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
TV Updates Gillian Anderson’s Great Lady phase Showtime is producing an anthology series called The First Lady, which is revisiting American history through the eyes of the first women of the White House. Viola Davis is on board to play Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer has signed up to play Betty Ford. The latest cast addition is By Sarah • Feb 23, 2021 12:39 pm
Break Ups Kim and Kanye: The End of an Era Kim Kardashian filed for divorce this past Friday, and it came as a surprise to no one. There have been whispers and yells about the marriage being over for months. While some of the reports have differed in some details, most sourcing points to Kanye West’s failed presidential run By Melayna • Feb 23, 2021 11:19 am
TV Updates The Bachelor Hometowns I was really hoping to see some love stories form in last night’s episode. The drama within the show this season has been overpowering any true love stories, so I figured a good ol’ hometown episode would bring those moments we’ve been missing for so long to light. By Anastasia • Feb 23, 2021 10:13 am
Music Intro for February 23, 2021 Dear Gossips, MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS airs tonight in most territories, obviously times varying by time zone. In the US, the event is happening at 9pm ET. Meanwhile Canadian ARMYs have been wondering for days whether or not BTS Unplugged will be broadcast on MTV Canada. Me too. I’ve By Lainey • Feb 23, 2021 09:26 am
What Else What Else? Over 25 years ago, Halle Berry’s outfit really was perfect. It could have worked 50 years ago and will work 50 years from now. This was the same year that Clueless came out. So skirts and knee-high socks were the thing. But Halle’s mixing a very slight grunge By Lainey • Feb 22, 2021 04:13 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 22, 2021 I’m here to report John Mayer looks good. (Lainey: and I am here to disagree.) Stanley Tucci is such a delight. There aren’t many people who could launch a show during a pandemic that focuses on travel and eating delicious, decadent food and make it feel warm and By Maria • Feb 22, 2021 02:46 pm
