Movie Reviews and Previews Cristin Milioti in Buddy The backlash to the children’s program Barney & Friends is so historically severe it has its own Wikipedia entry. It’s mostly humorous, though rooted in real irritation at Barney’s annoying voice, the show’s saccharine, corny tone, and the horror older kids feel for anything meant for By Sarah • Aug 28, 2026 03:15 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 28, 2026 You know it’s serious with Andy Cohen and his bf because he’s introducing him to Housewives. That’s like meeting the parents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SONJA MORGAN (@sonjatmorgan) Kyle Chandler broke down the yacht scene from The Wolf of Wall Street and By Maria • Aug 28, 2026 02:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Behold be-bald Sebastian Stan Earlier this year, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu’s English-language debut, Fjord, picked up the Palme d’Or at Cannes. It is Mungiu’s second Palme, following his 2007 film, 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), an absolutely harrowing film about young By Sarah • Aug 28, 2026 12:19 pm
Austin Butler The Austin Butler Gun Show continues Sun’s out, guns out as Austin Butler continues his sleeveless parade in Los Angeles, showing off his biceps as he prepares for Joseph Kosinski’s take on Miami Vice. We’re just watching Austin get his pump on because so little else is happening in the dog days of By Sarah • Aug 28, 2026 10:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Practical Magic 2 but no Lee Pace Following the London premiere of Practical Magic 2, there was a photocall. Stockard Channing, making her first appearances in two years, opted for green and a rad chain necklace: As Lainey said, the joy of this film is getting three generations of Owens women at once, and they all showed By Sarah • Aug 28, 2026 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 28, 2026 Dear Gossips, Almost two years ago, we learned that David Zaslav and Warner Bros. Discovery intended to shelve Coyote vs. Acme, a live action/animation hybrid film about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation, for a tax write off. Unlike the previous times this happened, people got spooked and By Sarah • Aug 28, 2026 08:57 am
What Else Zoë at Harry Harry Styles kicked off his Madison Square Garden residency yesterday, honouring Dolly Parton during the show, telling the audience that “I wanna say a proper ‘Thank You’ to all the musicians over the years that’ve inspired me. Dolly, we love you, thank you so much.” And then as “I By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 04:03 pm
George Clooney The Clooney Met Gala? The Hollywood Reporter published a story yesterday reported by Merle Ginsberg about the 2027 Met Gala with some curious details. According to Merle’s sources at Condé Nast, Anna Wintour was so bothered by the backlash to the Bozos Bezos Ball earlier this year, “she convened an all-hands Vogue By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 03:21 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 27, 2026 There have been so many tributes on social media this week and this, from Annie Potts to Tim Curry, is a heart squeeze. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Annie Potts (@thisisanniepotts) It was Blake Lively’s birthday two days ago and then another legal announcement (Justin By Maria • Aug 27, 2026 01:34 pm
Gigi Hadid Gigi is cooking The last time we checked in on Gigi Hadid she was in Paris with Bradley Cooper while he works on the Oceans prequel. She’s been there off and on for almost two months, considering when she was seen during Paris Fashion Week. So it’s not just BCoop, Gigi By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 12:59 pm
Dianne Wiest Practical Magic Nostalgia Let me make it about myself for a moment – what’s new – because I am stressing about Practical Magic 2. The movie comes out September 11… which is the first weekend of TIFF… so I’m working non-stop. There is no way I can go see it when it By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 11:22 am
Dolly Parton Intro for August 27, 2026 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I referred to Dolly Parton in the present tense, because it seems impossible that Dolly would ever leave. And in many ways, she won’t. Dolly wasn’t exaggerating when she told PEOPLE in a statement last Friday that she was still working and By Lainey • Aug 27, 2026 09:24 am
Dolly, Sandy, and Jen Jennifer Aniston has a direct connection to Dolly Parton because of Dumplin’. The main character in Julie Murphy’s book, which was adapted into a film, is Willowdean who loves Dolly and who learns to love herself through Dolly’s music. The story is basically a love letter to Dolly By Lainey • Aug 26, 2026 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 26, 2026 According to PEOPLE, Harry and Meghan are on the move and have landed in the UK. The only photos I’ve seen tied to this story are at Page Six and you can’t see actually see them, it’s just airplanes and some airport staff. View this post on By Maria • Aug 26, 2026 02:24 pm
Tom Brady Tom Brady, the rizzless wonder Maybe to a certain section of sports fan Tom Brady is a god, but in pop culture circles he continues to be the most divorced man who ever divorced. JLo has been divorced four times and she is far less divorced than Tom Brady. What is it about Tom? He By Maria • Aug 26, 2026 11:41 am
Miley Cyrus A New Era for Miley Miley Cyrus is heading into her next album cycle. Fans have spotted billboards across New York City and Los Angeles courtesy of Spotify that seem to be teasing new music from an unspecified artist. The sole image is a red closeup of one eye with the statement “coming soon”. Miley By MC • Aug 26, 2026 10:56 am
