Elon's Burnt Hair perfume, Shein's resale tool & Fyre Fest II? ๐๐ฟ๐ง
Hi Wrecklings! For those of you still following the Olivia Wilde dramaโ the nanny spilled all about her breakup with Jasonโฆ anddd now the dog walker wrote a piece for Gawker- albeit lacking in the same level of drama. No matter how your week is going, remember that youโre not having to lead the search for Adidasโ Director of Brand Communications during a huge brand crisis.
โFyre Festival 2.0? Fraudster Billy McFarland is hatching a comeback with mysterious new business venture where he promises 'this time, everyone is invited' - just a month after being released from four-year prison sentenceโ- HOW IS THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? The phone message isnโt clear about whatโs supposed to happen after it automatically hangs up on you. Iโm predicting that this is going to be some virtual Amazing Race nonsense where they sell all the participant data to advertisers.
โTens of Thousands of Idiots Bought Elon Musk's 'Burnt Hair' And Now It's Sold Outโ- Iโm convinced this is becoming an internal game of whether thereโs a limit on what Elon and co. can market and promote.
โIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' actor said Tesla 'lost a customer' after his car was stuck in a parking garage for days when his key fob brokeโ- High-tech is fun until itโs not.
โTry Guys Wife (No, Not That One) Spills on Another Alleged James Corden Restaurant Meltdownโ- Despite his apparent apology, itโs debatable between James Corden doesnโt feel like heโs done anything wrong and he actually feels badly. My vote is he feels badly his reputation is taking a hit.
โNDAs, Obsessive Buyers, and $400 for Sublime: Inside the Baffling Revival of the Cassette Tapeโ- Truly, there seems to be an argument as to why we should never throw away anythingโbecause old tech will always come back as an overpriced product at Urban Outfitters.
โNetflix cracks down on freeloaders: Streaming giant mulls extra charges for account sharing - after trialing extra $3-a-month scheme for additional accounts in South Americaโ- With new Law & Order episodes no longer on Hulu, Iโm really wondering how many streaming services I want/needโฆ because itโs getting insane and expensive.
โParler Accidentally Doxxed Its Most VIP Members When It Announced Kanye's Acquisitionโ- A whole whoโs who of people Iโd never want to be in a room with!
โSorry you went viralโ- This entire piece made me sad, especially the ending mentioning how Vine shut down. RIP Vine, love you, miss you.
โA TikToker accidentally bought a 'hideous' $4,000 Salvador Dalรญ print because she was 'bored' and had 'FOMO' at an auction she never expected to winโ- A friendโs boyfriend who works in art says sheโs going to have to have a tough time reselling this print because it was overvalued.
โA Billionaire Is Demolishing a Perfectly Good $110M Mansion. Locals Arenโt Happy.โ- This feels a lot like the time NYCโs Washington Square Park underwent a ton of construction to move the fountain 20-something feet so that it would be aligned with the arch.
โInside the Heartbreaking Cons of Americaโs Most Prolific Romance Scammerโ- This is like the Tinder Swindler without the glitz or glam.
โWhat the Fuck Is Wrong With Bret Easton Ellis?โ- He wrote American Psycho, this doesnโt feel terribly shocking.
โ2 men arrive to pick up their daughter from school, discover it's the same girlโ- And this entire situation was facilitated by the motherโs (former) best friend? Brutal.
โMeta shareholder writes critical open letter saying the company needs to slash headcount and stop spending so much money on the โmetaverseโโ- Only $5B a year on the metaverse? Weโll never get legs at that rate!
โShein Launched A Resale Platform Days After An Investigation Shed Light On Just How Bad The Brand Is For The Environment. How Convenientโ- Iโm going to be seriously impressed if anything purchased from Shein survives two washes, much less two owners.
โHas your Gmail spam filter gone to sh*t recently? You arenโt aloneโ- Trying to reclaim my personal email from bulk emails feels like a battle Iโm never going to win, even more so recently.
โYou Can Buy Hyped Sneakers for Your Horse Nowโ- If your horse is too big for shoes from Build-A-Bear, you now have options!
โMeet President Baugh โ the self-proclaimed 'dictator' of a micronation in Nevada you've probably never heard ofโ- Idk this micronationโs politics but everything from their navy to their time zone and currency is hilarious.
More Serious Stories
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โRight-Wing Media Stars Promote Anti-โWokeโ AT&T Rival Thatโs Actually Just AT&Tโ
โConspiracy theorists are blaming the government for Hurricane Ianโ
โHow a Diabetes Drug Became the Talk of Hollywood, Tech and the Hamptonsโ
โArmie Hammer is sued by American Express over unpaid balance of almost $67Kโ