Award Season Campaigning Intro for January 8, 2020 Dear Gossips, Leading up to Christmas, the predominant headline about Little Women was that they were having a hard time getting men to come to the screenings which may have been why the film was largely ignored by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild. So the box office By Lainey • Jan 08, 2020 09:37 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Best Of The Globes: Michelle Williams’ Acceptance Speech Michelle Williams ruined my plans. I listened to a great podcast with Busy Philipps the other day, and knowing she’s always Michelle Williams’ date to awards shows, I really wanted to write about some of the ways Busy described her on the podcast (which were also in her book, By Duana • Jan 06, 2020 01:07 pm
Music Taylor Swift: the “Artist of the Decade” is 30 Today is Taylor Swift’s 30th birthday. I can’t believe it’s gone by so fast. I feel like it was just two years ago when all that sh-t went down between her and Kanye West at the MTV VMAs. We’ll come back to Taylor’s big milestone By Lainey • Dec 13, 2019 11:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Carey Mulligan is a Promising (Raging) Young Woman Holy sh-t is what I first said yesterday went I watched this trailer. I’ve watched it several more times since, especially as this site was being cyber attacked, and it’s been almost…cathartic. I don’t think there’s any doubt about what Promising Young Woman is trying By Lainey • Dec 12, 2019 01:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Saoirse stands for Greta The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday. As you may have heard, there were some snubs. I know I mentioned this yesterday but When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s series about the Exonerated Five, nominated for 16 Emmys, watched by 22 million accounts on Netflix, was completely shut out. By Lainey • Dec 10, 2019 11:41 am
Dumbass Scarlett Johansson “can’t lie” Vanity Fair released its Oscar issue yesterday featuring Scarlett Johansson on the cover and an interview with Scarjo that dives into her work on two Oscar contenders, Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story, as well as details about the upcoming Black Widow solo movie, her recent divorce, and the difficulties of By Prem • Nov 27, 2019 09:44 am
TV Updates Intro for November 27, 2019 Dear Gossips, It was confirmed last week that Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough would not be returning to America’s Got Talent after one season of judging. The show renewed the male judges, Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, and Howie Mandel, but the two women were cut. Last night Variety reported By Lainey • Nov 27, 2019 09:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brenda Song and Crazy Rich Asians Brenda Song is currently promoting the Hulu series Dollface and gave an interview to Teen Vogue about her career – she’s 31 years old and has been in the business almost her entire life. Most people know her, of course, as London Tipton on The Suite Life of Zack & By Lainey • Nov 21, 2019 12:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Angels keep rolling As you probably heard, Charlie’s Angels bombed last weekend. Like seriously tanked. Franchise-killer flopped. Even with a sub-$100 million budget, an $8 million opening weekend is bad news. But, the movie is still rolling out overseas, including a premiere in London yesterday. I am always curious about press By Sarah • Nov 21, 2019 12:30 pm
Award Season Campaigning Awkwafina in Fourth and Fifth Lulu Wang’s The Farewell premiered at Sundance to outstanding reviews and already, back then, people were talking Oscar potential. The film was released in July and remains one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the year with strong specialty box office performance to back it up. And through By Lainey • Nov 19, 2019 04:16 pm
Music Intro for November 14, 2019 Dear Gossips, Jennifer Nettles made a statement last night with her outfit on the red carpet at the CMA Awards. “Equal Play” “Play Our F-cking Records” “Please & Thank You” This is about country radio and the long ongoing conversation about the fact that it’s dominated by men because By Lainey • Nov 14, 2019 08:47 am
Quiveration Michael B Jordan: Baking and Campaigning Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Bryan Stevenson cover the new issue of Variety to promote the upcoming film Just Mercy based on Bryan’s work with the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit based in Alabama that “challenges poverty and racial injustice, advocates for equal treatment in the criminal justice By Lainey • Oct 23, 2019 11:25 am
Dumbass Miley Messes Up Yesterday, Miley Cyrus made headlines after hosting an Instagram Live with her new boyfriend/roommate(?), Cody Simpson. Lainey wrote last week that the pair are unafraid of showing their lust, and this Livestream was no different. There were pet names, heart eye filters, and an endless stream of compliments. What By Prem • Oct 22, 2019 11:25 am
Royals Meghan of House Sussex on International Day of the Girl Today is International Day of the Girl. The United Nations 2019 theme for International Day of the Girl is GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable. Today, girls’ movements are stopping child marriage, promoting girls’ education, standing up against gender-based violence, demanding action on climate change, tackling issues of self-esteem, and standing up By Lainey • Oct 11, 2019 10:25 am
Top Reads Mindy Kaling Teaches Bullsh-t Detection Yes, I intentionally styled that title to look like a new offering from MasterClass. I would take this class. We all should. Yesterday, while everyone was focused on a certain other celebrity profile, Elle dropped their cover story with Mindy Kaling. It focuses, like many of her interviews tend to By Duana • Oct 10, 2019 04:22 pm
Dumbass Todd Phillips thinks we’re too woke By far the most insufferable part of the Joker press tour has been its director, Todd Phillips, who will not stop blaming “wokeness” for the current state of comedy. His latest comments are included in Joaquin Phoenix’s Vanity Fair profile, and they’re as insightful and thoughtful as you’ By Sarah • Oct 02, 2019 12:33 pm
