Squawking Chicken Welcome to The Squawk Era Even though our school days are long behind us, the beginning of September, right after Labour Day, always feels like a new school year. For us at LaineyGossip, this year more than ever. Because we have some exciting announcements to make as LaineyGossip is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! By Lainey • Sep 06, 2023 10:55 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for September 28, 2020 Dear Gossips, Every year on my birthday I am expected to call my ma to thank her for my birthday. On my birthday we celebrate her. This year, however, my parents had us over to their place and she ordered in all my favourite dimsum selections and even got me By Lainey • Sep 28, 2020 09:19 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for May 6, 2015 Dear Gossips, It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday. I have three gift recommendations. The first one is self-serving so I’ll start with it. My book: Listen To The Squawking Chicken. Which is now available on trade paperback and it’s about my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken. For By Lainey • May 06, 2015 08:44 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Gwyneth: a wasted dress and the narcissistic parent The latest feature on GOOP is about narcissistic parenting. I skimmed through it pretty quickly so maybe I’m totally off-base but my takeaway from it is that narcissistic parenting is bad. Which, I think, most people probably agree with…? Click here to read it. You’re going to tell By Lainey • Mar 27, 2015 03:47 pm
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for March 3, 2015 Dear Gossips, Did you know that it’s Chinese Valentine’s Day on Thursday? The Chinese Squawking Chicken gave me a list love matches and mismatches that I’ll post later this week. Speaking of the Squawking Chicken… I wrote a book called Listen To The Squawking Chicken that was By Lainey • Mar 03, 2015 09:26 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 19, 2015 Dear Gossips, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! It is the Year of the Goat/Sheep. For some signs, when your year comes around, it’s not a great turn on the cycle. For example, if you’re a Tiger, your worst year is the Year of the Tiger. Because of how By Lainey • Feb 19, 2015 08:57 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 18, 2015 Dear Gossips, It’s New Year’s Eve. You ready? Change your sheets tonight. Wash your hair too. No hair washing starting tomorrow and, if you can, at least until the weekend. Can’t wash away the New Year Luck, right? So today we profile those born in the Year By Lainey • Feb 18, 2015 09:19 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 17, 2015 Dear Gossips, If it was a long weekend for you as it was for me (Family Day in parts of Canada/Presidents Day in the US), I hope you’re rested. Because, finally, it’s Oscar Week! But first… Chinese New Year on Thursday! We have a few more signs By Lainey • Feb 17, 2015 07:59 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 13, 2015 Dear Gossips, Rachel McAdams continued to work on True Detective Season 2 yesterday in LA. Rachel’s Chinese astrological sign is Horse. The Chinese Squawking Chicken says there’s not too much to be concerned about for the Horse during the Year of the Goat/Sheep. In fact, this year, By Lainey • Feb 13, 2015 09:02 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 12, 2015 Dear Gossips, If you think the Best Actor Oscar race between Michael Keaton and Eddie Redmayne is too close to call, will this change your mind? Michael Keaton is a Rabbit. During the Year of the Goat/Sheep, only 3 signs out of the 12 signs are on a luck By Lainey • Feb 12, 2015 09:02 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 11, 2015 Dear Gossips, You know who was at the Grammys with hardly a mention? Courteney Cox. Maybe you didn’t recognise her. I wish she had chosen a better pair of shoes. Anyway, that’s my not very subtle segue to Dragons. Courteney Cox was born in the Year of the By Lainey • Feb 11, 2015 09:12 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 9, 2015 Dear Gossips, Did you know that both Taylor Swift and Kanye West were born in the Year of the Snake? If you’re a Snake too, here’s what my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, is advising for the Year of the Goat/Sheep: Might not be the best year By Lainey • Feb 09, 2015 07:01 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 6, 2015 Dear Gossips, Wednesday was the Start of Spring on the Chinese calendar meaning it’s now officially the Year of the Goat/Sheep (even though Chinese New Year is on February 19th). That day I posted a Squawking Chicken (my ma) advisory for those born in the Year of the By Lainey • Feb 06, 2015 09:05 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Intro for February 4, 2015 Dear Gossips, On the Chinese calendar, today is the Start of Spring. Which means that, technically, the Year of the Horse is over and the Year of the Goat/Sheep has begun. Chinese New Year is on February 19. But the astrological year actually kicks off today. I know it’ By Lainey • Feb 04, 2015 09:25 am
Weddings An Alamuddin wedding I feel like I know more about this wedding than the Kanye West wedding. That said, you know who would agree with making the wedding as big of a f-cking deal as possible and broadcasting it far and wide? My ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken. It’s a celebration. You By Lainey • Sep 17, 2014 03:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The only Jackie Chan Jackie Chan was in London yesterday promoting his film Chinese Zodiac. Look at him. I have been looking at him, watching him, since I was probably 2 years old. I’m 40 now. HE’S EXACTLY THE SAME. Ginseng > Botox. Maybe some snake blood too. He only takes one By Lainey • Aug 13, 2014 10:04 am
