Well, what’s this then?! Welcome to the first edition of Everything In Conversation - where Beth, Ruchira and Oenone chat to the people behind the content that we’ve all been loving! 
This week - we will be in conversation with Eliza Clark, the author of Boy Parts and Penance. We LOVED Penance when we read it as our book club choice - and we had loads of questions for Eliza - so we asked her to come and chat to us about the book that we all loved so much! 
Was she a chronically online Tumblr girlie? Does she actually care about true crime? And what is it like when you get compared to your characters, especially when those characters do murders…
Penance is out in paperback this week on 2nd May. Grab your copy in your local bookshop or you can buy one here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571371785-penance/ 
Follow Eliza on Instagram @fancyeliza
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Eliza Clark - author of Penance and Boy Parts: Everything In Conversation

In a world where Everything Is Content - Beth McColl, Ruchira Sharma and Oenone are here to guide you through the stories that have ignited the online zeitgeist each week.
Films, viral long-reads, Instagram scandals, reality TV obsessions…: whether it's fine art or a TikTok trend, if you can post about it on the internet - then we can and will turn it into discourse. 
Every week, Beth, Ruchira and Oenone will obsess over the pop-culture culture stories that fascinate us all and weigh-in on the conversations that they have incited online. Why are we so interested in these stories? And what does this say about us as we try to navigate life in the *real world*
Get in huns, we're about to make some content!
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History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Today we’ll be taking a deep dive into the fountain of youth for our second beauty special - and this time we’re talking about ageing. Has looking become replaced being skinny as the toxic beauty standard of today? Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we discuss some of the gorgeous women who have chosen to age visibly in the public eye, how anti-ageing pressure can impact men as well as women and how the pressure to look young has trickled down to primary school age children. 
If you have anything you’d like to add to the conversion - you can get in touch with us on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod. We’d love to hear from you. 
Last week we did a special deep dive into makeovers - so get yourself back over there to listen to that if you haven’t heard it yet! 
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THE GUARDIAN: A quick reminder ... The Beauty Myth
NEW YORK TIMES: The Art Of Botox
NEW YORK TIMES: Straws That Don’t Cause Wrinkles. Wait — Straws Cause Wrinkles?
THE TELEGRAPH: ‘Anti-wrinkle straws’ beloved by Gen Z slated by skin experts
THE GUARDIAN: ‘My ultimate goal? Don’t die’: Bryan Johnson on his controversial plan to live for ever
EVENING STANDARD: #TheFaceof10: new campaign launches to protect young girls from damaging anti-ageing skincare content
THE GUARDIAN: Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-ageing skincare to children
THE CUT: TikTok Is Taking Over My Teen’s Multistep Skin-Care Routine
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Ep 26: Ageing - a deep dive

Get ready for a glow-up because for the next two weeks on Everything Is Content we’re taking a deep dive into the world of beauty. 
In today’s episode we’re looking at makeovers - from Andy’s bangs in The Devil Wears Prada to Trinny and Susannah, we grew up in the peak era of makeovers on TV and film. Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone to discuss the effect that cultural representations of makeovers have had on us - and how makeover and glow up culture is manifesting itself today. 
We’d love to hear what you think about the - sometimes ugly - world of beauty. Chat to us over on @everythingiscontentpod on Instagram.
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss our second beauty special next week - where we will take a forensic look at the world of ageing. 
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DAZED: Snog Marry Avoid? The emotional impact of being on the 00s makeover show
NEW YORKER: The Age Of Instagram Face
JIA TOLENTINO: Trick Mirror 
STYLIST: Always chasing happiness but never getting there? You might be on the hedonic treadmill
NEW YORK TIMES: Why Do We All Have To Be Beautiful?

