Lily Allen Intro for June 27, 2022 Dear Gossips, After a two year pause, Glastonbury happened this weekend with Kendrick Lamar headlining the final night of the festival performing a furiously powerful and provocative set that included tracks from his latest album Mr Morale & The Bigsteppers and now classics, “HUMBLE.” and of course “Alright” among them. By Lainey • Jun 27, 2022 10:21 am
What Else What Else Today has been absolutely devastating for people with uteruses. Take care of yourselves, take the space you need, and fight when you’re ready. In the meantime, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has a hub for reproductive rights, which include links to digital safety tips for both those seeking abortions and By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jon Bernthal rom-com update Yesterday, the trailer for Lena Dunham’s new film, Sharp Stick, debuted and for a second, I was excited because it seemed like maybe someone FINALLY cast Jon Bernthal in a romantic comedy. But no! While Sharp Stick apparently understands Jon Bernthal is A Very Appealing Man, this does not By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 03:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 24, 2022 I can’t wait to see Bros and as a bonus, the blossoming friendship of Mariah Carey and Billy Eichner is really a wonderful thing for all of us to enjoy. The Gang Launches a Whiskey Brand sounds like an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia title, but it’s By Maria • Jun 24, 2022 01:55 pm
TV Updates What We Do in the Shadows is back! There is a lot of great TV happening this summer, including Lainey’s fave, Only Murders in the Building coming back next week. But while I enjoy Only Murders a lot, the show that brings me the most undiluted joy these days is What We Do in the Shadows. It By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 12:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Elvis Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling music biopic, Elvis, is the best and worst of Luhrmann’s brand of ritzy-glitzy filmmaking. On the one hand, Luhrmann’s signature maximalism is perfectly suited to the unabashedly tacky Elvis, both the man who loved flashy clothes and accoutrement, and the icon immortalized in rhinestone By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Barbie and Ken’s school run Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were photographed on the set of Barbie, both done up in tacky-ass Western wear, which is perfect. Robbie-Barbie is sporting a hot pink bedazzled bell-bottom ensemble that wouldn’t go amiss on 1970s-era Dolly Parton. Gosling-Ken is in a black and white fringe outfit that By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:34 am
Gorgessity All the pretty Thors Here are all the pretty Thors and other assorted beautiful people at the world premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder last night. This is the first time Natalie Portman looks like she’s genuinely enjoying herself at a Marvel premiere, which might be because she isn’t playing an ornament By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 24, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s not that I am unaware that everything sucks right now. The January 6 hearings continue, providing a daily stream of terrifying reminders of how close we were—are?—to losing our democracy, Netflix just laid off 300 more people who probably didn’t have anything to By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 09:18 am
What Else What Else? Queen Elizabeth got a haircut – shorter for summer, and cooler. I was in England last month and it got pretty hot. I don’t know how well air conditioning works in those old castles but an inch of hair can make a big difference. You don’t think it would, By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 04:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 23, 2022 The greatest love story of our time has come to an end: Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch are divorcing. Friends described the breakup as “shocking” and notably, as Rupert gets older, his marriages get shorter. It’s unlikely Jerry will see any business gains from Rupert’s empire as those By Maria • Jun 23, 2022 03:40 pm
Celebrity Real Estate The Internet of Ben’s Office Jennifer Lopez posted a video tribute to Ben Affleck for Father’s Day last weekend and the internet does what it does: pick up on the small details. j.lo posted a father's day vid of ben affleck, and he appears to a diet pepsi fountain in his By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 02:46 pm
Chris Hemsworth Miles Teller and Chris Hemsworth in Spiderhead The number one movie on Netflix right now, at least in the US, is Spiderhead. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, lately of Top Gun: Maverick, and adapted from a George Saunders short story by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Spiderhead is a soft rock dystopia about a Modernist paradise prison where By Sarah • Jun 23, 2022 01:57 pm
Bad Style Justin Timberlake tries to make it up for it As I mentioned yesterday in What Else?, Twitter has been clowning Justin Timberlake for days because of …well… in case you missed it, or you just want to keep seeing it, or maybe we should all just keep enjoying it… https://twitter.com/alex_abads/status/1538598672900018178 Justin is aware By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 01:04 pm
TV Updates Obi-Wan Kenobi is a missed opportunity Spoilers In my review of the first couple of episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mid-quel filler series killing time between the original and prequel trilogies of Star Wars, I called the whole of Star Wars storytelling “all flavor, no substance”. Obi-Wan Kenobi, despite a stellar cast and many exceptional production By Sarah • Jun 23, 2022 12:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Can Elvis be a Superhero? The box office this weekend will be interesting to watch because so far, at least from what I’ve read, no one really knows which movie will come out on top. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is opening alongside The Black Phone but Jurassic World Dominion is of course still attracting By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 11:15 am
