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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is out and so ofc we had to review it on today’s show! From how the sequel compares to the 2006 cult classic to Vogue’s piggy-backing of the promo cycle, we’re diving into its very timely depiction of billionaire influence over fashion and the decline of glossy magazines – arriving in the exact same week the Met Gala faced backlash over its Bezos ties. Like Miranda Priestly, does Anna Wintour have a master plan? Plus: the return of The Celebrity Traitors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled out of court and our thoughts on Matthew Rhys’ hit new comedy horror Widow’s Bay.

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Recs/ reviews:

Widow’s Bay, AppleTV
DTF St Louis, Now TV
Should I Marry a Murderer, Netflix
Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial, Today In Focus
The Devil Wears Prada 2, in cinemas now
The Devil Wears Prada 2' Filmmakers on How They Nailed the Fall of Fashion Magazines, Back Row with Amy Odell
Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part, Vogue
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is A Love Letter To Female Ambition, Grazia
The Real-Life “Emily” From ’The Devil Wears Prada’ Publicly Reveals Her Identity Decades After Film, Hollywood Reporter
Exclusive: Leslie Fremar on Being the Real Emily In 'The Devil Wears Prada', The Run-Through with Vogue
Life After 'The Devil Wears Prada', Vogue
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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back with a divisive new series about toxic masculinity: should Half Man be mandatory viewing for men or is it just trauma porn? Also on the show: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz seem to be engaged, what the explosive I’m a Celeb live show fallout says about reality TV and the Bloomberg expose into Alex Cooper’s company. Plus, Dan Levy’s new crime comedy, Netflix thriller Unchosen and a look at some of the creepiest real-life British cults.

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Recs / reviews:

Strangers, Belle Burden
Big Mistakes, Netflix
Unchosen, Netflix
Transmissions From Jonestown
Inside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the Exit, Bloomberg
I Read Russell Brand's Unreadable New Book, For My Sins, New Statesman
Half Man, Netflix
Half Man review – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer, Guardian
Half Man Is Masochism at Its Absolute Worst, Esquire
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OnlyFans, motherhood and sex work are in the spotlight this week as one of our fave novels, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, gets an Apple TV+ adaptation starring Elle Fanning. Also on the show: the murder charges against alt-singer D4vd dominating the pop culture news cycle, a first look at the new Kate Moss biopic, Zayn Malik allegedly punching Louis Tomlinson and the Gen Z vs millennial divide at the heart of Carey Mulligan's season of Beef.

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Recs/ reviews

Beef S2, Netflix
How a Gold House Dinner Helped ‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Land Season 2 Star Charles Melton, Hollywood Reporter
I Love My Husband (Who Hates Me), The Cut
D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl, BBC
Moss & Freud trailer
Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all, Guardian
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV
Elle Fanning comedy drama about OnlyFans and motherhood is five-star TV, Independent
Margo’s Got Money Troubles actually gets OnlyFans right, GQ
ONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer'
Behind the Scenes With Sophie Rain, the Clean Queen of the Dirty Internet, GQ
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This week we’re diving into Lena Dunham’s brilliant but provocative new memoir Famesick, about chronic pain, the toxicity of fame, and the turbulent making of GIRLS. Why is it that Dunham gets so much hate from the media, and is she a reliable narrator? Also on the show: our reviews of Euphoria and the Testaments, the two biggest TV shows of the year. Is Euphoria as “grubby” as the critics are saying, and does The Testaments live up to the Handmaid’s Tale? Plus: Ruby Rose’s disturbing allegations against Katy Perry, the Alex Cooper vs Alix Earle beef, and a quick debrief on Coachella.

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Recs/ reviews:
The Testaments, Disney+
In 'The Testaments,' Teen Girls See Gilead Differently, New York Times
Euphoria s3
Euphoria has descended into one man’s creepy, sex-obsessed fantasy, Telegraph
Alix Earle Replies After Alex Cooper Calls Her Out for 'Passive Aggressive' Behavior, People
Famesick, Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much, New York Times
I got everything I dreamed of – when I had no ability to handle it’: Lena Dunham on toxic fame, broken friendships and her ‘lost decade’, The Guardian

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The drama surrounding Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s new rom com The Drama is first on the agenda this week, alongside the hugely hyped, Ballerina Farm-inspired tradwife thriller Yesteryear. Plus, the latest in the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case, the Kanye West Wireless controversy and our review of Jame Laing and Sophie Haboo’s documentary series Raising Chelsea. Enjoy huns!

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Recs/ reviews:

The Drama, in cinemas
You Need a Dark Sense of Humor for The Drama, Esquire
The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise, Vulture
Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
Diabolical Lies podcast
‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife, The Guardian
I’m obsessed by the trad wife world — this was the best way to expose it, The Times
A Tradwife Wakes Up in 1805… The New York Times
Why women can't resist tradwife porn, Cosmopolitan
Inside the secret smear machine that's targeting Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter
Who Trolled Amber podcast
Raising Chelsea, Disney+
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