Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest
Authors and bloggers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez render judgment on all the latest goings-on in the worlds of celebrity, pop culture, television and fashion. Strap yourselves in for some hilarious opinionating on all the most pressing issues of our time, darlings.
Episodes
Friday Jun 02, 2023
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, The Return of Samantha Jones & Ursula Gets Undragged
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
T Lo review HBO's SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE and explain why you need to be watching this humane and rewarding show. They unpack the news of Kim Catrall's return to the SEX AND THE CITY universe and explain why Melissa McCarthy's THE LITTLE MERMAID makeup needed a much gayer touch.
Friday May 26, 2023
Remembering Tina and Targeting Target
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
T Lo talk about the life, work and legacy of Tina Turner; how the press let her down in life and death, how her bravery extended well into her advanced age, and how she rewrote the book for women in music. PLUS: Target capitulates to domestic terrorism in advance of Pride month and what you can do about it.
Friday May 19, 2023
Meghan and Harry’s Catastrophe and the Attacks on Drag Legends
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
T & Lo talk about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's New York paparazzi chase and why they handled it badly, review Apple TV's SILO and Netflix's ALPHA MALES, and denounce the LA Dodgers organization for their cowardly response to complaints about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence appearing at their annual Pride Night.
Friday May 12, 2023
What we REALLY Thought of the Coronation
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
T & Lo go all in on the Coronation of King Charles III in ways they couldn't on social media or blog posts, outlining all of the ways it was terrible, all of the things that looked dumb or awkward to their eyes, and why royal reporting and punditry is so focused on riling up various fandoms. PLUS: Why almost all royal fashion coverage is BS! ALSO: We stand with the WGA and we can't stand George Santos!
Friday May 05, 2023
The Problematic Legacy of Karl Lagerfeld
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
T Lo dive into the life and career of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, whose work inspired this year's Met Gala. From his work revitalizing classic old houses to his love of celebrity and his history of problematic statements, they uncover why he never deserved the honor of a Costume Institute exhibition and give their picks for who deserved it more.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Travel Tips, Sci Fi Series and Drag Controversies
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
T Lo answer some listener emails about their recent trip and offer their tips for a fabulous, low-stress, affordable European vacation before giving their thoughts on the recent season finales of STAR TREK: PICARD and THE MANDALORIAN and how they approach the same issues very differently. PLUS: Is drag mocking women? A look at the history of politically incorrect drag.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Coronation Drama and Beer Can Backlash
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
T Lo bat around all the news surrounding King Charles III's coronation, from Frogmore cottage to the Queen's title to Meghan's miss-me-with-that. Then it's a look at the utterly tiresome anti-LGBTQ backlash to Bud Light, why it's happening again, and how you should respond to it. Plus: A review of Netflix's TRANSATLANTIC.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Let’s Talk TV, Kittens!
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
T Lo go deep on a whole bunch of TV news and reviews, touching on the rumored Harry Potter series, the bad news for THE RINGS OF POWER, their love of Netflix's BEEF, as well as their intense disappointment with season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN and their mild disappointment with season 2 of both SCHMIGADOON! and YELLOWJACKETS.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Law Roach and the Politics of Celebrity Style
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Tom and Lorenzo unpack all of the news coming out of superstar stylist Law Roach's sudden retirement, including some of the scorching observations and accusations he made in an interview with THE CUT. From dealing with all of the "in-between people" to the logistics of sitting in the front row, they explain everything they know about this world and why Roach's points are accurate and needed to be said.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Hugh Grant, Ashley Graham, and the Abysmal State of Red Carpet Interviewing
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
T Lo unpack all of the things that happened on the 2023 Oscars red carpet, from Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant's viral awkwardness to the poor state of the E! Red Carpet team and why truth-tellers like Christian Siriano would be perfect for the gig, but almost certainly never hired for it.