Yes, all of these things really did happen this year.
1.
Being obsessed about Bridgerton — honestly, we couldn’t get enough of Shonda Rhimes’ horny Netflix period drama.
2.
And IRL drama, we found out that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were divorcing.
3.
We were laughing at and sharing memes of Bernie Sanders (wearing his mittens and looking bored) at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
4.
Cheering on and supporting JoJo Siwa after she came out.
5.
Trying to keep track of what was going on in that whole GameStop — Reddit vs. Wall Street — saga.
9.
The New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears, which really made many people who were unaware of the situation really question the conservatorship and help grow the #FreeBritney movement.
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And Justin Timberlake’s half-assed apology to Britney after the documentary highlighted his past problematic behavior toward her — which also included an apology to Janet Jackson as well.
12.
Being obsessed with WandaVision and trying to figure out who really was the big baddie of the show — turns out it was Agatha all along!
13.
Making jokes about the boat blocking the Suez Canal.
14.
Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Prince Harry that was full of bombshells.
15.
Harry Styles’ amazing Grammys look that was giving us Cher…from Clueless vibes.
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And the too-cute moment when Beyoncé was shocked to learn that she had made Grammy history.
19.
The whole debacle Khloé Kardashian caused when she tried to scrub an unedited photo of herself off the internet — which only made us talk about it more.
20.
Paul Wesley going on Instagram stories and having no idea who Madison Beer is and confusing her with actual beer.
21.
Every single publicity photo, paparazzi shot, and trailer we got for House of Gucci.
22.
The perfection that was Bowen Yang as the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic during a “Weekend Update” segment on SNL.
23.
Half-joking and wondering when Season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race would end, ’cause it was the longest season ever (it started on January 1 and didn’t end until April 23!).
24.
After 1,349 reschedules, finally getting the Friends reunion.
25.
And speaking of reunions, Bennifer, aka Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, started dating again and immediately took us back to the 2000s.
26.
Dolly Parton living her best #HotGirlSummer and recreating her 1978 Playboy cover for her husband for his birthday.
27.
The Jennifer Coolidge renaissance and The White Lotus.
28.
Having thoughts and debating who should replace Alex Trebek as the permanent host of Jeopardy.
29.
The whatever that was three-way kiss between Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, and Tessa Thompson.
30.
And the whatever that was flashmob thing that James Corden put together to promote Cinderella.
31.
Every time Lizzo and Chris Evans were very flirty with each other in their DMs.
35.
Talking about nothing but Squid Game.
37.
Zendaya and Tom Holland confirming — what we all suspected — that they are indeed a couple.
38.
And finally, the return of Adele.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/pop-culture-things-that-happened-in-2021