“Why are they mocking us?”: Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” ad slammed as tone-deaf
“Mocking us while simultaneously asking for our money is insane.”
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Mariah Carey’s annual announcement that “it’s tiiiime” for the holiday season was met with more than a raised eyebrow this year.
Julia Fox divided the internet with her Halloween costume choice and the Instagram caption defending it.
A local Zohran Mamdani canvasser was shocked to see “Dr. Sturgis from Young Sheldon” in her group, launching the internet into an IMDb-fueled frenzy.
Speaking of: if you have a local election today, I hope you get out there and vote!
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“Why are they mocking us?”: Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” video with Sephora slammed as tone-deaf on social media
Mariah Carey’s annual “It’s Time” holiday video is back, but this year the singer’s collaboration with Sephora is facing backlash for being “out of touch.” In it, Carey catches a Christmas elf (Billy Eichner) sneaking off with her luxury makeup products from Sephora.
“The elves are striking this year!” the elf announces. “This is elf revenge for putting us through holiday hell.” He adds that he plans to pawn off the products to afford “elf therapy.” Carey then quickly dismisses the elf and turns him into a snowman before he can escape. It ends with Carey’s classic “defrosting meme.” Innocent enough, right? Not exactly.
“Didn’t quite land”: Julia Fox sparks outrage for dressing up as Jackie Kennedy post-JFK assassination
If Julia Fox was looking for attention this Halloween with her Jackie Kennedy costume, she certainly found it. The actress and New York influencer is facing serious backlash after dressing up as the former first lady—or, more specifically, for dressing up to mimic her look in the hours that followed John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.
Posing for Instagram in her take on the familiar pink Chanel suit, right down to the bloodstains, Fox wrote that she was wearing it “not as a costume, but as a statement.”
“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown
A canvasser for Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York City was surprised to find actor Wallace Shawn assigned to her group—and her comments pretty much broke the internet.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
👩🏫 A substitute teacher’s first day in a Mississippi classroom ended in termination and viral backlash after a TikTok video drew criticism for what viewers called an inappropriate comment toward a student.
🏡 University of South Australia scientists studying the post-pandemic shift say the results are clear: remote workers flourish and thrive outside the office.
🕶️ A new TikTok trend in which people put sunglasses around their waists is dividing the internet, and it’s thanks to Love Island USA contestant Olandria.
💍 Ohio politicians anticipate that AI will become involved in human affairs, such as marriage and property ownership.
🤰 A childless woman trying to pitch in during the government shutdown found out how much diapers cost, and she’s upset.
🎵 Song of the day: Lily Allen’s “4chan stan.”
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