Junk Mail: The Best Music Of 2018 Is Female

THE JUNKEE WEEKLY No Images? [Click here]( [Junk Mail from Junkee]( A BIG WEEK FOR YELLING ABOUT THE BACHELOR Well, what a week for fans of Bachelor in Paradise and for fans of yelling about Bachelor In Paradise. On Tuesday, it emerged that The Daily Mail had sacked a reporter who [accidentally published an article calling a contestant on the show a "vapid cunt"](. Seems a bit harsh, especially since the contestant in question admitted she "didn't even know what vapid meant". Meanwhile, Channel Ten has been [slammed by viewers]( after a promo made it look like there would be a kiss between two female contestants. Turns out one of them was just a dude with long hair. The controversy inspired Junkee's Patrick Lenton to [write about why queerbaiting is so gross](: "The whole practice of queerbaiting isn’t just offensive, it’s a cynical and ruthless play on marginalised people’s identities for profit." Speaking of the queer community... you're all going to hell. At least, that's what rugby star Israel Folau continues to tell us. [He's not a homophobe though](. Nope. No way. Just ask Treasurer Scott Morrison, who reckons he's [a top notch bloke](. THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Blaze It: The Greens Want To Legalise Recreational Pot]( In what shapes up as a major shift in Australian drugs policy, The Greens have [outlined their plans to legalise recreational weed]( – presumably confusing the many, many people who assumed this has been the party's position for decades. [An Aussie Cafe Is Getting Roasted For Serving Deconstructed Vegemite Toast]( [A]([n Aussie Cafe Is Getting Roasted For Serving Deconstructed Vegemite Toast]( [You’re About To Be Real Obsessed With Netflix’s New Serial Killer Show ‘The Alienist’]( [You’re About To Be Real Obsessed With Netflix’s New Serial Killer Show ‘The Alienist’]( IN-DEPTH Cardi B. Kacey Musgraves. Janelle Monáe. Camp Cope. It's hard to argue with Jules LeFevre when she writes that [all the best music of the year has been created by women](. [All The Best Music This Year Has Come From Women]( VIDEO JUNKEE "Even the word 'asylum seeker' has a stigma now". Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins [spoke out about Australia's "appalling" refugee policy]( on this week's episode of 'Q&A' [Missy Higgins Gets Real About Australia's Refugee Policy On 'Q&A']( THE BEST THING ON THE INTERNET THIS WEEK [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Junkee is a Junkee Media publication. You are recieving this because you subscribed to the Junkee newsletter on our website, entered one of our competitions, or attended a Junkee event. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](