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

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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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