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Tyler Cowen and Josh Hawley on AI. Caitlin Flanagan on Jill Biden. Plus. . .
Why we can’t quit the Kennedys. John McWhorter on what followed wokeness. And more.
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The Show Millennial Moms Can’t Stop Watching
‘Off Campus’ is about college kids hooking up and falling out—so why can’t happily married fortysomethings stop watching?
Dana Schuster
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
Does Sydney Sweeney Make You Uncomfortable?
Good.
Suzy Weiss
Inside the Reality TV Machine with Sophia Rivka Rossi
The ‘Hills’ producer, ‘Glee’ writer, and media entrepreneur joins Second Thought to share what really happens behind the camera.
Suzy Weiss
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I Thought I Was Autistic. I Was Wrong. Plus . . .
Meet the ‘chief MAHA officer’ of Steak ’n Shake. Is it okay to ditch your friend for doing weight-loss jabs? Kat Rosenfield on the sickness of Lena…
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Lena Dunham’s Sickness Isn’t Romantic
Very online millennial women grew up glamorizing their ailments, posting about symptoms as if they were cute. But their high priestess Dunham proves the…
Kat Rosenfield
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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It’s Not Relatable to Hate Your Spouse
If a wife is unhappy, it might not be her husband’s fault; it might be because she’s human. That’s what a new show, ‘The Miniature Wife,’ accidentally…
Kat Rosenfield
Should We Judge Age-Gap Relationships?
Netflix’s ‘Age of Attraction’ dating show breaks the age-gap taboo—and also shows why it exists.
Kat Rosenfield
She Was Offered Euthanasia. She Said ‘No Thanks!’
Plus: In defense of the spring breaker who’s never heard of the ayatollah. Two drinks with Emily Austin. Sascha Seinfeld on the 20th birthday of ‘Hannah…
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Two Drinks with . . . Bridgit Mendler, the Disney Star Turned Space Founder
While jumping from Disney star to tech CEO is unusual, Bridgit Mendler insists that she’s been doing the same thing her whole life: seeking the truth.
Maya Sulkin
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