In Bloomers: Olivia Rodrigo’s Un-Grunge Dilemma

A decade ago, the only dress that mattered was a lace-trimmed bandage number with a Mother of the Bride-appropriate matching shrug that was definitely black and blue. To others, white and gold. Approximately 12 couples went to counseling over this heated debate, and one even divorced (unverified tea). For a moment, though, our fractured internet was united. No one serious would flag this blip in 2015 as the start of our pandemic era, but it does seem like “The Dress” and auditory puzzle “Laurel vs. Yanny” were convenient test runs of how easily we could be herded into surface level arguments online. Rock-dumb, football-brained, All American stuff. Ketchup vs. Mustard. We’re incredible at it.