Of course, we should remember that Hookers for Jesus was just one of two groups mentioned by the whistle-blower. What about the other one?
This really has been a crazy week for the Department of Justice, hasn’t it?
The Takeaway: At least some people were asking the right questions.
The Anniversary of ‘Friday’
What Happened: It’s been nine years since we discovered that we gotta get down on Friday, and that’s apparently enough time for people—including the woman who sang the track in question—to really think about what happened in that fever dream of an era.
What Really Happened: Hey, remember Rebecca Black? The teen songstress behind viral hit and irritating earworm “Friday”? Sure you do. Last week was the ninth anniversary of the song’s release—they grow up so fast!—which left the now-twentysomething Black in a bit of a reflective mood.
For whatever reason (psst, it’s that Black has turned out to be attractive now that she’s an adult; don’t tell anyone that the mass internet mind is really quite that shallow), the post went viral, getting shared around mainstream media as well as social media, and allowing fans and haters alike to reflect on their past behavior just a little.
Let’s not get things too out of perspective, though.
Such a cynical view does distract from Black’s point, admittedly—although we can’t help but feel that Black relaunching her music career skews things as well, somehow, as this can’t help but raise her profile—but let’s think about this Rebecca Black reappraisal that’s happening as a result of this moment of nostalgia!
If nothing else, let us recognize Black’s seeming return to pop culture icon status in such a short amount of time for the feat that it is.
The Takeaway: Here’s the thing, though; “Friday,” the song, is only nine years old. Why is everyone acting as if that’s a long time?
Knives to Meet You
What Happened: Crowdsourcing a movie title turns out to be far more fun than you might expect when there’s a cutlery theme to embrace.
