Dua Lipa's first gig as SNL host on May 4, 2024 was generally enjoyable, but a few moments really stood out. We talk about algorithms and the loss of water cooler conversations in Jerry Seinfeld's appearance on Weekend Update as The Man Who Did Too Much Press, virtue signaling and slacktivism in Teeny Tiny Statement Pin, and the cognitive correlates of blackface and culture vultures in Good Morning Greenville. Readings include opinion pieces from The New York Times, The New Statesman, Newsweek, and The Spectator, as well as historical and current investigations into blackface by Eric Lott and Lauren Michele Jackson.
