This week: <\/b><\/h2>\n\n- \n\n
The amazing Love Story<\/i> finale changed me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
I can\u2019t believe this story wasn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The most \u201cdad\u201d movie of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The only celeb videos I want to see from now on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Maybe famous people shouldn\u2019t comment on everything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I\u2019m Obsessed With JFK Jr. and Carolyn<\/b><\/h2>\n
It\u2019s been a harrowing few weeks in New York City.<\/p>\n
I was leaving work last Thursday, and was nearly run over by a twentysomething biking down the street wearing a backwards beret. The shades of blonde hair I\u2019ve witnessed in slicked back buns, drinking prosecco in the West Village\u2026truly upsetting. The Indian restaurant that my friends and I would go to when we were freshmen in college, 21 years ago, because it was cheap and they let you bring your own alcohol, is now a major tourist destination.<\/p>\n
The John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-inspired \u201990s nostalgia has taken over, in large part thanks to Ryan Murphy\u2019s Love Story<\/i> series.<\/p>\n
In some cases, it\u2019s awful. (Let\u2019s not retraumatize ourselves by revisiting the photos of the delusional people at that JFK Jr. lookalike contest<\/a>.) But I also completely understand it.<\/p>\nThis couple was so hot and so famous in a way that simply doesn\u2019t exist anymore. Literally, a producer of the series said<\/a> it took so long to cast Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr. because there were so few men who auditioned who had chest hair.<\/p>\nWhile I can never endorse men\u2019s \u201990s fashion returning\u2014any woman who wants to look as chic as Carolyn, go for it\u2014I totally get the obsession.<\/p>\n
I just watched the series finale, and I am a puddle. I am also more obsessed with this couple and their romance than ever before, which, sure, is the point of the show. But the glimpse into their last days together before the fateful plane crash was, even though they were living apart at the time and trying to figure out how to repair their relationship, strangely aspirational.<\/p>\n
(A quick side note, because I just watched the episode: Grace Gummer, who plays Caroline Kennedy, and Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette\u2019s mom, are spectacular in the finale. They absolutely destroyed me. Emmy recognition, please!)<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nPaul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette \/ FX<\/p>\n
We\u2019re in weird times. I\u2019m pushing 40 and, based on the news this week, wondering if I\u2019m going to have to go to war<\/a>. Squirrels are vaping<\/a>. Sharks are doing cocaine<\/a>. Everything is just unsettled.<\/p>\nBut each week, I got to watch an intimate look at this love story. I\u2019m craving nostalgia and romanticism, and that\u2019s what this incredible window into this couple\u2019s love, warts and all, gave. It\u2019s been an escape, but also a reassurance\u2014a reminder that, hey, maybe that kind of fiery connection, despite the world that surrounds it, is still in the cards.<\/p>\n
John and Carolyn\u2019s love was impossible. Every moment seemed like a wildfire disaster, from how late he was to their first date to the famous fight in the park to, in a recent episode, how they handled their KFC takeout containers like aliens who had never seen fast food before. But, at least, as it was dramatized in this season finale, they made it work anyway.<\/p>\n
The episode shows how being open about the barriers in their relationship actually reunites them, rather than forcing them further apart. They realize how strong their love is because they acknowledge how hard the other person makes it to be in love. That sounds like it shouldn\u2019t be romantic, but I think it\u2019s actually beautiful.<\/p>\n
He comes with the baggage of intense fame and scrutiny, and cares about how their relationship comes off in the press. She\u2019s stubborn and skeptical, and because of that, the media burden is amplified even louder than it already is. But they sit at a bar and have a drink together. They smile at each other. The electricity is overwhelming. They\u2019re irresistible to each other.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nPaul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette \/ FX<\/p>\n
No couple had more \u201cstuff\u201d surrounding them, but it didn\u2019t matter. I find that kind of amazing to think about today, when we have our own versions of the \u201cstuff.\u201d The apps with so-called better options just a swipe away. Social media distracting us from actual connection. The economy being such that you don\u2019t know if the person you\u2019re flirting with is impossibly wealthy, drowning in debt, working a fake-sounding job, or, god forbid, knows what crypto is.<\/p>\n
