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Cashing In on Sydney Sweeney’s Cash-In

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Goldberg, J. (2026, September 18). Cashing In on Sydney Sweeney’s Cash-In. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/sydney-sweeney-novig-ad-media/

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Jonah Goldberg's newsletter, G-File, features an excerpt from Faye Curran’s essay in The New Statesman about actress Sydney Sweeney. Curran discusses what she terms a "deal with the devil," focusing on Sweeney’s career decisions and their implications. This piece takes a critical angle towards Sweeney’s choices in the entertainment industry, examining them through a cultural and possibly moral lens.

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Jonah Goldberg's newsletter, "The G-File," discusses an article by Faye Curran from *The New Statesman* about actress Sydney Sweeney. Curran's piece is titled "A Deal With The Devil" and focuses on Sweeney’s recent endorsement deal with a controversial company. Goldberg uses this to critique how celebrities sometimes make deals that might be seen as compromising their values for financial gain, referring specifically to Sweeney's actions in signing up with the mentioned firm.

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