Books Intro for January 21, 2015 Dear Gossips, Canada Reads announced its 2015 book and debate panel list yesterday… Canada Reads is an annual Book Battle. Five books and their respective champions go head to head over the course of a week. A book is eliminated at the end of each day’s debate until one By Lainey • Jan 21, 2015 09:25 am
Quiveration Courtside Idris The NBA was in the UK last night. The Milwaukee Bucks played the New York Knicks. Even though the Royal Foundation has a partnership with the league, Prince Harry already met with Carmelo Anthony the day before – click here to revisit those pictures – so I guess that was enough to By Lainey • Jan 16, 2015 11:36 am
Books Intro for December 16, 2014 Dear Gossips, Thank you for all your emails and tweets about my chicken pox paranoia because I’ve never had it. Here’s what you all are telling me: -Adult chicken pox is the worst -Shingles sucks more than chicken pox -You can get chicken pox again – many of you By Lainey • Dec 16, 2014 09:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney Gladiator Check out George Clooney in costume on the set of Hail Caesar in LA yesterday. It’s a Coen Brothers movie. It’s about old Hollywood and a guy who did a lot of the dirty work back then to protect the stars when they f-cked up. I wonder By Lainey • Dec 05, 2014 10:39 am
Media Manipulation Reese’s Big Little Lies but no Spirit In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon was also one of the surprise names left off the list of Independent Spirit Award nominees. Reese is considered to be in the second position, after Julianne Moore, for Best Actress Oscar nominee for her performance in Wild. And if we’re working By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 04:04 pm
Music Intro for November 26, 2014 Dear Gossips, This fall I read Sheila Weller’s new book The News Sorority about Christiane Amanpour, Diane Sawyer, and Katie Couric. SO good. Empowering and dishy at the same time – like good gossip? A debate for another day. The News Sorority is Weller’s follow-up to Girls Like By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 08:30 am
Books Scarjo & her twin I always forget that Scarlett Johansson is a twin. Here she is with her twin brother Hunter Johansson last night at a Hurricane Sandy benefit in New York. Do you have twin fascination? Duana is really, really into twins. Twins are one of (two of?) the most intriguing human occurrences, By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 04:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie holds the room I read a book earlier this year called The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. If you haven’t already, you should definitely pick it up. Not because I want you to agree, or disagree, but because By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:31 am
Break Ups JLO promises to go slow That’s what she always promises. And breaking that promise is how she ends up dating losers. So, as you’ve seen, Jennifer Lopez has been in New York all week hustling the release of her memoir True Love. Most of the headlines about the book have been about Ben By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 11:31 am
Media Manipulation Eternal Bennifer Part of it is our fault, why we can’t get over Bennifer – that is, the precious Gossip Artifact that was Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Part of it is their fault. They can’t stop talking about it. JLO’s book True Love comes out tomorrow. You can’t By Lainey • Nov 03, 2014 09:21 am
Style JLO’s book countdown As posted earlier, Katie Holmes covers the new issue of PEOPLE Magazine and it’s so boring, even she can barely stay awake. Look at that shot on the cover. She’s half asleep. Like we are having to read the article: You’ll notice though, in the corner, that By Lainey • Oct 29, 2014 04:01 pm
Amazingness Amy’s date with John Stamos Amy Poehler’s book, Yes, Please, comes out today. Have you bought it yet? I’m halfway through and so far, I love it. I think it’s her self-awareness. It’s the way she’s all like, f------ck my divorce suuuuuuucked. And, Jesus, I must be the By Lainey • Oct 28, 2014 11:26 am
Books Intro for October 9, 2014 Dear Gossips, PROGRAMMING NOTE: At 9:20am this morning, they’re sticking a laser into my eye so that I (hopefully) won’t have to wear contact lenses and glasses anymore. Pre-op starts an hour before that. And after the procedure, I have to keep my eyes closed (sleep By Lainey • Oct 09, 2014 09:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The DUFF Mae Whitman stars in The Duff, an upcoming movie for which you need to know two pertinent pieces of information: first, it’s based on a book written by an author, Kody Keplinger, who was 17 at the time of publication; second, and the one you’ll hear most about, By Duana • Oct 08, 2014 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rosamund Pike declares her candidacy Everyone’s been screening Gone Girl this week. So far, the reviews have been very positive. Rolling Stone, Variety, People, The Guardian, all of them are into it. And especially Rosamund Pike’s performance as Amy Dunne. As I’ve been writing for a couple of weeks now, Gone Girl By Lainey • Sep 24, 2014 04:36 pm
Books Emma Watson, crusader Six months ago, Emma Watson was named UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. She spoke at the UN in New York yesterday to promote a campaign called HeForShe, encouraging men to advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. Her speech was thoughtful and inclusive, arguing that gender stereotyping disadvantages men too By Lainey • Sep 22, 2014 10:26 am
