Top Reads Gabrielle, Uzo, Keke, and Marsai: Their Hair Story It’s no surprise that Gabrielle Union has voiced her support of the NBA players and other athletes’ striking – she’s never not used her voice, even when it’s been a risk, especially when it’s been a risk. Black women are almost always the ones taking on the By Lainey • Aug 27, 2020 10:36 am
Sports Intro for August 27, 2020 Dear Gossips, It was an “unprecedented day in sports history”. The Milwaukee Bucks stayed in the dressing room last night, ultimately deciding to not play in last night’s NBA playoff game against Orlando to protest police officer Rusten Sheskey shooting and subsequently paralysing Jacob Blake. They were supported by By Lainey • Aug 27, 2020 08:52 am
Top Reads Beyoncé: A New Fall Drop? Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been in the Hamptons the last little while. They were photographed with all three kids on a boat with Twitter’s Jack Dorsey the other day – Page Six has the exclusive photos. Sir and Rumi are three years old now. And Blue who is eight By Lainey • Aug 26, 2020 12:06 pm
Music BTS’s subversive “Dynamite” BTS’s new English song, “Dynamite”, broke all kinds of records this weekend. It’s the biggest music video premiere in YouTube history. And it now holds the YouTube record for most views in 24 hours – 101 MILLION. Not surprisingly, “Dynamite” received the most first day western radio plays of By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 12:37 pm
TV Updates ‘Writer’s Mutiny’ but CBS Showrunner Still Has A Job Another week, another headline – but this time, something’s missing. Spot the differences: In June, I wrote this piece about writer Craig Gore, who had been a writer on S.W.A.T and Chicago P.D. and was fired (and dropped from his agency) from an upcoming Law & By Duana • Aug 21, 2020 04:12 pm
Award Season Campaigning Issa Rae, Emmys, and Hollywood Domination Issa Rae may be the busiest woman in Hollywood, but she continues to take on projects that will open the doors for others. Her latest (gorgeous) magazine cover story has The Hollywood Reporter proclaiming she’s embracing her role as a trailblazer but Insecure, which she created and in which By Cody • Aug 20, 2020 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 19, 2020 Dear Gossips, Deadline reported yesterday that Daniel Dae-Kim and Randall Park will co-star and co-produce a heist film featuring an Asian-American cast and that the project has been acquired by Amazon after a bidding war. Obviously I love everything about this, including how Young Il Kim, By Lainey • Aug 19, 2020 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 19, 2020 Dear Gossips, Deadline reported yesterday that Daniel Dae-Kim and Randall Park will co-star and co-produce a heist film featuring an Asian-American cast and that the project has been acquired by Amazon after a bidding war. Obviously I love everything about this, including how Young Il Kim, By Lainey • Aug 19, 2020 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 19, 2020 Dear Gossips, Deadline reported yesterday that Daniel Dae-Kim and Randall Park will co-star and co-produce a heist film featuring an Asian-American cast and that the project has been acquired by Amazon after a bidding war. Obviously I love everything about this, including how Young Il Kim, By Lainey • Aug 19, 2020 09:44 am
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music Dolly Parton knows Black Lives Matter At 74 years old, Dolly Parton is still be one of the most progressive voices in country music. Covering Billboard’s Country Power Players issue, the music icon sits down (via Skype) for a brilliant profile about her media empire and legacy, and at one point the conversation turns to By Cody • Aug 14, 2020 12:23 pm
TV Updates Keke Palmer: Recreating The View for Millennials? Yesterday Keke Palmer put out a call on Twitter that was quickly met with thousands of responses: “If I were to create a millennial “The View”, who would you want to be my co-hosts?” Now, I don’t want to brag (I kind of do) but I may have By Cody • Aug 11, 2020 02:28 pm
Music Intro for August 10, 2020 Dear Gossips, How many times did you listen to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” this weekend or watch the video? It’s been celebrated, it’s been memed, it’s got Christina Aguilera feeling like this: #WAP got me feelin some type of way 💦 pic.twitter.com/ By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 09:19 am
Equality Issues Ryan Reynolds: bringing people on Lainey has already written about Ryan Reynolds this week, and the preamble in that piece is the same as this one – Ryan Reynolds is great at being Ryan Reynolds, and in committing to his self-imposed agenda of trying to do what he can to balance systemic inequalities, to acknowledge By Duana • Aug 07, 2020 02:25 pm
