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September, 25th 2020
This week the Emmys, like many award shows this year, was a weirdly dystopian effort at some fun and normalcy. And despite it all, this year gave us a great run of deserved winners and some of my absolute favourite shows of the last year: Watchmen, Succession, Schitt's Creek and Zendaya, who became the youngest Emmy winner for her performance as Rue in Euphoria.

While award shows themselves may seem frivolous right now, this one celebrated the one thing that has kept a lot of us sane this year: great TV. 

Reading

Online, the coronavirus is here to stay. In April, the White House stopped the US postal service from distributing free masks. The last gasp of the gender construct: why gender reveals cause so much destruction. The elusive peril of space junk. Damon Lindelof on his Watchmen journey. Angelica Jade Bastién is tired of films like Antebellum. And what this trans survivor wants JK Rowling to know

IRL, Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hanna Ewens takes a deep dive into the culture of fandom, and the explores the force of teen girls driving music culture. 

Learning:
Why Ling Shepherd doesn't want to be called 'Coloured' any more.

Watching

The This is Paris documentary was riveting. Paris Hilton, arguably the original influencer explores her past, delves into childhood trauma and contemplates her role in shaping modern-day reality TV and social media culture.

Enola HolmesI was sceptical about whether we needed another movie in the Holmes universe, and while well-made with the delightful Millie Bobby Brown as the lead, its somewhat awkward take on the suffragette movement did not quite hit the mark. 

Looking forward

PEN15 is back! The Mandalorian has a new trailer. And Harry Styles is cast as the lead in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling

Video of the Week

Zayn's Better drops today
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