Good Noticings

This week gets off to a magical start with a conversation about whether or not magic is real and if you can buy it online. We discuss another republican scheme, the SAVE act, the unsuitable ice at the Olympics, Margaret Qualley’s illusive personality, and finally, a look at Emerald Fennell’s filmography. 

16 min: Etsy Witches

25 min: Olympic Ice

33 min: SAVE Act

40 min: Margaret Qualley’s Vanity Fair Cover

54 min: Mormons in Pop Culture 

64 min: Director’s Cut: A History of Emerald Fennell

103 min: Caps Off

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ETSY witches: 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/etsy-witches-say-spell-casting-is-no-longer-welcome-on-the-platform/

SAVE Act: 

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/

Margaret Qualley: 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/margaret-qualley-cover-story?srsltid=AfmBOoo6GA1OTQXpOOXiZcEMs_I2KwgAkiSdTpvUPVQsH_LFHXtH_mQY

Olympic Ice: 

https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/is-the-olympic-ice-causing-falls-in-figure-skating-and-speedskating-what-to-know/3893697/

Mormons in Pop Culture: 

https://www.thecut.com/article/mormons-pop-culture-secret-lives-bachelorette.html?

Emerald Fennell

https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/promising-young-woman-review-1203480660/

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/emerald-fennell-saltburn-interview-2023

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/wuthering-heights-class-race-emerald-fennell-director

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Happy Super Bowl Wednesday! That’s the Wednesday after the Super Bowl where we discuss the halftime show, the commercials, and chicken here on Good Noticings! We’re also chatting a potential ski jumper cheating sitch, spreadsheet olympics, and more! 

19 min: Olympic Updates and Penis Cheating 

27 min: Kamala HQ

35 min: Spreadsheet Olympics

43 min: The Jakarta Method

60 min: The Super Bowl 

93 min: Caps Off

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Excel: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2026/college-excel-spreadsheet-championships/

Halftime: 

https://www.thecut.com/article/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-puerto-rico-meaning-references.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-super-bowl-meaning-1235513218/

Ski Suit tampering: 

https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-penis-injections-ski-jumping-96edd87f2ec60043ca1d57cccc6a3d18

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Washington Post Layoffs: 

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/washington-post-layoffs-bezos/685872/

Raising Canes: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/raising-canes-how-it-beat-kfc-to-become-no-3-chicken-chain.html

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Things are fine if you just believe they are! This week we’re talking about a lot of pervs (but not even the main ones from America’s HQ) because I guess everyone is just like that!!!!! 

14 min: Grammys Thoughts

21 min: Why Did the Safdie Bros Break Up  

33 min: Griefbots

40 min: The RHONY reboot

50 min: Dump Dive - Tom Brady’s Instagram, Danielle Bernstein’s Breakup  

60 min: Kesha vs. Dr. Luke 

104 min: Caps off

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Kesha: 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dr-luke-comeback-kesha-settlement-1234806919/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/arts/music/kesha-dr-luke-settle-lawsuit.html

https://www.vulture.com/article/timeline-keshas-legal-fight-against-dr-luke.html

GriefBots: 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/deadbots-ai-grief-obsolete/685811/

The Safdie Bros: 

https://pagesix.com/2026/01/26/hollywood/the-teenage-sex-scene-that-sparked-safdie-brothers-infamous-rift/

RHONY Reboot:

https://pagesix.com/2026/01/30/entertainment/original-rhony-cast-defects-from-bravo-with-new-show-for-rival-network/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=pagesix&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1769809407

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Things are really up and down this week. From the weather, to the Olympics to Alex Honnold up and then down that building. Tis the season to keep it together.  

Minnesota resources: 

https://www.standwithminnesota.com/

CALL YOUR REPS: 

https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/

12 min: Alex Honnold of Free Solo

30 min: Naomi Osaka 

35 min: Moms at Weddings

40 min: Have You Noticed the Weather?

1 hour 5 min: Kash Patel’s FBI 

1 hour 21 min: Nordic Combined at the Olympics

1 hour 24 min: Caps off to Whitney Cummings 

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Minnesota 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/minneapolis-protests-footage/685753/

https://www.standwithminnesota.com/

The Climber

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/alex-honnold-netflix-taipei.html

Moms and Weddings

https://www.thecut.com/article/my-mom-ruined-my-wedding-day-family-drama.html

Naomi Osaka 

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/47690704/naomi-osaka-brushes-sorana-cirstea-frigid-handshake

Kash Patel 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/22/magazine/trump-kash-patel-fbi-agents.html

Olympics Nordic Combined

https://people.com/woman-spends-years-training-but-women-s-nordic-combined-is-barred-from-the-2026-winter-olympics-exclusive-11885534

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This week we’re on the case! What happened to Chiara Ferragni? What happened between Brooklyn Beckham and Posh Spice? Who is David Ellison and why is he suddenly one of the most powerful babies in media? And how was the actual case West Virginia vs. BPJ? For that one, at least we have an expert from the ACLU here to explain! 

11 min: Chiara Ferragni is Free

28 min: David Ellison’s Empire

45 min: Friend Groups

51 min: The Beckhams

72 min: West Virginia vs. BPJ with the ACLU 

108 min: Olympians to Watch 

112 min: Caps Off

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Chiara Ferragni

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/italian-court-clear-chiara-ferragni-in-influencer-fraud-case/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/europe/italian-influencer-chiara-ferragni-cleared-fraud-intl-scli

The Beckhams

https://www.glamour.com/story/david-beckham-victoria-beckham-brooklyn-nicola-peltz-beckham-drama-timeline

Nicola Peltz leans on 'most beautiful' mom amid feud with Brooklyn Beckham's family: 'No one like you'

David Ellison

https://www.vulture.com/article/larry-david-ellison-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-deal-hollywood.html

The Friend Group Fallacy 

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/01/friend-group-loneliness/685528/

 

West Virginia vs. BPJ

https://www.aclu.org/cases/bpj-v-west-virginia-state-board-education

https://www.thecut.com/article/becky-pepper-jackson-supreme-court-transgender-sports-case.html

Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/olympics/2026/01/13/erin-jackson-olympic-gold-medalist-history-making-speed-skater/87055886007/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/01/04/two-races-two-olympic-spots-for-brittany-bowe/88020544007/

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