Theatre Nerd Emilia Clarke & Jessica Chastain remain committed To the stage, that is. Both women were to front revivals on London’s West End this summer, but the theater season was, of course, cut short by COVID-19. Emilia Clarke is to star in an adaption of The Seagull from Anya Reiss, and Jessica Chastain will lead Frank McGuiness’ By Sarah • May 29, 2020 11:49 am
BFFs Ben-Ana: another road trip? Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas were photographed, as usual, yesterday. What wasn’t usual was that they were packing up the car, with both dogs, and a few backpacks and what looked like overnight bags. Also plenty of refreshments. Seems like it could be a road trip? Or a By Lainey • May 29, 2020 10:10 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 29, 2020 Dear Gossips, Yesterday on The Social, our friend Tyrone Edwards joined us to talk about mental health. What followed was a personal and powerful expression of grief and anger as he shared his fears and frustration about the racism and the violence Black people continue to experience. Here’s a By Lainey • May 29, 2020 09:13 am
What Else What Else? This is… the most Keanu Reeves story ever. It’s the origin story of John Wick, not the origin story you might think in terms of storyline or a puppy (sob!), but an origin of name – and if I’m playing Duana here, I would say that it always begins By Lainey • May 28, 2020 05:18 pm
Relationship Assumption Ben-Ana: FaceTime and Tie Dye We are two days behind on Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas photos! The last time we checked in on Ben-Ana it was just after they’d spent part of Memorial Day weekend with his kids. Ana was seen the other day out with a friend and their baby and By Lainey • May 28, 2020 02:48 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 28, 2020 Sofia Richie is 21 and reportedly single – finally! Who can we Gossip Genie her with? My first pick is Noah Centineo (he seems to be single, too). Come on. This would be great. Page Six continues to have the scoop on Mary-Kate and Olivier Sarkozy, the latest story being that By Maria • May 28, 2020 01:53 pm
What's Your Drama Podcast What's Your Drama: Shorts, Friends, and a Question from Karen Welcome back to What's Your Drama. I'd explain what today's opening discussion is about but… it’s x-rated. Spoiler alert: Lainey’s body parts in shorts. Then it's time to get to your drama and this was a fun week of questions! By Sasha • May 28, 2020 01:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Henry Cavill will return as Superman…kinda Here we go. Following the announcement that the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League would be released on HBOMax, there is more Zack Snyder-adjacent DC movie news. No, Ben Affleck is not returning as Batman—let the poor man take endless walks with his girlfriend and eat carbs—but Henry Cavill By Sarah • May 28, 2020 12:29 pm
Xenu 15 Years Later: Tom Cruise and The Beige Couch I’ve never been to the Smithsonian but sometimes I will read about an exhibit piece from pop culture, like Dorothy’s red shoes or the hazmat suits from Breaking Bad. You know what belongs in the Smithsonian of my mind? Oprah’s couch circa 2005, the year Tom Cruise By Maria • May 28, 2020 10:57 am
TV Updates New Trailer for Love, Victor It’s been over two years since Love, Simon came out (get it?), a time when adult gay men all cried in the theatre because our collective mom, Jennifer Garner, told us all that we could all exhale. Let’s just re-watch this clip because I think we could all By Prem • May 28, 2020 10:25 am
Music BLACKPINK Summer Begins Now How you doing, Blinks? It’s a big day. Lady Gaga’s new album, Chromatica, drops tomorrow. “Rain On Me”, her first collaboration with Ariana Grande, was released last week. Today we got “Sour Candy”, the song with BLACKPINK. This is a BOP. Gaga promised that Chromatica would be a By Lainey • May 28, 2020 09:36 am
Maple Leaf Intro for May 28, 2020 Dear Gossips, As we near the end of Asian Heritage Month in Canada and Asian and Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in the United States, big ups to Andrew Phung of Kim’s Convenience who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor last night! Congratulations Andrew! WHAT IS By Lainey • May 28, 2020 08:46 am
What Else What Else? Chrissy Teigen has given us an update on Chrissy Teigen’s breasts. Like with an entire timeline: the age at which they were first installed, what happened to them when she had children, and what she plans to do with them now that she’s tired of them because they By Lainey • May 27, 2020 04:07 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Update – Poultry In The Time Of Coronavirus Once again, I can’t possibly improve on the title that appeared in my inbox – here is the exciting conclusion to the saga of Chicken Matilda. In case you missed it, this story – nay, this case – already had an update so entertaining I’m considering hiring this letter writer as By Duana • May 27, 2020 03:30 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: The Last Dance was a Rom-Com On this episode of Show Your Work, now that The Last Dance has concluded, Duana and I unpack all the work that went into those Chicago Bulls championships and the work that did – or didn’t – go into this docuseries. No doubt it was entertaining. And it was definitely super By Lainey • May 27, 2020 02:26 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 27, 2020 There’s been plenty of self-distance divorces (and a few hookups), but Lisa Kudrow is not one of them. She told Jimmy Kimmel that she and her husband are apart for their 25th anniversary because they were quarantining together in Palm Springs and it got too hot, so she went By Maria • May 27, 2020 02:08 pm
