Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel’s Asian-American hero After years of not prioritizing any voice or story other than white dudes, Marvel is now full steam ahead on the diversity express. Thanks to the success of Black Panther—and due in no small part to Ike Perlmutter’s control being loosened on the movie studio—they have greenlit By Sarah • Dec 03, 2018 03:39 pm
TV Updates Lana Condor the optimist Lana Condor is an LG fave. We’ve been obsessed with her since August when her charm and capability exploded off the screen in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Today I realized that while we’ve been falling for Lana Condor, we still don’t know a By Kathleen • Nov 30, 2018 02:52 pm
TV Updates Awkwafina’s own show Awkwafina has had a big year, with Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians, an EP (In Fina We Trust), and hosting SNL, the iHeartRadio MMVAs, and the Hollywood Film Awards. And now, to cap it off, comes the announcement that Awkwafina will star in her own comedy series on Comedy By Sarah • Nov 29, 2018 03:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ask Nicole Anything I met up with one of my students last night, Erik. Erik is a cinephile, and he tries to see as many films as possible, as many times as possible. With Erik, as soon as you mention movies, you might get an hour-long monologue. Anyway, I was encouraging him to By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 02:35 pm
Equality Issues Intro for November 20, 2018 Dear Gossips, After Time’s Up was launched earlier this, we started hearing about membership and committee meetings, how women in Hollywood were getting together to exchange information, to share with each other best practices, helping each other through negotiations. Because as we’ve all slowly started to realize, when By Lainey • Nov 20, 2018 09:05 am
Award Season Campaigning Constance, Michelle, and co: Team Crazy Rich Asians at the Governors Awards There aren’t usually this many Asians at Oscar events. Because there aren’t usually all-Asian casts in Hollywood. Crazy Rich Asians came out in August. It’s one of the most successful movies of the year. It does actually have an outside shot at a couple of nominations, including By Lainey • Nov 19, 2018 03:35 pm
Music Shawn Mendes and Khalid’s “Youth” There’s a good chance you come to this site for snark. By now, you know us. You get us. We live for gossip and pop culture analysis, mostly with a side of snark. This post will be severely lacking in that department because after watching the music video for By Kathleen • Nov 06, 2018 11:57 am
Quiveration Idris Elba is PEOPLE’s 2018 Sexiest Man Alive Idris Elba has been a legitimate Sexiest Man Alive contender for years. In fact, last year he was my runner-up prediction. There are very few “arguments against” Idris Elba. The biggest and most consistent “argument against” Idris Elba is that he’s not American, as the majority of PEOPLE’s By Lainey • Nov 06, 2018 10:40 am
Music Janet too If it feels like the only stories we’re hearing about the #MeToo movement recently are about people offensively maligning it or about another “disgraced” man heading back to work, know that its founder, Tarana Burke, is still putting in her work. There are still women who are sharing their By Kathleen • Nov 05, 2018 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Sometimes Back when she was campaigning for her Black Swan Oscar, I dubbed Natalie Portman “Natalie Never” because I couldn’t handle her cloying campaign persona. Over the years, though, I’ve mellowed toward Portman, and in the last year I’ve actually kind of liked her. It’s mostly thanks By Sarah • Oct 31, 2018 11:29 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Harry & Meghan Days 12, 13, 14: Feminism, photography, and another walk on the beach Two more days to go. As you know, by all accounts, the Sussexes’ first overseas tour has been a smash hit. Exactly two weeks ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in Australia and announced that they’re expecting their first child. From there it’s been an ambitious schedule By Lainey • Oct 29, 2018 11:09 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 29, 2018 Dear Gossips, How do you feel about Halloween? In my experience, you’re either not into Halloween or you are super into Halloween. And in the subgroup of those who are into Halloween, you’re either silly, scary, or sexy where costumes are concerned. If I HAVE to get into By Lainey • Oct 29, 2018 08:31 am
Top Reads Natalie Portman: “gossip well” Natalie Portman was honoured at Variety’s Power of Women event last Friday alongside Tiffany Haddish, Emma Gonzalez, Regina King, and Lena Waithe. She said something during her remarks that I really appreciate and Natalie Portman hasn’t, in the past, exactly been an all-star on this site. That said, By Lainey • Oct 17, 2018 11:53 am
Business of Hollywood Shonda brags Shonda Rhimes is great at bragging. Shonda brags like she writes: confidently, bravely and exceptionally well. When Shonda brags, I cheer. I love when she declares that her “pen has power” and proudly accepts her role as the woman who owns Thursday nights. She’s a black woman who became By Kathleen • Oct 16, 2018 04:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Women of Wakanda are back I think about the Black Panther press tour a lot. Mostly, I think about how much I miss it and how much joy it brought into my life. Well, awards season is coming, and the Black Panther press tour is getting a second leg. Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, and Lupita By Kathleen • Oct 11, 2018 11:27 am
Music Intro for October 11, 2018 Dear Gossips, BTS performed in London at the O2 for the first time on Tuesday, the first of two sold out shows. Two hours before it started, it was announced that Jungkook (my fave) was injured after sound-check and would not be able to participate in choreography but that he By Lainey • Oct 11, 2018 08:37 am
