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Guys… bear with us… but we’re talking about Taylor Swift again - and who can blame us? The timeline has been all about Grammy’s discourse this week so we’re wading in. We also discuss Apple’s new Vision Pro goggles and a captivating long read. There is reference to sexual assault in this episode. If you would like to avoid this, please skip from 2:30-5:30 in this episode. This episode also contains some very strong languageWe’ve decided that we’re going to read Penance by Eliza Clark as a group! We’re giving you plenty of time to get on with it, and we’ll discuss it at the start of March. —NEW YORKER: A Teen’s Fatal Plunge Into the London Underworldhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/a-teens-fatal-plunge-into-the-london-underworld JODI KANTOR, MEGAN TWOHEY: She Said https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-said/jodi-kantor/megan-twohey/9781526603265 THE GUARDIAN: ‘For 11 years I’ve kept it quiet’: Rylan on his breakdown, comeback – and the hidden story of The X Factorhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/06/rylan-on-his-breakdown-comeback-and-the-hidden-story-of-x-factor  (trigger warning: this article discusses sexual assault) THE GUARDIAN: All of Us Strangers review – Andrew Haigh’s drama grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let gohttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/28/all-of-us-strangers-review-andrew-haigh-andrew-scott-paul-mescal VULTURE: How Taylor Swift Beat Sinatra https://www.vulture.com/article/grammys-2024-how-taylor-swift-midnights-won.html JASON OKUNDAYE: When did Taylor Swift become Taylor Swift?  https://twitter.com/jasebyjason/status/1754433866620719303?s=48 HAIG98: Working in the NYC subway on the go with Apple Vision Pro?!https://twitter.com/haig98/status/1753839916948009316 GRAZIA: Jacob Elordi Is ‘So Babygirl’, But What Does That Actually Mean?https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/babygirl-meaning-definition/ — Beth’s book Romanticise Your Life is out now!  —Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the week that Elmo asked us if we were all ok… spoiler alert: we’re not. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone have been to a VERY exciting screening... there's a deep dive on stan culture (please don't come for us!) and we take a look at how our 2024 reading goals are going so far. Warning: your TBR may double (or triple) in size after this episode... Let us know on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod what book you'd like us to read together - we'll decide before next week's episode and then will all discuss it together in March! On the podcast today: 1:02 - Stamptown 3:18 - Existential Elmo 6:58 - Stans 18:36 - Vanderpump Rules 25:37 - Reading Update —BETH MCCOLL: Romanticise Your Life https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1398720860/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1706812058&sr=8-1 STAMPTOWNhttps://www.stamptowncomedy.com/ INDEPENDENT: Sesame Street’s Elmo is inundated with existential dread after asking the internet: ‘How is everybody doing?’https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elmo-sesame-street-how-is-everybody-doing-b2487049.html INDEPENDENT: A timeline of Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion’s feud: From Hot Girl Summer to Hiss and Big Foothttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nicki-minaj-megan-stallion-feud-bigfoot-b2487105.html  GUARDIAN: Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakeshttps://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/taylor-swift-ai-deepfake-nonconsensual-sexual-images-bill ANATOMY OF A STALKERhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/anatomy-of-a-stalker/id1725278548 HAYU: Vanderpump Rules https://www.hayu.com/show/episode/460038184320 ---BOOKS FOR YOUR TBR PILE: The Secret History - Donna Tartt Parason Against The Axe - Helen OyeyemiIssac and the Egg - Bobby Palmer The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa The List - Yomi AdegokeWar and Peace - Leo TolstoyPoor Things - Alasdair GrayCome and Get It - Kiley Reid Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Penance - Eliza ClarkBoy Parts - Eliza ClarkI’m A Fan - Sheena PatelThe Guest - Emma ClineBOOKS FOR YOUR PRE-ORDER LIST: Private Rites - Julia ArmfieldRevolutionary Acts - Jason Okundaye Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors —Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The timeline has been on fire with talk about this year’s Oscars nominations - so obviously, it’s time for Beth, Oenone and Ruchira to weigh in on the discourse. Does this prove the point of Barbie, or are we casting a white feminist lens over a wider issue? We also discuss TikTok Tradwives and Jack Rooke’s sitcom Big Boys. —BBC