Equality Issues Abel, Drake, and Showing the Receipts When we think of the expression, “show the receipts”, especially online, it often refers to gossip evidence. This week it’s taken on a different meaning. A better meaning. While some celebrities have been called out for the amount of their donations to Black Lives Matter related organisations, including bail-out By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:49 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 2, 2020 Dear Gossips, Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi because Trayvon Martin was murdered but justice was not served. Today is Blackout Tuesday, an initiative conceived by Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, two Black women in music, calling for the music industry By Lainey • Jun 02, 2020 09:00 am
What Else What Else? I know coyotes aren’t usually the most comforting animals and I’m sorry if this triggers you at all but this is a baby coyote (I think) who’s really into a golf ball and watching it play with the golf ball, for some, as Adam notes here, might By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 04:10 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 1, 2020 This morning, Lainey wrote about the Carters’ activism and it’s family work – Solange very rarely posts but this is obviously an exception. Matriarch Tina Lawson’s IG is a mix of actionable posts, tributes and news. As Beyoncé said on “Savage”, “I got this sh-t from Tina.” Usually this By Maria • Jun 01, 2020 02:49 pm
TV Updates At least Perry Mason still looks good There’s a lot going on right now, and it feels frivolous to write about the trailer for an HBO series—it IS frivolous—but I’ve run the gamut this past weekend from determined to uplifted to nervous to scared to panicked and now I’m idling on E. By Sarah • Jun 01, 2020 02:04 pm
TV Live Blog Issa celebrates Black life On Sundays we watch Insecure, a show that celebrates Black life, Black love, and Black excellence. But if you’re Issa Rae, and Black people are on the streets protesting injustice, protesting racism, fighting for their lives, how do you promote your television show while honouring and respecting the cause? By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 01:25 pm
TV Updates Steve Carell in Space Force When the trailer for Netflix’s new comedy series, Space Force, premiered a few weeks ago, I said that “reality IS satire now so this might as well be a documentary”. This turns out to be one of the biggest problems facing Space Force, that it is, intentionally or not, By Sarah • Jun 01, 2020 11:42 am
Equality Issues Blake Lively’s “bias, blindness”, and donation As I wrote in today’s open, in order to end racism and push for a more just and equal society, white people and non-black people of colour have to pull up. We can begin by acknowledging our mistakes and understanding that we’ve been shaped by institutionalised and systemic By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:35 am
Equality Issues Beyoncé & Jay-Z call for action Beyoncé posted a video on Instagram this weekend encouraging her followers to sign one or all of the petitions being circulated demanding justice for George Floyd. The petitions can be accessed through her website. Beyoncé, as we know, has been supporting front line workers during the pandemic and has donated By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:02 am
Intro for June 1, 2020 Dear Gossips, It was a week ago this morning that Christian Cooper, while bird watching, encountered Amy Cooper (no relation) in Central Park and asked her to put her dog on leash so as to stop disturbing the wildlife. Christian’s life was then put in danger when Amy called By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 08:50 am
What Else What Else? I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again – for those of us who grew up on Madonna, it’s no fun watching her not understand what to do with herself right now and not understand what to do on social media. There are worse things in the By Lainey • May 29, 2020 04:10 pm
TV Updates Normal People is Sexy, Bookish Vindication First of all, let me be clear – here in Canada we’re still in the first sweaty, horny blush of consuming Normal People. We know the rest of you have had it for weeks and we were frustrated and jealous. Now the first two episodes have finally been released here By Duana • May 29, 2020 03:08 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 29, 2020 Taylor Swift pulled up on Twitter - she posted about George Floyd’s murder on Instagram and took to Twitter with a specific message for the US president with the words “white supremacy” and “racism” …and there’s not “both sides” to her point. She is being specific in her By Maria • May 29, 2020 02:18 pm
Julia Roberts Julia’s Masked Message The last time we checked in on Julia Roberts she was “passing the mic” to Dr Anthony Fauci on her Instagram about COVID-19, using her platform to help educate and inform. Today she’s using her platform in allyship: Julia Roberts has been America’s Sweetheart for 30 years. Think By Lainey • May 29, 2020 01:47 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Sasha Finds: 2020 Overalls Horses Atelier is quite the little Canadian fashion gem that’s been a local favorite in The Six for many years. The line is filled with beautiful pieces produced in small batches and why that’s so important is because it means no overproduction and best of all, no subscription By Sasha • May 29, 2020 01:03 pm
Music Kelly Rowland’s Deepest Cuts I LOVE this new profile of Kelly Rowland by Phillip Picardi for The Cut. A quick note on Phillip – he was part of the Teen Vogue team, alongside the leadership of Elaine Welteroth, that broadened the magazine’s content to include politics and social activism as well as fashion and By Lainey • May 29, 2020 12:33 pm
