ScarJo’s Tic Tac fetish, the latest McConaissance, and what else to read this weekend
Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you bookmarked them and forgot, but hopefully you'll have some over the weekend to check them out. Happy reading!
Introducing Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson covers the latest issue of InStyle, in which the Oscar nominee discusses that vulgar joke her hubby Colin Jost had read on Saturday Night Live, her love of orange Tic Tacs, why she doesn't take photos with fans in public, her skincare line The Outset, and refusing to join social media to promote a film.
Party like it's 2009: The playlist
Lady Gaga's new album Mayhem references her iconic 2009 MTV Video Music Awards performance of "Paparazzi," and while we can't turn back time, you can party like it's 2009 again. The New York Times' Lindsay Zoladz has compiled a playlist of the tunes that defined that year.
Brain fog is here to stay
This week marked the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which popularized the term "brain fog" as a symptom of long COVID. For The Cut, Katie Arnold-Ratliff examines what brain fog really is and why so many of us feel it even without COVID or a medical ailment to blame.
Will Shortz is back in the game
The New York Times' crossword editor Will Shortz speaks to New York about returning to work after suffering two strokes in February 2024. The 72-year-old puzzle master, who has incorporated his beloved pastime of table tennis as part of his physical therapy, has no plans to retire any time soon.
Matthew McConaughey on returning to acting after a six-year hiatus with 'The Rivals of Amziah King' and why his season of 'True Detective' is the best
Is the second McConaissance upon us? Matthew McConaughey chats with Variety about his new film The Rivals of Amziah King — which got glowing reviews at SXSW — why he needed to take a break from acting, and why he can "objectively" says his season of True Detective is "incredible, incredible television."