Royals Intro for March 20, 2020 Dear Gossips, Queen Elizabeth yesterday released a statement about the coronavirus pandemic. Well, sort of. The purpose of her letter, of course, was to reassure the public and to encourage community care. She also acknowledged the efforts of healthcare workers and those working on the frontlines, putting themselves in danger By Lainey • Mar 20, 2020 09:08 am
What Else What Else? Perfect! Just what we need right now – over in the UK, The Sun is giving us a blind riddle about a man from England who lied to his wife about a business trip but really went to Italy with his mistress and ended up with coronavirus when he got home. By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 04:00 pm
TV Updates Social Distancing Re-View: Castlevania Before they had a breakout hit in The Witcher, Netflix launched another medieval fantasy show about a grumpy monster hunter who swears a lot: Castlevania. With season three now streaming, it’s a great time to get into this series, which is animated in a style I describe as “faux By Sarah • Mar 19, 2020 03:20 pm
Weddings Emma Stone postpones wedding According to Page Six, Emma Stone and Dave McCary were supposed to get married last weekend in Los Angeles but have now postponed the wedding because of Covid-19. Did you see that story earlier this week at TMZ featuring couples around the world who’ve gone ahead with their weddings By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 02:36 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 19, 2020 Have you seen the video? I don’t know if I should put that in scare quotes – “the video.” It’s a compilation of celebrities, led by Gal Gadot, singing Imagine into a camera. It is meant to be earnest and uplifting (and may very well be for some) but, By Maria • Mar 19, 2020 01:50 pm
What's Your Drama Podcast What's Your Drama: When to Instagram Block Technical note before we get into things. The audio is a little less than perfect now that Lainey and I will be social distance podcasting, but we have one little tweak to make it better for next time so don't lose your balls - we are working on By Sasha • Mar 19, 2020 12:58 pm
Maple Leaf The Biebers are SD-ing in Canada Kylie Jenner is a headline right now because the United States Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, just asked for her help, and the help of other influencers, in getting across to younger Americans how vital it is to practise social distancing right now. He was on Good Morning America today and By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 12:36 pm
Quiveration Harry Styles in Fishnets I wouldn’t exactly call myself a fan of Harry Styles so much as I would call him my future husband, and it’s no secret that I adore his style and his constant f-ck you to the gender binary. To Harry Styles, there isn’t a masculine or feminine By Prem • Mar 19, 2020 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Romeo Must Die turns 20 There was a time, in the mid to late 1990s, when I would watch anything even tangentially related to Romeo and Juliet. No, this was not inspired by Romeo + Juliet, it was inspired by reading Romeo and Juliet in middle school (though when the movie came out just one year By Sarah • Mar 19, 2020 10:42 am
Photo Assumption Ben and Ana: Photo Credits and Sally Rooney Can we just go with “Benana”? Can we put it to a vote? I apologise. It’s just too easy, low hanging fruit, and I can’t resist it. I’ve been SD-ing for days now, I haven’t seen anyone other than my husband and dogs, I’ve lost By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 10:10 am
Shout-Outs March 19, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs Emily! Happy Birthday! And Happy 10th Anniversary of this tradition! As for your obsession, if you’ve been visiting this site regularly over the last three months, you know it’s my obsession too but, girl, maybe I’m way behind you because I don’t know that I could By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 09:21 am
Amazingness Intro for March 19, 2020 Dear Gossips, “Let’s go get ‘em.” Did you join the Beyoncé Homecoming viewing party last night? That’s what I was doing, along with a few friends on group chat, and hundreds of thousands others, if not more, on social media, which is why #Homecoming was trending worldwide for By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 09:02 am
What Else What Else? Last year a court decided that Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” was ripped off of someone else. She filed and appeal and the court reversed the decision. “Dark Horse” is actually my favourite Katy Perry song. I love it. And now… not only because of the whole dispute, but also By Lainey • Mar 18, 2020 04:07 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Back Home Voweler (with thanks to SNL) Dear Duana, Like many people that write to you, I’ve been reading your column for years. I always assumed that when I finally became pregnant, one of the first things I would do is write to you for help. However, my son’s name came to me in a By Duana • Mar 18, 2020 03:54 pm
Smutty Fitness For Your Fitness: A Social Distancing Workout at Home Wow. What a crazy time we are living in right now. I would be lying to you if I said that what is happening isn’t filling my mind up with anxiety but I am doing my best to meditate and exercise, two things which I know help me tremendously By Hayley • Mar 18, 2020 03:34 pm
Equality Issues Appreciating Amanda Seales In January, Amanda Seales made her debut as the 5th chair for the Emmy/NAACP award winning talk show, The Real. For those who follow Amanda, this was consistent with how we have seen her career blow up in the past few years. For fans of The Real, it seemed By Melayna • Mar 18, 2020 02:57 pm
