The Chair, Making the Cut, and new celeb coupling dropped
Academia and fashion, plus Zoë x Channing
We discuss The Chair _and _Making the Cut, two shows about making it work within an ultimately capitalist institution.
02:35 The Chair, a new Netflix miniseries, does a good job showcasing — on both a micro and macro level — how an institution like a university cannot easily be changed, but rather changes the individual. (Also: Sandra Oh!!!)
22:38 Making the Cut is Amazon's high-budget answer to Project Runway, only even more rooted in the naked goal of commercial profit.
41:26 Plus, just some light culture notes about Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum :)
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Music: REEKAH
Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu