Girls Lena Dunham covers Marie Claire UK Lena Dunham is on the cover of Marie Claire UK. I have zero expertise in magazine covers, like I don’t know what makes one sell or not, but this doesn’t appeal to me at all. It’s awkward, right? Still, I think it’s cool that she’s By Duana • Aug 29, 2013 05:01 pm
Music What is she supposed to do? Honestly, what is Miley Cyrus supposed to do? She has a compulsion right now to prove not just that she’s not a little girl, but that she is down with the dudes. She gets it. She gets the jokes, nothing can faze her. She is not going to be By Duana • Aug 26, 2013 09:20 am
Equality Issues Making Statements It’s all about timing, isn’t it? We accept that celebrities have a platform, and that they’re asked to use it at every opportunity. You’ve heard the expression "they can’t say yes to everything" but I actually think it’s worth mentioning how often By Duana • Aug 20, 2013 01:00 pm
Dumbass Gwyneth’s “significant problem areas” Thanks to Belinda, who forwarded me this article written by Tracy Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer and business partner. It’s a long piece, and I’m not sure what it’s about, because I skipped directly to the part where she talks about G. And, frankly, this is what By Lainey • Aug 14, 2013 03:27 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Don't call her Mrs Affleck Jennifer Garner covers the new ALLURE. You'll have to help me out with this one, please. Because there's a quote here that I have some questions about. On why she and Ben don't do a lot of carpets together, Garner said: "Sometimes it& By Lainey • Aug 13, 2013 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Fifty Shades Of My Obsession It was the obvious title of this post. What else could it be? Thank you for all your emails and tweets. And your concern. And your mockery. You know what I love? I love that you reached out to me on this news. This is vanity, yes. Let me own By Lainey • Jun 19, 2013 06:27 pm
Equality Issues Charlie’s up-chin is back in Toronto Chin down, Charlie! Chin down! Charlie Hunnam is back in Toronto for Pacific Rim reshoots. It’s the movie where Idris Elba “cancels the apocalypse”. It’s also the test to see if Charlie Hunnam can be a movie star. Did you read Mark Harris’s article in GQ last By Lainey • Mar 04, 2013 04:53 pm
Bad Style I’ve had enough of your love Here’s what I wrote on July 12, 2012 about the GOOP site redesign: “I have no strong feelings either way except to say it feels very Anthropologie which I’ve tried so hard to like over the years but have recently decided to stop forcing it; I’ll never By Lainey • Oct 01, 2012 04:16 pm
Equality Issues Why Mindy Kaling is important This is Mindy Kaling in LA pretending to be NY shooting her pilot. And great timing too after Vanity Fair’s ridiculous cover yesterday featuring women in television but only under the covers. Click here to revisit that post. It’s enough to make Lee Aronsohn hire another stripper to By Lainey • Apr 04, 2012 03:13 pm
Dumbass Vaginas should be in bed if they have to be on TV Vanity Fair released its new cover today: the ladies of television. How happy - and relieved - do you think they are that Sofia Vergara qualifies as a non-white (even though they made her skin colour as close to it as they possible could)? Good job for the acknowledgement that By Lainey • Apr 03, 2012 11:47 am