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The tradwife brand may finally be crumbling

Lifestyle influencer Nara Smith, the couture-clad queen of tradwives, really wishes people would stop calling her a tradwife. She’s rejected the label several times before, but her recent conversation with “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper featured her strongest denial…

September 12, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

What Burning Man’s Gen Z problem says about the festival

The first time Samantha R. went to Burning Man, it was on a whim. She hadn’t read much about it and had no idea what to expect. She received a free ticket from someone she met at a Grateful Dead…

September 11, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

#TradWives are not real housewives. “Fargo” shows us the heroic difference between the two

Internet-based subcultures that bleed into the mainstream are inevitably misinterpreted or incorrectly defined. Take the whole “tradwife” trend, for instance. As my Salon colleague Amanda Marcotte describes in her recent article on this weird phenomenon, so-called tradwifes are a strain…

September 11, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

AMC, Warner Bros. bring back movie snobbery — and it’s about time

Ordinarily, I try not to spend too much of my one precious life watching Marvel trailers — or Marvel movies, for that matter. But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a…

September 11, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Looks like Jimmy Kimmel isn’t done dealing with FCC “nonsense”

Jimmy Kimmel’s opponents in the Trump administration really don’t seem to understand how late-night’s relationship with political campaigns works. If they did, Texas State Rep. James Talarico’s planned Thursday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would have occurred without much fanfare.…

September 10, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The “Ted Lasso” problem Ted Lasso can’t see

Nothing beats a cheerful holiday episode in the summertime, am I right? “Ted Lasso” stans know exactly what I mean. As you read this, you may still be riding the festive-season sugar rush of “Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore,” possibly…

September 10, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The Oscars is shaping up for a showdown

Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and Hollywood hobnobbing. In this corner, the reigning heavyweight champ: a version of every Oscar-baiting, prestige movie you’ve ever seen. And…

September 9, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

As Hollywood courts influencers, movie critics are getting squeezed out

Modern-day movie publicity has changed significantly over the last several years. The standard routes of press interviews on shows like “Access Hollywood” and “Entertainment Tonight” are still around, but they’re far from the main way people hear about a new…

September 9, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The complicated yearly renegotiation of being a queer NFL fan

The NFL’s regular season is back this week, and these days the game barely leaves. When I was a kid, it was a Sunday religion with a Monday night encore. Now there is Thursday too, and Saturdays late in the…

September 9, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“King of the Hill” is the real America, if we allow it to be

Once Hulu confirmed the “King of the Hill” revival was officially moving forward, it didn’t take long for the Internet to wonder how Hank Hill would have voted in the previous three elections. Speculations have varied from hard yeses to…

September 9, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0