Vulture
Boy George claims to follow Buddhism, but is infamously waspish. Photo: AP
Celebrity news so often serves as a numbing distraction from depressing world events. When we ought to be worrying about climate change, we’re actually consuming the sweet lotus seeds of the latest Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni filings.
When we might be fretting about tariffs, we’re busy reassessing our opinion of Posh Spice as dour and humourless. And when we should be warily eyeing European rearmament, we’re actually cackling at Joanna Lumley saying that Ab Fab era Jennifer Saunders looked like “a sphinx with a migraine”.