TV Updates GLOW: A 1980s feminist power ballad SPOILERS Inspired by the real-life “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” that was briefly popular in the 1980s, GLOW is not a biography, but a fictionalized behind-the-scenes comedy. Alison Brie stars as Ruth, a struggling actress who latches onto professional wrestling as her last best shot at making it. Betty Gilpin (Nurse By Sarah • Jun 28, 2017 10:08 am
Intro for June 28, 2017 Dear Gossips, Does politics belong in gossip? Is “belong” even the right word for it anymore? Two articles for you to read today that might answer that question. The first from this month’s New Yorker, written by Jeffrey Toobin, about The National Enquirer’s Fervor for Trump. You might By Lainey • Jun 28, 2017 09:31 am
Lifestyle Sasha Answers Podcast: Our Rihanna Lady Boner & Shaming a Fool Welcome back to another Sasha Answers Podcast! On today's show: We invite Rihanna onto the show (dear God, please make this happen), Lainey unleashes on a desperate fool, which was really scary yet thrilling to witness, and how to kick a friend to the curb. Thank you for By Sasha • Jun 28, 2017 09:19 am
What Else What Else? Remember when Duana and I, on the last episode of Show Your Work, talked about Emmy campaigns? And how the budgets are getting bigger than the Oscar campaigns? This probably did not cost a lot of money, if any money at all. But what they’re offering cannot be bought. By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 05:57 pm
Jock Smut Serena Williams: Young, Gifted, Black, and Pregnant Serena Williams on the cover of Vanity Fair… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gasped when I saw this this morning. And then I got pissed because I knew I wouldn’t be able to read it for a few hours. Then the magnificence of these photos made me forget my anger. I’ve been By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 04:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Incredible Jessica Williams One of the biggest hits at Sundance this year was The Incredible Jessica James, starring Jessica Williams. You might recall that at Sundance, Salma Hayek devoured her own foot while talking over Williams at a luncheon for women in the film industry. Kathleen covered it here, and I forgot how By Sarah • Jun 27, 2017 03:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, June 27, 2017 Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband Brad have been married for 30 years, which is a very long time in real life (and an eternity in Hollywood). And it made me think of JLD and how little we actually see or know of her. She’s been on three successful sitcoms By Maria • Jun 27, 2017 02:43 pm
Top Reads The Jennifer Lawrence airport pickup Jennifer Lawrence showed up at LAX yesterday, not to catch a flight but to pick up a friend. She’s actually been papped a few times the last few days, which is, for her, kind of a lot, given that she’s pretty good at staying out of sight. She By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 02:11 pm
BFFs Tony, Bruce…and Stephen? I may have mentioned before how many times I’ve seen the first Avengers movie – a LOT. Three or four times in the theatre, at least 10 times on planes, maybe more. And many, many more times on television. At least 15 times on television. Every time it’s on By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 12:29 pm
Jock Smut Taylor Swift sends a message Taylor Swift has kept a very low profile over the last few months. Which is how I’ve started almost every post about Taylor Swift over the last few months. At this point it’s become part of her brand. When we do get news about Taylor, more often than By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 11:47 am
Jock Smut Drake hosts the NBA Awards The first ever NBA Awards happened last night in New York. Drake was the host. Drake, as you know, from the Junos and the ESPYs and Saturday Night Live, is a very good host. This is a skill he has on top of his other skills and a skill that By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 11:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Math-Man Returns Today in Holy Sh*t Random But Awesome News, Warner Brothers is planning a sequel to the bonkers assassin movie, The Accountant. This is the “so dumb it’s fun” movie in which Ben Affleck plays an autistic assassin who does math on the windows because he’s a super-genius By Sarah • Jun 27, 2017 10:13 am
Books Intro for June 27, 2017 Dear Gossips, A couple of years ago, Sasha and I designed a capsule collection for a line of pyjamas. It was a rewarding experience and we really loved the process, but I have a major regret: the collection was not inclusive. That is, the collection did not include a range By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 09:45 am
What Else What Else? Migos began the night at the BET Awards by getting into some drama with Joe Budden. They ended the night by getting into some drama with Chris Brown. At this point, everyone is fighting each other. Because while Migos is battling Joe and Chris, Joe’s had a longstanding beef By Lainey • Jun 26, 2017 04:37 pm
Style Gabrielle in Paris Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been in Paris for Men’s Fashion Week and everything she’s worn has been amazing. Well. Almost everything. Everything but this blue dress: I don’t think it’s her. I think it’s the dress. It’s cut weird and sloppy. And By Lainey • Jun 26, 2017 04:20 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Let’s Talk Best Practices for Stealth Middle Names Hi Duana, I would appreciate your thoughts on a new name ‘challenge’ that I haven’t seen addressed here before. Baby boy is arriving at the end of the Summer. It is tradition on my hubby’s side to name the son after his father. This is a tradition that By Duana • Jun 26, 2017 03:42 pm
