TV Updates Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Magic School Bus It’s week one of our Show Your Work hiatus, and already Lainey and I have sent a dozen articles back and forth that could have been included or that might be fodder for Season 2. If we were doing an episode today, Lin-Manuel Miranda singing the new theme song By Duana • Sep 05, 2017 03:41 pm
Quiveration Catching feelings for Harry Styles We haven’t played the Lainey Hotness Litmus Test™ in a while. If you’re a long time reader, you know this test as the Picture Him On Top Of You game. Usually, we don’t have to play this game with someone like Harry Styles. Usually, it’s reserved By Kathleen • Aug 31, 2017 03:30 pm
Music Beyoncé & Bond? There is a rumour going around that Beyoncé is “in talks” to write and sing the theme song for Bond 25. Daniel Craig recently confirmed that he’ll be back as 007. They haven’t confirmed a director though. But f-ck the director – WHO SETS THE TONE FOR THE FILM By Lainey • Aug 29, 2017 04:20 pm
Music Taylor Swift vs Taylor Swifts Many of the world’s most famous popstars have practised reinvention. Some reinventions are more clever and more memorable than others. Back in 1990, George Michael burned his leather jacket, his guitar, and his jukebox in Freedom 90 video. He was torching the symbols that he created. And he did By Lainey • Aug 28, 2017 12:19 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Pink: VMAs best speech The last time I wrote about Pink, I made it very clear that I didn’t think she deserved to win MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, especially when music video visionary Missy Elliott has yet to receive this honour. Even though our site manager Emily (she stans for By Kathleen • Aug 28, 2017 10:35 am
Music Kendrick so Lit The VMAs opened with Kendrick Lamar. For the first hour of the show, the literal flames in Kendrick’s performance were the only light in a sea of cringeworthy moments and secondhand embarrassment. Kendrick delivered. But was there any doubt that Kendrick would deliver? This is the guy who consistently By Kathleen • Aug 28, 2017 09:54 am
Music Jay-Z & JT: Super Bowl LII? Oh FFS. There’s a rumour circulating that the NFL is negotiating with Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to co-headline Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. The source of the rumour is Hits Daily Double. Previously, whenever there have been leaks about halftime shows at the Super Bowl, they’ve come from By Lainey • Aug 25, 2017 12:33 pm
Music Taylor Swift’s new images Taylor Swift’s website crashed last night following the release of Look What You Made Me Do. Because after dropping the song, she’s also partnered with Target for album collectibles – two magazines that include the upcoming new album and personal photos and artwork. Here’s the artwork: These images By Lainey • Aug 25, 2017 11:26 am
Girly Throw Downs The old Taylor is dead Duana and I are recording the final episode of the first season of our Show Your Work podcast tonight. Guess who the lead story is? Well who else could it be? And she was already just the lead two weeks ago. Taylor Swift, of course. Taylor Swift has given us By Lainey • Aug 25, 2017 10:08 am
Music Intro for August 25, 2017 Dear Gossips, I was at the Mimi/Lionel Richie All The Hits show in Toronto last night with my friend Marci Ien. Lionel Richie is 68 years old, my dad’s age. My dad’s not preening across any stage in black skinny jeans. I mean, the voice isn’t By Lainey • Aug 25, 2017 09:01 am
Music Taylor Swift: approaching Snake hour As promised yesterday, Taylor Swift will be releasing the first single off her new album, Reputation, some time tonight. As I noted yesterday, I’m thinking it’ll be late. Late enough that it could technically be considered Friday. Not only to get the jump on the weekend and, possibly By Lainey • Aug 24, 2017 02:09 pm
Music Katy Perry’s air ball Katy Perry dropped the official video for Swish Swish this morning. In about 12 hours, Taylor Swift ushers in a new era. As much as I would like to, I can’t pretend that I don’t care about Taylor’s Reputation. Even if the cover art made me roll By Kathleen • Aug 24, 2017 01:34 pm
Music Taylor’s Reputation Earlier today, Taylor released a third snake video across her socials. Then, a couple of hours later, the announcement that the new single will be out tomorrow night – which goes along with earlier theories that the song would drop on Friday, because if it happens around midnight, she gets to By Lainey • Aug 23, 2017 04:33 pm
Music Taylor Snake Watch: Day 3 Taylor Swift’s socials have been updated for the third day in a row. Previously on Taylor Snake Watch, we saw the tail and then the Snake coiling in over itself. But we’ve yet to see her head. It is now time for the Snake Head. You ready? pic. By Lainey • Aug 23, 2017 10:54 am
Music Intro for August 23, 2017 Dear Gossips, In November 1995, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men released a song called One Sweet Day, probably one of the most famous songs of all time. One Sweet Day went on to smash and then set all kinds of records. It was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 By Lainey • Aug 23, 2017 09:28 am
Music Taylor Swift: Timeless Snake? Taylor Swift has posted another slithering snake video to her socials. A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) onAug 22, 2017 at 8:00am PDT That’s clearly a snake, non? I say this because a few of you have been emailing with your theories – one theory, actually. About it By Lainey • Aug 22, 2017 12:59 pm
