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Though he has status galore, the show’s Van Der Beek is desperate to revive his acting career and prove that he’s so much more than Dawson Leery, resulting in high jinks that cleverly toy with his persona and the early social media age’s cruel, leering rebuke of those who can’t hold onto fame.

From Salon

Cass, who praised the government's guidance for schools in England published earlier this week, said it was important for there to be caution about very young children beginning the transitioning process because "if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them".

From BBC

"I feel I have a huge raft of female viewers, who watch the show, who completely get me… What men project onto me, I can't help."

From BBC

With large swathes of the stands empty as protesting Marseille fans waited until the 15th minute to come in, the visitors nearly grabbed the lead in the opening five minutes when Martial Godo headed onto the woodwork.

From Barron's

Before long, it became a common assumption among the chronically online that Fennell’s version would reveal itself to be from the point of view of a woman — perhaps Victorian, perhaps in another era altogether — reading the book for the first time, its twisted love story playing out in her head and onto the silver screen.

From Salon