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Pop-Eds: My takes on pop culture

Double, double, toil and trouble

Random thoughts on J.Lo, the Kansas City Chiefs and Trump's chances of being sentenced

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Andrew Davis
Jun 01, 2024
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—Advice: "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."—Marcus Aurelius

—Thought: I know I’m going to sound 105 when I say this, but when I was a kid you didn’t really hear that much about people having food allergies. Now people are allergic to everything. Is it advanced/new testing or is food being processed differently now? Lord knows some of it tastes different now—and I’m talking to you, Frosted Flakes and Matt’s Cookies.

assorted fruits on brown wooden bowls
Photo by Jimmy Dean on Unsplash

—Question: Whatever happened to Ruby Rose? I’m still Team Ruby (as she’s just so cool), but I haven’t seen much of her.

—Making a statement: Live Nation announced that Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me... Live tour is canceled because she is "taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends." If you believe that, I have a bridge I want to sell you. From what people said, she’d have trouble selling out a block party right now—but she’ll never give up, and America loves a good comeback story.

Jennifer Lopez in This Is Me…Now: A Love Story. Image from Amazon MGM Studios

—Deja vu: Dominican actor Massiel Taveras was filmed appearing to push away a security guard on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival—just days after Kelly Rowland scolded the same usher. I’m wondering what you’re wondering: What’s up with this usher (and is this the first year that these situations happened)? I want to hear from her. (Update: At least two other entertainers have had situations with the same usher.)

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—The chief problem: What the hell is going on with the Kansas City Chiefs?

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