TV Updates Smash, Scorned showrunners, and ‘Yes, And’ When I first read the Theresa Rebeck's essay about being fired from Smash that Entertainment Weekly ran, I was standing in a long lineup and immediately looked up, shocked that the line was still happening. Like, I somehow expected everyone else around me to have read it at By Duana • Apr 05, 2017 01:24 pm
TV Updates Kerry Washington’s art and activism I’m in a fight with Scandal because of what happened at the end of season 6, episode 7. I won’t tell you what happened because #nospoilers but let’s just say that Olivia Pope and Shonda Rhimes are usually my imaginary besties but lately, I’ve been yelling By Kathleen • Apr 04, 2017 02:57 pm
Music Kendrick's controversy & Kelly Rowland I’m so f-cking sick and tired of the Photoshop/ Show me somethin’ natural like afro on Richard Pryor/ Show me somethin’ natural like ass with some stretchmarks On Friday when I wrote about Kendrick Lamar’s Humble music video, I noted that these lyrics were going viral and gently By Kathleen • Apr 03, 2017 03:09 pm
TV Updates Feud and the Working Woman’s Trap Five episodes into Feud: Bette and Joan and we have covered the making of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, its release, and subsequent trip to the Oscars in 1963. We’re now at the point where Bette Davis and Joan Crawford should be swamped in offers, careers reignited thanks to By Sarah • Apr 03, 2017 11:04 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 30, 2017 Dear Gossips, Yesterday I posted about the new Sherry Lansing biography and the story about Angelina Jolie while she was shooting Tomb Raider. The Hollywood Reporter is featuring several stories about Sherry Lansing in its new issue, including an interview with the former studio boss in which she defends Mel By Lainey • Mar 30, 2017 09:40 am
Gossip Nostalgia Babysitting Angelina Sherry Lansing used to be the head of Paramount, the first woman to head a Hollywood film studio. She has stories. She obviously can’t tell all of the stories. Or maybe even the best ones. But she’s sharing some of them in a new book, Leading Lady: Sherry By Lainey • Mar 29, 2017 11:32 am
Dumbass F-cking Sorkin! “F-cking Sorkin!” is what Duana and I outburst at each other because Aaron Sorkin is impossible. I first wrote about “F-cking Sorkin!” two days after Donald Trump won the US election when Sorkin posted an open letter to his wife and daughter about how bitterly disappointed they were by the By Lainey • Mar 27, 2017 11:07 am
TV Updates Ava DuVernay, the great leader Ava DuVernay has been working on A Wrinkle In Time. The film’s budget is at least $100 million making her the first black woman to direct a movie of that size. She posted on Instagram the other day that principle photography is now complete and now they’re in By Lainey • Mar 23, 2017 11:14 am
Douchebags Nobody asked you Yeah but Justin Timberlake has to be part of it. And because he’s Justin Timberlake, this time he’s part of it when it’s conveniently too late. So here’s what JT tweeted the other day: That Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean/Migos tho........ 🔥🔥🔥— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) March 9, By Lainey • Mar 10, 2017 11:51 am
Top Reads Gwyneth at the “forefront” Charlie Hunnam covers the new issue of Men’s Health and Gwyneth Paltrow covers the new issue of Women’s Health. She looks great. Which is part of the reason why she’s been trying to give you advice on how to look and feel as great as she does. By Lainey • Mar 09, 2017 12:18 pm
Equality Issues Duana nominates: Emily Doe Emily Doe wrote, perhaps, the most important document we read in 2016: her victim impact statement. Emily was named Woman of the Year by Glamour and in November, I wrote about her essay in the magazine and why we must never forget her words and never stop finding ways to By Lainey • Mar 08, 2017 05:26 pm
Equality Issues Kathleen nominates: Beyoncé knew Kathleen is currently on holiday. This is what she was doing yesterday: Had an OK day. 📷 @jtghoward A post shared by Kathleen Newman-Bremang (@kathleennb) onMar 7, 2017 at 9:14pm PST Even though her wifi is sh-t though, and even though I have been leaving her alone, she just sent By Lainey • Mar 08, 2017 05:10 pm
Equality Issues Sarah nominates: Joanna on Natalie Portman Joanna is our resident Natalie Portman fan/defender/explainer. Sarah nominates her post from last August about Natalie Portman’s experience as a director and the “language that women use to disguise their assertiveness”. Last night, Natalie told Charlie Rose that before she started directing A Tale of Love and By Joanna • Mar 08, 2017 04:25 pm
Equality Issues Maria nominates: Duana’s Ghostbusters crew In August 2015, almost a year before the all-female Ghostbusters was released, Duana wrote about an Instagram photo posted by Melissa McCarthy of the crew - all the women with their job titles specifically noted. Today Maria is nominating this post to revisit, on International Women’s Day, as we By Duana • Mar 08, 2017 04:07 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Hayley nominates: Sasha’s Lost and Found In Hayley’s words: I want to nominate Sasha and her post about her new venture Lost and Found Apothecary. Sasha took one of the most difficult times in her life and morphed it into something beautiful which should inspire all of us women to never give up, to take By Sasha • Mar 08, 2017 04:03 pm
Equality Issues Joanna nominates: Duana on Allison Williams In Joanna’s words: I nominate Duana’s The No-Podcast Would-Be Episode of Show Your Work. I’ve been an avid listener of the podcast since it launched (remember “Working Class”?), but aside from the Dwayne Johnson-Anna Kendrick-shut down Jimmy Fallon mega episode from November, my favourite edition has to By Duana • Mar 08, 2017 03:35 pm
