September 14, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy Sunday. I’m not usually one to fall for TikTok trends — but, I’ll admit, I do love the, well, “Unfortunately I Do Love” trend. So, allow me to present a few things that I, unfortunately, you know…

• Hollywood’s relentless pursuit of the Most-Naked Naked Dress crown. Exhibit A: What is indisputably Dakota Johnson’s sheerest look yet. Exhibit B: Margot Robbie’s bedazzled,  barely-there number, complete with a beaded thong (ouch).

• The full-on resurgence of my all-time favorite jean style. Though, thankfully, it’s less Saran Wrap-like this time. 

• The new way to wear denim on denim — roughly 50 times more practical (and subtle) than the Canadian tuxedo.

• This bizarre new travel trend, which is so unhinged, it makes rawdogging a 14-hour flight seem, dare I say, rational.

• And finally, the return of Costco’s ultimate fall dessert. Is it ridiculously large? Yes. Is it ridiculously cheap? Also yes.

— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC

♊ Bad news for anyone who has made their zodiac sign their entire personality: You may have been reading the wrong horoscope this whole time. Condolences to cancers everywhere.

💇‍♀️ Call your stylist: Jennifer Aniston debuted the modern-day version of “The Rachel” — and it’s “it’s even more attainable than the original.”

👠 It brings us no pleasure to report that Emily Blunt has resurrected the millennial going-out look. Blessedly, Express blazers not included.

👜 The "most talked-about accessory of the season" is a...$3,600 workout bag? We'll give you a minute to process.

Bachelor Nation, we are officially swinging into a new era. Taylor Frankie Paul — of MomTok, “soft swinging,” and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives fame — is going to be the next Bachelorette. For those who don’t have their Swig order down, a brief recap of her lore: In 2022, the then mother of two and MomTok Queen Bee revealed in a video she was getting divorced (while, naturally, lip-synching to Miley Cyrus’s “Malibu”) because she’d violated the “soft swinging” arrangement made with others in her MomTok friend group. Shortly after, Paul started a very turbulent (to put it mildly) relationship with the father of her third child, before ultimately splitting. All of which takes us to Wednesday’s announcement — marking the first time the Bachelorette hasn’t come from a previous season of The Bachelor. In an interview with the millennial Diane Sawyer (aka Alex Cooper), Paul shared what she’s looking for in a partner, ideally, between the ages of 27 and 43. He doesn’t have to be Mormon, but he needs to participate in her TikToks (like the “audition video” that maybe got her here) and move to Utah. Oh, and to circle back on the whole soft-swinging thing, Paul said, “I would never do that again.”

If unapologetically messy Paul seems like a major departure from every other Bachelorette (never forget Hannah “Jesus Still Loves Me” Brown), you’re not wrong. In fact, that may be the point. Because, as anyone who stopped watching the show a decade ago can attest, the franchise has been in its flop era for quite some time — during which Love Is Blind and Love Island have captured the its former appointment-viewing glory. Even ABC seemed to acknowledge this when, in the wake of Jenn Tran’s rather disastrous finale, it paused the show. Now, with a fresh showrunner (from Summer House, no less) at the helm, the franchise appears to be making what many are calling “a wise Hail Mary.” The obvious questions: Will the unconventional casting choice lead to a total trainwreck? Will Paul’s penchant for chaos prove too much for the relatively tame show? Or, against all odds and logic, will The Bachelorette finally deliver the “craziest season yet”? Who knows, but fingers crossed Dakota Johnson is next.

Prince Harry's thirst for reconciliation has been quenched with, what else? A 55-minute tea party with King Charles. On Wednesday, in the midst of a four-day trip to the UK for various charity events, the California Surfer Bro was spotted arriving at the king’s London residence — which, for those keeping track, is the first time the two have met in almost two years. It comes after, according to Harry, a long-standing dispute over the prince’s security (or lack thereof), a tell-all BBC interview in May (we can’t imagine this comment helped matters), and a supposed “secret peace summit” between senior aides of the father and son. Not to mention, the whole leaving-the-royal-family situation. As for how the reunion went? Well, when asked by a reporter later, Harry, a man of many words, simply said, “he’s great” — which, sure, may sound, well, not great, except that a source told Vanity Fair, “If details of their meeting are leaked, then it will be a short-lived reconciliation … Harry has to prove he can keep the conversations between them private.” In which case, Harry appears to be passing with flying colors — sorry, colours. At least, for now.

The bad news? We can’t tell if Selena Gomez was joking when she said this celeb would play a key role in her wedding. The good news? It sounds like we won’t have to wait much longer to find out.

Outies, rejoice — the 77th Emmy Awards are nearly here (set a reminder for 8 pm ET tonight). Since we don't expect much from safe-choice host and decidedly clean comedian Nate Bargatze (sorry, but he's no Nikki Glaser), we’re turning our attention to the presenters. Will Stephen Colbert make a jab at his show’s soon-to-be former parent company? (Maybe.) Will Sydney Sweeney bring her rumored new boyfriend, Scooter Braun? (Your guess is as good as ours.) Will we lose our collective minds over a potential Gilmore Girls reunion? (Obviously.) Now, as far as the actual nominees, our money is on a Lumon Industries-approved Severance sweep and at least a few Ws for The Studio, but it remains to be seen how how things will shake out for eternal fan-favorite Hacks and the was-it-bad-or-good? third season of The White Lotus. And please, Television Academy, do us all a favor and give Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series to our Collective Formative Crush Noah Wyle. He’s waited long enough.

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