Lifestyle Duana Names: The Tate Detente I really, really need your help. In February I will be giving birth to our second child (gender is unknown) and cannot think of the perfect boy name. Our first child is a boy named Tate, and I have yet to run into another one his age (or any age By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 12:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Five Movie Review I went into Chris Rock’s Top Five with a checklist of expectations, and I am happy to say that my expectations were met, and even exceeded in places. If you’re extremely spoiler-phobic, and don’t like to know anything about any movie, best to bow out now. By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 12:45 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: I gossip about my friends Hi Sasha. I am not a *great* friend. I sometimes gossip about my friends behind their back(s). I guess I feel the need to constantly discuss people and their idiosyncrasies and how we relate...it just always comes out as sh-t-talking, when in fact I do really By Sasha • Dec 15, 2014 12:27 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: I slept with her husband and she offered me a job Dear Sasha, Nine years ago, I had a one night stand with a coworker. We also studied together at University, so we knew each other a while back. Then, we went on a work trip –to a Mexican beach– and ended up at a club. We both were drunk, and By Sasha • Dec 15, 2014 12:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Critics’ Choice is the new Golden Globes? The Critics’ Choice nominations have just been announced. Unbroken in…Foxcatcher out. Angelina Jolie is on the list for Best Directors, Bennett Miller isn’t, and nothing for Steve Carell. Instead they went with Ralph Fiennes in Grand Budapest Hotel and David Oyelowo in Selma. I wonder if it’s By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bond Spectre’s first day Last week, the Sony hacked email leak exposed the budget drama unfolding behind the scenes of Bond 24, now titled Spectre. A messy script was also revealed. According to Gawker, the movie opens strong but needs some serious retooling in the third act. If you want to know how it By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:48 am
Media Manipulation Diversity in Film: The audience speaks Previously we’ve talked about the problem of diversity in film from the perspective of the executives making the movies and the media covering them. This week we’re going to delve into the audience’s role in the equation. It’s perfect timing, too, because whitewashed Exodus: Gods & By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 11:22 am
Amazingness Gosling Ghostbusters, DiCaprio, and a very Sony Christmas The Sony email hack has already delivered the gift of gossip to us for the last couple of weeks. And we’re still making our way through it. Apparently there will be more. A message was posted – since deleted – the other day promising a Christmas load: "We are preparing By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:01 am
The Affair The Affair The Affair Season 1 Episode 9 recap Ooh, an episode that starts with Alison is always a bit offbeat and her genuine smile as we open the episode tells me I’m right. This isn’t going to be a typical episode. Oh ha, right. Look at all the levity By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 10:48 am
Gorgessity Sienna and the Boho Moment Vogue January 2015 issue. Sienna Miller on the cover. God she has such a lovely face. And the smattering of freckles across her nose is so attractive. This is about Sienna starring in American Sniper. Really though, as the front page promises, it’s about Sienna’s “second act”. We’ By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 10:35 am
Media Manipulation Sony Hack: The wage gap revealed Fallout from the Sony Hack continues, and it’s no surprise that the news is bad. The people at Sony would probably love it if just once a released cache of data revealed email exchanges about funniest cat videos. But Sony doesn’t have that kind of luck and so By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 10:23 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Leona’s poncho A lot of poncho porn happening this year. Leona Lewis is wearing one of the best I’ve seen. The pattern is distinct but the colour makes it a great neutral. It would go with anything. And it has sleeveholes. Way more practical. By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 10:05 am
BFFs Beygency Taygency On Friday, Beyonce and Taylor Swift were both at the Billboard Women in Music luncheon in New York. That night was Taylor’s 25th birthday party. Beyonce showed up. JayZ showed up. Justin Timberlake showed up. Sam Smith showed up. All the models showed up. Nick Jonas showed up. Emma By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 09:43 am
Media Manipulation George Clooney’s insecurity and the Most Fascinating Amal You want a conspiracy theory? Here’s a big one, courtesy, of course, of those hacked Sony emails. On January 29, 2014, just before the release of George Clooney’s The Monuments Men, he sent an email to Sony’s Amy Pascal, reacting to the film’s sh-tty reviews. By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 09:04 am
Media Manipulation Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: more Sony email reveals What was the bigger blow to Angelina Jolie last week? The Sony email leaks or the fact that she didn’t get nominated for a Golden Globe when Jennifer Aniston did? Just some perspective now on the Sony emails – we all know now what Scott Rudin thinks of her and By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 08:36 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Angelina Jolie says she has chicken pox Angelina Jolie will not be attending the Unbroken premiere tonight in Hollywood. Universal released a statement on Friday explaining why: Universal Pictures today confirmed that Angelina Jolie will be withdrawing from public events scheduled over the coming days due to a mild bout of chicken pox. She intends to resume By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 08:17 am
