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Last night Model Employee premiered on VH1. The show is a reality competition sort of like America’s Next Top Model meets… Undercover Boss? I’ve never seen Undercover Boss but there were literally undercover bosses on Model Employee‘s first episode, so I think this description is pretty accurate. More »

Hark! Alert! Call the London Tribune if that’s a thing! Downton Abbey is going to be releasing a line of merchandise later this year, including clothing, makeup and housewares. More »

Oh my goodness. Oh my good glory goodness. Rarely do I get such a pure kick of excitement and joy right to my belly as when I first saw Tilda Swinton‘s cover shoot for the May issue of W Magazine. Not because I’m a fashion buff — “oho no, my lads, frankly it’s the opposite”, said the girl wearing a sweater poncho at her desk — but because I love silly things done for silly reasons. I have no doubt that this cover shoot was not done for a silly reason at all, and was in fact designed to be taken entirely seriously, but that life philosophy is no fun at all, so let’s do it my way. More »

Today is Leighton Meester‘s 27th birthday and what better way to celebrate than to take a look back at her most well known television role. I am, of course, talking about that time she appeared on 7th Heaven Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl! My two favorite characters on Gossip Girl were Blair Waldorf and Blair Waldorf’s wardrobe. I seriously bought a top once because it reminded me of a dress Blair wore. She was easily the best character on the show thanks to Leighton, who totally brought the bitch-with-a-heart to life. But she couldn’t have done it without her many, many amusing outfits. More »

17-year-old Kendall Jenner continues to make confusing statements about her career and her life to publications. For the second time in just a few weeks, she’s expressed her need for privacy while simultaneously doing something very public. Now I know she’s only 17 and I know that growing up in the Kardashian-Jenner-E! home must be very confusing, but the solution to her problem seems so simple. Stop modeling. Stop doing interviews. Stop posting everything to your  social media accounts. It’s amazing how little the press can find out when you stop talking to them. More »

If you’ve ever wanted to take a trip inside James Franco’s head, I highly recommend going to see Oz: The Great and Powerful this weekend. It’s a phenomenal trip into the brain of someone who’s clearly not living in our world. The whole time I watched the movie I questioned whether James Franco was acting or simply reacting to things in the way he normally would. I don’t know if he’d really question the presence of a flying monkey in a bellhop uniform in real life, so his reaction to meeting him in the movie seemed pretty realistic for James Franco. “That’s odd, but not at all unbelievable, carry my bags flying monkey.” So to say he’s perfectly cast for the role as Oz is an understatement. No one’s ever been more suited to play the role of a magician who doesn’t really give a shit. More »

I want you to ask yourself something. Look down right now. How many pairs of pants are you wearing? If you’re a girl and you’re wearing a skirt, what are you doing? It’s the day time! If you’re a guy wearing a skirt… right on? If you’re not wearing pants at all, I hope you’re not in a public place. If you are wearing pants, you’re probably only wearing one pair, right? Well, I’ve got news for you, single-pantser. You’re not cool. The cool kids are wearing two pairs of pants these days. More »