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Are standards for male nudity on TV changing?

q's pop culture panel on the most discussed entertainment of the past week.
The Affair, now in its second season, is pushing the boundaries of male nudity on television. (The Affair/Showtime)

Shad wrangles q's pop culture panel — this week: Stephen Marche of Esquire, Chatelaine's Rachel Giese and Johanna Schneller of the Globe and Mail — on the most discussed entertainment stories and debates of the past week.

At issue today: 

  • The Martian and pop culture's space obsession. 
  • How integrated product placement fuels storylines. (Here's the Emily Nussbaum article referenced on air.)  
  • The Affair's full frontal moment — are we changing the standards for male nudity on TV?