<p>In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the return of press tour psychodrama surrounding <em>Wicked: For Good</em>, the concerning midwittery of the Met Gala’s recent theme announcement, DLlegations in the highest office of the nation, and profiles in infidelity and iMessage confessionalism featuring Olivia Nuzzi and Lily Allen. We also review <em>Vanity Fair</em>’s latest Hollywood issue while reflecting on the bygone golden age of Hollywood ensemble editorials, and we launch a counteroffensive against Sombr in his war on 25-year-olds.</p><p>Links: </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/2026-hollywood-portfolio-cover?srsltid=AfmBOorZU3xda9lxMGmL1VCQXfcTL-X6pKqXoAM8vwBLvaeqh0wUUUJr"><em>Vanity Fair</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/2026-hollywood-portfolio-cover?srsltid=AfmBOorZU3xda9lxMGmL1VCQXfcTL-X6pKqXoAM8vwBLvaeqh0wUUUJr">’s 2026 Hollywood Issue: “Let’s Hear It For the Boys”</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vanity_Fair"><em>Twilight </em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vanity_Fair">cast for </a><a target="_blank" href="https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vanity_Fair"><em>Vanity Fair </em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vanity_Fair">December 2008</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/08/nextwave200808?srsltid=AfmBOoqjBizKokEnESAB_en-ZzLrnDdawhyK0rKONyvUfTJkkGE13Y25">“Hollywood’s Next Wave” in </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/08/nextwave200808?srsltid=AfmBOoqjBizKokEnESAB_en-ZzLrnDdawhyK0rKONyvUfTJkkGE13Y25"><em>Vanity Fair</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/08/nextwave200808?srsltid=AfmBOoqjBizKokEnESAB_en-ZzLrnDdawhyK0rKONyvUfTJkkGE13Y25"> August 2008 (feat. Kristen Stewart, Amanda Seyfried)</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/07/teens-portfolio200307?srsltid=AfmBOorFlukGmeaHiyKvmNpphJFQ1BNvFGD6mP9Qk8TsNyAS-h9h7o8l">“It’s Raining Teens” in </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/07/teens-portfolio200307?srsltid=AfmBOorFlukGmeaHiyKvmNpphJFQ1BNvFGD6mP9Qk8TsNyAS-h9h7o8l"><em>Vanity Fair </em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/07/teens-portfolio200307?srsltid=AfmBOorFlukGmeaHiyKvmNpphJFQ1BNvFGD6mP9Qk8TsNyAS-h9h7o8l">July 2003</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRS68-4iXux/">Druski + Timothee Chalamet hold auditions for Coulda Been Records in Brooklyn</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meganator__/video/7561494581523549454">Viral Sombr concert review on TikTok</a> + <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sombr/video/7562803014243863838?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121947600%2C121811500%2C121960941%2C121860360%2C121487028%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121885509%3Bnull%3Bembed_name&refer=embed&referer_url=www.cosmopolitan.com%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebs%2Fa69126078%2Fconcert-age-gap-sombr%2F&referer_video_id=7562803014243863838">Sombr’s response</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/pyjamamann/?hl=en">PyjamaMann (Johnson Wen)</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/tobynjacobs/?hl=en">Anime cardboard cutouts kid (Tobyn Jacobs) </a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2yrwXsuC4">Bob Army – </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2yrwXsuC4"><em>Saturday Night Live</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2yrwXsuC4"> sketch on YouTube</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/costume-institute-spring-2026">Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Spring 2026 Press Release – “Costume Art”</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VpBgRubnV8">Ken Burns | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #615</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathanmichaelfleming/video/7488146645964672298">“I Left My Home” US Army Cadence on TikTok</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cassius-thundercock-state-trooper">Cassius Thundercock on KnowYourMeme</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRPnf_KgXcR/?img_index=1">Nicki Minaj speaks at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/11/20/postscript-to-an-open-marriage-on-lily-allens-west-end-girl/">“Postscript to an Open Marriage: On Lily Allen’s West End Girl” by Jean Garnett – </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/11/20/postscript-to-an-open-marriage-on-lily-allens-west-end-girl/"><em>The Paris Review</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/style/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-book-american-canto.html">“Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love” by Jacob Bernstein – </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/style/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-book-american-canto.html"><em>The New York Times</em></a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@ryanlizza">Ryan Lizza on Substack</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@redlobster/video/7571112275629706526?lang=en">Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDb91xKfa4E">Ice Spice - Big Guy (from </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDb91xKfa4E"><em>The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDb91xKfa4E">) on YouTube</a></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. 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