Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Holland’s marketing schtick Spider-Man 3 (version 2) is due in theaters in December of this year, for whatever “theaters”, “December”, and “this year” means anymore. This week, the main cast of Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya have been teasing the title reveal on their Instas, each proffering a supposed title for the By Sarah • Feb 25, 2021 10:05 am
Books I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I have been in a funk lately (EVERYBODY: Who hasn’t?!), which has meant that other than for work, I have not been able to process new content. I often eat dinner with my kids while we re-watch (and re-re-watch) Bob’s Burgers episodes, and my bedtime routine currently includes By Violeta • Feb 25, 2021 09:27 am
Child Stars Intro for February 25, 2021 Dear Gossips, Has Emma Watson retired from acting? She’s trending on my timeline this morning because of a vague-ish report in the Daily Mail from a few days ago that seems to be just picking up now. The Mail quotes her agent who says that her career is “dormant” By Lainey • Feb 25, 2021 08:57 am
What Else What Else? Sacha Baron Cohen says he will not make another Borat movie and that he’s done with the disguises because it’s just too dangerous. And it IS dangerous. So this is the best decision. But it’s also a reminder to people about the risks he’s taken in By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 04:08 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Man vs. Infant – You Win! Dear Duana, My childhood best friend alerted me to your column and we mutually decided I should write in. I was joking that I HAD to find a name by the time her new baby is born in September. Not for the purpose of being arbitrarily competitive with a baby By Duana • Feb 24, 2021 03:51 pm
Relationship Assumption Jennie & G-Dragon This is major celebrity news out of South Korea and it should be major celebrity news period because BLACKPINK has been in our area for a while now and G-Dragon has been called the “King of K-pop” for years. He is one of the most influential entertainers in the Far By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 03:06 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 24, 2021 Lainey’s story on Tiger Woods from this morning is a must-read. Last night the Golf Channel was on in my house and the coverage of the accident was, in my view, pretty insensitive – there was little about his wellbeing and a lot of speculation about the accident. The Golf By Maria • Feb 24, 2021 02:04 pm
Top Reads Zendaya Corrects A Question Zendaya caught the attention of Queer Twitter yesterday with a brief but impactful moment from her Proust Questionnaire video for Vanity Fair. The questionnaire was started as a parlour game by the French writer, Marcel Proust, and now it's how Vanity Fair works to “reveal the nature of By Cody • Feb 24, 2021 01:11 pm
Music BTS Unplugged As anticipated in yesterday’s open, ahead of, during, and after BTS’s MTV Unplugged, the band and its fans took over social media. BTS or BTS-related hashtags and buzzwords, even the names of the bandmembers themselves, were trending in all the top spots. And then, not that they needed By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 12:24 pm
TV Updates WandaVision’s “shoe problem” Spoilers As we head into the final two episodes of WandaVision, it has become exceedingly clear that while this is a pretty great show, it is not working for some people. Sure, it got off to a slow start, but at this point, seven episodes in, we’ve advanced beyond By Sarah • Feb 24, 2021 11:28 am
Equality Issues Will Tiger Put Us To The Test? There are so many benefits to diversity. One benefit is that when we’re hearing from a wider and more representative range of people, we begin to process situations through different perspectives. Which is why over the last few years, many of us have been interrogating our own lenses, revisiting By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 10:31 am
Mariah Carey Intro for February 24, 2021 Dear Gossips, Mariah Carey should always be the main character, as she should be. And that’s how she’s always lived. In her book, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi shares with us how she came to see the world the way she does – and why she has always By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 09:00 am
What Else What Else? Oh look. A British royal commentator who actually has a different point of view from the usual noise and is saying that perhaps the royal family could have been more flexible about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Cele|bitchy) Netflix’s College Admissions Scandal is ready and will be released By Lainey • Feb 23, 2021 04:48 pm
Business of Hollywood Controversy Before the Golden Globes We are now five days away from the Golden Globes, second to only the Oscars in terms of awards show profile although the Globes remain way far back of several other awards in terms of prestige. If you’re visiting this site, probably you know about the reputation of the By Lainey • Feb 23, 2021 02:51 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 23, 2021 There’s a new story by Tavi Gevinson in The Cut that goes deep on the Britney Spears pre-conservatorship era and image. Tavi’s essay is complex and uncomfortable and doesn’t let the audience off the hook, it doesn’t place blame squarely at the feet of one person By Maria • Feb 23, 2021 01:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2021 The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue has a spectacular but controversial past, much like Hollywood itself. To be honest, there are some classic VF Hollywood issues that I look back on and still get excited about. Like certain ones from the 90s featuring people who would become Mega Celebrities – who, of By Lainey • Feb 23, 2021 01:01 pm
