All Caught Up: NEETs, MAGA, Matilda Djerf x Rhode

Trash can tequila collab

I don’t think I can begin to unpack this week in headlines — from a coup to Spotify Wrapped to the UHC… situation.

This week's picks include plastic surgery trends, America’s literacy crisis and how most Gen Zers use AI at work.

Christina’s weekly scroll – 

1. Hellmann's is so brat.

2. NYT did a piece on the history of holiday 'It' toys. Such a fun read!

3. Did anyone watch the TikTok Awards (presented by CeraVe lol)?

4. eyes. lips. face. fandom. LOVED this one from e.l.f. Lots of legs to go on!

5. Balenciaga’s Fall 2025 collection will include a Lamborghini and Dr. Scholl’s collaboration(?)

6. Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator?

7. Tyla + Stanley collaborated on the Tyla Tyger Quencher (say that five times fast). It’s still available!

8. Patting myself on the back. Kesha x Playboy is live <3

9. Shocker: Mattel is being sued for its Wicked doll that linked to a porn site.

10. Caroline Calloway interviewed Haliey Welch (Hawk Tuah) for Interview. I don't have any words.

    

11. For their first anniversary on Discord, Louis Vuitton created a community-exclusive mystery game, Enigma. Discord members solved daily riddles to find Vivienne, Louis Vuitton’s mascot. Could someone please lmk if this was actually good/fun? 👀

12. This year's Spotify Wrapped was weird (and inaccurate, imo)! They introduced "My Wrapped AI Podcast," a personalized recap built with Google’s NotebookLM… Thanks, I hate it!

    Nikita note: The people are big mad.

13. Alex Cooper's secret project has finally been revealed: Unwell Hydration, available exclusively at Target.

14. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob x Uniqlo UT x Cactus Plant Flea Market!

Nikita’s weekly scroll – 

1. I think what this de-Kardashian-ification of America piece desperately misses out on is… uh how race ties into these trends, and the swell of white supremacy in culture right now? HELLO?

2. A staggering number of Gen Z use AI at work.

3. White bread is back in fashion. You know what I can’t stop thinking about though? How the wellness paradigm has shifted from being a left-wing position to a right-wing one.

4. Stone Island made a FEATURE-length film about their workers and process.

5. MAGA women are finding out that the movement is sexist. My how the turn tables…

6. Simplehuman aka the fancy trash can company MADE… A TEQUILA (collab).

7. Matilda Djerf x Rhode. Enough said.

8. NEET is a new acronym for me.

   Christina note: LMFAOOOOOOO…

9. J.Crew’s next CMO is SKIMS’s former SVP of Marketing.

10. How did green become a shorthand for… the internet?

11. The snack wrap is coming back.

12. Salem Mitchell is launching a puzzle brand!

13. The wrapussi.

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Christina’s weekly report:

READING: Gift guides! Lots and lots of gift guides!

EATING: Tahdig + cucumber and feta salad from Eyval.

PLAYING: This video over and over again.

OBSESSING: Over Wicked. WATCH IT IN IMAX.

RECOMMENDING: Sweethearts. I want to have a petite soirée with Caleb Hearon!

TREATING: Buying some Poké Gold in Pokémon TCG. Just in case, here’s my friend ID: 3180471204619206 👼

Nikita’s weekly report:

READING: Everything I can about the UHC CEO case because what…

EATING: Michel et Augustin cookies.

PLAYING: Fetch with my sister’s dog.

OBSESSING: Over the things I asked for for Christmas.

RECOMMENDING: Getting a grip.

TREATING: Myself to a manicure.

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