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For the final episode of 2024, I am joined by Annabel and Alex from my team to cover some pop culture predictions we have for next year!

Timestamps:

3:13 Relationship predictions

13:46 Music industry predictions

18:19 Tech predictions

28:30 Beauty & fashion predictions

33:41 Random predictions

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 19th, 2024.

Timestamps:

2:40 Are the Kardashians buying TikTok?

6:05 Lily B Chapman addresses copycat allegations about her jewellery merch line earlier this year

10:12 Ariana Grande says she won't tour any time soon

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 18th, 2024.

Timestamps:

1:35 Matilda Djerf returns to social media following toxic workplace allegations with a statement

6:31 Grace O'Malley exits Barstool & Dave Portnoy addresses drama

9:52 Trisha Paytas explains why she won't publish Jeffree Star episode of Just Trish

12:24 Halley Kate addresses viral clothing haul return video

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 17th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:36 Halley Kate called out for returning clothes from a TikTok haul

13:42 Sydney Sweeney claps back at men who body shamed her in new photos

16:38 'understitch' YouTube channel recommendation

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 16th, 2024. Timestamps: 2:45 Matilda Djerf accused of bullying brand employees 9:57 'Songs I'd Play' TikTok trend goes viral 11:24 Sophia Culpo shades Braxton Berrios relationship in new TikTok

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In this week's episode, I explore ten of the most viral moments of 2024.

Timestamps:

5:52 The rise of the pop girlies

9:47 Film press tours

11:02 Paris Olympics

11:54 Dating exposés

14:14 Tradwives & incel ideology penetrate the mainstream

16:49 Notable cancellations

22:18 Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake

23:37 Liam Payne's passing

24:20 The rise of celebrity look-a-like contests

26:16 Fully conscious baby

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* I want to clarify two points I made here before they're misunderstood as I don't think I articulated them well - when I say both women (Bri & Grace) felt like the other was being selfish and listed why Grace was "selfish" - that was me listing Bri's reasons, those are not my personal beliefs. Also want to clarify that I do believe Grace deserves the "pedestal", I was just trying to explain why Bri might feel like they are always pitted against each other by their audience ok bye lmao!! *

The biggest stories on the internet from December 12th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:28 Brianna Chickenfry “exposes” Grace O’Malley friendship

8:14 What is Alex Cooper's Unwell University?

15:23 Selena Gomez announces engagement to Benny Blanco

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 11th, 2024.

Timestamps:

00:50 Ethan Klein reacts to Trisha Paytas on SNL

3:12 Trisha Paytas is headed for Broadway

6:19 Azealia Banks vs. Matty Healy

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 10th, 2024.

Timestamps:

2:18 Taylor Swift performs final Eras Tour show in Vancouver

5:39 Drew Afualo announces break from TikTok following a tumultuous month online

8:54 Patrick Ta apologises to influencer who claimed she wasn’t paid for partnership with his beauty brand

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The biggest stories on the internet from December 9th, 2024.

Timestamps:

1:19 Grace O’Malley addresses status of podcast & friendship with Brianna Chickenfry

5:44 Hawk Tuah’s new crypto coin accused of being a pump and dump scam

17:56 Trisha Paytas on SNL

19:10 U.S. TikTok ban upheld in court

21:50 Like a Prayer ‘Pepe the Prawn’ TikTok meme

23:40 Breckie Hill addresses Barry Keoghan cheating rumours

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In this week's episode, I explore the culture of celebrity blind items— from its origins to its rising popularity in recent years and of course, the ethical implications of this type of gossip content.

Timestamps:

00:32 Intro

4:55 What is a blind item?

6:17 The history of blind items

9:14 Crazy Days & Nights

11:57 Blind items & social media

14:02 Blind item TikTokers

14:57 Why have blind items become so popular lately?

15:11 Theory #1: Transparency of celebrity PR machine

19:25 Theory #2: The rise of misinformation & citizen journalism

23:28 Theory #3: The mainstream-ification of conspiracy theories

26:48 Theory #4: Blind items feed into our negativity bias

29:34 Conclusion: The ethical implications of blind items

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Sources:

Capote, T. (1974). Blind Items. In Ladies’ home journal (Vol. 91, Number 1, pp. 81-). Meredith Corporation.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-03-11/gossip-blind-items-from-tiktok-to-podcasts 

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a62807688/town-topics-gilded-age-william-dalton-mann/ 

https://www.strikemagazines.com/blog-2-1/if-youve-heard-of-blind-items-youre-hot 

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/10/crazy-days-and-nights-enty-interview?srsltid=AfmBOopWGxKGjwCsg94XMK1Y3FrztW05VzgBK9koRUaBd2fw_Ab1jHdC 

https://www.vulture.com/article/enty-lawyer-crazy-days-and-nights-john-nelson.html?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crazy-days-and-nights-an-interview-with-the-elusive_b_5a57d145e4b0b1f4505c82ec 

https://www.laineygossip.com/Home/Press# 

https://www.elle.com/fashion/a60387426/musicians-eras-trend-2024/ 

https://centennialworld.com/deuxmoi-anonymous-user-submitted-gossip/