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After a consecutive year of dramatic trials, I had actually forgotten Beast Games had still not been created. But on December 19, the first two episodes of “one of the most outrageous shows ever to air on television” (according to The guardian) has landed on Amazon Prime, and I can’t seem to find a major outlet that likes it. Inspired by Netflix Squid game, Beast Games implements a different kind of torture: forcing the audience to watch thousands of participants, including YouTubers, compete in various physical and mental challenges in search of $5 million. Unlike MrBeast’s YouTube videos, which come from quite similar concepts, Beast Games spans ten episodes, which means not only does it not have the same fast-paced runtime, but also we’re going to be stuck talking about it until February 13th.

Why it’s a 2: MrBeast’s subscriber base exceeds the population of the United States, which is why media outlets like The guardian are obliged to cover it. But if it’s really that “flat and unimportant” as claimed by Kotakuthen I think we can stop the charade.

I’ve never stuck to anything as consistent as Billie Eilish stuck to her usual habits. Vanity Fair video interviews. During her (ish) annual interviews with the magazine, she answers the same questions about her life, and the eighth installment premiered on December 18. Over the course of these videos, Eilish won nine Grammy Awards, had three hair colors, dated and, most importantly, adopted another dog. This year, she said, it was about friendship. “I’ve done nothing but make friends all year and become so close to people I wasn’t with before. And yes, she adds, referring to a goal she set during the last interview, I’ve had a lot of good sex.

Why it’s a 2: Eilish answers herself in this year’s interview: In 2024, she had the highest number of monthly listeners on Spotify in the world. If these interviews hadn’t taken place in a disappearing digital media landscape, they would be a 1.

The Kelce empire is expanding. Travis has Taylor Swift, Jason has his podcast New heights with Travis, and now Kylie Kelce, Jason’s wife, has thrown her hat into the ring. The first episode of his podcast, I’m not going to lieimmediately shot to #1 on both Apple and Spotify’s podcast charts and proved that people were looking for “the Joe Rogan of the left” in all the wrong places. It turns out she’s a woman. While the topic focuses on motherhood and women in sport, Kylie told New York Times his political views “lean aggressively” to the left. “I say this in the most respectful way possible: I don’t care what anyone else has to say,” she says.

Why it’s a 2: I’m not going to lie held the top spot on the Apple charts for two weeks and racked up a total of 25 million audio downloads and social media views, according to Wave Sports + Entertainment, the show’s production company. Unfortunately, this still represents only a fraction of the opinions of a single music video from Taylor Swift.