Maple Leaf Simu Liu: acting, singing, hosting, dancing, writing I’m travelling this week so I wasn’t able to watch Simu Liu host the Juno Awards from Toronto on Sunday. I have however watched online clips of his opening monologue and one part where he sings. Let’s start with the monologue which starts with a sketch before By Lainey • May 17, 2022 01:10 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for April 29, 2022 Dear Gossips, In pop culture, as it is in every corner of life these days, there is much that divides us, so much that we disagree on. So let’s end the week and start the weekend with someone who only brings us together, someone we unanimously adore… Keanu Reeves. By Lainey • Apr 29, 2022 09:05 am
Music Intro for April 19, 2022 Dear Gossips, A lot of people are talking about a post that Drake put up on Instagram last night. It’s a carousel, and the picture that’s getting more attention than usual is the final slide – a throwback shot of Drake with Taylor Swift: So of course there’s By Lainey • Apr 19, 2022 09:44 am
Maple Leaf Intro for April 11, 2022 Dear Gossips, Canadian Screen Week concluded last night – it was a week-long celebration of Canadian film and television, and a showcase for the range of storytellers creating and working in Canada. Scarborough was named Best Motion Picture, with directors Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson also winning in their category, and By Lainey • Apr 11, 2022 09:01 am
TV Updates Tegan and Sara cast Tegan and Sara Casting your own biopic is all the rage. The latest celebrities to cast themselves are pop duo and Adult Twins Tegan and Sara, who hand-picked their cinematic teenaged counterparts on TikTok. Their memoir, High School, is being adapted into a series by IMDb TV—yes, that’s a real thing— By Sarah • Mar 18, 2022 03:39 pm
Maple Leaf Simu, the host Simu Liu had a GREAT 2021. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was a smash hit. The sequel has been green-lit. He hosted Saturday Night Live. He’s booked all kinds of endorsements, including a recently released commercial for Google Pixel 6. He has two upcoming projects scheduled By Lainey • Feb 04, 2022 01:51 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Drake: The Memes and All the Seats While there are signs that the omicron surge is waning in Toronto, many public safety measures are still in place, which is why there are still no fans allowed at Toronto Raptors games. Drake, however, is not just any fan. He is the team’s ambassador, so if he wants By Lainey • Feb 02, 2022 02:08 pm
TV Updates Degrassi Is Coming Back The Degrassi franchise is getting a reboot on HBO Max called Degrassi, and the Canadian teenager in me is screaming with joy. The next class of students arrives in 2023. A new Degrassi series is coming to HBO Max. pic.twitter.com/ROCMtvzwt1 — Actually HBO Max (@StreamOnMax) January 13, 2022 By Anastasia • Jan 14, 2022 10:45 am
Maple Leaf The New Old Weeknd Major music news this week – The Weeknd has confirmed that his new album, dawn FM, is dropping Friday. On Monday he announced the title. Yesterday he shared the album cover. Today was the tracklist and the artists he’ll be collaborating with: Lil Wayne, Tyler, the Creator, Quincy Jones, and… By Lainey • Jan 05, 2022 02:02 pm
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
