Maple Leaf Intro for September 17, 2018 Dear Gossips, September is World Alzheimer’s Month. Did you know that September is also, unofficially, Feel Bad for Sexual Harasser’s Month? This is not a f-cking joke. Harper’s Magazine, The New York Review of Books, and New York Magazine have all published features by or about men By Lainey • Sep 17, 2018 08:56 am
Maple Leaf Nicole’s ready to cash in on the hype for Destroyer By now, you’ve seen that photo of a nearly unrecognizable Nicole Kidman in Destroyer, with her ash grey hair and worn-out-looking eyes: The buzz has been building steadily for her performance since its Telluride launch and knowing this, and knowing the first time it will be seen by a By Joanna • Sep 11, 2018 11:05 am
Maple Leaf The Shawn Mendes MMVAs As I mentioned in the open, the iHeart Radio MMVAs have always attracted emerging talent, especially Canadian talent. Shawn Mendes is a great example. Here’s Shawn at the 2014 MMVAs, just as he was kicking off his ascent: Look at the crowd behind him. Those faces. They’re turned By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 11:09 am
Maple Leaf Intro for August 22, 2018 Dear Gossips, “It’s not a movie, it’s a movement.” -Jon M Chu, the director of Crazy Rich Asians CRA is not meant to be the end all and be all of Asian representation. It is however a part of the ongoing effort to tell more stories, to prove By Lainey • Aug 22, 2018 09:51 am
Maple Leaf Justin & Hailey’s engagement tour Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been engaged for …what?... just over a month now? It happened in the Bahamas. Then they went back to New York. They’ve also been to Miami. And LA. And back to New York. And somewhere else I can’t remember. This past weekend By Lainey • Aug 14, 2018 12:10 pm
Maple Leaf Justin gets a haircut Yesterday, Maria wrote about these photos of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin crying while riding bikes. These two need to do less. I’m an emotional mess 75% of my life and even I reserve moments like this with my partner for the privacy of our home. I don’t By Kathleen • Aug 09, 2018 12:07 pm
Maple Leaf Celine’s week of poses I just name-checked Celine Dion, our Queen of Feelings, in the previous post about Drake and it occurred to me that I haven’t looked at her Instagram all week. And I missed SO MUCH. I missed so much extra-ness. Extra-ness in the posing! But first… Fashion porn. This.Hoodie. By Lainey • Aug 03, 2018 02:38 pm
Maple Leaf Official “Feelings” Sorry if you were misled into thinking this post would be about Celine. To me, the word “feelings” and “Celine Dion” are interchangeable and she owns them, all of them. On the music charts though, and on social media, “Feelings”, specifically “In My Feelings” is all about Drake. The song By Lainey • Aug 03, 2018 01:55 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for July 27, 2018 Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that Awkwafina will host the 2018 IHEART RADIO MMVAS on August 26. This is an annual tradition here in Toronto that goes down in a parking lot in the heart of the city, with fans taking over an entire city block, getting as close By Lainey • Jul 27, 2018 09:44 am
Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds expands his brand After several false starts, Deadpool finally made Ryan Reynolds the A-lister everyone expected him to be. And given Deadpool’s success, it also made him a producer with clout overnight. That has given him the power to do things like set up a Clue remake and, now, he’s producing By Sarah • Jul 26, 2018 01:57 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for July 20, 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s been exactly three weeks since Drake released Scorpion. So it’s not surprising that Drake has the #1 song on the Hot 100 and the streaming charts. What is surprising is which song it is: "In My Feelings". When singles chart, usually it’s By Lainey • Jul 20, 2018 09:32 am
Maple Leaf The Season of Celine For the last two years, in 2016 and 2017, we were blessed this time of year. So f-cking blessed. Do you know what time of year this is? It’s usually the Season of Celine. I’m talking about Celine Dion at Paris Fashion Week. Remember? I KNOW YOU REMEMBER. By Lainey • Jun 27, 2018 04:15 pm
Maple Leaf Pacey got a haircut There is pure trash happening in the world right now, I know. So, if you need a distraction, perhaps this will do. Joshua Jackson is still popular among us, isn’t he? Nobody ever minds news about Pacey, right? This isn’t news, really, but you could say it’s By Lainey • Jun 21, 2018 03:56 pm
Maple Leaf Ryan Gosling: First look at First Man Ryan Gosling is playing Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle’s new biopic First Man. Claire Foy is playing his wife, Janet Armstrong. The first trailer is premiering tonight during Jimmy Kimmel Live! which explains why Ryan was spotted wearing a spacesuit at the Kimmel studios yesterday. Ryan doesn’t leave By Kathleen • Jun 08, 2018 02:22 pm
Maple Leaf Self-titled Shawn Mendes The title of the new Shawn Mendes album is a declaration. Shawn Mendes is the announcement of an artist who would very much like to be taken seriously. The title suggests that these collection of songs will be a statement of who this artist wants to be moving forward. To By Kathleen • May 28, 2018 10:11 am
Maple Leaf Harry & Meghan’s wedding kids I wrote earlier about the British royal family’s ability to “carry on”. And this is what they’re doing, even though there may probably be eight new Thomas Markle developments between now and Saturday. There’s a wedding to focus on. There are plans in place. They are moving By Lainey • May 16, 2018 09:29 am
