This Was the Year Mid-Tier Gossip Came Surging Back
Politics has never felt more driven by personality conflicts and alignments. As a result, our culture has come to crave a different kind of dish.
In the original Gossip Girl series, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester taught us some lessons that still hold true: When you’re gossiped about, it means you’re on top. And sometimes, having good hair is the best revenge.
Photographer: CW Network/Courtesy Everett CollectionRemember that viral moment in July when a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert caught a married CEO of a company you’d never heard of canoodling with a colleague?
How could you not? The internet was lit on fire. It was pop culture you could talk about with almost anyone — your barista, your colleagues, even your parents. It had all the elements of good gossip: cringeworthy evidence and high-status subjects who are unconnected to your life.