The One With the Balenciaga Scandal and China’s Lockdown Protests

This week, Suzanne walks us through the sordid tale of how designer fashion brand Balenciaga found themselves in hot water for seemingly promoting child pornography. Then, Jay tells us about the huge protests erupting around China against the country’s ‘Zero Covid’ draconian style lockdowns. 

Plus: feline stowaways, monks on meth, Must See TV, Shampoo Planet, and more. 

Links:

Top Christmas Movies of All Time:

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g38414559/top-christmas-movies-of-all-time/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_toc_m_bm_prog_lft_us_g38414559&gclid=Cj0KCQiAm5ycBhCXARIsAPldzoXnDvtpRp49vIfagV1R7ugSF1kHtwNmQjs5mchErB89Y-B0ILQjU48aAp01EALw_wcB

Fibronostalgia:

NBC Must See TV: 

https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-et-st-nbc-must-see-tv-to-peak-tv-20190504-story.html

https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/nbc-thursday-night-comedies/#10

Shampoo Planet: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22312.Shampoo_Planet

Wait what: 

TSA Finds Cat in Checked Bag:

https://apnews.com/article/oddities-new-york-cats-transportation-security-administration-0e982b74ccca14064960a4793e96e5fc

Monks Test Positive for Meth in Thailand: 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monks-meth-temple-thailand/

News:

What to Know About the Balenciaga Ad Scandal: https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/what-to-know-about-the-balenciaga-ad-scandal.html

China’s Covid Lockdown Protests: 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/china/china-lockdown-protests-covid-explainer-intl-hnk

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