Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Katie’s white sweater A good white sweater is hard to find. I’ve been looking for one for months because my old one has expired. When a good white sweater comes into your life though, it can totally make an outfit. This white sweater on Katie Holmes looks great over the leather skirt. By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 11:56 am
BFFs Jake in plaid Jake Gyllenhaal was photographed in London today heading to BBC Radio presumably to promote Nocturnal Animals. The film will be released in November but it will screen at the London Film Festival next week. It’s been quiet in Jake news lately – unless you count Tom Ford telling us that By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 11:38 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Jennifer Connelly’s red tank dress To me, this red dress only works because there’s a white tank underneath. And, by red dress standards, I actually really love it. I love that it’s a red dress that’s actively trying NOT to be a red dress – there’s nothing here that insists on being By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 10:45 am
Douchebags Nate Parker on 60 Minutes When Nate Parker talked to Ebony about his rape case in August, I called the conversation “Nate Parker’s Official Celebrity Apology.” Then, he said “sorry” five times. He apologized to survivors of sexual assault for being “insensitive” and “nonchalant” in his previous statements about the case. When asked about By Kathleen • Oct 03, 2016 10:34 am
Style Jennifer Lawrence in Paris How much Jennifer Lawrence have we seen this summer? This is not a multiple choice question. There is only one answer: almost none. We talk about how movie stars just aren’t made anymore. Jennifer Lawrence is one of the few true movie stars to have emerged over the last By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 10:02 am
Music Solange’s Seat at the Table I want to thank Matthew and Tina Knowles for procreating. I want to thank them for creating two daughters who stand so proudly in their blackness and gift us with stunning pieces of art. This weekend, I was thankful especially for Solange Knowles. Solange’s bold and brilliant third album By Kathleen • Oct 03, 2016 09:31 am
TV Updates Intro for October 3, 2016 Dear Gossips, Tomorrow is a big day for arts and culture in Canada. Kim’s Convenience, the first Canadian television sitcom starring Asian actors, will premiere tomorrow on CBC at 9pm. The show is based on a celebrated play by Ins Choi about a Korean family and their convenience store. By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 09:00 am
Break Ups World War Brange: temporary ceasefire Last Friday the situation was nuclear. Angelina Jolie had filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, requesting full custody of the children. Two days after it, news breaks that the precipitating incident was a dramatic argument on a private plane involving one of their children during which Brad was drunk. It By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 03:13 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: “Biracial Baby Blunt-Krasinski” Hi Duana, I hope you're well! Sorry for the strange title, but I hope this email explains it all. My husband is white and I'm black and we're trying for our first baby. There's nothing immediate, but we've been talking By Duana • Sep 30, 2016 03:01 pm
Quiveration DJ Idris Idris Elba wanted us to start our weekend right – so he tweeted out a photo of himself without his shirt on: The legend Nigel "The Dark Destroyer" Benn put me though my paces today on pads... Masterclass. pic.twitter.com/9WDfsR2j9D— Idris Elba (@idriselba) September 30, 2016 Oh By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 02:54 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Rihanna’s embellished Dior I can’t figure out what they are. Are they little bugs? You know what I love about this dress? It’s the way the cut-outs affect the structure of the sleeves and the way they look from the sides. This dress is so much more interesting from the side. By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 02:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon At this point, no one is making better true-life disaster movies than Peter Berg, and Deepwater Horizon is the most visceral and realistic disaster recreation since James Cameron sank a fake Titanic. In 2010 the oil rig Deepwater Horizon suffered a methane gas explosion that kicked off the worst oil By Sarah • Sep 30, 2016 02:35 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, September 30, 2016 There is some drama on Dancing with the Stars today because Amber Rose says judge Julianne Hough body shamed her. Julianne said it’s just a soundbite that has been taken out of context. The other day, I commented again on Julianne’s blackface Halloween costume and a reader wrote By Maria • Sep 30, 2016 02:22 pm
Photo Assumption Joshua Jackson’s night walk Joshua Jackson was papped the other night walking around New York with Margarita Levieva. Joshua ended a 10 year relationship with Diane Kruger earlier this year. Margarita was last known to be dating Sebastian Stan and while there’s been no word about a breakup, neither one is a major By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 02:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nick Jonas is good in Goat One of the approximately one million projects James Franco is producing this year is Goat, an adaptation of Brad Land’s memoir of the same name, recounting his experience with hazing in a fraternity at Clemson University. (The school’s name has been changed in the film, undoubtedly to avoid By Sarah • Sep 30, 2016 01:42 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé, brand and business Last week, the Wall Street Journal profiled Beyoncé, the CEO. Naturally she did not speak. Her dad did, though, because, well, nobody listens to him. The piece was all about how Beyoncé’s been making changes at Parkwood Entertainment to expand and diversify her business. Already we are seeing some By Lainey • Sep 30, 2016 01:09 pm
