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We get into the Met Gala, the WGA strike, and my favorite Chris
Top 3 Things Happening This Weekend
Sorry, I way overcommitted to a bit this week, and I’m going all in on the list format. Anyway, let’s start easy with your weekend forecast.
1. Princess Diana’s ex is getting an award or something
2. My dad’s birthday 🎁
3. My boyfriend Ben’s birthday 🎂
Platform Updates
The Rest of Meta
TikTok
YouTube
Discord
Discord is growing up, so everyone needs to pick a new username (if I can’t get “CamCron” I’m gonna cyberbully someone)
Snap
Snap Outlines New Ad Opportunities, Including Spotlight Ads and Promoted Links in My AI Chats (my gut tells me Snap is going to pioneer a lot of the advertising opportunities around AI chatbots that other companies will steal)
BeReal
Twitter Alts
Culture Movers
Film & TV
Music
Ed Sheeran Wins Lawsuit Alleging Copyright Infringement of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” (Sheeran said he’d quit music if he lost, so I’m upset by this ruling)
Adult Content
AI
Scams
Web3's fake version of Web history (great look at internet history and how crypto guys get it wrong from David Karpf)
Top 7 Met Gala Looks
This year’s Met Gala felt like less of an event for me. In past years, my main engagement with the event was through everyone live tweeting takes on the celebrity fashion choices (and failure to dress for the theme). With Twitter feeling less and less useful each day, I saw less of the event in real-time. This year’s choice of theme was also… interesting. Karl Lagerfeld undeniably had an impact on the fashion industry, but he’s not a role model I’d hold up as someone the industry should emulate going forward. His attitudes toward women, people of color, and body size were abhorrent and sharply at odds with the direction of popular culture.
That said, several celebs found ways to stand out, in a good way, at the event.
Lil Nas X and Doja Cat both paid tribute to Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette.
Jared Leto also went as Choupette, but he’s a creepy cult leader, and his look wasn’t as good.
Another of Karl Lagerfeld’s sins was his dislike of the color pink. Several Gala attendees smartly deployed the color on Monday night in his honor. My favorite pink looks came from Quannah Chasinghorse, Naomi Campbell, and Jennifer Lopez.
Quinta Brunson and Amanda Seyfried both looked great and used their time on the whatever-we-are-calling-this-carpet to express support for the writer's strike.
I agree with Amanda and Qunita here, which brings us to the next list of this newsletter.
Top 5 WGA Strike Signs
Beyond my general inclination towards supporting unions and creative people, I think the WGA’s concerns motivating this strike are especially compelling. As Adam Conover explained well on The Town this week, the WGA is really asking for help preserving the viability of writing as a career and ensuring writers earn a fair living wage. I think Adam and other WGA members will do a much better job than myself explaining the nuances of their position and the details of the evolving negotiations. I encourage you to get info on the strike’s progress directly from the union’s members. However, I do feel qualified to help you navigate the wonderful world of strike signs. Here are some of my favorites.
We love a Taylor reference.
A good reminder that there’s no movie magic without writers.
If you thought generative AI would be a good substitute for experience writers, think again.
Real “fuck off” energy here, which I love.
I think this one speaks for itself.
Top 1,000 Chrises
Let’s close things out with a definitive list of Chrises from best to worst.
1. Evans
2. Pine
3. Meloni
4. Hemsworth
5. Messina
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73. A random guy I met a the bar last week
74. Jenner
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1,000. Pratt