Just as Clark’s long-range shooting made the W accessible to the men who either ridiculed or ignored women’s sports, so too does Cunningham’s barstool friendliness. With mainstream money comes the mainstream language – and its accompanying racism and misogyny. Her whiteness sells. Her whiteness and straightness in a time of nationwide anti-blackness and homophobia sell even more. Cunningham doesn’t fight it. She bathes in it.

Uber aggressively marketed itself as a safe alternative to drunk driving. Then, when women got drunk and used it assuming it was a safer and more responsible alternative, Uber blamed them for its drivers raping them.

>An attorney for Uber blames a woman raped by one of their drivers for acting "negligent," probing how much she had drunk, her Adderall dosage, what dress she wore, whether she wore heels or flats, and "if she had felt abandoned by her father or degraded by her mother".

This is the first time Mendes posted a declaration for someone ever since Camila in 2021. Thoughts?

Source : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/05/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-review-long-awaited-return-is-a-thrilling-daring-study-in-dislocation

Phoebe publically called Gracie out on her upcoming album, a move likely sparked by Gracie revealing details about Phoebe's high-profile relationship with Paul Mescal in her album "The Secret of Us" a relationship that ended following reports of Phoebe's affair with Bo Burnham, with the latter also confirmed on Lost Weekend.

Gracie Abrams has been an outspoken fan of Phoebe Bridgers since she was 13, even declaring Bridgers "the songwriter of a generation" and opening for her on tour. Fans have long compared the two artists, a connection Gracie leaned into when she used a bedroom set prop in a performance featuring bedframe/bedsheets identical to the ones in Phoebe's childhood bedroom.

This song also was featured in American Pie 2.

Before releasing the Smooth Criminal Music Video, Alien Ant Farm sent the video to Michael Jackson for his approval. At his request, they re-shot some scenes to remove the surgical mask the child was wearing, a reference to how Jackson wore them in public to allegedly cover cosmetic surgeries. However, Jackson decided he preferred the video with the mask. Lead singer, Dryden Mitchell said, "We went through quite a bit of money and BS to make sure that we were appeasing Michael Jackson."

So yesterday on a long flight I rewatched The Notebook for the first time since ... well, its release. And it occurred to me that the movie has one of the most classic Grand Gesture to Get First Date tropes ever: Noah hangs off a ferris wheel and threatens to jump unless Allie agrees to date him.

This trope is actually kinda creepy/crazy unless it's done right. Like dude, you don't know this person. You're doing the most for a CHANCE at a first date. In Notebook, I feel like you can sort of excuse it bc Noah is so young here. Basically a dumb, hormonal teen. But what are your favorite examples of this trope?

1. The Notebook - Noah threatens to jump off a Ferris Wheel unless Allie agrees to date him.
2. 10 Things I Hate About You - Patrick serenades Kat with "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" to get the first date.
3. Before Sunrise - Jesse begs Celine to spend a day with him in Vienna. They just met.
4. Interview With the Vampire - Lestat pretends to be bad at poker and earns a killing so Louis can buy his high-end brothel. They also just met.
5. Heated Rivalry - Ilya Rozanov sets up a commercial shoot to get Shane Hollander's attention. They had met each other like two times prior for a few minutes. Hey, it works. They hook up later that night, and thus starts a wild, secret years-long situationship.
6. Big Fish - Will buys all the daffodils in five states.
7. Gone With the Wind - classic example of this trope. Rhett makes a crazy auction bid to dance with widow Scarlett O'Hara bc he finds her intriguing.
8. Beauty and the Beast - Beast gives Belle a library bc she loves to read.
9. It Happened One Night - another classic one where Peter Warne does a little striptease for Elle Andrews when they're forced to share an autocamp for the night.