TV Updates Intro for February 22, 2021 Dear Gossips, One of the added bonuses of Regé-Jean Page hosting Saturday Night Live was that Ego Nwodim had more to do – perhaps why she was one of the people seen out for dinner with him and Lorne Michaels last week? Ego showed up in the opening monologue, was featured By Lainey • Feb 22, 2021 09:01 am
What Else What Else? I’m ambivalent about the Sex and the City revival. I know there are people out there who are not – and that’s great. We don’t all have to agree. Since I don’t really care all that much, I don’t really have too many feelings about the By Lainey • Feb 19, 2021 04:09 pm
Maple Leaf Are You There, Judy? Thanks! I’ve made a point of reading Judy Blume books to my kid. That wouldn’t have even been worthy of writing down 20 years ago, but now that there’s been an explosion of kid and YA- lit, these books are somehow not seen as essential extracurricular texts, never By Duana • Feb 19, 2021 03:26 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 19, 2021 Some reality shows have a “celebrity” version (for example, Big Brother has Celebrity Big Brother; Wife Swap has Celebrity Wife Swap) but The Celebrity Dating Game is a new one, I think? Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton will play matchmaker to a plebe and a celeb (this should be the By Maria • Feb 19, 2021 02:51 pm
TV Updates Regé-Jean’s SNL Dinner I’ve read a lot of books on Saturday Night Live. Maybe not as many as Duana, as she’s the in-house expert, but enough to know what the schedule is for the week and how they make sketch decisions and the behind-the-scenes work process that by now, over forty By Lainey • Feb 19, 2021 01:36 pm
TV Updates Ruth Negga takes on Josephine Baker When I think of Josephine Baker, my mind goes to HBO’s The Josephine Baker Story, which taught me just how much of a badass she was. Miss Baker was the Beyoncé of the 1920s. She made the banana skirt iconic. Baker’s story is one that needs to be By Cody • Feb 19, 2021 11:44 am
TV Updates Demi’s New Doc This summer will mark three years since Demi Lovato’s near fatal overdose and she’s revisiting those harrowing moments in a new documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil. The four-part docuseries will debut March 23 on YouTube and the trailer promises a vulnerable look at the circumstances leading By Cody • Feb 19, 2021 10:51 am
Royals Harry and Meghan: We Won’t Be Back What a week it’s been for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle headlines. On Sunday they announced that they’re expecting their second child. On Monday CBS announced that they’re doing an interview with Oprah for a 90-minute special. All week there’s been speculation about the end of By Lainey • Feb 19, 2021 10:31 am
Beyoncé Intro for February 19, 2021 Dear Gossips, Cody emailed me early this morning leading with “Happy Icy Park Day”, LOL. But also, that’s exactly what it is. In my time zone, the drop is happening at 4pm but on Twitter there are people who have gotten early access. This is Beyoncé’s third Ivy By Lainey • Feb 19, 2021 09:11 am
What Else What Else? I don’t think I saw this skirt the first time around – because I totally would have remembered it. I mean I love the idea of it, all those pieces of denim stitched together to create wearable art. My question is how practical it is. Denim isn’t typically that By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 04:07 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 18, 2021 Did Lainey already talk about Bebe Rexha writing a demo for BTS? Bebe talked about it on Instagram live. https://twitter.com/jesussunbaes/status/1361729561856147456 https://twitter.com/jesussunbaes/status/1361730279920914434?s=20 Happy Gilmore is a big deal in my house, the height of golf comedy. I have a By Maria • Feb 18, 2021 03:39 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Buffy, Britney, Boys On this episode of Show Your Work, we start with Buffy, because one of the major entertainment headlines over the last week has been about Charisma Carpenter and what she revealed about her experience working with Joss Whedon. For Duana, like a lot of other people, Buffy was a formative By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 03:10 pm
Top Reads Donald Glover’s Big Deal + Malia Obama It was announced last week that Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge will be headlining a series adaptation of Mr & Mrs Smith on Amazon. Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter reported that he’s signed a lucrative multiyear deal with Amazon to produce and curate projects – and all of this is happening By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 02:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit French Exit stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a disaffected, broke widow who flees to Paris after losing it all in New York. This is the best role and performance Pfeiffer has had in years, and French Exit SHOULD be a genuine pleasure to watch just to see Pfeiffer do her thing, By Sarah • Feb 18, 2021 01:42 pm
Royals Prince Harry: “Loved and Led Astray”? Well, it’s been the talk of the week, as it usually is where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are concerned and this week has been a big one with the news that Meghan is pregnant with their second child and that they’re to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 01:01 pm
TV Updates Jason Sudeikis is Dating? Right at the beginning of January, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were photographed at a wedding holding hands. Olivia and Harry started working together last September. By November it was revealed that she and Jason Sudeikis had ended their engagement months ago, like early in 2020. Initially it didn’t By Lainey • Feb 18, 2021 10:41 am
