Lifestyle Duana Names: The Trouble With Good Names Hi Duana, My 3rd baby (a boy) is due in a couple of weeks towards the end of June and I didn't want to miss my chance to write in. #1 (Graham) and #2 (Harriet) are napping and I thought aha! Now I will sit and write to By Duana • Jun 12, 2017 05:02 pm
What Else What Else? Is anyone else bristling at the use of the word “my” here? “My new TV show.” It’s not like Lindsay Lohan is standing beside two no-names either. It’s not like these two men haven’t had success. In fact, she’s the one, in between them, who probably By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 04:49 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: the difference between JLO and Tom Cruise I put avocado on my burgers. Duana thinks this is like going to the farmer’s market. I object to that comparison. She also tried to tell me that hipsters come from California. No one has time to do population forensics on the location origin of hipsters and it doesn’ By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 04:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Black Panther: the first trailer It has been approximately 72 hours since the Black Panther teaser trailer was released and I have yet to find anything resembling chill when it comes to this 1 minute and 54 second preview. I screamed out loud three times during my first watch. The second time, I teared up By Kathleen • Jun 12, 2017 02:50 pm
BFFs Jessica Chastain’s wedding Jessica Chastain married Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo this weekend at his family’s estate, Villa Tiepolo Passi, in Treviso. According to PEOPLE they made prosecco on the property. And it’s been in the family for centuries. Gian Luca is Italian aristocracy. Jessica is Hollywood aristocracy. It’s never By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 02:27 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, June 12, 2017 I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was in my 30s and if I was wealthy that is the first thing I would invest in – a full-time driver. you're RIGHT! but i'm working on it i have the book... 😩 https://t.co/mlnkmUnIRF— By Maria • Jun 12, 2017 02:09 pm
Top Reads I went to In Goop Health and here’s what happened The night before the Goop summit I go to The Ripped Bodice, the only bookstore in the country exclusively for romance. It’s a fantastic place, with a creative shelving system that divides books by type, not author (“Cowboy”, “Pirate”, et cetera). There’s a vast used section upstairs, an By Sarah • Jun 12, 2017 01:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Scarjo at the Tonys Scarlett Johansson was the first presenter last night at the Tony Awards, introduced as a Tony winner. She won in 2010 for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in A View From The Bridge. She is part of the Broadway community then. But she is also promoting By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 01:11 pm
Music Orlando Bloom’s silver medal As I mentioned in the previous post about John Legend, some celebrities show up at award shows as professional presenters. Here’s Orlando Bloom at the Tony Awards. And they sent him out there alone. Like he’s on the same level as Tina Fey. Which is hilarious because just By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 12:05 pm
John Legend John Legend’s GOT John Legend won a Tony last night for producing the revival of August Wilson’s Jitney. It means he now has a GOT: Grammy, Oscar, Tony. Which means he’s just an “E” away from the EGOT. And that’s a big deal. It’s a big deal because, frankly, By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 11:26 am
Come From Away: The Canadian feel-good story of the year It almost happened. A Canadian musical came this close to winning a Tony for Best Musical, which would have been a historic first. The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter both had it down as a favourite to win, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Hugh Jackman, Kevin Spacey, Bryan By Joanna • Jun 12, 2017 11:05 am
Ben Platt: Tonys Most Popular It wouldn’t be the Tonys without the DRAMA. Ben Platt’s vocal rest for the days leading up to the Tonys almost put his Sunday performance from Dear Evan Hansen in jeopardy, but he pulled it off in the end. Ben would have had the best acceptance speech of By Joanna • Jun 12, 2017 10:38 am
Bette Midler You can’t play off Bette Midler I don’t know what they were thinking. Bette Midler won her first – FIRST! – Tony Award last night for Best Actress in a Musical in Hello, Dolly! There was a Special Tony Award given to her back in 1974 but that was more of a lifetime achievement award and not By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 10:01 am
Intro for June 12, 2017 Dear Gossips, Sarah went to Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop summit on Saturday. Several of her posts about the products and services presented at the summit – like crystal therapy, aura photography, and Moonjuice – have already been posted to the LifeStyle page. Her full piece on the experience will go up later By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 09:36 am
Lifestyle In Goop Health: Sarah reviews Flower Remedies with Alexis Smart What is it? Bach flower remedies, which is basically flower-water steeped in the sun (in a crystal bowl, naturally). You ingest them as drops taken under the tongue. Used regularly, they should help boost confidence, sharpen focus, calm down, or whatever that particular formula promises. Alexis Smart offers many variations, By Sarah • Jun 12, 2017 08:23 am
Lifestyle In Goop Health: Sarah reviews The I.V. Doc What is it? In-home “hydration therapy” for hangovers, jet lag, et cetera. It’s very popular at music festivals. What does it do? Instant hydration in the privacy of your own home, office, or Burning Man encampment, for those times when drinking water just isn’t fancy enough. Does it By Sarah • Jun 12, 2017 08:11 am
