From the Group Chat: Wild Weddings, Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun, and “The Paper”

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy Sunday. This is the week I became a Tennis Person™. Though, I’ll admit, it’s not just the matches at the US Open that hooked me. Of course, there was Naomi Osaka’s cleverly named Labubus, which take an astounding number of hours to hand-bedazzle. But also: very enthusiastic PDA between Bridgerton star Simone Ashley and a classy-looking man (if you live in NYC, you know his restaurants); a surprise Mary-Kate Olsen sighting (naturally, she put her own spin on tenniscore); Katie Holmes cosplaying as a tennis court (somehow, she still looked chic); and this painfully accurate Lindsay Lohan meme. And while my new favorite tennis tournament is ending, there are thankfully plenty of ways to make the sport my entire personality. I’ll buy this boarding-school-coded shirt, which is having a renaissance, embrace “fall’s buzziest sneaker trend,” and make these simple-yet-impressive Honey Deuce Slushies for, well, forever.

— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC

👀  The sporty pants you wore in middle school are making a comeback — and they’re “cooler than ever.” Someone check on Mel C.

🪦 RIP to your dad’s most beloved accessory. His pants will never be the same.

👖 Behold: The cool-girl Gap jeans that Hailey Bieber can’t stop wearing, which, naturally, sent the internet into an investigative frenzy. Somehow they’re not sold out...yet.

💤 Forget silk pillowcases — apparently, we should all be applying this skincare-inspired hair product before bed. We’ll try anything that gives us less to do in the morning.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate a season of wild weddings. Sure, there was that one (we’re still not over the Amazon party favors). But there was also Demi Lovato and Jordan “Jutes” Lutes’s Santa Barbara bash, in which the bride wore a dress remarkably similar to another Disney Channel alum’s and the only thing more iconic than the first-dance song (you know the ’90s power ballad by heart) was the celebrity DJ. That was followed by Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen’s nuptials, which, despite sharing the same planner and general location, had different vibes — as evidenced by the bride’s, shall we say, one-of-a-kind bouquet and the guest list (think: more jocks and Larry David). And, nepo baby Eve Jobs married Harry Charles in the Cotswolds, which a local said is “a perfect place to get married if you’re rich and you like horses” — so, check and check. While the duo seemingly missed the opportunity to enter on horseback, the “peak quiet luxury” affair reportedly included bridesmaids dressed in a controversial color (hint: not white) and a rogue Kardashian.

All of which led up to the season’s grand finale. No, not Instagram exec Charles Porch and Robert Denning’s Parisian extravaganza, which somehow had the best-dressed wedding party and Harry Styles (who came to the rescue of a former Real Housewife). We’re talking about the Lake Como nuptials of David Pownall and Becca Bloom — aka the Queen of RichTok, a corner of the internet as outrageous as it sounds (picture: private chef-made, roe-topped meals for her cat). After months of posts about the six-figure wedding venue, her Paris shoe-shopping trip, and the designer gifts under her “wedding tree,” the couple tied the knot on August 28, a date declared the “luckiest” by a fortune teller (sure). According to, of course, the Vogue exclusive, the multiday celebration involved a rehearsal dinner nicer than most weddings (there was even an outfit change), two Oscar de la Renta dresses for the big day, an impeccably timed burst of rainbow smoke, and what we can only assume was a massive floral budget. Taylor and Travis, hope you’re taking notes.

Another week, another Mad Libs pairing of public figures. This time, it’s Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun, who, per People, spent Labor Day weekend in Lake Tahoe as they “continue to get to know one another.” Now, if a lakeside getaway sounds major, this is probably where we should note that a source called it a “casual romance,” seemingly confirming an earlier report. Plus, another source told Us Weekly the Euphoria actress is ​​“not exclusively dating anyone right now but is having fun” with Braun. Meaning, whatever this is, it isn’t serious — yet. As for how the two met? That’s a little unclear. A source “close to Sweeney” told People there was “something going on already” when they attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding and that “Syd was intrigued” even though Braun is “not really her type.” That said, the apparently very chatty insider added that the actress, who broke off her engagement earlier this year, is “not looking to get wrapped up in another relationship.” Because she “wants to make the most of every work opportunity that comes her way” — which tracks given that on Tuesday, the Serial Spokesmodel rolled out her estimated 11th ad campaign this year. Hopefully it goes smoother than that last one.

Is anyone doing courtroom fashion better than Cardi B? We enter into the evidence, Exhibit A, which is this very trendy, very expensive Valentino ensemble. Exhibit B: this tweed set, plucked straight from Giambattista Valli’s fall 2025 runway. Your honor, we rest our case.

Breaking news: The Paper, the kinda-sorta spin-off of The Office, has arrived on Peacock. While the title might have you think otherwise, the 10-episode series is not about Dunder Mifflin’s primary product. Instead, it follows The Toledo Truth Teller, a once-mighty Ohio newspaper, now chronicled by the same documentary crew that filmed Michael Scott and his employees. Leading the “newsroom” is Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), a star toilet-paper salesperson turned editor in chief determined to restore the paper to its former glory. But with just one qualified reporter (Chelsea Frei) and a vindictive managing editor (The White Lotus’s Sabrina Impacciatore), it’s nearly impossible. So, he recruits volunteers from other departments — leading to plenty of endearingly awkward moments, absurd confessional cutaways, and interoffice crushes.

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