Scandal Stop sleeping with him, then. Scandal Season 5 Episode 12 recap No, really. Stop sleeping with him then. One of the things that’s great about this show is that they’re very straightforward about sex-is-power, and this episode had that well-underlined. Everyone is sleeping with someone else for power, to get them where they By Duana • Feb 26, 2016 10:20 am
TV Updates Shonda Rhimes deserves it After 10 days of #OscarsSoWhite, Shonda Rhimes accepted the Norman Lear Award for Achievement in Television on Saturday night from the Producers Guild Association. Have you read her book Year Of Yes yet? WHY NOT!?! We reviewed Year Of Yes on The Social last week. During the segment, I read By Lainey • Jan 25, 2016 09:42 am
Music Intro for November 20, 2015 Dear Gossips, Shonda. SHONDA! Duana’s coming with the Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder recaps right away but for now… Just Shonda. Shonda who for some reason is not revered in the same way that the Matthew Weiners and the David Cranes are whenever people start talking By Lainey • Nov 20, 2015 09:33 am
Book Review The Year Of Yes Released Shonda Rhimes’ first book, The Year of Yes, comes out today. I wrote earlier this year that I thought the press related to the book would be delicious. Some of the juiciest bits are from this NPR interview and include: - Shonda pointing out that of course she has help By Duana • Nov 10, 2015 01:03 pm
Shonda Rhimes The Year Of Yes Shonda Rhimes’ first book, The Year of Yes, comes out today. I wrote earlier this year that I thought the press related to the book would be delicious. Some of the juiciest bits are from this NPR interview and include: - Shonda pointing out that of course she has help By Duana • Nov 10, 2015 01:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, Friday September 25, 2015 Amy Sedaris posted Justin Theroux’s anti-pot poster from Strangers With Candy. Not your bud! #strangerswithcandy poster by #justintheroux A photo posted by Amy Sedaris (@imamysedaris) onSep 25, 2015 at 7:33am PDT A flashback Friday of Rihanna in Brazil. Smoking a joint on a paddleboard is pretty impressive. How By Maria • Sep 25, 2015 03:25 pm
TV Updates Peter Krause in Shondaland EW announced yesterday that Peter Krause has signed onto The Catch, which is the newest drama from Shondaland in which a professional player proceeds to get played. The player is Mireille Enos so everyone else likes to say ‘oh, from The Killing’ but to me she will always be from By Duana • Jul 15, 2015 11:21 am
Books Shonda Rhimes Says Yes Lainey once called me contrary. This idea is preposterous, as I am not contrary. (Lainey: you are.) But I will admit that I don’t like to be predictable. If it’s too obvious that I’m going to go a certain way, I like to check myself. So in By Duana • Jun 03, 2015 10:24 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, Friday May 15, 2015 Shonda Rhimes remembers the good times with McDreamy. ANOTHER #GreysAnatomy #TBT photo: @PatrickDempsey waits to meet Mer in the House of Candles. Love this photo! pic.twitter.com/Fs8TO9xPAH— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) May 14, 2015 Chris Pratt and Anna Faris in the country. #RockingChairCutie #MorningPorch #CountryCats #MilkInSaucer I love the By Maria • May 15, 2015 04:09 pm
TV Updates Patrick Dempsey… I don’t know how to fill in the rest of that title. Because I don’t want to be yelled at. At the same time, I feel like you’re probably not going to be able to avoid it today so if you’re yelling at me, you’re By Lainey • Apr 24, 2015 09:52 am
TV Updates Shonda says “Normal is not innovative” As you know, we have a lot of love for Shonda Rhimes here. Normally it’s Duana who gets to hog on loving Shonda. But she’s busy today. So I’m stealing this one from her and it’s big. Last night Shonda was named to the National Association By Lainey • Apr 14, 2015 11:11 am
TV Updates “What if there’s TOO MUCH Diversity?” Duana’s (snarky screenwriter) take Oh NO, you guys, terrible news! It seems that Hollywood has gotten a clue, based on how Shondaland kills everything in its path on Thursday nights, how well Jane The Virgin has done, and how Empire has JUGGERNAUTED its way through season one. Hollywood has By Duana • Mar 25, 2015 12:41 pm
Ellen Pompeo Ellen Pompeo’s Not An Angry Black Woman Sorry, I know in the age of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, I’m supposed to be over the Shonda Rhimes/NYT article. But I feel like the paper and the writer got off way too easy. One of Shonda’s more rant-y characters (by her own estimation) By Maria • Oct 03, 2014 12:26 pm
Shonda Rhimes Intro for September 23, 2014 Dear Gossips, The New York Times is trying to apologise about that Shonda Rhimes article. Click here for more information about how they’re explaining themselves. They claim it was never their intention to offend. But is that enough? Can ignorance be excused by the absence of intent? And, furthermore, By Lainey • Sep 23, 2014 10:16 am
Equality Issues Shonda Rhimes and the Question Lord knows I am usually long-winded. But I am so anxious to have you read the article I just read that brevity is essential. On Friday morning, the NYT article about Shonda Rhimes was published. There was immediate outcry and, most tellingly, there were three or four tweets from Rhimes By Duana • Sep 22, 2014 11:26 am
TV Updates Intro for September 22, 2014 Dear Gossips, Shonda Rhimes is underrated. People fall on their knees for the Matt Weiners and the Vince Gilligans but Shonda Rhimes? Duana posted about Shonda not too long ago in a piece called How To Get Away With An Empire – click here for a refresher. I posted about her By Lainey • Sep 22, 2014 09:28 am
