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SRSLY #34: The 1975, The People v OJ Simpson and Date Night

On the pop culture podcast: The 1975's second album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, the true-story drama The People v OJ Simpson and Tina Fey/Steve Carell comedy Date Night.

By Caroline Crampton

This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you can find links to all the things we talk about in the show as well as a bit more detail about who we are and where else you can find us online.

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SRSLY is hosted by Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz, the NS’s web editor and editorial assistant. We’re on Twitter as @c_crampton and @annaleszkie, where between us we post a heady mixture of Serious Journalism, excellent gifs and regularly ask questions J K Rowling needs to answer.

The Links

The 1975 (04:30)

Drowned in Sound’s review of the album.

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The Fader’s interview with Matt Healy by Peter Robinson. (Read this one, it’s bizarre.)

The Independent‘s interview with Matt Healy.

Matt Healy’s (rude!!) comments about One Direction.

The People v OJ Simpson (14:00)

Catch up on iPlayer.

Emily Nassbaum’s very good review.

Date Night (26:17)

The trailer.

A really quite sweet joint interview with Tiny Fey and Steve Carell.

Next week:

Caroline is watching Benny & Joon.

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PS If you missed #33, check it out here.

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