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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new "<keyword id="16148" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gossip-Girl">Gossip Girl</keyword>" meme format that imagines dialogue between the show's most iconic characters, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, is circulating online. </li><li>The meme's humor is simple and absurd, but it cleverly plays into collective nostalgia for the popular teen drama, which aired on The CW from 2007 to 2012. </li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Good news, wannabe Upper East Siders: "Gossip Girl" nostalgia is alive and well on Twitter, where the show has inspired a new meme format.Here's how it works. The format is a split screen dialogue between fictional frenemies Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester). Serena asks her best friend a question in confidence, and then, by rearranging the letters of the show's title, Blair is supposed to give a pithy response in the form of an anagram. <h2>The joke that started it all was posted on April 11.</h2>According to StayHipp and KnowYourMeme, the first "Gossip Girl" meme was posted on April 11 by <a href="https://twitter.com/baro_tokiyo">@baro_tokiyo</a>. Days later, the meme quickly picked up in popularity.The meme's humor is derived partly from the worldplay, and partly from the dynamic between the two characters. Kind, though somewhat empty-headed, Serena is a flaxen-haired, bohemian It Girl for whom everything seems to come easily. Blair, on the other hand, is a firebrand with a tendency to be a bit rigid and blunt, who never leaves the house without a headband and some kind of scheme or feud in the works. <h2>The exchanges below, for example, are exactly the kind of tête-à-tête Serena and Blair would have about their romantic and sexual escapades on "Gossip Girl." </h2><h2>But as the meme gained momentum online, users put increasingly absurd spins on this imagined moment of "girl talk." </h2><h2>Then, a deluge of <keyword id="1605152" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Memes">memes</keyword> that put a distinctly political bent on Serena and Blair's chat came into play.</h2><h2>Soon, people were forgoing the terms of the original format entirely and adding new letters to create even more idiosyncratic iterations of the meme. </h2>Obviously, this isn't the first "Gossip Girl" meme format to make the rounds online. Remember "<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/three-words-eight-letters">Three Words, Eight Letters</a>," the meme that parodied that corny line Blair said to her on-again, off-again boyfriend Chuck Bass in Season 2? But the trend does feel especially timely right now, as we approach the premiere of the social media savvy <a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-reboot-details-plot-information-2020-3">"Gossip Girl" reboot</a> coming to <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="HBO-Max">HBO Max</keyword> later this year, in which early fashion blogosphere prodigy <keyword id="305858" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tavi-Gevinson">Tavi Gevinson</keyword> is set to star. Read more:<ul><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ul class="read-more-links"><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/best-and-worst-outfits-on-gossip-girl-ranked-2019-11">We had professional stylists rank 'Gossip Girl' characters from least to most fashionable</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-surprising-facts-2018-12">17 surprising things you probably didn't know about 'Gossip Girl'</a></li></ul></li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-meme-best-new-format-twitter-2020-4">Insider</a>

13 of the best and funniest 'Gossip Girl' memes that are taking over the internet

<ul class="summary-list"><li>As Substack sets its eyes beyond newsletters, it's looking to IRL experiences.</li><li>Substack has been hosting jam-packed readings and parties with its newsletter writers.</li></ul>I'm sitting on a foldable metal chair lined up in a gymnasium, the marching band is blaring, and cheerleaders are being tossed in the air.No, I'm not a high-school pep rally. I'm at a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-substack-writers-creators-use-chat-grow-paying-subscribers-community-2024-6">Substack</a> event.In September, Casey Lewis — Gen-Z expert and author behind the "After School" newsletter — hosted an in-person debate with Substack that brought creators, marketers, and other writers all in one room.Part of a series that Substack has dubbed "Stacked Debates," Lewis' debate featured many people connected to the newsletter platform, such as columnist John Paul Brammer, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-benefits-comedy-industry-comedians-creators-standup-diversity-finances-gatekeepers-2023-5">comedian Kareem Rahma</a>, meme creator Nolita Dirtbag, and Substack partnerships staffer Randa Sakallah. And as the debates broached topics like "Are cigarettes better than Zyn?" and social-media screentime, Substack's logos and staff were peppered throughout the venue.