The Brunch round-up: The week and how it made us feel

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Wondering what to pack. Fantasy Springs opens at Tokyo Disney Resort, and among the four new attractions (apart from Frozen’s boat ride and a 3D Peter Pan adventure) is Rapunzel’s forest from Tangled. Does it have a tower? Yes. Lantern festival. Yes. So, what to pack for the adventure? Combs? Scrunchies? We recommend a frying pan. IYKYK.

Paul McCartney is the UK’s first musician billionaire.

Letting it be. Paul McCartney has become the UK’s first musician billionaire. Wait. It took this long? Everyone’s just as surprised as we are. But in any creative field, it doesn’t matter how fast you get rich but how many lives you touched in the process. He’s been largely controversy-free too. Hat-tip.

Recreating pictures from years ago is one of the most boring social media trends.

Scrolling away. Enough with recreating throwback pictures on Reels and expecting strangers to get excited. We don’t know you. We don’t care what you looked like 15 years ago. And recreating shots of four people at a bar or a beach or a birthday party is not rocket science. Shoot what you like, just leave us out of it. Don’t #AddYours.

There’s unnecessary criticism about Argentinian president Javier Milei’s dog-loving tendencies.

On Team Milei. That Argentinian president Javier Milei loves his five English mastiffs is old news. Now, a report says that he consults them for advice, one through a medium after the mastiff passed away in 2017. So what? If Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, can go around biting secret service personnel, why shame Milei’s harmless interest? He’s not neglecting his official duties. You do you, Mr President.

Tinted lips oils are best remembered as a ’90s beauty staple .

Blinded by the shine. After low-rise jeans, here’s another unwanted ’90s staple that’s back in 2024. Beauty companies are calling them Tinted Lip Oils. What they are is essentially shiny (often sticky) tacky-textured, mildly tinted lip gloss. Flyaway hair will get stuck to your lips, stains on coffee mugs will be harder to clean, kissing will get messy. What fresh hell is this?

Married men list their mothers as emergency contacts more often than women do.

Making first contact. We’ve learnt that most men, even after they get married, still list their mother/a parent as their emergency contact. Straight women, however, switch it to their partner. Who knew that gender divided us in such small ways. Time to check with your partner. And maybe update your emergency contact?