Well, we finally have a name! Thank God. Duchess Kate and Prince William waited more than a full two days after Kate gave birth to release the name and it’s…

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

I feel like that’s a suggestion I made months ago. Yes, it was. Charlotte works as a reference to Prince Charles (“Charlotte” is the feminized Charles) and a reference to Kate’s sister Pippa, whose middle name is Charlotte. Elizabeth is for the Queen, obviously. And Diana for William’s late mother. So she’s little HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Sounds nice.

I’m happy that they didn’t put Diana up front. I think that would have been too much, and that was my biggest fear as the Great Name Wait carried on through the hours. I think Charlotte Elizabeth Diana works on every level, so much so that it’s a bit obvious and boring. But still… I do love the name Charlotte. I wonder if they’ll call her “Charlie”?

Incidentally, it seems that once again, Carole Middleton and Pippa Middleton got to meet the little princess before Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. Carole was seen driving to Kensington Palace more than an hour before Charles and Camilla arrived. Michael Middleton also arrived separately from his wife, and later than Carole. The Daily Beast had an article about this dynamic, and how Kate is “Middleton-izing” the royal family, as in she’s bringing her “middle class values” and middle class standards to the royals. You can read the piece here.

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Here are some photos of Amal Clooney out and about in NYC with her parents on Friday. She took them to see the hit musical Hamilton, the same musical that Madonna rudely interrupted with her texting and diva ‘tude. I’m guessing that Amal and her parents did not text during the show – it’s supposed to be one of the best musicals ever, a true hip-hop-opera about Alexander Hamilton. Amal’s parents and her sister Tala have been visiting her in NYC for much of the past week – George Clooney even took the whole Alamuddin family out to dinner one night.

As for Amal’s look here, once again, she’s stylin’. The white dress is Alberta Ferretti. The brown suede coat is Gucci – I once had a coat a lot like this, same shade of brown, also with a supple suede, only mine came from a thrift store and it ended at my hips. I miss that coat. I don’t know what happened to it. Amal’s purse is from Sarah’s Bag, a Lebanese designer. That’s nice, that she throws some support to designers from her home country.

Do you guys think that George Clooney picked out this ensemble for Amal? That’s what Us Weekly’s sources said this week, that George helps Amal choose all of her designer clothing. Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on it, I kind of think it makes sense. George’s sensibilities are very 1970s, post-Camelot, when Jackie Kennedy was Jackie Onassis. And if George is picking out Amal’s clothes, that might explain why she’s been doing so many Jackie O looks in New York.

Oh, and some people wonder if Amal and George will come to tonight’s Met Gala. They aren’t on the list as far as I’ve seen, but I am hoping they come. It’s arguably the biggest social event in New York every year. How could they not go?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the co-chairs of tonight’s MET Gala. The theme is China: Through The Looking Glass. Not entirely sure how she specifically relates to that theme but whatever. She’s a big name. She’s a big draw for the event. And, given her association with Dior, I can’t imagine she’ll…      

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the co-chairs of tonight’s MET Gala. The theme is China: Through The Looking Glass. Not entirely sure how she specifically relates to that theme but whatever. She’s a big name. She’s a big draw for the event. And, given her association with Dior, I can’t imagine she’ll…      

Genie Bouchard covers the new issue of FLARE. It’s been almost a year since Genie made it to the Wimbledon final. As you know, she lost. And she was devastated. She was also criticised for the way she reacted afterwards. Here’s how she explains it now, with some perspective:

“I’m very hard on…      

Genie Bouchard covers the new issue of FLARE. It’s been almost a year since Genie made it to the Wimbledon final. As you know, she lost. And she was devastated. She was also criticised for the way she reacted afterwards. Here’s how she explains it now, with some perspective:

“I’m very hard on…      

If today feels like a holiday, you’re not imagining things. After a busy weekend that saw “the fight of the century,” the birth of a new British princess and an epic Game of Thrones episode, people are sort of taking a pop-culture breather today in preparation for the onslaught tonight. The annual Met Gala is happening tonight in NYC. The theme – which was announced months ago – is “China: Through the Looking Glass.” Actually, that theme replaced the first announced theme, “Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion.” Likely because “Chinese Whispers” has a negative connotation.

