Harry Styles has dropped his long-awaited album, ACOTAR author Sarah J Maas went on Call Her Daddy and Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash for his comments on ballet and opera – it’s been a busy week in pop culture! Plus: Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall’s sexy new series Vladimir has landed on Netflix just as the “smut renaissance” reaches fever pitch. From romantasy to Heated Rivalry, is our insatiable appetite for steam a symptom of the loneliness epidemic? Finally, a quick look at Lily Allen’s tour reviews, that *very* awkward new Louis Theroux interview and a super exciting announcement: book club is back in April! We can’t wait to see some of you there <3Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor and order your copy of our book pick Hooked here.Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠RecsMaybe Knowing Too Much About Motherhood Has Ruined Me, The Cut‘I regret having children’, The CutVladimir: A Novel, Julia May Jonas Vladimir, NetflixVladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’, The GuardianIs it true that … if you pluck a grey hair, two will grow in its place? The GuardianJulia May Jonas on Bringing Vladimir to Netflix—and What She Changed, ElleHooked, Asako YuzukiSarah J. Maas on Call Her Daddy Are We in a ‘Smut Renaissance’? New York TimesKiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry StylesHarry Styles - Zane Lowe & Apple Music ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ Interview‘Would you like me to cry now?’: Louis Theroux on the manosphere, marriage and misunderstandings, The Guardian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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