Music RM: The Modern Cultural Diplomat The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit begins tomorrow in South Korea. The forum represents “40 per cent of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade”. Ahead of the formal start of the summit is the APEC CEO Summit, a gathering of global business leaders. It By Lainey • Oct 30, 2025 01:50 pm
Jock Smut Prince Harry actually doesn’t know her It’s been almost two weeks since Just Andrew and Buckingham Palace announced that he can keep his titles but has agreed not to use them which… is that kinda like owning a car but promising not to drive it? You still own the f-cking car – it’s the most By Lainey • Oct 30, 2025 12:43 pm
Equality Issues Racism and Reality TV Villains Love Island’s Olandria Carthen is speaking out in response to a clip featuring another Love Island alum, Huda Mustafa, and her partner Louis Russell, laughing in response to someone hurling the n-word at her during a livestream. In a response that many social media users agree was inappropriate, the By Stephanie • Oct 30, 2025 11:39 am
Jock Smut Intro for October 30, 2025 Dear Gossips, According to the ratings report, an average of 14% of Canadians watched Game 3 of the World Series when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays went 18 innings. For so many of us in Canada right now, supporting the Jays is a full-time job, LOL. By Lainey • Oct 30, 2025 10:05 am
What Else Sombr calls Selena If you know anyone under 20, or if you have friends who have kids under 20, chances are you’re rolling your eyes at 6-7 and “glazing” and also, you’ve heard of Sombr. Sombr has made me quite happy the last couple of days because it’s an opportunity By Lainey • Oct 29, 2025 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 29, 2025 Ming-Na Wen posted about her difficult relationship with her mother and it has kicked up a lot of conversation. I think part of it (let me put on my Lauren Dern in Marriage Story blazer) is the way we talk about mothers in pop culture – they are infallible, hard working, By Maria • Oct 29, 2025 02:47 pm
Break Ups Jacob Elordi is unsingle-ish To recap – it was reported in the summer that Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli broke up. After Labour Day, Olivia was seen with Glen Powell in New York. Days later at the TIFF premiere of Frankenstein, Olivia arrived with Jacob wearing white, totally incognito. Since then, though, it’s By Lainey • Oct 29, 2025 01:42 pm
Jock Smut Romantic…or horny? There is a line from the film Moneyball that comes up a lot, duh, when we’re talking about baseball: “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” Moneyball is (in part) about using data to build a baseball team, relying on analytics to find unvalued and overlooked players by By Lainey • Oct 29, 2025 12:43 pm
Style Anne Hathaway 2003 Valentino Garavani and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti were celebrated for their contribution to fashion last night at the WWD Honors event in New York. Valentino is now 93 years old and does not step out in public anymore so Giancarlo was there with Anne Hathaway, a longtime friend of By Lainey • Oct 29, 2025 11:45 am
Mariah Carey Intro for October 29, 2025 Dear Gossips, We are two days from October 31 and as far as I’m concerned, the only thing happening on October 31 is that there will be a World Series game played in Toronto. Whatever else is associated with that day is irrelevant to me. Given the circumstances, though, By Lainey • Oct 29, 2025 10:12 am
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands Meghan sells candles Meghan Markle revealed the As Ever 2025 holiday collection today. In addition to the jams, there are some new products, like signature scent candles that have been named after special dates in her life. Like her wedding to Prince Harry and her birthday. Thank you, Meghan, for giving me an By Lainey • Oct 28, 2025 04:27 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 28, 2025 In a new interview with Variety, Sydney Sweeney talks Bond rumours (which obviously come from her relationship with the franchise’s new overlord Jeff Bezos and his overlord, his wife). It seems premature to cast a Bond girl before Bond because the chemistry is essential. Wouldn’t Bond be cast By Maria • Oct 28, 2025 03:30 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Demi to The Stage With more than 17 years since the release of her debut album, Demi Lovato has gone through multiple musical chapters. For someone who has always been deeply vulnerable in their work, there’s something to be said about not saying anything. Life is unpredictable, and after countless documentaries, albums, and By MC • Oct 28, 2025 02:55 pm
Style Jennifer Lawrence’s best profile Jennifer Lawrence is back in the Oscar mix this year after the world premiere of Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love in Cannes back in May, where she was praised for her performance as a new mother navigating rage and desire and boredom and Robert Pattinson. That was early in By Lainey • Oct 28, 2025 01:27 pm
Style Ariana Grande: Pink is back There’s been an ongoing conversation over at our Substack, The Squawk, about how quiet Wicked: For Good has been, seemingly. At least in comparison to the overload of Wickeding last year. I wrote about this in our latest mailbag newsletter – that it’s been smart of the studio to By Lainey • Oct 28, 2025 11:14 am
Business of Hollywood Taylor Sheridan flounced on David Ellison In a bombshell report originating in Matthew Belloni’s Puck newsletter, CBS/Paramount golden goose and self-appointed savior of the cowboy way Taylor Sheridan will exit his production deal with Paramount for sweeter pastures with NBCUniversal. Despite new Skydance Paramount CEO David Ellison praising Sheridan as a “singular genius with By Sarah • Oct 28, 2025 10:07 am
