November 9, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy Sunday. The list of qualities I’m looking for in a partner is pretty straightforward: kind, thoughtful, funny, will buy me 11 pounds of French butter as a push present. You know, the usual. Some other extremely specific things I’m looking for right now?

• A pair of statement-making tights à la Taylor Swift (and her whirlwind fall fashion tour). I’m convinced they’re the easiest way to add some fun to my rotation of all-black outfits.

• A rom-com-inspired hair color, which is one of the season’s biggest trends (tell me the copper-rose hue isn’t stunning).

• A shockingly chic groutfit. I’ve always sworn off the controversial look, but these six outfit ideas are so polished and understated, I’m changing my stance entirely.

• A pair of pants like the ones my mom forced me to wear to elementary school. Mom, I’m sorry I threw tantrums because they “hurt my feet.” You’re a visionary.

• This new Kraft Mac & Cheese flavor, which, I’ll admit, sounded diabolical at first. But perhaps it could be the sweet and savory, standing-over-the-sink dinner of my dreams? 

PS: There’s something specific you should look out for, starting next Friday: Our new newsletter, Weekend Non-Negotiables. As the name suggests, it’s a bite-sized breakdown of everything you should watch, see, and do over the weekend.

— Jamie Feldman / Writer, Culture & Lifestyle / Brooklyn, NY

🎶 The latest trend dividing wedding guests has nothing to do with the dress code — and everything to do with a sound some people find unbearable.

🩲 PSA: The “male equivalent of the push-up bra” has arrived. Can we not just have one thing for ourselves?

😬 File this under You Learn Something New Each Day: Your face has a “triangle of death” and popping pimples there is a terrible idea (don’t worry, we’re guilty too).

💇‍♀️ Forget Birkin Bangs — low-maintenance, universally flattering waterfall bangs are taking over this autumn.

👖 In case you haven’t noticed, stylish people everywhere are swapping blue and black jeans for this unexpected, quietly chic color — which somehow still goes with everything.

👩‍❤️‍👨 Single women, rejoice. Apparently, this is the lamest thing a person can do these days — and, yeah, we’re gonna need to send this article to our entire family.

After critics called Katy Perry’s 143 “a spectacular flop,” “pop trash,” and “as dated as a Vine,” it seemed a more brutally reviewed piece of “entertainment” was not possible. Not so. We enter into evidence: All’s Fair, the new Ryan Murphy drama about high powered lady attorneys who speak in you-go-girl-isms, scream obscenities even Selina Meyer wouldn’t say, and wear an absurd number of gloves. Among the most damning reviews? A staggering zero stars from The Guardian, plus descriptions ranging from “the worst TV show of the year” to “the Kansas of television” (apologies to Kansans) to “unlike anything I’ve ever seen on TV before” (that’s not a compliment). All of which is quite the feat given the series’ star power. Sure, there’s Kim Kardashian, who gave a better performance after losing her earring in the ocean. But there’s also Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Sarah Paulson — who, despite being Hollywood royalty, can’t save “an abomination of this dystopian scale.” Perhaps that’s because the script is so utterly atrocious that you’d be right to ask, “What in the ChatGPT is this?” (This 20-second clip pretty much sums it up.) Or, maybe a show that’s supposed to be about “fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated” women — but was created primarily by men — was always going to miss the mark. 

But wait, we’re just getting started. Other complaints include: the ’90s soap-opera names, like Emerald, Liberty, and Kardashian’s Allura (suspiciously similar to her real-life muse/divorce lawyer); the fact there’s basically zero law practiced; and that most of the clients (played by celebs like Judith Light and an unrecognizable Jessica Simpson) are shrill women hell-bent on milking their rich husbands dry. Not to mention the sets and costumes, which have been described as made-for-TikTok (comparatively kind) and “grotesque demonstrations of wealth porn.” In fact, the criticism has become so deafening that even those involved with the show commented: One of the directors argued that “sometimes things may take time” (sure), Close channeled her inner Cruella De Vil, and Kardashian posted what may be her most iconic Instagram of all time. Now, while some have said it’s not even ripe for hate-watching, we can’t help but wonder if this was Murphy’s master plan all along? After all, it seems none of us can stop talking about it. So at least it has that going for it.

