Modern Beauty Trends: In: Big Little Lies 2, Finally?

‘Big Little Lies 2’ could happen sooner than we thought, and ‘Star Wars’ is never going to end.
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“You can never figure out what the future sounds like. As soon as you make it, it’s the past.” — Diplo, noted philosopher.

Big Little Lies 2?

Any Television Show That Doesn’t Involve Reese Witherspoon

We had not even caught our breath from the fact that Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston are making a TV show for Apple when rumors started emerging that Big Little Lies 2 is actually happening. TVLine first reported that HBO was eyeing a start date for production in Spring 2018, and then Variety reported that Reese Witherspoon had dropped out of the film Pale Blue Dot, which would have been filming around the same time. Nothing is official yet, but the cast and crew had been talking about the possibility even before the original ended. But with the schedules of five leading actresses to work around (not to mention that of the star of CBS’s new hit Young Sheldon) and considering that there was no sequel to the original novel, it seemed like a tricky proposition. Though people in Hollywood aren’t in the habit of turning down sure hits. In other “well, of course it’s happening” Hollywood news, Disney has announced it is indeed producing a fourth Star Wars trilogy. No word on what to expect plot- or character-wise, but director Rian Johnson is developing the project. A long-rumored live-action Star Wars TV series was also confirmed for Disney’s upcoming streaming network.

Speaking Out

Abusive Men

Ever since the Weinstein scandal broke, a number of powerful men have been facing the consequences of their years of reportedly abusive and manipulative behavior on a daily basis, but Thursday was a particularly monumental day. The Washington Post reported that extremely conservative Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore reportedly had a particular thing for underage girls when he was in his 30s (in one case he allegedly initiated sexual touching with a 14-year-old). Moore, by the way, is extremely anti-choice and particularly anti-LGBTQ. Then The New York Times reported on long-simmering allegations that comedian Louis C.K. used to have a habit of forcing women to watch him pleasure himself. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner was accused of sexual harassment by his former writing partner. Former Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick was accused of rape by a second woman. This is, sadly but not surprisingly, not even a complete rundown of all the sexual misconduct stories that broke yesterday. As Meryl Streep told Vogue editor Anna Wintour in a video released yesterday, “This is a door that will not be closed, we’ve got our foot in there now. It’ll be very difficult to conduct their lives the way they have in the past.”

The Stranger Things Kids

Adults

The younger members of the cast of Stranger Things may be the most impressively talented and entertaining group of kids since…the Mickey Mouse Club cast in the ’90s? The kids on Nickelodeon’s All That? The Fanning Sisters? Your answer depends on taste, but the kids certainly aren’t slowing down. Last week, the boys of the cast appeared on The Tonight Show to do a dance-off, while Millie Bobby Brown appeared solo to show off her surprisingly impressive rap skills. This week, the boys headed off to the West Coast to visit James Corden, and they revealed they also had impressive singing voices by performing a medley of Motown hits. Is there anything these kids can’t do? Because apparently they can do it all...hopefully including finding time to attend school.