My first thought was that Anna Wintour is actively looking to court Chinese designers and most importantly, Chinese money. There’s a thirst for overpriced designer clothes and accessories in China, and Wintour is smart to court Chinese designers and Chinese money in a big way. But… there is a concern that the theme will lead to some big, BIG problems. Problems like… cultural appropriation, if not outright racism (accidental or otherwise). There are several women invited to this year’s Met Gala who already have a problem with cultural appropriation, like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. I’m also sort of worried about what Beyonce will do. There are also concerns that the focus on Chinese influences specifically will lead to some disasters when women arrive in, say, Indian or Japanese or Korean-influenced outfits because some Westerners don’t know the difference.

Fashionista did a big breakdown of what celebrities should avoid tonight, like “heavy ‘Oriental’-looking makeup” and “chopsticks in hair.” For real? People actually have to be told not to wear outright costumes? People have to be told not to “dress up” as a racist stereotype? Yes… this is going to be a disaster. The worst thing to happen to Chinese people since…Rupert Murdoch? Yes, Murdoch’s ex-wife Wendi Deng-Murdoch is one of the official chairs of the event, along with Jennifer Lawrence, Gong Li and Marissa Mayer. It’s going to be so messy you guys. We’ll have full coverage of the Met Gala all day tomorrow.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Mad Men Season 7 Episode 12 recap

You know, last week Matthew Weiner gave an interview about the endless analysis (hi Matthew!) of the show, and dealing with people who don’t like where he’s taken the last seven episodes, and basically saying people who want to complain should get their own s…      

I know Chad Coleman as the recently departed Tyreese of The Walking Dead. He also played Cutty on The Wire. Coleman recently had a bit of a meltdown on a NY subway train after he overheard two people talking about him. They realized he looked familiar and one of them said “No, we don’t know that n-word.” That seemed to set Coleman off because he then started pacing and yelling loudly to the entire train “My name is Chad L. Coleman. I’m on The Wire, The Walking Dead… Yes I’m an actor… I want to know where my humanitarians are? Where is your humanitarian?!” which makes no sense. I would assume he meant to say “where’s your humanity,” but got the words mixed up. He did correct himself toward the end and said “at the end of the day, where’s the humanitarian in you?” It’s good he clarified, because otherwise it sounded like he asked the passengers where their personal humanitarian was. I would like my own humanitarian, a kind of therapist who caters to my needs, like bringing me food while I talk it out. I guess that’s what moms are for. Coleman needs that kind of humanitarian, but I digress.

Coleman got really mad and hoarse as he yelled “If you need to write about it, if you need to record it get your phone out… tell me what the f you expose, nothing but the truth.” We of course know all this because someone did record it, the video is above and on TMZ. Then Coleman calmed down and the guy taping (presumably) told Coleman that he loved The Wire and that Cutty was the best character. Coleman kept trying to explain himself. He said “I”m saying, ‘here I am. That’s what I do. The stories that I tell… I’m just trying to help move forward, evolve.‘” At the ends he adds “I’m telling you, they will always judge who you are… decide that first.”

He sounded kind of wasted to me, but he later told TMZ he “was not drunk,” that he’s sorry to the other cast of The Walking Dead and also sorry to his family. “He’s not proud he couldn’t control his emotions.”

Coleman told TMZ he had “built up frustration” following the the turmoil in Baltimore. It’s been a bad week for so many people, and if someone did call him the N word his tirade makes more sense. It’s still not excusable though. This makes me sad because I loved him on Walking Dead and I’m mad they killed off his character. Judging from this video, he’s not taking it too well either.

Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 4 Recap

Slightly boring episode this week since there isn’t a strong theme uniting the different narrative threads. We do get to catch up with the agenda down in Dorne—chiefly that Ellaria Sand and the super awesome kickass Sand Snakes are going to f*ck some L…