<div type="image" title="Substack's After School debate event with a marching band and Casey Lewis at the podium" height="2480" width="3508" msid="114095340" hostid="261" sizebytes="644740"></div>In the corner of the gymnasium running the show were the two masterminds behind the event: Sophia Efthimiatou, Substack's head of writer relations, and Matt Starr, cofounder of Dream Baby Press, who joined Substack in February to produce events for writers.The two have planned some of Substack's buzzy events this year, from pop-culture writer Hunter Harris' "Hung Up" event that brought hundreds of subscribers into a (physically) hot room to "internet princess" writer Rayne Fisher-Quann's reading where she and others read aloud secrets in an old Upper West Side church."What we are trying to create here is these common spaces where dialogue can flourish, thinking can be developed and challenged, and above all else, human communion," Efthimiatou told Business Insider.It's a lofty goal, but Substack's strategy of bringing online communities offline into the real world is something <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/irl-social-startups-combat-loneliness-among-millennials-gen-z-2024-5">social startups</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/influencers-in-person-events-build-communities-make-money-2024-9">creators</a> alike are trying to crack. As young adults navigate loneliness, some creators are filling the gaps for those seeking a sense of deeper connection through longer-form videos, podcasts, and newsletters. Real-life events are a way for creators to not only establish a community but also build sustainable businesses through tickets or subscriptions."You don't get FOMO from being online," Starr said. "You get insecurity, and you get all these other feelings, and you might get jealous, but you don't get FOMO."<h2 id="fca68672-c407-4291-8f2e-05f1de61ad78">Behind Substack's big year of events</h2>While Substack only started building its event team this year, the events seem to be resonating with the platform's writer community and most loyal subscribers.Most of the events have been amped-up twists on the literary staple of author readings — a page out of Starr's book. Before Substack hired Starr to produce events, he had been running eclectic readings across New York via Dream Baby Press, including an erotic reading in a Sbarro that was covered by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/style/perverted-book-club-erotica.html">The New York Times</a>."I really loved throwing events that challenged what a reading could be," he said.<div type="image" title="Hunter Harris hosts &quot;Hung Up Live&quot; with Substack in May 2024." height="2333" width="3500" msid="114095337" hostid="261" sizebytes="345896"></div>Here are a few examples of events that Substack has organized this year:<ul><li>May: Delia Cai hosted "Hate Read Live," where several contributors behind Cai's "Hate Reads" newsletter read excerpts at a bar in New York.</li><li>May: Hunter Harris hosted "Hung Up Live" at a bar in New York with about 350 people, during which nine guests read about pop culture moments.</li><li>June: Tavi Gevinson, actor and former blogger, and novelist Mary Gaitskill hosted an intimate fireside chat at the Hotel Chelsea after meeting on Substack.</li><li>June: Rayne Fisher-Quann hosted "Secrets Reading" with hundreds of subscribers sitting in church pews.</li><li>September: Fashion writer Emilia Petrarca hosted "Shop Rat: IRL" during New York Fashion Week, complete with drink and food sponsors.</li><li>September: Casey Lewis hosted "Debate Club," the first iteration of Substack's "Stacked Debate" series, in a gymnasium featuring several Substack writers.</li><li>September: Beauty writer Jessica DeFino hosted "The Hole Debate," the second iteration of Substack's series, covering all sorts of taboo topics about grooming down there.</li></ul>Typically, the size of the events ranges between 150 and 500 attendees, and Substack fronts the cost. Several events have quickly run out of tickets. Fisher-Quann <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://internetprincess.substack.com/p/the-secrets-reading">posted to her own Substack</a> that her event ran out of tickets, which were free for subscribers, within minutes.