The NYT Found The Real Mr. Big and He's Living Like Aidan?
Also let me tell you about why I can't get "Do it lady!" out of my head
Hi chat! I trust you had a lovely long weekend. I did absolutely nothing except sleep, purge my home, take long walks, cry and catch up on my shows. Oh I did watch Top Gun: Maverick which like still very much holds up. I highly recommend you watch it (it’s on Paramount+) if you are stuck for something to be in the mood for.
What I also did was consume a lot of east coast summer content and it seems like everyone and their mom was in the Hamptons. And I have to admit – I’ve never been to the Hamptons but it’s definitely something I think I need to check out, if only for research purposes. I don’t love what I hear about the Uber prices or the scene and resulting lines to get in everywhere but I do love learning about the budding food scene, small grocers and how city kids and adults bring their elite luxuries to the coast. I may also need to pay a visit to Rhode Island, which seems to be the town du jour for many NYC influencers these days. Stay tuned to see if I make it this summer.
Today is also July 7th and in astrology, there is something called the 7/7 Portal. What TF is that? Let me tell you. It is a powerful portal to help you manifest and brings a lot of luck. And I know, I know, some of you may not truly believe that astrology is that girl but I need you to read this Vanity Fair article from 2006 that predicted EVERYTHING we are experiencing in the US right now. Read it, absorb it and then come back to me and lmk if you don’t feel at least a little bit convinced that there is power in the stars.
Cultural Currency
While you come for entertainment, stay for the culturally-driven industry trends that are no doubt coming soon to a consumer shelf near you.
Do it lady! If you have never heard that phrase before, congratulations, you are NOT chronically online! But if you’re curious, let me introduce you to Chit. Chit appears to be the brainchild character from Groundlings performers and comedians Jay Renshaw and Kiel Kennedy.
Here’s the tl;dr
Chit is presented to us in a ‘The Office’ style short video series
Working alongside his coworkers, crunching the numbers (jibberish onscreen), drinking juice (White Claw) and always craving Subway
The videos seem effortlessly produced but they’re high production value IMO and I’m assuming filmed at the Groundlings
The delicious and brilliant writing in this particular video is the one that sprung Chit to TikTok fame
Now I am positive that streamers and networks alike are probably already sourcing these guys to build Chit and the supporting characters into a larger show. And just as we saw musical artists’ careers skyrocket to fame during the pandemic era of TikTok, I do sense that we will see television studios start to source fresh talent with an existing audience from the platform next. Plus it’s already got the product placement element figured out, which means these studios can sell sell sell!
And WATCH THIS SPACE!
Conversation Starters
Cierra Ortega has left the ‘Love Island USA’ villa following the discovery of her racist remarks online. You guys. I have two questions. First: Who’s doing the background checks on these shows? Like I fundamentally believe at this point and after everything we’ve learned from the internet, these networks need to hire internet sleuths prior to casting these reality stars. Like all it would take would be to hire a group of 20-something Redditers and you’d be able to sweep the internet and avoid all of this. And second: Cierra my girl, did you not do a sweep yourself? Who just happened to have these screenshots teed up and ready to go? Not that that’s the point of this, this language should never be used and I have zero tolerance for it. But girl, you were such a fan of the show and you didn’t see this coming? I’m so confused.
TikTok is developing a new app specifically for U.S. users and plans to shut down the current version by March 2026. Apparently China and the US administration will begin talks for the sale of the app starting today. My question is this (lots of questions today): I live in the US but my TikTok is Canadian because that’s where I first downloaded it. Will I need to use the new app? The old app? Do I need to start from scratch with an American account? I have a lot of questions as someone who’s business is impacted by this and need to know when I’m gonna get answers.
Mindy Kaling announces she’s working with Dartmouth (her alma mater) to design and build the Mindy Kaling Theater Lab at the Hopkins Center. She said, “I’ve been working with Dartmouth for years to design and build the Mindy Kaling Theater Lab at the Hopkins Center! I just wanted to create a space where short form improv and zip zap zop can be practiced in peace!” For whatever reasons, people have a love or hate to love relationship with Mindy. I fall on the former side of the spectrum and honestly I commend her giving back to the college that developed her skill set and helped make her into the powerhouse she is today.
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ S10 premieres tonight. And I’m actually curious about this season of the show and here’s why – knowing that we have Love Island USA ending this Sunday, I believe BIP actually has a chance to pull in that audience and bring them over to their show as a result of the timing. Once Sunday hits, the LI audience is going to be starved for content. The Appointment Television of it all has been a phenomenon after last season’s record breaking cast and the drama surrounding this season both inside and outside of the villa. I think if BIP is actually good (I haven’t seen a screener so I don’t know) I believe they will absolutely be able to attract the audience who are looking for more love on their screens.
The NYT interviewed Ron Galotti who famously inspired the character Mr. Big on SATC revealing he got married and moved to Vermont (aka he became Aidan).
One Last Thing
This is an Over to Sports x One Last Thing Collab:
Ben Shelton is playing at Wimbledon. And his family and girlfriend, Trinity Rodman are there to support him. In one of his post-game interviews, he shouted out his sister who took time off from her job at Morgan Stanley to be in London to support him. He asked the company (who is also a sponsor of the tournament) to give his sister more time off as she’s become a sort of good luck charm to him throughout the tournament thus far.
No surprises here but Morgan Stanley did in fact give his sister extended PTO and it made for a sweet story but one that I’m assuming was actually an in-kind or paid placement for the finance company to begin with.