TV Updates Intro for March 20, 2019 Dear Gossips, Jann Arden is a Canadian treasure. Her album Living Under June, that includes the hit singles “Good Mother”, “Could I Be Your Girl”, and “Insensitive”, came out 25 years ago this year. You know what’s amazing about Jann though? She’s about to turn 57 – and she By Lainey • Mar 20, 2019 08:32 am
Maple Leaf Toy Story 4: Homeward Bound The Toy Story franchise has always been a secret nightmare, but now the full trailer for Toy Story 4 is embracing it and leaning straight into its nightmare roots. This trailer has so much nightmare fuel, I don’t even know where to start. There’s Forky, the kindergarten craft By Sarah • Mar 19, 2019 03:27 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for March 18, 2019 Dear Gossips, The Juno Awards happened last night in Canada. These are our Grammys, a showcase of Canadian talent, much of which, as you have seen if you live outside Canada, has had undeniable global impact – and in many cases, the support begins at home. Sarah McLachlan hosted the show By Lainey • Mar 18, 2019 09:06 am
TV Updates Intro for March 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Taika Waititi posted a Bob Marley quote today on Twitter: "The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness." The light in this space today belongs to Lilly Singh. She was By Lainey • Mar 15, 2019 09:07 am
Maple Leaf Toronto politics at SXSW When the photos first emerged of Damian Lewis on-set in prosthetic makeup as late Toronto mayor Rob Ford — whose crack smoking scandal and sometimes debaucherous behaviour became fodder for late night jokes (and a Kimmel interview) and global fascination — it was easy to assume the movie was all about him. By Joanna • Mar 14, 2019 03:38 pm
Maple Leaf Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen's (movie) love story Tatiana Maslany and her partner of eight years, Tom Cullen, have been in Austin for the past few days for the debut of their latest collaboration, the romantic drama Pink Wall. It's a searing, non-linear portrayal of a relationship between Jenna (Tatiana) and Leon (Jay Duplass) over six By Joanna • Mar 12, 2019 03:00 pm
Maple Leaf Good Boys act out Seth Rogen is a busy dude. This month, he has The Long Shot, which Joanna just saw at SXSW and loved. But he’s also in The Lion King, an episode of Jordan Peele’s reimagined Twilight Zone, and is going to play Walter Cronkite in a movie (there’s By Sarah • Mar 12, 2019 12:50 pm
Maple Leaf The Queen of Bops Strikes Again Tired of listening to “Party for One” yet? I’m kidding, that’s impossible, but nevertheless, our beloved Queen of Bops has graced us with not one, but TWO new surprise singles! We don’t deserve her. Yesterday, Carly Rae Jepsen released “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug By Prem • Feb 28, 2019 03:45 pm
Maple Leaf Drake gets cut off This is the Grammys. Set those words to the tune of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.” The track won Song of the Year and Record of the Year last night, making it the first rap song in HISTORY to win those categories. In its 60-year history, the Grammys only By Kathleen • Feb 11, 2019 08:31 am
Maple Leaf The Biebers in Vogue As I predicted back in January, Justin and Hailey Bieber cover the March issue of Vogue, timed to come out before their wedding that was supposed to happen at the end of this month until it got postponed, and his birthday on March 1. And while I know it’s By Lainey • Feb 07, 2019 09:50 am
Maple Leaf Celine Dion: the movie…sort of It was announced earlier this week that there’s a Celine Dion movie happening and some people are calling it a biopic. It’s not really a biopic…but it is based on Celine. What? Per Variety: French studio Gaumont said Thursday that its upcoming Celine Dion film will not By Lainey • Feb 01, 2019 02:08 pm
Maple Leaf Hugh and Ryan: At Last the Feud Comes to an End Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have had an ongoing rivalry since time immemorial. Despite the fact that they are good friends, and Hugh Jackman is notoriously a nice guy, the two have been constantly shooting back at each other with tweets, videos, and pictures. Sometimes, they even bring in other By Prem • Feb 01, 2019 11:59 am
Maple Leaf Celine: “I am single” Celine Dion was interviewed by Dan Wootton for the Sun this week, likely in support of her concert in Hyde Park this summer, and she addressed all those rumours about her and Pepe Munoz. Can we all take a deep breath and roll our eyes together because… well… Let’s By Lainey • Jan 30, 2019 10:28 am
Maple Leaf Celine is back at PFW Celine Dion at Paris Fashion Week has become one of my lifetime joys. And yours too, right? It started in 2016, the summer she started working with Law Roach. She returned the next summer and posed as often as possible, stunted as often as possible, and it gave us what By Lainey • Jan 23, 2019 10:29 am
Maple Leaf Crazy Rich Asians is The Favourite Lainey and I watched The Critic’s Choice Awards together over text. Sometimes she was ahead and sometimes I was, depending on bathroom breaks, dog walk breaks, etc. When Crazy Rich Asians won Best Comedy, Lainey texted me about a minute before I heard the reveal with an “Omgggggggg!!! Kathleenn! By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 09:53 am
TV Updates Intro for January 14, 2019 Dear Gossips, Best presenters last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards? Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy. Catherine should also be considered one of the night’s best dressed. That suit was magnificent. Catherine and Eugene were there celebrating Schitt’s Creek with the entire team. They made history: As By Lainey • Jan 14, 2019 08:19 am