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This week: curry seagull; the controversial Cats trailer; and why Ireland's 8th amendment might have been repealed - but is far from what has been legally mandated.
And on today’s agenda, we delve into Instagram's proposed removal of the 'like' counter, which is being trialled in countries including Japan and Australia. Will this change social media for the better? Will it eradicate 'comparisonitus', a flimsiness of self constructed on dopamine hits, and the homogeneity of 'basic' culture? And what is the future for influencer culture? Dolly and I discuss, with reference to our own complicity in this personal profit model.
We also tackle our growing obsession with the processes and routines of people we admire. From beauty to work to sleep to exercise, we are obsessed with the schedules of other people. But what does that say about the way we live our lives? Is it an attempt to shrug off our own lives and co-opt what we perceive to be a happier, more optimised one?
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Links
Kate Kellaway interviews Lemn Sissay for The Guardian, 2016 https://bit.ly/2bs5oGL
Frank Sinatra Has Got A Cold, by Gay Talese for Esquire, 1966 https://bit.ly/2uLGEqS
Profile of Zadie Smith in The Telegraph, 2002 https://bit.ly/2JV4ftK
'Police officers demanded to see my books' by Elif Shafak for The Guardian https://bit.ly/2Y63aZ8
Is Instagram's removal of its 'like' counter a turning point in social media? https://bit.ly/2Y220yI
Megan Nolan on her teenage relationships with older men for The New Statesman: https://bit.ly/2McXEhb
Caitlin Moran on not slut-shaming daughters: https://bit.ly/2YnjLrt
Why are we obsessed with other people's daily habits? by Suzannah Showler: https://bit.ly/32OVIkP
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
So Lucky, by Dawn O'Porter, pre-order now
10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World, by Elif Shafak
Have You Heard George's Podcast? By George Mpanga https://apple.co/2PieAST
Zadie Smith interview on the Touré Show https://bit.ly/2M9mDBM
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacyStrictly’s Scandal, Johnny Depp’s GQ Cover & The Nothingburger
On Brett Kavanaugh; & Why Women Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Have It All
An Author Special with The Guilty Feminist creator and host, Deborah Frances-White
Carrie Symonds & ‘the scarlet woman’; & the end of Big Brother
Serena Williams & Kirstie Allsopp: Why Women Aren’t Allowed To Get Angry
A Bumper Back to School Book Special & Thoughts on the Roxanne Pallet Assault Allegations
Is "hey guys" anti-feminist?; & why we are better people than our worst joke
On Plane Bae; and Teaching Children About Mental Health
An Author Special with Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible
Trump’s Baby Balloon; & Why ‘Natural’ Beauty Is A Damaging Stereotype
The Dangers of Self-Deprecation; & A Deep-Dive Into ‘Nanette’
Fame, Fortune and Phone Sex, with Actor and Memoirist, Gabourey Sidibe
Clemmie Hooper on Misogyny on Social Media; & The World Cup
The Curious Tale of Anna Delvey & Love Island’s Body Problem
Greer’s Fall From Grace; Issa Rae on Kanye; & SATC's 20 Yr Anniversary
Domestic is Not A Dirty Word: An Author Special With The Great American Novelist, Meg Wolitzer
Ireland’s abortion referendum; and a deep-dive into the royal wedding
A Live Episode with Google on Georgina Chapman’s Interview About Ex-Husband, Harvey Weinstein; & Cannes Selfie Ban
The Rachel Divide; & Dissecting The Met Gala
Kanye’s Basic Tweets; and an Author Special with Trans Activist and Writer, Juno Dawson
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