Romantasy: empowerment vs. predestination

Charli XCX is on Substack, Lady Gaga is on stage, and the rest of us are in a pit streaming slop after slop! This week we explore the romantasy boom (tw), what streaming means for the creation of art, and will anyone ever go to the movies again? 

16 min: Charli XCX on Substack

24 min: Romantasy 

38 min: Streaming These Days

57 min: Who Goes to Movies

1 hour 5 min: Lady Gaga

1 hour 15 min: Caps Off

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Charli XCX Substack: 

https://itscharlibb.substack.com/

N+1 The Same Stream Twice: 

https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-same-stream-twice/

Romantasy at the End of the World: 

https://www.thedriftmag.com/escape-artists/

The State of Movies:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/box-office-collapse-hollywood.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Lady Gaga Profile: 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lady-gaga-mayhem-tour-grammys-cover-story-interview-1235460150/

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