Douchebags Never say you didn’t know again In the fall of 2017, when the double-barrel Harvey Weinstein exposés hit, the first reaction was, FINALLY. And as the enormity of what was happening sank in, that a powerful, abusive bully, protected for decades by an industry built on a system of exploitation and silence, was finally experiencing a By Sarah • Jan 23, 2019 01:39 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Gina in red Red is not my favourite, usually, and especially this shade of poppy red. It is, however, irresistible on Gina Rodriguez. Because of how vibrant she is, and that’s mostly what elevating an outfit is all about. Beyond that though, there are some solid style elements at work here. I By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 01:01 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: What Would Samuel L Jackson Do At Fyre Fest? I know that sounds like something out of a drug-induced dream, but honestly, isn’t that what Fyre Fest was? Like everyone else, we gorged ourselves on the Netflix documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened and whether you watched this one or the competing doc on Hulu, you’ By Duana • Jan 23, 2019 12:37 pm
Weddings The Biebers’ delayed wedding Is it weird to be calling them the Biebers? They are the Biebers now, Justin and Hailey. A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that JB and Hailey had sent out save the date wedding notices for February 28 to family and friends. It’s the day before his By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 12:21 pm
Assy Style Kristen and Tessa at Chanel The Chanel Haute Couture show happened yesterday in Paris. Kristen Stewart, one of the brand’s ambassadors, was there and for the first time in a long time, I’m not super excited about her in the clothes. And it’s not the clothes themselves – I quite like this combination By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 11:52 am
Maple Leaf Celine is back at PFW Celine Dion at Paris Fashion Week has become one of my lifetime joys. And yours too, right? It started in 2016, the summer she started working with Law Roach. She returned the next summer and posed as often as possible, stunted as often as possible, and it gave us what By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 10:29 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for January 23, 2019 Dear Gossips, As noted yesterday in this space, posted before the Oscar nominations were announced, history was possible and we saw it happen for several nominees including Yalitza Aparicio, the star and the heart of Roma, representing one of the film’s 10 nominations. I heard from a few of By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 09:23 am
What Else What Else? Well this a headline. And in my head I’m reading it like Bill Hader’s Stefon. This story has everything: an artist, an athlete, a porn star, a threesome, and a baby. How they’re all connected is the issue. Apparently the baby isn’t connected to the athlete. By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 04:11 pm
TV Updates I Spoke Too Soon: Sex Education’s Gay Representation is Bad I binged the rest of Sex Education this weekend. It’s an amazing show. Sex Education manages to strike the incredibly fine balance between comedy and intrigue. It’s a balance that makes the show feel lighthearted, but still enticing, enough to keep clicking the “Next Episode” button. When I By Prem • Jan 22, 2019 03:57 pm
Media Manipulation Searching for Brad and Charlize As I mentioned yesterday, the Brad Pitt-Charlize Theron dating story originated from a pretty sketchy source – the Sun in the UK. But everyone wants it to be true, so much so that of course other outlets are trying to make the story true. My favourite is E!’s attempt and By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 03:23 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, January 22, 2019 This commercial has a better plotline than both Sex and the City movies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SJP (@sarahjessicaparker) on Jan 22, 2019 at 6:30am PST My only exposure to Cats is through Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – this season, Rebecca admitted to hating Cats (both the By Maria • Jan 22, 2019 02:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Melissa McCarthy’s Ironic Oscar Nom Maybe the title above isn’t fair. Melissa McCarthy got an Oscar Best Actress nomination for playing Lee Israel, an irascible crank in her 50s who pulled off an incredible scam, and Can You Ever Forgive Me is completely worth your time. The nomination is completely deserved and also kind By Duana • Jan 22, 2019 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Regina King and the Beale Street 3 All of us who write on this site have written repeatedly about how much we love If Beale Street Could Talk. It’s so … much. This is a film that will hold up, there will never be a time, in 10 years, 20 years, 100 years, when it won’t By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 12:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Star is… Spiked? Or is it Argo-ed? There are always snubs on Oscar nomination day. Some snubs are bigger than others. Because they’re so unexpected. This year’s #1 Oscar snub is Bradley Cooper for Best Director. And yet, it was not a bad morning for A Star is Born. ASIB earned 8 nominations, including Best By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 12:04 pm
Oscars 2019 Black Panther makes history again Black Panther was the biggest movie of 2018. Oh sure, Avengers: Infinity War made more money, but Black Panther was right behind as the #2 moneymaker of the year, and there is no denying that it was THE cultural film moment of 2018. No movie made a bigger impact last By Sarah • Jan 22, 2019 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Academy almost got it all right With one big exception, which Duana will be posting about later, this morning’s Oscar nominations are almost entirely acceptable. 2018 was a GREAT year for film, so for sure one of your faves didn’t get nominated. Eighth Grade got shut out, for instance. And Won’t You Be By Sarah • Jan 22, 2019 11:16 am
