This week we've got a lot of content to parse through from updates to last week's headlines to chit chatting about Gen Z trends. From discussing the Love is Blind lawsuit to our usual Kardashian Family update, please see below for the topics of the week:

Last Week Update

• Armie Hammer confirmed working as a timeshare salesman in the Cayman Island according to sources
• Noah Shnapps says all is well with him and Doja Cat

TikTok Trend

• Vabbing 

Constance Wu

• Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after Fresh off the Bot Backlash

Love is Blind Lawsuit

• Love is Blind Cast Member Sues Show claiming contestants were denied food and water

Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Case

• Judge Rejects Amber Heard’s request to set aside Depp win

Jen Shah

• Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Jen Shah, pleads guilty to fraud charges

Tom Brady

• Tom Brady says that his wealth is the hardest thing about parenting

Kardashian Family Update

• Khloe and Tristan expecting a second child via surrogate

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This week we're walking you all through Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis, the complexity of the artist and man Elvis Presley and why Elvis is getting cancelled (again). Join us as we deep dive into some of Elvis's problematic behaviors from reports of him grooming his wife to appropriating black music, how he was screwed by his manager, his struggles with opioids and the conspiracy theories surrounding his early death.

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We hope ya'll missed us! This week we're talking through a wide range of topics, from Doja Cat's drama with Noah Schnapp to our usual Kardashian Family update and more. See below for the topics of the week:

Doja Cat

• Doja Cat and Noah Schnapp Drama - Sharing of their DM convo related to Joseph Quinn

Armie Hammer

• Armie Hammer - A Regular in Cayman Islands Resort Offices Selling Time Shares

Kardashian Family Update

• North West held up a sign saying “STOP” so people would stop taking pictures of her at the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Show
• Kim Kardashian finally comes clean about cosmetic procedures she’s had (by not really coming clean)

Amber Heard & Johnny Depp Trial Update

• Amber Heard requesting a mistrial due to an incorrect juror 

Minions

• Gen Z losing their shit for the new Minions Movie and getting banned from dressing up at movie theaters

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This week, the Basic and the Brain are discussing Ezra Miler's recent bizarre and erratic behaviors. We run through the timeline of events and how things keep getting worse, we discuss public sentiment around Ezra, the reaction of the studios that work with Ezra (why has Warner Bros been slow to the punch with handling the situation?), and discussing various problematic figures in entertainment (people we've collectively loved and others we outright hate) all while debating should we be separating the art from the artist? If so, then when does it make sense?

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Roe V. Wade has been overturned and though we're grieving and struggling, the Basic and the Brain are trying to keep it positive and light with the topics being covering this week.

Beyonce

• Overview of Beyonce's New Song "Break My Soul" and People's Reactions

Kendall Jenner

• Kendall Jenner + Devin Booker Break Up

Unfiltered Answers to Questions Men Are Scared to Ask

• When you're platonic friends with a man, do you want to be treated exactly how he treats his male friends (in terms of tone, the inside jokes, and the way time is spent), or is there an expectation to be treated differently as a woman?
• What kind of common behavior makes a guy seem creepy or unattractive?
• Do women get the pee shiver? I know sometimes I’ll be pissing, and there’s an uncontrolled shiver as I’m finishing up. Does that happen with women at all?

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This week we're tackling the backlash our beloved Jennifer Aniston faced after making some comments around the "dilution of the actor's job" due to the rise of social media fame across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Was she wrong in her commentary? Was she right? To try and answer these questions, we deep dive into the evolution of social media across the years, the differences between online celebrities/influencers versus traditional celebrities (even with the change in entertainment models from traditional to the expansion in streaming services), and what encompasses social media fame.

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Here we are trying to stay positive as the world keeps giving us "paradise". This week we're talking through a wide range of topics, from our usual Kardashian family update to including an "Am I the asshole/ What would you do" segment. See below for the topics of the week:

Kardashian Family Update

• Tristan Thompson in Drake’s new music video
• Season Finale of The Kardashian
• Kim Kardashian Met Gala Dress Disaster Back and Forth (Ripley museum's response)

Britney Spears

• Britney’s Dad Forcing her Into another Deposition

Am I The Asshole / What Would You Do?

• Woman Didn't Tell Her Date What She Does For A Living, So He Bought Her Drinks All Night — Now He's Mad, And People Are Saying He's In The Wrong

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This week the basic and the brain are tackling Kim Kardashian's recent response to the backlash she received for losing an unhealthy amount of weight ahead of the Met Gala in order to fit the classic and timeless museum piece (a former Marilyn Monroe dress). Now that we know the dress was actually damaged and that her weight loss didn't help with maintaining the integrity of the original, we discuss how far is too far when celebrities transform for the "art form" and for beauty. We talk insecurities, the dangers of celebrities trying to be "relatable" when they live very different lives with VERY different financial standings and how much of dieting culture has permeated the fabric of our society.

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This week we're talking through a wide range of topics, from providing an overview of Britney Spear's wedding to Sam Asghari to discussing the most recent Royal Family drama during the platinum jubilee. See below for the topics of the week:

Jennifer Lopez & Shakira

• Jennifer Lopez says it was 'the worst idea in the world' for her to share the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira
• Shakira getting back into the dating game

Royal Family and The Platinum Jubilee

• Rumors that Meghan Markle and Harry had a rough go at the Platinum Jubilee
• Meghan Criticized Over Lilibet's Dress While Publication Defends Kate

Rebel Wilson

• Rebel Wilson having to out herself due to a journalist (Andrew Hornery with the Sydney Morning Herald) threatening to out her

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Get Married

• Britney's first husband, Jason Alexander arrested crashing her wedding
• Opinions on the dress and wedding style
• Paris Hilton declined DJing for Biden to attend Britney’s wedding

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This week on the Basic and the Brain, our dear friend Josh Lee (UX and product designer) joins us for another episode to talk all things grooming. We discuss skin care regimen, hair removal processes (including nightmarish stories of Nair burns, butthole waxing and VERY close shaves to some pretty sensitive parts), the difference in male versus female grooming(including resources/time spent + pain threshold) and dive into the topic of whether or not each sex would bother to continue grooming or partaking in these levels of "self care" if the other sex no longer existed. Is the male or female gaze defining our standards of beauty when it comes to grooming or is this all self inflicted?

Join us this week as we debate who has it worse, give you a detailed story of barbed cat dick and debate whether or not our world is all about survival of the fittest or survival of the prettiest!

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