It's time now for group chat, a chance for us to talk about the topics filling up your phone, distracting you from work or helping pass the time while you wait for coffee.
Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Jesse to talk about Tom Cruise's Oscar win and whether honorary titles and awards actually devalue the prestige, plus if smoking cigarettes is back in vogue.
US actor and producer Tom Cruise arrives for the screening of the film Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on May 14, 2025. Photo: AFP / Sameer Al-Doumy
