Dumbass Harry Potter and the 3,600-word Essay of Transphobia Part of me doesn’t even want to write this article. It’s not that I’m tired of writing about trans rights (I will always be thirsty for some Respect Trans People Juice), but because I’m not sure we should even be giving JK Rowling this much screen By Prem • Jun 11, 2020 10:33 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 11, 2020 Dear Gossips, We had some technical issues yesterday and we think we have it under control now but if you missed it, our opening yesterday was about HBO Max removing Gone With The Wind from its library and how Hollywood is reckoning with its past but also must interrogate its By Lainey • Jun 11, 2020 09:14 am
What Else What Else? Have you seen Ava DuVernay’s 13th? If you haven’t it, it’s critical viewing. Please consider putting it at the top of your queue. There’s a part in the documentary where she examines the influence of the show Cops in perpetuating anti-Black racism in addition to what By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 04:31 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 10, 2020 There aren’t enough adjectives for this cover so words like “incredible” and “f-cking fantastic” are not strong enough. Put this one in the archives – it’s a new standard. Over the last few years in this space I’ve mentioned John David Washington, but he doesn’t use his By Maria • Jun 10, 2020 04:05 pm
Ben Affleck Ben and Ana go shopping We haven’t gotten any new Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas dog walking photos all week. Since the start of lockdown, we haven’t gone more than six days without seeing them together. And that trend continues! This time, they’re not dog walking, they’re shopping for groceries By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 03:45 pm
Equality Issues The Benefits of Defunding the Police This week a reader called E emailed Lainey about the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in the ongoing discussions around race, reform, and revolution happening on the site over the last couple of weeks. E brought up a very good point: Native peoples are also the targets of police brutality in By Sarah • Jun 10, 2020 03:18 pm
Royals Prince Philip's 99th Birthday (but no bells) Prince Philip is 99 years old today. To celebrate the occasion, Buckingham Palace has released a new photo of Prince Philip with the Queen that was apparently taken last week at Windsor Castle. Interesting the way they framed this shot, where they cropped it. Because… look closely… is Prince Philip By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 02:47 pm
(Alternate) Intro for June 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, Thanks for your patience today as we experience technical difficulties. It may be that the content we’ve been posting over the last couple of weeks has… pissed people off? We are still investigating. If you came here this morning, you’ll know we posted a different site By Lainey • Jun 10, 2020 02:19 pm
What Else What Else? Chris Cuomo has been making a lot of headlines. Last month we were talking about his near daily updates with his brother, Governor Andrew Cuomo and their hilarious rapport. Now it’s about how he walked through his wife’s yoga shot naked and … I guess now some people are By Lainey • Jun 09, 2020 04:54 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 9, 2020 Yesterday, Sarah ranked some of the speeches from YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020. This morning, Lady Gaga’s speech came up in my feed and although I haven’t watched it yet, I love her aesthetic. She looks like the badass uncle who shows up to a grad party By Maria • Jun 09, 2020 02:55 pm
Equality Issues Harry Potter Says Trans Rights Remember in the final Harry Potter movie, when Harry and Voldemort are fighting and they’re shooting orange and green things out of their respective wands? That’s basically what went down yesterday IRL. In response to JK Rowling’s transphobic tweets, Daniel Radcliffe penned a statement in defense of By Prem • Jun 09, 2020 02:09 pm
Top Reads Brad Pitt at the protest and Alia Shawkat apologises Brad Pitt was seen at the Black Lives Matter protest in LA on Sunday. The Daily Mail has exclusive rights to the photo that was taken by another protester. “Protester Aree Khodai, 42, said she saw the star riding with the crowds. 'The amount of people there was amazing. By Lainey • Jun 09, 2020 01:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bill & Ted being excellent It’s HERE! It’s REAL! After DECADES of teasing and “maybes”, Bill & Ted Face the Music is a REAL MOVIE that ACTUALLY EXISTS. Now if only it wasn’t being released in the middle of a GODDAMN PANDEMIC. Today is 6/9, aka Bill & Ted Day (because By Sarah • Jun 09, 2020 11:43 am
Legal issues Team Andrew on the Unfair Treatment of Prince Andrew I mean, let’s just all go ahead and get the LOLs out of the way. LOLOLOLOLOLOL. These are bitter LOLs though. You’ll learn why soon. Prince Andrew was reportedly ordered by US authorities to provide testimony in the ongoing investigation into the crimes of his friend, the dead By Lainey • Jun 09, 2020 10:02 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 9, 2020 Dear Gossips, Ava DuVernay’s tweet yesterday illuminated for me that I’ve been doing it wrong in not naming George Floyd’s murderers, referring to them only as police officers, even though by now you probably know their names: Derek Chauvin is the one who held Floyd down with By Lainey • Jun 09, 2020 09:11 am
What Else What Else? Madonna hasn’t always gotten it right the last few months, during the double pandemic of ‘rona and racism. But she showed up on crutches to the London protest in support of Black Lives Matter and there’s nothing wrong here. Which goes to show… when she’s around regular By Lainey • Jun 08, 2020 05:15 pm
