Mind games, Sacha Baron Cohen and gold digging intellectualised

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There’s yet another headline-grabbing ‘feminist’ debate raging on the internet, angels, so we give you the lowdown on The Cut’s viral piece The Case for Marrying an Older Man, from the intellectualization of gold digging (lol) to the persistent cultural misinterpretations of Lolita. Next, we debrief on the exposé on Andrew Huberman, the world’s biggest pop scientist and host of the third biggest podcast globally. How did the self-styled Mr Perfect manipulate six different women into believing they were his only partner? And should his questionable personal choices have bearing on his work? Very fittingly, we also cover the allegations detailed in Rebel Wilson’s book against Sacha Baron Cohen, including a look back at his highly questionable output, and he and Isla Fisher’s announcement last week that they are going through divorce. Finally, we recommend Lily Allen’s new podcast Miss Me, and chat all things Cowboy Carter and virginity.

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Reccs discussed:

• The Case for Marrying an Older Man by Grazie Sophia Christie, The Cut
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
• Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control, The Cut
• My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• The Exes Who Froze Embryos and Regret It, The Cut
• Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
• The Molecule of More by Dr Daniel Z Lieberman
• Uncovering the Higher Truth about Jay Shetty, Guardian
• Miss Me with Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver (podcast)
• The Hunks Du Jour Need to Start Having Fun on Instagram Again, Vulture
• All of You (film)
• Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé