The Nicholist #19
The Dolls are the Dolls.
Welcome to The Nicholist! My weekly list of pop culture where I gush on everything that’s got me obsessed.
The Greatest Hits of Gia Gunn
She doesn’t jump the gun, she is the boom boom Gunn. I stumbled across this Gia Gunn fan edit, during another late-night “I’m just a couch potato and YouTube is playing on a loop of recommendations. Oh wait, is this what depression looks like?” YouTube binge. And it reminded me of how Gia is absolutely unhinged and a reality TV superstar. Why is she not currently cast as the resident villain on a reality TV show as we speak? Someone employ the doll—I need her back on my TV.
Beef on Netflix
After sweeping the Golden Globes and Critics Choice awards, I finally felt the pressure of Asian America—and now mainstream white people—to watch Beef. And I may be vegan but I now love Beef. I spent my entirety of Sunday watching all 10 episodes—I literally couldn’t be torn away from the screen. It’s that good. What took me so long? Also, everyone in this show is hot.
yes, and? by Ariana Grande
Ariana said, “Oh you wanted pussy? Watch me serve cunt.” I’m obsessed with this music video. Especially the clean and smooth thigh graze of this moment right here. Like, what?!1
RICHTIVITES
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New Nicholas theme song incoming? A Cancer baby anthem?
“Pussy wet, I’m a water sign
Don't forget, expensive bitch by design
692 we can be my Zodiac.”
Need my Filipina sis Saweetie to drop the track stat! Cause, sweetie, this TikTok snippet will not do.
Senior High on iWantTFC
My favorite teleserye of the moment, Senior High, concludes this week, but not without killing off one of its main characters first. In a truly gaggy-shocking-climactic turn of events, corrupt Chief of Police Harry Aguerro murders the boy with the heart of gold Obet Santana in an abandoned warehouse drug bust. But Obet isn’t a druggie bad boy! He’s only trying to save his drug dealer brother and find justice for Luna, the murdered twin sister of the girl he loves, Sky—who happens to be Harry’s illegitimate unclaimed set of bastard twins! And Harry only shoots him, because Obet finds out that Harry’s crazy-bitch-ass daughter, Z, admitted to murdering Luna. And he’s a corrupt cop so he does corruption to protect Z. Drama! Very sad. Very shocking. Very OA. And you probably don’t care, because why would you be watching a Filipino teen soap? But I just need to let my feelings out. Shout out to actors Baron Geisler and Kyle Echarri for giving soap acting at its finest—a bit too much but also just right.
“The dolls are the dolls.”—Gia Gunn
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