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Harry Styles, Heated Rivalry and Paul Mescal in Hamnet
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Harry Styles has new music out, ‘Skins meets Succession’ show Industry is back for season four and Paul Mescal is playing Shakepeare in tear-jerker Hamnet – it’s a good week for pop culture! Also on the show, we’re debriefing on Amazon’s first-look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, the ice hockey romance that’s taken the internet by storm, Heated Rivalry, and Molly Mae’s Adidas collab. Plus a fab Call Her Daddy ep with Jennette McCurdy (author of our book club pick Half His Age), a gripping podcast series from Alice Levine and our initial thoughts on s2 of Idris Elba’s Hijack. Enjoy huns and don’t forget to listen to our Brooklyn Beckham bonus episode from yesterday, where we deep-dive into his explosive statement on his relationship with Victoria and David!
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Recs/reviews
- Hamnet, in cinemas now
- Hamnet feels elemental, but is it just grief porn? New Yorker
- How accurate is Hamnet? The Times
- 21 Questions to Fall in Love with Paul Mescal, GQ
- The Roofman, Amazon
- Explosive Lies podcast
- Riot Women, BBC iPlayer
- Heated Rivalry, NOW TV/ Sky
- UK viewers warm up for steamy ice hockey hit Heated Rivalry, BBC
- Jennette McCurdy: Half His Age, Call Her Daddy
- Heavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments, The Hollywood Reporter
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, NOW TV
- Molly Mae: Behind It All, Amazon
- Industry, BBC iPlayer
- Industry’s Marisa Abela and Myha’la on success, sisterhood and strap-ons, Glamour
- How to Fail with Marisa Abela
- Marisa Abela: ‘Industry isn’t afraid to do things that upset people’, Times
- Hijack, Apple TV
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