The March Gen Z Dispatch: The girls win gold, Broadway buzz and Punch the Monkey has friends!
What’s Catching Fire 🔥
The past few weeks have delivered a gold medal run of cultural moments thanks to the Winter Olympics, great television, a cute little monkey, and Megan Thee Stallion on Broadway! There’s no shortage of great, buzzy moments shaping pop culture and the internet right now.
What a great two weeks it was at the Milan-Cortina Olympics! 🏂
This one was FTG (for the girls)
Alysa Liu’s Gold and JOY 🥇⛸️💓
- After retiring at 16 due to burnout, the 20-year-old came back on her own terms to become the first American woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating in 24 years 💪
- Skating to Donna Summer’s MacArthur Park with striped hair, a lip piercing, and the biggest smile in the building, She performed with unapologetic joy and grace 😸
- Her journey has resonated with the world, sparking conversation about agency, mental health and the real prize being the journey 🏔
Eileen Gu & Chloe Kim’s press conferences 🗣💅
- On being the most-decorated free skier in history
- On the power of sport
- On neuroplasticity
- On leading with love and compassion
- On being so proud of the girls!
Team USA swept Hockey 🏒🥅
- The women’s team ROCKS and beat Canada in overtime to win their third Olympic gold medal 🎉
- Megan Keller’s beautiful, game-winning shot was perfection on ice
- Laila Edwards is now the first Black American to medal in hockey ever‼️
- Flava Flav extended an invite to them to celebrate with him in Vegas ⏰️🎰
- Hilary Knight dropped this 👑
The men’s team also won gold for the first time in 46 years 👏
- Tate McRae’s boyfriend, Jack Hughes lost a tooth and then scored the winning goal 🦷
- However, their great feat has been overshadowed by what happened afterwards in the locker room 😬
- They should take a page out of Andy Murray’s book ✍️
Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie cheekily referenced the drama on Saturday Night Live during his debut monologue and brought out stars from both teams
- He absolutely killed this episode, BTW
- He’s not just a Storrie, he’s the whole damn book!
Some TV News
The Tell Me Lies series finale was absolutely insane 🤯
- Our favorite toxic relationship has officially ended as Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer confirmed that the show will not return for season 4 💔
- But hey, Lucy is finally free 🙌
The shocking America’s Next Top Model documentary
- But is it shocking?
Thanks to Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story”, the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy mania is out of control
- Her Style 🧥
- Her Attitude! 😎
- And not just influencing the girls, the JFK Jr. effect is visible IRL 🧢
BREAKING: Miley Cyrus was spotted wearing a blonde Hannah wig 😱
- The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special is set to stream on Disney+ March 24 “going back to where it all began” SCREAMING
- Miss Miley will be interviewed by Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper, who is also an executive producer of the special 🎤️
Creators are breaking into the mainstream!
- Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date is producing a feature film 🎬
- Emma Chamberlain is headed to the big screen ⭐️
- Jake Shane and Whitney Leavitt are currently on Broadway 🎭
Vanity Fair also recently profiled creators whose digital shows have turned into major press tour stops these days for actors, musicians and entertainers alike. The spread includes:
- Sean Evan of Hot Ones 🍗🥵
- Brittany Broski of Royal Court 🏰👸
- Kareem Rahma of Subway Takes 🚇🎙
- Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang of Las Culturistas 😂
This cute Baby Photo trend reminds us that even in our adult jobs, we’re all just kids 👶💼
- This is who you’re asking to deliver the latest breaking news
- This is who is behind your favorite pasta sauce brand
- This is who tells us things are out of budget
- This is who you’re asking to write press releases
Meet Punch the Monkey 🐒
- Abandoned by his motherat birth, Baby Punch was raised by staff at Ichikawa City Zoo
- Early on, Punch was given a stuffed orangutan to help him cope with loneliness, and now he’s a viral sensation 💟
- After taking a beating from an older monkey, Punch sought out solace in his bestie 🥹
- The stuffed animal has sold out on IKEA’s website 💸
- We love you, Punch💘
- Update: Punch made friends 🎉
Things We’re Looking At 👀
And there’s more to come! The cultural calendar isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Here are a few fun things to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. Of course, we can’t predict trends, but we can sure try!
- The Oscars 🎞🏆
- Keep your eyes on Meg Thee Stallion– she is on a generational run 🔥🔥🔥
- Makeup for kids? 💄🐥
- March Madness! 🏀
- St. Patrick’ s Day – Let’s split the G! ☘️
- And it’s never too early to be getting ready for Coachella 🌴🎡🌸