Music BTS “ON” Film It’s music video day so let’s keep it going. Not that it’s a competition but what was the biggest video that’s dropped today? It depends on how you measure “big”, right? And there’s no one right way to measure it. Taylor Swift is a global By Lainey • Feb 27, 2020 01:00 pm
Music Taylor Swift is “The Man” Taylor Swift’s strength is not subtlety. And she leans all the way into that – or away from it – in her video for “The Man”, which she directed, wrote, owns, and stars in. Sure, there may be some Easter eggs for her fans throughout, but for those who don’t By Lainey • Feb 27, 2020 09:14 am
Music BTS Carpool Karaoke I feel vindicated today. Sasha’s been mocking my BTS obsession for weeks. This morning she texted, probably after watching them on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. Her message: “I do think my goal is to laugh as much as BTS.” Exactly. That’s exactly why, as I wrote yesterday, By Lainey • Feb 26, 2020 01:56 pm
Music BTS on The Tonight Show BTS took over The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night and also Twitter. They were trending before the show started and then as soon as the show began, several hashtags related to their appearance dominated on the platform, including #JungkookEnglish because at one point, during Jimmy’s interview with By Lainey • Feb 25, 2020 04:17 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé: no photos at Kobe and Gianna tribute Back in 2013, when Beyoncé headlined the Super Bowl halftime show (the first time), Buzzfeed heard from her publicist demanding that “unflattering” photos of her be taken down. It was the beginning of Beyoncé’s press shutdown, when she stopped giving interviews, stopped engaging with the media. At the time, By Lainey • Feb 25, 2020 11:50 am
BFFs Beyoncé’s “XO” for Kobe The Kobe Bryant memorial is happening right now and Beyoncé opened. Not much is known about the relationship between the Bryants and the Carters but it was evident today during B’s performance that they were close – and that’s not a surprise; Vanessa Bryant, even before Kobe’s passing, By Lainey • Feb 24, 2020 03:39 pm
Relationship Assumption Zendaya and Jacob are inseparable I don’t know that they’re actually inseparable since it’s not like I have access to their daily schedules. But Zendaya and Jacob Elordi do seem to have been spending a LOT of time together the last few months. He’s hung out with her and her family By Lainey • Feb 24, 2020 01:06 pm
Royals Sussexit: The Slow Fade “The Slow Fade” was an expression that came to use a few years ago online when referring to breakups. It’s basically the opposite of ghosting someone. And while I’m not saying that there’s an exact “slow fade’ happening between House Sussex and the British Royal Family, the By Lainey • Feb 24, 2020 10:49 am
Royals The Prince Andrew school bus Prince Andrew, who was friends with the dead rapist pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has reportedly not yet cooperated with investigators about Epstein’s crimes, despite insisting in an interview with BBC Newsnight that he’d be willing to participate. This morning in New York, Gloria Allred, who is representing a few By Lainey • Feb 21, 2020 11:05 am
Gossip Nostalgia Ben Affleck: Jennifer Lopez “should have been nominated” We’ve just passed the 16 year anniversary of the end of Bennifer, one of most significant couples of the modern gossip era. Think back to that time, it was a new millennium, and here were (some of) the celebrity couples we were obsessed with back then: Britney Spears and By Lainey • Feb 21, 2020 10:28 am
Music ARMY, are you ready? I’m not f-cking ready and I’m not even technically a member of the BTS ARMY. My friends are As IF-ing me right now because all I ever do, every day and multiple times now for weeks, is text them or make them come over and talk to me By Lainey • Feb 20, 2020 03:56 pm
Break Ups Ben Affleck on the pain of divorce Ben Affleck’s candid interview with The New York Times came out yesterday and today the first part of his interview with Diane Sawyer aired on Good Morning America and he’s equally as forthcoming about alcoholism and dealing with the breakdown of his marriage. Can we do a little By Lainey • Feb 20, 2020 03:15 pm
Royals Sussexit Countdown Did you know it was Prince Andrew’s birthday yesterday? The palace social media accounts posted birthday messages to celebrate the occasion, with a caption reminding people that he’s “the first child born to a reigning monarch for 103 years”. Like somehow that’s supposed to replace the thing By Lainey • Feb 20, 2020 11:03 am
Maple Leaf House Sussex: royal or not? Since Sussexit was confirmed last month, much speculation has focused on whether or not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would be able to keep “Sussex Royal” as their brand. Prince Harry will always be a prince. House Sussex, which includes Harry, Meghan, and Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor, will always be By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 01:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck comes back with a comeback movie Ben Affleck’s new film, The Way Back, comes out in a month. He plays a former high school basketball player who’s lost everything to addiction and is finding his “way back” by coaching the team from his alma mater. Obviously he knows something about his character, Jack Cunningham. By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 10:09 am
Royals Sussex, Stanford, and Swearing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been making headlines all week, like every week. The latest, this just in, is that they won’t be returning to England for Prince Andrew’s 60th birthday – and the Daily Mail, naturally, is making it out to be like this is some kind By Lainey • Feb 14, 2020 11:47 am
