TV Updates Hannah Gadsby returns Hannah Gadsby’s extraordinary not-comedy special, Nanette, was one of the stand-out pop cultural moments of 2018. Now, two years after “quitting” comedy via Nanette, Gadsby returns with another one-woman show, this time titled Douglas (after her dog). Douglas ran off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater last year, and many By Sarah • Apr 14, 2020 03:27 pm
Music Drake’s new record sets a record Well, this shouldn’t be a surprise. Drake knows how to capitalise on social media almost better than anyone else, with the exception of maybe BTS, in ordinary times so he obviously knows how to take advantage of it right now, when everyone’s on lockdown and on their devices By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 02:51 pm
Equality Issues Kate Beckinsale’s new boyfriend Well now we know who Kate Beckinsale has been in isolation with. New photos of her holding hands on a dog walk with Canadian musician Goody Grace were released yesterday. And he’s evidently the “mystery man” she was seen with at a Grammys party in January – attached. So they’ By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 02:22 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, April 14, 2020 Did you catch Run this weekend? It’s an emotional thriller (meaning there’s a lot of feelings, but there’s no physical danger). It centers around two former college sweethearts (Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever) who set into motion an escape from their regular lives with one word: “RUN. By Maria • Apr 14, 2020 01:45 pm
Music Together at Home… with the Queen of All Feelings Lady Gaga’s collaboration with Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation, Together at Home, a worldwide concert event to celebrate those on the frontline, healthcare workers, and scientists who are all trying to get out through this pandemic, airs on Saturday. As previously mentioned, Gaga and the event coordinators By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 01:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Timothee and Zendaya’s “glowing blue eyes” One of 2020’s most highly anticipated films is Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet. Dune is scheduled for release in December, late enough in the year that it hasn’t been affected (yet) by the pandemic. You can imagine the hype for this though, right? The By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 11:30 am
Business of Hollywood Bob Iger is back in charge In February, Bob Iger, then-CEO of Disney, dropped a bombshell on the business and entertainment worlds when he announced he was stepping down from his post at Disney. He would be the “Executive Chairman” while Bob Chapek, formerly head of parks—insert Succession joke here—became CEO. Well now, as By Sarah • Apr 14, 2020 10:40 am
Zac Efron All Reunions, All The Time The COVID-19 global health crisis has resulted in a show business trend: reunions. Supermodels are reuniting, ex-lovers are reuniting, cast members from medical shows are reuniting, the cast of Hamilton reunited, and boy bands might be reuniting too. Celebrities want to make people feel good and send messages of support. By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 10:09 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for April 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, Today is a big anniversary in Gossip History. Do you know what it is, off the top of your head? Well, you’ve probably already just seen the photo so, yeah. It is the 15th anniversary of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie Kenya beach photos. April 19, 2005 By Lainey • Apr 14, 2020 08:57 am
What Else What Else? I know that a lot of people out there care a lot of Real Housewives. I’ve never watched an episode but I do appreciate that the housewives understand, sometimes more than other entertainers, what their job is – and they’re constantly creating content. Is it “created”, as in fabricated? By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 04:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Disney is finally remaking Robin Hood It was inevitable, really. With the success of the live-action (“live-action”) remakes, of course Disney would eventually get around to remaking Robin Hood. It’s not as widely beloved as past hits like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella, but Robin Hood has a solid cult following, By Sarah • Apr 13, 2020 03:22 pm
Music One Direction 2020? Last Friday when I took over temporarily for Maria for Good Friday, I mentioned the One Direction reunion rumours, because Liam Payne said in an interview that he’d been in touch with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson about a 10th anniversary celebration. As I said, it’s By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 02:19 pm
TV Updates Saturday Night Live, At Home On Saturday night we had a games night over FaceTime (shout-out to whomever is writing the article about which group chat apps are chosen for which activities.) It was the most fun – and the most ‘out’ – I’ve felt in weeks. But even though it was great, or maybe because By Duana • Apr 13, 2020 12:50 pm
Ana de Armas Ben-Ana’s Sunday stroll When I posted about Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas on Friday, noting that they’d not yet stepped out all week for their dog walks, it happened just an hour before they… stepped out for a dog walk. But it was just in time for What Else? that day By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 12:13 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Joshua Jackson: TP and a can of beans Joshua Jackson said during an interview a couple of weeks ago that Jodie Turner-Smith’s due date was the next day which means that she’s about two weeks past due now, which they were expecting because they were told that the first baby is often late. Jodie was tweeting By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 10:57 am
Rihanna Rihanna is busy, OK?! Diddy wasn’t the only one dancing on IG live this weekend. As mentioned last week, Rihanna hosted a virtual party to promote Fenty on Friday night (while making multiple million dollar donations in support of those affected by COVID-19). Social media freaked out seeing her coordinate choreography with Lil By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 10:10 am
