TV Updates Sherlock: no longer a “game” but a soap opera SPOILERS Sherlock series four picks up where the Victorian special left off, with Sherlock hauled back to England after being banished for about four minutes because of Moriarty’s seeming return from the grave. The game, as Sherlock is so fond of saying, is on, as he must discover who By Sarah • Jan 03, 2017 09:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 3, 2017 Dear Gossips, Happy New Year! Hope your holiday was restful. Because we are right back into it. Golden Globes on Sunday. Awards every weekend. And Hollywood divorce court all month too. Ready? Ben Affleck’s Live By Night opened in limited release at Christmas but will go wide a week By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 08:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Fences Denzel Washington directs his first film since 2007’s The Great Debaters with Fences, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same title. He also stars as Troy Maxson, a garbage man stymied by life in 1950s Pittsburgh. Troy is expansive to the point of domineering and stern By Sarah • Dec 30, 2016 03:49 pm
Ben Affleck Lopizzy at the prom Holy sh-t, is it actually possible that 2016 has finally decided to stop being a f-cking asshole and close out on something awesome? Last night there was some kind of prom-themed party in LA. Jennifer Lopez was there. With Drake. And, OBVIOUSLY, they were crowned prom queen and king. And By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 11:32 am
Drake Serena Williams is engaged The last time Serena ‘The Greatest of All Time’ Williams was mentioned on this blog, I was basically writing fan fiction about her and her ex Common. In that post, I noted that around Halloween there were rumours she was hooking up with Lewis Hamilton. In late summer 2015 there By Kathleen • Dec 30, 2016 11:17 am
Beyoncé Oh My God, mom! Part 2 Part 1 happened in November, just after Solange Knowles performed on Saturday Night Live and her ma, Miss Tina, posted and then deleted a photo of Solange, her son Jules, and Jay Z in an elevator. The “Oh My God, mom!” was how I imagined Beyoncé and Solange might have By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 10:44 am
Zadie Smith Intro for December 30, 2016 Dear Gossips, Back in November, Zadie Smith was in Berlin to receive the 2016 Welt Literature Prize. I’ve been saving the transcript of her remarks to post today, the final blog day of 2016. Zadie’s talk, On Optimism and Despair, came just after the US election, and seems By Lainey • Dec 30, 2016 10:02 am
Mark Wahlberg Pink shorts, yacht life Some celebrities are in St Barts to close out the year. Others are in Barbados. Rihanna’s been seen at home this week. Simon Cowell is a regular there. And Mark Wahlberg, his wife Rhea Durham and their kids are also in Barbados for the holiday. Mark was photographed in By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 01:44 pm
Jennifer Lopez JLO & Drake: “on another level” Previously on Lopizzy, Rihanna unfollowed Jennifer Lopez on Instagram and then JLO and Drake coordinated Instagram posts, suggesting, or trying to suggest, that they’re together. Yesterday PEOPLE reported on the situation: “Jen is looking forward with excitement to the new year. She keeps hanging out with Drake, and he By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 01:00 pm
Charlie Hunnam Garrett & Charlie 2016 Garrett Hedlund was photographed yesterday at LAX and a few photographers mistook him for Charlie Hunnam. He’s labelled as “Charlie Hunnam” in one of the agencies. Garrett and Charlie are friends and Charlie even challenged Garrett to the 22 pushup challenge in the summer. I never followed up to By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 12:22 pm
Scott Eastwood Scott auditions for Leo Maria emailed this to me Christmas Day, a digital Christmas gift from Scott Eastwood. I can’t decide if Scott Eastwood is the Best of 2016 or the Worst of 2016. Worst because of those goddamn faces he makes. Best because of those goddamn faces he makes, which are in By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 11:28 am
Mariah Carey Intro for December 29, 2016 Dear Gossips, We have three days left in the year and it’s that time of year when people list back their most memorable moments, the highlights and lowlights. In 2016, which was bullsh-t and full of sh-t, it was mostly lowlights. Right to the end 2016 has to be By Lainey • Dec 29, 2016 11:12 am
Britney Spears Britney’s Christmas in bed Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, the model from the Slumber Party video, were out together just before Christmas. At the time, I wondered whether or not that meant that she would have a holiday boyfriend. Definitely. And in bed too. Britney showed up on Sam’s Insta story on Christmas By Lainey • Dec 28, 2016 02:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Do you trust it? The first trailer—red band, so watch those volume levels if you’re at work—for Alien: Covenant was released over the weekend, just in case your holiday didn’t feel enough like a horror show. I don’t think this trailer is as effective as the Prometheus trailer, for By Sarah • Dec 28, 2016 02:17 pm
Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow: the trailblazing witch Gwyneth Paltrow covers the February issue of InStyle on sale January 6th. She’s promoting her new book, Goop Clean Beauty. Can I complain again about how “goop” is styled? Like all lower case? Because now you see the dilemma when it comes to properly titling her projects. I’ve By Lainey • Dec 28, 2016 12:14 pm
Girl Sh-t Lopizzy The easy portmanteau for Drake and JLo is DraLo, pronounced Dray-Low. Boring. And too obvious. See also Hiddleswift. A portmanteau like DraLo or Hiddleswift says nothing about the EXTRA-ness of the hookup. If it could be a brand of shoes or a nice range of hikers, it doesn’t reflect By Lainey • Dec 28, 2016 11:02 am
