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Katniss for today

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Katniss for today

Jennifer Lawrence was papped today in New York, which is not unusual. But what doesn’t happen every day is how she looks. I’m not talking about her outfit, I’m not talking about her hair. Anyone who’s a fan of The Hunger Games and seen her as

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 04:00 pm

Intro for November 3, 2026

Intro for November 3, 2026

Dear Gossips, A couple of interesting Matt Damon sightings this week – more notable than usual because Matt Damon, when he isn’t on an active press tour, doesn’t really do the circuit. But he is one of the frontrunners for the Best Actor Oscar this season, the lead and

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 10:00 am

MC's Music Lounge: Megan In Transition

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MC's Music Lounge: Megan In Transition

Megan Thee Stallion fans have been waiting for the promised third installment in her Megan album series for two years now. Over the last few years, Megan’s personal life has been the focus point whenever her name is reported. Now she’s going back to her old school freestyle

By MC • Nov 03, 2026 02:26 pm

Violet Sorrengail is a fashion girl

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Violet Sorrengail is a fashion girl

The biggest casting question in Hollywood – Bond – has yet to be answered. But just before Bond speculation took over the last couple of weeks, there was another maybe not as big but still big casting reveal: the leads of the Fourth Wing adaptation. The Fourth Wing book series, by Rebecca

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 01:41 pm

Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

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Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

Variety had the exclusive yesterday - a four-part “tell-all” docuseries about Justin Timberlake is coming to Apple TV in December and apparently Janet Jackson will be part of it and also he supposedly talks about Britney Spears. There is only one person that this project will serve, and it’

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 12:38 pm

Heated Rivalry Halloween

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Heated Rivalry Halloween

It was fully expected that Heated Rivalry would be popular at Halloween since the show premiered last November making this its first Halloween. I stayed inside my house all weekend so I have no idea how much HR there was at the parties and on the streets but I was

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 04:05 pm

Jack Lowden was the first choice

Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden was the first choice

Perhaps the most predictable assumption about what that title is referring to is that Jack Lowden was the first choice to play James Bond, considering that he’s supposedly on the very short list of candidates who’ve have been in final screen tests for the role. Jack, naturally, will

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 12:36 pm

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If you only have time to read a handful of updates, read these.

Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

Fo-shiz, Fo-shiz: The Documentary

Variety had the exclusive yesterday - a four-part “tell-all” docuseries about Justin Timberlake is coming to Apple TV in December and apparently Janet Jackson will be part of it and also he supposedly talks about Britney Spears. There is only one person that this project will serve, and it’

By Lainey • Nov 03, 2026 12:38 pm

Martha Stewart lost Halloween

Martha Stewart lost Halloween

In these times, and we all do it, everything is talked about in terms of winning or losing – culturally, beyond sporting events, it applies to more than just awards and music charts; red carpets are won and lost, major and minor events, the concert industry, from the actual touring artist

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 11:47 am

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

Jack Lowden was the first choice

Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden was the first choice

Perhaps the most predictable assumption about what that title is referring to is that Jack Lowden was the first choice to play James Bond, considering that he’s supposedly on the very short list of candidates who’ve have been in final screen tests for the role. Jack, naturally, will

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 12:36 pm

Martha Stewart lost Halloween

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Martha Stewart lost Halloween

In these times, and we all do it, everything is talked about in terms of winning or losing – culturally, beyond sporting events, it applies to more than just awards and music charts; red carpets are won and lost, major and minor events, the concert industry, from the actual touring artist

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 11:47 am

Intro for November 2, 2026

Mariah Carey

Intro for November 2, 2026

Dear Gossips, Back in 1995, Mariah Carey secretly recorded a grunge album, Someone’s Ugly Daughter, under the band name Chick. At the time, her label would not let her release it and she spent the next 20 years hinting at its existence, finally confirming many of the details in

By Lainey • Nov 02, 2026 09:51 am

Still more galas!

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Still more galas!

The Night of the Galas continues, as there was yet another gala in New York last night, this one for the American Ballet Theater’s “Angels and Demons” Gala honoring Cynthia Erivo. What was in the air last night that there was a gala on every block in New York

By Sarah • Oct 30, 2026 04:08 pm

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Cunk is back

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Cunk is back

In keeping with Friday Funday, Philomena Cunk is BACK. Cunk is the clueless creation of comedian Diane Morgan, originally featured in Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe on the BBC before getting her own spin-off series, Cunk on Britain (which is available on Youtube). Philomena Cunk is earnest and miseducated

By Sarah • Oct 30, 2026 03:06 pm

The Year of the Tower is taking its toll

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The Year of the Tower is taking its toll

It seems like 2026 has been quite the year of…endings, at least so far. And with there still being two months left in the year and an already seemingly full graveyard of high-profile relationships, the collapse of institutions and the cultural eras that came to an end, whether

By Stephanie • Oct 30, 2026 01:52 pm

Dua Lipa: Studio, Books, Chanel

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa: Studio, Books, Chanel

MC just wrote yesterday about Dua Lipa and the anticipation for her fourth album, expected in 2027. Shortly after she posted a photo dump, and there was another shot of the recording studio in the carousel (slide 8), so it’s not a secret that she’s been working on

By Lainey • Oct 30, 2026 01:27 pm

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