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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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Second Thought: If Jesus Had Wanted a Podcast. . .
Plus: Do not see ‘Wicked’ in 3D. Is ‘The Chair Company’ the most relatable show ever made? A Mormon merch drop. And more!
River Page
Second Thought: Nobody Wants to Date the Hulk
Plus: Please stop listening to this week’s hit country song. Hasan Piker takes Tiananmen Square. A great new show for history bros. The $1.7 million…
River Page
Second Thought: The Playboy Mansion of Nerds
Plus: Sydney Sweeney gives her best performance yet. Your future robot servant. And more!
Suzy Weiss
Second Thought: Frankenstein’s Monster, but Sexy
Plus: Lily Allen’s open marriage sounds like a horror story. Your neighbors have gone too far with their Halloween decorations. And more!
Kat Rosenfield
Second Thought: Are You Fit Enough for the Apocalypse?
Plus: A movie that punishes you for wanting to watch it. Grimes has a face tattoo, and I have questions. And more!
Suzy Weiss
Second Thought: Victoria’s Secret Is So Back
Plus: Gold is expensive, diamonds are cheap, and a new show on Amazon that is too Freudian for me.
Suzy Weiss
Second Thought: Julia Roberts’s #MeToo Movie Is Not Good
Plus: Melania is the Trump who really deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. And fiber is the new protein.
Suzy Weiss
Can You Tell Jokes in Saudi Arabia?
Also: Maybe Madonna shouldn’t give interviews. And maybe Emma Watson shouldn’t either.
Suzy Weiss
Long Live the Sorority Girl
I’ve never been on a winning sports team. But I was a Chi Omega, and I imagine it’s the same.
Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss: Is It Time to Go Internet Sober?
I went to an Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous meeting. Here’s what I learned.
Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss: The New Exercise Boom and the Woman Who Saw It Coming
Ty Haney on horse girls, Ozempic, and her comeback. Plus: Don’t miss ‘Caught Stealing.’
Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss: Taylor Swift’s Mission Accomplished
Plus: Checking in on Cracker Barrel. Why’s everyone talking about K-pop demons? And more!
Suzy Weiss
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