Equality Issues DJ Tanner: The Good, Submissive Wife So a recent US Weekly headline posits that Candace Cameron Bure is “submissive” to her husband, and I have to commend the editors for not illustrating the article with a blindfold and whip, because you know that’s what most people are thinking. But “submissive” in this context is biblical, By Duana • Jan 08, 2014 11:00 am
Equality Issues Porny’s “jampacked” schedule It’s the holidays. So, time to eat, and time for the weight loss companies to exploit your eating guilt. And Porny’s the face of it. Every time you feel bad about all those scalloped potatoes, just think of Jessica Simpson – and if she can do it, you can By Lainey • Dec 16, 2013 11:37 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Oh All The Women Who Are Independent… With the avalanche of celebrity-turned-lifestyle-experts, it’s easy to glaze over when they pull out the script: my family comes first, helping other women live more fulfilling lives, I just do this for fun but I’m really a wife/mom, cooking and cleaning are my hobbies, etc. We expect By Maria • Dec 12, 2013 09:54 am
Girly Throw Downs Jennifer Lawrence vs Joan Rivers Jennifer Lawrence gave an interview recently and sh-t on Joan Rivers’s show Fashion Police: "Shows like the Fashion Police and things like that are just showing these generations of young people to judge people based on things [that don't matter. They put values in all the By Lainey • Nov 14, 2013 11:09 am
Music When in Amsterdam… This is what you do. But on stage? Sure. If you’re Miley Cyrus. I mean, OF COURSE. After all, she’s following in a long tradition of artists who aim to shock and hijack. This, for years and years and years, was Madonna’s blonde ambition. It’s only By Lainey • Nov 11, 2013 08:55 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Porny could feed everyone This is Jessica Simpson out for dinner the other night with her freeloader. They were there with Ashlee Simpson, her boyfriend Evan Ross, and Cacee Cobb and Donald Faison. As you can see though, the main attraction was the Tit Shelf. It’s like she’s trying to breastfeed herself. By Lainey • Nov 04, 2013 09:24 am
Media Manipulation Blake Lively’s lifestyle takeover She’s been promising us a lifestyle launch that no one’s ever seen before. Well, Blake Lively has just been confirmed as the face of L’Oreal Paris. It’s a big deal for her. L’Oreal has so much money. But it’s not the most original career By Lainey • Oct 30, 2013 10:34 am
Equality Issues Katy Perry is an inspiration Dean wrote a post at the beginning of the year called 5 Reasons Katy Perry Must Be Stopped. I was reminded of this while reading Katy Perry’s new interview with NPR (via Dlisted). She was asked about her relationship with the fans (the interviewer actually compared her to Bob By Lainey • Oct 28, 2013 08:49 am
Girls Lena Dunham covers Marie Claire UK Lena Dunham is on the cover of Marie Claire UK. I have zero expertise in magazine covers, like I don’t know what makes one sell or not, but this doesn’t appeal to me at all. It’s awkward, right? Still, I think it’s cool that she’s By Duana • Aug 29, 2013 05:01 pm
Music What is she supposed to do? Honestly, what is Miley Cyrus supposed to do? She has a compulsion right now to prove not just that she’s not a little girl, but that she is down with the dudes. She gets it. She gets the jokes, nothing can faze her. She is not going to be By Duana • Aug 26, 2013 09:20 am
Equality Issues Making Statements It’s all about timing, isn’t it? We accept that celebrities have a platform, and that they’re asked to use it at every opportunity. You’ve heard the expression "they can’t say yes to everything" but I actually think it’s worth mentioning how often By Duana • Aug 20, 2013 01:00 pm
Dumbass Gwyneth’s “significant problem areas” Thanks to Belinda, who forwarded me this article written by Tracy Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer and business partner. It’s a long piece, and I’m not sure what it’s about, because I skipped directly to the part where she talks about G. And, frankly, this is what By Lainey • Aug 14, 2013 03:27 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Don't call her Mrs Affleck Jennifer Garner covers the new ALLURE. You'll have to help me out with this one, please. Because there's a quote here that I have some questions about. On why she and Ben don't do a lot of carpets together, Garner said: "Sometimes it& By Lainey • Aug 13, 2013 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Fifty Shades Of My Obsession It was the obvious title of this post. What else could it be? Thank you for all your emails and tweets. And your concern. And your mockery. You know what I love? I love that you reached out to me on this news. This is vanity, yes. Let me own By Lainey • Jun 19, 2013 06:27 pm
Equality Issues Charlie’s up-chin is back in Toronto Chin down, Charlie! Chin down! Charlie Hunnam is back in Toronto for Pacific Rim reshoots. It’s the movie where Idris Elba “cancels the apocalypse”. It’s also the test to see if Charlie Hunnam can be a movie star. Did you read Mark Harris’s article in GQ last By Lainey • Mar 04, 2013 04:53 pm
Assy Style I’ve had enough of your love Here’s what I wrote on July 12, 2012 about the GOOP site redesign: “I have no strong feelings either way except to say it feels very Anthropologie which I’ve tried so hard to like over the years but have recently decided to stop forcing it; I’ll never By Lainey • Oct 01, 2012 04:16 pm
