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'Mo' is a singular comedy about work, family and bureaucracy : Pop Culture Happy Hour

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The excellent Netflix series Mo is about a man who figures out how to get by: how to find work as someone who can’t work legally, how to navigate the asylum process as a Palestinian refugee in Texas, and how to care for the people he loves. The show’s star and co-creator is the standup Mo Amer. The story dives into immigration, identity, and a family as they work to map out a secure future. Mo just returned for a second season, so in this encore episode, we revisit our conversation about the series.
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Model Winnie Harlow and NBA player Kyle Kuzma get engaged during weekend getaway

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Winnie Harlow and Kyle Kuzma are getting married: The model and Milwaukee Bucks forward are engaged.

Harlow confirmed the engagement Tuesday in an Instagram post that included snippets of Kuzma’s lavish proposal and a glimpse at her 8.5-carat engagement ring.

“to eternity 💍♾️ #shesaidyes,” Harlow, 30, wrote.

Kuzma, 29, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers when they won their 2020 championship, proposed to Harlow on Feb. 13 after chartering a rose-filled private jet for a long-weekend getaway to Turks and Caicos, the couple told Vogue. The NBA star knew since their first trip to the Caribbean island in 2022 that he wanted to pop the question there and began planning the proposal about six months ago.

The former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant thought Kuzma’s elaborate plans for the trip were a sweet way for them to celebrate Valentine’s Day, with a “fleeting” thought that he might also propose. But she didn’t want to get ahead of herself, she told Vogue. That is, until Kuzma started reading her a poem that concluded with him asking “will you be my wife?”

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Harlow said she said yes before Kuzma even pulled out the ring — an 8.5-carat oval-cut sparkler surrounded by two baguette stones. Kuzma spent three months designing the piece.

“I never really asked her what type of ring she liked or anything,” he told Vogue. “I just wanted to draw a picture of what I felt resembled her — something that was elegant, but very timeless and simplistic at the same time.”

Kuzma’s proposal was followed by a surprise engagement party that included both Harlow and Kuzma’s families at a beachfront villa, complete with a DJ, dinner on the beach and fireworks.

“We’re over the moon,” Harlow told the magazine.

The couple also shared a joint Instagram post that featured several snapshots from their eventful trip, including close-ups of Harlow’s ring and her reaction to her surprise party.

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The Cay Skin founder, who is a spokesperson for the skin condition vitiligo, first connected with Kuzma in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apparently, Kuzma had tried to reach out to her in 2019 but she never got his Instagram DM. But once they got to talking, she said they never wanted to stop and they officially started dating in April 2020, according to People. Harlow then moved from New York to L.A. where Kuzma was playing for the Lakers, and made their relationship Instagram official in June 2020.

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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Why Gossiping Could Help Your Love Life

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For Kelsey McKinney, the author of the new book, “You Didn’t Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip,” spreading a good story occupied a morally gray zone throughout her childhood.

McKinney, who is also the former host of the podcast, “Normal Gossip,” talks with Modern Love’s Anna Martin about navigating the ups and downs of gossiping in her own life.

McKinney also reads the Modern Love essay “We Were a Party of Two, but Never Quite Alone” by Linda Button, who tells the story of how gossiping with her rich suitor’s exes brought the euphoria of her relationship back down to earth. While reading Button’s essay, McKinney fields questions from Martin so they can do some gossiping of their own.

Links to transcripts of episodes generally appear on these pages within a week.


“Modern Love” is hosted by Anna Martin and produced by Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Amy Pearl and Sara Curtis. The show is edited by Jen Poyant, our executive producer. Production management is by Christina Djossa. The show is mixed by Daniel Ramirez and recorded by Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Dan Powell. Our theme music is by Dan Powell.

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Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Dahlia Haddad, Lisa Tobin, Brooke Minters, Sawyer Roque, Daniel Jones, Miya Lee, Mahima Chablani, Nell Gallogly, Jeffrey Miranda, Isabella Anderson, Christine Nguyen, Reyna Desai, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam and Julia Simon.

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Mary Lennox in 'The Secret Garden' 'Memba Her?

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English actress Kate Maberly was only 10 years old when she played the little green-thumbed girl Mary Lennox — who was looked after by servants — in the 1993 fantasy film “The Secret Garden.”

Sharing the big screen with Maberly included Maggie Smith as the head housekeeper who appears to be strict but is actually kind, Mrs. Medlock … Heydon Prowse as the stubborn 10-year-old boy who spends his life in bed with a heart condition, Colin Craven … and Andrew Knott as the gentle kid who grows plants and communicates with animals, Dickon Sowerby.

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