Author: Molly Goodrich

Maybe it has morphed over the years, but the foundation is all the same—by desperately trying to separate yourself from the girls around you, you are letting it be known you are cooler, edigier, better.

Unfortunately, at a real concert, part of the experience is everyone singing, dancing, and moving around you. Harrison agreed that it felt “harder to feel connected to him” in such a setting.

While celebrity endorsements are certainly nothing new, we ask ourselves about the morality of celebrities endorsing specific politicians and even specific parties when they have young, impressionable fans.

The 2000s gave rise to an explosive trend of blockbuster hits based on these books, with some of the most well-known films of the generation originally starting as YA novels. The Fault in Our Stars, Twilight, The Hunger Games, and even Harry Potter are classic examples of teenage-books-turned-films.

With a focus on himself and his past, he switches up the typical comedy genre. Straight, white, male comedians get away with making fun of other people far too often, and Mulaney is cautious not to fall into that category.

That’s the magic of nostalgia; it brings you back to a place you might not even remember until that first beat of “What Makes You Beautiful” hits, and suddenly you’re a preteen all over again.