"Gabriela and I spent our 2020 quarantine watching Flavor of Love clips over Zoom and writing our King Lear (this list)."

"In the name of personal branding, influencers might be paying someone to make them look like readers. But does a novel deserve more respect than a handbag?"

"As the go-to fall guy in erotic thrillers (Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, and Disclosure), the actor represented the ultimate Boomer avatar: the male ego under siege."

>"The best-selling author and frontwoman of Japanese Breakfast—who’s up for two Grammys this weekend—reflects on her whirlwind literary and musical breakthrough."

>"Twenty-five famous women — including Lizzo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Julia Child, Olivia Rodrigo and more — describe the moments when that magical blend of hard work and happenstance took their careers to the next level."

>"Sherri Shepherd and Alyah Chanelle Scott’s alternately tense and warm onscreen relationship is one of many appealing bonds on the Mindy Kaling–created show, and in real life, Shepherd and Scott have become close, too."

>"The Grammy winner and MacArthur “genius” shares the inspirations behind her new album, Ghost Song."

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“Names that are distinctively Black, whether appropriated or created, have been around longer than most people realize… In 1920, 99% of Americans named Booker were Black”

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Interesting research on Reese's NFTs and where the money comes from. Besides the FTC disclosure requirements, fans and retail buyers deserve more transparency about how these deals are made and who's providing $$ to pump these assets.