<p>Harry Styles has dropped his long-awaited album, ACOTAR author Sarah J Maas went on Call Her Daddy and Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash for his comments on ballet and opera –&nbsp;it’s been a busy week in pop culture! Plus: Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall’s sexy new series Vladimir has landed on Netflix just as the “smut renaissance” reaches fever pitch. From romantasy to Heated Rivalry, is our insatiable appetite for steam a symptom of the loneliness epidemic? Finally, a quick look at Lily Allen’s tour reviews, that *very* awkward new Louis Theroux interview and a super exciting announcement: book club is back in April! We can’t wait to see some of you there &lt;3</p><br><p>Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/straightupmedia/2113500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">via Ticket Tailor </a>and order your copy of our book pick Hooked <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hooked-gripping-author-global-sensation/dp/0008753830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/straightuppod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@straightuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @straightuppod</a></p><p>Find us on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@straightupmediapod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @straightupmediapod</a></p><p>Email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠</p><br><p>Recs</p><ul><li>Maybe Knowing Too Much About Motherhood Has Ruined Me, The Cut</li><li>‘I regret having children’, The Cut</li><li>Vladimir: A Novel, Julia May Jonas&nbsp;</li><li>Vladimir, Netflix</li><li>Vladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’, The Guardian</li><li>Is it true that … if you pluck a grey hair, two will grow in its place? The Guardian</li><li>Julia May Jonas on Bringing Vladimir to Netflix—and What She Changed, Elle</li><li>Hooked, Asako Yuzuki</li><li>Sarah J. Maas on Call Her Daddy&nbsp;</li><li>Are We in a ‘Smut Renaissance’? New York Times</li><li>Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles</li><li>Harry Styles - Zane Lowe &amp; Apple Music ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ Interview</li><li>‘Would you like me to cry now?’: Louis Theroux on the manosphere, marriage and misunderstandings, The Guardian</li></ul><p><br></p><p>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>