Ep. 73: The Trial of the Theater Kid

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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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This week, we investigate the recent destigmatization of theater kid energy and its resurgence in mass culture, from musical-movie adaptations to the irresistible charms of improv-trained comedians. We discuss the peak of the NBC fandom, the timelessness of "difficult" leading ladies, star factories such as SNL and NYU Tisch, the ineffability of theatrical sexuality, the rise of craft and tryhardism, and more.

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Renee Rapp on Call Her Daddy
SNL 1975 (upcoming SNL movie)
Ariana Grande - yes, and? (Official Music Video)
Audio-Visual Cocktail Party by Steven Phillips-Horst for Spike Magazine (on late night shows)
Paloma Diamond is Winning Awards Season – Vulture
Power Bottoms: The NYU classmates behind the year’s most delightfully dumb comedy – Vulture
NYU brainstorming sesh for Bottoms
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Ep. 111: Losercore 1:32:42

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In this week's episode, we discuss the legacy of Losercore, an aesthetic of the late 90s and early 2000s that celebrated the awkwardness of young adulthood and the sartorial idiosyncrasies of social outcasts, from orthodontia and ill-fitting gym uniforms to wire-frame glasses and dishwater-blond hair. We analyze the socioeconomic conditions that led to this period of loser glorification, identify key players (Todd Solondz, Paul Dano), cinematic touchstones ( Napoleon Dynamite , Little Miss Sunshine ), and generational anthems ("Teenage Dirtbag," "Buddy Holly"), and reflect on how the Internet has transformed today's young losers into threats to themselves and others. Links: Image board "The Birth—and Maybe Death—of Yuppiedom" by Walter Shapiro for Time "Loser: The Hero of the 1990s" by Grunge Included on Substack The Trap by Adam Curtis The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman @yungkombucha420 on TikTok "Americans Need to Party More" by Ellen Cushing for The Atlantic " The Anti-Social Century" by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic Loser Generated Content: From Participation to Exploitation by Soren Mork Petersen Billie Eilish on having no friends Celebrity with no friends blind item ("not Jessica Chastain") Emma Chamberlain closet video Bed rot talking stage TikTok / "Love in the Time of Bed Rotting" by Isabel Unhinged on Substack "The Story Behind The Song: Beck and the crowning of the ‘Loser’ generation" – Far Out Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus (Offical Music Video) Buddy Holly – Weezer (Official Music Video) Losercore TikTok boys: Slushy Noobz , Thomathy , Ben Awad , William Conrad Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO) Prada Spring/Summer 1996 Marc Jacobs Spring 1999 Marc Jacobs Fall 1999 Vetements Fall 2019 Menswear Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2021 "Gucci's Beautiful Losers Hit New York" – Business of Fashion "The Book of Gucci According to Alessandro Michele" – 032c "Student Teaches Teacher" aka Jeff Bliss aka Friggin Packet Yo (Original YouTube Video) "Who's Afraid of Hasan Piker?" – Slate "Still Life (Betamale)" by Jon Rafman Party in their Blood – Cloudy Heart (Official Music Video) Bully (formerly @bully.incel.simp.hero) Duane Hanson – Saatchi Gallery Dadsgiving by Chris Maggio…

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Ep. 110: Consumer Aesthetics Research Podcast w/ Evan Collins (CARI) 1:25:00

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This week, we are joined by special guest Evan Collins — architect, design archivist, and cofounder of Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute — for a conversation about the Institute's pioneering work in coining and defining the most fascinating aesthetics of the past half-century, including Indie Sleaze, Frutiger Aero, McBling, Whimsigothic, Shoe Diva, and many more. We discuss his foundational research into the Y2K aesthetic, the consumer incorporation of subculture, the challenges of community-based digital archiving, the benefit of researching ugly and unfashionable visual culture, and more. Links: Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute Official Website CARI on Are.na Evan Collins on Are.na Evan Collins on Patreon (access to 700+ books and magazines!) Art Deco of the 20s and 30s by Bevis Hillier Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design by Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov…

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Ep. 109: Cruel Kids and Crashouts | Study Break [TEASER] 13:56

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Full episode available on Patreon <3 In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the TikTok ban fakeout, Andrea Dworkin's Right-Wing Women , the inauguration party coverage heard around the world, the consequences of Trumpism on critical beauty studies, the true meaning of Eusexua in a post- Brat society, and more. Also, Sam finally reviews Emilia Perez. Links: Watch Vica's New Atlas Reels on Instagram Johanne Sacrebleu ( Emilia Perez parody) Zoe Saldaña - La Vaginoplastia (From Emilia Perez ) Karla Sofía Gascón's crazy tweet archive Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin Candace Owens on Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni Dr. Natalya (Natalya Toryanski) on TikTok "The Cruel Kids Table" by Brock Colyar for New York magazine Michelle Santiago Cortés on the Pursuit of Hotness Sean Monahan on the Boom Boom Aesthetic Tate McCrae ordering drinks behind the scenes of "Sports Car" Tate McCrae – Sports Car (Official Music Video) Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 108: Geometrica [TEASER] 21:50

