<p>Our spiritual Lorde experience, Manon splits from Katseye, and how figure skater Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal win is shifting culture. PSA: There may be some tinny audio in today's episode. We're working on a solution asap for you!</p><br><p>We recount Lorde's Melbourne tour and, in pop culture news, Manon Bannerman is taking a “hiatus” from global girl group, Katseye, for “health and wellbeing” reasons.</p><br><p>US figure skater Alysa Liu has taken over our feeds (and our hearts) after winning gold in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. But it's not just her medal that's making headlines. We discuss the rise of Gen Z play and nihilism that Alysa is inadvertently championing. Jas references a Substack by Gael Aitor titled '<a href="https://grownkid.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-play-among-youth-culture?r=6g244c&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rise of Play Among Youth Culture</a><strong>' </strong>and an Instagram account titled <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVD6-e9lTfx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Career Archetypes</a>.</p><br><p>In Bookmarked, Maggie recommends the movie <a href="https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/pillion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pillion</a> while Jas recommends the new Paul McCartney documentary, <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Paul-McCartney-Man-On-The-Run/0LW7BTTRHEXS0VVF1F3UT4TWAF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Man on the Run</a>. </p><br><p>Thank you for listening! &lt;3 Jas &amp; Mags </p><p><em>This episode was brought to you by SAILY eSim! Download SAILY in your app store and use our code 'cultureclub' at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Or click the link here </em><a href="https://saily.com/cultureclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://saily.com/cultureclub</a> </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>