Music BTS: Music Innovator of the Year WSJ. Magazine has named BTS the Music Innovator of the Year in their annual Innovators issue. Before we get into that, I need to mention that the Television Innovator of the Year is Micaela Coel and if you haven’t watched I May Destroy You yet, well, it’s not By Lainey • Nov 13, 2020 12:39 pm
TV Updates WandaVision bounces WandaVision is the latest entity to give up on 2020, as anyone would. The Marvel series was expected to debut on Disney+ “this year”, but they’re still completing filming of the last couple episodes of the series (not to mention ongoing post-production on the rest of it). I said By Sarah • Nov 13, 2020 11:23 am
Music Rihanna: A Great Coat and Pharrell Rihanna was seen last night where she is often seen when she’s in LA: Giorgio Baldi, her favourite restaurant. And wearing what she’s often seen wearing: a great outfit. This is a white hoodie over white joggers, an excellent oversized blazer coat (that I initially thought was hooded, By Lainey • Nov 13, 2020 10:01 am
Shout-Outs November 13, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Heather! Happy Birthday weekend! I hear it’s the longest you and Meg have gone without seeing each other since you became friends in “America’s savior city, Philadelphia”. Meg has requested for you Harry Styles and Tim Russert. This just in – Harry covers the new issue of American Vogue. By Lainey • Nov 13, 2020 09:39 am
Jason Momoa Intro for November 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of John Legend being named PEOPLE Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. His reign will come to an end soon, probably next week, when the 2020 Sexiest Man Alive will be announced. Who will it be? Though he probably doesn’t get a By Lainey • Nov 13, 2020 09:21 am
What Else What Else? Earlier this week I linked to an outfit on Irina Shayk that, in spite of myself, I couldn’t help but want. This time it’s a definite pass. But I’m curious what she was vibing when she put this together. It’s a black leather trench coat, black By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 04:08 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: One To Chew On Dear Duana, A procrastinator since birth, we are expecting our first little one November 19th, and are at a complete loss for a girl’s name. We are convinced it’s a boy so haven’t given much thought to girls names, but as I lie here on unexpected bedrest By Duana • Nov 12, 2020 03:00 pm
Bad Shoes Katie Holmes and the “Hottest Shoe of the Year” As I’ve been saying for over a year now, Katie Holmes has been giving us weekly sometimes daily street style fashion shows on the sidewalks of New York since breaking up with Jamie Foxx. She also covers the new issue of Vogue Australia, looking great: Her boyfriend apparently posted By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 02:14 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Political Bodice-Rippers and the Ultimate Host After last week’s US election and what happened in Georgia, we received multiple requests to feature the work of Stacey Abrams on the next episode. Stacey Abrams’s efforts to increase voter registration and turnout in Georgia have been highlighted in the days since the state flipped blue and By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 01:52 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 12, 2020 Cameron Diaz sold out her sister Nicole Richie, telling the world that Nic watches old Newlyweds episodes on YouTube. Nicole acknowledged as such in her Instagram stories and said she refuses to be shamed by her love of 2003 reality TV. So now I’m curious – did Nicole read Jessica By Maria • Nov 12, 2020 01:32 pm
Media Manipulation Dominic and Catherine at the Castle A couple of days ago, after British tabloid reported that Dominic West’s wife, Catherine Fitzgerald, was considering leaving him after he allegedly told her he had feelings for Lily James, a few weeks after he was photographed all over her in Rome, the happily married couple decided to go By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise Sounds Like… Apologies in advance if I’m about to ruin Steve Kornacki for you but as I said in the previous post about him, it finally came to me who he reminds me of: Tom Cruise! Right? It’s something about the way he enunciates his words, I can’t quite By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 12:19 pm
Amazingness Steve Kornacki: #Influencer A week ago today social media was peaking with Steve Kornacki thirst. All we wanted to do was watch Map Daddy explain sh-t to us, with his clipboard in hand, and maybe a marker tucked into his mouth, doing speed calculations and getting more earnestly excited than anyone had a By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 11:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Grindelwald upgrade Days after Johnny Depp stepped down from playing Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Mads Mikkelsen is in talks to take over the role. I say this as a one-time hardcore Depp fan: Mads Mikkelsen is a better actor and this is an upgrade. Casting him as a villain is a By Sarah • Nov 12, 2020 11:04 am
Music The COVID-ness of the CMAs Every award show over the last many months, since the start of the pandemic in North America, has been about pre-taped segments, no audience, and using as much tech as possible to go live to people where they are instead of gathering all together in one place and risking further By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 10:38 am
Shout-Outs November 12, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Books, pets, and a good cause – if you’re looking for a gift idea that combines all three… Workin’ Like a Dog; Doin’ Nuthin’ Like a Cat: Canadian Pets who go to the Office by Nancy Silcox features pets from across Canada (dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, goats, etc) who By Lainey • Nov 12, 2020 09:10 am