This Show Might Be Netflix's Biggest Hit Ever

Plus, the WFH lunch the internet’s obsessed with, and more. Oct. 01 2021 [Bustle logo](%2F%2Fbustle.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/rwrqmsmFoR1Va5sgjzk_LN9SW58=238) [alt_text](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwhat-is-squid-game-about-how-gory-scary-is-it%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/owXgfu7Vcc9r9EzXN1Pf_UV5Wbk=238) [This Show Might Be Netflix's Biggest Hit Ever](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwhat-is-squid-game-about-how-gory-scary-is-it%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/qbeZGWVUqYlNciHljG0_2AlY5zk=238) Welcome to the Bustle newsletter! 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Squid Game, Netflix’s new dystopian thriller, is primed to surpass Bridgerton and become its most popular series ever — not to mention the most popular costume at your Halloween party. Given the choice between a [corset](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Fbridgerton-halloween-costumes%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/z_gi14l2eKBPnwllIo6KJdPklhA=238) or a tracksuit, we’re going athleisure every time, so get those [monochrome green and red looks ordered ASAP](%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fhow-to%2Fsquid-game-halloween-costumes-yes-you-can-get-a-red-guard-suit%2F%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/VUieY3p-sKd1gA4WHNnswGY_ldY=238). In the Korean drama, contestants compete in a Black Mirror-esque survival game for a shot to win $39 million. Paging Jeff Probst, seems like [it’s time for Survivor](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fsurvivor-season-41-cast-premiere-date-theme-trailer-spoilers%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/9yfo4umUd11aXkNN-mhTMWPTKGc=238) to up its prize money. (Only half kidding here — shouldn’t they account for inflation? It’s been over 20 years!). Anyway, if “Korean dystopian thriller” isn’t your genre of choice, there’s plenty of [other good stuff](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fnew-tv-shows-movies-on-netflix-this-month-17909331%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/tSlMEKB30Fzg4VyH5QWZZ-QgDLs=238) arriving on Netflix this month, too. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwhat-is-squid-game-about-how-gory-scary-is-it%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/3/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/busW01Ujde2WqTDI4FEqfvvtr50=238) The Latest TIKTOK [This WFH Lunch Is The Latest TikTok Sensation](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Ftiktok-viral-salmon-bowl-hack%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/q-pgiHmT6AvsdGBmbjO9WkVPRP8=238) If all the sudden your #ForYou page has been overrun with videos both by and about a woman named Emily Mariko, you’re not alone. Her salmon bowl recipe — which consists of the aforementioned fish, pre-cooked rice, mayo, sriracha, and soy sauce, dressed up with avocado or kimchi — is the internet’s latest obsession. The key? Add an ice cube on the rice before microwaving. Apparently it doesn’t melt (science!) while giving the rice that perfect, just-cooked steam. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Ftiktok-viral-salmon-bowl-hack%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/RHKfJgBxyYAaCKLW7Sre-nBUsME=238) LIFE [Time For A Swipe Break?](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Foctober-2021-horoscope-zodiac-signs-astrologer%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/4UGPPTMZIvM83JcqLn9bmUGh3qg=238) Everyone’s feeling connected with the start of [Libra season](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Flibra-season-2021-affect-each-zodiac-sign%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/nbuW_M_wHm_pHbVB3ELKoP8CUIo=238), but it might not be the most ideal time to embark on a new romance (or a new anything, for that matter) as [Mercury’s in its retrograde](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Fmercury-retrograde-fall-2021-affect-zodiac-sign%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/5EiOY4DYNTr1rmT0853QbmhAopw=238). It’s just a taste of what’s to come, though, since *five* other planets will be heading into retrograde [later this month](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Foctober-2021-astrology-retrogrades-full-blood-moon%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/4SdzNmXIp-GoOTilLVgVkA5mUY0=238) as well. And for [four signs in particular](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Foctober-2021-new-moon-zodiac-signs-most-affected%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/8-QUKECcNZ0chK_NnGZpqKOeoNc=238), the changing cosmic tides are also bringing hard lessons. