Coincidence or conspiracy Beyoncé for Michelle Obama Earlier this morning, after we’d wrapped the Show Your Work podcast, #BeyoncéHomecoming special episode, Duana, Kathleen, and I were still high off of what we’d just watched and talked about and Kathleen kept saying, “What a time to be alive”. Duana and I kind of giggled – but it’ By Lainey • Apr 17, 2019 11:33 am
Music Madonna: Madame X I was over at my friend Iain’s the other night and whenever Iain and I get together, Madonna dominates our conversation. Iain has a PhD in Madonna. He went to see her last tour, Rebel Heart, something like 14 times all around the world. It’s been a quiet By Lainey • Apr 16, 2019 12:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rihanna doing business and Handsome Hassan I half expected Rihanna to show up at Coachella this weekend. It’s not like she’s a stranger there. And when Rihanna goes to Coachella she turns it into a fashion moment. You remember her outfits from 2018? View this post on Instagram A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) By Lainey • Apr 16, 2019 11:32 am
Royals House Cambridge and House Sussex cover PEOPLE For the last six months, the growing divide between House Cambridge and House Sussex has been front page news. Now that they’ve formally separated households and social media accounts, PEOPLE is even getting in on it. This is noteworthy because PEOPLE is typically royal-friendly, so as to protect By Lainey • Apr 10, 2019 10:07 am
Music Beyoncé’s Homecoming Coachella is this weekend and next. Which means it’s the first anniversary of Beychella now known as Homecoming. Homecoming, usually, is in the fall. Beyoncé’s basically trying to change the calendar. Great. My calendar has been changed and marked: April 17th, Netflix made the announcement this weekend: pic. By Lainey • Apr 08, 2019 11:30 am
Maple Leaf Celine Dion: “I’m worth it” Celine Dion was announced as the newest global ambassador for L’Oreal Paris. She just celebrated her 51st birthday. This is her first-ever beauty contract and she is FEELING herself, as she should be, declaring in the press release that: "When you think I’m done, I’m By Lainey • Apr 02, 2019 04:05 pm
Royals House Sussex is on Instagram Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just launched their own House Sussex Instagram account as they continue to build their own brand apart from Kensington Palace and House Cambridge. Here’s the first post, along with several photos of Harry and Meghan at work: View this post on Instagram A post By Lainey • Apr 02, 2019 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma and Dave go shopping Emma Stone and Dave McCary were papped at the grocery store this weekend in LA. Dave is always referred to as Saturday Night Live writer and director whenever he and Emma are seen together but there was a new SNL this week (hosted by Sandra Oh) and he wasn’t By Lainey • Apr 02, 2019 10:40 am
Music Beyoncé: Entertainer of the Year Beyoncé went to Beychella last year and basically changed the name of the festival. Then she and Jay-Z, the Carters, released an album, Everything is Love. After that they went on tour. At the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Jay received the President’s Award and Beyoncé was named By Lainey • Apr 01, 2019 11:27 am
Douchebags I know Jake’s face Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge met up with Adele for dinner last night. As already established earlier this week when Adele and Jennifer Lawrence hung out at Pieces, celebrity friendship is good for gossip. Adele does her friendships a lot less ostentatiously than, ahem, some other people but there are By Lainey • Mar 29, 2019 01:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews This is John Ambrose Production on Netflix’s PS I Still Love You, the sequel to To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, is now underway in Vancouver. And the biggest question about the movie has been…who’s John Ambrose McClaren?! He as revealed yesterday: John Ambrose McClaren will be played by By Lainey • Mar 29, 2019 11:55 am
Top Reads The Carters honoured at GLAAD Our Queen and her husband were honoured last night with the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards last night. Janet Mock, HIV activist Morris Singletary, Lena Waithe, and Ty Hunter, who’s worked with Beyoncé since 1999, when she and Miss Janet met him at a mall and invited By Lainey • Mar 29, 2019 09:49 am
Amazingness Beyoncé passes the mic Beyoncé is Beyoncé. And because Beyoncé is Beyoncé, she can hold on to the mic for as long as she wants. There are few people Beyoncé has to take the mic for and pass the mic to. One of those people would be Diana Ross. Diana Ross performing her own By Lainey • Mar 27, 2019 11:27 am
Xenu Bella, the Auditor Last we heard of Tom Cruise he was working on Top Gun: Maverick which isn’t due out until July 2020. As we’ve seen over the last decade or so, Tom will emerge for a few weeks to promote a movie but otherwise stays deep undercover working and, well, By Lainey • Mar 27, 2019 10:14 am
TV Updates Get your witchy circle together Amy Poehler has added so much to the girl talk lexicon, from Galentine’s Day to a whole slew of compliments for your best friend. Now she adds “witchy circle” to her contributions, and if you think I’m not having custom paper products printed with “witchy circle” for my By Sarah • Mar 26, 2019 12:59 pm
Royals House Cambridge: a simmering scandal Yesterday I posted about the story that took over royal gossip circles this weekend – it’s been brewing for months, originating in the English countryside, with the “Turnip toffs”. As I said, it’s Big Little Lies, royal edition. Supposedly Princess Kate used to be good friends with Rose Hanbury, By Lainey • Mar 26, 2019 11:36 am
