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newsletter issue 165

newsletter issue 165

JUNE 25, 2025

JUNE 25, 2025

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I’ve officially accepted that I will never be caught up on anything ever again because the sheer volume of content coming our way this week is wild. First things first, The Bear returns tomorrow, and Jeremy Allen White is back to make us all feel deeply anxious and inexplicably hungry at the same time. I’m already bracing for the emotional damage and the inevitable urge to make a seven-hour braised beef dish on a Thursday night. And just when I thought I could breathe, Squid Game season three lands the very next day. So yes, by Friday, I will be pacing around my living room, clutching snacks like my life depends on it, and contemplating whether I could survive even one of those games. Spoiler: absolutely not.


This weekend, we also get Brad Pitt’s new F1 movie, and as a long-time F1 fan (read: emotionally fragile Ferrari supporter), I’m dying to watch it—partly to enjoy it, mostly to nitpick the realism from my couch. Yes: it’s available on streaming as well.


In celebrity drama, the two Justins have been on my feed everywhere. Justin Baldoni finally dropped the $400m Blake Lively countersuit, and Justin Bieber memes are flooding my algorithm. Apparently, he’s “crashing out”, which Gen Z says means emotionally combusting. Honestly, same.


Need something else to obsess over? Matcha maybe? The Nod’s got you.

I’ve officially accepted that I will never be caught up on anything ever again because the sheer volume of content coming our way this week is wild. First things first, The Bear returns tomorrow, and Jeremy Allen White is back to make us all feel deeply anxious and inexplicably hungry at the same time. I’m already bracing for the emotional damage and the inevitable urge to make a seven-hour braised beef dish on a Thursday night. And just when I thought I could breathe, Squid Game season three lands the very next day. So yes, by Friday, I will be pacing around my living room, clutching snacks like my life depends on it, and contemplating whether I could survive even one of those games. Spoiler: absolutely not.


This weekend, we also get Brad Pitt’s new F1 movie, and as a long-time F1 fan (read: emotionally fragile Ferrari supporter), I’m dying to watch it—partly to enjoy it, mostly to nitpick the realism from my couch. Yes: it’s available on streaming as well.


In celebrity drama, the two Justins have been on my feed everywhere. Justin Baldoni finally dropped the $400m Blake Lively countersuit, and Justin Bieber memes are flooding my algorithm. Apparently, he’s “crashing out”, which Gen Z says means emotionally combusting. Honestly, same.


Need something else to obsess over? Matcha maybe? The Nod’s got you.

 

Sheya Kurian, Features Writer

Sheya Kurian, Features Writer

 

Entertainment

Entertainment

Meba Ofilia quit her Law degree to be on stage

Meba Ofilia quit her Law degree to be on stage

The 27-year-old rapper from Shillong returns to Mumbai with her first-ever 90-minute set

The 27-year-old rapper from Shillong returns to Mumbai with her first-ever 90-minute set

Food

Food

Does matcha actually taste good or are we all just pretending?

Does matcha actually taste good or are we all just pretending?

Gen Z’s obsession—and the bougiest drink of our times—is more than just a beverage

Gen Z’s obsession—and the bougiest drink of our times—is more than just a beverage


 

Work

Work

Feeling low at work? You may now see the Chief Happiness Officer

Feeling low at work? You may now see the Chief Happiness Officer

In corporate India, thoughtful CEOs bent on creating smarter, softer workplaces are turning to organisational psychologists as the new power hires

In corporate India, thoughtful CEOs bent on creating smarter, softer workplaces are turning to organisational psychologists as the new power hires

 

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