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Ancient Wisdom: Dick Van Dyke Is (Almost) 100 and He’s Still Having Fun
‘I’ve made it to 100, in no small part, because I have stubbornly refused to give in to the bad stuff about aging. Instead, I have been in a full-on…
Dick Van Dyke
Things Worth Remembering: Don’t Feed Them After Midnight
‘Gremlins’ isn’t just a cult Christmas classic—it’s a parable about technology and modern chaos.
Tim DeRoche
The Weekend Press: Is Staying Married Taboo?
Plus: Meghan Markle is a great queen of slop. Would you wear pj’s on a plane? What’s Sascha Seinfeld cooking? And more!
The Free Press
Meghan Markle Is the Slop Princess We Deserve
The Duchess of Montecito has a holiday special on Netflix. Suzy Weiss loved it.
Suzy Weiss
David Mamet: Tom Stoppard and Me
The legendary playwright was a Holocaust survivor and an immigrant, but he wrote the most English and Anglophile of works.
David Mamet
Give Thanks to Your Husband
At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Kat Rosenfield
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
In ‘Wicked,’ There’s a Very Thin Elephant in the Room
Ariana Grande looks as fragile on-screen as a porcelain doll. If my daughter sees it, will this be the body she’ll feel she has to grow into?
Kara Kennedy
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
My Generation Needs Dance Moms
‘Dance Moms’ was the American dream distilled to its most ruthless form: relentless ambition, public shaming, brutal feedback, the constant threat of…
Sascha Seinfeld
Sydney Sweeney, Inc.
Her viral response to the famous jeans ad captures the new superstar economy—where charisma trumps ideology and markets reward defiance.
Tyler Cowen
Sydney Sweeney’s Actual Movie
Her performance in a recent interview went viral. Her performance in ‘Christy’ deserves to as well.
Suzy Weiss
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