But maybe, just maybe, there\u2019s still going to be a connection, one so undeniable that, like John and Carolyn, you can\u2019t fight it. You can\u2019t rationalize it, just as you can\u2019t resist it. I think that\u2019s why this show has become such a huge deal\u2014it\u2019s, according to reports, FX\u2019s most-watched limited series<\/a> ever on Hulu and Disney+. Of course, this couple had a fame that none of us can imagine experiencing. But they also had a love that we can all relate to\u2014or at least hope to.<\/p>\nI\u2019m a tough sell as a partner. I value being asleep for as many hours as possible a day over possibly any other life experience. When people ask how I\u2019m doing, I will actually say \u201cbad\u201d if I\u2019m feeling bad, which seems to really throw them off. I will have a full imaginary fight with someone in my head and then hold a grudge in real life because of how they acted during it. And, should it get that far, when I get married, I will insist the DJ only play Glee<\/i> versions of songs.<\/p>\n
But maybe that\u2019s just my \u201cstuff.\u201d Maybe there\u2019s a spark that will be so strong that it will drown all that out. Maybe, as in the series that I was so skeptical about but ended up loving, there\u2019s a Love Story<\/i> in the future to believe in.<\/p>\nI\u2019m So Upset<\/b><\/h2>\n
As someone whose family watched the movie Homeward Bound<\/i> roughly every third day while I was growing up, I needed the story<\/a> of a pack of dogs escaping from being kidnapped and embarking on a 10-mile journey home together, led by a brave corgi, to be true.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cX4bWPb4BswIPPU8xoKLsw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODM7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/thedailybeast.com\/a3e9140b000e517535c7a30aa45e88f0\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\nA screenshot from X \/ X\/@Yoda4ever<\/p>\n
Not because I want there to be a world in which dogs are being kidnapped. But who doesn\u2019t want an inspirational story to melt your heart and make you feel hopeful these days? And I\u2019m so tired of fake AI videos, stories, and news that if this wasn\u2019t real, I was going to really lose my mind.<\/p>\n
Alas, of course, the details behind the video that went viral weren\u2019t true<\/a>. The dogs just happened to live in a village where roaming around is normal. Good for them. It sounds like a nice life. But I\u2019m so tired of being duped!<\/p>\nCall Your Daddy<\/b><\/h2>\n
They have finally done it: They have made the most \u201cdad movie\u201d to ever exist.<\/p>\n
A trailer was released<\/a> this week for Pressure<\/i>, which stars (one of my favorite actors) Andrew Scott as the meteorologist whose job was to deliver the weather report for D-Day, so that the army could plan its invasion.<\/p>\nYes, it is not just a movie about World War II, but about the weather<\/i>.<\/p>\n
My only confusion is why the release date isn\u2019t Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
The Content I Crave<\/b><\/h2>\n
After watching this utterly captivating video of Mariah Carey grocery shopping<\/a> about 12 times this week, I\u2019m not sure why this isn\u2019t its own genre of content. Give me Beyonc\u00e9 in a Food Lion. Martha Stewart at a Costco. Gwyneth Paltrow being told for the first time what a Piggly Wiggly is. Enough with celebrities eating chicken wings. Show me them buying<\/i> chicken wings.<\/p>\nMaybe He Should\u2019ve Sat This One Out<\/b><\/h2>\n
I\u2019m thinking that maybe not everything<\/a> on the internet needs to be \u201caddressed.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Z_gs16eePesAebucltzJ7w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTkyMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/thedailybeast.com\/2ee4e5ca699f42f2b185a2d9423ab98b\"\/)
<\/span><\/div>\nA screenshot of X \/ X\/@EW<\/p>\n
More From The Daily Beast\u2019s Obsessed<\/b><\/h2>\n
The trailer for the new Harry Potter <\/i>TV series is out, and I have mixed feelings about it. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\nSNL <\/i>alum Bobby Moynihan told me an amazing story about when Daniel Radcliffe hosted the show after the last Harry Potter movie. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\nInside the year\u2019s most haunting romantic ghost story. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat to Watch This Week<\/b><\/h2>\n
For All Mankind: <\/b><\/i>This might be Apple TV\u2019s best show<\/a>. (Now on Apple TV)<\/p>\nDaredevil: Born Again<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>This is one of the only superhero series<\/a> that I genuinely like. (Now on Disney+)<\/p>\nAmerica\u2019s Culinary Cup<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>I\u2019ve been really enjoying this. It is basically just Top Chef<\/i>. But why turn down two Top Chefs<\/i>? (Now on CBS)<\/p>\nWhat to Skip This Week <\/b><\/h2>\n
