Weekly link drops are back! I apologize for being MIA for the past few months, but I was starting a job again. I’m very excited to be the first ever creator economy staff writer at Forbes, where I’ll be back in the internet culture circuit. I’m still wrapping my head around being the first of something in a legacy newsroom like this one, but you already know I’m going to have so much fun with it.
Here’s what I’ve been thinking about:
As you probably have seen by now, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet have been seen out and about together, from the Renaissance tour to the U.S. Open. As you likely have seen, Timothée’s fandom has been in tatters, most famously the fan account ClubChalamet, who hosted a viral Twitter Space insinuating that Chalamet had been forced into the relationship by some unknown sinister Hollywood force because they’d never been seen at a regular place, like the Olive Garden. Later in the week, ClubChalamet was revealed to be 57 years old, during their 9/11 memorial post where they said they turned down a job in 2001 at the World Trade Center, when they “felt something was terribly wrong about this opportunity,” which is the most deeply unserious way for people to find out how old a stan account holder is, as well as make 9/11 about your clairvoyant abilities. Personally, I do not understand the vitriol towards Kylie and Timmy. Let Timothée Chalamet be the celebrity communal hole! His only crime was having that dog in him! We should be applauding Kylie more than anything. He’s one of the internet’s favorite imaginary white boyfriends, you can’t not expect other celebrities to buy in, too. If anything, this only makes me want to watch the Wonka movie more.
I do not think men actually think that much about the Roman Empire, at least in the way that I’m assuming they think they are, despite the viral TikToks. I believe men occasionally have a fleeting thought about something they learned about in school, but if it’s thinking about it in the way my friends and I have reoccurring thoughts about Sean Kingston — Sean Kingston sampled Stand By Me? Why did he sing a song about finding a woman so beautiful he wanted to kill himself? I wonder if any of his discography was sampled on other songs. Remember when he did ‘Eenie Meenie’ with Justin Bieber and Daniella Monet from Victorious made a cameo in the music videos? Nostalgia truly is the most powerful emotion. The revenue made from capitalizing on the currency of youth. Didn’t he do the cinnamon challenge on YouTube? — I do not think men think about the Roman Empire in this way. I have not met enough men with the capacity for understanding action and consequence, let alone critical analysis. They are the most unreliable narrators, and will say they know things. They do not know said things.
I did an interview with a coffee market analyst and expert recently, who mentioned that she has been seeing shifting generational trends when it comes to coffee, where millennials’ approach to coffee tended towards more particular and elitist (roast and bean type, method of brew, et cetera) versus Gen Z, who desired more fun (seasonal drinks, decorations and flavors). She believed this is caused by a changing relationship with coffee (a daily habit pre-pandemic versus a nonessential treat), as well as social media (largely, lifestyle influencers like Emma Chamberlain). I have nothing else more to do with this information other than thinking about it every time I make coffee or go to my local spot, and also affirm my belief that anyone who disparages silly sweet coffee drinks needs to shut the fuck up.
Nice things to consider:
We’re at the end of private chef in the Hamptons summer content, but the season finales are some of my favorite yet.
I’ve been telling everyone in my life for weeks to read the Vox article that encourages you to split your life into semesters. I will tell you to read it now, too.
Since we last spoke, I got a whole new job! Thank you so much to everyone who has offered pledges to this newsletter, it means so much. But because Forbes is subscription-based, I still want to keep some of my writing free to the public — which means I have no plans to monetize this platform. However, I do love reading Kelsey Weekman’s okay zoomer and Terry Nguyen’s gen yeet, and you should give them all the subscriptions.