Child Stars Gertie & Eleven Drew Barrymore interviewed Millie Bobby Brown for Teen Vogue. Worlds collide. ET and Stranger Things. It was always meant to happen. But what happened when it happened? On the surface, this is a pretty innocuous discussion. Drew asks Millie about auditioning, about growing up famous in the age of social By Lainey • Aug 18, 2017 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor or bust Yesterday word got out that LucasFilm is talking to director Stephen Daldry about making an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie for their “Star Wars Story” spin-off line. This should be an automatic YES and a fist pump, but I had only the following reaction: If it does not star Ewan McGregor, I By Sarah • Aug 18, 2017 10:45 am
Jason Bateman Ozark Season One (With light spoilers) Lainey last wrote about Jason Bateman when he received his Walk of Fame, and made note of his hair. Specifically, how full it is. Jason’s career renaissance is often attributed to his youthfulness and his comedic timing – Arrested Development and quirky indies, mixed in with the By Maria • Aug 18, 2017 10:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 18, 2017 Dear Gossips, Yesterday on The Social we talked about story that was published at the NY Post this week, Millennials Don’t Really Care About Classic Movies. One millennial member of our team admitted at the morning meeting that he only knows the “Carrie Underwood version” of The Sound Of By Lainey • Aug 18, 2017 09:38 am
What Else What Else? I’m into how Katy Perry negotiated her $25 million deal to be a judge on American Idol. But, at the same time, was it the right move? As previously noted, I’m not sure that judging American Idol is a commitment that an artist needs when s/he’s By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 05:00 pm
Chinese Squawking Chicken More Affleck sloppiness As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Ben Affleck’s relationship rollout with Lindsay Shookus, it was so sloppy, non? I’m not sure “sloppy” is ever a word you want associated with your brand. Does sloppy run in the Affleck family though? Alleged sexual harasser Casey Affleck was on By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 04:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Japan Thor An international trailer for Thor: Ragnarok was released yesterday. We already knew that Taika Waititi’s Thor will be great. But the Japanese voiceover makes it even better. I don’t understand what’s being said, but I love how it sounds. Like bubble pop comic book goofy. The way By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 03:41 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 17, 2017 Stance has released its newest line of socks with Rihanna, a Red Carpet Box and a Music Video Box. I think I’m partial to the red carpet, because I love the 2016 Met Gala look. What I’d like to see is how many different samples they made, and By Maria • Aug 17, 2017 02:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in The Hitman’s Bodyguard In my Kidnap review, I talked about the Trashy Movie Paradox and how if you want to make a truly trashy movie, you have to commit to the trash. Well, The Hitman’s Bodyguard isn’t a trashy movie, but it is super, super dumb, and everyone involved commits to By Sarah • Aug 17, 2017 01:18 pm
Relationship Assumption Rihanna and Hassan in London Rihanna was first seen with her boyfriend, Hassan Jameel, in late June while they were on holiday in Spain. Kathleen wrote about those pictures. What she didn’t tell you in that post was how horny those pictures made us. Seriously. That was some filthy kissing. Filthy as in hot By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 12:41 pm
Music What Pink deserves For the past five years, MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award has gone to the following artists: Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. I want you to keep the music video catalogue of each of those stars in mind when we talk about who this year’ By Kathleen • Aug 17, 2017 11:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma & Andrew? Emma Stone is currently in New York shooting Maniac, a series for Netflix costarring Jonah Hill. They started this week and are expected to wrap in November. Before beginning work on Maniac though… was Emma in London? And was she in London to spend time with Andrew Garfield? According to By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 10:53 am
Sports Intro for August 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, Last week we talked about Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of VOGUE’s 125th anniversary September issue, the biggest issue of the year. The choice, as I wrote at the time, was status quo. Also featured in VOGUE’s September issue: Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Oprah has By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 10:04 am
What Else What Else? Paris Hilton has some thoughts on feminism. As a feminist, she says she didn’t vote. And, as a feminist, she’s also defending Donald Trump. I don’t actually mind that Paris was asked these questions. Of course she should be asked, fair enough. But now that she’s By Lainey • Aug 16, 2017 05:39 pm
Game of Thrones Jaime Lannister doesn’t want to die Or, rather, the actor playing Jaime Lannister, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, doesn’t want to die. Because there’s been a weariness about Jaime this season, right? Up until the end of the last episode, that is. He seems wrung out. To me, in his eyes, he looks like he knows he’ By Lainey • Aug 16, 2017 05:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: In Which I Help You Steal My Job My co-worker/friend is having a baby (due late August), and recently moaned that coming up with names was "so hard." To which I replied, "OMG that's the most fun part of having a baby! I don't want a kid, but I desperately By Duana • Aug 16, 2017 05:06 pm