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>That title basically describes what will transpire<\/a> if you press play on this show. (Now on Netflix)<\/p>\nObsessed with pop culture and entertainment? Follow us on <\/i>Substack<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>YouTube<\/i><\/a> for even more coverage.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The amazing Love Story<\/i> finale changed me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n I can\u2019t believe this story wasn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The most \u201cdad\u201d movie of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The only celeb videos I want to see from now on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Maybe famous people shouldn\u2019t comment on everything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n It\u2019s been a harrowing few weeks in New York City.<\/p>\n I was leaving work last Thursday, and was nearly run over by a twentysomething biking down the street wearing a backwards beret. The shades of blonde hair I\u2019ve witnessed in slicked back buns, drinking prosecco in the West Village\u2026truly upsetting. The Indian restaurant that my friends and I would go to when we were freshmen in college, 21 years ago, because it was cheap and they let you bring your own alcohol, is now a major tourist destination.<\/p>\n The John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-inspired \u201990s nostalgia has taken over, in large part thanks to Ryan Murphy\u2019s Love Story<\/i> series.<\/p>\n In some cases, it\u2019s awful. (Let\u2019s not retraumatize ourselves by revisiting the photos of the delusional people at that JFK Jr. lookalike contest<\/a>.) But I also completely understand it.<\/p>\n This couple was so hot and so famous in a way that simply doesn\u2019t exist anymore. Literally, a producer of the series said<\/a> it took so long to cast Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr. because there were so few men who auditioned who had chest hair.<\/p>\n While I can never endorse men\u2019s \u201990s fashion returning\u2014any woman who wants to look as chic as Carolyn, go for it\u2014I totally get the obsession.<\/p>\n I just watched the series finale, and I am a puddle. I am also more obsessed with this couple and their romance than ever before, which, sure, is the point of the show. But the glimpse into their last days together before the fateful plane crash was, even though they were living apart at the time and trying to figure out how to repair their relationship, strangely aspirational.<\/p>\n (A quick side note, because I just watched the episode: Grace Gummer, who plays Caroline Kennedy, and Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette\u2019s mom, are spectacular in the finale. They absolutely destroyed me. Emmy recognition, please!)<\/p>\n Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette \/ FX<\/p>\n We\u2019re in weird times. I\u2019m pushing 40 and, based on the news this week, wondering if I\u2019m going to have to go to war<\/a>. Squirrels are vaping<\/a>. Sharks are doing cocaine<\/a>. Everything is just unsettled.<\/p>\n But each week, I got to watch an intimate look at this love story. I\u2019m craving nostalgia and romanticism, and that\u2019s what this incredible window into this couple\u2019s love, warts and all, gave. It\u2019s been an escape, but also a reassurance\u2014a reminder that, hey, maybe that kind of fiery connection, despite the world that surrounds it, is still in the cards.<\/p>\n John and Carolyn\u2019s love was impossible. Every moment seemed like a wildfire disaster, from how late he was to their first date to the famous fight in the park to, in a recent episode, how they handled their KFC takeout containers like aliens who had never seen fast food before. But, at least, as it was dramatized in this season finale, they made it work anyway.<\/p>\n The episode shows how being open about the barriers in their relationship actually reunites them, rather than forcing them further apart. They realize how strong their love is because they acknowledge how hard the other person makes it to be in love. That sounds like it shouldn\u2019t be romantic, but I think it\u2019s actually beautiful.<\/p>\n He comes with the baggage of intense fame and scrutiny, and cares about how their relationship comes off in the press. She\u2019s stubborn and skeptical, and because of that, the media burden is amplified even louder than it already is. But they sit at a bar and have a drink together. They smile at each other. The electricity is overwhelming. They\u2019re irresistible to each other.<\/p>\n Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette \/ FX<\/p>\n No couple had more \u201cstuff\u201d surrounding them, but it didn\u2019t matter. I find that kind of amazing to think about today, when we have our own versions of the \u201cstuff.\u201d The apps with so-called better options just a swipe away. Social media distracting us from actual connection. The economy being such that you don\u2019t know if the person you\u2019re flirting with is impossibly wealthy, drowning in debt, working a fake-sounding job, or, god forbid, knows what crypto is.