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Claudia Oshry Gets Real: Internet Fame, Blake Lively, GLP-1s & More
A candid look at the new world of online fame and scrutiny, plus a rundown of the week’s most important pop culture conversations.
Suzy Weiss
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Recession Indicators with Suzy and Dan
On this episode of ‘Second Thought’: Must Justin Bieber heal on stage? If you secretly invented Bitcoin, what would the signs be? Is $40 too much to pay…
Suzy Weiss
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Epstein in Neverland. Plus . . .
A night out with an angry trucker. What if Kanye West isn’t antisemitic? Suzy Weiss watched ‘The Drama’ with a survivor of a school shooter. Bring back…
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Epstein in Neverland
I was supposed to broker a book deal with Michael Jackson. Instead, I watched Jeffrey Epstein taunt tigers and parade around girls.
David Vigliano
Will AI Destroy Music—or Revolutionize It?
As musicians see their work absorbed and copied by AI, some say: If you can’t beat the machine, use it.
Evan Gardner
Did Live Nation Kill Live Music?
As a jury gets set to weigh whether Live Nation violates antitrust laws, one promoter says the company has crushed the independent music business.
Poppy Damon and Evan Gardner
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Kanye Isn’t a Threat to British Jews
I don’t think the rapper is antisemitic; I think he’s mentally unwell, and he should not have been banned from traveling to the UK. And yet, it was…
Hadley Freeman
Afroman Is an American Hero
The ’90s comedy rapper used the First Amendment to peacefully fight back against police overreach—he should inspire us all.
Josh Kaplan
Ancient Wisdom: Being an Artist Under a Dictatorship
Despite the censors, creativity ran wild. My circle of Brazilian friends were all writing songs, plays, poems. We took what freedoms we could, seeking…
Joyce Moreno
A Tale of Two Halftime Shows
The Bad Bunny performance was an appeal to localism inside a wedding. The Turning Point USA one was a grayscale grievance-fest.
Suzy Weiss
The Winter Olympics Is the Best Reality TV Show
Plus: Why was everyone naked at the Grammys?
Suzy Weiss
Things Worth Remembering: Elvis Costello Brought Poetry to Life
What a shame that conventional wisdom deems most poetry inaccessible. And what a beautiful thing that music so often proves that belief wrong.
Peter Richmond
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