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Amy Winehouse, celeb booking and Prince Andrew’s teddies in Scoop

The new Amy Winehouse biopic is finally out, but Back to Black has bitterly divided critics and fans. Some are disgusted by the ‘sanitisation’ of key figures such as her dad Mitch Winehouse and former husband Blake Fielder-Civil, while other…

Mind games, Sacha Baron Cohen and gold digging intellectualised

There’s yet another headline-grabbing ‘feminist’ debate raging on the internet, angels, so we give you the lowdown on The Cut’s viral piece The Case for Marrying an Older Man, from the intellectualization of gold digging (lol) to the persist…

Katie price, Netflix’s the Gentleman and where the Skins actors are now

Why do the tabloids write about Katie Price nearly every day? The former glamour model, the iconic Jordan, has said in a recent interview that her relationship with the media has changed from a ‘game’ to ‘mental health abuse’, so we get into…

Cults, Kate Middleton and the monarchy vs the media

In light of Kate Middleton’s recent announcement (and the prior ‘where’s Kate’ internet circus), this week we debate the fraught but symbiotic relationship between media and monarchy, from what ‘right’ we as the public have to access to the …

The Big Kids Question pt II: fertility, pop culture parenthood and unspeakable truths

Male infertility accounts for half of all IVF cases, so why does society so often consider it a ‘women’s issue’? We get into the taboo around fertility and masculinity, as well as the thorny topics of egg freezing, the 'queer tax&…

The Big Kids Question: does anyone want to be a parent anymore?

The startling new data revealing the sharply declining fertility rate in the UK taps into the fraught and personal conversations that we’ve been having since turning 30: are we ready to have kids, financially and emotionally? How has everyth…

The Poor Things controversy, Paul Mescal’s antics and a night at the Brits

Have there ever been so many women divided by a film as Poor Things? We get into the controversy ahead of the Oscars, and report on all the BTS gossip from our gals night at the Brit Awards (which is why we went live a little early this week…

Taylor Swift, The List and the dangers of a life lived online

After months of her dominating the news cycle, we’re finally getting down to it and talking about Taylor Swift. From her embodiment of girlhood to the problematic PR moments she’s generated over the years, we dissect Swiftie mania and interr…

Sydney Sweeney’s rom com, EmRata and dressing for the male gaze

Who is it that you’re really dressing for? That’s the Q we’re debating this week in light of Emily Ratijowski’s recent Glamour interview, where she says she “kind of feels like everybody’s bullshitting when people say, ‘Oh, no, I’m doing thi…

J.Lo: heartbreak, divadom and the Ben Affleck curse

How did J.Lo become one of the most iconic celebrities of all time? In honour of her ninth album, which is an ode to her fourth husband Ben Affleck, we look back at Jennifer Lopez’s extraordinary life and career, from the horrific fall out f…