Dumbass Mae Whitman denied a role that was already hers Have you heard about this one? So Mae Whitman played the President’s Daughter in Independence Day. In 1996. She was 8. Now they’re making Independence Day 2 to come out next year, a full 20 years later. All bets should be off, cast-wise, 20 years later. Who knows By Duana • Apr 30, 2015 03:10 pm
Dumbass Meredith tries but Stacey Dash is dumb Generally speaking, I think people should play within their weight class. What I mean by that is I have very little patience for people who are smart, and know they’re smart, giving condescending lectures to people who they know don’t understand the same things they do, just so By Duana • Apr 30, 2015 01:11 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Jessica Alba is the Bossiest Bossy Boss in the World If you follow a lot of mocktresses on Instagram (like I do), you’ll see the hashtag #girlboss tossed around a lot, along with homages to Sophia Amoruso’s book of the same name. And of course there was the Ban Bossy PSA from 2014 with people like Jennifer Garner By Maria • Apr 29, 2015 02:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel’s Woman Problem There’s a piece up today at The Daily Beast about Black Widow and the “problem” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that she—a strong, capable character in her own right—keeps being used in service of the male heroes. I don’t disagree that there is a problem in By Sarah • Apr 28, 2015 12:43 pm
Douchebags The Avengers are TOO PEPPY We’ve said it before—the Avengers are the coolest club in Hollywood. When you put that group together, they’re a marketing flak’s wet dream. They sell themselves, they sell the movie, they sell the ongoing pop cultural domination of Marvel simply by showing up. And they’ve By Sarah • Apr 23, 2015 02:51 pm
TV Updates Shonda says “Normal is not innovative” As you know, we have a lot of love for Shonda Rhimes here. Normally it’s Duana who gets to hog on loving Shonda. But she’s busy today. So I’m stealing this one from her and it’s big. Last night Shonda was named to the National Association By Lainey • Apr 14, 2015 11:11 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 24, 2015 Dear Gossips, Angelina Jolie. She put it in her own words in the New York Times. If you’ve not yet read the piece, click here. This is the part that resonated most with me: “Regardless of the hormone replacements I’m taking, I am now in menopause. I will By Lainey • Mar 24, 2015 09:30 am
Dumbass Shailene Woodley is a trailblazer…? The MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Amy Schumer, are coming up. MTV has just announced that the Trailblazer Award will be presented to Shailene Woodley. So… They just invented this award in 2012: “The MTV Trailblazer Award recipient spearheads the way for others that work in the movie industry. The By Lainey • Mar 23, 2015 11:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Schumer’s SXSW breakout Last month we saw the first trailer for Trainwreck, which is written by and stars comedian Amy Schumer, who also makes the super funny Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central. The trailer is promising and according to the excitement pouring out of SXSW, where Trainwreck premiered, the movie delivers. The By Sarah • Mar 17, 2015 12:52 pm
Equality Issues Emma Watson Shouting Brilliance In The Wind One of my favourite Twitter feeds is “Probably A Feminist”, devoted to retweeting people who say things like “I’m not a feminist but women should get equal pay for equal work.” Or “I’m not a feminist but I believe in all the generally agreed-upon goals of feminism.” No, By Duana • Mar 11, 2015 10:08 am
Gorgessity Robin Wright on her “arrival” Do you watch House Of Cards? I’ve not started the new season yet – don’t spoil! I’ve also not started Kimmy Schmidt. There’s so much goddamn TV! So much GREAT goddamn TV! You know how people loved to watch Sue Sylvester on Glee for about 9 episodes By Lainey • Mar 10, 2015 12:14 pm
BFFs G’s International Women’s Day Gwyneth Paltrow posted this photo on Instagram to celebrate International Women’s Day. Shouldn't everyday be all of us equally day? I guess we're #notthere #internationalwomensday @iwd2015 @clintonfoundation A video posted by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) onMar 8, 2015 at 8:09pm PDT Oh come on. Don’ By Lainey • Mar 09, 2015 04:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Professor Clooney’s New York weekend Amal and George Clooney were out for dinner in New York this weekend. As you know, they’re in town because he’s shooting a movie there with Jodie Foster. Or you could say they’re in town because she’s now a visiting lecturer at Columbia’s Human Rights By Lainey • Mar 09, 2015 12:55 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession What we learn from Blake & Cindy Did I mention I got another job? I’m still blogging here, of course. And working as a reporter for etalk and one of the hosts of The Social. Now though I’m also a monthly columnist for FLARE Magazine. My first column is featured in the new issue and By Lainey • Feb 13, 2015 10:08 am
Faux Gossip Angelina Jolie Pitt smiles in London As posted yesterday (click here for a refresher), it’s Angelina Jolie Pitt now, official. Here are some shots of her in London on Tuesday arriving at a meeting with William Hague, all business following the announcement of the launch of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the By Lainey • Feb 11, 2015 11:22 am
Hook Ups Taylor Swift: Hozier & Style There’s a new male artist that everyone’s talking about. Surprise. He’s now been linked to Taylor Swift. Taylor and Hozier were both at Sam Smith’s Grammys after-party on Sunday night. According to E! News, they were hanging out a lot. And flirty. And laughing. And maybe By Lainey • Feb 10, 2015 04:01 pm
