Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

THIS WEEK: Totally Bananas What happens when a staunch anti-breeder decides she does want kids. If she needs IVF, she'd better hope she's not a veteran. What to do when your own mother is straight-up crazy. How did we let the Duggars get famous? This may come as a surprise, but the internet talks like a woman, according to linguists. Meanwhile in hip-hop, the universal language is the power of a "fat" ass. Turns out "man spreading" can get you arrested. Alas, taking up-skirt pics probably won't. Listen in as the funniest women in Hollywood talk to each other. See iconic images of photographer Mary Ellen Mark, who died this week. Why it took so long to make a laser that works for women with darker skin. Read about the colorist who makes his assistants sleep with a banana because "all blondes need to be lifted to this color". Get style and life advice from a super-rich person. Find out how Jessica Alba became aserious businesswoman.

LISTEN: “Pretty Girls” The new Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea video is completely bonkers. (Side note: How is Britney still wearing super-low-rise jeans?)

Point/Counterpoint: Are Granny Panties Political? →   Yes: Thongs are tools of the patriarchy. →   No: They're just trendy. "A lace Hanky Panky is a little bit Pumpkin Spice Latte." →   Ugh, stop mistaking consumer preferences for feminist statements.

Humble Suggestion: Man Bans Apparently good things happen when you make mankinis illegal. What other city-wide male-fashion bans would improve summer? •   Tall-dude tank-top ban: No more standing directly in someone’s armpit on the subway. •   Ray-Ban ban: Let’s force everyone to be more creative about their eyewear. •   Out-of-control-hipster-beard ban: We don’t care about the germs. It’s a sweat trap. Trim it.

The Cut Weekly is edited by Ann Friedman.