Dua Lipa has been hailed as ‘the best literary interviewer’ for her forensically researched Service95 author chats and so ofc we had to weigh in, huns, from the rise of celebrity book clubs (and even book stylists) to why people are so reticent to acknowledge a beautiful woman’s intelligence. Also this week: celebrity couples from Kylie and Timothée to Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, the labubu doll craze and the ‘kidultification’ of culture, plus a deepdive into the disturbing world of #SkinnyTok. Is this the end of body positivity or just recycled fatphobia, emboldened by the Ozempic era? Finally, a few TV recs, including our review of Molly Mae: Behind It All part two. Enjoy and have a fab weekend!

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Recs/ reviews

• Is Dua Lipa the best literary interviewer? The Guardian
• Dua Lipa versus the literary landscape, YouTube
• Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel
• Why countless guys are obsessed with those weird and wild Labubu dolls, GQ
• The £13 cuddly toys now being sold for thousands thanks to a celebrity craze, Telegraph
• Flow, in cinemas and to rent on YouTube
• Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok? Airmail 
• SkinnyTok Isn’t A Trend — It’s The Latest Iteration of Diet Culture & Fatphobia, Refinery29
• From fashion to the food industry: 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world, Guardian
• Molly Mae: Behind It All pt II, Amazon Prime 
• I thought Molly-Mae Hague was self-absorbed – her documentary changed my mind, Metro 
• Malpractice, ITV

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