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The Federal Communications Commission requires that The Nose cover each and every new Taylor Swift release*. Folklore is Swift's seventh number-one album, and it's become, in just two weeks, the highest-selling album of 2020 so far. But rather than just spending a segment talking about the album... We came across a term that's new to us: cottagecore. Folklore is, apparently, cottagecore. We're not entirely convinced that cottagecore is a thing, but we're covering it anyway, and we'll get to Folklore that way.

And: When You Finish Saving the World is an audiobook/podcast/radio play/thing written by and co-directed by and starring Jesse Eisenberg. It's a five-hour, three-act, three-monologue, audio-only Audible original that also stars Kaitlyn Dever and Finn Wolfhard as the wife and son of Eisenberg's character, respectively.

*No, it doesn't.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
Will White People Forget About George Floyd?
A parable embedded in The Maltese Falcon offers a cautionary tale.
The Reconciliation Must Be Televised
What is the next step as America confronts its racism? A broadcast spectacle, our critic writes, that could look like court, a telethon, therapy, an Oprah show -- and more.
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is Dead at 85
The Mind Behind Japan's Legendary Batmanga, Jiro Kuwata, Has Passed Away
The End of the Fictional Cop
Television and film helped naturalize police violence. Noir offers a way out.
Brad Garrett, Lea Thompson declare Ellen staff mistreatment "common knowledge"
Hollywood Is Finally Admitting That the U.S. Is a Lost Cause
The country's sluggish pandemic response has forced movie studios to release big movies, such as Christopher Nolan's Tenet, abroad first -- a highly unusual move for the industry.
Netflix is rolling out video speed controls
Zelda recipe appears in serious novel by serious author after rushed Google search
A bad day for literature, a great day for Polygon's SEO

GUESTS:
Lucy Gellman - Editor of The Arts Paper and host of WNHH radio's Kitchen Sync
Bill Yousman - Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University

The Federal Communications Commission requires that The Nose cover each and every new Taylor Swift release*.&nbsp;Folklore&nbsp;is Swift's seventh number-one album, and it's become, in just two weeks, the highest-selling album of 2020 so far. But rather than just spending a segment talking about the album... We came across a term that's new to us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/8/3/21349640/cottagecore-taylor-swift-folklore-lesbian-clothes-animal-crossing">cottagecore</a>.&nbsp;Folklore&nbsp;is, apparently, cottagecore. We're not entirely convinced that cottagecore is a thing, but we're covering it anyway, and we'll get to&nbsp;Folklore&nbsp;that way.
And:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/books/jesse-eisenberg-when-you-finish-saving-the-world-audio.html">When You Finish Saving the World</a>&nbsp;is an audiobook/podcast/radio play/thing written by and co-directed by and starring Jesse Eisenberg. It's a five-hour, three-act, three-monologue, audio-only Audible original that also stars Kaitlyn Dever and Finn Wolfhard as the wife and son of Eisenberg's character, respectively.
*No, it doesn't.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/richard-russo-george-floyd-white-americans-flitcraft-parable/614638/">Will White People Forget About George Floyd?</a> A parable embedded in&nbsp;The Maltese Falcon&nbsp;offers a cautionary tale.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/arts/television/the-moment-racism-tv.html">The Reconciliation Must Be Televised</a> What is the next step as America confronts its racism? A broadcast spectacle, our critic writes, that could look like court, a telethon, therapy, an Oprah show -- and more.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/obituaries/wilford-brimley-dead.html">Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is Dead at 85</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/the-mind-behind-japans-legendary-batmanga-jiro-kuwata-has-passed-away/">The Mind Behind Japan's Legendary&nbsp;Batmanga, Jiro Kuwata, Has Passed Away</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/the-end-of-the-television-cop/614629/">The End of the Fictional Cop</a> Television and film helped naturalize police violence. Noir offers a way out.</li>
<li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/brad-garrett-lea-thompson-declare-ellen-staff-mistreat-1844581807">Brad Garrett, Lea Thompson declare&nbsp;Ellen&nbsp;staff mistreatment "common knowledge"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/hollywood-finally-admitting-us-lost-cause-tenet/614677/">Hollywood Is Finally Admitting That the U.S. Is a Lost Cause</a> The country's sluggish pandemic response has forced movie studios to release big movies, such as Christopher Nolan's&nbsp;Tenet, abroad first -- a highly unusual move for the industry.</li>
<li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/netflix-is-rolling-out-video-speed-controls-1844582285">Netflix is rolling out video speed controls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/8/3/21352299/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-red-clothes-dye-traveler-gates-of-wisdom-john-boyne-google-search-results">Zelda recipe appears in serious novel by serious author after rushed Google search</a> A bad day for literature, a great day for Polygon's SEO</li>
</ul>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Lucy Gellman&nbsp;- Editor of&nbsp;The Arts Paper&nbsp;and host of WNHH radio's&nbsp;Kitchen Sync</li>
<li>Bill Yousman&nbsp;- Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>

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