start debating people’s humanity is the moment we’ve lost. (Popsugar) Speaking of America and immigrants, Sebastian Stan is in By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 03:58 pm
Reality TV Reality Recap: Drama, defense, divorce This week, Erin responded to Brynn’s Rolling Stone article, slamming her for claiming that she and Erin are ‘like sisters’. Jenna Lyons and Bozoma Saint John appeared on Watch What Happens Live and Dorit was in the audience to support her friend Boz. Ally Lewber announced her break up By Stephanie • Jan 24, 2025 03:22 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media for January 24, 2025 Substack is social media, right? Today is mailbag day over on our Substack, The Squawk. And I write about a situation we might be sleeping on related to the Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Justin Baldoni mess. Sorry to be that person but it’s juicy. The mailbag is free By Lainey • Jan 24, 2025 02:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rooting for all the Mickeys Promotion for Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Mickey 17, has kicked off with Robert Pattinson in tow, ahead of its premiere in South Korea next week. Then it plays the Berlin Film Festival in February, before opening everywhere else in March and April (it opens in North American on March By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 01:18 pm
BFFs Benny C in Variety It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve talked about Benedict Cumberbatch, a 2010s staple. Maybe because it’s been a few years since his last big film (2022’s Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, since then, it’s been shorts and indie stuff), but maybe By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 11:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Mikey Madison, an Oscar mystery Mikey Madison was making the press rounds in New York yesterday just after it was announced that she was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her performance in Anora. This, too, is part of campaign strategy – make sure to get the candidate right out there, front and centre, By Lainey • Jan 24, 2025 11:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia Stiles alert! Because I am always lowkey checking for Julia Stiles, Kat Stratford of my heart, I was excited to see her out and about yesterday, heading into The View dressed in winter chic. Julia is making the rounds, promoting her feature directorial debut, Wish You Were Here, a romantic drama she By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 10:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 24, 2025 Dear Gossips, Sundance has officially begun, and though it is a lower-key affair than it used to be in the 2000s and early 2010s, it still brings out plenty of people. Opening day premieres, for instance, brought out the likes of Dylan O’Brien—who is already getting rave reviews By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 09:35 am