The Millennial Mandela Effect - Our 2023 Year in Review

Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk

• Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real 2023 talk!
• This week, we wrap up 2023 by running through the most memorable moments, news stories, snafus, and phenomenons.
• What is time? You're telling me that head of lettuce lasted longer than Liz Truss as PM happened in 2022? Shut up.
• How could we forget the Chinese spy balloons? (Don't worry, they haven't forgotten about you or all the sweet intel they picked up.)
• The Titan submersible, aka the reason we're all getting coal in our stockings this year aka the funniest memes of 2023 aka the reason we're all going to hell.
• "Tell the rich. I want them to know it was me!"
• Barbenheimer took the world by storm this summer, and Glitch McConnell is still shook.
• A melancholy, heartfelt Beatles reunion rounded out the year with the wholesome energy we all needed. See, AI ain't all bad!
• How could we forget the Renaissance and Eras tours?
• Laura gets called out for replacing George Santos with a better congressman named Santos. #WestWinggirlieforlife
• What was the most memorable 2023 moment for our Patrons? Strikes, Tay Tay, the Titan submersible, Prince Harry's "todger," and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
• This week's recommendations will set you up for success this holiday season: Lethal Company (Laura), CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser (Andrew), and Beyonce's 'Renaissance: a film.'

And in this week's installment of After Dark:

• Thinking of hate stalking an ex or former friend this holiday season? You probably shouldn't but tbh, we love mess.
• Turns out there are some really common reasons we all hate stalk. Is it to feel better about ourselves? MAYBE.
• We toy with posting Insta polls to see how many of our exes participate.
• "The last time I texted him Happy Birthday he didn't answer lol."

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