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Olivia Rodrigo's "drivers license" is in its second week as the No. 1 song in the country, having debuted there last week. It is the first debut single by any artist to hit the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 in history.

And: Pretend It's a City is Martin Scorsese's seven-part Netflix documentary series about Fran Liebowitz that's actually also kind of about New York City.

And finally: How To with John Wilson is John Wilson's six-part HBO documentary series of advice and tutorials that's actually also kind of about New York City.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96
Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94
Bruce Kirby, Veteran Character Actor and 'Columbo' Cop, Dies at 95
Walter Bernstein, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter on 'The Front,' Dies at 101
Freddy the Great Dane, the world's largest dog, has died
The Jokes About GameStop And The Stock Market Keep Coming, So Here Are The 50 Funniest Ones
"Siri, what is a 'stock'?"
There's a Metallica/Huey Lewis Mashup Now, Because San Francisco
The Oscars Are a Mess. Let's Make Them Messier.
Nothing has been normal about the last year, including the movies. The academy shouldn’t try to pretend otherwise. It should see this as an opportunity.
These are the movies to watch before Oscars night
The 50 Best Cult Movies
From 'The Room' to 'Eraserhead' to 'Rocky Horror,' these are the best movies to ever inspire deep obsession
'Tenet' Is Destined to Become a Cult Movie
With a failed release due to the pandemic, a muted critical reception, and a twisty narrative that demands multiple viewings, Christopher Nolan's 2020 film has all of the elements that eventually lead to niche fandom
2021 BBWAA Voting Results Yield No Electees
Kraft Is Releasing A Pink Candy-Flavored Mac And Cheese For Valentine's Day, And The Internet Is Losing Its Mind
The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship
There's a reason you miss the people you didn't even know that well.
Here's What It Was Really Like to Work at a Women's Website
I felt nothing. So I headed to my desk for another busy day of browsing online sales and waiting to die.
Carey Mulligan Responds to Variety's Apology for 'Promising Young Woman' Review
Subway's tuna is not tuna, but a 'mixture of various concoctions,' a lawsuit alleges
A Reformed Late Person's Guide to Being on Time
Time has become fluid in the pandemic. Except when there's a Zoom meeting.

GUESTS:
Jacques Lamarre - A playwright and director of client services at Buzz Engine
Irene Papoulis - Teaches writing at Trinity College

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Olivia Rodrigo's "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ">drivers license</a>" is in its second week as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100">the No. 1 song in the country</a>, having debuted there last week. It is the first debut single by any artist to hit the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 in history.
And:&nbsp;Pretend It's a City&nbsp;is Martin Scorsese's seven-part Netflix documentary series about Fran Liebowitz that's actually also kind of about New York City.
And finally:&nbsp;How To with John Wilson&nbsp;is John Wilson's six-part HBO documentary series of advice and tutorials that's actually also kind of about New York City.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cicely-tyson-9a513c3b75e9cb3e6fc1327088cfd06b">Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cloris-leachman-dead-1234893925/">Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-kirby-dead-columbo-cop-904097">Bruce Kirby, Veteran Character Actor and 'Columbo' Cop, Dies at 95</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walter-bernstein-dead-oscar-nominated-screenwriter-front-blacklist-victim-was-101-1074748">Walter Bernstein, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter on 'The Front,' Dies at 101</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-freddie-world-largest-great-dane-dies-20210128-qpsxjazharhzpmzreujwfh7z7a-story.html">Freddy the Great Dane, the world's largest dog, has died</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/game-stop-memesreddit-stock-market">The Jokes About GameStop And The Stock Market Keep Coming, So Here Are The 50 Funniest Ones</a> "Siri, what is a 'stock'?"</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/13891674/theres-a-metallica-huey-lewis-mashup-now-because-san-francisco">There's a Metallica/Huey Lewis Mashup Now, Because San Francisco</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/movies/oscars-2021-changes.html">The Oscars Are a Mess. Let's Make Them Messier.</a> Nothing has been normal about the last year, including the movies. The academy shouldn&rsquo;t try to pretend otherwise. It should see this as an opportunity.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-oscar-2021-buzz-movies-20210125-rvc67rj5wnd73hsvw25gshmiai-story.html">These are the movies to watch before Oscars night</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/1/25/22244344/cult-movies-ranking-top-50">The 50 Best Cult Movies</a> From 'The Room' to 'Eraserhead' to 'Rocky Horror,' these are the best movies to ever inspire deep obsession</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/1/26/22249447/tenet-is-a-cult-movie-christopher-nolan-pandemic">'Tenet' Is Destined to Become a Cult Movie</a> With a failed release due to the pandemic, a muted critical reception, and a twisty narrative that demands multiple viewings, Christopher Nolan's 2020 film has all of the elements that eventually lead to niche fandom</li>
<li><a href="https://baseballhall.org/news/2021-bbwaa-vote-yields-no-electees">2021 BBWAA Voting Results Yield No Electees</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizmrichardson/kraft-pink-mac-and-cheese-candy-flavor">Kraft Is Releasing A Pink Candy-Flavored Mac And Cheese For Valentine's Day, And The Internet Is Losing Its Mind</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/pandemic-goodbye-casual-friends/617839/">The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship</a> There's a reason you miss the people you didn't even know that well.</li>
<li><a href="https://humanparts.medium.com/heres-what-it-was-really-like-to-work-at-a-women-s-website-995f4e79d995">Here's What It Was Really Like to Work at a Women's Website</a> I felt nothing. So I headed to my desk for another busy day of browsing online sales and waiting to die.</li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/carey-mulligan-promising-young-woman-variety-review-1234891885/">Carey Mulligan Responds to Variety's Apology for 'Promising Young Woman' Review</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/01/27/subway-tuna-lawsuit/">Subway's tuna is not tuna, but a 'mixture of various concoctions,' a lawsuit alleges</a></li>
<li><a href="https://susanorlean.medium.com/a-reformed-late-persons-guide-to-being-on-time-b19bddc15a54">A Reformed Late Person's Guide to Being on Time</a> Time has become fluid in the pandemic. Except when there's a Zoom meeting.</li>
</ul>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jacques Lamarre&nbsp;- A playwright and director of client services at Buzz Engine</li>
<li>Irene Papoulis&nbsp;- Teaches writing at Trinity College</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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