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THE STARS

THE STARS

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Jun 21, 2023
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THE STARS are THE PARIS END’s fortnightly rated review section of unbridled opinion and lifestyle advice, bringing you the best and worst in trends, books, dining, and more. 

★★★★★ Sanctum Unmasked

Finding a new podcast is hard. It’s time-consuming and unpleasant: do I like the hosts’ cadence and their pet topics? Are their politics cheekily reactionary or just straight up r*******? Well, we’ve done the work for you. Sanctum Unmasked is a good new pod. It’s a trashy, fun, and at times genuinely moving investigation into the rise and fall of Sanctum, an elite Hollywood sex club that, at one point, charged some members $425,000 USD a year. Basically, it’s everything The Idol isn’t (stay tuned for more in the next edition of THE STARS). Host Karley Sciortino is the Carrie Bradshaw of the indie sleaze generation. She has a relaxing bimbo drawl that belies her, like, seriously hard-earned wisdom gained from a decade at the coalface of sex positivity.

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