Today she’s typically described as a former advice columnist — but that term doesn’t really do justice to E. Jean Carroll’s career pre-Donald Trump. Long before she was one of the longest-serving advice columnists in America, Carroll blazed trails as a gonzo-style journalist The New York Times once called “feminism’s answer to Hunter Thompson.” She profiled Lyle Lovett for Esquire and went camping with notorious New York curmudgeon Fran Lebovitz for a cover story in Outside.

SPOILERS WILL NOT ABORT THE MISSION When this season began, I wrote that moving into the homestretch had given The Bad Batch a more focused storytelling approach. When the end is in sight, clarity arrives. The first three episodes of The Bad Batch Season 3 “Confined,” “Paths Unknown,” and “Shadows of Tantiss,” leap directly into the wrenching circumstances from the Season 2 cliffhanger. They’re propulsive and cohesive; even the quiet, character-driven first episode has an eerie energy.

Doncic’s got the Bodycon dress. Welcome to the vulnerability vortex, the state of existence one enters into at Las Vegas’s McCarran Airport and a potential million dollar business idea Haley O'Shaughnessy and I warn you seriously not to steal. Because Haley had just gotten back from Vegas, I wanted to talk to her about the specific sensation that comes over a person of handing over your cognitive abilities when leaving the city, and why and how that opens you up to be a vessel for tenderness and nostalgia.

Editor’s note: I promise this blog won’t be all Kanye posts but it’s the theme of the day with Donda 2 coming so it makes sense right now. If you haven’t peeped my interview with Alex Klein of Stem Player on GQ, click here. Kanye West is the most influential man in men’s fashion over the last 20 years. Normally I’d feel compelled to justify that take but this is the benefit of having my own Substack…I can just lob out big statements and expect the audience (you!

Monday, November 6, 2023 Good morning! Welcome to The Big Thanksgiving Planner, the place where I round up all of my go-to Thanksgiving recipes to help you get your menu in order — or, perhaps, outsourced to people who have asked what they can bring. I’ve got us covered! From my favorite deeply bronzed and glossy turkey to a perfect stuffing that hits all the notes, to a green bean casserole from scratch that turns everyone into green bean casserole lovers (trust me).