We're talking happily-ever-after stories with Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy, stars of Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton romance novels. Disney's live action remake of its animated classic The Little Mermaid is campy and entertaining, but why this story again, and why now? Ben puts the question to Halle, who plays Ariel, and Melissa, who plays Ursula. With its multiracial (and hot) casting and steamy sex scenes, Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series found new and enthusiastic audiences via Shondalands's hit screen adaptations for Netflix. BW and Rudi Bremer ta ..read more

We're watching Netflix's Queen Charlotte, singing the praises of reginas and waiting for our invitations to join Bluesky. Shonda Rhimes' Queen Charlotte fills in the blanks of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton adaptations, telling us how 'The Great Experiment' resulted in the multiracial aristocracy we see on screen. While we're talking about the royal family, what was the choir singing at the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla? And Aisha Dee, best known for starring in the cult hit The Bold Type, talks about her role in the new SBS drama Safe Home, along with series creator Anna Barnes ..read more

We're talking to Alison Roman and pondering the future of MasterChef, the Met Gala, and the monarchy. Celebrity chef, cookbook author and millennial influencer Alison Roman gets real about being Internet famous and making mistakes. She takes us behind the scenes of her YouTube Home Movies and shares her biggest regret of 2020. For years MasterChef has been the warm hug TV show that gets Australians through winter. But how do we feel about watching in the wake of the shocking death of judge Jock Zonfrillo? Also: is Ben king now? Salty feelings about the Karl Lagerfeld Met Gala and the Hollywood ..read more

We're reporting for Jury Duty, trashing our Twitter blue ticks and getting violently local with Aunty Donna. Bev and Ben debrief on Jury Duty, Amazon's wild twist on reality TV that's Truman Show meets The Office meets The Rehearsal, starring jury foreperson and real life nice guy, Ronald Gladden. Meanwhile, Twitter's blue tick has gone from verified status symbol to absolute embarrassment, thanks to Elon Musk. Aunty Donna's Zach and Broden stop by with freshly brewed Morning Brown from their Coffee Cafe ..read more

We're catching up on Succession drama, Netflix's Beef troubles and getting the inside story on a new documentary about legendary YA author Judy Blume. Now that (spoiler alert) Logan Roy is dead, what's at stake for Kendall, Shiv, Roman (and Connor) Roy? And what nostril-flaring details are revealed in a Vanity Fair article about the real life family that inspired HBO's Succession — the Murdochs? At 85, global bestselling author Judy Blume is a living legend who's long overdue for celebration. Filmmakers Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok are directors of the feature documentary 'Judy Blume Forever ..read more

We're stopping everything to talk to two trail blazers in the Australian music industry, Jen Cloher and Jaguar Jonze. Jen Cloher's new album, I Am The River, The River Is Me is a powerful collection of songs inspired by Jen's matrilineal line of wāhine Māori. Jen told BW and BL in 2022 that the lead single, Mana Takatāpui is a loving tribute to queer Maori identity. Jaguar Jonze is creating major change after a series of post it notes shared on social media sparked a nationwide review into bullying and sexual assault in the Australian music industry. BW spoke to Jaguar in February 2022 about s ..read more

Trump's been indicted but still campaigning, Elon Musk changed the twitter logo to the dogecoin dog — honestly what the hell is happening, we need to figure things out. BW and BL talk through the OTT news of the week, Ben's Trump impression returns and we're trading reviews of the Super Mario Bros. Movie and Yellowjackets season two. Also hear from the director and cast of Rye Lane, a British rom-com that sends its leads on a colour-saturated caper through the landmarks of South London ..read more

Stop everything for: Celeste Barber on her new show, Wellmania, the latest in nepo baby news, and reviews of Succession season 4 and John Wick 4! Celeste Barber of #celestechallengeaccepted talks about body acceptance, Instagram comedy and what she has in common with her Wellmania TV character, Liv Healy. We're figuring out the week in nepo baby news after Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in a Utah courtroom to testify in a ski crash trial and Romy Mars, Sofia Coppola's daughter (and Francis Ford Coppola's granddaughter) made a viral TikTok about vodka pasta that was definitely not about vodka pasta ..read more

Season 3 of Ted Lasso is underway, we're eating up Ali Wong and Steven Yeun's raging Beef and going behind the scenes of Alone Australia. Did BL abandon Ted Lasso because it's straight culture? Is that the exact reason why it's a healing balm for BW? And how will Ted and Nate's breakup play out in the final series of the beloved Apple TV+ show? Comedian Ali Wong and Oscar nominated Steven Yeun face off in The A24/Netflix series Beef, which features Wong and Yeun as strangers who become obsessed with making each others' lives hell after a road rage incident. Alone Australia is SBS' upcoming ver ..read more

BW and BL dissect Chris Rock's take on getting slapped by Will Smith at last year's Oscars, delivered via Rock's new comedy special, Selective Outrage. Live vicariously through the eyes of resident DINK [dual income, no kids] Benjamin Law, who flew across the continent to see Björk at Perth Festival, and gives us a recount. BW basks in the Pedro Pascal solar eclipse of new The Last of Us and new episodes of The Mandalorian. And music legend Jazzie B OBE, founder of Soul II Soul ahead of the group's Australian tour talks us through the musical and cultural origins of the Grammy-winning group, k ..read more