The Nose Drives Alone Past Your Street: 'Pretend It's A City' And 'How To With John Wilson'

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

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