Top Reads Lana Condor: “I’m a boss-ass bitch” Yeah you are. Lana Condor is on the cover of the March 2019 issue of Cosmopolitan. I can’t remember the last time an Asian woman was on the cover of Cosmopolitan. At the same time, I know that over the course of the last six months or so, I’ By Lainey • Feb 06, 2019 02:48 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brie Larson embraces her inner Captain Marvel I had a lot of doubts about Brie Larson from the moment she was cast as Captain Marvel. Not doubts about her acting—she is a good actress. But she’s much younger than Carol Danvers is normally portrayed, and she didn’t seem like Carol, not the messy Carol By Sarah • Feb 06, 2019 10:51 am
Equality Issues Jussie Smollett: The reality of living as a gay person of colour Trigger warning: assault, lynching, gay bashing I feel blocked as I’m trying to write this article. There are so many emotions that well up as I try to share my feelings about the attack on Jussie Smollett yesterday. My heart is heavy. I’m incensed, depressed, upset, and frustrated By Prem • Jan 30, 2019 09:45 am
Equality Issues Sandra Oh Surprises at SAGs They say the mark of a good actor is that they’re able to continually surprise you. It’s not surprising that Sandra Oh won the SAG award last night, as she has swept every award this year, and I’m sure there are people who want to retroactively go By Duana • Jan 28, 2019 09:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Elizabeth Banks goes to work I don’t even have to ask Duana and I know that she’d agree with me when I say that I can’t wait to talk about Elizabeth Banks on Show Your Work – and Duana is nothing if not contrarian. But there’s nothing she could be contrary about By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 04:10 pm
Maple Leaf Crazy Rich Asians is The Favourite Lainey and I watched The Critic’s Choice Awards together over text. Sometimes she was ahead and sometimes I was, depending on bathroom breaks, dog walk breaks, etc. When Crazy Rich Asians won Best Comedy, Lainey texted me about a minute before I heard the reveal with an “Omgggggggg!!! Kathleenn! By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 09:53 am
Style “It just feels good being Regina King” Last year Regina King did an interview with Variety and she was asked what it means to her, in this stage of her career, her 30 year career, to be getting the parts she’s getting, the nominations, the awards, the hype, and the SHINE. I loved her response: “It’ By Lainey • Jan 04, 2019 11:39 am
Equality Issues Intro for December 20, 2018 Dear Gossips, Last week The New York Times reported that, earlier this year, CBS paid Eliza Dushku $9.5 million to settle harassment claims on the set of Bull. Michael Weatherly, the star of the show, had been harassing Eliza for months on set. When she reported his behaviour, she By Lainey • Dec 20, 2018 09:23 am
Equality Issues Idris Elba’s very simple answer Back in July, when he was promoting Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill told GQ Australia that he was worried about the #MeToo movement making it harder for him to flirt and that he had concerns about flirting and then being called a rapist. Seriously. As I said at the time, By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 11:24 am
Music Janet Jackson: Hall of Fame…finally It was announced yesterday that Janet Jackson will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Finally. And this is good news, of course. But it’s also an opportunity to talk about why it’s late news. Because Janet has been eligible for induction since By Lainey • Dec 14, 2018 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 11, 2018 Dear Gossips, In 2005, filmmaker Ameesha Joshi was at a World Press Photo Exhibit when she came across pictures of Indian girls boxing on the beach. Ameesha is a first-generation Canadian born to Indian parents and she understood immediately the social pressures the boxers would face, on top of all By Lainey • Dec 11, 2018 09:02 am
Award Season Campaigning Crazy Rich Golden Globes Crazy Rich Asians is going to the Golden Globes. It will not win any Golden Globes. But they’ll be at the party, at one of the most watched award shows, and the first major award show of the year, right after the New Year. This is visibility. And visibility By Lainey • Dec 06, 2018 10:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel’s Asian-American hero After years of not prioritizing any voice or story other than white dudes, Marvel is now full steam ahead on the diversity express. Thanks to the success of Black Panther—and due in no small part to Ike Perlmutter’s control being loosened on the movie studio—they have greenlit By Sarah • Dec 03, 2018 03:39 pm
TV Updates Lana Condor the optimist Lana Condor is an LG fave. We’ve been obsessed with her since August when her charm and capability exploded off the screen in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Today I realized that while we’ve been falling for Lana Condor, we still don’t know a By Kathleen • Nov 30, 2018 02:52 pm
TV Updates Awkwafina’s own show Awkwafina has had a big year, with Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians, an EP (In Fina We Trust), and hosting SNL, the iHeartRadio MMVAs, and the Hollywood Film Awards. And now, to cap it off, comes the announcement that Awkwafina will star in her own comedy series on Comedy By Sarah • Nov 29, 2018 03:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ask Nicole Anything I met up with one of my students last night, Erik. Erik is a cinephile, and he tries to see as many films as possible, as many times as possible. With Erik, as soon as you mention movies, you might get an hour-long monologue. Anyway, I was encouraging him to By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 02:35 pm
