Amazingness This is why. THIS IS WHY. Mimi is touring Europe. Ahead of her tour, she gave an interview to The Sunday Times Style Magazine. When you read it, and I’ll embed the link, you’ll understand why (if for some f-cking reason you don’t actually know already) her upcoming “docu-series” is a NECESSITY. For By Lainey • Mar 22, 2016 11:35 am
TV Updates The Mimi reality show I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – when you email or tweet at me because Mimi’s in the news and I come to mind, thank you so much. It might be my greatest career achievement. To somehow, in some small way, be associated with our By Lainey • Mar 11, 2016 10:24 am
Media Manipulation Jennifer Garner’s video is a Huge Move When we watched the Oscars the other night there were a few times—maybe more than a few—where Lainey and I and our friends rolled our eyes at a moment or mocked a technical bobble, and then immediately said “oh, but we’re cynical TV assholes”. There is a By Duana • Mar 02, 2016 02:48 pm
Assy Style JLO hates the phoenix too Jennifer Lopez was on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen yesterday and during Plead The Fifth he asked her about Ben Affleck’s back tat. You know, the phoenix. But just in case you don’t have it burned into your brain, here, enjoy: The phoenix isn’t having By Lainey • Mar 01, 2016 11:18 am
Cheating Loins Jennifer Garner is not the ashes! OH MY SWEET GOSSIP. Have you read the new Vanity Fair? Jennifer Garner on the cover? It’s Vanity Fair. It is DISH. It is so good, it is SO delicious. And it’s perfect, just f-cking perfect, for this weekend. Oscar weekend. She’s presenting. After almost 9 months By Lainey • Feb 26, 2016 03:09 pm
Amazingness The only honest Oscar ballot you need to care about Today is a gift that keeps on giving. First it was Mariah Carey’s DIY wheelchair situation, and now it’s one of those “honest Oscar voter” ballots that have become a cottage industry over the last few years in the industry trades. This one comes courtesy The Hollywood Reporter, By Sarah • Feb 24, 2016 03:35 pm
Amazingness Play this forever One of the main features of this blog, and maybe the reason it exists, is to celebrate Mariah Carey and, in particular, the fact that she doesn't walk. I have dedicated probably hundreds of posts to this beautiful truth. All of those articles were uploaded with joy and By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 09:54 am
Music Kendrick Lamar: Grammys best performance As Duana just mentioned in the previous post about Hamilton – and yes, Duana, you are right about Hamilton, but does that mean she has to text me, literally, EVERY SINGLE DAY, like, 8 times about it? – the back-to-back Hamilton-Kendrick Lamar pieces last night during the Grammys was glorious evidence that By Lainey • Feb 16, 2016 11:26 am
TV Updates Maya and Marty Live! Over the weekend I emailed Lainey all excited about Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s new variety show. Does this make me deeply uncool? Yes, but in a week being dominated by Taylor and Kanye’s mutual f-ckery, I’d like to take a break from all-cap tweets and haughty By Maria • Feb 15, 2016 03:42 pm
Music A thank you note from Beyoncé What would you do if you received a thank you note from Beyoncé? This is what happened to Jenna Wortham who writes for the New York Times. I linked to the piece the other day. It was an academic analysis of Beyoncé’s Formation, the day she released the song By Lainey • Feb 11, 2016 09:56 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Blue’s babysitter PEOPLE posted an exclusive today about Gwyneth Paltrow and her new beauty and skincare line with Juice Beauty. It’s the same old from G, the keys to healthy living, blah blah blah… Wait. What. The. F-ck. Why did it take me so long to buy these photos of G By Lainey • Feb 10, 2016 05:18 pm
Music Beyonce’s Formation Everything that needed to be said has already been said – on Twitter, in the New York Times, and Sarah Silverman: Think about that. Releasing a brand new song just hours before performing live on that stage, the most watched televised event of the year, and it’s already familiar. And By Lainey • Feb 08, 2016 11:01 am
Weddings Mimi debuts her rock monster It’s been a week since Mimi and James Packer got engaged. Last night she accompanied him to the G’Day Los Angeles Gala for their first official appearance since he put that monster of a rock on her finger. Look at all that happiness on her face. That’s By Lainey • Jan 29, 2016 02:20 pm
Amazingness Amber Rose on tweeting and pegging Twitter’s been on the financial pages lately because of its stock price. Don’t worry. I’m not going to become a financial analyst here. I’m just pointing out that the company’s share values have been dropping and that yesterday there was reason for investors to feel By Lainey • Jan 28, 2016 12:27 pm
Amazingness Boy Sh-t is the Best Sh-t: Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa Kanye West has a new album coming out on February 11. It was called Swish. Then he decided to change the title to Waves. Not sure why but maybe something to do with Nike and how he sh-ts on Nike all the time? Whatever. Doesn’t matter the reason. What By Lainey • Jan 27, 2016 04:22 pm
Amazingness Nate Parker just banked a record-breaking Sundance deal Here’s your feel-good story of the day. Nate Parker, the actor best known for Beyond the Lights, basically quit acting right when he was getting some traction off that movie in order to make Birth of a Nation, about Nat Turner and his doomed slave revolt in the 1830s. By Sarah • Jan 26, 2016 01:03 pm
