From the Group Chat: “Las Culturistas Culture Awards,” Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and Sheryl Lee Ralph’s 80-Foot Shawl

EDITOR’S NOTE 

Happy Sunday. I’ll admit, I am a Summer Forever™ person. But this glorious Substack post on fall style — inspired by the best autumnal movies and shows — actually has me itching to reach for a sweater. Still, to make the most of the dog days of August, I plan to: 

• Whip up one of my all-time favorite end-of-summer pastas (it has almost 10,000 five-star reviews for a reason).

• Lust after Kate Moss’s absurdly impractical beach bag. Stay unrelatable, queen.

• Embrace my inner “summer goth” à la Hailey Bieber.

• Celebrate the return of my favorite Y2K heartthrob. 

• Try (and probably fail) to incorporate one of these six allegedly energizing morning habits before the school year — sorry, September — starts.

— Alex Carr / Editorial Director / Brooklyn, NY

🩴 Not that we needed her approval, but Katie Holmes has cosigned the “fashion faux pas everyone’s committing.”

👀 A warning for anyone who thought butter yellow was bold: You’re not going to like fashion’s new favorite color.

✈️ Before your next flight, please consult the definitive rules of watching R-rated movies on a plane. On behalf of fellow passengers everywhere, thank you.

💇‍♀️ Fall’s most-requested haircut? A bob…inspired by a pair of jeans. But it’s groovier than you think.

We never would’ve predicted that, in the year of 2025, we’d declare Award Shows Are Back — and yet, here we are. On Tuesday, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers brought the Las Culturistas Culture Awards to Bravo, and it was it was the antithesis of the standard three-hour snoozefest involving chronically mid red carpet looks, Meryl Streep (love her, though), and overly sincere speeches thanking dogs. Instead, the guest list included A-listers, reality TV personalities, and countless stars of the chronically online cinematic universe, like Quinta Brunson, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Gabby Windey, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Queen of the Pantsless Look Allison Janney (Jamie Lee Curtis, we had the same reaction). And the award categories — in which nominees were both actual people and inanimate objects — screamed Las Culturistas chaos. See: Harshest Truth About Wicked, Song That They’re Absolutely Blasting in Trader Joe’s (Hall & Oates’s “Rich Girl,” obviously), Creatine Award for Straight Male Excellence (the winner was spot on), and three versions of Best Gay Guy (Jonathan Bailey, you were robbed).

But perhaps most impressive? The bits and performances were genuinely entertaining. Ben Platt transformed Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” into a melodramatic ballad (it’s better than the original). Lisa Rinna modeled all of the Outfit of the Year nominees, from Demi Moore’s yellow coat in The Substance to Timothée Chalamet at a Knicks game. The hosts slash emotional-support podcasters ended their opening monologue with a performance of Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” which had the energy of the “music videos” millennials made in their basements, except it was actually good. Finally, the never-great “In Memoriam” montage was was replaced with “In Absentia” — a segment set to “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” that paid tribute to the celebs who RSVP’ed no, with reasons for their absences (it’s the best video you’ll watch this year). All of which is to say: And the award for Single-Handedly Saving the TV Awards Show Goes to…Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. TV execs, take note.

On this week’s episode of House Hunters: Celebrity Edition, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly looking at homes near Cleveland — which is far less random than it sounds (Kelce is from Cleveland Heights). Per the Cleveland Scene, last month, the couple was spotted checking out “at least two opulent homes currently for sale in Northeast Ohio’s tony eastside suburbs” (essentially, the Ohio equivalent of Montecito), but TBD how serious they are about becoming Buckeyes. Regardless, because we want the best for them (read: will take any excuse to spend more time on Zillow), we pulled some listings that are worth a visit…

🏠 Between Swift’s Rhode Island mansion (which is apparently getting a “billionaire-worthy upgrade”) and Kelce’s rumored Boca Raton rental, the couple clearly likes to be on the water — which is exactly where this $6 million “gilded-age grande dame” is located. The 21,140-square-foot home includes eight beds, 11 baths, a game room, a home theater, and a “private playground.”

🏰 Or, given *gestures broadly at everything* we have a feeling a McMansion on steroids could be in the couple’s future. In which case, this $18 million residence fits the bill. Inside the self-described “most iconic property in the Midwest,” you’ll find a Bentley Home chandelier (yes, that Bentley), a mosaic peacock mural, three dishwashers, a 20-car garage, a golf simulator, and a barber room (you know, so Travis can change up his haircut for the 20th time).

🏛️ Last but not least, this $3.5 million “architectural masterpiece” is what we’d imagine a cross between The Notebook house and Disneyland would look like. Meaning, columns galore, at least two turrets, Beauty and the Beast-like wallpaper, and a massive indoor pool. Ohio real estate, we were unfamiliar with your game.

How do you celebrate 20 years of marriage? If you’re Sheryl Lee Ralph, you wear an 80-foot shawl (carried by 22 ballerinas, no less) to your vow renewal on the Rocky Steps.

Fellow crypt keepers: Freakier Friday is here. In the sequel to the 2003 film, Anna (Lindsay Lohan) is now a single mother with a teenage daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and about to marry Eric (Manny Jacinto), a British widower. But there’s one problem: Eric is the father of Harper’s high school nemesis, Lily (Sophia Hammons). The two teens are, needless to say, less than thrilled about becoming stepsisters. Enter: Anna’s bachelorette party, a wacky psychic, and — you guessed it — an Anna-Harper body swap. But this time, things get freakier: Lily and Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) also switch places. Add in the return of Mark Harmon as Tess’s husband, Chad Michael Murray as Jake, and Pink Slip — and no, we can not, like, chill for a sec.

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