Dumbass “Too street” to be Bond After #BackToHogwarts, Idris Elba is currently the biggest trending topic on Twitter at post time. It’s because Anthony Horowitz who wrote the new Bond book, Trigger Mortis, has offered his opinion to the Daily Mail on whether or not Idris Elba would be a good James Bond: “Idris Elba By Lainey • Sep 01, 2015 11:14 am
Masters of Sex Things They Can Tell By Looking At You Masters Of Sex Season 3 Episode 8 recap Well, it wasn’t a boring episode of Masters of Sex – in fact, there were people and their relationships being explored all over the place. Sometimes I think it’s that this show tries to do too much, and so we wind By Duana • Sep 01, 2015 10:44 am
Music Janet opens in Vancouver Thanks to all of you who’ve been emailing your thoughts after seeing Janet Jackson in Vancouver last night. As you know, she kicked off the Unbreakable tour there and, well, so far, at least the way it’s looking in my inbox, the consensus is that she was The By Lainey • Sep 01, 2015 10:19 am
Harry Potter Intro for September 1, 2015 Dear Gossips, Today is September 1. Do you know what that means? There’s a train waiting for us at King’s Cross Station. Time to head back to Hogwarts. You know who’s going to Hogwarts for the first time this year? James Sirius Black. We know this because By Lainey • Sep 01, 2015 09:44 am
Jared Leto Smutty Social Media, Monday August 31, 2015 Many outlets are reporting that Jay Z joined Instagram and quit after one post. I think more social media would be good for Jay, considering that he’s trying to keep Tidal afloat. It lives on social media, so he should too. The account @hovsince96, is gone, but here is By Maria • Aug 31, 2015 03:51 pm
Chinese Squawking Chicken Emma & Andrew go for lunch Emma Stone’s been shooting La La Land with Ryan Gosling. And there have been all kinds of rumours that she and Ryan are going to happen. If they didn’t happen the two previous times, I’m thinking it’s unlikely to happen now. Also, she’s still with By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 03:28 pm
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands Lenny comes for a visit It’s the end of summer – what are you reading? Are you transitioning to your heavier fall reads? I’m suffering from indecision. I can’t decide what to start next. This morning, a new preview for Lenny Letter (a preview of Lena Dunham’s new email newsletter – click here By Maria • Aug 31, 2015 02:17 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Brad & Knox at the race track Brad Pitt was in England yesterday at the MotoGP British Grand Prix. He narrated the documentary Hitting The Apex about motorcycle racing that comes out this week. While I think Brad is totally underrated as an actor (he lets everyone else around him be their best, which is an often By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zac Efron is definitely not your friend We Are Your Friends, aka “the Zac Efron DJ movie”, is basically a remake of Saturday Night Fever with EDM substituting for disco and the San Fernando Valley for pre-hipster Brooklyn, and a vast, sucking void where its box office should have been. This is another blow to the already By Sarah • Aug 31, 2015 12:48 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Baseball Baby Hi Duana - I am a loyal reader of your column, and a serious fellow name nerd. My husband and I are expecting a boy - our first child - this September, and are at an impasse on names. Of course, we had JUST settled on a girl name immediately By Duana • Aug 31, 2015 11:30 am
Sports It’s (re)sketch day You think a Hollywood feud lasts long? How about Tom Brady vs the NFL? It’s been 7 months. And today both sides are back in court to make their final arguments before the judge decides on whether or not to overturn his suspension. It’s also a second chance By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 11:01 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch According to the Daily Mail, Benedict Cumberbatch’s son has been named Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch. CCC. I have thoughts, as if you didn’t know. I don’t usually care about a monogram, but there’s something about the CCC that really seems unfinished. I’m not sure why. Maybe By Duana • Aug 31, 2015 10:17 am
Bad Style Vanessa Hudgens: VMAs Worst Dressed What was your first reaction when you saw what Vanessa Hudgens wore to the VMAs? Mine was… “Oh f-ck off!” We know you had to miss Coachella this year because you were on Broadway. This doesn’t mean you have to spend the next 11 months dressing like an asshole. By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 09:57 am
Maple Leaf The Weeknd: Best VMAs performance According to Kanye West and those of us who represent Scarborough, Ontario, The Weeknd delivered the best performance last night at the VMAs. Kanye was really feeling it. The Weeknd brought out the Taylor Swift in Kanye West: This is what you're missing if you're not By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 09:14 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: FKA twigs’s first VMAs There are a lot of these dresses showing up at award shows now. Jennifer Lopez and the Jenner sisters seem to have a monopoly on them. To me, they’re all starting to look the same. Here’s why FKA twigs stood out to me though – and it’s all By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 09:05 am
Smutty Surgery Britney the elder Here’s how Duana described Britney Spears to me on text last night: “She’s of our generation. B is an elder here tonight.” Why are we so old?! Did you know any of the people on that pre-show? Like that guy who kept performing other people’s songs the By Lainey • Aug 31, 2015 08:47 am
