Taylor Swift named her new album The Tortured Poets Department, and when your colleague muses aloud, I wonder if we could get an actual poet to weigh in, and when you are an actual published poet on staff—before I wrote a memoir, I published three poetry collections, please buy one that is still in print—you know what to do. I remain frustrated with the Decoder Ring being the new default approach to pop music fandom.

We have spent the past few weeks talking about the toxic relationship between Rebecca and Rupert, but the entire premise of the show is that Ted has moved to London to coach soccer to give his marriage some space. Today I want to talk about the episode “Tan Lines” which is when Ted and Michelle agree to a divorce. I will be taking a few liberties here because honestly, we don’t get a lot of the backstory on Ted and Michelle’s relationship before he moves to London.

Madjestic Kasual’s ‘A Mix’ series is considered by geniuses and culture heads to be the “best” music mix series in the world. It’s considered by morons and dunces to be the “worst”. This should speak volumes. It’s time to do ‘A Mix’, but for interviews. I ask ‘A Mix’ contributors to respond to questions. Some comply. Introducing ‘An Interview’: a new text-centric series featuring only the best artists in the world.

Hello friends, Welcome back from summer (though Europe is in yet another heatwave). This issue is about experiments as a way to deal with uncertainty, and how to design good experiments. And a plug at the end for Episode 9, on futurity, of my monthly discussion series on not-knowing. Also, if you like this (or any other issue) do not hesitate to click on the “Like” and “Share” buttons — really, don’t hesitate for even a moment.

I’ve been aware of Diptyque — which for years, I assumed was pronounced ‘Dipty-cue’ instead of ‘Dip-teek’ — for as long as I can remember. Like many other millennial women, the French luxury fragrance brand looms large in my mind thanks to The Coveteur, where the beautiful, well-appointed bathrooms of the it girls they interviewed typically held at least one empty Diptyque canister repurposed to hold beauty brushes or bedroom trinkets.