There were a number of excellent speeches at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor, Common, Michael Keaton, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Kevin Spacey each used their time on stage as an opportunity to acknowledge the progress the industry has seen over the course of the past year. Prepare to get misty-eyed as […]
We’ll admit, our Golden Globes countdown has been an emotional affair. As we prepared to watch beloved funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the ceremony for the third and final year, we relived some of our favorite moments, listened to Lionel Richie’s “Once, Twice, Three Times A Lady” on loop and brushed up […]
Author J.K. Rowling took to Twitter on Sunday to slam Rupert Murdoch for saying all Muslims “must be held responsible” for extremist violence such as last week’s deadly attack on the headquarters of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. On Friday, the News Corp boss said via Twitter that even peaceful Muslims are responsible for the “jihadist […]
If the 2015 Golden Globes taught us anything, it’s that women’s stories matter — and girls truly do rule. This year’s Globes gave us one badass feminist moment after another. (We are convinced that allowing people to eat and drink at an awards show makes everything better.) There were some less-than-ideal parts of the show […]
When we think of “hacks,” many of us think of tricks to make a task quicker and easier than we’d previously believed possible. And of course, people have been trying to “hack” reading for decades, whether through speed-reading courses or apps or … well, Cliff’s Notes. The temptation of speed-reading is strong; the sheer number […]
Michael Keaton walked away from the Golden Globes with a statue for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role in “Birdman,” and during his acceptance speech he brought some well-deserved attention to his “best friend” — his son, Sean Douglas. “My best friend is kind, intelligent, funny, talented, considerate, […]
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler didn’t shy away from controversial topics during Sunday’s Golden Globes, but some viewers felt one of their bits went too far. During the broadcast, Fey and Poehler interacted with comedian Margaret Cho, who played the newest member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a North Korean army general. Here she […]
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is never not considering a run for president, it seems. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Trump teased he’ll make a decision about a 2016 run in the early part of this year. “I would say over the next three months, I’m going to make a very serious […]
The good times continued following the Golden Globes with a handful of star-studded after-parties at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum danced to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” at the InStyle and Warner Bros. bash. Meanwhile, Kate Hudson was spotted laughing with other attendees and sipping a cocktail at the […]
It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and we’re just living in it. The 25-year-old singer wasn’t even nominated for a Golden Globe, and yet, at the InStyle and Warner Bros. After-Party on Jan. 11, it somehow became all about Swift and her growing list of BFFs. Counted among her crew were Golden Globe nominees Lorde and Lena […]
