Music Katy & Taylor’s identity swap While Taylor Swift was collecting iHeartRadio Awards last night (which some would call #iFakeAwards – like the People’s Choice Awards of music?) her rival, Katy Perry, was at the Academy of Country Music Awards as Dolly Parton’s plus one which, like, can we all agree was the better ticket? By Lainey • Apr 04, 2016 09:36 am
Bad Style Taylor’s boyfriend and golf claps Taylor Swift won some awards last night at iHeartRadio. Justin Timberlake presented one of them to her. We’ll get to him later, if I feel like it, but I am amazed that in his Instagram post from the event, he didn’t include himself in the photo. The patronising By Lainey • Apr 04, 2016 08:52 am
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead 6.16: “Eenie, meenie, miney, moe” The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 16 recap SPOILERS. SERIOUSLY. The Walking Dead is The Revenant of TV. It’s constructed to make you feel smart, without requiring you to be smart. Like The Revenant, it has a high level of technical proficiency, and it’s chock-full of the kind By Sarah • Apr 04, 2016 07:58 am
Maple Leaf Intro for April 4, 2016 Dear Gossips, The Weeknd was the big winner last night at the JUNO Awards in Calgary going 4/5, accepting one of those awards from Buffy Sainte-Marie, the coolest ever. No one is cooler than Buffy Sainte-Marie. No f-cking one. The Weeknd’s performance was also simulcast at the iHeartRadio By Lainey • Apr 04, 2016 07:33 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Are we secretly Brange superfans? We are expecting a girl (our second daughter, she also has a big brother) at the end of April. Just for background information, her brother's name is Jude Greyson, so Biblical and a family name. Her sister's name is Naomi Griffin, so she, also, has a By Duana • Apr 01, 2016 03:51 pm
Bad Style Gwen’s “girl” I am not good at pranks, like coming up with them. At the same time, I’m judgy about them. Taking someone’s underwear drawer and dispersing the contents on the lawn isn’t funny to me. To me it’s weak and unimaginative and boring. My favourite today, because By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 03:28 pm
Hilary Swank Smutty Social Media, April 1, 2016 Teach us your ways, Wendi Deng. Damn, Wendi Deng. do a TED talk and I'm there— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) April 1, 2016 Spencer Pratt knows his place on the food chain. Wow things have def changed https://t.co/Mas8g4v8md— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) March 31, 2016 @spencerpratt are By Maria • Apr 01, 2016 01:59 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Dôen Dôen is one of those rare gems in a heap of cookie cutter, fast fashion. The Cali clothing line, started by two sisters, has legit come up with one of the most beautiful collections I’ve ever seen. From their hand embroidered tops to their laced up leather gladiators, they By Sasha • Apr 01, 2016 01:25 pm
Music Taylor falls Yesterday Beyoncé gave us a shot of herself running on the treadmill, in WEDGE HEELS. That’s the Beyoncé brand. Of course she runs and works out in wedge heels. Practically it makes sense, since when she’s on stage, she’s handling choreography in heels all the time. Non-practically By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 01:08 pm
Amazingness What it means to “Leo” It’s April Fools’ Day. So all kinds of pranks are showing up on the internet. Oxford Dictionaries is getting in on it too. Most of them are kind of lame. But then there’s this one, a new verb: Leo, verb to achieve something after years of trying: “I By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 11:56 am
TV Updates If we could all be redeemed by Sarah Paulson If only. Have you been watching The People v OJ Simpson? Duana wrote about it the other day – click here for a refresher. She told me a couple of weeks ago, “this show is so much better than it has any right to be”. As usual, she’s right. The By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 11:35 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Keeping your curves Hey Hayley, I think a lot of fitness articles and gurus don't realize that some people like their round curvaceous hips, though they have now accepted ample bums. I am a petite woman with a true hourglass figure that has recently put on weight in my midsection due By Hayley • Apr 01, 2016 10:57 am
Music Who gets Kanye’s credit? Hiring someone just because you love a song is so Kanye. If you've been following the social media whereabouts of Mr. West, you would know that he declared Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean his favourite song of 2015 and he's even been spotted By Kathleen • Apr 01, 2016 10:45 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Zendaya’s checked two-piece Love the top. The skirt… I just can’t get with the shiny white material. If it were matte, I wonder if I’d feel differently. If it were just a pair of pants underneath a checked bustier I think I would be a lot more down. By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 10:31 am
Top Reads Idris’s 5 minutes on Bond Idris Elba is tired of talking about being James Bond. I’m tired of writing about it. But he covers the new issue if UK Esquire and, well, they talk about Bond. And he’s willing to. Sort of. The question comes up because he wants to know from the By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 10:27 am
Scandal The Intervention Scandal Season 5 Episode 16 recap Hands up if you only really woke up when Mellie read Mean Tweets about herself. That woman is a ray of sunshine, and if Marcus’s only purpose on this show is to get her out of her head and onto the Jimmy Kimmel By Duana • Apr 01, 2016 09:45 am