'Dying for Sex,' Paige & Hannah on 'The Tonight Show' and 'Love on The Spectrum'
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Paige DeSorbo profiled in The New York Times? Say less. (Jessica Roy for The New York Times)
I also loved watching her and Hannah Berner play charades on “The Tonight Show” with Patrick Schwarzenegger and Jon Hamm:
The editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair stepped down. Who wants the job next? (Katie Robertson and Jessica Testa for The New York Times)
Mariah Carey looks back at the enduring legacy of her groundbreaking album The Emancipation of Mimi for its 20th anniversary. (Bianca Betancourt for Harper’s Bazaar)
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“Dying for Sex” (Hulu)
I’m absolutely loving this series — it stars Michelle Williams as a woman who decides to leave her husband of over a decade after being diagnosed with cancer so that she can explore her sexuality and kinks. It’s at once hilarious and heartbreaking, deftly balancing the story’s comedic and dramatic elements. Jenny Slate is as great as ever as the character’s devoted best friend, too.
“Number One on The Call Sheet” (Apple TV+)
An incredible amount of the biggest Black stars in Hollywood gathered for this project, which is two 90-minute episodes—one that focuses on leading men and one that focuses on leading women. It’s at once celebratory and refreshingly honest about the struggles of being a Black actor, and it was just really cool to see how many superstars they were able to bring together for this.
“Love on The Spectrum” - Season 3 (Netflix)
I fucking love this show so much, and some of the stars of this show now feel like some of my best friends??? There’s nothing not to love about this series, and I’m just so glad it hasn’t skipped a beat.
Self-Promotion
“Married to Medicine” Season 11 End-of-Season Deep Dive
“What Else Is Going On?” podcast host Taria Faison returned to the pod to help me look back at the just-wrapped eleventh season of “Married to Medicine” — and we went long!
Unpacking The Latest on “Summer House,” “RHOA” and “RHOBH”
Liz Bentley from the “Liz Explains” podcast joined me to break down the latest episodes of “Summer House,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” — and react to the “NYC Next Gen” trailer.
Listener Mailbag Episode
Answered a bunch of listener questions about things from across the Bravo-verse this week, too!
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Quiet weekend in the city, nothing much to report! Excited to get into the new Jon Hamm show on Apple TV+ and, of course, the new season of the funniest show on television, “Hacks”!!!!