From wealth flaunting and cosmetic procedures to social media, celebrities, influencers, and the strange pressure of living visibly, it feels like something has shifted culturally. We’ve spent years encouraging authenticity and self-expression—but have we crossed into something else entirely?

A a quick update on the JPMorgan lawsuit we discussed last week, a fascinating story about Adrian Brody’s approach to acting that got me thinking about who should play whom, and—because apparently the internet won’t let us move on from it—one final looksmaxxing update.

This week, we revisit looksmaxxing culture, weirdness inside elite financial institutions, and Spotify's 20th birthday festivities exposing how many days of my life I’ve spent listening to Kygo.