Empathy and Family in Modern Cinema

Three Big Conversations:

1. A TikTok creator named Lewky takes idiotic dating app exchanges and turns them into musical skits
2. the social media app Tea which allows women to share red flags about specific men gets hacked
3. Marvel’s Fantastic Four explores the power of family bonds in the face of total annihilation

Slang of the Week - "Chopped"

Elsewhere in culture:

1. Memes about Ozzy Osbourne dying and being reincarnated as a baby named Aquaman started trending.
2. Twitch streamer Ninja shared his Christian faith with 19 million followers.
3. Labubu plushies are now luxury items, selling for up to $170,000.
4. The book series Fourth Wing will be adapted into an Amazon TV show.
5. “Proximity posting” is the new social media flex.

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