snow day!
🦀 reading rainbow RETURNS! + 2026 MET GALA THEME + marty supreme takes BAFTAs L + denny's spring break pass + free GTA 6 with 👶 + K-craft coming soon™ + danganronpa execution trend 🦀
we woke up this morning breathing a quick sigh of relief that the olympics are over, but then we quickly realized that nothing else is happening right now…
it’s a little too quiet at the moment, which definitely means we’re in for a hell of a week 🦀🫣
enjoy the silence while it lasts… xoxo
in this top-of-the-week culture catch:
starbucks puts mrbeast on the menu
will tiktok shop become a top-3 global retailer?
met gala 2026: fashion is art
paddington at the BAFTAs
danganronpa conveyor belt
🦀📈 TODAY’S POLL
📲🦀 Viral Topics
‘Thank you Thailand’ trend goes viral among foreign tourists (Khaosod English)
Tourists returning from Thailand are embracing a viral trend where they post videos of themselves at the airport with the phrase “Thank You, Thailand” and then list the number of times specific experiences or tropes happened.
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KPop: Belfast’s SSE Arena and promoter defend tribute act after complaints (BBC)
A K-pop tribute concert at Belfast’s SSE Arena sparked backlash after parents brought young kids expecting Demon Hunters content, not realizing it was a general K-pop show because they didn’t know K-pop is an entire genre and fandom. Complaints about raunchy moments, unfamiliar songs, and explicit intermission music went viral, but the situation has since taken a very internet turn.
Actual K-pop fans are now using audio from a frustrated mom’s complaint video and pairing it with clips from real K-pop concerts, turning the mix-up into a meme about expectation vs. reality.
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9 Months Away From GTA 6’s November Release, Retailer Cheekily Promises Free Copies to Anyone Who Gives Birth on Launch Day (IGN)
A Norwegian electronics retailer is promising free copies of GTA 6 to anyone who gives birth on the game’s launch day, cheekily framing it as a “life hack” nine months ahead of release. The stunt, complete with suggestive ads, quickly went viral as people pointed out that having a newborn likely leaves very little time for gaming anyway.
Snow Day! What It Looks Like When New York City Comes Out to Play. (New York Times)
A powerful winter storm swept across parts of the Northeast, bringing heavy snowfall, strong winds and widespread school closures. In New York City, crowds gathered in Washington Square Park for impromptu snowball fights, with videos of the wintry scenes and chaotic snowmen spreading widely on social media. Meanwhile, Mayor Mamdani proclaimed a city-wide snow day and encouraged residents to sign up for the city’s emergency snow shoveler program, positioning it as both a cleanup effort and a short-term job opportunity.
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🎣 Fresh Catch: Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park”
The internet has been loving Alyssa Liu’s energetic routines this Olympics! Donna Sunmer’s estate reported that streams for “MacArthur Park” surged over 1000% in 24 hours!
Danganronpa Conveyor Belt Executions
This audio from the Danganronpa video game is during a moment when executions occur. TikTokers are using it to describe scenarios via on-screen text of what it felt like when they were about to get caught or something is about to go wrong.
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