Does 'Don't Worry Darling' need a special master?

This week, Christina Tucker and Margaret Willison stop by to talk about Don’t Worry Darling drama, the racist backlash to the new Lord of the Rings TV show, and the idea of the special master as the ideal life hack,

Then, W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz tell us about their phenomenal new anti-racist activity book, Do the Work!.

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A NOTE FROM GRETA & ANNA

Hey Buddy! Hope you’re hanging in and taking care.

I’ve mentioned this perfect recipe before. But I’m here to tell you the whole thing is utterly adaptable, and I highly recommend just making a tub of whipped ricotta and seeing where life takes you.
I just started Anthony Marra’s Mercury Pictures Presents, and it’s great!
Leave it to Vulture to assess the credibility of every Don’t Worry Darling-based conspiracy floating around.

And here are some things Nerdette producer Anna is into:

I cannot wait to start Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong, which came out this week. It’s a scrapbook-like memoir about Alice’s fight for disability justice.
I have been waiting all summer for the electro-pop band Jockstrap’s new album, I Love You Jennifer B, which drops today! Take a listen to their single “Glasgow.”
This tahini + salmon from Ottolenghi’s test kitchen is so good!!!!

Talk to you next week,