Topic: Social/Impact Issues

• Gossip Girl goes green

  By: Cheril Vernon | Comment | Jul 30, 1:31pm ET

  Here’s a cute collection of videos from The CW’s "Free 2 Be Green" campaign. In this set, Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley shows viewers how to help the environment will small little steps.
  He cuddles up next to co-star Blake Lively, provides Lively and co-star … More

• Taylor Momsen  on the Gossip Girl set

  By: Cheril Vernon | 3 Comments | Nov 29, 4:12am ET

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  So who’s the guy with Taylor Momsen (Jenny) on the Gossip Girl set? Is he a new character or just someone she’s talking to during breaks from filming?
  Her outfit doesn’t look too shabby and I love the silver purse she has with her.

• Penn Badgley Not a Fan of Skinny Girls

  By: Kelly | 2 Comments | Sep 19, 11:52am ET

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  After People magazine referred to Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively as “curvy”, on- and off-screen boyfriend Penn Badgley offered his thoughts on body types. Penn tells PopEater that he’s “never been proponent of the thin L.A. girls.” He’s glad, he says that the girls on … More

• Is Gossip Girl "Too White"?

  By: Kelly | 20 Comments | Aug 7, 11:04am ET

  When you look at the core cast of Gossip Girl, you notice a few things: they are all impossibly good looking, fashionable, young… and white. This, of course, isn’t a new revelation. But as the show’s popularity – and cast grows – the omissions are becoming … More

• Gossip Girl Report Does the Great Blog Off

  By: Kelly | Comment | May 14, 9:41pm ET

  In 2008, the summer solstice will occur at 23:59 hours UT on 20th June (Friday). It is the first time since 1975 that it hasn’t occurred on 21st June. The summer solstice is, as you may know, the longest day of the western hemisphere. To celebrate, Gossip Girl Report, the … More

• Coming Out: Gossip Girl's Gay Storyline

  By: Kelly | 4 Comments | May 11, 8:22am ET

  Like many Gossip Girl fans, I wasn’t surprised at Eric’s outing on last week’s episode. I was taken aback, though, at how well it was done. True, it was sensationalized and glammed up at Asher’s party – but at home, over the table? That was brilliant.
  I love … More

• Does Sex on TV Make Kids More Likely to Have Sex?

  By: Kelly | 5 Comments | Apr 22, 10:13pm ET

  A reader left a comment about the OMFG promos that got me to thinking: does sex on TV make kids more likely to have sex?
  I don’t know that I think it does.
  I have always loved TV. I watched pretty racy shows when I was a teen – 90210, … More

• Taylor Momsen Appears at the UN... Sort Of

  By: Kelly | Comment | Mar 31, 8:31pm ET

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  Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen made an appearance at the ‘HERO: A United Nations Association Campaign’ benefit reception at Paris Commune on March 27, 2008 in New York City.
  HERO is a campaign meant to build awareness and raise money for orphans … More

• Leighton Meester Goes to the Oscars... Sort Of.

  By: Kelly | Comment | Feb 25, 10:24am ET

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  Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester had a little taste of the Oscars on Saturday, when she attended The Belvedere Luxury Lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel in honor of the 80th Academy Awards. … More

• Real Life Gossip Girl at College Campus

  By: Kelly | 1 Comment | Feb 18, 5:52pm ET

  Apparently, there’s a real life Gossip Girl – or two – at a campus gossip site. The site, juicycampus.com (warning: the site is painfully slow), reportedly features anonymous reports about real life students. The site mentions students by name in threads about popularity, weight and sexual encounters. … More