Happy Monday!
I’m not typically one for Ins and Outs lists every year, but I figured I’d give it a shot for this last mini newsletter of the year. So here goes, these are my trend predictions for 2026:
In
Maximalist makeup à la 2019 Euphoria
Focus apps
Reading what you want in public and not caring about being “performative”
House/apartment parties
WOKE!
Upcycling and repairing what you already own
Clubs with hi-fi sound systems
Friend group content
Fiber
Human-made art across disciplines
Yearning and expressing desire
No phone days
Physical media collections
Out
Really big pants
Matcha
Fearing the Panopticontent
Proteinmaxxing
Labubus
Dupes
Apathy and nihilism
Spotify Wrapped
TikTok (under new ownership in the U.S.)
Every Monday letter gets a playlist. This week, a few of my favorite songs of 2025.
In this week’s playlist:
Headphones On - Addison Rae
Stateside + Zara Larsson - Pinkpantheress ft. Zara Larsson
Afterbody - Jae Stephens
CRANK - Slayyyter
Plastic Box - JADE
See U Dance - Joey Valence and Brae ft. Rebecca Black
Folded - Kehlani
Sushi - FKA Twigs
Other things I want to share with you.
Harry Styles teased a return, but why did it kind of feel like a goodbye?
Following the legal drama with K-pop girl group NewJeans, the group’s label ADOR announced that Danielle’s contract was terminated. Fans are not happy that the five girls are now a foursome.
Susan Boyle got her Marty Supreme jacket and serenaded Timothée Chalamet for his birthday.
People are getting conspiratorial after TikTok started showing them old videos that they already liked on their For You pages. Distrust toward Big Tech really is at a high right now.
One more beautiful piece of discourse for 2025: Male baddies.