#168: Oscars, Languishing, The End of Kimye

It’s the big Kahuna of award shows and we unpack everything about a very different Oscars: the historic wins, the notable absences, the Glenn Close moment, and of course the farshun.

There’s some serious Black Mirror shizz happening in China, as a Russian contestant on a reality TV gets trapped inside the machine.

And a short read on the space between flourishing and depression has resonated with us hugely in this pandemic marathon. Are you languishing too?

Meanwhile, Myf is banging on about an excellent long read on Kimye, and Zan is at the church of music and in seventh heaven with The Avalanches.

Show notes:

Oscars highlights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/04/25/oscars-academy-awards-live/

Glenn Close Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/COJ0aK4rkjy/

Are the Oscars relevant? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-27/are-awards-shows-losing-their-relevance-oscars-academy-awards/100088926

Russian Man on Chinese Reality TV: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/russian-man-trapped-chinese-reality-tv-show-voted-out-lelush-vladislav-ivanov-produce-camp

NY Times piece on languishing: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html

Nigella’s micro-wav-ay BAFTA nod: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nigella-lawson-bafta-microwave-b1838123.html

Oscars fashun: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56864780

The End of Kimye’s Long Ride: https://www.vulture.com/article/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce.html

The Roches: https://open.spotify.com/track/3cPtZw0oqMEkKlGSF0SLkc?si=u-eZ4DZ1QLinrC1hFHqLsQ

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