I’ll get you, my fairly! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us the shameless try to hyperlink the fantasy hit Depraved to the pleasant Moo Deng. However, hear us out – there’s one thing the 2 have in frequent because the 12 months attracts to a detailed. Escapism.
Whether or not we discovered it on the yellow brick highway, or in movies from a Thailand zoo, or maybe in unlikely Olympic heroes, we gravitated towards fantasy and feel-good popular culture moments this 12 months.
There have been new traits, as all the time. “Brat summer time” turned a factor, as did “demure, conscious.” And for some inexplicable motive, we turned obsessive about superstar lookalike contests.
There have been breakups – Bennifer is, once more, a factor of the previous – and reunions: Oasis, please attempt to keep collectively for the tour. And a few issues stayed, remarkably, the identical: Taylor Swift and Beyonce saved on breaking information and making historical past.
So, after a 12 months the place a lot modified however some issues held regular, right here’s our annual, very selective journey down popular culture reminiscence lane:
