Nudifying Technology, Bad Husband Content & Toxic Ambition in Marty Supreme

Morning EICitizens! And welcome to the Republic of Content. On this week's docket...

We head briefly over to Beverly Hills to discuss last Sunday's Golden Globes. What did we think of the winners and who do we deem the best dressed/worst behaved?

Then we get stuck into Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie's new sports comedy-drama fronted by Timothée Chalamet. In it he plays ruthlessly ambitious Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman with grand plans to become the ping pong world champ. The film is getting rave reviews (and has just earned TC his very first Golden Globe)- but what did we think? Worth the hype or just another tired tale of a selfish man with big ambitions?

Next up: Grok. 2026 started with mass digital violations, as huge numbers of women (and children) were targeted with deepfakes thanks to a new feature of Elon Musk’s AI tool which allowed digital undressing of real photos. As of this Wednesday Grok will apparently now ignore instructions to generate sexualised images, but we argue that the damage is already done. What do we think is behind this trend (spoiler: it's misogny) and what else should be done?

Finally we investigate if people online are growing tired of content about useless male partners, especially if their wives and girlfriends won't listen. Comment threads are now full of the same sentiment: if you're not going to leave him, then leave us out if it. Is this a fair response? And does it speak to a cultural divide or just a digital one?

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This week Beth was loving The Golden Globes coverage (e.g. the outfits), Ruchira was loving Industry (available on iPlayer in the UK and HBO elsewhere) and Oenone was loving Marty Supreme (in cinemas now!).

The Hollywood Reporter - Timothée Chalamet and Josh Safdie: How We Made 'Marty Supreme'

BBC - X could 'lose right to self-regulate', says Starmer

The Telegraph - Elon Musk's X stops bikini bot undressing women

The Guardian - 'Add blood, forced smile': how Grok's nudification tool went viral

BBC - Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over explicit deepfakes

Distractify - TikTok "Butter Dish Woman" Complains About Fiancé's Small Gift

TikTok - The Original Single List

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