High Brow29 Mar 2023

Girlfailures, Sex Scenes, and Puriteens!

In this episode, Mina explores some of the discussions that came up in February and March: aestheticizing failure as a woman, HBO's The Idol, sex scenes in tv shows, and how censorship and AI are affecting society's relationship to sex and companionship.

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Here was her reading list:
All hail the girlfailure by Roison Lanigan
Why are so many people rewatching Girls? by Callie Holtermann
What Rewatching Old Shows Teaches Us about Ourselves by Allie Volpe
'The Idol': How HBO's Next 'Euphoria' Became Twisted 'Torture Porn' by Cheyenne Roundtree
Are Sex-Negative ‘Puriteens’ Actually Taking Over the Internet? By EJ Dickinson
Penn Badgley Goes Deeper on Swearing Off Racy ‘You’ Sex Scenes: ‘That Aspect of Hollywood Has Been Very Disturbing’ by Kate Arthur
Hundreds of sexual deepfake ads using Emma Watson’s face ran on Facebook and Instagram in the last two days by Kat Tenbarge
When It Comes to OnlyFans, Humans Can Outcompete AI by Lux Alptraum
Replika's Companion Chat Bot Reportedly Loses the Sex and Leaves Fans Despondent by Nikki Main
Italy bans U.S.-based AI chatbot Replika from using personal data by Elvira Pollina and Martin Coulter

Edited by Sophie Carter
Music by Olivia Martinez
Cover by Lindsay Mintz

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