Episode Details

This past week, popular GP tutor Brooke Lim was revealed by an anonymous TikTok account to have plagiarised others’ content for a blogpost she wrote. This has led to an apology video, international news coverage, and a firestorm of vitriol directed at her. Why has this issue become such a big deal ? Elsewhere, Netflix has also drawn the ire of Egyptians, with the revelation that the historical figure Cleopatra will be played by a black actress in an upcoming Netflix documentary. Why the outrage?

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GP Tutor Brooke Lim Caught Plagiarising

• Summary of Influencer Tutor Brooke Lim’s Saga Whereby She Admitted to Plagiarising Others’ Works
• Google doc with evidence of sugaresque's plagiarism
• Gen Z bosses: Her tuition agency pulled in a six-figure profit in six months
• Petition calls for UCLA to investigate influencer and tutor Brooke Lim’s admissions essay
• ‘It Feels Like A Fever Dream’: Tutor Influencer Brooke Lim Doesn’t Have Any Excuses
• This Is How TikTok Influencer, Brooke Lim, Is Shaking Up The Tuition Industry in Singapore
• Petition calls for UCLA to investigate influencer and tutor Brooke Lim’s admissions essay
• Denise Soong vs Brooke Lim: Does the copying warrant a legal case?

Netflix Angers Egypt with Cleopatra Documentary

• Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama
• Netflix accused of ‘blackwashing’ Cleopatra: ‘She was light-skinned’
• Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

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• Yellow Productions video on Singapore Hawker Centres

Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak