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
TV Updates Bill Hader is asked the Gillis Question I have to be honest, I am baffled that we are discussing Shane Gillis’s firing from SNL as if it is some kind of moral or free speech issue. 1) Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences, no one is arresting Gillis for what he said but By Sarah • Sep 25, 2019 03:09 pm
Books Jonathan Van Ness’s Memoir and the Power of Vulnerability Every time I go to a party (so like once a year), my ice breaker is usually, “which one of the Fab Five is your favourite?” It’s like a personality quiz for your friends. If you don’t watch Queer Eye, I leave immediately. If your favourite is Antoni, By Prem • Sep 24, 2019 11:10 am
Equality Issues #NotWorthLess In the wake of Adele Lim’s decision to value herself more and walk away from unequal pay on the Crazy Rich Asians sequels, a hashtag sprang up on Twitter as other women in Hollywood shared similar stories of being underpaid and undervalued. The hashtag “#NotWorthLess” is full of stories By Sarah • Sep 19, 2019 01:19 pm
Equality Issues Adele Lim Won’t Be ‘Soy Sauce’ in Crazy Rich Asians Sequels Writer Adele Lim has left the Crazy Rich Asians sequels, after being offered a fraction of co-writer Peter Chiarelli’s salary. What’s crazy is that if you dissect this story – a THR exclusive by writer Rebecca Sun - every single part of it makes theoretical sense within Hollywood business By Duana • Sep 05, 2019 04:36 pm
Douchebags Lil Nas X Holds His Own Against Kevin Hart Tuesday’s episode of The Shop is in the headlines because of a conversation involving Lil Nas X and Kevin Hart. Check out the clip: I love @LilNasX so much pic.twitter.com/8EVbE7QHPf— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 4, 2019 SIGH. A little context here. At the end of June By Prem • Sep 05, 2019 10:59 am
TV Updates Are You the One? – The First Actually Queer Dating Show I know I’m really late to this party, but if you haven’t been watching this season of Are You the One?, you are seriously missing out on the best reality TV right now. It’s been a hot minute since both Love Island UK and Love Island USA By Prem • Aug 19, 2019 03:32 pm
Top Reads Angelina Jolie: a “wicked woman” The September issue is considered the most important issue of the year for most fashion and lifestyle magazines. So everyone works on the biggest “get” for their September issues. Meghan Markle guest-edited British Vogue on their September issue. Kristen Stewart covers Vanity Fair for September 2019. American Vogue has yet By Lainey • Aug 06, 2019 12:13 pm
Equality Issues A$AP Rocky returns home Rapper A$AP Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) and two members of his crew were held in a Swedish prison for almost a month stemming from a June 30th street fight in Stockholm that was documented (at least partially) on video. On its face, it seems like Rocky was attempting By Melayna • Aug 06, 2019 10:05 am
Royals Prince Harry and “unconscious bias” Meghan Markle’s guest-edited issue of Vogue features an interview between Prince Harry and Dr Jane Goodall that’s generating a lot of reaction over in England, in particular Harry’s comments about “unconscious bias”. To put it in context, Harry first asks Dr Goodall about focusing on children and By Lainey • Jul 31, 2019 11:39 am
Douchebags Antoine Fuqua is the one who’s married Last week, we saw a messy cheating scandal unfold. Paparazzi caught Nicole Murphy kissing director Antoine Fuqua, husband to actress Lela Rochon, in Italy. We are thirsty in these Black gossip and Twitter streets so we immediately judged the kiss as romantic, and just as quickly as Nicole put out By Melayna • Jul 30, 2019 03:33 pm
Royals Meghan Markle gets the Michelle Obama treatment British Vogue confirmed yesterday that Meghan Markle is the first ever to guest-edit the magazine’s September issue. They released the cover featuring the 15 women who are “Forces for Change” and Royal Meghan’s interview with Michelle Obama. One of the women featured on the Vogue cover is Sinéad By Lainey • Jul 30, 2019 10:43 am
