Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds’s Maximum Nostalgia As I mentioned in today’s site open, Live in Front of a Studio Audience last night was, top to bottom, an immersive nostalgic experience, not just with the re-enactments of The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes, but also in between programming, during the commercial breaks. Yes. I By Lainey • Dec 08, 2021 11:13 am
Top Reads Drake Devalues the Grammys Drake was nominated for two Grammys this year: Best Rap Album for Certified Lover Boy and Best Rap Performance for “Way 2 Sexy” ft Future and Young Thug. To be nominated for a Grammy artists and/or their record labels must submit for consideration. So when you get a nomination, By Lainey • Dec 07, 2021 10:27 am
Equality Issues Intro for December 2, 2021 Dear Gossips, PEOPLE Magazine has released its People of the Year covers. There are four of them, including the legend Dolly Parton. Dolly could be a person of the year every year and at 75 she’s as busy and as booked as ever – as PEOPLE says, she has her By Lainey • Dec 02, 2021 09:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu Reeves: “Just trying to have a career” LOL at that quote, from Keanu Reeves’s new profile in Esquire, as part of the promotional push for the highly anticipated The Matrix Resurrections. This happens during the part of the article where it’s mentioned how much he works, how he went from shooting The Matrix to John By Lainey • Nov 23, 2021 10:50 am
Gorgessity The Holidays with Jodie and Josh I’m a couple of days late on this but you know what? The holiday season just started, we have a whole season to do this so what’s the rush? Some people would actually be angry about the rush. Like when I was growing up, I feel like the By Lainey • Nov 04, 2021 11:16 am
Quiveration Intro for November 4, 2021 Dear Gossips, We are in the final week of Michael B Jordan’s reign as PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive. The SMA of 2021 should be announced soon and in the past I’ve run down a list of possible candidates with what I think their odds are of securing By Lainey • Nov 04, 2021 09:26 am
Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds, Innovator Along with Lil Nas X, Ryan Reynolds was also named one of WSJ. Magazine’s Innovators of the Year. In a relatively short amount of time, Ryan Reynolds has gone from actor to entrepreneur. Yes, of course, he’s a movie star and a producer, but he also has his By Lainey • Nov 02, 2021 11:30 am
Maple Leaf Intro for September 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, There is a LOT going on in pop culture right now. Venice has been a spectacle, TIFF kicked off yesterday, and a lot of action is happening in New York because of fashion week, the MTV VMAs on Sunday, and the Met Gala on Monday. It’s not By Lainey • Sep 10, 2021 09:08 am
Relationship Assumption Shawn’s “Summer Of Love” Shawn Mendes’ new single and music video dropped this morning: Shawn’s been hyping “Summer Of Love” on social media the past few weeks, including on TikTok so it seems like he’s starting to get a hang of it!. @shawnmendes #SUMMEROFLOVE OUT FRIDAY & MERCH AVAIL NOW 🧡 ♬ Summer Of By Anastasia • Aug 20, 2021 10:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 12, 2021 Dear Gossips, Over the last few years, Ryan Reynolds has become one of the most skilled and successful celebrity entrepreneurs. He’s managed to use new media effectively and organically, both in the promotion of his various commercial projects (and there are many) and social causes, while maintaining a sense By Lainey • Aug 12, 2021 09:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu with wet hair Here’s Keanu Reeves in Berlin yesterday heading out of his hotel on his way to the set of John Wick 4. So can we do a “just like us”? Right out of the shower and straight to work. I mean, with actors that’s kinda just the usual. That’ By Lainey • Aug 06, 2021 01:34 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for August 6, 2021 Dear Gossips, Right now I’m toggling between this document and the CBC Olympics livestream because Canada is playing Sweden in the women’s soccer gold medal match today in Tokyo. This space was always supposed to be dedicated to the game because originally it was scheduled for last night By Lainey • Aug 06, 2021 09:02 am
Sports Intro for August 4, 2021 Dear Gossips, I was holding this space today. Hadn’t written a word because I was hoping to write these words, set my alarm for 855am ET to turn on the TV and watch… ANDRE DE GRASSE! Is the Olympic 200m sprint champion! De Grasse already has a bronze medal By Lainey • Aug 04, 2021 09:41 am
TV Updates Intro for July 16, 2021 Dear Gossips, The second season of Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever is now streaming on Netflix which means, for some people, they’ve already finished, or will be finished by tonight, or before the weekend is over, which means I have to work harder than usual to avoid By Lainey • Jul 16, 2021 09:35 am
Equality Issues Intro for July 15, 2021 Dear Gossips, Disney and Pixar this week presented Canada a gift in the form of a trailer for a new animated feature film set in Toronto. What are the images and ideas stereotypically associated with Canada? Hockey, maple syrup, mounties, beer… That’s not what we’re seeing in this By Lainey • Jul 15, 2021 09:05 am
Maple Leaf Angelina & The Weeknd: Week Two? Just before the Independence Day long weekend, Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were seen leaving Giorgio Baldi, not together, but around the same time. And according to the paps, they were having dinner together. That was never officially confirmed and it’s not like the restaurant came out and was By Lainey • Jul 12, 2021 10:54 am