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Full episode available on Patreon <3 In this week's episode, we investigate the rise of what we're calling Geometrica, the edgy, STEM-influenced design trend that ruled the 2000s and 2010s. We talk about the iconic looks of Lady Gaga's The Fame , triangle-induced Illuminati hysteria, Obama-era techno-optimism, second-generation k-pop music videos, Alexander McQueen's historic Plato's Atlantis collection, and much more. Links: Image board Cubism and Fashion – Met Gala 1998 Press Release Cubsim and Fashion by Richard Martin Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 (Plato's Atlantis) – Vogue Runway SHOWstudio: Plato's Atlantis by Alexander McQueen (archived livestream) The McQueen Show that Changed the Future of Fashion – DAZED Essay: Nick Knight on "Plato's Atlantis" – SHOWstudio Top by @perlaz0ne on Instagram Imogen Heap's MiMU Gloves Iris Van Herpen Spring 2010 (Crystallized) Mary Katrantzou Spring 2009 (Graduate Collection) Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011 Basso & Brooke Fall 2009 Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness for V Magazine (2015) Daphne Guinness / Nick Knight / Noritaka Tatehana: Floating World – SHOWstudio 2NE1 - 내가 제일 잘 나가(I AM THE BEST) M/V PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V BIGBANG - FANTASTIC BABY M/V Girls' Generation 소녀시대 'I GOT A BOY' MV Asians Wear Clothes on the Internet by Minh-Ha T. Pham 20 Years of Issey Miyake's Bao Bao Bag – The Guardian Saudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to rework national anthem – The Guardian Comme des Garçons Fall 2012 La Maison Gaga Special thank you to Telle from our Discord for this episode idea! Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 107: Swagapino Dreams and Galaxy Gas Nightmares | Study Break 1:23:16

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Recorded in the twilight days of the Biden administration, we gathered round to discuss a dizzying variety of cultural phenomena in this edition of Study Break, including the Freakmas double feature of Babygirl and Nosferatu , the troubling rise of Galaxy Gas and other flavor-blasted/cartoonified smoke shop abominations, the vestigial parallels between Lily-Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet, the resonance of face-tatted country artists, the passing of national Pastel Protestant Grandfather, Jimmy Carter, and much more. Links: The Next Drug Epidemic is Blue Raspberry Flavored – Ezra Marcus for New York The 1830s Gothic Fashion of Robert Eggers' Nosferatu – Focus Features on YouTube Timothée Chalamet | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #551 Timothée Chalamet Instagram Complete Livestream Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Honors 39th President's Life, Legacy in Eulogy T.O.P Breaks Silence on Controversial Return to Acting in Squid Game Season 2 – Korea Times Chloe Forero on TikTok re: Latino influencers Ethel Cain's Tumblr post on the irony epidemic Hawk Tuah and the Zynternet – Max Read on Substack Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 106: The Melzyverse w/ Mel Ottenberg 1:18:08

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In our first episode of 2025, we're joined by the inimitable Mel Ottenberg— longtime muse, generational style mastermind, Editor in Chief of Interview magazine, and Nymphet Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award recipient— to discuss controversial figures (Natalia Grace, Blake Lively, Luigi Mangione), the current status of normcore (Brandy Melville, classic menswear, tighty whities), his incredible fashion legacy (styling Rihanna, conceiving Lana's iconic cover, channeling the Warholian spirit), and much more.* *This episode was recorded before the tragic California wildfires— our hearts go out to everyone affected! Find ways you can help locally or from afar at the links below: Friends of Forever — LA Fire Support & Resources Mutual Aid LA Network Fire & Wind Storm Resources Resource Masterlist from Interview Links: Interview magazine Mel Ottenberg on Instagram Ralph Lauren Recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom Justin Baldoni/Blake Lively exposé in the New York Times Luigi Mangione's courtroom fashion in WWD Haliey Welch shot by Alyssa Kazew for Interview Rihanna for Esquire UK , 2014 Sway House shot by Eli Russell Linnetz for Interview Joan Rivers interviewed by Mel for Interview in 2010 Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 105: The Truth ... w/ The Dare 1:17:37

