Required Reading

Friday, May 17th, 2013

OMG Beyonce is pregnant again….Because if Russell Simmons tweets it, then it must be true. (Refinery 29)

Rooney Mara scores her first major beauty contact with Calvin Klein fragrance and it’s not called Eau De Lisbeth. (The Cut) 

Bad Gal Riri is not happy with some bootleg Rihanna T-shirts. Don’t tell her about that time you made a copy of your friend’s Unapologetic. (Fashionista)

Would you like an ironic PBR with your ironic sweatshirt/floral shorts/cut-out dress/skater leather skirt? Because Urban Outfitters is opening a bar/cafe in their next Brooklyn outpost. (Gothamist

Just when you thought you couldn’t love Sleater-Kinney/Portlandia‘s Carrie Brownstein any more, she goes and does something like this and is still not even close to being a sell-out. (Pitchfork) –NICOLE ZANE AND REBECCA WILLA DAVIS

Required Reading

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

 Some exciting and not-so exciting celebrity prom tales. (Refinery29)

Maggie Smith meets Maggie Simpson on an upcoming Dowton Abbey spoof episode of The Simpsons. (Vulture)

Our very favorite celeb spotting happened last night: Woody Allen at a Versace fashion party. We’re still all, ‘what?! how?!’ (Fashionista)

Madonna has chosen Rita Ora to be the face of her new line called, “Material Girl.” Rainy day made? (Sun)

Nicki Minaj still wants to be an American Idol–she just doesn’t want to be on American Idol. (Vulture)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

The poster for the second Hunger Games was released and well, prepare yourselves for the apocalypse. (Refinery29)

‘The most beautiful woman in the wold’ celebrates her 60th birthday: All hail Veruschka. #BeautyAtEveryAge (TheCut)

Rihanna got her hair did and it’s a different ‘do this time. (E!)

How I Met Your Mother revealed THE MOTHER! (Vulture)

More photos of Gwen having a really bad time at the Met Ball. (Fashionista)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Rihanna x River Island is releasing a second collection on May 25. (Fashionista)

After all of the hype, The Great Gatsby finally premiered this weekend—we more or less agree with this reviewers take on Baz’s adaptation. (TheCut)

Meet the teen computer whiz that abolished “spoiler alerts” on Twitter. (MTVStyle)

Why one of our favorite people to follow on Instagram was kicked off of the app. (ITG)

Valentino’s latest accessories campaign features Terry Richardson’s arm. (Stylelite)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Friday, May 10th, 2013

Sick of “spoiler alerts?!” A 17 year-old builds an app to prevent TV spoiler alerts on Twitter. (Mashable)

Zach Galifankis is working hard on a weird sounding new project with a weird name: Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories: Zach’s Haunted House. (Vulture)

Peter Som’s peplums and prints for Anthropologie. (Fashionista)

“The Invention of David Bowie.” (NYT)

The meanest mom’s on TV—yup, Betty Draper made the cut. (DailyBeast)—RAY SIEGEL

 

Required Reading

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Why carry around your iPad or your Macbook air when you can wear your computer? Meet the latest innovation called ‘Google Glass.’ (Mashable)

Why is Jeff Koons one of the most hated (and most popular) artists in the world? (Vulture)

Best news ever: 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target is ON! (Fashionista)

Our favorite bridesmaid Kristen Wiig is hosting SNL this week. (Refinery29)

Hilarious slow motion videos of children tasting foods for the first time. (LaughingSquid)

If you’re a Doogie Howser/How I Met Your Mother fan, you’ll probably want to watch the Tony Awards. (Time)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

 

One of the more peculiar things about Arrested Development’s Bluth family is that not one of them can properly perform “the chicken dance.” Will Arnett explains. (Vulture)

Allison Williams reports that the sudden departure of Christopher Abbott Charlie from HBO Girls had “a huge impact on the show.” (TVLine)

Lara Stone and David Walliams become parents to a baby boy, but don’t bother asking what his name is. (Refinery29)

Abbey Lee Kershaw gets naked, again, but this time it’s for gun control. (Fashionista)

Science is with the groupies: two new studies proving why a man is sexier with a guitar. (NYmag) 

Even though you may not know that red cicadas ever left, albeit, existed, they’re supposedly back. Watch out. (Time)—RAY SIEGEL & ELSA DE BERKER

 

Required Reading

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence may not have won Best Dressed at the Met Ball, but we award her with an equally important title: best photo bomb of the night. (Vulture)

Want a slice of pizza? There’s an app for that. (Laughing Squid)

The employees of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch gather one last time for a “super-size” finale of The Office. (InsideTV)

Thanks to Topshop, wearing a Met Ball gala gown to your prom is now a reality. (Fashionista)

Our last Met Ball mention: cartoon version of the gala’s best looks. (Lucky)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Monday, May 6th, 2013

A one-on-one with the Bluth family’s only adoptied member, Annyong. (Vulture)

The Met’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit prompts writer Robin Ghivhan to explore what’s really shocking about fashion. (TheCut)

He’s back and just as annoying as ever: Steve Carell returns for the finale of The Office. (TVLine)

We hope that Gucci, Louis, and Fendi  are working on line’s of maternity clothing, because Kreayshawn is going to be a mom. (MTV)—RAY SIEGEL

Required Reading

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Twitter is just like us; it has good days and bad days. And thanks some very techy research—we can track that. (Refinery29)

It only took three hours for Rihanna’s MAC lipstick ‘RiRi Woo’ to completely sell out. (MTVStyle)

Speaking of groundbreaking beauty, Josie Maran has found a way for showers to give us a suntan. (TheCut)

Zach Braff’s multi-million dollar Kickstarter for his new film has us recalling his last really good film (yeah, the one starring Rachel Bilson bombed and therefore doesn’t count): Garden State.—RAY SIEGEL