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Okay, we're halfway through July and this is a short one. Not because nothing happened in June; I would say a normal amount of things happened in June. In fact, June is my favourite month, and I would love to write more about it. The thing is, I have a real full time job now that will last the next couple months, so I don't have the time I usually do to procrastinate writing a recap. Expect this trend to continue until at least September. You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in

June may be coming to an end, but I don't think that's a reason to slow down celebrating Pride. Here are some people and moments I want to wish a happy Pride. (If you're reading this and you're young and gay then this might be redundant, and if you're older and straight this might be really confusing, and I think those are my two main demographics: like two of my friends and my grandparents. I guess I'm writing this one purely for myself.) Elton John Bert and Ernie I'm not su

Hey, who knew these could still come out in a somewhat timely fashion? Don't get used to it. The Met Gala As you likely know, every year the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a benefit for the Costume Institute, colloquially called The Met Gala. There's always a theme, and celebrities show up dressed to the nines. The Met Gala is often referred to as "fashion's biggest night," and for that, you expect to see some interesting things. Well, not so much "expect" as "demand." I th

There is not a gun being held to my head. I repeat: there definitely is not a gun, or any kind of weapon being held to my head, but my little cousin Violet Amelia Belman is awesome. She is "gorgina." That's it. That's the post.

Welcome to April. Things seem to start being okay, as all the snow we once had has turned to rain, which I guess is preferable. This particular issue of your monthly pop culture recap is dedicated to Marianne Theoret, who just found out that I'm "still doing that" ("that" being writing for my blog). This girl needs all the help she can get when it comes to popular culture because she's too busy having a job and like, feeding sick birds or something too keep up. You're welcome

You know what I realized? These pop culture recaps are all about other people! I need to get back to what this blog is truly about: stroking my own ego… or something like that. I’m definitely the centre of this digital universe. So how have I been lately? No, I’m asking. I really don’t know, please tell me. It’s not total numbness, more muted emotion. There are still days that I don’t get out of bed, but they’re not as dark as they once were. Still I remain unable to move.

The Oscars The Oscars take place. One Battle After Another takes home the most awards with six. Michael B Jordan wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sinners , and Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Hamnet . Timothée Chalamet Doesn't Care About Ballet and Opera A clip of Timothée Chalamet saying, "I don't want to be working in ballet or opera, or, you know, things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though it's like, no one cares about t

Oscars season is upon us once again, and if you're interested in seeing some predictions, you've come to the right place. Last year, I saw pretty much everything nominated for a big award, plus all the short films. Well this year I saw EVERY SINGLE MOVIE NOMINATED IN EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY. That's right! Exactly fifty movies were nominated (fifteen of which were short films) in 24 categories (125 nominations total) and I saw them all. Even the people voting for the awards don'

Though February is almost objectively the worst month, pop culture soldiers on. Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean that meaningless news will freeze. Olympics Before the Olympics even started, Tate McRae got into some hot water for an ad she did for NBC. In the commercial, McRae is promoting Team USA, which upset many Canadians, as she is a Calgary native. Some were upset that the pop star was supporting the US because of the difficult political situation between our

So I guess these are monthly now? Are you tired of reading about the dictator next door and the countless arrests and murders of innocent people? You deserve a break, so take your mind off of that stuff with some different "news" events that truly don't matter at all... except for Heated Rivalry . Heated Rivalry matters so much. Heated Rivalry becomes even more of a cultural phenomenon There's honestly so much here, it probably should have been it's own blog post, but whatev

Though this is titled 'Zoey's Pop Culture Highlights 2025,' I'm starting in September 2024 to keep consistent with the recap I just wrote, which you can read here . September 2024 Bowen Yan's Moo Deng/Chappell Roan impression November 2024 Mattel accidentally prints a porn site onto the Wicked Barbie doll boxes. This was really funny, especially because nobody was going to go to the movie's website anyway. April 2025 Sinners comes to theatres. This movie was unique, and I

About a year and a half ago, I wrote a pop culture recap to help Jayden be able to re-enter Canadian society. What I wasn’t really considering was that the majority of my readers are over the age of 50 (with Violet being a notable exception), and they too had no idea what went on in the world. Therefore, today I will be recapping the past fourteen-ish months, so you too can communicate with the youths and go into the new year as an informed human. Before I start, I would lik

“My mother died a year ago.” A year? That’s a while. You’re moving on, right? Yeah, I’m starting to because time goes on no matter how hard you fight it. In fact, you can’t fight it. Time’s a concept, not something I could try to grapple and beat up, or sue in court for emotional damages. The last time I saw her is getting farther and farther away, but running backwards does literally nothing except cause injuries. I feel almost stuck, like everyone is moving forwards and I’m

Hello blog readers! Every year I write a bunch of predictions for the year to come, and have people vote on whether or not they believe they will come true. Do I actually think everything I write will happen? Not even a little bit. This all started back in 2021 when I saw a bunch of people posting videos on Tiktok containing their predictions for the coming year. I decided to assemble the most common ones into a survey, communicating that they were not my own ideas, and poste

So I was just in New York, technically for a wedding, but I roped my Bobie Rickey into coming with me five days early to do what one...

Podcasts There are objectively too many podcasts. I am aware that statistically, at least half my audience probably has their own...

Today marks six months of aftermath. Six months of not seeing my favourite person in the world. Six months of adjusting to a whole new...

Hello, all! I am in a good mood today because it is Oscars day! My family is one of those families that takes the Oscars super seriously....

Today is Mum’s birthday, so I feel like I should write something, but I honestly don’t know what to say. I keep thinking about how unfair...

It’s been one month without her. I’ve never gone this long without speaking to her. I still find myself waiting for her to get back. I...