<\/p>\n But maybe, just maybe, there\u2019s still going to be a connection, one so undeniable that, like John and Carolyn, you can\u2019t fight it. You can\u2019t rationalize it, just as you can\u2019t resist it. I think that\u2019s why this show has become such a huge deal\u2014it\u2019s, according to reports, FX\u2019s most-watched limited series<\/a> ever on Hulu and Disney+. Of course, this couple had a fame that none of us can imagine experiencing. But they also had a love that we can all relate to\u2014or at least hope to.<\/p>\n I\u2019m a tough sell as a partner. I value being asleep for as many hours as possible a day over possibly any other life experience. When people ask how I\u2019m doing, I will actually say \u201cbad\u201d if I\u2019m feeling bad, which seems to really throw them off. I will have a full imaginary fight with someone in my head and then hold a grudge in real life because of how they acted during it. And, should it get that far, when I get married, I will insist the DJ only play Glee<\/i> versions of songs.<\/p>\n But maybe that\u2019s just my \u201cstuff.\u201d Maybe there\u2019s a spark that will be so strong that it will drown all that out. Maybe, as in the series that I was so skeptical about but ended up loving, there\u2019s a Love Story<\/i> in the future to believe in.<\/p>\n As someone whose family watched the movie Homeward Bound<\/i> roughly every third day while I was growing up, I needed the story<\/a> of a pack of dogs escaping from being kidnapped and embarking on a 10-mile journey home together, led by a brave corgi, to be true.<\/p>\n A screenshot from X \/ X\/@Yoda4ever<\/p>\n Not because I want there to be a world in which dogs are being kidnapped. But who doesn\u2019t want an inspirational story to melt your heart and make you feel hopeful these days? And I\u2019m so tired of fake AI videos, stories, and news that if this wasn\u2019t real, I was going to really lose my mind.<\/p>\n Alas, of course, the details behind the video that went viral weren\u2019t true<\/a>. The dogs just happened to live in a village where roaming around is normal. Good for them. It sounds like a nice life. But I\u2019m so tired of being duped!<\/p>\n They have finally done it: They have made the most \u201cdad movie\u201d to ever exist.<\/p>\n A trailer was released<\/a> this week for Pressure<\/i>, which stars (one of my favorite actors) Andrew Scott as the meteorologist whose job was to deliver the weather report for D-Day, so that the army could plan its invasion.<\/p>\n Yes, it is not just a movie about World War II, but about the weather<\/i>.<\/p>\n My only confusion is why the release date isn\u2019t Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n After watching this utterly captivating video of Mariah Carey grocery shopping<\/a> about 12 times this week, I\u2019m not sure why this isn\u2019t its own genre of content. Give me Beyonc\u00e9 in a Food Lion. Martha Stewart at a Costco. Gwyneth Paltrow being told for the first time what a Piggly Wiggly is. Enough with celebrities eating chicken wings. Show me them buying<\/i> chicken wings.<\/p>\n I\u2019m thinking that maybe not everything<\/a> on the internet needs to be \u201caddressed.\u201d<\/p>\n A screenshot of X \/ X\/@EW<\/p>\n The trailer for the new Harry Potter <\/i>TV series is out, and I have mixed feelings about it. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n SNL <\/i>alum Bobby Moynihan told me an amazing story about when Daniel Radcliffe hosted the show after the last Harry Potter movie. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Inside the year\u2019s most haunting romantic ghost story. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n For All Mankind: <\/b><\/i>This might be Apple TV\u2019s best show<\/a>. (Now on Apple TV)<\/p>\n Daredevil: Born Again<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>This is one of the only superhero series<\/a> that I genuinely like. (Now on Disney+)<\/p>\n America\u2019s Culinary Cup<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>I\u2019ve been really enjoying this. It is basically just Top Chef<\/i>. But why turn down two Top Chefs<\/i>? (Now on CBS)<\/p>\n Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen<\/b><\/i>: <\/b>That title basically describes what will transpire<\/a> if you press play on this show. (Now on Netflix)<\/p>\n Obsessed with pop culture and entertainment? Follow us on <\/i>Substack<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>YouTube<\/i><\/a> for even more coverage.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nI\u2019m Obsessed With JFK Jr. and Carolyn<\/b><\/h2>\n
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I\u2019m So Upset<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Call Your Daddy<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Content I Crave<\/b><\/h2>\n
Maybe He Should\u2019ve Sat This One Out<\/b><\/h2>\n
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More From The Daily Beast\u2019s Obsessed<\/b><\/h2>\n
What to Watch This Week<\/b><\/h2>\n
What to Skip This Week <\/b><\/h2>\n