Who's felt personally victimized by The White Lotus’s trio of "longtime" but "not old" friends? Glad we’re not the only ones. After taking on dysfunctional families and equally dysfunctional couples in the first two seasons of the HBO anthology, creator Mike White is now coming for female friendships — via three blonde, well-off, presumably Botoxed childhood friends taking an overdue girls’ trip…sorry, “victory tour.” Leading the pack is Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan), a famous TV actress with sandblasted skin and a much younger husband. Then there’s Laurie (Carrie Coon), an attorney and single mom, who has “always defined herself by her work.” And last but certainly not least, Kate (Leslie Bibb), the Woman Who Tricked Herself Into Liking Beans and who — as we recently learned in a painfully spot-on scene — probably (OK, definitely) didn’t vote the same way as her friends.
We regret to inform you that Hollywood has embraced a highly questionable new trend. No, not “prom-core” (though, that’s also a thing). We’re talking about what we — and at least one other TikToker — have decided to call (drumroll, please) the butt mullet dress. Since this term definitely isn’t in the dictionary, here’s our definition: When an outfit is, quite literally, business in the front and party in the back. We enter into evidence Exhibit A, which is Zoë Kravitz’s just-a-bit-R-rated, butt-baring gown (we commend her bravery). Exhibit B: Kim Kardashian’s crinkly, bridal-coded ball gown, which drew comparisons to everything from duvets to…toilet paper. And Exhibit C: Cynthia Erivo’s whimsical tulle gown, which, to be fair, is slightly revealing from the front — but seriously revealing from the back. In hindsight, we probably should have seen this coming after The Cut declared last year that “Cracks Are Back” and the outrageously low-rise “bumster pant” (essentially, the butt mullet’s messy cousin) made its return to the runway. And yet, we were not ready.
Ever wonder what TheSopranos would be like as a comedy? Wonder no longer, thanks to Hulu’s new series, Deli Boys. The 10-episode screwball crime comedy follows Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh), two privileged Pakistani-American brothers from Philadelphia who live in the lap of luxury, thanks to their father’s convenience-store empire. But when their dad suddenly dies, their world is upended — in large part because they discover he’d been leading a double life as an organized-crime boss. Now, Mir and Raj are unexpectedly thrust into the family business — one that involves a Peruvian cartel, the Italian mafia, and plenty of chaos, violence, and antics. Also, expect to see Poorna Jagannathan (of Never Have I Ever fame) and your favorite fashion personality (it’s his first-ever scripted role) in this entertaining, sharply written show.
In our experience, there are two types of people in this world: those who somehow manage to look very stylish when working out, and those who throw on whatever years-old leggings they can find. If you’re the former, you’ll want to add this wrap top to your activewear wardrobe. Not only does it fit neatly into the über-trendy balletcore aesthetic, but it’s also made from a supersoft, stretchy material that feels remarkably like a second skin, and it’s adjustable. So even if you don’t know your rond de jambe from your port de bras, you’ll at least look like you do.
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