What Else What Else? George Lucas created Star Wars. So picking a favourite Star Wars character, for him, is like favouring one child over another. It’s no surprise then that the character he picked is probably the most divisive. If you see it through the parenting lens, he’s going to protect the By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 04:35 pm
TV Updates Sandra Oh, the Pioneer Today is National Canadian Film Day, a day to celebrate Canadian filmmaking and the big talent we have here. A broad program of screenings and events have been organised – if you are in Canada, please click here if you’d like to participate. Today is also the day that TIME By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 04:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mindy Kaling is building an empire Last week weekend, Deadline reported that Universal won the rights to Mindy Kaling’s and Priyanka Chopra’s new untitled comedy about a big Indian wedding that takes place in both America and India. What’s it about? We don’t know much yet because the details are sparse, but By Prem • Apr 17, 2019 04:10 pm
Equality Issues Yalitza Aparicio on the TIME 100 This makes more sense than Richard Madden. Yalitza Aparicio, the first-time actor at the center of Roma, and also the first indigenous-Latin American to be nominated for an Oscar, broke through some barriers in the acting world. Alfonso Cuaron, who directed her in Roma, writes up her blurb, and mentions By Sarah • Apr 17, 2019 03:19 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work LIVE: Beyoncé Homecoming Edition If you’re on the internet at all today, #BeyoncéHomecoming is all there is, but just in case you’re somehow avoiding all of it except this post, SPOILERS abound below: Lainey and I are joined by very special guest/official provider of waterworks Kathleen for what might be our By Duana • Apr 17, 2019 03:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, April 17, 2019 Russell Wilson just signed a huge contract and on WWHL, Andy Cohen wanted to talk about it with Ciara. She was very gracious but trying her hardest not to talk cash. I don’t think Ciara took home the bedazzled, “I’m very rich b-tch” football. View this post on By Maria • Apr 17, 2019 02:15 pm
Music Taylor Swift on the TIME 100 Taylor Swift is one of the TIME 100 for 2019. Shawn Mendes wrote the feature. .@ShawnMendes: “The magic of @taylorswift13 doesn’t come from the lights, dancers or fireworks (although all of that is incredible) but from the electrifying connection that she has with the people who are there to By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 01:07 pm
Richard Madden Are we pre-Bond-ing Richard Madden? Richard Madden is on the TIME 100 this year. Why, exactly? I like Madden as much as the next person, but what has he done to put him on this list? Bodyguard was popular for a minute, and it did break him out of the Game of Thrones bubble—is By Sarah • Apr 17, 2019 12:14 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy Beyoncé for Michelle Obama Earlier this morning, after we’d wrapped the Show Your Work podcast, #BeyoncéHomecoming special episode, Duana, Kathleen, and I were still high off of what we’d just watched and talked about and Kathleen kept saying, “What a time to be alive”. Duana and I kind of giggled – but it’ By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 11:33 am
Weddings A Decent Proposal In the olden days (15 years ago), when a couple got engaged, we would only have to hear the story once or twice (maybe more, if they were kind of annoying). Before social media, there was no visual element to proposals because that would require not just a photographer to By Maria • Apr 17, 2019 09:31 am
Robert Downey-Jr Get emotional with Endgame To mark ten days until Avengers: Endgame—now nine—Marvel released another trailer, this one including clips from every movie leading up to Endgame. Yes, even Incredible Hulk, the Marvel movie everyone forgets about! Endgame doesn’t need its wheels greased any more than they already are, but man, this By Sarah • Apr 17, 2019 09:03 am
Music Intro for April 17, 2019 Dear Gossips, I’m writing this at 2am ET. Kathleen just got to my place and Duana is on her way – she texted to ask us if we wanted drive-thru, LOL. We are gathering, OBVIOUSLY, for #BeyoncéHomecoming, joining hundreds of thousands of others around the world (millions, probably?) who are By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 08:29 am
What Else What Else? JUST A FEW MORE HOURS NOW. You know what we’re counting down to. Duana and Kathleen are coming over tonight/tomorrow morning at 130am. We’re watching #BeyoncéHomecoming together from 3am-517am. Then we’re going straight into the podcast. Because OF COURSE Beyoncé is worth an all-nighter. Michael K By Lainey • Apr 16, 2019 05:10 pm
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones: Can we talk about Harry Strickland? Am I the only one who wants to talk about this? Hi to the five of you out there who, like me, have been thinking about Harry Strickland since Sunday night’s premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones. So Euron Greyjoy goes to Essos to hire the By Lainey • Apr 16, 2019 04:55 pm
A Major Scandal Well if there’s one thing that can distract me from Game of Thrones and #BeyoncéHomecoming (less than 12 hours to go now!), it’s a major scandal. Many of you won’t know who these people are – but, please, stay with me. Because even though you don’t know By Lainey • Apr 16, 2019 04:38 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, April 16, 2019 There’s a current magazine cover about Lady Gaga “choosing between two lovers” – Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner. They’re still trying that? I guess since none of the “affair” predictions worked out, they have to now come up with a breakup story. View this post on Instagram A post By Maria • Apr 16, 2019 01:48 pm
