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It's been 20 years since Meryl Streep made the word "cerulean" a household shade of blue, and now she and Anne Hathaway are wearing the color on every press stop ahead of the sequel's May 1 release. It's promotion as nostalgia, and the response has been enormous, which frankly says something about where we are right now. 

Everything old is new again, and I think it's because people are using older entertainment as an escape hatch from modern reality. Which is a little funny, because 2006 was objectively not great either—Iraq War, economy on the verge of collapse—but sure, let's romanticize the cerulean era. 

Anyway. I'm hyped for Devil Wears Prada 2, not because the world is on fire, but because I simply need more Miranda Priestly in my life. And if 00s nostalgia is what gets people into a Meryl Streep movie? Honestly, whatever works. 

Confused about the drama happening on Bravo's Summer House between Amanda Batula, West Wilson and Ciara Miller? Honestly, same. So here's a normal person's recap of what's going on with the show about young people vacationing in the Hamptons. Buckle up, it's as messy—and unimportant, let’s be real—as you'd expect.  

Amanda Batula married castmate Kyle Cooke after years of on-again, off-again romance. In 2024, West Wilson joined the show and briefly dated Ciara Miller—keyword: briefly, they broke up by year's end. Then Batula and Cooke announced their separation. The two exes, Batula and Miller, had long been close friends, but things cooled amid rumors of a romance between Batula and Wilson. They denied it until earlier this week, when they confirmed they are, in fact, dating. The cast is divided. The fans are divided. Everyone has opinions. 

Does any of this matter? Not really. But we're bored, overwhelmed and desperately need something other than politics to be outraged about. If being mad about a Hamptons love triangle gives you life right now, I fully support it. Anything beats thinking about the economy, right? 

Survivor 50 hit its merge this week, and the Blood Moon Twist changed everything. Painted rocks—not strategy, not alliances, not gameplay—determined who went home. Three players got the boot, all fan favorites: Colby Donaldson, Kamilla Karthigesu and Genevieve Mushaluk. 

Of the three, I caught up with Kamilla and Genevieve. Kamilla cleared up that iconic exit moment: "drag that man through the mud" was her first reaction, directed at Jonathan Young. And Genevieve had a lot to say about pre-existing relationships, the post-show influencer era, and what it felt like to scramble knowing she was already gone. "You're dying, so do you lay down or do you flail? Because both suck." 

Both interviews are worth your time. 

By Devin Robertson

Few voices in classic rock are as instantly recognizable as Lou Gramm’s. As the original lead singer of Foreigner, the iconic behind timeless songs like "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold As Ice," Gramm helped define an era—fronting one of the most radio‑dominant bands of the late ’70s and ’80s while co‑creating songs that still resonate more than four decades later.

Now, with Foreigner celebrating its 50th anniversary, Gramm is releasing his final solo album titled Released. It will be his first since his work with the Lou Gramm Band in 2009. The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, in conversation with Newsweek, is looking back, reconnecting with unfinished chapters, and finding renewed purpose in revisiting his own musical history.  

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