<div type="image" title="Attendees at Subtack event in a church sit in pews" height="2500" width="3748" msid="114095342" hostid="261" sizebytes="1534566"></div>However, Substack isn't making money from these events. For now, it's all marketing and community building. So far, all of the events have been free for subscribers of the newsletters that are cohosting them."At this time, we are focused on creating meaningful experiences that resonate with publishers and their audience of subscribers, even if that means keeping events more curated rather than rapidly scaling them," a Substack spokesperson told BI. "While we're always open to evolving our approach and exploring opportunities for growth, including those that may generate revenue, we don't have further details to share at the moment."Meanwhile, some creators are planning events without the help of Substack, like Emily Sundberg, who writes the business and culture newsletter Feed Me. In August, she hosted a party in Montauk, New York, for readers of Feed Me and her Hamptons-focused column she published throughout the summer.<h2 id="6c7ff568-408e-4946-b639-84506dbeb719">Substack's next moment</h2>If Substack plays its cards right, its IRL events could help the platform achieve its mission to become "much more than just a newsletter platform," as Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://read.substack.com/p/its-the-creators-economy-stupid?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=737237&amp;post_id=149986936&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=j62nk&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email">wrote in a blog post</a> this week."The vision for what we're building is giant, and I want everyone to know it," McKenzie continued in his post.In the past year, Substack has expanded its offerings to creators on its platforms, such as introducing robust podcast distribution tools, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/07/substack-woos-tiktok-creators/">courting video creators</a>, and launching a livestreaming feature.Substack's events are a playground for promoting these tools. For instance, at Lewis' debate, she was able to livestream the whole event to subscribers. Substack is also hosting live podcast experiences, such as providing creators at the Democratic National Convention with a recording studio. The company will also host a lecture and live podcast series with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel in San Francisco.Events also provide a physical space for readers and writers to connect outside Substack's successful digital community products, such as its Note feed <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/substack-having-another-moment-can-startup-live-up-huge-valuation-2022-12">that rivals</a> X (formerly Twitter), <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-substack-writers-creators-use-chat-grow-paying-subscribers-community-2024-6">group chats</a> for subscribers, and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.semafor.com/article/10/06/2024/substack-wants-to-do-more-than-just-newsletters">recommendation networks</a>.Developing a Substack culture that goes beyond inboxes could also help set the platform apart from its competitors like Ghost and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/beehiiv-aims-for-5-million-from-advertising-with-new-funding-2024-5">Beehiiv</a>, which have been poaching some of Substack's writers.Substack's events may not be generating revenue for the startup yet, but if they keep expanding, they could help turn some of the platform's online communities into tangible, cultural experiences."The purpose of the events is that we can make online culture feel real," Starr said.

Inside Substack's emerging IRL event strategy as the platform expands beyond its newsletter roots

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Welcome to "Founder Finances," an Insider series discussing founders' monthly budgets.</li><li>Alexa Curtis, the founder of a blog and mentorship company, shares her $5,000 monthly budget.