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And a Gone Girl cruise seems like a bad idea waiting to happen

Jul 27, 2022

Hi Wrecklings! I’m currently listening to Fed Up, a podcast covering a WILD influencer feud over the F-Factor diet and the alleged problems with it.

“Viral 'Pink Sauce' Condiment On TikTok Raises Eyebrows As Buyers Sound The Alarm”- Chef Pii has defended herself in a recent interview for The Washington Post but you still won’t catch me eating Pink Sauce anytime soon.
“How a French bulldog meetup in New York became the center of viral debate”- If there’s anything the internet loves, it’s dogs and drama— and Kalhan from NBC News had a story that combined both! Since publishing, it seems that the Stop_Frenchy_Meetups_Nyc Instagram account was taken down so, it’s clear who won that dog fight.
“Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife”- Elon’s apparent commitment to a series of messy PR headlines continues. Despite the denial, some stories report otherwise.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

The amount of attention on me has gone supernova, which super sucks. Unfortunately, even trivial articles about me generate a lot of clicks :( Will try my best to be heads down focused on doing useful things for civilization.

“Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent”- Adding “This is of course bad” to my lexicon for crisis PR.
“Corporate Carbon Offset Company Accidentally Starts Devastating Wildfire”- You… had one job.
“Retirement House Is On A Mission To Change People’s Ideas Of Aging Through TikTok”- No snark, this is your heartwarming click of the week.
Emirates calls out London's Heathrow Airport- This tweet screenshot a press release that’s absolutely ruthless. Since then, it seems the two parties have reached a truce.
“Not Okay is a horror movie for the influencer age”- Featuring multiple “sympathetic cameos of Caroline Calloway”? Should be an interesting watch.
“Is Self-Care Making Us Lonely?”- A very, very dear friend recently shared a podcast episode about the power of radical self-love and exquisite self-care being key to impacting change in the world— without needing to become a hermit. Highly recommend.
“Why Do Tourists Keep Getting N@ked at Sacred Sites?”- Much like being on your best behavior when a guest at someone else’s house, can we do this for visiting other countries?
“What could possibly go wrong on the ‘Gone Girl’-themed cruise?”- So much about this cruise is fascinating, beyond Gillian Flynn tweeting about leaving who gets murdered up to chance.
“Million-Dollar Wine Heist Ends With Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested in Europe”- Ok, I’m getting hung up on bottles of wine that cost $300,000.
“White TikTok Influencer Receives Backlash After Trying To Gentrify Aguas Frescas -- WHAT Did She Call It??”- The influencers will never learn.
“I’m a VFX Artist, and I’m Tired of Getting ‘Pixel-F–ked’ by Marvel”- Depending on what industry you’re in, this article won’t be surprising (working for pennies because of the project’s clout) but I hate that it’s become standard.

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