–Kathy Griffin did a Tyler Shields photo shoot that involved a bloody Trump head, and people were not impressed. Dumb people, but still.
–Alicia Keys talks Trump, Trudeau, and really bad karaoke in the new issue of Chatelaine. She also makes a cute discovery about Montreal (“Poutine, is that the place to go?”)
–Evan Rachel Wood‘s advice to Millie Bobby Brown involves licking a toilet.
-I linked to a story yesterday about Jessica Chastain‘s comments about female representation at Cannes, but now there’s videoand it’s even more powerful. She sounds nervous but powers through.
-I thought people were joking last night on Twitter when they were talking about Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher showing up on The Bachelorette but they really did.
–Alicia Keys looks amazing on the new cover of Ebony. I almost want to watch The Voice this season to see how people react to her no-makeup look on a mainstream broadcast show.
-Set your DVRs: MTV will reportedly let Kanye West do whatever the hell he wants for 4 minutes at this weekend’s VMAs.
-This is an excellent and thought-provoking discussion on whether or not it’s still ok to want to see Birth of a Nation. Personally, I no longer have much interest, but on the flip side, I think it’s ridiculous that Oscar voters are refusing to see it. That’s like a critic refusing to review it.
–Amber Heard called Johnny Depp out for donating her $7m settlement directly to charity. What a dick move. Her statement about it is fire, tho.
–Sarah Paulson is in talks to join the all-female Ocean’s Eleven spinoff, which is amazing! Wait, they’re not really calling it Ocean’s Ocho, are they? ‘Cause that’s less amazing.
-I’m always so intrigued by who big studios turn to when they needs scripts to be punched up. Doctor Strange’s script is reportedly being worked over by Community creator Dan Harmon.
–Rob Lowe is being roasted and the lineup of celebs is incredibly bizarre.
-I can’t believe Nashville is returning. I’m much less surprised that Connie Britton is looking for an exit.
-When Jessica Alba was asked on the Today Show if her products were safe, she responded “They’re amazing!” Um, yeah. That’s not really the answer we were looking for but thanks for playing.
–Aaron Paul tried to impress Tom Cruisewith a magic trick, failed miserably.
-As boring as it is to hear celebrities complaining about their fabulous lives, I actually feel for Amy Schumer when she says that attending the Met Gala “felt like a punishment.” That would so not be my scene.
–Britney Spears isn’t super thrilled that Lifetime is making a movie about her. (I’m really hoping there’s an extended scene devoted to her and JT picking out their matching denim outfits.)
-Meanwhile, this story about how Britney Spears‘ hair, which has been her mood ring for 20 yearsis all kinds of great.
-Speaking of great reads, here’s a piece on UnREAL, Mr Robot and the perils of taking big swings in your sophomore season.
-There’s a very good chance that Universal will sue Frank Ocean over his album switcheroo. Still, it was a pretty boss move. Not that I praise Jared Leto often, but his doc on his band’s struggles with their record label really helped me understand how the music industry sets out to screw over artists.
-Ohh..the new season of Poldark returns next month.
-I don’t watch Once Upon a Time, but I still find these bloopers a delight. (Well hello there, guyliner guy!)
-Dammit! Just when I think I’m out, the new trailers for The Flash and Arrow pull me back in.
-As if posing pregnant and nude for charity wasn’t enough, Alicia Keys just pledged $1 million to the We Are Here campaign.
-Here’s the first photo of Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin together. And when I say “together,” I mean “barely in the same frame and in no way acknowledging each other’s existence.” Baby steps.
–Emma Watson looked super nervous when delivering her speech on feminism and gender at the U.N. headquarters in New York this weekend, but she still killed it.
-Oh jeez. The NYT television critic has offered a weak non-apology for that terrible Shonda Rhimes article, basically saying we all just didn’t get it. Meanwhile, here’s a great article by NPR’s Linda Holmes about what it was like interviewing Shonda following the “angry black woman” hoopla.
-It delights me to no end that every publication seems to take great pleasure reporting on Ariana Grande’s bad behaviour.
–John Oliver continues to kill it. This week, he revealed why the Miss America pageant is even more ridiculous than you think.
-More nude photos of female celebrities leaked this weekend, including Amber Heard, Aubrey Plaza and Gabrielle Union, who released a kick-ass statement on how “since the dawn of time women and children, specifically women of color, have been victimized.” I nearly fist-pumped through the ceiling when I read it…
-Hahahahahaha! Charlie Sheen is trying to worm his way back into Two and a Half Men. God, that’s good.
–Idris Elba did a Reddit AMA and no one asked him about the infamous mic wire pic? Giant fail, internet!
-Sleepy Hollow was my favourite new show of last year…and then I kind of forgot all about it (I blame the fact that the last new ep aired way back in January). So it was a super pleasant surprise to learn that it’s back tonight.
-My favourite new pilot of the year, The Flash, hasn’t even aired yet and already The CW has ordered more episodes.
–Colin Farrell has confirmed he’ll be in the new season of True Detective. Seeing how much I really didn’t like his latest movie (Miss Julie) at TIFF, this seems like the right career move for him.
-Speaking of True Detective, Matthew McConaughey seems to be doing a parody of Rust Cole in his new car commercial. Ellen Degeneres‘ explanation: pot brownies.
–Kate Hudson says she and mom Goldie Hawn “can see dead people.” So there’s that.
-The early reviews for Gone Girl are beginning to trickle in, and they’re pretty glowing. (Also, it sounds like all that noise about them changing the ending was bunk.)
