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10/09/2026 · Dudley

Hollywood has finally made a comedy about Hollywood that understands the industry’s true religion: panic. Plus, four picks for your weekend and one expensive-looking thing you can safely ignore.

10/10/2026

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Trend Watch

Vertical Dramas Are Eating Television One Tiny Rectangle at a Time

The next big TV hit may be watched with one thumb, one eye, and absolutely no respect for subtlety. Meanwhile, traditional streaming keeps serving us eight-hour movies about emotionally complicated furniture.

10/10/2026

The Curator

Stop Calling a Room Full of Projectors an “Immersive Experience”

I have nothing against giant digital paintings, but we need to stop pretending that standing inside a screensaver is the same as encountering art. Sometimes a projection show is magic. Sometimes it is a screensaver wearing a beret.

10/10/2026

Dear Darla

The Group Chat, the Stolen Credit, and Other Small Daily Crimes

One reader is trapped in a family group chat full of passive-aggressive thumbs-up. Another keeps watching a coworker take credit for her ideas. Darla has words—and a plan.

10/10/2026

Jumpstart Advice

The Career Pivot Is Not a Personality Makeover

You don’t need to become a networking machine or invent a dazzling five-year plan. You do need to stop hiding behind “research” and make a few uncomfortable, trackable moves.

10/10/2026

Steel Resolve

The Things You Keep Calling “Fine” Are Probably Not Fine

Three questions from men who are tired of pretending the problem is somewhere else. No dramatic reinvention required—just a little honesty and one less excuse.

10/10/2026