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A look at what's happening in popular culture, online and otherwise. Expect health, wealth, art, dating, food and more. Plus, what's worth your time in movies and television, and occasionally books and music.
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Why We All Want the Same Things
Luke Burgis on the one theory that explains Knicks fans, froyo lines, and maybe even Anthropic. Plus: I meet the AI millionaires.
Suzy Weiss
How Our Culture Became ‘Cult-Like’
Luke Burgis on how to build a ‘solid self’ in a world of mimetic desire.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 12M
The Return of the Roast, with Jeff Ross
Why do we love being mean to each other?
Suzy Weiss
Jeff Ross on Tom Brady, Trump, and the Roast of Kevin Hart
The “Roastmaster General” breaks down the art of the insult.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 10M
Heidi Montag Is Already LA’s First Lady
Plus: Joanna Stern on dating an AI chatbot.
Suzy Weiss
I Am Not a Robot (but My Boyfriend Was)
Joanna Stern on the age of AI everything.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 11M
A Showdown over Israel in Park Slope
And Scooter Braun tells all on ‘Second Thought.’
Suzy Weiss
EXCLUSIVE: Scooter Braun Tells His Side of the Taylor Swift Masters War
I spoke to the former mega-manager about working with Kanye West, how management is like parenting, and about being cast as the villain in Taylor…
Suzy Weiss
Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Becoming the Internet’s Villain
Suzy Weiss spoke to the former mega-manager about how management is like parenting and being cast as the villain in Taylor Swift’s fairy tale: “I…
Suzy Weiss
1HR 23M
Eat Thy Neighbor’s Sourdough
I went deep into the world of ‘cottage food.’ Plus: A conversation with Freya India about how the internet ruined girlhood—and if we can ever get it…
Suzy Weiss
‘Call Her Daddy,’ ‘Euphoria,’ and the New Template for Girlhood
Freya India breaks down why adolescence is more miserable than ever for girls.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 4M
Hollywood Isn’t Dead Yet
In the new season of ‘Euphoria,’ Sydney Sweeney comes out on top. Plus: I talk to screenwriter Allan Loeb about his appearance in the show.
Suzy Weiss
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