Influencers In War Zones, #QuitGPT & Jim Carrey's Clone

Hello EICrooks and criminals!

This week on the podcast we start by discussing the Industry finale- what did we think and what are we hoping for from its upcoming final season?

Then we turn to global politics as influencers in Dubai chronicle missile strikes. Are crying videos from luxury apartments the ultimate in Western obliviousness or are we being too harsh? Plus: is OpenAI's sinister new deal with the U.S. Department of Defence enough to get people to #QuitGPT?

In Hollywood news: Who cloned Jim Carrey? What's the story, where did these rumours come from and what does it say about our collective brain power that people are asking if it's true?

We also discuss the audacity of 49-year old cinema-legend and generational hottie Maggie Gyllenhaal to visibly age. How have we gotten to a place in the culture where a woman NOT getting a $200K face-lift is the more controversial choice?

Plus Beth and Oenone have some choice words for SNL.

Thank you so much to Cue podcasts for the edit.

We hope you enjoy! B, O, R x

Oenone's been loving The Bride and Small Prophets.

Beth's been loving We Might Regret This & Shrill with a special mention to Detectorists.

BBC iPlayer - Industry

Substack - Empty Ambition by Brendon Holder

The Watch - Konrad Kay & Mickey Down

GOV.UK - United Arab Emirates

The Rest Is Entertainment - Dubai Influencers vs Iran

The Guardian - Quit ChatGPT: right now!

Cracked - Jim Carrey's Publicist Finally Addresses The Clone Rumors

Fastcompany - What to know about the 'everyone is 12' theory

Substack - Ah shit! We let pedophiles decide our beauty standards by Jameela Jamil

Mamamia - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jim Carrey, and the ageing conversation we're too afraid to have.

Oenone's Substack - Carrie, Bridget & me

The Guardian - I was at the Baftas - and while hearing the N-word was unsettling, all anger should be aimed at the BBC

BBC - SNL criticised for 'hurtful' Tourette's sketch

Netflix - I Swear (airing in the UK from Tuesday 10th March)

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