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• Is With Love, Meghan stoking a Sussex backlash?

  If crudité platters, flower sprinkles, spotless kitchens and beige linen are your thing, you may really enjoy the Duchess of Sussex’s new Netflix lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan. But if you’re looking for self-awareness, authenticity or any compelling insights into the post-Megxit lives of the Meghan and Harry, watching this show may leave you feeling as let down as a toddler gifted with a jute party bag full of seeds.  Hannah and Bev puzzle out how a show about the joys of entertaining at home ended up fuelling a Meghan backlash.  Also: prepare to be chuffed by bonus Adrien Brody content! Get in touch: write or send a voice memo to [email protected] Show notes: Meghan of Montecito Adrien Brody and Elsa Pataky’s castle photo shoot

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• Did the Oscars get it right this year?!

  We’re breaking down all four hours of the Oscars broadcast and bringing you our takes on the most moving, hilarious and awkward moments (ahem, Kieran Culkin!) and of course, whether the Academy got it right with the big wins of the night. Culture writer and film critic Jared Richards joins Bev and Hannah for an Oscars roundtable, AND Hannah prosecutes The Case Against Long Movies. After all, this year’s Best Picture nominations were all between 2 hours and 3.5 hours (The Brutalist, its famous intermission). So, are the golden days of the 90 minute feature over? Get in touch! We’re making a show about pop culture content for kids. What do you love, and what drives you a little bit bonkers? Write or send a voice memo to [email protected] notes: No Other Land Oscars acceptance speechSlate: What the debate over long movies gets wrong Vox: You’re not imagining it – movies are getting longer Hannah’s chuffed

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• The White Lotus is sicker than ever, and we're into it

  We’re checking back into the dark and decadent world of Mike White’s The White Lotus. It’s the show’s third season, and a fresh cast of wealthy, dysfunctional jerks are spending a week at The White Lotus Thailand, a luxury wellness resort. But can any amount of energy healing sessions cure their privileged, rotted souls? Consider this your spoiler alert as Hannah and Bev rate this holiday stay on a scale of toxic white males (Patrick Schwarzenegger’s creepy finance bro Saxon), class-divide hotness (BLACKPINK’s Lalisa Manobal) and kooky southern matriarchs (Parker Posey’s pill-popping Victoria Ratliff).  Get in touch: We’re making a show about kids’ pop culture content and want to hear from you! What do the kids in your life love to watch or listen to, that frankly, you don’t care for – and why?  Or tell us about the beloved pop culture from your childhood that you’ve introduced to young ones that in retrospect, hasn’t held up well. How did you explain it? Write or send a voice note to [email protected] notes:Time interview with Mike White  Keith Lee rates a full English breakfast

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• Are we still in love with Bridget Jones, just as she is?

  A lot’s happened since Gen X singleton Bridget Jones, played by Renée Zellweger, slid down that fire pole and into our hearts. Nearly 25 years later, she’s back in a fourth, and likely last, film sequel – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Bev and Hannah are catching up on where Bridget is now in life, her new love interests, and how the movie series holds up. Is it still an aspirational rom-com? Get in touch: How do you feel about Bridget Jones’s world? Or tell us what’s got you chuffed! Send a message or voice note to [email protected] notes: Curbed: They missed their cruise ship. That was only the beginningThe Culture Study podcast: The Heart of Dad Culture Asian Verified Instagram account

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• Mount your dragons! We’re riding the Onyx Storm wave

  It’s smutty book club this week, so let’s go deep on Onyx Storm -- the latest bestselling instalment of the Rebecca Yarros Empyrean romantasy series.   Onyx Storm follows Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, continuing the saga of lightning-wielder dragon rider Violet Sorrengail's intense bond with her broody, shadow-wielding lover, Xaden Riorson. Bev and Hannah have a lot to discuss – like who are all these characters? How’s the smut? Is there anything to rival the famous “throne scene” in Iron Flame?  This episode is for romantasy fans and the romantasy-curious, but be warned, there are spoilers.   Get in touch: Tell us what you think of Onyx Storm. Write or send a voice note to [email protected]

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