The cast of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was in Rome this weekend to promote the film. The movie comes out in August. I am obsessed with Alicia Vikander’s dress. Also her tan.

Anyway, as you can see, U.N.C.L.E.’s two leads, Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer, are working matching beards right now. And …      

American Idol star Jennifer Lopez posted a cute photo with her 7-year-old twins Max and Emme on Sunday.

“HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE AMAZING MOMS OUT THERE!! #love #familia,” JLo, 45, Instagrammed the sweet selfie.

The pop superstar also shared a shot of her homemade Mother’s Day gifts.

“Books written by Max and Emme. #sograteful #soblessed And a big huge thank you to all the Mother’s Day wishes from all my #JLovers I love you soooo much! You all inspire me to be better everyday!! #LOVE,” she captioned the precious presents.

FOX announced on Monday that after 13 years, American Idol has been canceled.

“American Idol will begin its 15th — and final — season this January on FOX,” the network wrote in a release. “A season-long celebratory event, American Idol XV will feature host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., as they search for the final Idol superstar and pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and the millions of fans who tweeted, texted and championed their Idols.”

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE AMAZING MOMS OUT THERE!! #love #familia

A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on May 10, 2015 at 3:47pm PDT

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Last week, we heard that Beyonce lost “65 pounds” doing the 22-Day Revolution diet, by Beyonce’s personal business partner/dietician Marco Borges. I personally do not believe Beyonce “lost” 65 pounds, even if we’re counting pillowy pregnancy weight. She definitely lost weight though – she looked SO small in the Met Gala photos last week, and we should know because Beyonce was basically naked at the Met Gala, so we could see nearly every part of her body. But 65 pounds lighter in the past year and a half? Not so much.

But now I’m guessing that the “65 pounds” is all part of Beyonce’s new shill – Beyonce, Jay-Z and Marco Borges have launched their vegan meal delivery service, based on Borges’ 22-Day Revolution diet. To promote the meal delivery service, Bey did an interview with the New York Times a few days ago. And when I say “interview” I mean “she emailed a statement to the NYT.” The NYT reporter was peeved about that, because an actual interview with Beyonce was on her schedule. The reporter was supposed to do a phone interview “as had been promised for more than a month. Beyoncé, a representative explained, has not answered any direct questions for more than a year. Just back from vacation in Hawaii, she politely responded by email, sounding rather less fiery than the company’s South American fiesta lentils.” Beyonce does not speak directly to peasants or journalists. If she wants to be interviewed, she will interview herself. So, here are some highlights from the NYT story:

The 22-Days thing is soy-free, dairy-free and gluten free: Beyonce says, “First it’s important that you know I am not a vegan.”

Borges is rebranding “vegan”: He prefers saying “plant-based” because with vegan, “you picture someone who lives in Colorado that doesn’t wear deodorant. There’s a negative stereotype.”

She’s not a cook: “I don’t really cook, but I’m a really good taste tester.”

Bey loves the diet: “At first it’s the little things I noticed: I had more energy… The benefits of a plant-based diet need to be known. We should spend more time loving ourselves, which means taking better care of ourselves with good nutrition and making healthier food choices.”

Bey & Jay hired an advisor to launch this diet and the NYT notes: “Not everything Beyoncé and Jay Z have touched turns to gold. Beyoncé’s fashion line, House of Dereon, for example, has a defunct website, and Jay Z recently took to Twitter to defend Tidal, his streaming music service. To help take the food brand both big and international, the company recently brought on Anne McKevitt, who has advised companies like Walmart and Mercedes.”

Bey on adjusting to the diet: She noticed “a noticeable glow to my skin without having to deprive myself of carbs. I even slept better.”

[From The NY Times]

I imagine this meal delivery service will go over as well as Tidal? Ha. I actually read the whole NYT piece and it was profoundly stupid. I get the impression that Jay and Bey live in such a sycophantic bubble that they just think that everything they do is brilliant and every one of their ideas must be heard and beloved. They think, “oh, we’ll invest in this meal delivery thing and it will be amazing, we barely even need to promote it because everyone loves us and wants to do what we do.” And the whole “it’s not really vegan” thing bugs me – it’s totally vegan. And Beyonce had to tell Borges that he needed to put more salads in the meals!! How did a vegan dietician not understand that people trying a vegan diet need salads?

