Happy Friday EICritics. It's a full house of hosts again at EIC headquarters, hallelujah! This week, we're wondering if little pins add up to big outcomes? And why the internet has suddenly turned on Olivia Dean.
A lot went on at this year's Grammy’s which took place on Sunday night in LA. Kendrick Lamar won record of the year, Bad Bunny won album of the year and his reaction of disbelief and processing is already circulating as a meme, Olivia Dean was named as best new artist, and Billie Eilish won best song with Wildflower. But aside from the accolades, a big feature of this year’s ceremony- and something that’s been discussed a lot since- were the ICE Out pins that were worn by many attending - Kehlani, Billie Eilish and Finneas, both Justin and Harley Bieber, Joni Mitchell, plus a handful more. Should we be praising this, or questioning if celebrities scared to participate in true activism?
Next up, in 2022, one of the internet's favourite culture writers Rayne Fisher-Quann coined a term when she tweeted, ‘Ottessa moshfegh is on the verge of getting woman'd | can feel it (woman'd is what I call it when everyone stops liking a woman at the same time)’, we ask, is this happening right now to Olivia Dean?
Beth's been loving - Bridgerton
Ruchira's been loving - Oh,Mary! , Perfection
Oenone's been loving - The Count Of Monte Cristo
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
What the “Ice Out” Pins at the Grammys 2026 Mean
the one about whether celebrities should also be activists
Does it matter when celebrities like Bad Bunny castigate Trump and ICE at the Grammys? You bet!
Being ‘Woman’d’ Is Becoming A Depressing Inevitability For Us All