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Foctober-2021-horoscope-zodiac-signs-astrologer%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/T199Dc81T_J3gxtxzKxjhLqb4ZY=238) TV [The Bachelor Finds Its New Chris Harrison](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwho-is-jesse-palmer-new-bachelor-host%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/aSsYcN57101FqS5dhnqE_n1rXm0=238) While plenty of fans would’ve been content to let the tag-team of [Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftayshia-adams-kaitlyn-bristowe-hosting-bachelorette-season-18%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/FhyqSQPB85n5GNdYIPfs9l20EC0=238) keep hosting the show, ABC’s announced that Jesse Palmer, who starred in Season 5 of The Bachelor, will be taking over. He interestingly didn’t end his journey with a proposal but a plane ticket, so maybe he’ll help the show shake things up. Congrats to ABC on a much smoother host search than Jeopardy’s... knock on wood. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwho-is-jesse-palmer-new-bachelor-host%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/GsP1eS-lRtJK_4EmsXnwQ1fagys=238) Must Reads %2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fstyle%2Flondon-fashion-week-2021-beauty-trends%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/yyekjtiGhEy9qCqJwg8HigqMlmw=238 BEAUTY [The Most Standout Beauty Moments From London Fashion Week](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fstyle%2Flondon-fashion-week-2021-beauty-trends%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/dMH--adTk2rv3rdex_spcvy-_lk=238) Tassel ponytails! Checkerboard nails! Victorian-era curls! From the dramatic to the truly innovative, here are the hair and makeup looks that’ll be inspiring us all season long. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fstyle%2Flondon-fashion-week-2021-beauty-trends%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/3/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/HMoWzWl5Bv-_VHQUKQIHv90HZtU=238) %2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmatt-buechele-comedy-twitter-jimmy-fallon-married-women-interview%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/SRmJuMpYkhNtm_EKBjWPc4IBz2I=238 FAST FOLLOW [The Comedian Whose Tweets Got Him A Job On The Tonight Show](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmatt-buechele-comedy-twitter-jimmy-fallon-married-women-interview%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/V5z1FkN4MM8TCf6Ly_YfCyPOP_8=238) It’s the dream of every mildly funny person with a Twitter account to be so good at tweeting that you get followed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and hired as a writer on a late night talk show — except Matt Buechele actually did it. “The internet, man. It's amazing,” Buechele says. May his story be an inspiration to posters everywhere. [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmatt-buechele-comedy-twitter-jimmy-fallon-married-women-interview%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/3/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/wauqrBf39oNvin4IeVU-wTdKQKg=238) %2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fstyle%2Fkristin-cavallari-beauty-routine-skin-care-makeup%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/912ahsIPgYzWIxqF9rcwqkF0CuM=238 BEAUTY [Kristin Cavallari’s Replacement For Botox](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fstyle%2Fkristin-cavallari-beauty-routine-skin-care-makeup%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/2/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/CXMwsOk-r8ItLX5vHZgcK6qne_Y=238) “My biggest goal is to not get Botox or fillers — I don’t know what I’ll be saying when I’m 54, but that is my goal,” the reality-star-turned-entrepreneur tells Bustle. The gadget she uses instead works in the opposite way — working the muscle instead of freezing it. 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[Read More](%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Flife%2Fdaily-horoscope-for-october-1-2021%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/3/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/E5scQjUkDT1RfzfgYx9lkPdKEaQ=238) What else we're reading: - [arrow icon] [Is Going To The Office A Broken Way Of Working?](%2F%2Fwww.newyorker.com%2Fculture%2Foffice-space%2Fis-going-to-the-office-a-broken-way-of-working%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/dyk_Mvg-mCiUbSlwaxRxL9qmFoU=238) - [arrow icon] [Issa Rae On Life As A Newlywed, Creating Boundaries, And Taking Care Of One Another](%2F%2Fwww.self.com%2Fstory%2Fissa-rae%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/wRQgbKyzmW6wj0jzZrwvqMTSgeA=238) - [arrow icon] [Introducing The Real Will Smith](%2F%2Fwww.gq.com%2Fstory%2Fwill-smith-november-cover-profile%3Futm_campaign=11258%26utm_medium=bustle%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=d742a11b-2f24-42a9-beac-3c81e347d43a/1/0100017c3e176b49-6d320377-e9b3-472d-a03e-403f8c4cd9d4-000000/HmN3m2s8jS7DilvW0db75Eag_Bw=238) You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. 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