This week’s recap moves from culture to politics to major headlines shaping the moment. Rufus made his way to Philly while the TS Madison show kept things active on the culture side. In sports, Tiger Woods is reportedly in treatment in Zurich, while tensions rose between Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma ahead of South Carolina’s game against UCLA. On the political front, the fallout from Kristi Noem continues after her removal, raising concerns about leadership and federal oversight, while conversations around bimbofication added a sharper cultural lens. In Washington DC, officials are testing rat birth control methods, but the real issue remains poor trash management. Meanwhile, James Fishback is pushing a controversial sin tax position in his run for governor, and history was made as Victor Glover became the first Black man to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission.
