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In an exclusive extract from her brilliant new memoir about battling breast cancer, the legendary FACE writer asks: how do you wear mascara if you’ve lost your eyelashes?

From Marlon Brando and Leonardo DiCaprio to Timothée Chalamet and Pedro Pascal, the objects of our collective infatuation can often reflect our shifting culture and sexuality right back at us.

Three days ago, the Dalai Lama released a social media statement apologising for his inappropriate behaviour with a young boy. But how did the Notes App go from a celeb get-out-of-jail-free card to a legitimate crisis control tool?

The podcast’s hosts Eliza McLamb and Julia Hava have cemented themselves as prophets of high-low criticism and internet hot takes.

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