{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7a01c9e5-3627-4113-bb75-a1162bceb72d/65d7e59142e010001609a2c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Culture Chat: Jennifer Lopez’s baffling ‘This is Me … Now’","description":"<p>This Friday, we explore Jennifer Lopez’s mind-boggling new movie musical ‘This is Me … Now: A Love Story’, which was released alongside an album of the same name. The film, inspired by her marriage to actor Ben Affleck, is a series of music videos, action scenes and therapy sessions. And it was self-funded, for $20mn. What, exactly was J Lo trying to say with this project? Lilah is joined by two special guests, comedians and hosts of the podcast Celebrity Memoir Book Club, Ashley Hamilton and Claire Parker.</p><p>-------</p><p>We love hearing from you. Lilah is on Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lilahrap\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lilahrap</a> and we’re on X @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/lifeandartpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lifeandartpod</a>. You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:lifeandart@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lifeandart@ft.com</a>. We are grateful for reviews, on Apple, Spotify etc.</p><p>-------</p><p><strong>Links (all FT links get you past the paywall):&nbsp;</strong></p><p>– <em>&nbsp;This is Me…Now: A Love Story </em>is out now on Amazon Prime. Jennifer Lopez’s new album is also out on all streaming platforms.&nbsp;</p><p>–&nbsp;Ashley and Claire’s podcast is called Celebrity Memoir Book Club. It’s available wherever you listen. Here’s their 2021 episode on J Lo’s memoir: <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/md/podcast/jennifer-lopez-knows-true-love/id1533533467?i=1000530871148\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/md/podcast/jennifer-lopez-knows-true-love/id1533533467?i=1000530871148</a>&nbsp;</p><p>–&nbsp;We also love this FT column by Jo Ellison. Bennifer, the rematch and why love deserves a second chance: <a href=\"https://on.ft.com/48rItHj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://on.ft.com/48rItHj</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>More or Less:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>– Ashley wants more choreographed dance routines, like in music videos by Tinashe.&nbsp;</p><p>– Claire wants more considered writing about the arts, and mentioned the Stephen Sondheim musical ‘Here We Are’. Related, <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/e24e5f68-eacf-414d-822d-c77fb182803f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here’s a piece</a> from this weekend’s FT on the meaning of musical memorabilia – and why there’s a boom in the market at the moment.&nbsp;</p><p>– Lilah wants more narratives told backwards, like Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’, which is playing on Broadway starring Daniel Radcliffe. The FT’s review of the musical is <a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3SS0ska\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>-----</p><p>Special FT subscription offers for Life and Art podcast listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, are here: <a href=\"https://ft.com/lifeandart\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://ft.com/lifeandart</a></p><p>-------</p><p>Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner, McMurran and Sam Giovinco.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3fcdbba3-9b6f-4774-b9a8-d6f50340327d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}