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The Nose Watches 'The West Wing'

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Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in 'A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote.'

Bill Burr hosted Saturday Night Live last weekend, and his monologue -- which included bits about wearing masks, cancel culture, white women in the "woke" movement, Pride Month, and more -- has . It has The Nose thinking about "."

And: The West Wing ran for seven seasons and 156 episodes and ended more than 14 years ago. debuted yesterday, and it's got The Nose wondering how the classic show -- with its Capraesque, idealized vision of American politics -- plays against our present reality.

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:


  • The fourth-wall busting moment summed up this year pretty well.

  • Kayla Eubanks said Southwest Airlines employees told her that she needed to wear a shirt over her outfit in order to board one of their planes.

  • Inventors like Richard Browning have been trying to build jetpacks for a century. Now they're here, what do we do with them?

  • A new advert suggesting a ballerina retrain for a job in 'cyber' has faced a backlash. What were they thinking?

  • The writer-director recalls making his ribald comedy, whose cast includes Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, and Ben Affleck.

  • DC Comics' next event, Future State, launches in January

  • The beverage maker had held on to the fading brand to appease its loyal fan base, but the coronavirus pandemic prompted a culling of the company's products

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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