Here’s a photo of Beyonce in NYC a few days ago. She wore a romper with matching shoes!!!

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet and Pacific Coast News.

Gwyneth Paltrow did not want the paps to shoot her face on Mother’s Day. Check her out yesterday at lunch, with Chris Martin, presumably celebrating with their kids. While G did not appreciate being photographed, she did post on Instagram a letter written to her by her son, Moses. Or “Momo”. That…      

Proud mom Kimora Lee Simmons shares a family photo via Instagram Monday.

“A very Happy Mothers Day with my crew!! #family #Love #MotherOfFour,” the reality star, 40, captioned the image with husband Tim Leissner, their newborn son Wolfe, and her older children: daughters Ming, 15, and Aoki, 12, and 5½-year-old son Kenzo.

The mogul mom went on to share some inspirational motherhood quotes.

“Happy Mother’s Day to all the kick ass, fabulous mothers out there! I #salute you!
You make the world a better place…Everyday!!,” she captioned the ‘I Am Mom’ quote.

The reality star welcomed her daughters with Russell Simmons, and her elder son with actor Djimon Hounsou.

Here’s wishing Kimora Lee a happy belated Mother’s Day!

A very Happy Mothers Day with my crew!! #family #Love #MotherOfFour????

A photo posted by Kimora Lee Simmons (@officialkimora) on May 11, 2015 at 12:46am PDT

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I’m a big fan of the Notorious RBG, also known as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Clinton nominated RBG to the Supreme Court back in 1993 and since then, she’s become the Liberal Conscience of the court. Feminists and fans gave her the affectionate nickname The Notorious RBG (which she loves, by the way) because she has no f—ks to give and she takes principled, well-reasoned liberal stances on a host of issues before the court. RBG is also 82 years old and refusing to retire, despite some calls for her to step down while a Democrat holds the White House. She has repeatedly said that she still feels vital and that she will not be retiring during Pres. Obama’s tenure.

Why this background information? Well, someone in Hollywood thinks it would be a good idea to make a bio-pic about a sitting Supreme Court Justice. And someone wants Natalie Portman to play the Notorious RBG.

Natalie Portman is set to play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On The Basis Of Sex, with Marielle Heller (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) in negotiations to direct. Focus Features is in talks to come onboard to finance. The script, which follows the travails of Ginsburg as she faced numerous obstacles to her fight for equal rights throughout her career, was written by Daniel Stiepleman and made the 2014 Black List. Robert W. Cort is producing with Ram Bergman exec producing.

Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by then-President Clinton, becoming only the second female justice (after Sandra Day O’Connor) and the first Jewish female justice. Prior to that, she developed a reputation as a keen advocate for the advancement of women’s rights. Time magazine this year labeled her an “Icon” in its Time 100. The classy project is coming together quickly with a hoped-for production start by the end of the year. That would put it ahead of Alex Garland’s sci-fi project Annihilation, for which Portman has been rumored.

[From Deadline]

On one side, we always complain that Hollywood doesn’t make enough movies about strong women, about political women, about women who fight for what they believe in. On the other side… this sounds like it could end up doing a great disservice to RBG. It sounds like it could definitely veer into some Lifetime-esque drama. I’m guessing that, considering Portman’s age, this would only be focused on RBG’s pre-Supreme Court days, like back in the 1960s and ‘70s. Which also means that the whole thing could read like Mad Men-without-the-ennui. I don’t know, maybe it’s because Portman is attached to it, but I’m really not feeling this.

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Stretch star Jessica Alba posted a sweet photo with daughters Honor, 6 1/2, and Haven, 3 1/2, on Sunday.

“Happy Mothers Day,” the mom-of-two, 34, captioned the image with her smiley girls.

Jessica’s husband Cash Warren shared the same photo, along with a sweet Instagram message.

