Happy Monday! We’re just as upset as you are that it’s not the weekend. Here’s what we actually care about.
POP CULTURE
Bringing you the highlights (see: whatever we want) from each week in pop culture.
What you missed: The trailer for Bombshell, Jay Roach’s new drama about Fox News and the Roger Ailes scandal, came out last week and all I can say is…yeah, it’s a bombshell.
The movie stars Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and Margot Robbie as a fictionalized amalgamation of producers. If you’ve seen Theron in Monster, then you needed to further proof that she’s a chameleon actress of the highest caliber. But holy shit, give this woman an Oscar now for those Kelly prosthetics alone!
ICYM one of the biggest media scandals to date, Bombshell will tell the story of how Fox News founder Roger Ailes was brought down by some brave women–namely, Gretchen Carlson–who accused him of sexual misconduct.
The trailer is incredibly powerful, and there are literally four words spoken in the entire 1 minute and 27 seconds. Watch to find out what they are.
What’s happening now: THE VMA’S ARE TONIGHT! Sure, they may not seem like the cultural phenomenon they once were, but ya girls T-Swift and Ari(ana Grande) are tied at 10 nominations each.
They’re going head-to-head for “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop” with the singles “thank u, next” and “You Need to Calm Down,” and Swift is headlining the whole thing.
Some changes are a-brewing at this year’s VMAs. After going hostless last year comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (who?) will take on the role of host. There’s also a new category for K-Pop, and I’m personally super excited because Boy With Luv (BTS & Halsey) and Kill This Love (BLACKPINK) are BOPS.
You can watch the show live on MTV, or if you’re cheap like me you can watch whatever clips come out on social media.
What we’re looking forward to: She’s so not yesterday! That’s right, our favorite teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire is getting a reboot 15 years later, and Hilary Duff is reprising her iconic (and best, dare I say?) role.
Disney made the announcement at its D23 expo on Friday, saying the series will stream exclusively on the new platform Disney+ (le duh, Disney, take my money) and starts on Lizzie’s 30th birthday. The show will follow her as she tries to navigate New York City as an aging teenager. Hmm… sounds suspiciously like…Younger?
Who am I to judge. I’ll be watching both of them anyway. No word yet on whether animated Lizzie, Gordo, Miranda, or any of Duff’s former costars will be joining the reboot.
SPORTS
I know nothing, Jon Snow. So I’m giving you my completely uninformed hot takes on sports.
Our first draft: Everyone, meet resident badass Maddy Freking! She’s a ballplayer, and she’s Freking good at it.
Maddy is a 12-year-old from Minnesota who made history this week as only the 19th girl to ever play in the Little League Baseball World Series in its 72-year history. Equality!
While that’s impressive enough, according to CNN Maddy is also only the 6th-ever girl to pitch in the LLWS. Get it, gurl.
So while her team may have been eliminated from the Little League Baseball World Series, she’s winning in our hearts. And for those of you saying she’s ‘good for a girl’? She’s just good. Period.
Our second draft: h/t to OFD founders Rachel and Sam for this story. I don’t know anything about golf, but I do know that $15 million is a fuckload of money. And that’s what Rory McIlroy got this weekend when he won the Fedex Cup.
McIlroy beat out Brooks Koepka for the biggest payout in golf history, and his win boosts him to no. 2 in the world behind Koepka. According to ESPN, McIlroy also joins Tiger Woods as the only players to win the FedEx Cup twice since it began in 2007.
I think we’re all waiting on Rachel Oates’ golf career to resurrect itself right about now. Thoughts?
Our Third draft: Well folks, it’s US Open week in NYC. I got to celebrate the opening by watching superstars Venus and Serena compete in a cook-off as part of my day job, and they’re just as badass in person as they are on screen.
So that’s as close to the games as I’ll get–namely, because they’re expensive and I don’t follow tennis–but I do love an excuse to drink on-theme. Apparently, the unofficially-official cocktail of the US Open is The Honey Deuce, and according to Forbes they sold a quarter million of them last year.
The Honey Deuce is to the US Open what the Mint Julep is to the Kentucky Derby. And I’m not a vodka drinker, but it does sound delicious. Grey Goose says: Fill a glass with crushed ice and 1.5 parts vodka, top with 3 parts fresh lemonade and .5 parts raspberry liqueur. Garnish frozen honeydew melon balls.
Sounds good to me! Drink up, bitches. It’s the US Open, you have an excuse. Until next week!
-Rachel
Great recap! Love it!