30+ Gift Ideas for Pop Culture Lovers
By Stacy Lee Kong & Ruth young
Pedro Pascal’s stint as our collective internet boyfriend, Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour, our obsession with Barbie and a little bit of Britney Spears—the picks in the fourth annual Friday Things holiday gift guide take inspiration from this year’s biggest pop culture moments. Here are more than 30 presents for the pop culture-obsessed people in your life—and a few things you might want for yourself, too.
P.S.! Look out for the emojis: 🇨🇦 = Canadian small business and 💰= under $25
Taylor's Version
1989 t-shirt, $27, etsy.com.
Lit Picks
Banned Books 500-piece puzzle, $29, iheartscout.com. 🇨🇦
Category, Bad Bitch
Renaissance-inspired hand-painted denim jacket, $237, etsy.com.
Snacks on Snacks on Snacks
Girl Dinner Plate, $30, etsy.com.
Extremely Online
Blame the Algorithm tote, $38, okayok.ca. 🇨🇦
A Poison Paradise
Toxic vintage comic-style print, $14, etsy.com. 💰
Game Night
Clash of the ‘90s game, $25, iheartscout.com. 🇨🇦
This Barbie is Having an Existential Crisis
Barbenheimer t-shirt, $24, etsy.com. 💰
Disco Cowboy
Renaissance enamel pin, $27, etsy.com. 💰
Trials and Tribulations
Gwyneth Paltrow skiing trial print, $22, etsy.com. 💰
Burn Baby Burn
Handmade soy Harry Styles candle, $26, etsy.com. 🇨🇦
CanCon Nostalgia
House Hippo hand stitching felt kit, $24, iheartscout.com. 🇨🇦 💰
For The Culture
Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris, $37, adifferentbooklist.com. 🇨🇦💰
What's Even in There?
Ludicrously Capacious canvas lunch bag, $21, etsy.com. 💰
Toronto's Treasure
Keanu Reeves air freshener, $9, etsy.com. 💰
The Queen of Christmas
Mariah Carey Christmas wrapping paper, $6, etsy.com. 💰
Bad Idea, Right?
Olivia Rodrigo t-Shirt, $29, etsy.com.
Boy Crazy
The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men, $34, adifferentbooklist.com. 🇨🇦
In A Barbie World
Barbie-inspired mug, $18, etsy.com. 💰
Stick It To 'Em
Staying Delulu sticker, $6, etsy.com. 🇨🇦💰
Daddy Is A State of Mind
Pedro Pascal Notepad, $13, etsy.com. 🇨🇦💰
It's Gonna Be a Big Year
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 2024 wall calendar, $42, etsy.com.
The Best Announcement
Rihanna Super Bowl performance sticker, $2, etsy.com. 💰
I Might Kill My Ex
SZA “Kill Bill” art print, $24, etsy.com. 💰
Not a Morning Person
Taylor Swift mug, $22, etsy.com. 💰
Pillow Princess
Pedro Pascal sequin pillow, $40, etsy.com.
Quit Playing Games
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills bingo game $57, etsy.com.
Yes Chef
The Bear apron, $35, etsy.com.
Girl Code
Midnights t-shirt, $34, etsy.com.
Icon Status
Janet Jackson illustrated poster, $46, etsy.com.
Question Period
What Kind of Fuckery coaster, $7, makevancouver.com. 🇨🇦💰
Girl Talk
Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture is Failing Women, $25, adifferentbooklist.com. 🇨🇦
Make Good Choices
What to Watch Streaming decider dice, $26, uncommongoods.com.
Note: All prices are accurate as of publication, but they are subject to change.