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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
Be More Jennifer Lawrence
The true calling of anyone whose work is rooted in storytelling—is not to scold or instruct, but to express what is true.
Kat Rosenfield
The Weekend Press: Teenage Dreams
Plus: Suzy Weiss reviews Sydney Sweeney’s boxing biopic. Kat Rosenfield on why ‘Teen Vogue’ had to die. The legendary magazine writer Gay Talese recalls…
The Free Press
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
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