Olivia and the Ballerinas

Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, drops June 12 and as MC wrote in his column this week, she’s always been heavily influenced by the 90s and now she’s leaning in hard to the 90s rock chick in her music – with a co-sign from one of the rock chicks of that era, Courtney Love.

Olivia was photographed in New York this week on the set of an upcoming music video, not in a baby doll dress but the 90s energy is there with the oversized hoodie over the denim mini and knee-high combats. But maybe it’s not her outfit that will become The Discourse.

Because she’s surrounded in this video by ballerinas. And I’m already prepared for the sniping, if it hasn’t already started, from those who might evoke Taylor Swift’s video for “Shake It Off”. I was today year’s old when I realised she’s wearing a snake necklace in that video, filmed well before… you know. Anyway, how was that song released 12 years ago? Like a full rotation of the Chinese zodiac, WTF. Can we talk about that instead? How is 1989 almost 12 years old?

“Shake It Off” is one of my least favourite Taylor Swift songs, which is why I’m not that familiar with the video, and probably haven’t watched it since 2014. And now that I just dialed it up and made my way through it, my main takeaway is that we see a lot of Taylor’s forehead here. It’s so much more rare these days.

As for Olivia, I don’t know if the ballerinas are dragging her across the street or if she’s joining them, but when I see all that tulle, making its way across a busy street, you know where my mind goes? Bridesmaids, forever.

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What else happened today…

 Yeah the visual effect of Emily Blunt’s top does suggest a certain about of droop and or lopsidedness. (Go Fug Yourself)

I love that JK Simmons did this. I don’t love that he did it at the Mets game. What do I have against the Mets? I’m petty. The answer is Bo Bichette. (Pajiba)

Our site manager, Emily, loves Jessie Ware. Jessie Ware loves a blue cheese olive in her martini. Ralph Fiennes is repulsed by it. I am not repulsed, I am intrigued. Then again, I eat chicken feet so different flavours and textures don’t bother me. Maybe blue cheese olives in martinis are the chicken feet of cocktails. (Celebitchy)

What are the things that are “unsayable” in a fight with your partner? (Refinery 29)

I would like to put the title of this post by Rachel Tolleson on a t-shirt: “Stop Acting Like Girls Don’t Like Superheroes. It’s Exhausting”. I love superheroes. I’ve probably seen the Avengers movies over a hundred times. I often rewatch scenes from Endgame, especially when I’m down. Tony Stark is my forever fictional boyfriend. The people who say f-ckass sh-t like this are willfully ignorant. (The Mary Sue)