IPLAYER: The Traitorshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitorsNOWTV: True Detectivehttps://www.nowtv.com/watch/true-detective/016fda5f94dee410VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ NEW YORK TIMES: Why Greta Gerwig was snubbed for a Best Director Nomination https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/greta-gerwig-barbie-oscar-snub.html LOS ANGELES TIMES: Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s pointhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-23/barbie-oscar-snubs-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-movie-point TIKTOK: Nara Smithhttps://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith?lang=en THE CUT: Is Tradwife content dangerous or just stupid? https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html EDUCATED: Tara Westover https://www.waterstones.com/book/educated/tara-westover/9780099511021 CHANNEL 4: Big Boys https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-boys METRO: I was scared of straight men until I walked into a random househttps://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/like-big-boys-straight-mates-helped-come-gay-20106577/ ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we celebrate all things Mob Wife Winter - and ask why we’re so obsessed with making everything into a ‘-core’. We take a deep dive into Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film Poor Things and Beth has a confession to make about the Love Island All Stars reboot.—YOUTUBE: Back To Black Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4VJLCyD3g ITV: Love Island All Starshttps://www.itv.com/watch/love-island-all-stars/10a5231/2a3697a0505GUARDIAN: Mean Girls review – high-school sadism comedy as sugar-rush movie musicalhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/10/mean-girls-review-high-school-sadism-comedy-as-sugar-rush-movie-musical-tina-fey DAZED: Leopard, leather and lashings of gold: how to dress like a mob wife https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/61746/1/leopard-leather-gold-how-to-dress-mob-wife-winter THE REST IS HISTORY: Sixties Fashion - Swinging London https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/sixties-fashion-swinging-london/id1537788786?i=1000625845804 REFINERY29: is there personal style in the era of tiktok aesthetics?https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2022/09/11103764/personal-style-core-aesthetics-tiktok THE TIMES: Poor Things and the trouble of too much sex https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/poor-things-and-the-trouble-with-too-much-sex-2dcgdctzmEMMA GARLAND: Gabrielle - A Newsletter About Desirehttps://substack.com/@emmagarlandBARBICAN: The Costumes Of Poor Things (until 26th January) https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/the-costumes-of-poor-things ITV: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3K3-B1sd57l72zsuvwKhQoQ9MoMazlxJT6kd2-Ybp_yrHuJG5x3L3QaAsJoEALw_wcB ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the week we all spent lipreading what Selena Gomez said to Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes… Beth has managed to convert Oenone and Ruchira to the Traitors. We also deep dive into the newfound social media fame of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Anna Marks’ New York Times article about Taylor Swift. —INDEPENDENT: Ayo Edebiri has flustered reaction to co-star Jeremy Allen White’s viral Calvin Klein photoshoothttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ayo-edebiri-jeremy-allen-white-golden-globes-b2475183.html COSMOPOLITAN: Selena Gomez *Wasn't* Talking About Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the Golden Globeshttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a46317748/selena-gomez-wasnt-talking-timothee-chalamet-kylie-jenner-golden-globes/ EMMA GARLAND: Substackhttps://substack.com/@emmagarlandBBC: The Traitorshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors?seriesId=m001ttsm INSTAGRAM: Gypsy Rose Blanchard https://www.instagram.com/gypsyrose_a_blanchard/?hl=en NEW YORK TIMES: Look What We Made Taylor Dohttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/taylor-swift-queer.html THE CUT: Why is The New York Times publishing Gaylor theories? https://www.thecut.com/2024/01/new-york-times-op-ed-taylor-swift-gaylor.html?utm_campaign=thecut&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=insta THE PINK NEWS: Taylor Swift defended by queer country singer named in NYT sexuality articlehttps://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/08/taylor-swift-new-york-times-sexuality-chely-wright-social-media/ NME: Billie Eilish responds to Variety “Outing” her https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-responds-to-variety-outing-her-i-like-boys-and-girls-leave-me-alone-about-it-please-3552827 ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello 2024! In our first episode of the year we discuss: INS AND OUTSThe Ins and Outs list meme is well and truly IN. Why has this trend won us over so much this New Year?THE STANLEY CUPWe take a long sip from the water bottle of the moment...2024 READING GOALS A new year means it’s time to discuss our reading goals for 2024. —BBC: The Traitorshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors?seriesId=m001ttsm VULTURE: ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City recap: Reality Reckoning’ https://www.vulture.com/article/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-recap-season-4-episode-16.html MAIL ONLINE: Paul Mescal at the centre of urban myth which claims he 'picks up women in bars and sprints away from them while on a walk the next morning'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12920273/paul-mescal-women-bars-run-away-walks-morning.html LOVE OF HUNS: Ins and Outshttps://www.instagram.com/p/C1bwElHoWth/?igsh=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw== GREEN MATTERS: The Stanley Cup Craze Has Gotten Out of Hand — What It Says About Waste, Consumption, and Statushttps://www.greenmatters.com/news/stanley-cup-craze INDY100: What is the big deal with Stanley Cups ?https://www.indy100.com/viral/why-stanley-cups-so-popularTWITTER: Stanley Cup stampede in Target https://twitter.com/acechhh/status/1741857419053940743?s=46DELISH: What is WaterTok and why is it causing controversy? https://www.delish.com/uk/food-news/a43641097/water-tok/ TWITTER: Brandy Jensenhttps://twitter.com/BrandyLJensen/status/1740855356228567259 GEORGE ORWELL: Down and Out In Paris and London https://www.waterstones.com/book/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/george-orwell/9780141184388 YOMI ADEGOKE : The List https://harpercollins.co.uk/pages/the-list-yomi-adegoke ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We wrapped the studio in tinsel to record our last episode of 2023. Today Beth, Ruchira and Oenone share their pop-culture highlights of 2023 as well of some of our favourite things from this week. We have a new obsession with Cruise Tok, a 13-year-old's Christmas list has gone viral, and we are loving Monica Heisey's Smothered. —AYO EDEBIRI https://www.instagram.com/ayoedebiriYOUTUBE: Police Officer Tumbles Down Giant Playground Slidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t3eKgW-siM HUFFINGTON POST: Why The Boston Cop Went Down The Slide So Fast, According To A Physicisthttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-boston-cop-went-down-slide-fast_n_64cbdd75e4b099151f36cd5c TIME: Why Vanderpump Rules Is Suddenly Everywherehttps://time.com/6260504/vanderpump-rules-drama-explained/ METRO: A first-look inside the 9-month-long cruise that’s blowing up on TikTokhttps://metro.co.uk/2023/12/17/tiktoker-shares-life-like-a-9-month-cruise-a-peek-inside-19985182/ TIKTOK: Meet ‘The Cast’ of the Ultimate World Cruisehttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeNbxHcK/ LADBIBLE: People left 'speechless' by 13-year-old girl's Christmas list this yearhttps://www.ladbible.com/community/teen-christmas-list-nike-apple-twitter-781985-20231218 THE CUT: TikTok Is Taking Over My Teen’s Multistep Skin-Care Routinehttps://www.thecut.com/article/tiktok-is-taking-over-my-teens-multi-step-skincare-routine.htmlMONICA HEISEY: Really Good, Actually https://www.waterstones.com/book/really-good-actually/monica-heisey/9780008511760GUARDIAN: Smothered review – this fresh twist on a romcom is utterly lovelyhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/07/smothered-review-this-fresh-twist-on-a-romcom-is-utterly-lovely JAY RAYNER: With yourself doesn’t count does it. https://twitter.com/jayrayner1/status/1622143353713315840 ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Everything is Content - Beth, Ruchira and Oenone dive into: I THINK I LIKE THIS LITTLE LIFEIs this the most annoying TikTok trend of 2024? Or are we villainising people who are just romanticisng their lives?YELLOWFACEA Goodreads scandal has reminded us of one of the biggest books of the year… MAY DECEMBERTodd Haynes’ new film about a controversial age-gap relationship. Next week, we’ll be chatting about Monica Heisey’s new sitcom Smothered. Stream it now on Sky Comedy and Now TV so we can all chat about it next week, please!—INDEPENDENT: Ikea confuses customers with debut of turkey-sized meatballhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/ikea-big-meatball-reactions-b2459596.html ALASTAIR GREEN: I Think I Like This Little Lifehttps://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNJs2s9zy/?hl=en THE GUARDIAN: Publisher drops author for using fake accounts to ‘review-bomb’ peershttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/13/cait-corrain-publisher-drops-author-fake-accounts-review-bomb#:~:text=A%20writer%20has%20been%20dropped,to%20apologise%20for%20her%20behaviour.  