</li></ul>At 11 years old, Alexa Curtis was in search of a community: Her family struggled with legal issues and she was being bullied at school, she said. She sought a passion project that she could pour her time and energy into building.Curtis was inspired by the prominent fashion blogger <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-tavi-gevinson-took-the-world-by-storm-2015-12">Tavi Gevinson</a> and created her own blog when she was 12. "Life in the Fashion Lane" originally shared outfit inspiration. Since then, the blog has expanded to an event series and mentorship platform called the Be Fearless Summit. "I wanted to be that figure that I didn't have growing up — someone who was approachable, relatable, and had done something cool," she said.In 2021, the business booked six figures in sales, which Insider verified with documentation. Curtis said it cost her $5,000 a month to run her company, more than half of which is allocated toward marketing and brand building.Last year, Curtis combined her company with Heather Miller's startup GrasshoppHer, and today the brand offers membership and career development opportunities online and through local meetups. Curtis shared the Be Fearless Summit's June 2022 budget and her advice on building a brand through changes, business model pivots, and crucial investments.<div type="image" title="Text reading Founder Finances on a budgeting/financial related background (Insider Series)" height="1249" width="1666" msid="99415371" hostid="261" sizebytes="120222"></div><h2>Here's the budget breakdown</h2><h2>Invest in branding from the beginning</h2> When Curtis was 17, she wanted to broaden the content beyond her blog. So she pitched beauty companies ideas for social-media. One response, offering her $1,500 for an Instagram takeover, jumpstarted her network of brand partners.The professional branding work taught her the value of crafting a cohesive and intentional platform. For her personal brand, she spends about $350 each month on a branding coach who helps her decide what message she wants to project through her work.As she continues to build an entrepreneurial portfolio, Curtis said she also invests in looking polished and professional. "A lot of how I make money is my personal brand, so I'll hire someone to do my makeup and hair if I have a brand partnership or event that day," she said, adding that it's important to create content that is both authentic and aspirational in order to grow organically.Read more:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-marketing-budget-promotion-clothing-line-side-hustle-2022-5">Founder Finances: How a 30-year old entrepreneur uses a $2,000 monthly social-media marketing budget to build a thriving side hustle selling loungewear</a><h2>Pivot business and financial models for growth</h2><div type="image" title="Students attend Curtis' Be Fearless Summit at colleges around the country." height="1066" width="1422" msid="99415372" hostid="261" sizebytes="181476"></div>Before partnering with GrasshoppHer, previous summits typically brought in between $10,000 to $15,000 in sales — from a combination of booking fees and event sponsorships. But GrasshoppHer relies more on monthly and annual membership fees to grow, and the new business has more opportunities for sponsorships, Curtis said. "Now, we're able to pitch sponsorships for newsletters, content on the GrasshoppHer Instagram, and longer-term contract deals," she said.In order to attract potential customers, she invests in a graphic designer, video editor, and photographer. She also hired a full-time employee responsible for booking sponsorships. Lastly, she and her cofounder also invested in a website development team to renovate their online presence.Each component helps spread brand awareness and reach additional audiences.<h2>Provide value to customers</h2><div type="image" title="Curtis presenting at a TEDx event" height="1280" width="1706" msid="99415374" hostid="261" sizebytes="56716"></div>Since merging companies, "it's becoming less of a personal brand," Curtis said. "I'm more focused on removing myself from the equation because I want to build up this company and sell it."She's taking small steps, like organically increasing followers, establishing collaborative partnerships, and strategic mergers, to scale the company, she said.The most important tactic to creating a sustainable brand online is providing value to viewers, she said.That's why she creates social media series on finding mentors, calls people who have rejected her business and asks "why," and shares how to network as a young professional.It's about more than just creating viral content, she said."I try not to get too caught up in it because there's always going to be a new platform at this point," she said of social-media virality. "That can feel debilitating to a future generation of entrepreneurs because that's not how it works."

A 25-year-old entrepreneur shares the marketing budget she uses to build her successful professional and personal brands

