Louise McSharry

That's the aim.

Although I didn't even check the weather.

Okay, look, enough about me.

We've got lots to discuss.

Let's get into our stories because there is lots.

And of course, the reason that I said first Tuesday in May is because yesterday was the first Monday in May, which famously is the day that the Met Gala is held every year.

And the Met Gala was on last night.

They're probably still at the after parties now as we record.

I was kind of...

I mean, look, I think first, let's talk about the context of this Met Gala.

There has been a lot of discussion about how appropriate it is for the Met Gala to happen, given the kind of political context.

And then also the Jeff Bezos of it all has provided a lot of scope for protest as well.

Yeah, yeah, it is.

It's hard.

You know, everything is becoming more and more murky as time goes on because of the role that tech plays in all of our lives, both from a kind of social perspective and from a financial perspective, because there's just so much money.

And that money, you know, is being used to kind of dominate cultural spaces, which previously were about art.

But, you know, also, you know, the reality is that organizations like Conde Nast are struggling.

And, you know, because of tech, you know, traditional publishing is struggling.

And, you know, in order for these things to exist, they need money.

If the people who have the money are the tech people, then what do you do?