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Big Stars at the New Gala

Big Stars at the New Gala

The first ever Airbnb.org Gala hosted by Airbnb took place last night in LA and has been a surprise to a lot of people, including me, because of how well attended it was. Jimmy Kimmel hosted, Charli XCX performed, Oscar winners Charlize Theron, Zoë Saldaña, and Matthew McConaughey were

By Lainey • Oct 29, 2026 04:04 pm

Intro for October 29, 2026

Intro for October 29, 2026

Dear Gossips, Rihanna went to her favourite place to eat in LA last night – Giorgio Baldi, of course, in a seasonal look: a brown sweater over pants the colour of autumn leaves. She is always noteworthy but in this case, one of her dinner companions is also noteworthy… especially noteworthy

By Lainey • Oct 29, 2026 10:33 am

Pride and Prejudice is pizza

TV Updates

Pride and Prejudice is pizza

The trailer for Netflix’s new adaption of Pride and Prejudice, by Dolly Alderton, was released yesterday. And, of course, there are Thoughts. Not only because that’s what we do now on the internet, but because of course people have such strong attachment to the book and then, primarily,

By Lainey • Oct 29, 2026 01:36 pm

What’s Next, Dua Lipa?

Dua Lipa

What’s Next, Dua Lipa?

Dua Lipa is at an interesting crossroads in her career. She has already established herself as one of the most recognizable international pop stars around and has maintained a presence in the gossip ecosystem with her friendships and her romances and now her marriage. From the massive success of her

By MC • Oct 29, 2026 12:01 pm

Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

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Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

Trigger warning for child and domestic abuse Collin Gosselin is one of 8 children in the Gosselin family – a set of twins and a set of sextuplets, including Collin, and their parents. The family starred on TLC’s Jon & Kate + 8 from the time Collin and the rest of

By Duana • Oct 29, 2026 11:11 am

Need more Ali Ahn

Need more Ali Ahn

There are a handful of shows that my husband and I watch together – and it’s a household rule. Among the series that are still ongoing, the list includes Severance, Slow Horses, Paradise, and The Diplomat. We are obsessed with The Diplomat, from the first episode of the first season,

By Lainey • Oct 28, 2026 04:04 pm

Studio Sessions with Dakota and MGK

Dakota Johnson

Studio Sessions with Dakota and MGK

Dakota Johnson and MGK allegedly met at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. At the time, everyone thought she was still dating Role Model but then in August it was reported that they broke up “a while ago”. Dakota and Role Model started dealing with each other not long

By Lainey • Oct 28, 2026 12:44 pm

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Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

Collin Gosselin, Unlikely Icon

Trigger warning for child and domestic abuse Collin Gosselin is one of 8 children in the Gosselin family – a set of twins and a set of sextuplets, including Collin, and their parents. The family starred on TLC’s Jon & Kate + 8 from the time Collin and the rest of

By Duana • Oct 29, 2026 11:11 am

A Sexy Good Hang

A Sexy Good Hang

This post is not about Noah Wyle being named the 2026 PEOPLE Magazine Sexiest Man Alive which, as already noted in today’s site open, is a pretty safe, predictable choice that frankly is a bit of a letdown after the way they nailed it last year with Jonathan Bailey.

By Lainey • Oct 27, 2026 12:11 pm

More Bonds, Actually

More Bonds, Actually

I put the finishing touches on the post preceding this one about the James Bond casting, focusing on Jack Lowden and Jacob Elordi and Jeff Sneider’s reports. And then The Hollywood Reporter came out with their update. While Jeff was saying earlier this week that testing for Bond has

By Lainey • Oct 22, 2026 12:17 pm

Jack and Jacob: The Two Final Bonds?

Jack and Jacob: The Two Final Bonds?

Possible spoilers for Slow Horses season six ahead All year there’s been speculation about the new James Bond, with Denis Villeneuve taking over the franchise. Some of that speculation has been bullsh-t, or strategically leaked and/or placed information in the game of chess between those who are

By Lainey • Oct 22, 2026 11:56 am

Taylor woos the Academy

Taylor woos the Academy

As Sarah just wrote in today’s site intro, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything opened big at the box office this weekend, strengthening its case for the Oscars. A24 is campaigning this film to become the first documentary ever to receive a Best Picture nomination;

By Lainey • Oct 19, 2026 10:55 am

Damson Idris on set as Miles Davis

Damson Idris on set as Miles Davis

Let’s check in with Damson Idris, who is in Paris filming Miles & Juliette, in which Idris stars as legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. That is a really great piece of casting. Idris is on set with Romanian-born French actress Anamaria Vartolomei, who stars as French actress and

