What Else What Else? A quick scheduling note before we begin here: We are coming up on Labour Day weekend in North America. Monday is a holiday. So we’ll be dark on Monday but also tomorrow, Friday September 1st, so that we can recharge and go hard next week as we get deeper By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 05:25 pm
Beyoncé Kristen Stewart runs for Chanel Gabrielle It’s been almost four years since Kristen Stewart was named the face of Chanel. It’s been a great collaboration because neither party has had to compromise – the clothes are still very much on brand, she looks amazing in them, without having to change her attitude. Kristen Stewart in By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 04:54 pm
Adrien Brody Oh look it’s Adrien Brody About an hour ago I got an email from a reader called Sinead: “It bothers me that the likes of Adrien Brody have an oscar and Gary Oldman does not. Bullsh-t!!!” Here’s the thing about Adrien Brody. At the time? For his performance in The Pianist? I mean he By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 04:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A worthwhile Trip to Spain Reuniting for the third time, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continue their “Trip” series of a largely improvised travel show which then gets edited into a feature film. (Say what you want about franchise culture, but it has resulted in a Trip trilogy.) It’s By Sarah • Aug 31, 2017 03:51 pm
Quiveration Catching feelings for Harry Styles We haven’t played the Lainey Hotness Litmus Test™ in a while. If you’re a long time reader, you know this test as the Picture Him On Top Of You game. Usually, we don’t have to play this game with someone like Harry Styles. Usually, it’s reserved By Kathleen • Aug 31, 2017 03:30 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Gossip Nostalgia: When Gwyneth f-cked it up with Brad FINALLY. A Gwyneth Paltrow quote that is not about wellness. Now this we can work with. G was on the Girlboss podcast with Sophia Amoruso this week and she was asked about f-cking up relationships and what she did to fix it. Her response: "Oh my God. I' By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 02:43 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 31, 2017 Yesterday I mentioned that there might be Philanthropy Sh-t over a deleted comment on Drake’s Instagram. Turns out, it was not Drake who posted it, but someone on his page. So no shade here, towards Kendrick or anyone. False Boy Sh-t alarm. (Thanks Dee!) 😤 A post shared by champagnepapi By Maria • Aug 31, 2017 01:44 pm
Rihanna Rihanna: ending summer in London Rihanna was home in Barbados at the beginning of the month for the Crop Over Festival. Since then, she’s been pretty quiet. No new photos of herself on Instagram in over 3 weeks. A couple of weeks ago she was spotted in London, leaving Chiltern with her boyfriend Hassan By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 01:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Guillermo, Sally, and Octavia in Venice Ethan Hawke, subject of an earlier post today, starred in a film that was released earlier this year called Maudie. We posted an exclusive first look at Maudie a few months ago. You can also read Joanna’s review here. When Jacek first saw the preview, based on just a By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 12:38 pm
Dumbass Mean Girls is getting an unwanted remake Today in Did You Even Read That Book news, filmmaking duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the directors behind What Maisie Knew and The Deep End, have closed a deal to write and direct an adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies but with a TWIST!, and the By Sarah • Aug 31, 2017 11:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ethan Hawke & Amanda Seyfried start festival season Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried are at the Venice Film Festival supporting Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. The film will also be coming to Toronto for TIFF next week. First Reformed is about a priest, a “whisky priest” played by Ethan, tormented by past mistakes and struggling with his faith. By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 11:27 am
TV Updates Bughead’s Jen Lindley That headline might mean nothing to you. If you’re young enough to know what ‘Bughead’ is, you’re probably too young to remember Jen Lindley and if you’re old enough to remember Jen, you’re probably wondering what the f-ck a Bughead is. Let me explain. Riverdale’s By Kathleen • Aug 31, 2017 10:55 am
Royals Intro for August 31, 2017 Dear Gossips, Today is the 20th anniversary of the Princess Diana’s death. All summer there have been Diana retrospectives, newly recycled Diana stories, photo albums, and documentaries. Diana, 7 Days aired in the UK on the BBC earlier this week. Diana, 7 Days will be broadcast here in Canada By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 10:07 am
What Else What Else? This is how an award becomes meaningless. Like, maybe in another decade, MAYBE, calling Kendall Jenner an “icon” might be true. But during this particular decade? That started when she was 11 years old? Here’s the thing – I’ll always be able to remember certain images of Naomi Campbell, By Lainey • Aug 30, 2017 04:34 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: …Which is Fine, I Guess Hi Duana, I’m so happy to be writing to you! It’s taken us awhile to get here and I’ve been reading your column and book for a while, hoping to write someday with a name question of our own. We are due this fall, and we found By Duana • Aug 30, 2017 04:27 pm
Amazingness Gossip Girl for black kids Gossip Girl is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Vanity Fair honoured the milestone with a retrospective feature that everyone is talking about today, mainly for the behind-the-scenes dirt and a weird AF anecdote about how Blake Lively would send Leonardo DiCaprio photos of dolls when they were dating. Wait, what? I By Kathleen • Aug 30, 2017 04:12 pm
