Ep 24: Blocking celebs, Bumble's fumble & the ill-fated portal
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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!  — 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  — Follow us on Instagram: @everythingiscontentpod  @beth_mccoll  @ruchira_sharma @oenone  --- Everything Is Content is produced by Faye Lawrence for We Are Grape Exec Producer: James Norman-Fyfe Music: James Richardson Photography: Rebecca Need-Meenar  Artwork: Joe Gardner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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