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Marilyn Monroe in the “Evening Dress” sitting, 1953. Photo by Milton Greene.

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This family produced 7 MURDERERS…😲🚫

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How is EVERYTHING tuberculosis?

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Whoopi Goldberg Spreads LIES About Juneteenth!

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I want to see how far across Tumblr my cat can get. Reblog if you see this

[Image ID: a grey tabby on his back on the floor looking at the camera. He has beautiful blue eyes. End ID]

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British Royal Family - The Duchess of Edinburgh attends day 1 of Royal Ascot in Ascot, England. (Photo by Hoda Davaine) | June 17, 2025

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Queen of recyclAnne ✨

1987/2025

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Andre De Dienes on Tobay beach, Long Island, 1949.

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Miriam Hopkins wearing wearing an outfit by Travis Banton for Vogue magazine, December 1934.

— Photo by George Hoyningen-Huene

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Must be listened to with music.

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How Churchill Stopped A Royal Scandal In Seconds

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I am just waiting how you will cook with a new essay as to why these are new levels of cringe.

Hehe, maybe you won’t say a damn, as you should because I think is just waste of time, but if someone can make a good analysis as to why this is bad for her brand or else, then that person needs to be you.

I mean, maybe it’s very cringe for us but she can appeal new audiences tho and maybe many are loving it, but you just need to come and COOK!

Alright, Anon, since I couldn’t have my TED Talk with Vanessa because of technical issues, you’re getting it instead. Honestly, it cracks me up how you just knew I was about to go off in essay mode. I respect that. That’s how I want to be known.

So, here’s the thing. Yesterday, a few things happened: Meghan’s birthday posts for her daughter, that Guardian piece, and a bit from The Telegraph that added just the right amount of unnecessary drama to the whole thing, but I think I’m just going to talk about Mrs. Rachel here because otherwise this would be too long.

Right. The most straightforward reaction I had after seeing the screenshots, reading the descriptions about the video, and skimming those headlines from The Telegraph was: this is ridiculous. Not in a light, funny, silly way. No, it was just plain cringeworthy, awkward and confusing. And the only follow-up thought that made any sense in that moment was something along the lines of, “Oh. So Raquel’s finally confirmed Liliana is the favourite child.” Just like that. No hesitation. It was that obvious.

Can someone, anyone, please take their titles away already? At this point, it is just embarrassing. Truly. It is getting exhausting watching this slow-motion identity crisis play out with HRH written all over it.

Let me start by saying I am not generally a harsh person when it comes to stuff like this. I get it. Families are messy. Parents have favourites. It happens. My own brother has always been the golden child in our family, and I have learnt to accept it, or at least pretend that I have. You grow up, you learn to live with it. But this? This was not subtle; you almost have to laugh. There is having a favourite child, and then it’s Harry, apparently repeating the very story he still complains about, but who am I to judge? Ajajaja.

Okay, the birthday posts. The first one was cute. No complaints. Harmless, fine. The second one left no doubt in anyone’s mind about who the family favourite is ajajajaj but that third one? Completely unnecessary, just filler content masquerading as something heartfelt. Nobody asked for it. It did not bring anything new to the table. It was more oversharing for the sake of attention, and it ended up making everything feel even more desperate than it already feels.

Here is where we get to the heart of it. One of Meghan’s ongoing, deeply rooted problems is that she is obsessed with the idea of being relatable. And I do mean obsessed. But instead of simply living her life in a way that naturally connects with people, she insists on forcing it. Manufacturing relatability in the most contrived, cringe-inducing ways imaginable. It never comes off genuine. It always feels like she is trying to play a role, and not a very well-written one either. Which kind of tracks, when you think about it? Her acting career never took off for a reason, and we are watching why in real time. This is her performance, and it just does not land.

Meghan is a Duchess of the United Kingdom who never truly understood what that title meant. From the beginning, she seemed far more interested in being a royal through the lens of Hollywood, which, to be honest, she doesn’t seem to fully grasp either. It’s as if she picked up bits and pieces of what being royal should look like from films/red carpets and then tried to blend all of that with some loosely defined sense of activism and personal branding.

She wants to be seen as important, down-to-earth, and relatable. She wants to come across as someone with depth and empathy, someone who cares about the world, someone people admire not only for her looks but for her values. At the same time, she insists on using her royal titles. She continues to present herself with her styling as Her Royal Highness and all the trimmings that come with it. She does this because she believes it makes her unique. After all, in her mind, it is what separates her from the countless other public figures or influencers doing similar things.

But that is where it all begins to fall apart. What she is actually doing is no different from what any attention-hungry influencer would do. She posts meaningless content, awkward quotes, and curated moments that feel hollow rather than heartfelt. It all feels performative, not purposeful. There is no clear identity behind any of it, no guiding principle or vision. Just a woman who appears to be constantly throwing things at the wall to see what might stick.

And the thing is, you cannot do all of that at once. Not like this. Not when your messaging is so all over the place. There is no clarity to her image. No consistency. One moment, she is aligning herself with powerful global causes, and the next, she is posting mood boards with vague captions. It is giving soft girl energy one day, and statewoman-in-waiting the next. I hate to say it, but she does not come across as someone who is using her platform for something meaningful. She comes across as someone with a ring light and no proper plan.

I said in an ask I posted yesterday that William needs to be very careful about trying to come off as too “normal” because that’s not really what people want from royals. Not deep down. That applies here too. The reason people are still even marginally interested in the royal family is that they offer something the rest of us do not have. People are drawn to the fantasy. “The magic”. The weird, slightly outdated, slightly untouchable glow that surrounds the monarchy. Once you start stripping all of that away, once you insist that they are just like the rest of us, the illusion crumbles. And when there is no illusion left, what you are left with is a bunch of overfunded, famous people wearing silly hats at public events. Meghan did not just pull the curtain back; she set fire to the whole theatre, then tried to rebuild it using Pinterest quotes and podcast microphones.

At this stage, I genuinely do wonder if she knows what she is trying to achieve. What is the endgame here? How does she want to be seen? Does she believe that this is how she will win people over? Gain admiration? Build something that lasts? Maybe she does. And maybe she is reaching a certain demographic. But that demographic was never meant to be hers. Not if she wanted to be taken seriously as a royal. Not if she wanted to redefine what that role could mean in the modern world.

Right now, what we are seeing is a woman in her forties who is still very much in the middle of trying to figure herself out. It feels like she is stuck in a permanent state of trial and error, throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Which quote works, which photo set gets the most engagement, and which persona resonates best with the algorithm? And the worst part is, it all feels so painfully transparent. It does not even feel like failure in a tragic way. And it’s just… sad, honestly. Not even in a “look at her fail” way, but in a “you had the tools, and you still couldn’t build anything solid” kind of way.

And Harry? He looks completely adrift. Whatever vision he once had seems long gone. They are just wandering now. There is no strategy, no coherence. They had a massive global platform, they had attention, sympathy, even support from people who were rooting for them. They had the chance to build something meaningful and show the world a new kind of leadership. And instead, they are giving us awkward quotes, staged content, and brand deals that feel off.

It is disappointing.

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SPACEBALLS 2: THE SEARCH FOR MORE MONEY

Director: Mel Brooks Year: 2027

"After 40 years we asked, what do the fans want?... but instead we're making this movie!" - Mel Brooks