Ringer Dish ‘Nobody Wants This’ Final Thoughts, People’s Sexiest Man, and Other Man News | We’re Obsessed
Nov 7, 2025
This week dives into Man Week, touching on New York City's new mayor and Nora's paint adventures. They explore a viral hoax involving hot men supposedly linked to a Louvre heist and dissect Daniel Day-Lewis's feud with Brian Cox over acting fame. Tom Brady's dog cloning venture gets a look, alongside Jonathan Bailey's crowning as People’s Sexiest Man. Plus, Rob Mahoney joins to analyze the cultural impact of Season 2 of ‘Nobody Wants This’ and share personal obsessions, from musicals to makeup!
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De‑Extinction Marketing Masks Scientific Limits
- Colossal's marketing bends scientific definitions to claim progress on de-extinction, using pop-culture proxies like a 'woolly mouse.'
- Jodi and Nora warn that successful revival would still face ecological and ethical impossibilities.
Jonathan Bailey: A Theatrical Sexiest Man
- People named Jonathan Bailey Sexiest Man Alive 2025, marking a moment as the first openly gay winner and a theater-performer-friendly choice.
- Jodi argues theater actors bring earnestness that suits the title's performative demands.
Reader Votes Reveal An Active Niche Audience
- Vanity 'Reader's Choice' categories drive viral conversation and sometimes surprising winners, revealing the tastes of an engaged voting subset.
- Jodi suggests those voters also influence other populist TV outcomes (e.g., Dancing With The Stars results).
