Apres Culture

This week we’re talking the rich, the powerful and the deeply unhappy with Netflix’s fictionalized account of the life and times of England’s Queen Elizabeth II, The Crown, and Kevin Kwan’s soapy tales of families so rich you’ve never heard of them, Crazy Rich Asians. It’s everything you were pretty sure was true about the mega-rich and nothing you ever imagined. Pull up a chair and prepare to explain why you wrote lewd letters home about the royal consort’s shenanigans in Borneo—it’s time for Après Culture. Tipple of the Week: Black Velvets Pour 2 parts chilled champagne (or other bubbly) into a champagne flute and top with 1 part chilled Guinness. Enjoy. Next Week Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl and Carry On, and the wide world of fan fiction