Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy

From Lena Dunham announcing the birth of her baby girl via surrogate in a fashion piece for Vogue, to Ed Sheeran’s PR disaster over Palestine and free speech, this week both celebs have found themselves at the centre of debates they’d tried to side-step. Is commercial surrogacy inherently “anti-feminist”? And can stars really be apolitical in this day and age? Also on the show: we review Sharon Horgan’s brilliant new series YOUTH, all about ageing anxiety and dating in your 50s.

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Recs/reviews

YOUTH, HBO MaxSharon Horgan: My sexual shelf life and dating over 50, The TimesLena Dunham Is a Mother! The Sweet, Singular Story of How She Prepared, VogueWhose Babies Are These? A Chinese man hired a Florida surrogate, then didn’t pick up his kids, sparking a custody battle that could upend the industry, The CutWhen Political Reality Collides With Ed Sheeran, New York TimesEd Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality, Guardian ‘With Gaza, I Couldn’t Not Speak Out’: Ms. Rachel on Controversy, Fame, and the Future, Rolling Stone .

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