Bobby Finger
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My Obsession With the Bon Appétit Cinematic Universe
My father got me into food thanks to his alchemic ability to turn a simple assortment of unappealing produce and expired dried spices into the perfect breakfast tacos that I remain incapable of recreating. Then came The Food Network, which was added to my family’s cable package in my early teens, and quickly led to a fiery passion for Ina Garten and Paula Deen (of which the latter has been… → Read More
Veep Gets the Dark Ending the Series Deserves
Since its premiere five weeks ago, the final season of Game of Thrones has suffered jarring pacing issues and disappointing (or downright nonsensical) resolutions, which have affected the show’s fans to the point that the internet becomes exclusively a place to air one’s Game of Thrones grievances for the 24 hours following each episode’s start time. There are likely myriad reasons for this… → Read More
How Ellen Degeneres Became the Kardashian Family’s Go-to Press Stop
On the eve of the 16th season of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' a look at one of the family’s preferred platforms for propaganda. → Read More
Penny Marshall and the Movies That Shaped Me
I didn’t make a habit of idolizing people when I was growing up and, as was the case with so many elements of my childhood personality, I recognized this as peculiar at the time. Not because there was any sort of soul-crushing emptiness over lacking a name I could point to as the representative of my professional ambitions or object of my teenage lust, but because it seemed like everyone else… → Read More
How Priyanka and Nick Threw the Royal Wedding of the Year
Meghan and Harry’s wedding was limited by tradition, while Priyanka and Nick’s was an over-the-top extravaganza because of it. → Read More
Homecoming Is Julia Roberts at Her Mesmerizing Best
I will begin this with a disclaimer that may or may not be obvious given my history: I would have watched, and potentially convinced myself of the staggering brilliance of, every episode of the first television series starring Julia Roberts regardless of its content. Had it been a procedural in which she assumed the role of a chef-turned-detective who investigates restaurant crimes the way only… → Read More
The Safe Space of the Celebrity-on-Celebrity Podcast
All of this would be pretty boring stuff in black and white, as it would appear in a celebrity profile. → Read More
The Jersey Shore Family Vacation Cast Is the Voice of Our Generation
All about the Situation’s situations. → Read More
Hey, I Just Wanted to Take Another Look At You
Because I feel compelled to bookend all moments of sincerity with jokes, this post begins with the above image and headline. “Hey,” Jackson (Bradley Cooper) is saying to Ally (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) in the moment captured above. “I just wanted to take another look at you.” → Read More
Were You Invited to Gwyneth Paltrow's Wedding This Weekend?
Congratulations are in order for Gwyneth Paltrow and her fiancé Brad Falchuck, as they are reportedly getting married this weekend “at her home” in the Hamptons! This is great news for the two of them, as well as the “close friends and family” who will likely be in attendance. (Page Six is expecting 50, while Us Weekly predicts fewer than 20.) → Read More
Naomi Campbell on Kendall Jenner: 'Next Question'
While appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night, Naomi Campbell was asked for her thoughts on a young model named Kendall Jenner. I have no doubts that this question was planted by the folks at Bravo in order to create some viral content, but I also have no doubts that Campbell’s response was unplanned and entirely off the cuff. Few people walking this earth are better at shade, so… → Read More
The Story of 'Honey'
On March 19, 2017, the sixth episode of the sixth and final season of Girls aired for the first time. In its closing scene, Hannah (Lena Dunham) watched a short film written by, directed by, and starring her on-again/off-again boyfriend Adam (Adam Driver) and realized he’d based the entire thing on their relationship. At this point, Girls—a show that was deeply watchable despite being filled… → Read More
Will Smith Bungee Jumped Into the Grand Canyon Out of a Helicopter Because He Turned 50
What caused the big bang? Why do we have fingerprints? Why was Life Itself released? I’m sure you are all familiar with those questions and their lack of hard answers, but let me add another to that list: Why the hell did Will Smith bungee jump out of a helicopter for his 50th birthday? → Read More
Royal Weddings Are Gay Now
The British Royal Family endured its first same-sex wedding over the weekend, and—somehow—the monarchy is still intact. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, the 53-year-old cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, married his longtime partner James Coyle on Saturday in Devon. In an Instagram post, Mountbatten described the event as “fabulous.” Perfect. → Read More
Andy Cohen Compares Carole Radziwill to Trump, Carole Radziwill Responds With An Eyeroll
Last night marked the premiere of Jerry O’Connell’s new manly Bravo talk show formerly known as Real Men Watch Bravo and currently known as Play By Play. In order to, I don’t know, drum up publicity for the new television experiment, Bravo Emperor Andy Cohen was asked to appear as a guest. While there, O’Connell and Cohen did what Bravo employees do best: they started shit. → Read More
Do Not Believe What You Read About Kelly Ripa’s Fingernails
There is a nasty rumor going around town that must be cleared up immediately. Perhaps you’ve heard it! Perhaps you haven’t! The point is, it’s out there—in The Globe, specifically—and needs to be quashed: Kelly Ripa does not eat her cuticles, she does not think they “taste like chicken,” and her Live With Kelly and Ryan crew is not constantly revolted by her her behavior. → Read More
Wilmer Valderrama Reportedly Visits Demi Lovato 'Constantly'
Demi Lovato is currently receiving treatment at a facility “renowned for its addiction programs,” and according to TMZ, Wilmer Valderrama has “put everything on hold” to be a “constant presence” over the past two months. Another optimistic sign about her recovery? They’ve been spotted out and about together at a local Starbucks. → Read More
Carrie Underwood Provides More Details Than Ever About Her 2017 Accident On Ellen
Carrie Underwood stopped by Ellen to promote her new album Cry Pretty (which will probably debut at #1 on the Billboard charts), and when asked about the accident that left her with more than 40 stitches last year, provided what might be the most candid and detailed description of what happened. → Read More
Cher's Wonderful 'SOS' Video Stars Trace Lysette, Destiny Anderson, and Lauren Weedman
Cher is in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again for all of 10 minutes, but her forthcoming album of ABBA covers may prove to be more culturally significant than the film that inspired it. → Read More
Mary Poppins Returns and Hasn't Aged a Day in Trailer Starring Emily Blunt
Here’s one of those big tentpole films whose marketing begins so far in advance of release that you feel like you’ve already seen it twice in theaters, bought it on DVD, watched it again, and forgot you owned it by the time it actually opens. Mary Poppins Returns, the direct sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins, has a full trailer. And we finally sort of maybe know what it’s about: Mary Poppins (Emily… → Read More