The Sunday Times - UK (2021-11-28)

Cooling down

Heating up

The Barometer

▲ FIRESIDE BLUSH

Very wholesome

applications of blusher on

the catwalk this season.

Just don’t call it wine face

▲ AM I NORMAL?

WITH MONA CHALABI

‘How many friends do I

need?’ ‘When will I get over

my break-up?’ ‘Is my dentist

scamming me?’ The data

journo answers all the big

questions in her new pod

▼ VOICEFISHING

New dating-

app trend for

putting on a

fake voice to

impress your

potential

match. Bit

weird

▼ DADCHELOR PARTIES

Yes, stag dos for

dads-to-be. Please

be less lame

▼ WFD

Working from dinner.

Frazzled employees on their

emails spotted all over

restaurants now. Calm down

What the heck is cryptidcore?

Right, strap in for this. Cryptidcore is the aesthetic based around

cryptids — mythological creatures such as Bigfoot, the Yeti and

the Loch Ness monster — that is attracting a growing online

community. According to Google Trends, global searches for

cryptids are at a high since the start of the year. So what does the

average cryptid-head look like? They’re fans of shows like Stranger

Things, Twin Peaks and The X-Files, listen to podcasts such as

Welcome to Night Vale and read HP Lovecraft and conspiracy theories

on Reddit. They wear flannel shirts, cargo shorts and Dr Martens and

probably have a backpack with iron-on patches. The Mothman —

a 7ft-tall man-bird — is a romantic pin-up, with fans considering him

the “f ***boy of cryptids”. #Sexymothman has 1.6 million views on

TikTok and there’s now merch with slogans like “50% man, 50%

moth, 100% boyfriend material”. Sigh.

▼ HAMPERGEDDON

Delis/restaurants/shops

getting ridiculously lavish

with festive hampers now.

There’s only so much

chutney we can take

▲ HARLEM

New comedy arriving this

week on Amazon Prime,

executive produced by

Pharrell Williams and Amy

Poehler. What a combo

▲ DRRs

David Rose rings. Balmain

channelling the Schitt’s Creek

star’s trademark accessories

and it looked cute

Getty Images, courtesy of Balmain, Alamy

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