Quietly legendary, hanging back and keeping cool. Center others, uphold the thing and what it stands for, help everyone through the weeds. See it through. www.vanityfair.com/story/wayne-...

Longtime Vanity Fair Editor Wayne Lawson Dies at 94

Remembering the editor—known as VF’s “secret weapon”—who shepherded the careers of Dominick Dunne, Marie Brenner, Maureen Orth, and many other greats.

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What? Are you all too busy or something?

Playboy@playboy.com · last wk.

Playboy’s Gen Z Sex Survey found that about one-third of men and close to half of women reported not having masturbated a single time in the last three months. It's not about desire. So why avoid self-pleasure?

Duck dynasties come and duck dynasties go, while Troy Landry and the #SwampPeople have quietly persisted on History Channel for 17 seasons. We join him and the gang for filming S18's big hunt, which is fun for everyone except the gators. www.nola.com/entertainmen...

What made ‘Swamp People’ the king of Louisiana’s reality shows? It’s Troy Landry.

History Channel’s “Swamp People” has lived a lot longer than most reality shows, drawing fans from all over to tiny Pierre Part, Louisiana. It’s secret? Troy Landry.

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Great montage of one of Bob Mackie's signatures--the Cher unveilings, circa 1976.

aaron@imaaronrobert.bsky.social · 2w ago

rip bob mackie 😭🤍✨

Thinking today about how when I was a kid, "Dolly Parton has big tits" was the go-to, for years, for every comedian and game-show host who needed an easy laugh, and about how she took that from them, made it HER joke, and then powered past them all. In her way, she understood drag deeply and early.

I know it’s hard to watch all these beautiful things be carried away by time and see the wrong things growing in their place. But listen. Listen. We have to be the beautiful things now. It has to be us. It has to be us. Courage.

When I am thawed out in 800 years and greeted by the _friendly_ and benevolent AI robots, the one thing I will not be surprised by at all is that they all resolutely belong to the Church of Dolly Parton.

We're looking for a politics reporter in New Orleans. What else do I have to say, other than you will never get bored. Details here: www.journalismjobs.com/1693686-poli...

She's hoping to finish her next book by year's end. Checking in with Sister Helen at 87. www.nola.com/entertainmen...

‘The dignity of all life’: At 87, Sister Helen Prejean continues her work and her writing

Catch up with Sister Helen Prejean, who is working on her next book and recently re-released “Dead Man Walking” as a graphic novel.

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Options come, options go. The years pass. Don't ever stop believing in the idea of a little mailbox money. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/s...

Ian Frazier Wrote ‘Coyote v. Acme’ in 1990. Now It’s a Movie. (Gift Article)

With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.

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“Sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizen. Watch out- Sovereign citizen.” -me, pushing to the front of the line at Dairy Queen

One sign of life at the zombie Kennedy Center www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

The One Sign of Life at the Zombie Kennedy Center

The major performers are gone. But staff are trying to keep the center alive on its smallest stage.

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“Something has been replicating in the American mind. It is not microbial. It cannot be detected by nasal swab. To treat an affliction, you must first identify it. But ‘there’s no diagnosis for this,’ Fauci says. ‘I don’t know what is going on.’” From 2022: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Anthony Fauci is up against more than a virus

Two years into the pandemic, the threats and vitriol have not stopped. And the many Americans who still trust him are exhausted.

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Can someone please come get me, my eyes rolled too far back and I can't see now

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.

Me after fixing our air-conditioner today.

9 TO 5 on TCM, followed by RUTHLESS PEOPLE, followed by THE WIZ on TCM tonight and it is not even my birthday.

A quick review of the most widely-experienced musical performance in human history open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...

Halftime hacks

A beginner’s guide to organizing the biggest musical performance in human history.

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Here's the full story. Hope you'll take some time to sit with this one: www.nola.com/news/environ...

The Gulf’s heating faster than the world's oceans. Louisiana is at ground zero.

The Gulf is in the throes of a turbulent new era that holds enormous consequences for Louisiana and the other states along its coast. “These are not theoretical concepts, one Tulane scientist said. “T...

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Our first story in a series at @nolanews.bsky.social on the Gulf: The water is hot and getting hotter. We lay out what that means for the future of coastal Louisiana. a thread here:

One thing I really like about Ossoff is his seriousness. He's genuinely disgusted here, not merely camera-disgusted.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Taylor Swift Adds Additional Wedding Dates In L.A., Miami, Boston

It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.

U.S. ambassador to NATO: It’s good that the world is finally discovering that you can eat fast food in your car while taking a phone call.

Phil Kennicott on the “Great American State Fair” and its thin crowds and “Northrop Grumman Sky Tunnel theater.” wapo.st/4uZJodn

Trump has diverted National Parks funds for his projects in D.C. — including White House renovations he said he was paying for himself. From @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects

Money once used for crucial national park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.

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As zeitgeisty pop songs go, I feel like ELLA LANGLEY’s “Choosin’ Texas” has grown massive enough to contain the vast unknowability of Texas itself — and I wrote about it for @notus.com www.notus.org/this-hugely-...

This Hugely Popular Country Song Has Surprising Parallels to the Texas Senate Race

“Choosin’ Texas” isn't about the future of democracy. Unless you want to hear it that way.

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If some plus-size drag queen wants to jolt her career and rebrand as Rhetta Truetide, she better get to gettin'. www.businessinsider.com/eli-lilly-re...

Eli Lilly is close to launching the strongest weight-loss drug ever. Somehow, gym bros are already taking it to shred fat.

Eli Lilly's retatrutide is still in clinical trials. But gym bros are already using a version of the weight-loss drug, amid a growing DIY culture in fitness circles.

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“Reflecting Pool has everything. It’s a drama. It’s a farce. It’s a whodunit. It’s a murder mystery. The victims are ducks.” wapo.st/4oIEmAc

Column | At this point, the Reflecting Pool deserves an Emmy

The scene unfolding on the National Mall is the must-watch show of the summer. It’s a drama. A farce. A whodunit. A murder mystery.

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If you see the name "Shirley Lord" and immediately the words "bosomy dirty book writer" before it, then you are my people. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/s...

Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93

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