Baby and Bump Obsession Twitter comes for Future over Rolex Last week, baby Future celebrated his 5th birthday and was gifted a Rolex from his father, Atlanta rapper Future. Due to baby Future having three high profile parents (Ciara, Future, and stepfather NFL superstar Russell Wilson), imaginary parents, caregivers, and childhood psychology Twitter went in on Future. All of us By Melayna • May 29, 2019 11:09 am
Douchebags Miley raps about Nicki Nicki Minaj is in the news. Usually this makes me happy but Miley Cyrus has decided to speak on her to roll out three singles. On one called "Cattitude," Miley raps “I love you Nicki, but I listen to Cardi.” As fans, we can joke about the Nicki By Melayna • May 28, 2019 03:45 pm
Douchebags Natalie Never Dated Moby (Lainey: this piece was written by guest contributor Jessica Goldstein. Jessica is currently the Culture Editor for ThinkProgress and she’s written for Vulture and The Washington Post. That’s how I met Jessica – she wrote a profile on me and LaineyGossip.com for WaPo last year and I’m By Lainey • May 23, 2019 11:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ali, Randall, and Keanu! Keanu Reeves is currently king of the box office as John Wick 3 took down Avengers: Endgame last weekend with a $57 million opening take supported by strong reviews – Sarah loved it and called it the best of the franchise so far. Which is an achievement. How often is the By Lainey • May 23, 2019 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 23, 2019 Dear Gossips, Cannes 2019 isn’t over yet but the festival’s biggest story is and will likely continue to be Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood. So the Cannes love affair with QT continues. They adore him there and, apparently, since the reviews have been outstanding By Lainey • May 23, 2019 08:48 am
Dumbass Gucci F-cked Up…Again Let’s revisit the Gucci Ready-to-Wear collection from Fall 2018. Back in February of last year, Gucci presented their Fall 2018 collection from Alessandro Michele. The Fall 2018 collection was famous for some of its models who carried disembodied copies of their heads on the runway and were the inspiration By Prem • May 17, 2019 10:48 am
Music Lizzo’s Authentic Brand and her Cover in Essence Magazine Just under a month ago, I had the undeniable pleasure of seeing Lizzo live at Coachella. Yes, it was the performance where she stopped the music and whipped out her flute to back her own track after the audio cut out FOR THE SECOND TIME. Watching Lizzo perform is a By Prem • May 16, 2019 09:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 16, 2019 Dear Gossips, I saw a film last weekend that I can’t stop thinking or talking about, even though it made me uncomfortable, especially since it made me uncomfortable – and on so many levels. The Grizzlies, based on a true story, is about the determination and resilience of a group By Lainey • May 16, 2019 08:59 am
Equality Issues “You Know Me”: Busy Philipps Speaks Out This is the opening of Tuesday night’s episode of Busy Tonight. The relevant part begins at the 39 second mark: The clip stands on its own, obviously. You don’t need me to explain why it’s so powerful, especially because it’s not new news – Busy wrote about By Duana • May 10, 2019 04:23 pm
Style Rihanna breaks history We’ve been expecting this for months now but the confirmation came today – Rihanna is her own fashion house now. Her Instagram post said it best: View this post on Instagram A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on May 10, 2019 at 6:22am PDT Let’s take a closer By Lainey • May 10, 2019 12:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Richard Madden gets a better deal than Bond Even though we are years away from needing a new James Bond, Richard Madden is currently the favorite heir presumptive, thanks to his compelling turn in Bodyguard. But yesterday The Wrap reported that Madden is in talks for The Eternals, the Marvel movie that will star Angelina Jolie. I realize By Sarah • May 09, 2019 11:59 am
Music Lizzo at the Met Gala: Most Authentic (Lainey: this post was written by our newest contributor, Melayna Williams. Melayna has written for Maclean’s and Vice and is the co-host of the Black Tea podcast. We are so happy to welcome Melayna to the team. We are still setting up her profile on the site but you By Melayna • May 09, 2019 10:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Hemsworth continues doing the work Over the last few years, Chris Hemsworth finally found his groove as a comedic actor, but also as a leading man who is happy—even enthusiastic—about working with women. Most of his movies from the last few years have Hemsworth either playing second fiddle to women (Ghostbusters), or co-starring By Sarah • May 08, 2019 12:07 pm
Equality Issues The Queer History of Camp After months of waiting, the Met Gala is finally here, and I am dying to see this year’s outfits. The theme is based on Susan Sontag’s seminal 1964 essay, “Notes on Camp”, in which she tries to explain and describe the sensibility known as Camp. Trying to define By Prem • May 06, 2019 10:11 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 3, 2019 Dear Gossips, This is my favourite photo of the week: it’s Lucy Liu with her ma, Cecilia. It was taken on Wednesday, a big day. Because that was the day Lucy became just the second Asian-American woman to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During her By Lainey • May 03, 2019 10:02 am
Equality Issues Brie Larson’s Body Language There’s an absolutely ridiculous video on YouTube that was released last Friday making rounds on Twitter. The creator, an alleged ““““““““expert”””””””” in body language, analyzes a press interview with Brie Larson, Don Cheadle, and Chris Hemsworth. The video makes you both laugh at the sheer absurdity of some of By Prem • May 02, 2019 03:21 pm
