BFFs Taylor Swift’s new stage presence Taylor Swift performed Out Of The Woods on Kimmel last night. They shut down the block for her. I told you last week that I love the song – click here for a refresher – and that I can’t stop listening to it. Seeing her performing it is an entirely different By Lainey • Oct 24, 2014 11:20 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Jennifer Garner: bangs and balance Jennifer Garner spoke last night at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards. Just Jared has posted video of it – click here to see. Interestingly enough there have been tabloid rumours about Ben Affleck and Emily Ratajkowski from Gone Girl hooking up, presumably because he’s him and she’s hot By Lainey • Oct 21, 2014 01:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence covers Vanity Fair Sh-t I just realised. It’s mid-October already. Which means Mockingjay Part 1 comes out in just over a month. So we should be getting a lot of Jennifer Lawrence on press tour, starting with the cover of Vanity Fair. It’s the first time she’s been interviewed extensively By Lainey • Oct 07, 2014 10:54 am
Amazingness Amy IS amazing Beware spoilers… Rosamund Pike delivers. Amy Dunne is the best part of Gone Girl. But… Amy is F-CKED. She is a psychopath. A sociopath. She is sick, she is twisted, she is evil. Is she? And if she is… so what? We glorify anti-heroes all the time. Michael Corleone is By Lainey • Oct 06, 2014 01:18 pm
Style Chanel’s protest Normally I’d post this in LifeStyle but Chanel’s always a spectacle and every other runway has been cockblocked by Amal Alamuddin so Karl had to do something extra, as he does. The clothes were secondary to the messages. A rally. A protest rally. And that becomes fashion. It By Lainey • Sep 30, 2014 01:31 pm
Dumbass “I’m not a Feminist, but…” Lainey sent me the Billboard article about Meghan Trainor because she likes to see me rage. HEADLINE: “I don’t consider myself a feminist” CONTEXTUAL QUOTE: "I don't consider myself a feminist, but I'm down for my first opportunity to say something to the world By Duana • Sep 23, 2014 12:05 pm
Equality Issues Shonda Rhimes and the Question Lord knows I am usually long-winded. But I am so anxious to have you read the article I just read that brevity is essential. On Friday morning, the NYT article about Shonda Rhimes was published. There was immediate outcry and, most tellingly, there were three or four tweets from Rhimes By Duana • Sep 22, 2014 11:26 am
Books Emma Watson, crusader Six months ago, Emma Watson was named UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. She spoke at the UN in New York yesterday to promote a campaign called HeForShe, encouraging men to advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. Her speech was thoughtful and inclusive, arguing that gender stereotyping disadvantages men too By Lainey • Sep 22, 2014 10:26 am
TV Updates Mindy Kaling Motivates Your First Day -EXCLUSIVE- It’s the first day of school! For the moments that you remember that it’s true, you feel motivated, right? Like this year you’re going to give it your all, and really show them what you can do, right? Isn’t there always that renewal feeling on By Duana • Sep 02, 2014 09:44 am
Top Reads Nude value I’m sure you’ve heard, but for those of you who enjoyed Labour Day away from social media… Dozens of celebrities were exposed this weekend when nude photos resulting from an alleged iCloud hack were released online including Kirsten Dunst, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Teresa Palmer, Kate Upton… It’s By Lainey • Sep 02, 2014 09:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The ugly side of geek culture It’s happened before—a critic doesn’t like the latest popular superhero movie and tanks its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and fanboys flip out and say a bunch of totally over the top, inappropriate stuff in the comments section, embarrassing themselves and second-hand embarrassing nerds at large. To By Sarah • Aug 01, 2014 10:25 am
Equality Issues It’s Always the Quiet Ones The most curious article came across my desk this morning. It wasn’t an immediate slam dunk though, because it’s an article in response to an article in response to an article… a bit of unpicking. Leighton Meester is currently starring in Of Mice and Men on Broadway as By Duana • Jul 16, 2014 12:24 pm
TV Updates A female Thor, but not for the movies I don’t want to discount the importance of Marvel choosing to reimagine Thor as a woman for a new comic book run. It’s important that kids—any kid—looks at the characters we deem heroic and see themselves reflected back, and Marvel Comics has been diligent about diversifying By Sarah • Jul 16, 2014 11:35 am
TV Updates And Now It’s A Whole Thing With Jean Last night (former) SNL castmember Brooks Wheelan tweeted this funny and self-deprecating annoucement: Had a blast and loved every second of it. I'm totally honored to be able to make this next joke... FIRED FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!— Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) July 14, 2014 By Duana • Jul 15, 2014 11:59 am
Douchebags Mila Kunis’s worst interview A couple of weeks ago, Mila Kunis talked to MARIE CLAIRE about how Ashton Kutcher would not be looking at her “shredded” vag when she gives birth to their baby. Well now I can totally see her private/public line and I completely understand what she will and won’t By Lainey • Jun 25, 2014 10:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Women are not invited to the franchise table On Friday news broke that writer/director Rian Johnson, who previously made the most excellent Looper and Brick, would be writing and directing Star Wars Episode VIII and writing the treatment for Episode IX. He won’t actually direct IX — he probably won’t even write the final script—but By Sarah • Jun 24, 2014 10:51 am
