Katy Perry Had Dinner With Who Now . . . ? The Strange Comfort of Celebrity Dating Rumors
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I haven't been feeling terribly patriotic lately. Anyone with a newspaper subscription or access to the internet will know why. But I have to admit, there is one great American tradition that is bringing me some joy these days — and that's the tradition of speculating on celebrity romances.
As a child of the early aughts, I was raised on tabloid headlines that fixated on which rich so-and-sos were holding hands, and where. Supermarket checkout lines were the center of this gossip universe, where glossy magazines took big (and, in hindsight, invasive) swings about who's dating who and what this means for their exes or their careers or their morality. I would stand there wide-eyed — as my mom loaded up the conveyor belt with that week's groceries — taking in the blurry, far-off paparazzi snaps and daydreaming about what it must feel like to have so many people care so much about who you're kissing.
That's why I've found it oddly soothing this week to see so many celebrity dating rumors swirling in my newsfeed again, alongside ever more unbearably depressing stories about war and the economy. These speculative headlines almost seem to be beamed in from another era, when everything was simpler. It doesn't really matter if Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau go to dinner, or if Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas hold hands. It just brings me some comfort to know that, as the world's superpowers crumble, the one empire that will never fail is the one built on our collective thirst for some good gossip and a sweet love story. Plus Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are freaking cute.
At Popsugar, all these budding celebrity romances have got us reflecting on the power of love. (Something we could all use a bit more of right now.) A few of my fellow editors shared their thoughts on these could-be couples and how it feels to see them in the news today:
"I love seeing hot people date hot people." — Taylor Andrews, balance editor
"As someone who has spent the entirety of her 20s single, it's hopeful to see new love blooming later in life. Knowing that the butterflies, giggles, and chances for a 'foot pop' kind of kiss don't end once you reach the ripe age of 30." — Chari Perez, senior distribution strategist, on rumors about Meryl Streep and Martin Short finding love
"I feel like it's just nice to watch people fall in love while the world burns." — Lena Felton, senior director of features and special projects
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In today's featured column, PS contributor Michele Ross tries that salmon sperm facial you've been seeing all over your feed. |
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Over the past few years, I've tried dozens of aesthetic treatments in Seoul, South Korea. Some are popular stateside, like lasers and radiofrequency microneedling, while others are more uniquely Korean, such as aqua peels (a lighter version of HydraFacials) and skin Botox. The most eyebrow-raising of the bunch is Rejuran, which has gone viral in the US thanks in part to celebrity plugs from Kim Kardashian, Kesha, and Jennifer Aniston, but mainly as a result of its American rebranding as salmon sperm injections. (In conservative South Korea, Rejuran's main ingredient is simply referred to as salmon DNA.) — Michele Ross |
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