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Sent Away

Think of the children, they said.Available on all platforms.

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There is something called the troubled teen industry.

In any case, the entire enterprise is suspect.

It is also in Utah where the greatest pushback against the industry has played out.

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Three episodes are out as of this writing.

New installments drop every Tuesday.

Dead Eyes: Tom

Tom Hanks, finally held to account.Available on all platforms.

What is having dead eyes supposed to mean?

And more important, what is losing that role supposed to mean within the context of his entire life?

Sure, its a gag premise, a kind of overthinkers odyssey.

(As an overthinker myself, I say this as a compliment.)

The shows description regards Ratliffs quest as a very stupid mystery.

Yet there are pleasures to blowing up a low-stakes adventure like this into cartoonish proportions.

Anyway, I wrote a longer review of the episode, which you could findhere.

Meanwhile…

Anna Delvey is making the podcast rounds.

That appearance will presumably drop sometime in the next few days.

Listen, I like to keep up with the business of show business.

I follow the trades.

Im interested to see how his new pod develops over time.

The first episode was a good start.

Natalie Jarvey over at Insider, whose coverage I follow closely, hada piece up on themrecently.

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