Movie Reviews and Previews Asian April I’m exaggerating here. It’s two magazine covers, that hardly qualifies as a month conquered. At the same time, it feels like a big deal to me. One day, maybe it won’t feel like anything at all because it won’t be unusual. For now, though, it’s By Lainey • Mar 22, 2019 11:42 am
TV Updates Intro for March 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Taika Waititi posted a Bob Marley quote today on Twitter: "The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness." The light in this space today belongs to Lilly Singh. She was By Lainey • Mar 15, 2019 09:07 am
Equality Issues Gone Gooping Lainey sent me this photo from the In Goop Health conference in New York this weekend and it made me think of Heidi Montag’s recent quote about diversity in The Hills cast. “We don’t all look the same. I mean, Audrina has darker hair. I feel like Mischa By Maria • Mar 12, 2019 10:11 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 12, 2019 Dear Gossips, Last week, did you hear about this?, some dude decided he’d figured out the formula for how many tampons a woman needs during her period. Amazing, right? After thousands of years of humanity, he comes along with his menstrual math and it turns out, the solution was By Lainey • Mar 12, 2019 09:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Captain Marvel lit up the box office Despite diaper babies crying all over the internet and doing their best to convince themselves that everyone else hates Captain Marvel as much as they do, Captain Marvel had a big debut weekend, racking up an estimated $153 million in its North American debut. It turns out, the only people By Sarah • Mar 11, 2019 10:22 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Meghan Markle’s feminist bump Ahead of her appearance today at The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust panel celebrating International Women’s Day to discuss obstacles to equality and opportunity, it was announced that Meghan Markle is now Vice President of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust working alongside Prince Harry who is the President. It is By Lainey • Mar 08, 2019 11:24 am
BFFs Captain Marvel’s International Women’s Weekend Today is International Women’s Day intentionally chosen to be the American opening day of Captain Marvel. Obviously they’re hoping for a big box office this weekend. Projections range anywhere from $80 million to $120 million. She was off to a good start last night with Deadline estimating a By Lainey • Mar 08, 2019 10:22 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 8, 2019 Dear Gossips, Two weeks ago this Sunday, Selma Blair showed up at the Vanity Fair Oscar party and took over the red carpet. I’ve been saving these pictures ever since, saving them for today, International Women’s Day. It was Selma’s first public appearance since revealing her MS By Lainey • Mar 08, 2019 08:41 am
Douchebags Emma Thompson quits over John Lasseter If you recall, John Lasseter, impresario of Pixar, left Pixar last year amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with female staff. He got an exceptionally kind and gentle send off from Disney, being given months to ease out the door, golden parachute dragging behind him. He was almost immediately snapped up By Sarah • Feb 27, 2019 10:15 am
Dumbass Can we just not with Ghostbusters again You guys, I am tired. It’s FEBRUARY and I am already exhausted. Here’s the latest sh-tf-ck ruining the mood. Last month we learned Jason Reitman is re-rebooting Ghostbusters in 2020. The announcement left a bad taste in my mouth in re: the 2016 reboot starring By Sarah • Feb 21, 2019 02:50 pm
Amazingness Beyoncé and Royal Meghan: Queen recognises Queen Well this broke the internet, didn’t it? It certainly broke my internet. Not to make it all about me but I think this might be the most retweeted and liked tweet I’ve ever posted. If it isn’t (I don’t know how to check those stats), it’ By Lainey • Feb 21, 2019 11:29 am
Music What Kacey and Janelle deserved Kacey Musgraves won Album of the Year. Lainey and I were gushing over Golden Hour all night. We both love the album. I was defending her performance of “Rainbow” to friends over text because while it did feel like it dragged during the broadcast, “Rainbow” is a gorgeous song with By Kathleen • Feb 11, 2019 11:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews New Gay Rom-com Starring Billy Eichner It’s rom-com season with Valentine’s Day just around the corner and I’m a sucker for both rom-coms and queer movies so a mushy, funny, gay, romantic comedy is right up my alley. As Kathleen would say, inject that sh-t directly into my veins. Billy By Prem • Feb 07, 2019 10:53 am
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