By Sarah • Oct 16, 2026 04:05 pm

Jenna, but no Twigs

Jenna, but no Twigs

Following the photocall in which Twigs Ortega stole the show, Jenna Ortega, sans Twigs, glammed up for the BFI London Film Festival’s gala premiere of Klara and the Sun. Ortega looks stunning, the dress is so good I don’t even mind the unnecessary hat. The dress is custom

By Sarah • Oct 16, 2026 10:00 am

Rick and Evie O’Connell are back in action

Rick and Evie O’Connell are back in action

Wake up, losers, there’s a new Mummy movie filming and Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser are back on set! While I am deeply skeptical that we need another Mummy movie—the 1999 The Mummy is nearly perfect and every sequel was a case of diminishing returns—thanks to Brendan

By Sarah • Oct 15, 2026 09:46 am

All adventurous women do

All adventurous women do

Whether you consider Lena Dunham the voice of a generation, or just “a voice” of “a generation”, or just a hack, it can’t be denied: she has pop culture power. Since Girls premiered, Lena Dunham has been the topic of endless conversation, a one-woman think-piece cottage industry.

By Maria • Oct 14, 2026 11:26 am

Intro for October 13, 2026

Intro for October 13, 2026

Dear Gossips, In addition to the unfunny, lazy, and offensively bad jokes that the audience had to endure on Saturday Night Live this weekend, delivered by a host who Lorne Michaels obstinately insists on inviting back (because he’s the ultimate instigating troll), one of the other downsides is that

By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 09:36 am

Studio Sessions with Dakota and MGK

Dakota Johnson

Studio Sessions with Dakota and MGK

Dakota Johnson and MGK allegedly met at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. At the time, everyone thought she was still dating Role Model but then in August it was reported that they broke up “a while ago”. Dakota and Role Model started dealing with each other not long

By Lainey • Oct 28, 2026 12:44 pm

Everyone is bald and crying in Dune 3

Movie Reviews and Previews

Everyone is bald and crying in Dune 3

We are marching ever closer to Dunesday, December 18, when both Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday hit theaters in a holiday apocalypse. Hallmark should make a Christmas rom-com about a Dune fan and a Marvel fan falling in love while working at the theater that weekend. Anyway, Dune

By Sarah • Oct 28, 2026 11:49 am

Cardi B's affordable haircare

Cardi B

Cardi B's affordable haircare

Cardi B is the latest celebrity to be rolling out her own beauty products, joining the ranks of Tracee Ellis Ross, Rihanna, Taraji P. Henson and Beyoncé and launching a haircare line called Grow-Good. But rather than have it hit the shelves at major stores like Sephora and Ulta,

By Stephanie • Oct 28, 2026 10:57 am

Connor Storrie joins Marvel

Connor Storrie

Connor Storrie joins Marvel

Heated Rivalry season two is in production now, but Connor Storrie is not coasting. Yesterday, multiple trades reported that he is in talks to star in Ghost Rider with Ryan Gosling. He already has multiple projects in various stages of production, including Molly Gordon’s high-school(ish) comedy Peaked,

By Sarah • Oct 28, 2026 10:12 am

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Intro for October 28, 2026

Ryan Gosling

Intro for October 28, 2026

Dear Gossips, Remember when Ryan Gosling was in a band? Actually he never stopped being in a band. The band is Dead Man’s Bones, alongside Zach Shields, and they haven’t released new music in 17 years but yesterday showed up on socials to drop a new single, “Lost

By Lainey • Oct 28, 2026 09:52 am

The Megan Park Universe

What Else

The Megan Park Universe

There’s a content gap on this site and I need to apologise for it – we don’t talk enough about Megan Park, and I’m sorry, this is such an oversight, especially since I LOVE her movie, My Old Ass, and of course Sterling Point was a hit this

By Lainey • Oct 27, 2026 04:07 pm

There’s Only Us, There’s Only This: RENT’s Gloriously Unhinged 30th Anniversary

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There’s Only Us, There’s Only This: RENT’s Gloriously Unhinged 30th Anniversary

You know when you get that uncomfortable feeling that you don’t know what’s going on? Like ‘oh, I’ve missed a key element here’, and you start looking around to see who might be able to clue you in? The bad news is that’s how I felt

By Duana • Oct 27, 2026 02:59 pm

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