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for season one of <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="HBO-Max">HBO Max</keyword>'s "<a href="https://track.flexlinkspro.com/g.ashx?foid=2.2697106&amp;trid=1067927.181409&amp;foc=17&amp;fot=9999&amp;fos=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbomax.com%2Fgrw-ggbwbomax.com%2Fgrw-ggbw" rel="nofollow sponsored">Gossip Girl</a>."</li><li>The first episode of the continuation series premiered on Thursday.</li><li>The premiere revealed the identity of the new character who takes on the title of <keyword id="16148" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gossip-Girl">Gossip Girl</keyword>. </li></ul>The original "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>" series waited until the series finale to reveal the mysterious titular blogger. But the continuation series pulled back the curtain on who the new instigator is during the series premiere. The new series, which debuted on <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/hbo-max">HBO Max</a> on Thursday with episodes releasing weekly, introduced viewers to the new generation of teens ruling the Upper East Side. The first episode of 12 established the two characters whose dynamic will be at the center of the series: half-sisters Julien Calloway (Jordan Alexander) and Zoya Lott (Whitney Peak). From the onset, it's clear that Julien, an influencer and daughter of a music executive, is the Queen Bee at Constance Billard.But it's not just Julien who exerts dominance and a disregard for authority. All the students act superior to the faculty, so much so that it drives English teacher Kate Keller (real-life former blogger Tavi Gevinson) to revive Gossip Girl nine years after the snitching blog went dark. <div type="image" title="Tavi Gevinson as Kate Keller on &quot;Gossip Girl.&quot;" height="1083" width="1444" msid="84235576" hostid="261"></div>During the premiere, the teachers complained about how the students continue to bully them without any repercussions. One of the teachers, who graduated in the class of '09, reminded her colleagues that back in her day the teens respected authority because they "lived under constant threat" of having their secrets exposed by Gossip Girl.Kate said that it's not the students' fault that they're snobby when they "inherited power and influence the minute they were born, without any examples of how not to abuse it.""We are their last hope," she added. "We're supposed to send them out of here Barack Obamas instead of Brett Kavanaughs."After a teacher got fired for not changing grades, the faculty realized that reviving the GG blog would help them reclaim power and put the students in their place.So, they created a GG 2.0 Twitter account but realized that it wasn't gaining any traction because the students are more active on Instagram. Kate, being a writer, volunteered to be in charge of penning the posts in GG's specific voice. She also came up with the idea to target Julien and Zoya's rivalry to get students to care. "You ready to take the power back, do some good, and save the future?" she said.<div type="image" title="Four people sitting on a couch and looking at a laptop on &quot;Gossip Girl.&quot;" height="1419" width="1892" msid="84235581" hostid="261"></div>Kate taking on the mantle of Gossip Girl sets up an interesting dynamic on the series.Outsider Dan Humphrey (<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/penn-badgley">Penn Badgley</a>) <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-dan-humphrey-cant-be-gossip-girl-2017-9">never really made sense as the original troublemaker</a>. Joshua Safran, the showrunner of the new HBO Max series, <a href="https://www.justjared.com/2019/11/12/gossip-girl-producer-reveals-mystery-bloggers-identity-was-almost-completely-different/">said</a> that at one point on the original show, Serena van der Woodsen's (<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/blake-lively">Blake Lively</a>) younger Brother Eric (Connor Paolo) was intended to be Gossip Girl.But prior to Safran's departure as a writer and executive producer on the original series, the plan was adjusted to instead <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/gossip-girl-creator-joshua-safran-on-why-ivanka-and-jared-are-not-welcome">reveal Nate Archibald</a> (<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chace-crawford">Chace Crawford</a>) as Gossip Girl - which ultimately didn't come to fruition on the sixth and final season. Since then, <a href="https://www.insider.com/penn-badgley-chace-crawford-gossip-girl-dan-humphrey-reaction-interview-2020-7">Crawford and Badgley have agreed that Dan being Gossip Girl didn't add up</a>. Establishing the new blogger at the start of the new series prevents any future glaring plot holes or storylines that aren't plausible. And having a teacher, rather than a student, as Gossip Girl is another way that the new series is distinguishing itself from its predecessor.

HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl' doesn't keep the identity of the new blogger a secret like the original series. Here's who they are and what you need to know.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Warning: There are spoilers ahead for season one of "<keyword id="12069428" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gossip-girl" source="Orion">Gossip Girl</keyword>" on HBO Max.</li><li>Showrunner Joshua Safran broke down the finale cliffhanger and teased new dynamics next season.</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>" showrunner Joshua Safran is breaking down the game-changing season one finale and teasing what fans can expect when the show returns for season two. "I knew I wanted to resolve a lot of stories and then just weave and open some new ones, but not leave you in a crazy space," Safran told <a href="https://www.insider.com/">Insider</a>.The showrunner, who previously served as an executive producer on the original "GG" series, explained that he didn't want to leave fans with a wild cliffhanger because it felt "wrong to do" given that he doesn't know when the next season will be released. Similar to its predecessor's season premieres taking place outside of NYC, the season one finale of the HBO Max continuation series takes a breather from the bustling city. The main characters spend the majority of the episode in Hudson leading up to a lavish New Year's Eve party. Safran said that he "decided early on" that each season finale for the show "will be in different locations.""Initially, we were supposed to go to Europe, but COVID rendered that impossible," he said. "So, we did upstate New York instead. Getting all the characters in one place and sort of cutting them off from the outside world is always fun." <div type="image" title="A teen wearing a silver wrap dress on the season one finale of &quot;Gossip Girl&quot; on HBO Max." height="961" width="1280" msid="88095051" hostid="261"></div>The finale shows Julien Calloway (Jordan Alexander) making amends with her half-sister, Zoya Lott (Whitney Peak), and her on-again, off-again love interest, Obie Bergmann (Eli Brown). Two key moments also occur near the conclusion, laying the foundation for what's to come.The first involves Monet de Haan (Savannah Lee Smith), Julien's friend and unofficial stylist, getting angry that everything always works out for Julien. "Why did it have to be her? Anyone could have been it. Even me," she says, referring to Julien's popularity and influencer lifestyle. Monet's last scene shows her plotting, likely trying to find a way to challenge Julien's status as the reigning Queen Bee. Safran said that from the start, the goal was always to set up Monet as an antagonist.She spent the whole season scheming with Luna La (Zion Moreno) in an effort to preserve Julien's reputation and status — only to have the influencer repeatedly go against her ideas. The finale is the last straw that causes Monet to reevaluate why she's wasting her time glorifying someone else when her efforts could go toward herself instead. "It's going to be fun to see whether Monet can do something for herself that gets her into that same sort of sphere that Julien's in," Safran teased. "Whether some people just have a quality that makes you want to follow them and other people don't, I think that's something that we are going to look forward to playing with."<div type="image" title="Savannah Lee Smith wearing a red dress on the season one finale of &quot;Gossip Girl.&quot;" height="1353" width="1804" msid="88095052" hostid="261"></div>The finale also alludes to a brewing war between Camille de Haan (Amanda Warren), Monet's mom, and Kate Keller (Tavi Gevinson), the Constance Billard teacher who <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-gossip-girl-hbo-max-new-blogger-identity-explained-2021-7">revived GG in the form of an Instagram account</a>."Camille makes that point, that she works her ass off and also is a good mom," Safran said. "She can do all of these things and still maintain her power and her control. And Kate can barely handle one thing.""That dynamic is the beginning of something and not just that moment," he said. "You will definitely see more of the de Haan family, including their father, and you'll just get more into the dynamics of what makes Monet Monet," Safran added. <div type="image" title="A woman wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress on the season one finale of &quot;Gossip Girl&quot; on HBO Max." height="1434" width="1913" msid="88095055" hostid="261"></div>The second major moment occurs at the very end, as Julien strikes a deal with GG.Julien tells GG that she's going to send the anonymous gossiper new tips about everyone that she knows. But the caveat is that not every tip will be true and GG won't know the difference. Julien vows to make it her mission to stop GG before she ruins them all. Kate, as GG, tells Julien that she's in, under one condition.The episode ends with GG sending out a blast that the viewers aren't privy to, but causes the party-goers to stop what they're doing and look at the latest post. "It was this really carefully composed arc where at the beginning, Kate was like, 'I can change these people. I know how to do it' and then realizes, you think you can control something and you find out you can't," Safran said.In Julien's case, the teen started off the show by believing she was in control of her image. By the end, she realized that it's out of her control. "They kind of had a reverse arc," Safran said."Julien's actually now trying to find a new way to control," Safran said of the mysterious game Julien initiates. "I can't say too much, but we're going to watch the evolution of what social media is. Social media is the illusion of control, so the show is about that. Now, you're going to see what happens when we pair these two people up, who have a lot of influence, and see if it backfires."