 FILMS DISCUSSED: 
My Big Fat Greek Wedding The Devil Wears Prada Miss Congeniality  The Parent Trap She’s The Man 

 TV SHOWS DISCUSSED:: 
Ugly Betty  Snog Marry Avoid? 10 Years Younger  What Not To Wear  How To Look Good Naked  Extreme Makeover The Swan  The Biggest Loser  Queer Eye  Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian America’s Next Top Model 
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Ep 25:  Makeovers - a deep dive

Our Beth is in Bermuda this week - but don’t worry, as far as we’re aware she hasn’t got lost in the triangle - so join Ruchira and Oenone for this week’s episode of Everything Is Content! We will be unpacking digital activism, as a movement to block celebrities gains momentum. We’ll also be analysing the huge kerfuffle caused by Bumble’s billboard campaign this week as well as peering into the New York to Dublin portal. 
Next week we’ll be doing the first out two beauty specials - starting with a deep dive into the world of makeovers. Subscribe so you don’t miss it. Love ya! 
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MEG WOLITZER: The Female Persuasion 
NETFLIX: Buying London trailer 
SABRINA CARPENTER: Espresso
THEM: I Asked a Grammarian to Help Me Unpack “That’s That Me Espresso”
X: I’m looking for a man in finance 
INDEPENDENT: Why followers are blocking global celebrities and their businesses on social media
THE GUARDIAN: More than 100 acts quit Great Escape music festival in solidarity with Palestine
THE CUT: Bumble’s Anti-Celibacy Campaign Is Not Going Over Well
INDEPENDENT: Bumble apologises for celibacy ads: ‘We made a mistake’
THE GUARDIAN: Smiles, waves and flashed body parts: video portal links Dublin and New York 
STYLE CASTER: Sabrina Carpenter Got Her 25th Birthday Dress On Depop
BBC: Upgraded ChatGPT teaches maths and flirts - but still glitches
PRIME VIDEO: Her 
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Ep 24: Blocking celebs, Bumble's fumble & the ill-fated portal

So, it was the Met Gala this week - we reckon our invites must have got lost in the post… send them special delivery next time, Anna! Join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone to discuss our favourite looks from the green carpet. We also take a look at some of the reviews of Dua Lipa’s new album Radical Optimism - are we witnessing the death of critical journalism? And then last but not least - we take a trip to rom-com town to discuss The Idea of You. 
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DISNEY PLUS: The Walking Dead 
APPLE PODCASTS: If Books Could Kill
SPOTIFY: If Books Could Kill 
PRIME VIDEO: Fallout 
VOGUE: “We Don’t Borrow – We Buy”: Law Roach
THE LINE OF BEST FIT: Absence dominates Dua Lipa’s dull and weightless Radical Optimism
BBC SOUNDS: Miss Me? - Dear Elton...
NEW STATESMAN: Everyone hates the critic
PASTE: Taylor Swift Strikes Out Looking on The Tortured Poets Department
PRIME VIDEO: The Idea Of You
MONICA HEISEY: Really Good, Actually 
TIME: Reducing The Idea of You to Fan Fiction Is Another Example of Dismissing Women’s Art
THE CUT: Anne Hathaway is too hot for The Idea Of You
CURTIS SITTENFIELD: Romantic Comedy
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Ep 23: The Met Gala, Dua Lipa and The Idea Of You

Game, set, match (is that what they say in tennis?!) This week on Everything Is Content join Beth, Ruchira and Oenone as we discuss what may well be the film of the year so far - Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers. We also dive into a debate that has fired up the running community and we discuss Chloe Burrows' new Channel 4 documentary - The Truth About Reality Love. 
We loved chatting with you guys in the DMs about Taylor Swift last week - if you have anything to say to us get in touch @everythingiscontentpod!
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And if you’re looking for a way to brighten up your life on a budget, Beth’s book Romanticise Your Life is only 99p on Kindle for the rest of May. Through anecdotes, inspiring tips and journal prompts, Romanticise Your Life is a non-fiction guide to doing more of what you love, feeling like the main character & seeking the joy that’s already all around.
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 AUDIBLE: Green Wing Resuscitated
CHANNEL 4: Green Wing 
TATLER: Every photograph from Lady Lola Bute’s spectacularly indulgent 25th birthday party
ROLLING STONE: Kendrick Did Everything He Needed to on ‘Euphoria’
THE GUARDIAN: Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance
GQ: How gay is challengers, really? 
LA TIMES: Law Roach breaks down Zendaya’s tennis-inspired ‘Challengers’ looks and ‘method dressing’
YOUTUBE: Zendaya training for Challengers
RUNNER’S WORLD: When You Bandit a Race, You Ruin It For Everyone
CHANNEL 4: The Truth About Reality Love 
MEG GOLDBERGER: How much money I made from my breakup series
OENONE FORBAT: Bad Influence
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Eliza Clark - author of Penance and Boy Parts: Everything In Conversation

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