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In our last episode of the year, we're joined by superstar musician Harrison Patrick Smith, aka The Dare, to discuss his stylistic evolution and fashion predictions for 2025. As he ties up the album cycle for his hit LP What's Wrong with New York? , we revisit his male art hoe days as Turtlenecked, ponder his notorious black-and-white suit, and anticipate the necklines, color schemes, and pants widths that will define his next era. Harrison tells us about eating kangaroo, his genealogical tree, living in an Industrial Business Zone, the paradise/warzone of his DMs, all things electroclash, bloghouse, and indie sleaze, and more. Links: The Dare Special thanks to our sponsor Croissant! Download the Croissant App here to easily add the Safari extension to your mobile browser: shop with a guaranteed resale price and unlock an effortless resale experience. Learn more about Croissant on their website! Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 104: Imaginationcore [TEASER] 15:12

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Full episode available on Patreon <3 In this week's episode, we journey into a World of Pure Imagination to discuss fantasy, fairytales, and the endless revisitation of children's media. We investigate the historical influences of the fantasy genre, from classic feudalism to Victorian industrialization, and unpack common motifs from talking animals to hopecore orphans. We also discuss the turn to live-action realistic fairytales, the consequences of this aesthetic and conceptual darkening, the effects of AI on the storytelling and creativity, and more. Links: Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes by John Cotton (1656) The Golden Age of Children's Literature – The Literary Encyclopedia The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index of Folktale Types Under the Influence: Anna Biller on Donkey Skin – Criterion "Chapter 31: Fairy Tales" from All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton "Out of Kansas: Revisiting the Wizard of Oz" by Salman Rushdie for The New Yorker How Wicked Built Immersive Real-Life Sets, From Shiz To Emerald City – Architectural Digest Willy's Chocolate Experience (Glasgow, Scotland Scam Willy Wonka Event) Script Pinnochio: A True Story (2022) Trailer…

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Ep. 103: Somewhere Over the Blood Meridian | Study Break 59:07

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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the rise of celebrity lookalike contests, YSL's Proustian fantasy films, recent literary scoop on Cormac McCarthy, the extension of Brat into the deep dark winter, and all things Wicked from the uncanny Hollyweird sapphism of its press tour to the inescapability of its garish color scheme in consumer products. Links: Saint Laurent – AS TIME GOES BY Marc Jacobs reading selfies Emma Chamberlain for Warby Parker Celebrity lookalike contests in CNN "Aquarius" from Hair (movie adaptation) Wicked costume design breakdown – InStyle Gwyneth Paltrow wins Best Actress – 1999 Oscars Mr. Golightly's "Who Sang It Best" YouTube playlist "Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century" by Vincenzo Barney – Vanity Fair Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik – Interview Charli xcx Opening Monologue – Saturday Night Live Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson post-fight speech Miley Cyrus on her upcoming album Something Beautiful – Harper's Bazaar…

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Ep. 102: Just Dance w/ Lexee Smith 1:08:04

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In this week's episode, we are honored to talk with dancer Lexee Smith, one of the most captivating and quietly influential figures in contemporary pop culture. Fresh off the heels of her crazy month of newly released projects, including Addison Rae's "Aquamarine" and Lady Gaga's "Disease," Lexee joins us to discuss her approach to dance, performance, and style. We talk about showgirls, video vixens, Clarice Lispector, Dance Moms , Parisian elegance, unhinged warmups, the Age of Aquarius, insane asylums, and much more. Special thanks to Death to Stock! Use code "Nymphet" to get 20% off your first 12 months. Visit Death to Stock here! Links: Image board @lexeesmith on Instagram Damiano David – Born With a Broken Heart (Music Video) "You Were Meant for Me" from Singing in the Rain Lady Gaga – Disease (Music Video) Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Music Video) Addison Rae – Aquamarine (Behind the Scenes) "The American Modern Dancer: Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan" Martha Graham – Lamentation (1943) All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse by Martin Gottfried A Look at Halston’s Historic Costumes for Martha Graham Dance Company – Vogue My Boyfriend's Back – Molly Long Choreography Massive Attack, Young Fathers – Voodoo in My Blood (Music Video)…

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Ep. 101: Body Doubles and Aquadisease | Study Break [TEASER] 20:06

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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the double-release of Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine” and Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” Lexee Smith as Hollywood’s body double Rasputin, the “Dirty Cash” effect, the pros and cons of Gay Halloween, the triumph of the Dodgers, Slavic Dolls versus Brazilian Bombshells, and more. Full episode available here <3 Links: Lady Gaga - Disease (Official Music Video) Addison Rae - Aquamarine (Official Music Video) Dirty Cash (Money Talks) videos on TikTok Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality, in a way Shawn Mendes Interview feature ian - Sh*t Sad (Feat. Chief Keef) (Official Music Video) Barack Obama on DeepCut with VicBlends Slavic Dolls vs. Brazilian Bombshells videos on TikTok Saturday Night Live TikTok skit Young Posse (영파씨) - Ate That (Official Music Video)…

