Name Nerd Duana Names: Pragmatic, Practical – and Perfect? Hi- hoping a note from a dad might be a fun change of pace for you. My wife and I are expecting a girl in 2 wks and are at loggerheads on not just a name, but a process to even get to a shortlist to find something mutually acceptable By Duana • Jan 13, 2020 04:55 pm
Gorgessity Zendaya’s new superpower Look, I know we’ve retired Zendaya from style consideration because she’s too good, just too f-cking good, and she’d be best dressed every time if she was still in the running. But we have to talk about what she wore to the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 04:38 pm
We’ll always have Parasite Amid the Oscar nominations sturm und drang—mainly because the Academy as a whole refuses to reckon with their own biases and do the work of overcoming them—there are a few bright spots in the nominations. Shout out to Matthew Cherry’s animated short film, Hair Love, which is By Sarah • Jan 13, 2020 02:08 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 13, 2020 The Oscar noms are out and while I don’t have Lainey or Sarah’s insight into films, I think I am part of the target audience for the show. On a surface level, this nominee list is boring as hell. The Academy wants to draw in an audience and By Maria • Jan 13, 2020 01:45 pm
Royals Sussexit: an early win The Summit at Sandringham has concluded. Here are a few brief thoughts for now and we’ll get deeper into it as the evening progresses. For now, here’s the Queen’s statement following the meeting: First impressions? This was hastily written. It lacks the polish that usually accompanies the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 01:09 pm
Jennifer Lopez Oscars 2020: The Snubs Many of the headlines coming out of the Oscar nominations this morning read that the Academy has just “barely averted” #OscarsSoWhite because of the inclusion of Cynthia Erivo and Parasite which is true… I guess… but it’s also a total simplification. Because if nominating one Black person is the By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 12:54 pm
Award Season Campaigning Joker is now 2019’s safest movie The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and somehow, in a year with a wealth of solid options that could provide a controversy-free Oscar month, the Academy still managed to irk and irritate. Lainey and Duana will have more on specific snubs and #OscarsSoMale on the next episode of Show By Sarah • Jan 13, 2020 12:06 pm
Relationship Assumption Gigi & Zayn 2020 I know all eyes are on Sandringham and we’re getting to the Oscar nominations in a bit but my teenage heart, currently obsessed with all the Korean and Chinese romance series on Netflix – to the point where it’s taking over my life and I have an embarrassing full-blown By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 11:25 am
Royals Sussexit: The Pre-Summit Leaks Buckingham Palace announced this weekend that the Queen has asked Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry to convene with her at Sandringham today so that they can agree on a Sussexit plan going forward as they consider all the options for Harry and Meghan Markle’s new royal playbook. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 10:23 am
Shout-Outs January 13, 2020 – Smutty Shout-Outs For Lisa and Travis, because it’s been two weeks since Euclid’s been gone. EUCLID! God I love that you gave her a mathematician’s name and she proceeded to live a life of superiority, exhausted by the simplicity of her peers and their silly catch-and-run-and-hide games, instead preferring By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, Big day today. And normally the biggest headline here at this site would be that it’s Oscar nomination day as we brace for whatever controversy comes out of the snubs and exclusions. To give you some idea of what we might expect, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott By Lainey • Jan 13, 2020 08:48 am
What Else What Else? Oprah somehow got dragged into the Sussexit – something something about how she consulted with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about stepping back from the royal family. I mean I guess they’re just going down the guest list of the wedding now and Amal Clooney’s going to show up By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 05:31 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: How Do You Rate Alliteration? Hi Duana, We are expecting a girl in January and need some name help! For the last several years (as we have been thinking about and trying to get pregnant) I was sure I was set on Eleanor, but now I'm less excited about it, especially because of By Duana • Jan 10, 2020 04:58 pm
Royals Sussexit: The Negotiations It’s only been 48 hours since House Sussex publicly announced their intention to create a new job description for themselves and the story keeps changing and updating. Quick recap: when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first released their statement, Buckingham Palace soon followed, less than two hours later with By Lainey • Jan 10, 2020 03:52 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 10, 2020 Gwyneth Paltrow is hitting the open water: Goop has teamed up with a cruise line for a “high-touch” experience from August 26-September 6 (it starts in Barcelona and will stop at ports in the Mediterranean). She gave the exclusive to USA Today – they are calling it goop at Sea (their By Maria • Jan 10, 2020 03:03 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Evio Beauty's Gel Eyeliner If you're a clean beauty lover then you know eyeliner is by far the hardest product to get right. I have hemorrhaged more money than I'd like to admit trying to find *the* one. Sure, I've found some good ones, but never a GREAT By Sasha • Jan 10, 2020 01:10 pm
