The iphone 16 is a flop

and no one is surprised.

Dear Gentle Reader,

• Am I a carpenter now? Okay not literally. I mean like a fan of ‘Sabrina Carpenter.’ Sabrina has really been rocking up the charts since “Nonsense.” Both “Espresso” and “Please please please,” topped the Billboard Global 200. It was not too long ago where she was confined to Disney and the Dance Charts. Since recording singing videos on Youtube since she was 9, her now new “Sweet ‘n Short” album has a unique country-ish pop aura, with humour and love which swept the heart of many people (including me who forces you to listen to Good Graces)… not to mention her fun personality and beautiful, big, blonde curls.

  

• Anyways, Keto. This is a diet where all the men eat butter sticks and stuff their faces with meat. I’m sorry to all the keto lovers out there but you do know fats have the highest calorie to gram ratio right? UChicago Medicine states that “The keto diet could cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease.” Whilst every diet has it’s ups and downs, maybe we should wake up to the idea that we have health professionals around rather than our favourite influencer, “XOX babe.” I don’t know. Either way, these diets are getting crazy and Keto is not the worst (stop the Fruitarian thing) as “possible benefits including potential weight loss, increased energy and treating chronic illness” may come with this diet if not done dangerously.

  

• According to Daniel Kahneman, “what I eat in a day,” is “a reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.” The important question is, do people really post these shorts to inspire others or just to call them out for eating the leftovers in the fridge?

• Everyone I know is ordering from Shein and Temu, whether they really have child labor or not. But can someone please tell me why they only delivered half the stuff I ordered? Also Shein sued Temu for stealing designs. The irony is that fitness influencer for “Blogilates” named Cassie, mentioned how, Shein stole her “Pirrouette Skort” design and Marell Boyers, owner of Baiia Swimwear also faced this saying, “The inferior quality of construction and fit is immediately apparent.” But consumers are pawns in the “fast fashion” scheme. Shein’s net worth, previously $100bln declined to $66bln but as I see it they are still thriving. Not mention that Zara and H&M is expensive for us poor folks.

  

• LISA has been the most active member online from the girl group, “BLACKPINK” having released “Rockstar,” “New Woman,” and now “Moonlit floor,” which starkly contrasts the previous two stronger, pop songs with it’s romantic and melodic vibe. As of the 13th of October, it has 7 million views and is being praised by many fans happy about her “new side.”

  

• People are living for Ariana Grande’s look in the teasers for “Wicked,” however as always, there is criticism. Ariana was criticised for her more airy and lighter voice in the teasers, however she fought back stating wickedly, “There is a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to transform your voice, whether it’s singing or taking on a different dialect for a role or doing a character voice for something.”

• The “Skibidi senator-” actually let’s not talk about her. You can watch her here.

  

• I was interested seeing the Gucci Spring/Summer Women’s Fashion Show which was in Triennale Milano. It truly was stunning in it’s “casual glamour” with stunning scarves, long coats, iconic Gucci bags and 60’s silhouettes on models.

  

• Duolingo Max, the newest app on the Duolingo series, uses GPT-4 to power AI “explain my answer” responses and have a “chatbot experience” to practise communication skills. 2 years ago AI still seemed quite futuristic but now it is estimated that the AI market size will grow “by at least 120% year-over-year.” I still stick to the Duolingo Free plan but I will say the cute but long adds are getting annoying. Why do I keep getting Temu and gaming adds?

  

• Apple is having a brain burnout. At first their new features on phones where exciting and innovative with major changes in their aesthetics and functionality. However with the new IPhone-16 there is little to say. They release it in ultramarine, teal, pink, white, and black, with teal as a new colour (even though most people cover their phones with phone cases anyway.) It has longer battery life and has the new “camera control button.”

Books!!! - My current addition in reading is ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah Harari. It is a fascinating book on the evolution of humankind. Watch this video to find out more.