Harry Styles’ taxi cab engagement theory, the latest on Rebel Wilson’s lawsuits, and Meryl Streep’s pay rise energy. 


Hi friends! One of the biggest engagement stories of 2026 has landed: Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz are betrothed after just eight months of dating. We break down the details and ask if the Sex & the City Taxi Cab Theory has anything to do with it. We reference the Harry Styles and Zane Lowe interview from earlier this year. 


This week, Taylor Swift was featured in The New York Times Magazine as one of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. The NYT polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to select the songwriters. We question some contradicting statements. 


Never has an Australian film been faced with this much controversy. After first speaking about this in 2025, we have more to unpack about the messy lawsuits around Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, which has bombed its Australian cinematic release. 


While doing press for Devil Wears Prada 2, Meryl Streep revealed on the US Today Show that she asked to double her salary in 2006 for the first film. We discuss our own thoughts around pay transparency and advocating for your worth. We reference Anna Mackenzie's substack, and her Shoot Your Shot Wednesday initiative. 


In Bookmarked, Maggie shares a recent Modern Love x NYT episode (and shares a hack), and Jas recommends The Pitt on HBO Max. 


Thanks for listening! Jas and Mags xo 

Harry Styles’ taxi cab engagement theory, the latest on Rebel Wilson’s lawsuits, and Meryl Streep’s pay rise energy. Hi friends! One of the biggest engagement stories of 2026 has landed: Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz are betrothed after just eight months of dating. We break down the details and ask if the Sex & the City Taxi Cab Theory has anything to do with it. We reference the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTA637pJ63Y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harry Styles and Zane Lowe interview</a> from earlier this year. This week, Taylor Swift was featured in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/magazine/taylor-swift-songwriting-process-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New York Times Magazine</a> as one of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. The NYT polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to select the songwriters.&nbsp;We question some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B8-TJ8vsKY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contradicting statements</a>. Never has an Australian film been faced with this much controversy. After <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ais-fashion-infiltration-charli-xcxs-brat-wedding-trisha/id1525337131?i=1000719545989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first speaking about this in 2025</a>, we have more to unpack about the <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/rebel-wilson-returns-to-the-witness-box-in-high-stakes-defamation-battle-20260429-p5zrwo.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">messy lawsuits</a> around Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, which has bombed its Australian cinematic release. While doing press for Devil Wears Prada 2, Meryl Streep revealed on the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXuIQv7jtIL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Today Show</a> that she asked to double her salary in 2006 for the first film. We discuss our own thoughts around pay transparency and advocating for your worth. We reference <a href="https://substack.com/@annamackstack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anna Mackenzie's substack</a>, and her Shoot Your Shot Wednesday initiative. In Bookmarked, Maggie shares a recent <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-husbands-breakdown-was-my-breakthrough/id1065559535?i=1000760219590" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modern Love x NYT episode</a> (and shares a hack), and Jas recommends <a href="https://play.hbomax.com/?utm_id=sa|22351079717|186637035548|670051086885&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22351079717&gbraid=0AAAAApH9fnp8XgNZHrtRGWgOuuA1KhK6z&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh-HPBhCIARIsAC0p3cdB38Ad2bvv-Krt62bS1F4JcUwDg7I_hjx_d1FiSL81H4ADgF8-IfsaAs9TEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pitt</a> on HBO Max. Thanks for listening! Jas and Mags xo <hr>

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

Culture Club is a weekly podcast analysing pop culture, the arts, and the internet, hosted by writers and editors Jasmine Wallis and Maggie Zhou.

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Harry Styles’ Taxi Cab Theory, Meryl Streep’s Money Advice & Rebel Wilson’s Court Case

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