Gossip Nostalgia Brad Pitt’s lockdown shag When someone refers to a hairstyle as a “shag”, my mind immediately associates with Winona Ryder because that’s my generation – Winona, as “Lelaina Pierce”, in Reality Bites. She is what defines a “shag” for me. You may have a different shag in mind. Meg Ryan, for example. And, interestingly By Lainey • May 27, 2020 11:05 am
Amazingness Intro for May 20, 2020 Dear Gossips, There were several anniversaries happening yesterday. It was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second wedding anniversary. It was also the one year anniversary of Katy Cambridge’s Chelsea Nature Garden which she commemorated on Instagram today with a new photo: The Cambridges have also given their social By Lainey • May 20, 2020 09:05 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for May 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Oops…I Did It Again. Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary. On May 16, 2000 Britney Spears released her second album, and the title track became a monster hit; she was already, by that point, the biggest superstar in the world after the success of ...Baby One More Time. By Lainey • May 15, 2020 08:54 am
Gossip Nostalgia Mad Max: Fury Road turns 5 Mad Max: Fury Road was released on May 5, 2015 – 5.15.15. To mark its fifth anniversary on Friday, The New York Times has published an oral history of Mad Max: Fury Road featuring commentary from several of the key players, including director George Miller, lead stars Charlize Theron By Lainey • May 13, 2020 11:55 am
Gossip Nostalgia Matt Damon calls in As we know, Matt Damon and his family have been in Ireland during lockdown because production on The Last Duel moved there. Apparently there’s been a local radio station, Spin 1038, trying to get him to call in. So he finally called in. And complimented Ireland’s Prime Minister, By Lainey • May 13, 2020 09:38 am
Gossip Nostalgia Reese 2020 and Reese 2000 Gossip Nostalgia Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is a major player in Hollywood now. In the last three years alone, well, you know about the success of Big Little Lies, and The Morning Show, and Little Fires Everywhere just finished late last month. She’s producing Daisy Jones and The Six. She By Lainey • May 12, 2020 10:29 am
TV Updates Friends in the Fall…and More Jennifer Aniston Gossip Nostalgia The Friends reunion was supposed to happen with the launch of HBO Max in two weeks but has now been pushed back because of the pandemic. Since then though, everything and everyone is reuniting virtually. The latest reunion was Back To The Future which just happened yesterday courtesy Josh Gad. By Lainey • May 12, 2020 09:39 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for May 11, 2020 Dear Gossips, Cameron Diaz hasn’t worked in years, has repeatedly said that she has no plans to return to acting, and I believe her. But over the last few weeks, during this lockdown, she’s been as visible as she’s been since her retirement, appearing on her friends’ By Lainey • May 11, 2020 09:22 am
Gossip Nostalgia Gossip Nostalgia: Jennifer Aniston’s orange pants Jennifer Aniston posted to Instagram yesterday and a reader called Greta wrote to me about the orange pants knowing that I have written in the past about those orange pants so specific to a time in gossip history, when Jen and Brad Pitt were still together. Here’s an example By Lainey • May 08, 2020 10:31 am
BFFs Julia’s Met Gala Flashback As we know, yesterday was supposed to be the Met Gala. So last night, all kinds of celebrities and civilians were sharing their Met Gala memories or giving us some insight into what they might have worn if there was a Met Gala this year. Maria covered some of that By Lainey • May 05, 2020 03:57 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for May 4, 2020 Dear Gossips, If not for the pandemic, tonight would be one of the biggest pop culture nights of the year, the Met Gala. The photos and videos and gossip that come out of the Met Gala can sustain us for months. The Met Gala is where Taylor Swift and Tom By Lainey • May 04, 2020 09:03 am
Twilight Twilight 2020? Stephenie Meyer’s book, Twilight, was released 15 years ago this coming October. I’m sure you know the rest – the sequel books, the movie, the sequel movies, etc. Twilight was all about fan service – in terms of the “give them what they need, not what they want” principle of By Lainey • Apr 30, 2020 02:54 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Endgame, one year later Sunday is the one year anniversary of Avengers: Endgame. People, including Lainey, have been In Their Feelings about the Avengers recently, starting earlier this month with that viral thread of audience reactions to some of Endgame’s biggest moments, and more recently with #IfTonyStarkWereInCharge trending on Twitter. We’re missing By Sarah • Apr 24, 2020 01:27 pm
Top Reads JLo and ARod: (not) physically distancing…and The Ring Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have been in Miami the last few weeks during the lockdown. They left their home a few weeks ago to go to the gym and were criticised for it. I mean it’s not like they wouldn’t have fitness equipment at their estate, you By Lainey • Apr 23, 2020 10:33 am
Top Reads Gwyneth gives away her Oscar dress The All In Challenge continues to generate celebrity prizes. Justin Bieber will sing “One Less Lonely Girl” to you if that’s your kink. The best one so far is what Drake has put up: a ride to LA on Air Drake and the opportunity for you and seven friends By Lainey • Apr 20, 2020 02:26 pm
Top Reads Cameron Diaz’s self-quarantine life…and career? Didn’t expect to see Cameron Diaz come up in my feed today. Because, as we all know, Cameron Diaz has kinda retired from being a celebrity. But she was on Instagram live with Katherine Power of Who What Wear yesterday and she talked about being a parent (her daughter, By Lainey • Apr 15, 2020 11:40 am
