This week's Internet infodump
Vol. 1 Issue 36 – 30th November 2024
If I like my sootcase and queen never cry then who is holding space for more celebrity lookalikes???
“I like my sootcase”: This old video of Donald and Melania Trump’s son, Barron has resurfaced online, where he speaks with a thick Slovenian accent (many theorizing that he probably took after Melania’s accent ‘cause his father wasn’t around much) about his briefcase. The audio has been parodied and used in TikToks where people are stuffing themselves into their suitcases.
“Queen never cry”: I’m sure you’ve seen this baby blue steeling on your timeline after her mother asks her to stop crying seconds after birth. The comic panel is from a popular Webtoon called The Ki Sisters.
Still holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity: Last week when I mentioned this interview going viral, I had really only caught the outset of it. Since then, “holding space” has blown over and spread far and wide.
The Cut did what I didn’t have the courage to, there’s a new article explaining what the Gen Alpha/Twitter slang “khia asylum” means. With a very illustrative use of graphic design.
Lookalike contest updates: This week, lookalike contests for Jungkook, Art & Patrick from the movie Challengers, Kennedy-descendant Jack Schlossberg and Glen Powell were held. The Glen Powell one held in Texas stood out as it was judged by someone uniquely qualified to; his mom. Glen also sent in a video for the event and promised the winner and their family a cameo in his next movie!
Up next: flyers for Hozier and Chris Evans lookalike contests have been spotted!
The grandma who accidentally texted a wrong number, inviting them over for Thanksgiving in 2016, Wanda & Jamal celebrated their 9th Thanksgiving together, on Instagram Live this time because of Wanda’s cancer diagnosis & treatment.
Hollywood happenings
Billboard has named Beyonce as the #1 artist in its Best Pop Singers of 21st Century list. Taylor Swift was revealed as holding the second position.
Drew Starkey and Harris Dickinson seem to be the current white boys of the month, with their respective releases Queer and Babygirl. Coincidentally, in recent interviews, they’ve both cited Zac Efron’s Troy Bolton (the ultimate white boy of our childhood) from the High School Musical movies, as having inspired them.
Euphoria alums, Barbie Ferreira and Jacob Elordi have both debuted a new look this week. Barbie posted selfies showing her dramatic weight loss while Elordi was spotted at the Marrakech Film Festival sporting a new beard, perhaps in preparation for playing Emerald Fennell’s Heathcliff?
Ben Affleck is being chaotic in his relationships again.
Who would’ve thought in the year 2024, Zayn Malik would echo his One Direction days on his solo tour, saying his once-iconic catchphrase “Vas happenin’!”
Ariana Grande watched Wicked in her hometown with her Nonna, who was a little girl when the original Wizard of Oz movie came out in 1939!
Kim Kardashian watched The Substance and her main takeaway was… that Demi Moore looked good. Oh, the irony.
Lana Del Rey has announced her next album, and everyone thinks the cover was designed on the amateur photo-editing app, Picsart.
Ticketmaster is selling ‘listening-only’ tickets for the last three shows of The Eras Tour, behind the stage set-up for only 15 Canadian dollars, so more Swifties can be a part of the concert one last time.
Watch out
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy, a documentary on Netflix exploring the tactics companies use to trick customers and sell more, generating more profit for them but ultimately creating excessive waste.
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey is a 3-episode docuseries on Netflix, exploring the unsolved mystery of the much-talked-about murder of a 6-year-old pagaent queen.
Spotify has been teasing its annual Spotify Wrapped, stating that it’s coming soon!
