Mon May 26 03:40:00 UTC 2025: **Serena Dai’s Culture Picks: From Cringey Comedies to Romance Novels**
Serena Dai, a senior editor at The Atlantic, shares her current cultural obsessions in a recent newsletter. Despite initial reservations, Dai admits she’s hooked on Nathan Fielder’s new show, “The Rehearsal,” praising its insightful critiques and laugh-out-loud moments. She’s also eagerly anticipating Lena Dunham’s return to television with the Netflix show “Too Much,” starring Megan Stalter, whose comedic facial expressions already have Dai excited.
Dai also highlights Kathryn Hahn as an actor she’d watch in anything, particularly praising her performance in “I Love Dick.” In an effort to curb her social media use, Dai has swapped endless Instagram scrolling for romance novels on her Kindle, with Lisa Kleypas’s “Ravenels” series currently capturing her attention. She is also a fan of romance author Jasmine Guillory, and Neruda Ling’s Mandarin language lessons on Instagram. In a surprise revelation, she’s become a Jonas Brothers convert, thanks to their latest single “Love Me to Heaven.”
The newsletter also features links to other articles from The Atlantic, including a piece on a hawk that uses pedestrian crosswalks to hunt prey and a photo collection of events around the world.
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