'Gossip Girl' showrunner Joshua Safran breaks down the game-changing season 1 finale cliffhanger and teases new dynamics to come

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Tavi Gevinson is not your typical 19-year-old.&#xa0;She's edited four books, starred in a Broadway show, and leads a staff of 80 at Rookie, an online magazine she founded for teen girls. Recently, she made her Broadway debut and starred in an episode of Fox's new show, "Scream Queens."And yet to her, age just isn't a big deal.&#xa0;"In my life, age does not apply at all. I feel 19 in that I've been alive for 19 years, and what's happened in them happened to me," she recently told Business Insider. "A lot of those on-paper qualities just don't apply to creative industries, where people are crazy in their own ways."&#xa0;The writer, editor, and actor recently posed for Annie Leibovitz and the Pirelli calendar, a historically NSFW production that is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/notoriously-nsfw-pirelli-goes-in-a-different-direction-2015-9">changing direction</a> this year.For the first time, the calendar focused on photographing strong, successful women instead of models in the nude.&#xa0;Amy Schumer, Patti Smith, Fran Lebowitz, Serena Williams, and Yoko Ono are just a few of the other women who posed for the calendar.&#xa0;We got the chance to sit down with Tavi, who told us a bit about what she's up to now. &#xa0;

Meet the 19-year-old whose 80-person company is taking the fashion, film, and publishing worlds by storm

When the world shut down in March 2020, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/sarah-ramos">Sarah Ramos</a>, who's been acting since she was a child, suddenly found herself having a lot more spare time.Two months into quarantining during the pandemic, she decided to <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1263532020430368774">pay homage</a> to, arguably, the most iconic scene in David Fincher's 2010 film "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/the-social-network">The Social Network</a>."The idea was simple: She and "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/teen-wolf">Teen Wolf</a>" star, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dylan-obrien">Dylan O'Brien,</a> would replicate the famous "lawyer up" moment from the <keyword id="11897475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">movie</keyword> as part of Ramos' at-home series called "quaranscenes," a phrase coined by actor Justin Long.The result was an impressive reenactment that amassed over a million views and <a href="https://www.insider.com/dylan-obrien-the-social-network-andrew-garfield-sarah-ramos-video-2020-5">caught the attention</a> of star <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/andrew-garfield">Andrew Garfield</a>, who played Eduardo Saverin.<div type="image" title="the social network andrew garfield as eduardo saverin lawyer up scene" height="1193" width="1590" msid="86683315" hostid="261"></div>Her quaranscene endeavor began about a week into being at home after a friend asked her to reenact a scene from "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/the-morning-show">The Morning Show</a>" starring <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/reese-witherspoon">Reese Witherspoon</a>. "I had so much fun sharing it with people that I was like, 'Oh, I should do this like once a week, as long as we're in quarantine,'" Ramos recalled. "I had no idea how long we were going to be in quarantine."By May, Ramos was still regularly churning out reenactments - sometimes with the help of famous friends like <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1248354818487242752">Aubrey Plaza</a> and blogger-turned-"<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>"-reboot-star <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1256279349507928064">Tavi Gevinson</a>. "It was really honestly keeping me kind of sane, having something to do every week," Ramos said. "It gave me a schedule, to be like, 'Let me film and edit a video and put it out once a week.' It was a pretty low-stakes hobby that gave me structure."Ramos and O'Brien, who she coincidentally met through "<keyword id="11984721" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-social-network" source="Orion">The Social Network</keyword>" star, Max Minghella, pitched a bunch of potential movies to tackle for the quaranscene series. They considered the 2003 rom-com "How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days," among other films, but decided on "The Social Network" after O'Brien gave an "undeniable" Garfield impression. In honor of the anniversary of "The Social Network," Ramos spoke about channeling <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/justin-timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> and Oscar-nominee <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jesse-eisenberg">Jesse Eisenberg</a>, the one moment that O'Brien badly wanted to include in the reenactment, and why the movie still resonates in an ever-expanding digital age.