Music RM: The Modern Cultural Diplomat The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit begins tomorrow in South Korea. The forum represents “40 per cent of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade”. Ahead of the formal start of the summit is the APEC CEO Summit, a gathering of global business leaders. By Lainey • Oct 30, 2025 01:50 pm
Equality Issues Racism and Reality TV Villains Love Island’s Olandria Carthen is speaking out in response to a clip featuring another Love Island alum, Huda Mustafa, and her partner Louis Russell, laughing in response to someone hurling the n-word at her during a livestream. In a response that many social media users agree was inappropriate, By Stephanie • Oct 30, 2025 11:39 am
TV Updates Keke Palmer’s KeyTV misfire Keke Palmer and her digital network, KeyTV, are at the centre of what has become an increasingly heated discourse online after the release of a show called Southern Fried Rice. The show, which Keke described as a ‘coming-of-age dramedy’, follows protagonist Koko Johnson, a Korean-American woman who By Stephanie • Oct 27, 2025 11:28 am
Books Gucci Mane’s “radical accountability” Gucci Mane recently released his 17th studio album and is gearing up for a tour starting in November. If that wasn’t enough to keep him busy, he also just published his third book, Episodes: The Diary of a Recovering Mad Man. Naturally, he and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, By Stephanie • Oct 22, 2025 12:50 pm
Equality Issues Tyler, the Creator's problematic digital past When Tyler, The Creator paid homage to R&B singer D’Angelo after his recent passing, he probably didn’t do it to result in controversy. pic.twitter.com/PXzwxp7DbN — T (@tylerthecreator) October 14, 2025 In a series of subsequent tweets, he shared links to D’Angelo’s music, By Stephanie • Oct 20, 2025 12:45 pm
Equality Issues Julia Fox’s intersectional fail Julia Fox is catching heat over a display of what internet users are calling ‘white feminism’. This came after a clip of an interview she did recently with the co-stars of her latest film, Him, gained traction online. Julia, her on-screen husband Marlon Wayans, and their co-star By Stephanie • Oct 15, 2025 12:20 pm
Gorgessity Greta Lee: Famous and Unfamous Greta Lee is one of three women with their own American Vogue covers this month for Anna Wintour’s Vogue World issue. As I mentioned in the Nicole Kidman post earlier today, Vogue World is a huge priority for Anna, she’s trying to make it as influential as the By Lainey • Oct 08, 2025 02:39 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Ayesha Curry's delayed reaction Over the weekend, Ayesha Curry’s August appearance on Call Her Daddy seems to have picked up steam. Despite the fact that it’s been over a month since she sat down with Alex Cooper to talk about her marriage to NBA superstar Steph Curry, motherhood and how different her By Stephanie • Oct 06, 2025 02:05 pm
Sports The Bad Bunny Super Bowl In December 2024, near the end of the 2024 NFL regular season, NPR published a piece by Alan Chazaro with the title: “Latinos are the fastest-growing fanbase in the NFL. What's the league's playbook?” The article is an excellent report on the NFL’s gradual By Lainey • Sep 29, 2025 10:22 am
Drama Intersectional beauty queen drama A clip that went viral on TikTok this week has stirred up quite the conversation online. The video shows a bunch of beauty queens celebrating the outcome of the Miss International Queen pageant, a beauty competition exclusively for trans women. @real_missosology Drama in Miss International Queen 2025 - contestants cheered By Stephanie • Sep 25, 2025 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Sheen’s way back Aka Charlie Sheen, the two-part documentary about the life and times of Charlie Sheen, made its debut on Netflix earlier this month. Despite knowing how wild Charlie’s reputation has been throughout his career, some of the stories and anecdotes he shared still came as a shock as he By Stephanie • Sep 23, 2025 01:56 pm
Equality Issues Saweetie and the politics of beauty Saweetie’s recent remarks about the downside of being pretty - or “pretty punishment” as she calls it - have caused quite the debate online. A few days ago, she was on a podcast and spoke candidly about the negative aspects of being attractive, and though people agree there are cons to By Stephanie • Sep 17, 2025 11:59 am
Equality Issues Racism continues to plague reality TV The current season of Real Housewives of Orange County took a dark turn in recent episodes after the show’s only non-white cast member became the target of one of the most obvious pile-ons we’ve seen in Bravo history. And if you’ve got even the slightest By Stephanie • Sep 09, 2025 12:56 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Mimi Time: Teens and Dolls Mariah Carey performed at Brighton Pride this weekend and she’s still in England, seen today heading to a promotional engagement in London. Mimi has always been a 2SLGBTQ+ ally and she put that support on her body this weekend, wearing a custom “Protect The Dolls” jacket and promising that By Lainey • Aug 06, 2025 01:14 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Victoria Monet on being a pregnant professional R&B singer and Grammy winner Victoria Monet recently appeared on Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson’s podcast, IMO. During the trio’s conversation, she spoke candidly about the response she got from her team when she informed them she was pregnant. She started off by describing By Stephanie • Jul 25, 2025 12:51 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for July 23, 2025 Dear Gossips, I was at BLACKPINK’s first show in Toronto last night – the weather was perfect, after a couple of weeks of extreme heat; getting in and out of the venue was smooth, after a controversial start last month when the new stadium opened; I saw my friends, I By Lainey • Jul 23, 2025 09:32 am
