Celebrity Rebirth & Rebranding, Vibrators & Vibes 🎶
Vol. 2 Issue 30 – 26th July 2025
This week in pop culture
She’s done it again. Internet personality Trisha Paytas’ third baby was born just as another celebrity passed away, fuelling the reincarnation memes. Soon after Ozzy Osbourne died, Trisha Paytas gave birth to a baby boy named Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. And if that wasn’t enough, coincidentally, actor Jason Momoa aka Aquaman, had hosted Black Sabbath’s final reunion concert where Ozzy Osbourne performed for the last time…
A mini horse playing the keyboard, waking up patients from anaesthesia, is going viral for just how absurd it would be to be waking up to that after a medical procedure.
Harry Styles is releasing vibrators through his lifestyle/self-care brand Pleasing…
And on the topic of Fantastic Four, yes, everyone is suddenly hating on Pedro Pascal for getting close to his female co-stars under the guise of his “anxiety”.
Charli xcx got married, and did a TikTok trend on her song.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 has started filming in New York!
Someone left a Labubu doll on Karl Marx’s grave…
Nintendo has claimed that Mario and Princess Peach are just “good friends” and not a couple, as many have assumed for years. Okayyy, friendzone much?
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista are reportedly expecting their first child together.
Travis Kelce hard-launched Taylor Swift on his Instagram.
Hypermodern behaviour
Some new-age digital/Gen Z phenomena that have piqued my interest, for your perusal
The first derogatory term for robots, thanks to Star Wars
Watch out
New show from the creator of Breaking Bad. And it’s coming to Apple TV+, so you know it’s gonna be good.
The new stop-motion pokemon series, Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, coming in 2027.
The new season of Only Murders in the Building premieres on 9th September!
Sound check
New and new-ish music, for when you’re over DAISIES by Justin Bieber
Never getting over daises!!!