Kady Ruth Ashcraft

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Senior Writer at G/O Media

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I Never Learn the Enduring White Lotus Lesson

2 weeks ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Spoilers below for the season finale of The White Lotus. Most of the guests at The White Lotus checked out from their weeklong stay at the luxury wellness resort, boarded a ship back to the airport, and now have a really captivating and harrowing dinner party story to tell for the rest of their lives. The rest, well, were brutally killed in a resort shooting.
The Vacation Hookup Rarely Lives Up to the Hype

3 weeks ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

It’s been said many times, but each season of The White Lotus revolves around the wisdom, “wherever you go, there you are.” Financial troubles, mommy issues, brotherly, uhm, love—all of it follows you across time zones into your seaside cabana, and no amount of decadent room service or international escapades can rid you of it.
As We Near the End, Who's Leaving 'The White Lotus' in a Body Bag?

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Friends, we are six episodes into our eight-episode stay at The White Lotus Thailand, meaning we’ll soon find out who fired off those first-episode rounds and who, unfortunately, received them. After Sunday night’s episode, it’s clear that tension is mounting (and in some horrific cases, being released via brotherly hand jobs) and someone is going to lose it real soon. Will Chelsea’s superstition about the rule of three prove real? Will Timothy act on his violent fantasies?
Well, That's Certainly 1 Way to Find Enlightenment

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

If The White Lotus has taught us anything, it’s that enlightenment can be achieved in many ways. For Daphne Sullivan, in season 2, it’s by cultivating a sense of unknowable mystery between yourself and your partner, aka leaving room for extramarital affairs. For Quinn Mossbacher, in season 1, it’s by bringing your bedding to the beach and ditching your screen addiction to join a group of native Hawaiian paddlers.
Welp, Tiger Woods Has a New Girlfriend

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

I wish I had some cheeky golf pun to set up this bit of news, but I’m just going to give it to you straight: Tiger Woods is dating Vanessa Trump—aka Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife. And to make matters worse there’s not even really any salacious gossip around it and people are just saying that the two are a “a good match; they’re level-headed, they like to avoid drama,” according to Page Six. Barf. Of course, you don’t need there to be drama for a couple to give you the ick.
This Week on 'The White Lotus': What’s Scarier Than Aging?

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

An unfortunate drawback of a vacation spent doing yoga, picking through an endless selection of fresh fruit each morning, and lounging languidly beside a seaside swimming pool is that, inevitably, you’ll relax enough that your mind wanders to the thought of your own death. Without the distraction of work or your daily routines and stressors, you’re left to face your inevitable fate. There is, it seems, no escaping it, even if you’re at a world-class resort dedicated to living well.
I'm Hungry for Meatier 'White Lotus' Dinner Conversations

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Warning: spoilers for season 3, episode 3 of The White Lotus. I had a spectacular Sunday night watching one-percenters dress up, pop some benzos, and not look at their phones for an entire evening. No, I’m not talking about the Oscars, dummy! Timothy Ratliff finally surrendered his phone to the friendly resort staffer, Pam, on Sunday night’s The White Lotus.
If It's a 'Woman's World,' Then Why Are You Leaving It, Katy Perry?

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

It brings me no joy to announce that the old adage “boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider” now unfortunately also applies to women. While not heading specifically to Jupiter, an all-woman crew including Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and Gayle King are boarding oligarch Jeff Bezos’ next rocket mission to outer space.
'The White Lotus'' Focus on the Pitfalls of Wellness Is Hitting a Little Too Close to Home

1 month ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Warning: spoilers for season 3, episode 2 of The White Lotus. They’ve only been checked into their pristine seaside jungle resort for a day, but the guests at White Lotus Thailand have seemingly overcome their jet lag (in Victoria’s case, with the help of her beloved lorazepam) and are ready to let the world of wellness spiritually, physically, and (in Victoria’s incestuously afflicted children’s case) sexually transform them.
The White Lotus Brings a Bunch of 'Losers Back Home' to Thailand

2 months ago | jezebel.com | Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Deep breath in, deep breath out. The third and final installment of White Lotus, Mike White’s sharply sensational whodunit series about rich people on their worst behavior while on vacation returned Sunday night and plopped us in the resort’s Thailand outpost, where guests are encouraged to ditch their phones (classic horror trope) and plunge into a week of wellness. Of course, things at the White Lotus never go as planned.