Music Intro for August 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, How many times did you listen to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” this weekend or watch the video? It’s been celebrated, it’s been memed, it’s got Christina Aguilera feeling like this: #WAP got me feelin some type of way 💦 pic.twitter.com/ By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 09:19 am
What Else What Else? Prince Harry wrote a piece for Fast Company about how the social value of social media is being undermined by toxicity and is urging major companies to participate in rehabilitating social media platforms. He says that he and Meghan Markle have been meeting with business leaders to determine how best By Lainey • Aug 07, 2020 03:47 pm
Sasha Finds Sasha Finds: Folly Fire Hot Terrain Bronzer I’m more of a cream bronzer chick, but as of today I’m a changed woman after trying out Folly Fire’s Hot Terrain bronzer. But wait up, let me backup a hot second because have you ever heard of Folly Fire? I sure as sh-t hadn’t, but By Sasha • Aug 07, 2020 02:57 pm
Equality Issues Ryan Reynolds: bringing people on Lainey has already written about Ryan Reynolds this week, and the preamble in that piece is the same as this one – Ryan Reynolds is great at being Ryan Reynolds, and in committing to his self-imposed agenda of trying to do what he can to balance systemic inequalities, to acknowledge mistakes By Duana • Aug 07, 2020 02:25 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 7, 2020 Something is occupying a lot of my brain space today: Jennifer Garner and Bradley Cooper (Lainey had the update this morning). The reason this is so intriguing is because it’s a buffet of gossip choices and it’s been a while since we had one so I’m a By Maria • Aug 07, 2020 01:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A new Charlie Kaufman head trip Charlie Kaufman does not make what anyone could describe as “linear” films. His films, whether he’s writing them, like Adaptation., Being John Malkovich, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or also directing them, like Synedoche, New York and Anomalisa, can best be described as “imaginative existential head trips” By Sarah • Aug 07, 2020 12:41 pm
Keke Palmer Keke Palmer will host the 2020 MTV VMAs Last month I asked What should Keke Palmer do next? Her early afternoon talk show Strahan, Sara & Keke had just been axed by ABC and I wondered where her talents would take her, because her talent isn’t up for debate. Now we know what the immediate future holds: By Cody • Aug 07, 2020 12:08 pm
TV Updates What's Going on at Bon Appetit? I’ve been a fan of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen for a while now. Like a lot of people, I first discovered the show by watching Claire try to recreate fast food snacks using gourmet techniques. I was hooked, but soon, the personalities of the onscreen talent became the By Prem • Aug 07, 2020 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Give Daniel Kaluuya an Oscar right now We have a long way to go to the Oscars, especially since eligibility has been extended through February 2021, but look. Just give Daniel Kaluuya the Best Actor Oscar right now. The teaser for Judas and the Black Messiah, in which Kaluuya plays Black Panther Party Chairman and Rainbow Coalition By Sarah • Aug 07, 2020 11:08 am
Music Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion: “bring a bucket and a mop” After a year-long break from releasing music of her own, Cardi B dropped the Megan Thee Stallion-assisted single, “WAP” midnight on Thursday. The NSFW song and video skips thinly veiled sexual innuendos, instead opting for in your face (Lainey: or … in your pussy) lyrics all about how “wet and gushy” By Cody • Aug 07, 2020 10:05 am
Good for Gossip The New Brad & Jen? Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Garner were the big celebrity headline yesterday as paparazzi photos of the two on the beach in Malibu with his daughter were published online, prompting speculation about whether or not they’re the new Brad and Jen – even though they’ve known each other for a By Lainey • Aug 07, 2020 09:28 am
Jacob Elordi Intro for August 7, 2020 Dear Gossips, Have you seen The Kissing Booth and The Kissing Booth 2? Chances are at least some of you have. Most of you? According to Netflix the first one was one of the most watched titles on the platform when it came out and one of the most re-watched By Lainey • Aug 07, 2020 09:16 am
What Else What Else? Have you read Gwyneth Paltrow’s essay in British Vogue about “conscious uncoupling” and her marriage to and divorce from Chris Martin? Parts of it are insightful but parts of it are, well, very GP. Like there’s an unmistakable taking of credit for popularising the term as an example By Lainey • Aug 06, 2020 04:06 pm
Equality Issues “Just Get Rid of It”: Hollywood’s Accent Problem “I hate mushrooms,” says Alessandro Miro. “Put that in the article,” jokes Andrea Stefancikova. The three of us are all sitting outside in the patio of an Italian restaurant on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive. It’s about seven o’clock on a warm summer day last June, just early enough By Prem • Aug 06, 2020 03:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nia DaCosta’s Captain Marvel Here’s some good news, reports state that Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming Candyman, will be directing Captain Marvel 2. This is a GREAT GET for Marvel. DaCosta fits into Marvel’s trend of hiring directors with a knack for characters, like Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who directed By Sarah • Aug 06, 2020 02:55 pm
Music BTS: “Dynamite”, Filters, Phones, and Hair As announced a few days ago, BTS’s upcoming English-language song is called “Dynamite” and there’s been a series of countdowns happening to hype the release. The latest countdown reveal was today: there’s a “Dynamite” Instagram filter. Please. Of course I tried it. Also the light was really By Lainey • Aug 06, 2020 02:04 pm
