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Last week’s 0ut-of-Touch guide touched the stark darkness on the internet so we’re keeping it light this week like a flyweight boxer trying to hit his weight class. Nothing is more serious than eating pasta, pestering squirrels, zombies taking over Las Vegas, and the oldest “teenager” since Dick Clark went to the bandstand in the sky.
This week on the wrong vacation: May 24th is Rigatoni Pasta Day
According to my Ace youth reporter (my niece Claire), April 24th is Eat Rigatoni Pasta Day, an annual celebration where everyone is encouraged to consume rigatoni pasta. The meme thing comes from the TikTok account of @ jimmyrules32who has been reporting on the day without interruption since January 2020. His TikTok is pure dedication.
“Who cares?” I hear you ask Well, children take care. She cares enough # eatabowlofrigatonipastaonmay242021 has over 41 million views from TikTok. So if you want to be a cool uncle / aunt / mom / dad / sensei serve a steaming plate of rigatoni on May 24th, and if you want to be really cool, top your rigatoni with it Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce. Trust me.
This week with old-fashioned teenagers: Dear Evan Hansen
Have you seen the trailer for the upcoming teen movie? Dear Evan Hansen? It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in years, and not just because I think teenage suicide musicals are funny. The film looks like a full-length version of Steve Buscemi “How are you, fellow children?Meme: Actor Ben Platt plays a 17 year old high school student, but the guy looks at least 35. And not “young 35” either. More like “just divorced and starting a recovery program”. He is clearly older than his own mother.
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Flat, salty, responded to the exhilaration of the internet with a (now deleted) tweet reading, “If the Randos are idiots about the ages, read this great article and / or watch fat. “
I’m obviously not going to read this shit, but Platt is right about Grease. Old people playing high school kids are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less ridiculous. In honor of Ben Platt, check out my three favorite shots of the joke: No other teen movieMr. Show is a woman as a teenager until well into the 1970s.No Adults Allowed ”sketchand the entire run of Strangers with sweets.
In Music This Week: Demi Lovato introduces her new pronouns
In a video posted on Twitter, pop star Demi Lovato made cultural waves by appearing as the non-binary gender. “I had the revelation that I identify as non-binary,” they said in the video, “I’m going to officially change my pronouns to” she / she “.”
According to Lovato, the new pronouns best represent the fluidity they feel in their gender expression. “I do this for those out there who haven’t been able to share who they really are with loved ones. Please continue to live in your truths and know that I send you so much love, “Lovato tweeted.
If you’re old and out of touch like me, you’re probably like, “Huh? Whazzis now? “About people changing their pronouns, but after thinking about it for 43 seconds, I’ve come to the conclusion that everyone should just call people what they want to be called and, in general, go about their own business.
Streaming this week: Army of the Dead
It’s been too long since a good zombie movie has come out and too long since a good heist movie has come out. Fortunately, the drought ends for this Friday with the release of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.
This mash-up from the genre Zombies-Kill-Everybody and the genre Thieves-Steal-Everything is set in a post-apocalypse in Las Vegas and contains a zombie tiger, zombie show girls, zombie Elvis impersonators and a group of malicious mercenaries in the Quarantine zone to steal hundreds of millions of dollars. So it’s pretty much the best summer opening movie ever, and I don’t even have to see it to tell you this.
To judge by the trailerSnyder, whose previous credits include Justice League, 300, Man of Steel and this great reboot of Dawn of the Dead, is the right person to balance the humor, horror and action that an epic like this demands .
Viral Video of the Week: Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0 – The Walnut Heist
YouTuber Mark Rober has a squirrel problem. The little rodents won’t stop invading the bird feeders in his back yard to steal the cute, sweet birdseed inside. Instead of poisoning them or moving, Rober built an elaborate obstacle course that looked at robbery movies and forced the squirrels to find out. I’m talking about a full maze of air ducts, randomly moving rocky outcrops, a little helicopter flight and much more. When the little boys get to the end, the reward is sweet: more walnuts than they could eat in their life!
This video stands out for both the elaborate and meticulous design of the obstacles and the amiability of the squirrels – in the end you are really invested in them to find out.
