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The Dangers of Looksmaxxing
Leg lengthening surgery is a thing now
Mar 4 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
BAFTAs, Ballerina Farm & Love is Blind
Plus some bits and bobs.
Feb 27 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Wunmi Mosaku & The Power of Sinners
A very special episode
Feb 25 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
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The Plutocrats Party On
Nov 14, 2025 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
A Star. A Celebrity. A Famous Person
Jan 10 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Goodbye Thin. Hello Sculpt.
Sep 10, 2025 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Battle of the Beckhams
Jan 23 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
The Sculpt Signs
Oct 31, 2025 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
My 2026 Predictions
Dec 19, 2025 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
A Cycle of Exploitation
America's Next Model: A cold place with no resolution or apologies.
Feb 20 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Bad Bunny, Kim K & 'Woke' is Back?
Plus a quick pop culture news rundown
Feb 13 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Black women, Tropes and Reality TV
Plus the burden of being first
Feb 11 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
The MAGAfication of Nicki Minaj
And why it’s not that shocking
Feb 6 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
The Myth of an Overnight Success
Adulting is hard. Even when you're "winning"
Feb 4 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
The Wonderfully Weird World of Disney Adults
The zeitgest's most misunderstood subculture.
Jan 29 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Battle of the Beckhams
And why Brooklyn can’t win it
Jan 23 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
How K-Beauty Took Over the World
A story of beauty, power and status.
Jan 21 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Heated Rivalry, Teyana Taylor and the US Flag
Plus it's 2016 again and I hate it.
Jan 17 • Christiana Mbakwe Medina
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