“You don’t sit there and watch episodes of Love Island with me,” Ariana Madix said when she tried to explain her idea of quality time to her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval in what was supposed to be the Season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules. The scene between the former couple shows …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You only get one chance at a first impression, and the number of dates I’ve had where that impression was soiled by lousy style is immeasurable. The same …
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“Oh wow, your memory needs to reset,” a user of Replika, an AI companion chat app, wrote to their virtual partner this week. “Let me ask it this way … Who is my wife?” The bot seemed coy about its answer. “I do have an idea,” it replied. The human …
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On any given day, Matt Potts opens up Grindr to a menu of bodies spread on a gridded map around him. Torsos, headshots, and ass pics — many looking for a hot hookup. If Potts is in the mood, he’ll sometimes filter for weight, height, and body type.From there, he’ll …
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There’s a saying in the Jewish community that certain things are bad for the Jews. The list largely includes people with a great deal of power and money who use it for nefarious ends: Bernie Madoff, Jeffrey Epstein, Woody Allen. (Other things that are arguably not-so-great for the Jews: Einstein’s …
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We live in a golden age of narcissism, fueled by social media and the belief that everything we think, utter, eat, create or gaze upon should be of interest to others. In this sense, Netflix’s reality TV snack Longest Third Date is perfect for these times. It’s a chronicle of …
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“We found love in a hopeless place,” Rihanna famously sang. And there’s nowhere quite as hopeless as the anthropocene — our current geological era, in which humans have begun to have an adverse impact on Earth’s climate. Fatalism about the future of our planet can certainly kill the mood, but, …
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During Snowfall’s sixth and final season, Franklin Saint, played by Damson Idris, declares, “I want the life I was so close to having I could taste it until they ripped it away.” “They” refers to dirty CIA agent Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson) and his Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis) and Uncle …
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Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, there was a CBS show called Circus of the Stars. The show featured a mélange of early ‘90s network TV stars, from Alfonso Ribeiro to Bronson Pinchot to Six from Blossom. It gave fans a thrill to see all of these beloved …
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What makes for an entertaining dating show? Is it a truly twisted concept, like keeping people physically separated in Love Is Blind, or making a bunch of horny moms go after each other’s adult sons in MILF Manor? Is it the assurance that attractive people will bang at some point, …
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