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What's real about The Real Housewives?
What makes The Real Housewives peak culture – as in the #1 topic in the group chat – for so many people? Host Brittany Luse and producer Liam McBain …
3 years, 1 month ago
Keyla Monterroso Mejia embraces cringe as comedy's newest star
Keyla Monterroso Mejia is a dramedy star on the rise. She made audiences cringe with laughter in Curb Your Enthusiasm playing Maria Sofia Estrada and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Fear, Florida, and The 1619 Project
How should U.S history be told, and who gets to tell it? Debate over these questions has raged for years – but nowhere is it more pronounced right no…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow
Looking for joy? Then it might be worth exploring your sorrow, complications and mess. In his latest collection of essays, Inciting Joy, poet Ross Ga…
3 years, 1 month ago
Kelela's guide for breaking up with men
If you haven't stepped into an underground club in the last decade, you might be forgiven if you don't know Kelela. But the Washington, D.C. native h…
3 years, 1 month ago
Unlocking desire through smut; plus, the gospel of bell hooks
This week, we're asking: do the fantasies we read in romance novels say anything about what we want in our real-life relationships? Devoted readers …
3 years, 1 month ago
Hot and kinda bothered by 'Magic Mike'; plus Penn Badgley on bad boys
The scintillating strip sensation is back! 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' hits theaters this weekend – and to celebrate, we're talking about male dancers …
3 years, 1 month ago
Everything leading up to Rihanna's Halftime Show
This weekend Rihanna will perform on the world's biggest stage as the halftime headliner at the Super Bowl. Yet, in 2019 she turned down the gig beca…
3 years, 1 month ago
The loneliness and longing of Luther Vandross; plus Grammy winner Samara Joy
From "A House Is Not A Home" to "The Glow of Love," Luther Vandross' music has become a staple for weddings, family reunions and graduations. While L…
3 years, 2 months ago
George Santos and the great American tradition of "self-making"
New York Congressman George Santos has been embroiled in controversy since the day he stepped into office in November. The New York Times and other p…
3 years, 2 months ago