Brooke Hammerling

YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Season 3, Episode 3: MAYHEM!!

All the pop culture things to keep you caught up. This week’s episode is called Mayhem. For a few reasons!

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LABUBU MADNESS CONTINUES! Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! I hope you had an amazing weekend, and I hope at least ONE of you saw all the Sydney Sweeney madness continue to blow up and…

The Labubu madness continues and I explain why. We also have a camera revolution. The tea on the Tea app. Jesus Christ Superstar. Pamela and Liam. And Beyoncé of course.

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Skydance-Paramount Post-Merger Hierarchy Made Official Sources tell us that Skydance-Paramount is going to make official their corporate hierarchy tomorrow morning.

Pretty impressive line-up. Truly an all-star team. Well done @Skydance. This is a hell of a team.

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Levi’s already took your idea!

Lols. Facts.

YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Season 3, Episode 2: GENES! JEANS!

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YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Season 3, Episode 2: GENES! JEANS!

If you like pop culture then please check out my podcast. This week, I break down the Sydney Sweeney drama. Also the Gwyneth situation. And Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake and the return of all things 1990s.

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YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Season 3, Episode 2: GENES! JEANS!

The kids are upset. But whyyyyyyyyy? I explain… Also, it’s so great being back in the ‘90s.

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The “BRAND CAMPAIGNS” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. WHAT A WEEK! Of all weeks to try to navigate jet lag, last week was a doozie. One story would break, and then another, and t…

Another week, another monsoon of pop culture. From Sydney Sweeney/American Eagle collab drama to Gwyneth Paltrow NOT being AI to the Nicki Minaj Challenge to all things ‘90s to HUNTING WIVES (gasp), it’s a week! popculturemondays.com/2025/07/28/t...

YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Season 3, Episode 1: KISS CAM DRAMA

My podcast has re-launched! While I’ve been doing this for two years, it has been audio only and I consider that a rehearsal. Now we have video and it’s a whole New World! If you’re a pop culture junkie like me check it out!

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The “KISS CAM” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! I returned from Japan yesterday late in the afternoon, and I must admit, I spent the next 12 hours in bed recovering. Howeve…

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The “KISS CAM” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! I returned from Japan yesterday late in the afternoon, and I must admit, I spent the next 12 hours in bed recovering. Howeve…

All the KissCam memes in one place. Plus, Cunty and the Gen Z stare restore our faith in Gen Z. And some TikTok trends and RussianTok. Obvs.

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The “OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH TEXAS” Edition Welcome to my brain… Hello my darling pop culture junkies and welcome back to many of you from a long holiday weekend. I would say Happy Monday, but it is with a heavy heart that I write this…

A somber day but if you need a distraction from the news I tried to honor this moment in time. popculturemondays.com/2025/07/07/t...

The VENETIAN Edition: PARTE SECONDA (Part 2) Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. I know many of you are on holiday somewhere fabulous this 4th of July week. While the US celebrates perhaps its last Indepen…

NOKD. What the socials said about the Venetian let them eat cake wedding. Also, some Glasto content. And that Peter Thiel interview. And some TikTok trends and more pop culture news you can use!

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The “VENETIAN” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! I am BACK. I am sorry I took a week off, and I DID attempt to write while I was traveling, but it was just too much to take …

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The “VENETIAN” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! I am BACK. I am sorry I took a week off, and I DID attempt to write while I was traveling, but it was just too much to take …

It’s a big one today! We have a slew of TikTok trends you have to know about and of course the Venetian wedding that is annoying everyone. We also have Sophie Cunningham, 90s interior design nightmares AND a Cannes Lions round up. popculturemondays.com/2025/06/23/t...

Of course Kara said it first. Always. Lols. 🥳

YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Emergency Pod: LA has NOT fallen

While my podcast will re-launch officially later in July… An emergency pod had to be done. LA has not fallen! We are all groovy. youtu.be/jU79mDAPeHE?...

The INEVITABLE Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. Are we ok? Are we MENTALLY prepared for the week ahead? I mean, ALL joking aside for a moment, it is pretty fucking crazy ri…

Maybe my most transparent newsletter yet. Or the most unhinged? Maybe a little bit of both. It’s got a little bit of everything this week….

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The MOANA GIRL Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. Summer is KICKING IN! And HAPPY PRIDE!!!! June is the BEST. There are a lot of you media types who are subscribers, so let m…

What a week in pop culture news!

We have:
- Moana Girl on Delta
- Patti Lupone drama
- girl power with both Hailey Bieber and Tay Tay
- Brad Pitt reinvention and Bono on Joe Rogan
- an explainer on VIBE CODING
And more…

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The “WE LET PEE -WEE DOWN” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy TUESDAY, my darling pop culture junkies. For those of you NOT in the US, Monday was a holiday, so when we get back into things Tuesday morning, there will be a baji…

Have you seen the Pee-wee doc on @maxhbo.bsky.social? It’s amazing. A must watch. Read about it in my newsletter this week!

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The “GINGER” Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies! Another week, another mad news week that, of course, includes a lot of pop culture. All the discourse right now is around th…

Pop Culture news you can use my darlings!! Topics discussed this week include:

- are all gingers Black?
- HBO rebrand. Again.
- Black girl showers.
- Eurovision
- The Knicks (and Timmy)
- the little girl Miss Shirley and the controversy
* and more!

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The AMERICAN POPE Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. I hope everyone had a magical, restorative, anf fun-filled weekend. I really do think I am ready to retire to some yacht in …

This was a very very NSFW newsletter this week. From porn stars and national parks on TikTok to rawdogging making its way to the Vatican. It’s been a week!

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I only ever refer people to their secret weapon, Ron Passaro! But I am thrilled that it worked out (and sounds so great) @brookeh.bsky.social !!

YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Episode 3: Friday Edition, with special guest Alyssa Mastromonaco

Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays on…Friday. Due to some tech issues, it did not go out yesterday but thanks to the incredible @rachelsklar.bsky.social and Ron Passaro who jumped in and saved the day, she’s out! Pod guest this week is Alyssa Mastromonaco!

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The ROYAL Edition Welcome to my brain… Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. I am always amazed by how much pop culture news manifests each week. Whether it’s a viral moment that takes the world …

Another week of pop culture! From more Harry and Meghan drama to the latest TikTok trend to hail in Paris to explaining Letterboxd to us olds….buckle up!

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YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Episode 2: GO WATCH SINNERS

My latest pod is out! Please subscribe if you’re into pop culture nonsense. This week it’s all Sinners. And Labubu of course.

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YouTube video by Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays Episode 1: Did JD Vance Kill the Pope?

It’s only going to get better so come along with me on this journey. Please subscribe to my pop culture podcast. It’s really fun!

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Music Creation Startup Splice Buys Spitfire Audio Splice, a music start-up that uses artificial intelligence to blend audio samples, bought Spitfire Audio for its catalog of tracks and sounds, the companies said Monday. Splice is paying $50 million, ...

More coverage of the Splice and Spitfire Audio deal.

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Goldman Sachs-backed start-up to buy UK sound studio in bet on AI music-making Music samples group Splice agrees deal to acquire London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds

Music tech news! @splice acquires UK based Spitfire Audio

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