On today’s episode of Paid in Puke, we’re mainlining Coralie Fargeat‘s 2024 body horror comedy, The Substance, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Special guest Bettina McKelvey joins the Pukettes to share our experiences with watching the unique and memorable piece of cinema.
Trigger Warning: Body horror discussion and upsetting sound design.
On Keggers with Kids, Baxter’s 15-year-old gives their perspective from the younger side of things. Guess what scene everybody, both young and old, related to HARD.
We also fantasize about a beauty-neutral world and an unproblematic Oscars. And on the Lunchtime Poll, we cast our respective Sues.
When it comes to the dissolution of a celebrity couple, most Hollywood types like to give the press similarly vague and diplomatic causes for their separation. “Irreconcilable Differences” is a popular catchall phrase that serves to describe the impetus for many Hollywood divorces. It can be a stand-in for all sorts of common relationship enders, such as infidelity, physical abuse, and substance issues. Sometimes, it’s as simple as their individual goals and needs changing or their lives taking different directions. But occasionally, the reasons can be a lot more complicated, and every once in a while, the inciting incidents are downright outrageous.
Effed by the Wind 