Movie Reviews and Previews The New Mutants still exist Comic-Con was cancelled this year, and in its place is “Comic-Con @ Home”, a series of pre-taped and Zoomed “panels” that, while decently robust given the last-minute nature of planning, is like a super-skinny version of the constant chaos that usually defines Comic-Con. One of the first big film “panels” to By Sarah • Jul 24, 2020 12:37 pm
Music Taylor Swift’s folklore strategy and secrets “I’m doing good. I’m on some new sh-t.” That’s how Taylor Swift’s new album folklore opens, the opening lyrics to the opening track, “the 1”. It’s a promise she’s made before. And it’s a promise she hasn’t quite kept …until now. After By Lainey • Jul 24, 2020 11:58 am
Books Is Eminem scared of Mariah Carey? Alexa, play “Obsessed.” If you don’t already know, The Elusive Chanteuse is about to become The Elusive Author with the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, out September 29th. This week Us Weekly published a report claiming that Eminem is prepared to be put on blast By Cody • Jul 24, 2020 10:34 am
TV Updates Intro for July 24, 2020 Dear Gossips, It’s Friday. And for me these last few weeks, as I’ve been saying the last couple of weeks, Fridays are both relief and high anxiety. Because my favourite series airs on the weekends and it becomes about how to kill the time until Netflix posts the By Lainey • Jul 24, 2020 09:27 am
What Else What Else? “Alright stop. Collaborate and listen. Ice is back with a brand new invention.” A biopic. I had no idea there was one in the works. I had no idea this was an untold story that needed telling – but here we are, it’s happening, and David Silver is not playing By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 04:04 pm
TV Updates Perry Mason will keep trying Perry Mason is in the back half of its eight-episode run, and turned into a decent hit for HBO, with eight million people viewing the premiere. Therefore, HBO has renewed the show for a second season, which means that Perry Mason will keep trying cases, and Perry Mason will keep By Sarah • Jul 23, 2020 03:17 pm
Equality Issues Variety's Black Men In Hollywood Roundtable This week Variety assembled a group of Black actors to discuss the current state of Hollywood and what the path forward looks like as BIPOC are emboldened to call out the bullsh-t in workplaces across North America. Jay Pharoah (Bad Hair), Derek Luke (13 Reasons Why), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason) By Cody • Jul 23, 2020 02:47 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 23, 2020 1D is 10! Harry, Liam, Niall and Louis are celebrating a decade of the boyband journey, from reality TV show to solo careers. The nostalgia is thick: the huddle shot, the first group photo, the text. It’s a photo montage set to “Story of My Life.” They were babies! By Maria • Jul 23, 2020 02:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bill & Ted will be SEEN! Bill & Ted Face the Music has already shuffled its release date because of the ongoing theater closures in North America, but when the teaser came out earlier this summer, I mentioned this movie could shift to a digital release, since it is relatively low-budget. Well, guess what? Bill & By Sarah • Jul 23, 2020 12:54 pm
Music Taylor’s folklore timing Wanted to put this in a separate post so that we could focus properly on the speculative drama. As mentioned earlier, Taylor Swift announced this morning that she’s surprise-dropping a new album tonight. Timing is always a factor where gossip is concerned, especially now that we’re living in By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 11:47 am
Relationship Assumption Demi Lovato is Engaged Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich were first confirmed to be dating in March, right after pandemic happened in North America. It was definitely a case of Fast Flames™: celebrity romances are often accelerated because they don’t have the mundane, logistical barriers that civilians have when it comes to pursuing By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 11:12 am
Music Taylor Swift is coming Taylor Swift just made a surprise announcement on Instagram. Like so many other people, she’s been super quiet for months during the pandemic. And it turns out she wrote and recorded an entire album that’s dropping tonight called folklore. This is her eighth album, coming less than a By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 10:29 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Ana … finally I think at this point it’s been over two weeks since Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas have been papped together on a dog walk or a donut/coffee run in LA. Their outings had become a COVID-19 gossip routine for us and while they did seem to have By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 09:51 am
Music Intro for July 23, 2020 Dear Gossips, BLACKPINK in your area! When BLACKPINK released their latest smash hit “How You Like That” at the end of June, it set the YouTube record for the most views in 24 hours with 86.3 million. The video currently has over 300 million views. And remember, there’s By Lainey • Jul 23, 2020 09:12 am
What Else What Else? Did you hear how Donald Trump answered a question about Ghislaine Maxwell? I mean…. there are some people who are like, ugh, how dare he wish her well or as IF he doesn’t know more about the situation and others who actually thought he was being “brave” by wishing By Lainey • Jul 22, 2020 04:35 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: We Want A Sexy Name. Yes, I Said That Dear Duana, Thank you so much for years and years of interesting insights and name inspo! Despite being a long-time fan-girl (I've gifted 'The Name Therapist' to every knocked-up friend), I'm actually disappointed to need your counsel. Mostly because my request will expose me By Duana • Jul 22, 2020 04:05 pm
