~Dropping Links vol. 3~
Another week, another newsletter (for now…how did I think giving myself a Sunday night deadline would ease the Scaries?) Softening the blow of another week on this mortal coil, we finally were treated to the long-awaited Renaissance album from Mrs. Carter-Knowles. Suddenly, not only did life make sense again, but so did “Break My Soul” in this context.
While our inboxes are chock full of brands talking pre-fall looks and “back to school” messaging (also like, relax stores it’s JULY), we’re simultaneously dealing with the feeling that everyone on planet earth is in Europe right now? Even my TikTok algorithm is showing me things like the coolest commute ever, and reviews of Italian villas I’ll never go to–my accrued PTO is coming to me in my dreams at this point.
And yet, the internet never takes a vacation, so let’s dive in!
Quickies:
Shoutout to my subtitles gang getting the recognition we deserve!!!!
This meme dump by the incomparable Saint Hoax after the Beyoncé album drop gives big brain energy 🧠
The absolute savagery of a Drew Afualo takedown and the misunderstanding of “icks” will get your brain back from the brink
Please ensure you’re seated when viewing this thirst trap 🤌
When the celebrities who have racked up the most carbon emissions was released this week, the internet, per usual, was quick
Uh oh, what is this? A genuine recommendation to improve your life? Couldn’t be me
How did they get this video of me after 4 margaritas??
Open Tabs:
Short: This new way to categorize people in the world hasn’t left my brain since I watched this TikTok
Medium: PLEASE block off a solid few hours to watch a buttload of the best show on YouTube: Chicken Shop Date. The latest with Burna Boy is truly wonderful.
Long: Trying to keep this newsletter online-specific content, but deviating SLIGHTLY to recommend the (audio)book for Trevor Noah’s memoir which is sitting high in the five-star section of my Goodreads!
Deep Dive:
My favorite thing to talk about with anyone, anywhere, is low-stakes celebrity conspiracy theories. Did I think I would reference this niche of the internet twice in the first 3 newsletters? No. Does it make me want to alter my behavior in any way? Also no!
Want to make a quick clarifier that I think in general, conspiracy theories about the wider non-celebrity world are quite dangerous and uninteresting to discuss, but the low-stakes world of celeb-focused theories still reigns supreme!
Kicking it off with a personal fave: Lea Michele Can’t Read. This was mentioned in the inaugural newsletter, so I won’t dive in too much, but the links you need to get caught up are here, here, and here.
Next in line for my favorites is the more current theory that Harry Styles is secretly bald. The fans are convinced, and also a little frustrated they’re (let’s be real, we’re…) being robbed of a bald Harry era.
One I don’t really care about in the same way, but still interests me to no end is the omnipresent Walt Disney is frozen theory. However, it’s not the cryogenic angle that is interesting, it’s that the movie Frozen was named as such for strictly SEO purposes! How fun!
ANYWAY: catch me weekly (ok daily) on the Deux Moi Instagram stories, waiting out the next theory to pique my interest and thus bring up at every party for the next 2-7 years. My money’s on something related to Timotheé Chalamet and balloon animals or something? Maybe a Jack Black plastic surgery rumor? Stay tuned!!
Add 2 ur faves:
I love a scam just as much as the next person, and this Podcast on the ultimate French scammer was very well done and left me wanting a full docuseries ASAP.
I’m biased, but my little brother is cookin’ up some TikToks that really are just thinly veiled attempts at getting more eyes on our family dachshund.
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