INEWS: Black and LGBTQ+ authors say they’re being harassed on Goodreads and trolled with one-star book reviewshttps://inews.co.uk/culture/books/goodreads-book-reviews-black-lgbtq-authors-harrassed-trolled-949179 YELLOWFACE by Rebecca F. Kuang: https://www.waterstones.com/book/yellowface/r-f-kuang/9780008532772 THE GUARDIAN: Rebecca F Kuang - ‘Who has the right to tell a story? It’s the wrong question to ask’https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/20/rebecca-f-kuang-who-has-the-right-to-tell-a-story-its-the-wrong-question-to-ask THE GUARDIAN: May December review - wildly enjoyable Todd Haynes melodramahttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/18/may-december-review-todd-haynes-natatlie-portman-julianne-moore YOUTUBE: Full Interview with Mary Kay Letourneauhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RezOEn0daNU ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beth, Ruchira and Oenone are taking a break from their relentless December social calendars to dive into this week’s pop-culture. On today’s episode: THE £85 GRINCHHow are we handling the pressure of Christmas? What is Elf On The Shelf, exactly?!  RENAISSANCEIs Beyoncé’s silence too loud? Have we reached the saturation point with celebrity documentaries? TIKTOK SURVEILLANCEWhat is this new worrying TikTok trend, and what does this mean for women on nights out? And a bit of gentle homework for you, next week we’ll be chatting about May December - which you can stream on Netflix from today.—VULTURE: The End of His Heartthrob Era An assessment of Chalamet’s sex appeal as he steps into the role of Willy Wonka.https://www.vulture.com/article/timothee-chalamet-sex-appeal-heartthrob-era-ends.html INSTAGRAM: Let’s Talk About… the stress of christmas https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz8lPMZokuN/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3DDAILY MAIL: Mother pays £85 for a 'Grinch visit'… only for an entertainer to WRECK her homehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10307689/Mother-pays-85-Grinch-visit-entertainer-WRECK-home-pour-juice-SON.html VULTURE: The Silence Is the Loudest Part of Renaissance: A Filmhttps://www.vulture.com/article/renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-review.html#_ga=2.265171724.223446767.1701768303-370695103.1701177855 NEW STATESMAN: The Rise Of Reality Star Documentaries https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2023/03/rise-reality-star-documentaryPOP CULTURE WITH CHANTÉ: Can Pop Culture Do ADHD? (spoiler: no) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-pop-culture-do-adhd-spoiler-no-pop-culture-with/id1650625380?i=1000605497209GLAMOUR: Women are being filmed on nights out without their consent – why can't they just enjoy themselves in peace?https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/manchester-nightlife-tiktok-series-misogynistic THE GUARDIAN: ‘It’s not a public service, it’s toxic’: welcome to the world of gossip surveillancehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/22/tiktok-overheard-gossip-sharing-trend ---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mccoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re here for our *soft launch* and we’re ready to get down and dirty in the discourse. This week on the podcast Beth, Ruchira and Oenone discuss: SALTBURN Can you make a good film on vibes only? and can you call it a period drama if it’s set in 2006? YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOUR CHRISTMAS TREEIs this serious - or is it just clickbait? I’M A CELEBRITY When did reality TV become rehabilitation for politicians? Why is it Nella Rose’s job to hold Nigel Farage to account? ---GQ: Rosamund Pike on Saltburn's class backlash: “Make fun of me, criticise me, whatever"https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/rosamund-pike-saltburn-interview DAZED: Saltburn: Can posh people write good class satire?https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/61407/1/saltburn-can-wealthy-people-write-good-class-satire-eat-the-rich-emerald-fennellVANITY FAIR: The “It Girls” of Every Decadehttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2016/10/it-girls-of-every-decade THE TIMES: Linda Evangelista: ‘I Don’t Blame Myself Anymore’ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/linda-evangelista-i-dont-blame-myself-any-more-8bxgf998h TIKTOK: you need to clean your christmas treehttps://www.tiktok.com/@rhema.br/video/7305456716173413637---Follow us on Instagram:@everythingiscontentpod @beth_mcoll @ruchira_sharma@oenone ---Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are GrapeMusic: James RichardsonPhotography: Rebecca Need-Meenar Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.