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  • Wuthering Heights, Jacob Elordi's next role and a wild RichTok wedding
    Saltburn director Emerald Fennell seems to have enraged the internet with the trailer for her new Wuthering Heights adaptation starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, but is this really ‘ragebait cinema’ or just her signature ‘stylised depravity’? We discuss! Also this week: Elordi’s other big trailer for Netflix’s Frankenstein, the Thursday Murder Club adaptation, queen of RichTok Becca Bloom’s wedding and the Etsy witches she credits with banishing bad weather, a viral Wired long-read about surrogacy, the rise and fall of Vice magazine, and what a new ‘nepo baby’ editor means for Vogue.Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comWe love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsPopbitch, SubstackThursday Murder Club, NetflixAttack of the Rotten Tomatoes, Puck MagazineAtomic, NowTVBland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films? GuardianEmerald Fennell’s Hyper-Sexualized ‘Wuthering Heights’ Gets Polarized Reception at First Test Screening, World of ReelIs Emerald Fennell the Bonnie Blue of cinema? Dazed$3 Million Watches and Caviar for the Cat: How Becca Bloom Became the Queen of RichTok, WSJI hired an Etsy witch to save my wedding day weather. Here's what happened, GlamourVice is Broke, Amazon Prime VideoThe Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It? Wired Can Vogue Go Niche, Business of Fashion The Memification of Nepotism and How Proud Nepo Babies Are Rebranding Inequality, Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • OZEMPIC: medical miracle or body image nightmare?
    Hi hunnies! We had so many messages about Serena Williams’ weight-loss jab ad that we knew we had to dig deeper behind the headlines into the world of GLP-1s for this extra episode. From the shame still clinging to these drugs, to the groundbreaking new research on how they could help treat psychiatric disorders, addiction and even Alzheimer's, we’re weighing up the pros and cons. We also share how a GLP-1 has transformed the life of one listener with PCOS, ask what’s really driving the obesity epidemic and get into the difference between GLP-1s for medical vs. aesthetic use. We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Reccs:How is Ozempic changing the world? Why? With Emma Kennedy podcastA GLP-1/obesity expert breaking down Jameela Jamil's postHow weight-loss wonder drugs are redefining the way our bodies work, Guardian Here’s Why Doctors Are Hopeful That GLP-1s Can Help Treat PCOS Symptoms, Women's HealthHealth and productivity losses from obesity ‘far outstrip weight-loss jab costs’, GuardianA Year on Ozempic Taught Me We Are Thinking About Obesity All Wrong, New York Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Sabrina Carpenter, the Lily Phillips doc and Meghan Markle’s return
    British OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips comes second to Bonnie Blue for her extreme sex stunts, yet she has a very different public image, as a new Stacey Dooley doc makes clear. What does this say about our notions of femininity? And is the criticism around Stacey ‘platforming’ Lily fair? Also on the show: Sydney Sweeney’s new romance, Molly Mae’s nanny furore, our verdict on Sabrina’s new album and another season of With Love, Meghan on Netflix. Enjoy hunnies!Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comWe love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsInter Alia, National Theatre (or National Theatre Live)Lilo and Stitch, Disney+ Disney's latest unnecessary remake is a monstrosity, GuardianChief of War, Apple TVThe Inheritance, C4 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over with Lily Phillips, S6 E1, ULily Phillips: I slept with 100 men in a day, YouTubeONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer' (Straight Up ep from May)Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina CarpenterSabrina Carpenter to Taylor Swift: Why female pop stars embracing sex is still controversial in 2025, BBCWith Love, Meghan, Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Serena Williams’ weight-loss ad, Millie Bobby Brown and the twisted tale of Amanda Knox
    Serena Williams has sparked a serious debate with her sponsored content promoting an Ozempic-style weight-loss jab. We get into the pros and cons of these so-called ‘miracle drugs’ and the inevitable media-fuelled fall-out with Jameela Jamil. Also this week, we dive into the Millie Bobby Brown adoption ‘backlash’, give an update on the most divisive film of the year (match-making rom com The Materialists), and review the controversial new Amanda Knox Disney drama, along with Netflix’s number one show Hostage. And, of course, as promised, our verdict on The Real Housewives of London!Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!RecsThe Materialists, in cinemas now The Logic of the ‘9 to 5’ Is Creeping Into the Rest of the Day, The Atlantic Speculating about Millie Bobby Brown’s adoption is unacceptable, Stylist Op-Ed: I Judged Serena Williams For Using A Weight-Loss Drug — Now, I Get It, EssenceFears that sport will be the loser as Serena Williams embraces weight loss jabs, The ObserverDua Lipa, #SkinnyTok and the labubu doll craze, Straight Up May episode Why with Emma Kennedy podcast: How is Ozempic changing the world? The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Disney+Why the new Amanda Knox TV drama is misguided, BBC‘It’s a new kind of prison’: Amanda Knox on redemption , rage, and her unlikely friendship with the prosecutor who hounded her, Guardian Hostage, Netflix The Real Housewives of London, Hayu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Taylor Swift, the horror renaissance and another Beckham update
    Taylor Swift has officially entered her sexy era, announcing a new album in her first-ever podcast interview with Travis Kelce, alongside a showgirl-themed shoot that’s got everyone talking. We debrief on both! Also this week: from Weapons to 28 Years Later, we’re deep in a horror renaissance, Chris Hemsworth drops a wellness doc with an appearance from pal Ed Sheeran, the mind-blowing new science of signs, Netflix’s depressing Biggest Loser doc and of course, yet another Beckham update, this time courtesy of Brooklyn and Nicola’s vow renewal.Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviews discussed: 28 Years Later, in cinemas nowWeapons, in cinemas nowTogether, in cinemas now Limitless: Live Better Now, DisneyNeuroscientist (Dr. Tara Swart): Evidence We Can Communicate After Death! Diary of a CEOThe Signs: the New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts, Tara Swart Pillow Talk. What Travis Kelsey does that's made Taylor Swift suddenly so sexy, Daily Mail Taylor Swift’s Sultry, Spangled Next Act, VogueTaylor Swift has gone raunchy for the life of a showgirl. What can it mean? Times Wait, Is Taylor Swift Teasing a Super Bowl Halftime Performance? VultureDavid and Victoria Beckham face fresh heartache as new details emerge of Brooklyn's vow renewal speech to wife Nicola Peltz, Daily Mail Fit for TV: The reality of the Biggest Loser, Netflix . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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