Culture Hang

Content warning: discussion of racist cultural appropriation

This week we look at Gwen Stefani's recent Allure interview where she continues in her long line of bizarre and offensive cultural appropriation of ethnic minority cultures. Please read the full interview below as it's a really insightful read from an author who is much more of an authority on this topic than we could ever be.

Pop culture moments of the week include Smanye got married? Julia Fox's apartment tour, Paris Hilton had a baby and it was quite the week for the TikTok beauty community.

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Links:

https://www.allure.com/story/gwen-stefani-japanese-harajuku-lovers-interview

https://www.insider.com/gwen-stefani-cultural-appropriation-timeline-harajuku-girls-2023-1

https://www.femestella.com/gwen-stefani-cultural-appropriation-bindi-chola-bantu-knots/

https://time.com/6246868/gwen-stefani-cultural-appropriation/

Content warning: gun violence, derogatory language, domestic abuse and details of injury.

After Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in December, we decided to look into what happened and the aftermath. We discuss how Megan Thee Stallion wasn’t taken seriously on social media, what happened the night she was shot, and the messy court case.

Pop culture moments include Jennifer Coolidge on TikTok, Alec Baldwin being charged with involuntary manslaughter, and the drama surrounding Miley Cyrus’ new song.

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Links:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-trial-suge-knight-david-kenner-1234663426/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64083515 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/tory-lanez-trial-megan-thee-stallion.html

https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-assault-trial-shooting-timeline-2022-11?fbclid=IwAR11iMPDVKJRuA-O8BaFqdIZWRemWdKgjQMkFqibpGYMScXb6ROzru6gnNw#a-jury-found-lanez-guilty-of-all-three-charges-he-faced-in-connection-with-the-shooting-19](https://www.insider.com/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-assault-trial-shooting-timeline-2022-11#a-jury-found-lanez-guilty-of-all-three-charges-he-faced-in-connection-with-the-shooting-19)

Content warning: discussion of sexual abuse and racism

It's awards season and we're kicking it off with the ups and the downs of the Golden Globes 2023. We also have so many pop culture moments this week you have been prepared!

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Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/10/golden-globes-2023-the-full-list-of-winners 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alliehayes/golden-globes-2023-recap

https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235480125/

Content warning: discussions of rape and sex trafficking.

This week we’re unpacking all of the drama surrounding Andrew Tate. We start with his weird Tweet towards Greta Thunburg, the timeline of his arrest and a handful of the questionable things he’s said in the past.

Pop culture moments include revelations from Prince Harry’s memoir; Jen Shah’s prison sentence; and Lana Del Rey’s new album.

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Links:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/01/05/andrew-tate-his-11-seized-cars-his-human-trafficking-charges-and-viral-fight-with-greta-thunberg-explained/?sh=3467c75a3c02

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/31/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-tweet

https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/andrew-tate-investigation-romania.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs5b04hnfMQ

https://www.insider.com/influencer-andrew-tate-held-romanian-jail-human-trafficking-investigation-report-2022-12

We've reached the end of the year and that can only mean one thing...we do our annual Pop Culture Awards for the third year in a row! We cover the best dramas, the best dresses, the worst people and everything else in between! Happy New Year Culture Gang, we'll see you in 2023!

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In this week’s festive episode, we discuss the strange trope of the single dad in popular culture, specifically in Christmas films. We look at how they are presented as a sympathetic widower and why this is appealing to people. In particular, we discuss Falling for Christmas, Love Actually and the Holiday.

Happy Holidays from Culture Hang!

Pop Culture moments include the Harry and Meghan documentary and Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian’s lie detector interview.

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Links:

https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/film/christmas-romcom-single-dead-dead-wife-trope/739606#:~:text=Falling%20For%20Christmas%20is%20by,by%20Hallmark%20over%20the%20years

Content Warning: discussions of abusive dynamics and mental health episodes

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Culture Gang! You're warned, we cannot have a Mariah Carey Christmas episode without a tonne of singing from the Queen of Christmas herself and how she rose to the top to create the most incredible Christmas song that has ever come to be.

Pop culture moments include Harry & Meghan Markle content & Celine Dion.

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Links:

https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wnww54/the-music-industry-men-who-got-away-with-exploiting-female-pop-stars

http://mariahisthatchick.blogspot.com/2008/03/allure-interview.html?m=1

After Netflix released ‘Falling for Christmas’, we discuss a potential Lindsay Lohan comeback. We share our review of Falling for Christmas, what we want next for Lindsay Lohan’s career and her new Pepsi advert.

Pop culture moments include a random bit of Britney Broski Spotify Wrapped drama, Matty Healy’s hold over tiktok and Kanye West’s Alex Jones interview.

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Links:

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/lindsay-lohan-and-amanda-seyfried-have-a-mean-girls-reunion

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/01/1139929829/how-to-address-antisemitic-rhetoric-when-you-encounter-it

Content Warning: general discussions of sexual abuse lawsuits & child abuse images

This week we explain what on earth is going on with the latest Balenciaga controversy and cover a Gucci family court case we somehow missed in our last episode! Pop culture moments include Julia Fox discussion, the return of Matty Healy & using the Savoy's hot water.

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Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/10/alexandra-zarini-gucci-stepfather-joseph-ruffalo-sexual-abuse-lawsuit

https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/culture/news/balenciaga-apologises-for-controversial-ads-of-children-holding-bondage-teddies-25011/

After Ticketmaster announced it was cancelling its sale of Taylor Swift tour tickets last week, we look at what went wrong and the various controversies surrounding Ticketmaster. We also look at recent concert culture following the pandemic and Astroworld.

Pop culture moments include Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence, Z-Library, and Emily Ratajkowski and Pete Davidson’s new relationship!

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Links:

Https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/19/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-week-in-patriarchy

https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/taylor-swift-fans-melt-down-over-eras-ticketmaster-queue.html

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/14/john-oliver-ticketmaster-live-music-costs