From normalizing the World’s Most Controversial Shoe™ to championing white T-shirts as going-out tops, Jennifer Lawrence is a hero to women everywhere. And now, she’s really outdone herself with the forthcoming Miss Piggy movie. On Wednesday, the actress broke the news during an episode of Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’s Las Culturistas podcast, adding that Emma Stone will coproduce, Cole Escola will write the screenplay, and, yes, she and Stone will likely appear on screen. Now, not that trio needs our input — or that we’re remotely qualified to give it — but we took the liberty of casting this very necessary endeavor.

Maya Rudolph as Miss Piggy. After all, she could easily pull from her experience playing an eccentric billionaire to hilariously putter around her penthouse in a fuzzy, pink robe.

Rami Malek as Kermit the Frog. Don’t tell us you don’t see it.

Jenny Slate as Animal. We’re well aware that the crew’s frazzled, wacky drummer is basically the polar opposite of demure Marcel the Shell — but if anyone could pull it off, it’s Slate and her impressive vocal range.

Michael Cera as Gonzo. Setting aside the fact that Gonzo already dresses like Cera, there’s something mysterious about the blue alien Muppet, like we don’t ever know what he’s up to — which, come to think of it, is also true of perpetual oddball Cera (complimentary).

John Mulaney as Fozzie Bear. If we close our eyes, we’re pretty sure Mulaney already is Fozzie Bear — except Mulaney’s jokes are actually funny. Sorry, Fozzie. 

Ilana Glazer and Bowen Yang as Statler and Waldorf. Who better to loudly kvetch than a woman who calls Fran Lebowitz her future self? And a man whose podcast includes a segment called “I Don’t Think So, Honey!”?

Melissa McCarthy as the Swedish Chef. Does this have something to do with us yearning to see Sookie (sorry, McCarthy) back in chef’s whites? No doubt. But is she also the Queen of Physical Comedy? Absolutely.   

Lizzo as Rizzo the Rat. Yes, Lizzo rhyming with Rizzo has a lot to do with this casting choice. But also, we can see her nailing the role of Gonzo’s sarcastic sidekick flawlessly.

Even for Tom Brady, a man known for having a hard time letting go, this attempt to prevent the inevitable is a bit much.

Imagine you go to pick your kid up from a playdate, only to find out he isn’t there. And the woman who answers the door doesn’t know who you are or what you’re talking about. That special kind of nightmare is exactly what unfolds in All Her Fault, the eight-episode Peacock series starring Sarah Snook as Marissa Irvine, a high-powered wealth manager and mother of the missing boy. As the title suggests, it doesn’t take long for her inner circle, including her particularly punchable husband (Jake Lacy) to point their fingers at her: Why had she only communicated by text with Jenny (Dakota Fanning), the mom of the playdate? And, for that matter, why hadn’t she been to Jenny’s home before? But as the detectives in charge of the case (Michael Peña and Johnny Carr) sort through the details and investigate, nearly the entire community — including suspicious nannies, toxic siblings, absent husbands — is implicated. Sorry, Tom Wambsgans. Looks like Shiv Roy is capable of being a devoted mother, after all.

Caroline, senior commerce editor, writing to you in these very leggings. I understand that leggings preference is highly personal, but to me, these are perfect. Not only are they ridiculously stretchy, but the V-shaped waistband is particularly forgiving — so they don’t feel like a unique form of medieval torture on bloated days. Plus, I like the weight of these: They’re on the lighter side (think: the tights end of the spectrum), but they’re not so thin that it feels borderline scandalous to wear them in public. I own four pairs, in part because I love them that much, and also, the under-$50 price tag is too good to resist — especially when $150 leggings have become the norm. Now that they’re almost 50% off, you better believe I’ll be adding yet another pair to my collection.

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