“Happy Mother’s Day my dear wife @jessicaalba,” Cash wrote. “Our little ones are so lucky to have you for a mom … And I’m so thankful to have you as my teammate. With you by our sides we feel like we can’t lose.”

The actress went on to share a shot of her homemade Mother’s Day gifts, as well as a throwback photo with her own mother.

“I love you mom @CathyAlba -thnk u for always being a good time- believing and pushing me to my fullest potential- through good times and challenges always staying positive. Love you SO much! Cheers #HappyMothersDay,” she captioned the image.

We hope Jessica had a wonderful Mother’s Day!

I love you mom @CathyAlba -thnk u for always being a good time- believing and pushing me to my fullest potential- through good times and challenges always staying positive. Love you SO much! Cheers#HappyMothersDay

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Mad Men Season 7 Episode 13 recap

SPOILER ALERT

I wasn’t expecting that. Of all the lives on this show that we think are of extreme consequence, Betty’s was not the one that I thought we were going to have to account for – to make a value judgment on, in terms of what degree of impact one…      

Here are some photos of Prince Harry finishing up his military training in Australia last week with the Australian Defence Force. Can I just say? Harry looks really badass in these photos. Like he could lead men into war. It’s sort of a shame that he’s retiring from his military career because I think it was something he enjoyed and something he was genuinely good at. You can read more about his training exercises here.

After Australia, Harry flew to New Zealand for a royal tour, his first of NZ. He also did a lengthy interview with Sky News and he ended up talking about how he can’t wait to have kids! Some assorted quotes (I’m including the video of the interview below):

Harry on the idea of settling down: “There come times when you think now is the time to settle down, or now is not, whatever way it is, but I don’t think you can force these things it will happen when it’s going to happen. Of course, I would love to have kids right now, but there’s a process that one has to go through and… tours like this are great fun. Hopefully I’m doing all right by myself. It would be great to have someone else next to me to share the pressure. But, you know, time will come and whatever happens, happens.”

Leaving the military: “It is a crossroads. I’m in the same position now as other people in my year group, or my rank would be in. Because I’m a non-grad, I’m slightly behind everybody else. And most of the guys I joined with … have already left, for numerous reasons. But it is a case of, if we move on, more responsibilities come. And, I suppose with wanting to take on slightly more of (the royal duties) role, I don’t really feel I would be in the right position (to help) the careers of more soldiers or to take on the responsibility of continuing to fly, for instance. So it is a balance, and I’ve tried to get it right over the last six months to a year, before I finished. And it was getting hard. As I said: I’m at a crossroads. A lot of guys my age, when they get to captain, they leave, and that’s because a lot of guys join for the outside, for the excitement of running around in the bush with soldiers and there is a point when you have to take the next step and go to a desk and do staff college and become a major and so on. And with all that comes responsibilities and a lot of your time, which, if I’m doing this sort of stuff, it doesn’t work. I don’t want people to cover for me.”

His royal role: “As long as people back home … know that they can trust me, that I’m making the right decision and that whatever it is, it will be something that means I can give something back. This part of the role is fantastic but I and William – both of us – feel as though we need to have a wage as well; to work with normal people, to keep us sane, to keep us ticking along. In the future, from our point of view, if we want to make a big contribution, or a valid contribution and be taken seriously, then we need to work alongside other people.”

His niece Princess Charlotte: “I didn’t see any coverage at all. He sent me two photos; one before everybody else, which was nice, and then another – one with her back with George back home. So, as I said, I’m so looking forward to seeing her, to meeting her and to holding her. She was a little bit late, hence I missed her. So she’ll have to work on that! But apart from that, it’s fantastic news for both of them. So I’m thrilled.”

[From Sky News]

Aw. I believe him when he talks about wanting to get married and have kids. I kind of think that’s one of the reasons why he’s leaving military service: he wants to focus more on having a personal life and finding a wife. Poor Harry. I hope he finds a nice bride soon!

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5 recap

This week we get to see the one thing I’ve been wanting to see since Daenerys’s dragons started eating people, which is Daenerys’s dragons eating people. In retaliation for the ambush by the Sons of the Harpy that killed Barristan Selmy and seriously …