Books Intro for June 18, 2020 Dear Gossips, It was announced earlier this week that Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be released next year. Klara and the Sun tells the story of “an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behaviour of those By Lainey • Jun 18, 2020 08:55 am
Books Ben-Ana at the protest Let’s catch up with Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. It’s been a few days. And yesterday they stepped out in Venice to support Black Lives Matter and those protesting the demolition of First Baptist Church. March for #GeorgeFloyd in #Venice today. Blessed to have @BenAffleck express awareness By Lainey • Jun 03, 2020 01:22 pm
TV Updates Intro for May 25, 2020 Dear Gossips, Many of you have emailed over the last few weeks asking about our Normal People coverage since I wrote about the book so much last year. The show hasn’t aired yet in Canada but that changes this week. CBC Gem will air two episodes a week beginning By Lainey • May 25, 2020 09:48 am
Books Prince Andrew: the “drama” hasn’t left Roya Nikkhah reported in The Sunday Times this weekend on the British royal family’s reaction to the highly anticipated upcoming book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Finding Freedom, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, already a bestseller on preorders. So what’s the scoop from inside the palace By Lainey • May 19, 2020 10:28 am
Harry Potter Daniel Readcliffe I think we can all agree that so far, 2020 has sucked. But it’s at times like these that people turn to nostalgia and comforts to help them get through it. Which is great because now it feels like I’m reliving my childhood/adolescence. There are High School By Prem • May 06, 2020 11:57 am
Books Midnight Sun is coming… Last week a countdown clock appeared on author Stephenie Meyer’s website and many people anticipated that it would be the release of Midnight Sun, Twilight but from Edward Cullen’s POV. When I posted about it, I asked you to reveal yourself, those of you who still care – do By Lainey • May 04, 2020 12:29 pm
Twilight Twilight 2020? Stephenie Meyer’s book, Twilight, was released 15 years ago this coming October. I’m sure you know the rest – the sequel books, the movie, the sequel movies, etc. Twilight was all about fan service – in terms of the “give them what they need, not what they want” principle of By Lainey • Apr 30, 2020 02:54 pm
Girly Throw Downs ALT rips Anna Wintour Andre Leon Talley was at Vogue for many years, and used to be considered one of Anna Wintour’s best assets. If you’ve been following fashion over the decades, you’re familiar with ALT’s exuberance, his flamboyance, his drama. He left Vogue in 2013 and has now written By Lainey • Apr 24, 2020 10:15 am
TV Updates Intro for April 1, 2020 Dear Gossips, Sally Rooney’s Normal People was released in North America a year ago this month and became an instant bestseller, just like it was in the UK when bookstores couldn’t keep it in stock. I ripped through it in one sitting and then read it again, twice. By Lainey • Apr 01, 2020 08:40 am
TV Updates SD In 30 Minute Segments During this time of uncertainty, people are using their time to master a new skill, like needlepoint or knitting. Some are baking bread or learning an instrument or language or writing a book. I’m doing none of that. We are conditioned to use every spare moment for self-improvement so By Maria • Mar 24, 2020 03:09 pm
Photo Assumption Ben and Ana: Photo Credits and Sally Rooney Can we just go with “Benana”? Can we put it to a vote? I apologise. It’s just too easy, low hanging fruit, and I can’t resist it. I’ve been SD-ing for days now, I haven’t seen anyone other than my husband and dogs, I’ve lost By Lainey • Mar 19, 2020 10:10 am
Books Intro for March 17, 2020 Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that the Costume Institute Gala (aka Met Gala) has been postponed following the advisory from the American Centers for Disease Control that all public gatherings of more than 50 people be avoided for at least eight weeks. The theme for this year’s Costume By Lainey • Mar 17, 2020 09:20 am
Books Jessica Simpson’s history with John Mayer Jessica Simpson’s book, Open Book, came out yesterday – and as promised, she has been OPEN. This is what you want out of a celebrity memoir: not just the tea but also the context; it has to be more than X and Y was an asshole, it’s better when By Lainey • Feb 05, 2020 01:16 pm
Books Jessica Simpson tells her stories Jessica Simpson is on the cover of PEOPLE to promote her upcoming memoir, Open Book. She’s leading with a big admission: that she had a problem with pills and alcohol but is now sober. (The PEOPLE excerpt also includes details of her childhood sexual abuse.) View this post on By Maria • Jan 23, 2020 01:12 pm
Books Intro for January 7, 2020 Dear Gossips, My friend and colleague, Cynthia Loyst, is one of the most sensitive, empathetic, and seductive people I know. She has a big heart and feels deeply. Her first instinct is to relate her feelings to others, so as to better understand them. And, on top of all that, By Lainey • Jan 07, 2020 08:38 am
Books Intro for December 31, 2019 Dear Gossips, Ending the year and the decade in this space with a book, just released today: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. This is her first book, which makes Kiley Reid what I like to call an FBB - First Book Bitch. Previous FBBs include Yaa Gyasi (Homecoming) By Lainey • Dec 31, 2019 09:29 am
