Top Reads Gwyneth Paltrow has “milked the f-ck out of every opportunity” Gwyneth Paltrow covers the new issue of The Edit. The full article isn’t on their website yet but excerpts have been made available to certain outlets, including PEOPLE and Refinery29. Where should we start? The cover? She looks great on the cover. And there’s a shot of her By Lainey • Jun 01, 2017 11:56 am
Relationship Assumption Robin & Sean: together again…sort of? Robin Wright and Sean Penn were seen together in New York this week. They flew in to JFK together and then they headed to the same apartment together. Of course they have children so it doesn’t mean that they’re a thing again. But, you know, they could totally By Lainey • May 31, 2017 12:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake’s Husband’s Secret The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today that Blake Lively will star in the film adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s book, The Husband’s Secret. The Husband’s Secret was published before Big Little Lies and it’s been in development since 2013. Now that Big Little Lies was such a success By Lainey • May 25, 2017 04:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews IT’S HAPPENING The Rihanna/ Lupita/ Ava/ Issa movie of Twitter’s dreams is officially happening. When I wrote about the project last month, it was still just a whisper and a sliver of hope in the hearts of anyone with a pulse and a brain. Even though I essentially laid out the By Kathleen • May 24, 2017 11:33 am
TV Updates Katy Perry: beef and pay Girl Sh-t first. So, as you know, Katy Perry’s Swish Swish was released last week. And she says that it’s not about Taylor Swift. Or at least that’s what she told Jimmy Fallon the other night, explaining the song like this: “I think it’s a great By Lainey • May 23, 2017 11:10 am
Top Reads Solange’s letter to her teenage self Teen Vogue is doing the most. We’ve been telling you this. You know. Led by editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth, the youngest editor in Conde Nast history, Teen Vogue has been at the forefront of political commentary in the sh-tstorm that is Trump’s America. Teen Vogue has been consistently showcasing By Kathleen • May 19, 2017 10:12 am
Hook Ups Taylor Swift’s Brit Boy Love Streak Harry Styles, Calvin Harris, Tom Hiddleston… Now Joe Alwyn. Taylor Swift has a Brit Boy love streak going. The UK Sun broke the story late yesterday that Taylor and Joe have been secretly dating for months and that she’s been seeing him in London in disguise. Let’s backtrack By Lainey • May 17, 2017 10:28 am
Music Miley in Malibu Duana and I currently have Miley Cyrus on the rundown for the next Show Your Work podcast that we’re recording tomorrow night. We’ve been waiting for the new song to come out, to hear the new sound, this departure from the “twerk era” Miley that we’ve known By Lainey • May 11, 2017 04:24 pm
TV Updates Rory Gilmore: the “secret weapon” I’m still making my way through Gilmore Girls. It’s been months, I know. And I like it, I do. It’s just not binge-TV for me. So far I’m two episodes into season 5. And finally, finally Rory has done something interesting. But I am most interested By Lainey • May 11, 2017 10:12 am
Music The Disappearance of Taylor Swift New issue of US Weekly, Taylor Swift is on the cover. As you know, Taylor’s been very, very undercover this entire year. Does she still have bangs? Does she still wear red lipstick? We haven’t seen her in months. Maybe she shaved her head? How do you know By Lainey • May 10, 2017 02:03 pm
Top Reads President The Rock I hope I am healthy. I have a bad habit of constantly wondering if I’m not healthy even though I feel healthy. And I know I need to stop. But today, on top of all the regular reasons any person would want to be healthy, I have realised one By Lainey • May 10, 2017 12:51 pm
Music Don’t come for Katy Perry Katy Perry was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly this week to promote her new album but it still doesn’t have a title. Or, from what I can see, an official release date? No release date was mentioned in the EW article and I find this to be an interesting strategy, By Lainey • May 09, 2017 01:17 pm
Music Miley’s new image Miley Cyrus is attempting a rebrand... again. Miley’s new single drops this week and in anticipation of its release, she’s on the cover of Billboard. In the interview, posted last Wednesday, Miley’s new sound is described as “rootsy” – whatever that means – and she revealed that she’s By Kathleen • May 08, 2017 01:14 pm
Top Reads Johnny Depp: earpieces and sound engineers One of the first headlines I saw in my feed this morning was from the Telegraph: Earpieces, islands, and eccentricities: is Johnny Depp slowly morphing into Marlon Brando? Um, obviously it was an immediate click. Yes, I want to read this. In fact, I think I NEED to read this. By Lainey • May 04, 2017 04:54 pm
Break Ups Brad Pitt and the façade Brad Pitt’s film for Netflix, War Machine, premieres later this month. Now that World War Brange has ostensibly ended, he’s back on promotion with a GQ interview, featuring 3 different covers, and several more beautiful photographs taken in 3 American national parks, The Everglades, White Sands, and Carlsbad By Lainey • May 03, 2017 12:53 pm
Break Ups Jesse Williams and the politics of black love “A little wince.” In a piece for Essence in 2010, that’s how Jill Scott described her reaction when a black male friend told her he had married a white woman. The piece received an onslaught of vitriol. Scott was called a racist. To avoid repeating Scott’s fate, I By Kathleen • May 01, 2017 09:44 am
