The Curious Case of Russell Wilson: An American Quarterback as Global Metaphor By Dave’s Locker International Desk Somewhere above the North Atlantic, at 38,000 feet, a cargo Boeing 747 hums eastward carrying 7.4 metric tons of Wilson-branded “Dangerwich” sandwich boxes bound for discount supermarket freezers in Poland. The manifest has no entry for irony, but…
Julianne Hough, the Utah-born dancer who once glided across American living rooms in sequined anonymity, has now pirouetted onto a far larger stage: the planet’s collective nervous breakdown. From the Dolby Theatre to Davos, from TikTok’s algorithmic abyss to a sweat lodge in the Swiss Alps, Hough’s recent career pivot—part corporate-wellness messiah, part high-end grief…
Selena Gomez and the Global Supply Chain of Tears By Our Jaded Correspondent Who Has Spent Too Much Time in Airport Lounges There is, apparently, no corner of the planet where a 31-year-old Texan can quietly release a Spanish-language single without causing seismic tremors across three continents. When Selena Gomez dropped “Baila Conmigo” back in…
