Rated Reads
Rated Reads: The No Thoughts Life & Shang-Chi Speaks
Rated Reads this week takes a look at the head-empty life, a catch-up with Simu Liu and the waning appeal of sensationalist reality TV.
Rated Reads: A Doctor Who Shake-Up and A Blokecore Primer
Rated Reads this week takes a look at Ncuti Gatwa's casting as the Doctor, the surprising rise of "blokecore" and dating apps vs. loneliness.
Rated Reads: The TikTok Trial & All The Toy Films
Rated Reads this week explores the transformation of a trial into a meme, the ubiquity of musical TikToks and why Hollywood is going crazy for toy films.
Rated Reads: Florence Welch Is Back & Adult Disneyland Trips
This week on Rated Reads explores an interview with Florence Welch, celebrity Disneyland fixations and parental apology fantasies.
Rated Reads: Rap God Louis Theroux & Influencer Wars
This week on Rated Reads, explore Gen Z's Louis Therous fandom, influencer struggles at Coachella and TikTok's "villain era".
Rated Reads: Maisie Williams After Arya & The Himbo King Returns
This week's Rated Reads looks at an interview with former Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams, a celebration of Channing Tatum's return and an oral history of Derry Girls.
Rated Reads: The Fall of Girlbands and Cannibalism in Pop Culture
Rated Reads this week takes a look at the decline of the British girlband, the increasing focus on cannibalism in pop culture, and an interview with rising indie stars Wet Leg.
Rated Reads: The Return of Atlanta & Reinventing the Romcom
Rated Reads this week takes a look at the much-awaited return of Donald Glover's Atlanta, an interview with Rose Matafeo of Starstruck, and a day inside the heart of British bingo culture.
Rated Reads: Metaverse Dating & Nicolas Uncaged
Rated Reads this week takes a look at dating in the Metaverse, a profile of the enigmatic Nicolas Cage and the intriguing emergence of short king spring.