Three Big Conversations:
- The Grammys offered a chaotic celebration of modern music. - 8:08
- "Etsy witches" are getting kicked off of Etsy. - 21:12
- Sports betting looms large over Super Bowl LX this Sunday. - 35:06
Song of the Week: "Aperture" by Harry Styles -1:25
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In Other News: - 53:08
"She's free" is a TikTok trend where friends line up, clap and shine phone flashlights as someone walks a celebratory runway after a breakup. The 2026 Winter Olympics in the Italian cities of Milano and Cortina begin today. If the 2024 Summer Olympics were any indication, teens will probably be fascinated by the athletes and their respective social media presences. A new platform called Moltbook is designed to be a Reddit-style social media forum for AI bots to publicly chat with each other. The Lunar New Year is coming up soon, which brings a new Chinese zodiac. 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse, and people on TikTok are freaking out about it. Iron Lung, a sci-fi horror film that stars YouTuber Markiplier (who also wrote, directed, and financed it), was a surprise box office success that almost beat Disney's Send Help in its opening weekend.
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