Music Katy Perry’s purpose No, that's not a Bieber reference. If you haven't heard, Katy Perry has coined the term "purposeful pop" in reference to her new song Chained to the Rhythm. The music video was released yesterday. I'll get to the video. First, let' By Kathleen • Feb 22, 2017 10:53 am
Dumbass Warner Brothers would rather talk to Mel Gibson than a woman Long headline in place solely to f*ck up Warner Brothers’ SEO. Because Warner Brothers would rather talk to MEL GIBSON than a woman. Courtesy Deadline, we found out yesterday that Warners is talking to Gibson about directing Suicide Squad 2. Apparently whoever had this terrible f*cking idea—did By Sarah • Feb 16, 2017 09:25 am
Dumbass Diversity is Karlie Kloss as a geisha The current issue of Vogue is, allegedly, all about diversity. The cover features seven models from different backgrounds meant to celebrate cultural diversity and body diversity. One of those models is Liu Wen, who CNN says is the first Chinese model to appear on the cover of American Vogue. That By Lainey • Feb 15, 2017 10:31 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Gigi mocks the Buddha At our old house, my ma, the Squawking Chicken, had a big-bellied smiling Budda placed mid-landing up the stairs. You saw him as soon as you opened the door, which was the intention: to have a jolly Buddha greeting everyone as they walked in, like a happy blessing. Ma used By Lainey • Feb 07, 2017 11:05 am
Douchebags Anonymous Oscar Voter showing their ass again It’s become an annual tradition during award season, for Academy members to give anonymous opinions that almost invariably end up showing their ass and this year is no different. This time it’s Anonymous Oscar Voter talking to Michael Musto of The Daily Beast, and it starts out well By Sarah • Feb 01, 2017 12:46 pm
Dumbass Rihanna vs. a troll If Azealia Banks didn’t have social media as an outlet for her obnoxious rants, would she even exist? It’s the internet troll version of “if a tree falls in a forest…” The reason we are even acknowledging Banks’ existence today is because she crawled out from under the By Kathleen • Jan 31, 2017 11:40 am
Dumbass Matt Damon misses the point Matt Damon and the cast of The Great Wall were in Beijing yesterday to promote the film. As you know, when the trailer came out a few months ago, The Great Wall was added to the list of “whitewashed” projects coming out of Hollywood, including Ghost In The Shell and By Lainey • Dec 06, 2016 04:37 pm
Dumbass Kanye West’s priorities That is, if he even bothered to vote at all. At a concert in San Jose last night, Kanye West said if he voted in the 2016 presidential election, it would have been for Donald Trump. Kanye, a black man, a black man with a black daughter, a human f-cking By Kathleen • Nov 18, 2016 01:41 pm
Dumbass The most obvious costume Did you know Scott Eastwood is Clint Eastwood’s son? WHAT?!? Scott Eastwood is Clint Eastwood’s son?!? On the off-chance that wasn’t clear, Scott Eastwood dressed up like his dad in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for a charity event this weekend. Then he told reporters By Lainey • Oct 31, 2016 04:15 pm
Dumbass Chris Hemsworth acknowledges his ignorance Last year during a “Lone Ranger” themed costume party Chris Hemsworth—and his wife, Elsa Pataky—dressed up as Native Americans. As you can imagine, that didn’t over very well, but at the time, Hemsworth didn’t really say anything about it. But then, on Friday, he posted a By Sarah • Oct 31, 2016 09:13 am
Dumbass Amy Schumer’s Information Amy Schumer isn't calling her Formation video a "parody." Great. I was refusing to call it a parody anyway. My choice of words for it was "steaming pile of crap." In a post on Medium called Information about my 'Formation' (I just By Kathleen • Oct 28, 2016 12:07 pm
Famewhores Justin Timberlake, genius Justin Timberlake voted yesterday. I’m not going to compliment him for voting. The act of voting is not exceptional. It’s an expectation. And we’re not here to blow stars at people when they meet the expectation. So, back to JT. He voted at home in Tennessee. And By Lainey • Oct 25, 2016 05:04 pm
Dumbass #AmySchumerGottaGoParty People were joining in on that hashtag before they knew what Amy Schumer did – or if she even did anything except, you know, be Amy Schumer. When I looked up the hashtag on Sunday night, I had to scroll for a while before I realized that a) yes, Amy Schumer By Kathleen • Oct 25, 2016 10:21 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé and the BIC at Sunday Night Football A week ago yesterday, Sunday, September 18th, Beyoncé was nominated for some Emmy awards and they were clearly expecting her to show up because they put her in the second row. Unfortunately for them, Beyoncé wasn’t about to sit in the second row on her night off. She had By Lainey • Sep 26, 2016 11:17 am
Douchebags Just don’t call him “Bro” Even though it’s still officially summer, everyone has fall on the brain. Starbucks is trying to make PSL happen (that’s an abbreviation for Pumpkin Spice Latte) and stores are stacked with Halloween decorations and candy. People who are really into it will start strategizing about their costume. Which By Maria • Sep 09, 2016 01:16 pm
Dumbass Meanwhile, Lena Dunham A couple weeks ago I wrote about Amy Schumer, again, and how she keeps tripping over problems with other women. And now, after a controversial interview/conversation included in last Friday’s Lenny Letter, the conversation is swinging back to Lena Dunham and her recurring issues with race. The interview, By Sarah • Sep 06, 2016 12:29 pm
