Under the Covers
Sabrina Carpenter covered this Chappell Roan song in 2024 on BBC.
"Good Luck, Babe!"
This NYC bar is considered the birthplace of the LGBTQIA+ rights movement after police raids in 1969.
The Stonewall Inn (Stonewall accepted)
Lady Gaga shocked the 2010 VMAs crowd by wearing a dress made of... this
Meat
This pop girly made headlines after licking a donut in a pastry shop and saying "I hate America" in 2015.
Ariana Grande
This author is considered one of the best dystopian writers, with classics like 1984 and Animal Farm.
George Orwell (Jor Jor Well)
This iconic 1992 song is actually a cover, originally written and preformed by Dolly Parton.
"I Will Always Love You"
This 1999 teen rom-com, loosely based on The Taming of the Shrew, featured an iconic sapphic cover of "I Want You to Want Me."
10 Things I Hate About You
This YouTuber started interviewing celebs at the 2023 Met Gala and flirtatiously saw Jack Harlow again at the 2024 gala.
Emma Chamberlain
This 2001 cult classic film gave us the iconic line, “Is butter a carb?”
Mean Girls
This hot author has written five novels in the same universe, illustrating themes of rebellion, dystopia, and... hunger, with its first film adaptation taking the screen in 2012.
Suzanne Collins
Maggie Rogers released a Spotify cover of this Taylor Swift song in 2018, taking us back to that place.
"Tim McGraw"
This trailblazing astronaut, who became the first American woman in space, was later revealed to have had a 27-year relationship with a woman.
Sally Ride
And the theme is... the 2019 Met Gala!
CAMP!
This music festival takes place in Chicago every summer.
Lalapalooza
This coming-of-age novel by Judy Blume, challenged for its discussions of puberty and religion, was adapted into a film in 2023.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
This pop icon has a karaoke segment on her talk show where she covers a new song every week
Kelly Clarkson (Kellyoke)
This phrase, originally used to describe the forced secrecy of LGBTQ+ individuals, became a rallying cry in the 80s urging people to embrace their identity.
Coming out of the closet
At the 2022 Met Gala, Blake Lively wore a dress resembling the Statue of Liberty and mirrored THIS scientific process
Oxidation
This band has a song featured in "Shrek 2", and is also mentioned by Holly in a season 5 episode of "The Office"
Counting Crows ("Accidentally in Love")
This widely-disliked J.D. Salinger classic follows teen Holden through his rebellious years.
Catcher in the Rye
This diva recently did a Triple J cover of "Nothing New" by Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers
Role Model
This 1991 documentary by Jennie Livingston about drag balls in New York City captured the art of "voguing" and brought ballroom culture into the spotlight.
Taylor Swift released a cover of this Luna Halo song on "Fearless: Platinum Edition"
Untouchable
This dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, in which books are outlawed and burned, ironically ends up being one of the most challenged books itself.
Fahrenheit 451