Sports The level of Serena About a month ago, Serena Williams was asked a really stupid question. She’s often asked stupid questions but this one made the all-time list. Bill Simons basically asked Serena if she’s intimated by Maria Sharapova because Maria is good-looking. Seriously. I have never physically cringed as hard as By Lainey • Jul 09, 2018 01:54 pm
Sports Intro for July 5, 2018 Dear Gossips, Serena Williams won her second round match at Wimbledon yesterday. On Monday, after her first round win, when asked whether or not her friend Meghan Markle would show up to watch her play, Serena reportedly said, “I don’t know, we’ll see. If I keep winning!" By Lainey • Jul 05, 2018 09:07 am
Sports LeBron goes Hollywood LeBron James signed a 4-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend. Not only is this decision major news in the NBA, it’s great for gossip and potentially great for LeBron James’s future as a power player in Hollywood. It was all gossip leading up to By Kathleen • Jul 03, 2018 12:37 pm
Sports Meghan & Serena at polo Prince Harry participated in the Audi Polo Challenge this weekend in Ascot and Royal Meghan was there both days to hang out. She also brought along a couple of friends, Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian. Casual, you know? Hey so the duchess needs a plus two for the polo. Yeah, By Lainey • Jul 03, 2018 10:27 am
Sports Can Serena have it all? The term “having it all” is generally loathed now, right? We’ve accepted that expecting women to be the perfect mother, wife, friend, employee, boss, sister, aunt, daughter and super human all at the same time is antiquated and unfair, right? Thanks in large part to essays like this one By Kathleen • Jun 27, 2018 10:21 am
Douchebags Intro for June 21, 2018 Dear Gossips, “Anyone but Phil.” If you’ve been visiting this site over the years, you may remember that I play golf and I watch golf and whenever I’m watching golf and a major golf championship is happening, this is what I always say: “Anyone but Phil”. Phil Mickelson By Lainey • Jun 21, 2018 08:34 am
Sports Intro for May 30, 2018 Dear Gossips, ‘‘I play for me but I also play and represent something much greater than me. I embrace that. I love that. I want that. So ultimately, when I am out there on the court, I am playing for me.’’ This is what Serena Williams told Claudia Rankine in By Lainey • May 30, 2018 09:16 am
Sports Being Serena Next Wednesday, May 2nd, at 10 pm Eastern Standard Time, I have plans. I will be on my couch, in sweat pants, watching Being Serena on HBO. Being Serena is the documentary series about Serena Williams that will detail her pregnancy, her marriage and her return to tennis. Being Serena By Kathleen • Apr 26, 2018 12:38 pm
Sports Serena owns the tournament Serena Williams will play Naomi Osaka in the first round of the Miami Open tomorrow. It’s a tough draw. Serena is unseeded and Naomi just won her first tournament at Indian Wells, which was Serena’s first tournament back since having her baby. This is an exciting moment. Because By Lainey • Mar 20, 2018 10:17 am
Sports Tom Brady’s TB12 method I’m pretty sure my family would only disown me over two things: 1. If I murdered someone and 2. If I became a New England Patriots fan. My family is very just and very into football. I think I could get my mom to help me bury a body By Kathleen • Mar 13, 2018 09:57 am
Sports Intro for March 8, 2018 Dear Gossips, Today is International Women’s Day. It’s the day that Serena Williams returns, playing in the first round at Indian Wells, her first professional tournament since she left the tour during her pregnancy – but only after winning the Australian Open in January 2017. Serena is coming into By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 09:01 am
Sports Four Billboards Get you a person who loves you like Alexis Ohanian loves Serena Williams. After I saw Alexis’s four billboards welcoming Serena back to tennis after giving birth, I turned to my partner and said, “What have you done for me LATELY?” It’s not that I want a billboard By Kathleen • Feb 28, 2018 10:58 am
Sports Intro for February 20, 2018 Dear Gossips, Holy sh-t, that Olympic free dance competition last night. But this is what you want when the gold is on the line, right? You want everyone to f-cking bring it. There is nothing I’m better at than choking in the moment, especially when it requires physical performance. By Lainey • Feb 20, 2018 09:17 am
Sports Serena and Olympia cover VOGUE Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr, daughter of the greatest of all time, won her first Australian Open a year ago. Twelve months later, she’s on the cover of VOGUE, in her ma’s arms, with one fist raised as if to declare I AM HERE. As if she had to. By Lainey • Jan 10, 2018 04:23 pm
Sports Serena’s master class in classy clapbacks Serena Williams has been a role model since she was 15 years old. She was a role model to me through my most formative years. There have been many times in my life when just looking at Serena Williams—a black woman, the Greatest Of All Time, the smart, stunning, By Kathleen • Sep 20, 2017 09:32 am
Sports Intro for August 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, Last week we talked about Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of VOGUE’s 125th anniversary September issue, the biggest issue of the year. The choice, as I wrote at the time, was status quo. Also featured in VOGUE’s September issue: Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Oprah has By Lainey • Aug 17, 2017 10:04 am
