Royals and Braniston 2020

Happy 2020! It's a new year and a decade but the same old Majka and Yaz are back to break down the latest in politics and pop culture for you. This month, Majka teaches a masterclass on the concept of royals in light of #Megxit, while Yaz discusses the road to a potential Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston reunion. Oh, and there is definitely a Lorde singalong. You've been warned. 

Reading

Nothing Breaks Like A Heart by Katherine Webber

Tiny Love Stories in The New York Times

 

Watching 

The Bold Type on Hulu

Next In Fashion on Netflix

Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez on Netflix

Sex Education season 2 on Netflix

Longshot

Little Women

 

Listening 

Hamilton Leithauser

Bright Eyes

Foolish Loving Spaces by Blossoms

Marriage Story soundtrack

Little Women soundtrack

 

Politics 

The purpose of the monarchy and the problem of inequality: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/06/the-purpose-of-the-monarchy-and-the-problem-of-inequality

Why monarchies are still relevant and useful in the 21st century:https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/why-monarchies-are-still-relevant-and-useful-in-the-21st-century/

Monarchies are more useful than you think:https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/monarchies-more-useful-than-you-think.html

European monarchies still have a purpose:https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/do-european-monarchies-still-have-any-purpose?lang=fr

Royal family costs and benefits: https://fullfact.org/economy/royal-family-what-are-costs-and-benefits/

 

Pop Culture

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt relationship timeline: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a30378889/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt-relationship-timeline/

Looking back on Jennifer Aniston's romance history: https://www.eonline.com/news/1013117/looking-back-on-jennifer-aniston-s-surprising-romance-history#photo-963205

Pittaissance: https://www.vogue.com/article/best-brad-pitt-moments-golden-globes-2020

Jennifer Aniston's Huffington Post op-ed: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-the-record_b_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f

Why Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt should never get back together: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jen-dont-do-it-why-jennifer-aniston-and-brad-pitt-should-never-get-back-together?ref=scroll