Gorgessity Royal attire requested The official dress code of the Black Panther premiere was royal. The carpet was purple. Attendees were told to dress in their majestic best and my GOD, did they deliver. I don’t mean to be extra here but in a year when the people most of the world recognize By Kathleen • Jan 30, 2018 11:32 am
Music Intro for January 29, 2018 Dear Gossips, “We come in peace. But we mean business,” is what Janelle Monae said just before introducing Kesha’s performance last night, calling for Time’s Up on the music industry’s abuse of power. She also tweeted this… A total of 90.7% of nominees between 2013 and By Lainey • Jan 29, 2018 07:31 am
Girlcrushes Janelle brings tidings of joy It’s post-Halloween so that means the holiday onslaught has begun. Lainey has probably already bought all her Christmas presents because she’s insane (Lainey: it’s true, I finished my Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago). The rest of us are already rolling our eyes at the red By Kathleen • Nov 02, 2017 10:52 am
Samuel L Jackson #LemonPepperKickback Samuel L. Jackson was photographed heading through LAX, presumably coming from Atlanta where he’s currently filming Avengers 4. Since I’m not up on the MCU shooting schedule, I only know Samuel L. Jackson was in Atlanta this weekend because of Yvonne Orji’s and Issa Rae’s Instagram By Kathleen • Oct 10, 2017 11:54 am
Girlcrushes Janelle inspires in black and white Some celebrities are polarising, and you want them to be. It wouldn’t be fun if, in those cases, we all agreed. But there are a few we all agree on. Not for fun but because, logically, we have to. There’s no other way to see them. That’s By Lainey • Jun 06, 2017 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A (possible) new Angel and a former Angel Yesterday I posted about the Charlie’s Angels reboot that Elizabeth Banks is directing. As mentioned, even though the script is still being worked on and we’re not yet close to casting (the release date is June 2019), the rumour is that Sony wants Janelle Monae to be one By Lainey • May 25, 2017 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Updating Charlie’s Angels It was announced yesterday that the Charlie’s Angels reboot will hit theatres June 7, 2019, directed by Elizabeth Banks. I don’t know how to feel about this. Because … I really liked the last reboot. Am I remembering it wrong though? Did it actually suck, the version with Drew By Lainey • May 24, 2017 03:20 pm
Style Janelle Monae & Chrissy Teigen: Best MET Feather Bombs Officially, my assignment sheet also includes John Legend, but can we acknowledge what we know? JL, you look great, it’s not about you, we gotta go. Okay. These dresses are kin to one another—not yin and yang, more like Big and Little Sis. But they’re both about By Duana • May 02, 2017 11:19 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Janelle’s sparkle ankles Janelle Monae. In a semi-formal dress, basically. A dress I would hate. If not for the boots. The boots are flat, cuffed at the ankle. And studded. SO good, right? By Lainey • Mar 24, 2017 01:59 pm
Style Janelle Monae: Best Dressed (Duana) Janelle Monae is smarter than me. I know. I’m not surprised either. And yet. I’ve been loving how much Janelle Monae we’ve gotten this awards season, the double-dip of having her in two big showy casts. I love her pattern of speaking, I love her excitement-crossed-with-demure attitude, By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 05:54 pm
Oscars 2017 Taraji P Henson & Octavia Spencer: Oscar BFFs Good sweet LORD, Taraji P. Henson, you looked like something else last night. The dress and the hair and the sleepy-smoky eye makeup. Obviously she’s fantastic looking and has had other great looks this awards season, but this one, even though it wasn’t the most revealing or creative By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 11:11 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Janelle’s Spirit coat-cape Duana, Kathleen, and I will likely all be fighting over who gets to write the Janelle Monae post after the Oscars. We adore her. Janelle’s wearing her coat as a cape on the carpet. And what makes this more than just a black and white look (because it’s By Lainey • Feb 25, 2017 08:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hidden Figures surging We are fans of Hidden Figures around here, and while, as Michael Shannon puts it, the work is the work regardless of recognition, there’s still something nice about professional validation. And today Hidden Figures got validated with three Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer, and By Sarah • Jan 24, 2017 03:06 pm
Girlcrushes Janelle Monae x GQ In December, GQ called 2016 Janelle Monae’s “best year ever.” I’ve been a fan since her 2010 album The ArchAndroid so part of me wants to yell at anyone who is just discovering how weird and wonderful Janelle Monae is but even I can’t argue with the By Kathleen • Jan 13, 2017 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hidden Figures movie review Hidden Figures had a big opening weekend. There are no words to express how happy this makes me. The fact that this film made money has power. It means that, hopefully, we’ll get to see more stories about the nameless, faceless women of colour who made history. As Lainey By Kathleen • Jan 10, 2017 12:56 pm
Hair Janelle Monae: Best Golden Globes Hair I didn’t even know we were doing ‘best hair’ this year, but it turned out that there had to be a way to acknowledge certain looks – please adore this woman’s hair. Please. It is perfect. It’s so perfect that her dress can obviously only be less so. By Duana • Jan 09, 2017 09:05 am
