Movie Reviews and Previews Small Axe: Alex Wheatle Alex Wheatle, the fourth installment of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, is, like Red, White and Blue before it, a biopic focused on the origin story of an accomplished Black man descended from Caribbean immigrants to the UK. In this case, the story centers on Alex Wheatle, an award-winning By Sarah • Dec 14, 2020 03:04 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 14, 2020 The Social Network was on TV this weekend, a movie I cannot not watch when I come across it, you know? A few observation: Armie Hammer was born to play those big WASP twins; Justin Timberlake as the annoying Sean Parker might have been genius on Fincher’s part. And By Maria • Dec 14, 2020 01:46 pm
TV Updates The Road to Bridgerton The full trailer for Bridgerton, Netflix’s big-budget adaptation of Julia Quinn’s popular series of romance novels, has dropped and it is the lavish, candy-coated confection we need at the end of this horrible year. I am unabashedly enthusiastic about Bridgerton—look at it! JUST LOOK AT IT!—and By Sarah • Dec 14, 2020 12:45 pm
Top Reads Meghan Markle, Investor Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on CNN’s Heroes special this weekend to pay tribute to those who gave us hope during this dreadful year – those who sacrificed their wellness and safety to help patients, community leaders who came together to assist their neighbours, help other families, and generally By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 12:01 pm
Media Manipulation House Cambridge: A Well-Timed Holiday Outing Prince William and Kate were at The Palladium in London the other night for a special pantomime performance in honour of frontline and essential workers for their service this year. They were joined by their three children, Big G, Charlotte, and Louis. Of course any time the young Cambridges are By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 11:18 am
Top Reads FKA twigs Reveals She Was Abused by Shia LaBeouf On Friday The New York Times reported on FKA twigs’ lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf; she is accusing him of “sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress”. She and Karolyn Pho, who also dated Shia, were both interviewed by the NYT and provided details of the abuse they experienced during By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 10:16 am
Intro for December 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times published its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (so far), a thoughtful, really well-produced package that I slowly savoured and, really, had no quarrel with. This week, The New York Times Magazine released its annual By Lainey • Dec 14, 2020 09:41 am
What Else What Else? I really love this shot of Frances McDormand on the January 2021 cover of Vogue. This outfit is so perfect for her, for the vibe, for Nomadland. Also really into how into the fashion she is because, yes, a woman can be many things – serious, artistic, respected…and care about By Lainey • Dec 11, 2020 04:04 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: A Few Friday Updates! Man, do I ever love a well-named baby. First of all, aunt-of-the-year from Name. Needed. Now keeps her title by providing this timely and super-sweet update: Hi Duana! Your article was so helpful! Truly...you have no idea. The two first names you mentioned- Atlas and Hugo- were on their By Duana • Dec 11, 2020 03:11 pm
TV Updates My Favourite Things of 2020: P-Valley "Down in the valley where the girls get naked...” The song from P-Valley’s opening credits still gets stuck in my head and when it does it takes me right back to the magic of this show. The STARZ series premiered this summer and follows employees working at a By Cody • Dec 11, 2020 02:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Famous People in The Prom Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom is a strange artifact from another time. Though it debuted in 2016 and hit Broadway in 2018, it feels like flotsam from the Obama-era, something from a less contentious, less overtly divisive time when “NYC Broadway liberals” versus “small-town By Sarah • Dec 11, 2020 02:13 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Naked Body Balm It’s that time of the year where my skin literally wants to run away from itself, it’s a dry, gross mess. Now I’m sure a lot of you probably have your favorite body moisturizers, but on the off chance you don’t, allow me to introduce you By Sasha • Dec 11, 2020 01:34 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 11, 2020 Hilary Duff’s daughter Banks is my outfit of the week: plaid pants with the floral cardigan and silver boots. Very 90s. Seth Rogen has become an internet Zaddy (even though he’s not a dad) because he’s unproblematic, has a wholesome hobby, and can pull off a beard By Maria • Dec 11, 2020 01:21 pm
Maple Leaf Rachel McAdams returns to Marvel and Tatiana Maslany is IN I’ve been covering the info dump from yesterday Disney Investor Day, where they bragged about topping 86 million subscribers in 13 months, and announced a bunch of new theatrical and streaming stuff to roll out over the next few years. As you’ve seen already today there’s so By Sarah • Dec 11, 2020 01:04 pm
Equality Issues Cardi B accepts Billboard’s Woman of the Year Award Billboard doesn’t always get it right when it comes to Woman of the Year, in my opinion. Giving it to Selena Gomez in 2017, Madonna in 2016, and Katy Perry in 2012 were a few of their serious misses. Those were not marquee years for those artists, and although By Cody • Dec 11, 2020 12:31 pm
Style Outfit of the Week: Chrissy Teigen A few days ago when Cher stepped out in London in an amazing black and white jacket with a matching beret, I wondered whether or not I’d be able to find any good photos for the Outfit of the Week and Chrissy Teigen came through! And this is an By Lainey • Dec 11, 2020 12:08 pm
