Baby Reindeer, Nicola Peltz Beckham’s mortifying movie and The Tortured Poets Department

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Baby Reindeer is of course our main talking point this week, huns, as we debate the deeply ironic investigation undertaken by internet sleuths trying to uncover Martha and Darrien’s real identities. Sure, to uncover the ‘truth’ behind the chilling story of stalking is tempting, but is it fair to speculate when Richard Gadd has asked us not to? Ellie has also watched Nicola Peltz Beckham’s toe-curlingly vain attempt at filmmaking, Lola, and we mull over whether it could ever be OK for a billionaire’s daughter to write a screenplay from the perspective of a working class stripper. And of course we had to give our verdict on Taylor Swift’s new record, including an inside look at the power moves of her longtime publicist Tree Paine.

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Reccos discussed this week:

• Baby Reindeer, Netflix
• ‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’: Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer, the Guardian
• Baby Reindeer review – Richard Gadd's solo theatre debut is a haunting hour, the Guardian
• Richard Gadd: how I turned my stalking nightmare into a Netflix drama, The Times
• Nicola Peltz Beckham, a billionaire’s daughter, made a movie about abject poverty. It’s as bad as you think, the Guardian
• Memmo Alfama terrace bar, Lisbon
• Magnolia restaurant, Lisbon
• Mama Shelter rooftop, Lisbon
• Praia da Adraga beach (one hour from Lisbon)
• Nat's nourishments harissa potatoes
• There Are Plenty of Power Publicists. But Only One Works for Taylor Swift, Wall Street Journal