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Ep. 100: Gothic w/ Dr. Valerie Steele 53:39

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In this Halloween centennial special, we have the sublime honor of being joined by one of our all-time heroes Valerie Steele, fashion studies trailblazer and director of the Museum at FIT, to discuss all things Gothic, inspired by her seminal book Gothic: Dark Glamour . We explore the aesthetic’s medieval origins and trace its cultural evolution through literature, art, and architecture all the way to the rise of the Goth subculture in the 1970s and beyond, covering Victorian dandies, sexy vampires, McQueen skull scarves, Japanese couturiers, and more. Thanks so much to Valerie for joining us! Links: Image board The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Gothic: Dark Glamour by Valerie Steele and Jennifer Park Gothic: Dark Glamour exhibition at MFIT on Google Arts & Culture Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu Goth Talk: Christina Ricci - Saturday Night Live “Very Mad, Very Maudlin, Very Macabre: It’s Showtime for the Goth Revival” by Tish Weinstock for Vogue How to Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style by Tish Weinstock…

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Ep. 99: Body Tea w/ Emma Glenn Baker 1:24:30

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In this week's episode, we're joined by the inimitable Emma Glenn Baker, NYC personal trainer and host of the podcast STARGIRL , to discuss all things body and the cultural status of fitness as it relates to body, brand, and spirit. We discuss activewear power players from Gymshark to Lululemon to Skims, the rise of the erotic fitness-inspired editorials, the sublime embodiment of Gen Z sweethearts Livvy Dunne and Addison Rae, the spiritual consequences of a life lived in stretchy clothes, and more. Listen to STARGIRL , join the Patreon , and follow Emma on IG ! Links: “Athleisure, barre, and kale: the tyranny of the ideal woman” by Jia Tolentino in The Guardian Toxic gym motivation trend on TikTok “Make Yourself a Gift” by Emma Glenn Baker in Real Life Equinox “Want It All” ad campaign The Official Gymshark Story “Musclebound” in A Dedicated Follower of Fashion by Holly Brubach…

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Ep. 98: Pastel Protestant Grandmother 1:13:37

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In this week's episode, we define the Pastel Protestant Grandmother aesthetic, a cozy visual universe recognizable to anyone belonging to the American Middle Class, or anyone who's ever been to an antique store in America. We discuss the hypnotic sedation of low-definition media, nostalgia-based commodities from Precious Moments figurines to dusty dollhouses, anti-intellectualism and sentimentality in American culture, the social history of craft, Christian kitsch and camp, the dark side of elderly matriarchs, and more. Links Image board Pastel Protestant Grandma – Our Official Playlist! Anti-Intellectualism in American Life – Richard Hofstadter Red Hat Society ”The Forgotten Everyday Origins of ‘Craft’” – Sarah Archer Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts – Alexander Langlands Hobbies: Leisure and the Culture of Work in America – Steven M. Gelber “Do Protestants Have a ‘Low’ Aesthetic?” – Front Porch Republic “A Defense of Christian Kitsch” – Paul Griffiths Gaither Music on TikTok Listen to exclusive episodes here <3…

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Ep. 97: Dark Brainrot and Easy Listening | Study Break [TEASER] 15:43

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In this edition of Study Break, we discuss Mel Ottenberg's new denim line and its adjacent clean boy creepshot visuals, the two-pronged cultural force of the Sweat/Short 'n' Sweet tours, our prediction for Disney adult chic following Coperni's S/S '25 show, Lady Gaga's disastrous Harlequin styling and Ryan Murphy's indelible impact, Dark Brainrot and weirdcore developments, recent cinematic triumphs including Megalopolis and The Substance , and more. Links: Club Mel – Mel by RE/DONE TikTok King Bach Buquen is Hot, Viral, and French – Interview Sabrina Carpenter's Short 'n' Sweet Tour – Rolling Stone Gracie ABramS Coperni Spring/Summer 2025 at Disneyland Paris Coperni Vinted Disney merch controversy Chloé Spring/Summer 2025 Joker Folie à Deux x Louvre – Lady Gaga, Mona Lisa Francis Ford Coppola explains the origin behind "Wow Platinum" Aubrey Plaza vs. Patti Lupone – Hot Ones Versus Smartschoolboy9 – An Internet Rabbit Hole Mr. Prada Murder Trial At New York Fashion Week, Designers Search for America – AnOther Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts: North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund One SC Fund UNC Asheville Disaster Relief…

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