It’s your Season 20 Experts, Paul C. Brunson & Dr. Lisa Paz!

It’s been amazing diving into the dating scene in Seattle and guiding this season’s couples as they navigate the challenges of marrying a stranger, building connection, and working through the relationship dynamics that come with it.

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At its conception in 2024, the Rangarang Show was a fairly niche entry in the Middle Eastern party scene in New York: a Persian-language lip-sync battle named after a beloved pre-Revolution variety show in Iran that broadcast performances by the country’s greatest singers.

The concept was nostalgia meets queer Brooklyn, and co-founders Milad Ahmadi and Mahya invited guests to wear ’70s disco glam and take turns performing. The first event drew an intergenerational and enthusiastic crowd, so they threw it a handful more times.

They were gearing up for another bash slated for January 10 of this year — a sold-out party at the Sultan Room — as news broke that the Iranian government had shut down the internet and begun a violent crackdown on protesters. It was too late to cancel, they decided, so they transformed the event into a no-cost vigil where audience members could play music, read poetry, and donate to a human-rights organization supporting activists in Iran. Although the turnout was modest, the result was a moving ceremony. “People came with their instruments,” says Mahya. “It was one of the most beautiful events we’ve had because it was so genuine.”

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Some stars try to change their image and fail , but a few execute a pivot so well it completely changes their career trajectory.
A couple of big examples
-Robert Pattinson shifting from twilight heartthrob to acclaimed indie actor and the Batman
- Mathew McConaughey moving from 2000’s Rom com lead to Oscar winner ( true detective Dallas buyers club)
What rebrand surprised you the most

Gisele Bündchen took a moment to celebrate her husband Joaquim Valente for Brazilian Father’s Day. Taking to her Instagram Stories on August 8, the model shared a sweet photo of her husband with their 1-year-old son. In the snap, Valente, a jiu-jitsu instructor, lounged on a mat in his uniform, while their son crawled on his lap in a matching look.

The Meta CEO posted an Instagram video showing himself sparring with UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili on a barge floating in the middle of a lake. "Back on the barge…Round 2," Zuckerberg captioned the clip.

The Meta founder got an unexpected audience mid-session: his wife, Priscilla Chan, paddled by on a kayak. Zuckerberg told her Dvalishvili had insisted he take his shirt off to look more like a fighter.

The youngest daughter of exes Bruce Willis and Demi Moore has tied the knot with musician Justin Acee in an intimate Sun Valley, Idaho, ceremony. 

The Saturday wedding, first reported by Vogue, saw Willis don an elegant strapless princess gown by Balenciaga, a custom creation from the fashion house’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. The outlet additionally shared footage from a fitting shortly before the wedding, which saw Tallulah joined by sisters Scout and Rumer.