From celebrity conservatism to the politics of smell, here’s a sneak peak of the pop culture themes I already know I’m going to be thinking about next year.
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The picks in the fourth annual Friday Things holiday gift guide take inspiration from the most memorable pop culture moments of 2024, from the Wicked press tour to Kendrick Lamar’s hater energy to Chappell Roan’s pop supremacy.
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Today is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and earlier this week, Brampton mans Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. We should definitely consider how those two things relate to one another.
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Including how she’s like Lucille Ball when it comes to the public performance of pregnancy, why her fashion choices matter and what the internet’s reaction says about our approach to productivity.
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It's not just misogynistic and inaccurate to believe people who care about 'superficial' things like fashion don't also care about reproductive rights. It's also short-sighted
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A New Yorker profile of Succession star Jeremy Strong went viral because it was honest, nuanced and highly revealing—a rarity these days.
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The backlash to Lizzo’s “Rumors” video—including offensive tweets calling her mammy—only prove the point that representation is an important goal, but it’s only the first step toward an equitable society.
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Basic fascination with fancy people, a little bit of schadenfreude and, oh yes, deep frustration that they can neglect social mores in ways that racialized, fat and disabled folks cannot.
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From Rihanna to Drake to Kanye West, here’s the summer soundtrack we deserve. (Whether we will actually get it is another story.)
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There has been a lot of conversation over 19-year-old singer Billie Eilish’s grown-up transformation in the pages of British Vogue. She’s made it clear that the concept was her choice, but in an industry notorious for hypersexualizing young women, how much agency does she actually have?
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It’s so cool to see racialized, LGBTQ+ and disabled folks being centred in this year’s slate of holiday movies—but we’re only at the very beginning of diversifying this genre.
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Michael B. Jordan is the #1 Friday Things crush—but he told Jimmy Kimmel he wants to join OnlyFans and I’m not sure that’s a good idea, even if he’s doing it for a good cause.
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From Drake air freshener to a Rihanna-themed cross-stitch, these 30 pop culture presents are made for your most fun friends—or yourself, tbh.
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I thought the internet had turned over a new leaf and would no longer be sharing nude photos without consent? Oh, turns out that’s only the case if you’re a dude.
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On one hand, Kamala Harris has been (fairly) criticized for decidedly unprogressive policies and positions. On the other, her appointment is history-making. Here’s how I’m sorting through my conflicting feelings about Biden’s VP pick.
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The protagonist of Netflix’s Tiger King is so far from credible, it’s not even funny. But after the series became our quarantine obsession, a shocking number of people seemed to lose their critical thinking skills.
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Okay, that’s possibly overstating things—but I’ve been thinking about selfishness recently, and during this pandemic, she’s one of the few super rich people who come out looking good
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