We’re back after an emergency week off as I dealt with complications from a minor medical procedure. (More details are here.) In this episode I was on painkillers out of necessity. I don’t think I was as loopy as I was in episode 9, but that’s arguable. We start off by talking about the Tatler story trashing Duchess Meghan and the fact that the Sussex Royal Instagram launch was wildly popular. We discuss the rumored affair between Prince William and Rose Hanbury, the Duchess of Cholmondeley. Chandra knew how to pronounce it right and everything. What started out as a rural rivalry seemed to have a lot more behind it when royal sources came out swinging. We discuss whether it seems likely that William would cheat with a neighbor. You can listen below!
As that story was being largely ignored by the British press, more nitpicking stories came out about Duchess Meghan, who is due any day now. Sources claimed that Meghan had asked Prince Charles whether wearing a tiara would be appropriate during her trip to New Zealand, which seemed perfectly reasonable to us. The only story which we thought was legitimate is that Meghan has spent too much on clothing.
We talked about Joe Biden being inappropriate and handsy with women. That story started with Democrat Lucy Flores opening up about an uncomfortable moment with Biden in 2014. It was too familiar to us as women and we talked about how we’ve become accustomed to being pawed and touched. We all know men like that, and people are finally able to set boundaries and talk about it. We don’t think it’s a plot by the Republicans or Biden’s rivals. Biden’s non-apology was inadequate and shows he still lacks awareness of what he’s done.
Our favorite story this week was Nicolas Cage’s quickie Vegas marriage to a sketchy makeup artist. His annulment request cited fraud as the woman was in a relationship and had a DUI she didn’t disclose. We called it a golddigger fail after Cage’s assets were depleted after he failed to pay taxes in 2009. I remembered a crazy profile of Cage in The Daily Beast which detailed his insane parties and unbelievable lifestyle.
Chandra/Kaiser discussed what’s coming up for Game of Thrones. She wants to see Cersei killed in the Battle of Winterfell and everyone is hoping Arya survives. It’s hard to tell what’s coming based on the teasers which have come out, and it’s clear that the actors really want to tell spoilers.
Finally we talked about Us. I saw and loved it and have a spoiler-free review. It did incredibly at the box office and was somehow Lupita Nyong’o’s first starring role after she won the Oscar for 2013′s 12 Years a Slave. We agree that Jordan Peele should continue to make movies starring people of color and make fun of the people crying reverse racism.
Our user question was from Bluesky about how we cover breaking news! Our comments of the week were from Valiantly Varnished on feminists’ favorite Chris and Skylark on the origin of the rural rivalry between Duchesses Kate and Rose.
Thank you to everyone who wished me well on Twitter! I am still recovering and it means a lot to hear.
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Here’s the Lupita tweet I mentioned!
— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 2, 2019
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