Travis Scott Travis Scott’s Odyssean ambitions There are so many storylines related to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – within the film itself and orbiting the film if you expand the conversation to include its cast, and the gossip, whether it’s about the box office or Tomdaya or award season chances. Probably not surprising given the By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 02:58 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 22, 2026 In an interview with Evan Ross Katz, Jennifer Garner talks about her experience with the paparazzi. It’s really interesting because Jennifer Garner rose to fame while traditional media dominated, then she was married to Ben Affleck (a paparazzi heatscore) during the peak blog era, and she transitioned very smoothly By Maria • Jul 22, 2026 01:40 pm
David Beckham Beckham yacht time The Beckhams are always on a yacht in the summer, it’s basically a tradition. This year their yacht time was delayed a bit, because of the World Cup, of course, but they will eventually find their way onto the yacht and now here they are, floating in the waters By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 12:52 pm
Tom Holland Tom Holland on his wife and his tenure Before we get to the ooey gooey, let’s talk about where Tom Holland is right now, metaphorically. As Telemachus in The Odyssey, he’s just given the best we’ve seen of his career so far. Which means I vehemently disagree with Variety’s cast and character ranking of By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 12:04 pm
Shout-Outs Shout-Outs for July 22, 2026 Jacquie! PhD Jacquie! YOU! Congratulations on this achievement – while raising two children! Grace shared the news with me and I’m thrilled for you, and also so inspired by you. Only you know what the work was, what you poured into it when it was the hardest, when there was By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 10:14 am
Cardi B Intro for July 22, 2026 Dear Gossips, Celebrity advertisements, or sponcon I guess in today’s vocabulary, is usually met with derision. It’s people who already have a lot of money grabbing more money – and there’s often not much creativity or brand synergy. Once in a while, though, the creative and the celebrity By Lainey • Jul 22, 2026 09:40 am
What Else Javier Everywhere How many of Spain’s World Cup matches did Javier Bardem attend? Was it all of them? It felt like all of them to me because … he was at so many! And it’s not like they all happened in the same place. The matches were played in various cities By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 04:03 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 21, 2026 All this talk about The Odyssey but let’s not forget that probably the first real Oscar contender to come out this year was Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling. And he too is in play for another Best Actor Oscar nomination. Ryan’s not thinking about that right now, By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 03:18 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE – The Art of Patience When music becomes disposable it loses its value in the minds of its consumers in ways that most people do not even realize. We’re a culture that’s obsessed with “what’s next” and pushing for the next best thing means musical projects can come and go without the By MC • Jul 21, 2026 02:54 pm
Colman Domingo Colman does it all Jimmy Kimmel is on holiday for the summer so there are celebrity guest hosts filling in for him during the break and this week it’s Colman Domingo. Here is an incomplete list of why Colman is the ultimate guest host. -He’s using this opportunity as a victory lap. By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 12:55 pm
Tom Holland Tomdaya: Will it be a record? The Odyssey just opened, it continues to be the talk of the film industry, with Matt Belloni noting in his latest Puck newsletter that “45% of American moviegoers this weekend saw The Odyssey in Imax or another premium format when the usual share for a film on opening weekend is By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 11:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Contemplate mortality with Avengers: Doomsday Luke Winkie wrote an article last month for Slate about aged Beach Boy Mike Love performing with, essentially, a new band also called the Beach Boys and doing it at the age of 85. You can, and should, read it here, and let the specter of an octogenarian singing teenaged By Sarah • Jul 21, 2026 10:22 am
Matt Damon Intro for July 21, 2026 Dear Gossips, A great movie doesn’t always deliver a great press tour. And a great press tour doesn’t necessarily mean the movie will be great. The Odyssey, however, hit it on both counts. The film, as we have seen, has been embraced by (most) critics and audiences after By Lainey • Jul 21, 2026 09:40 am
What Else World Cup Fates and Futures In the days leading up to the World Cup 2026 final, amid all of the controversies etc, one of the loveliest storylines was about That Photo. The one from almost 19 years ago where a baby Lamine Yamal, with his mother Sheila, was being bathed by a young Lionel Messi By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 20, 2026 Mel C. was married in a Victoria Beckham gown but Victoria didn’t make it to the wedding. She was at the World Cup final yesterday. British Vogue did a highly detailed story on the gown. View this post on Instagram A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) Every time By Maria • Jul 20, 2026 02:58 pm
Beyoncé World Cup Couples and Capris Two of the biggest celebrity power couples were at the World Cup final yesterday. We should always start with Beyoncé, who actually allowed herself to be photographed while arriving with Jay-Z. We’ll come back to her outfit in a minute. They’ve been in New York for a By Lainey • Jul 20, 2026 02:13 pm
