#RBG
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights and the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has passed away today. She leaves behind a massive influence on women’s equality laws. Our nation has lost a cultural hero. If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend the Hulu doc RBG, which details her life and impact on the world.
Emily Ratajkowski’s thoughtful and brave opinion piece in The Cut reached all corners of the internet this past week. In the essay, which she called “an extremely personal piece about image, power, and consent”, she shared her own experience with sexual assault and what ownership of your body as a woman in the modeling industry means. The essay was shared widely over every social platform. Playwright Jeremy O’Harris described it best, calling it an “incredibly vulnerable excavation”.
OG Justin Bieber is back, apparently. Twitter users pointed out that he now has the same signature hair that he did in 2009― the shaggy skater hair that could be seen emulated by middle schoolers everywhere for a good chunk of the early 2010s. His throwback hair was unveiled in DJ Khaled’s music video for his song Popstar.
2009 is clearly making a comeback right now. MTV just announced that they’re bringing back their show 16 AND PREGNANT. They’re calling the reboot a “newly-reimagined docuseries”, and it will be a 6-episode season with all new moms and babies. It’s coming out next month...2020 just keeps getting weirder.
Got a few updates on the never-ending TikTok saga for you guys, hot off the presses. TikTok released some details on their elusive agreement in the works with the US government. American investors, including Oracle and Walmart, will have at least a 60% stake in TikTok. However, the Commerce Department announced today that they will be banning the app starting on Sunday for new users, while people with the app currently downloaded can still use it. If all this wasn’t crazy enough, Charli D'Amelio, TikTok’s most popular creator, joined rival app Triller this week. It gets crazier, with three creators filing a lawsuit over the ban.
