Dumbass F-cking Sorkin! “F-cking Sorkin!” is what Duana and I outburst at each other because Aaron Sorkin is impossible. I first wrote about “F-cking Sorkin!” two days after Donald Trump won the US election when Sorkin posted an open letter to his wife and daughter about how bitterly disappointed they were by the By Lainey • Mar 27, 2017 11:07 am
TV Updates Ava DuVernay, the great leader Ava DuVernay has been working on A Wrinkle In Time. The film’s budget is at least $100 million making her the first black woman to direct a movie of that size. She posted on Instagram the other day that principle photography is now complete and now they’re in By Lainey • Mar 23, 2017 11:14 am
Douchebags Nobody asked you Yeah but Justin Timberlake has to be part of it. And because he’s Justin Timberlake, this time he’s part of it when it’s conveniently too late. So here’s what JT tweeted the other day: That Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos tho........ 🔥🔥🔥— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) March 9, By Lainey • Mar 10, 2017 11:51 am
Top Reads Gwyneth at the “forefront” Charlie Hunnam covers the new issue of Men’s Health and Gwyneth Paltrow covers the new issue of Women’s Health. She looks great. Which is part of the reason why she’s been trying to give you advice on how to look and feel as great as she does. By Lainey • Mar 09, 2017 12:18 pm
Equality Issues Duana nominates: Emily Doe Emily Doe wrote, perhaps, the most important document we read in 2016: her victim impact statement. Emily was named Woman of the Year by Glamour and in November, I wrote about her essay in the magazine and why we must never forget her words and never stop finding ways to By Lainey • Mar 08, 2017 05:26 pm
Equality Issues Kathleen nominates: Beyoncé knew Kathleen is currently on holiday. This is what she was doing yesterday: Had an OK day. 📷 @jtghoward A post shared by Kathleen Newman-Bremang (@kathleennb) onMar 7, 2017 at 9:14pm PST Even though her wifi is sh-t though, and even though I have been leaving her alone, she just sent By Lainey • Mar 08, 2017 05:10 pm
Equality Issues Sarah nominates: Joanna on Natalie Portman Joanna is our resident Natalie Portman fan/defender/explainer. Sarah nominates her post from last August about Natalie Portman’s experience as a director and the “language that women use to disguise their assertiveness”. Last night, Natalie told Charlie Rose that before she started directing A Tale of Love and By Joanna • Mar 08, 2017 04:25 pm
Equality Issues Maria nominates: Duana’s Ghostbusters crew In August 2015, almost a year before the all-female Ghostbusters was released, Duana wrote about an Instagram photo posted by Melissa McCarthy of the crew - all the women with their job titles specifically noted. Today Maria is nominating this post to revisit, on International Women’s Day, as we By Duana • Mar 08, 2017 04:07 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Hayley nominates: Sasha’s Lost and Found In Hayley’s words: I want to nominate Sasha and her post about her new venture Lost and Found Apothecary. Sasha took one of the most difficult times in her life and morphed it into something beautiful which should inspire all of us women to never give up, to take By Sasha • Mar 08, 2017 04:03 pm
Equality Issues Joanna nominates: Duana on Allison Williams In Joanna’s words: I nominate Duana’s The No-Podcast Would-Be Episode of Show Your Work. I’ve been an avid listener of the podcast since it launched (remember “Working Class”?), but aside from the Dwayne Johnson-Anna Kendrick-shut down Jimmy Fallon mega episode from November, my favourite edition has to By Duana • Mar 08, 2017 03:35 pm
Equality Issues Sarah nominates: Maria on Margot Robbie’s Vanity Fair profile Margot Robbie covered Vanity Fair last summer. And the male writer liked her so much he… lamented the lack of nice, agreeable women in America…? Sarah nominates Maria’s post on the article, calling out the writer for his gross sh-t. Basically for turning a profile about her work into By Maria • Mar 08, 2017 01:28 pm
Equality Issues Emily nominates: Hayley on mental health Emily is our Site Manager. You may not hear from her often, but you see her work every single day in the lineup of our posts, in the photos that are chosen, and in the organisation of the site. None of us could write without her contribution. To celebrate International By Hayley • Mar 08, 2017 12:04 pm
Equality Issues Lainey nominates: Kathleen on Lemonade When Lemonade came out, Kathleen wrote about her reaction to Beyoncé’s masterpiece through the lens of her own black identity, sharing with us her heartbreak in becoming part of a black “stereotype”, the broken black family, beautifully illuminating why Lemonade was so personal for so many black women. It By Kathleen • Mar 08, 2017 11:41 am
Equality Issues Duana nominates: Sarah on Blake Lively Sarah wrote about “Cherokee Princess” Blake Lively back in January and today, on International Women’s Day, as we show our work and celebrate the work of our colleagues, Duana remembers this post for the way Sarah shared her own experience as an indigenous woman getting to know her own By Sarah • Mar 08, 2017 10:56 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 8, 2017 Dear Gossips, Today is International Women’s Day. And a “Day Without Women”. Many women around the world are striking, participating in marches, gathering together in support of gender equality, of each other. And wearing red to show solidarity. I am wearing red today. But, to be honest, I still, By Lainey • Mar 08, 2017 10:07 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 7, 2017 Dear Gossips, The two major celebrity interviews/profiles I read yesterday: David Letterman in New York Magazine and Chrissy Teigen in Glamour. Letterman is, as we all know, a legend. He was irreverent when he was on late night and now that he’s retired, he really has no f-cks By Lainey • Mar 07, 2017 09:22 am
