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This week: curry seagull; the controversial Cats trailer; and why Ireland's 8th amendment might have been repealed - but is far from what has been legally mandated.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/privacyAn Author Special on The Internet (and The Universe) with Jim Chapman
A Live Episode with Google on #MeToo - and Suing The Entire Kardashian Family
Was James Corden Wrong To Joke About Harvey Weinstein?; And Are YOU Suffering From Culture Overload?
A Deep-Dive Into The Fall Of Hollywood’s Ultimate Sex Predator, Harvey Weinstein
Ding Dong The Hef Is Dead - The Legacy of Playboy; And The Death Of The Celebrity Interview
Is Monogamy Dead? An Author Special with Comedian Rosie Wilby
The Handbag’s Tale and why effective protests needn’t be violent
On speaking out against Woody Allen; and why women are still judged by appearance in the workplace
L'Oreal's Race Row & The Danger With Safe Spaces
That Taylor Swift Song & Macron's €8,000 Make-Up Habit
Zadie Smith On Beauty & Trolling The McCanns
The Response to Charlottesville & The Curious Tale of Chloe Ayling
The Travesty of Princess Diana's Leaked Tapes & The Legacy of Celebrity Big Brother
The BBC Pay Gap, To The Bone & R Kelly's Alleged Sex Crime
A Pop-Culture special feat. Rob Kardashian with author Elizabeth Day
Serena Williams vs. John McEnroe & Celebs vs. Trolls
Corbyn’s Glasto & Why We Should All Strive To Be Average
The Rise of the ‘Silver Splitter’ - and Pandora’s Best Bum Facts
An Author Special with Reni Eddo-Lodge & the return of the Nokia 3310
On Belly Bulges and Privilege (and Not The General Election)
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