<div type="image" title="the social network sean mark eduardo" height="1191" width="1589" msid="86683318" hostid="261"></div>The "lawyer up" scene is a standout in Fincher's film, which chronicled the formation of Facebook and how cofounder <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a> (played by Eisenberg) found himself at the center of two lawsuits.The scene took place near the end of "The Social Network," as Facebook cofounder Eduardo angrily confronted Mark after learning that his Facebook share was diluted from 34% to 0.03% and his name was removed from the masthead.In response to an insult from Napster cofounder Sean Parker (Timberlake) about his ridiculous suits, Eduardo shouted, "SORRY! My Prada's at the cleaners along with my hoodie and my fuck-you flip-flops, you pretentious douchebag."After reminding Mark that he was in fact a cofounder, Eduardo lowered his voice and delivered a chilling warning: "You better lawyer up, asshole, because I'm not coming back for 30%. I'm coming back for everything."To fully understand the magnitude of the scene, one has to watch it in its entirety.Reading a description of the moment or Aaron Sorkin's award-winning <a href="https://www.insider.com/how-screenwriter-aaron-sorkin-creates-musical-dialogue-social-network-2020-6">rhythmic</a> <a href="https://deadline.com/2011/01/exclusive-aaron-sorkins-full-screenplay-for-the-social-network-plus-qa-96451/">screenplay</a> is not sufficient. And Garfield's standout performance, punctuated by him whispering his final threat, should have earned him an Oscar nomination. He even did 35 or 40 closeup takes for the scene until Fincher was certain he had the perfect take, the actor recently told <a href="https://collider.com/andrew-garfield-interview-tammy-faye-the-social-network-tick-tick-boom/">Collider</a>.It's a scene so beloved that Garfield still gets asked about it and previously <a href="https://www.insider.com/andrew-garfield-social-network-line-whisper-for-money-thirst-tweets-2021-5">said</a> he would gladly "charge people for me to whisper in their ear, 'You better lawyer up, asshole,'" if he were ever strapped for cash. So naturally, when Ramos started looking into which scene from "The Social Network" she and O'Brien should recreate, this was one of the first results that popped up online from a YouTube user, who called it their favorite from the whole movie. "I was like, 'OK, that's this person's favorite scene, it's pretty drama, and we can recreate it pretty easily," Ramos recalled. "So, I'm going to start memorizing."<div type="image" title="Jesse Eisenberg in &quot;The Social Network.&quot;" height="1188" width="1584" msid="86683320" hostid="261"></div>Ramos initially believed that she'd play Garfield's role in the reenactment because she "thought people wouldn't want to act that much in the videos."But to her dismay, O'Brien was fully up for the challenge and more than happy to put a spotlight on his Garfield impression while Ramos played Zuckerberg and Parker.O'Brien was so enthusiastic that he wanted to start the quaranscene a bit earlier, to include the moment when Eduardo dramatically stormed through the room and smashed Mark's laptop."Dylan really wanted to do that," Ramos recalled. "He really wanted to do that, but I think I was like, 'Well, how are we gonna smash the laptop? I don't have a prop laptop.' I feel like that was part of it. It was something about the logistics of it. I do remember Dylan deeply wanted to walk in like that."<div type="image" title="Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield in &quot;The Social Network.&quot;" height="1191" width="1589" msid="86683324" hostid="261"></div>In the spirit of the quaranscene concept, Ramos and O'Brien filmed their parts separately from their homes. They had some help, though. Ramos' filmmaker husband, Matt Spicer, served as the director of photography for the reenactment, while her hairstylist, Eddie Cook, helped perfect her portrayal by donating a wig that he bought for a Halloween costume."He kicked it up a notch," she said. "And the Jesse Eisenberg wig has become kind of like folklore. Some of my friends live for it and are obsessed every time I wear it, so I like to wear it a lot."Ramos admits that she's "kind of lazy" when it comes to the costuming for her quaranscnes, especially when it comes to male characters. (In contrast, she got an orange jumpsuit to recreate a <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1282755626691473408">scene</a> from "Legally Blonde" at Spicer's suggestion and wore <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1281285254221725696">the exact dress</a> that <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dakota-johnson">Dakota Johnson</a> sported during her viral <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG5IdasQS9o">interview</a> with <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ellen-degeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a>.) "I have some regrets about my portrayal of Justin Timberlake in the 'Social Network' video because I wish that I just wore the same wig that I wore for Jesse Eisenberg," Ramos said."I didn't have a hoodie, which is shocking, but it was quarantine and I didn't have a zip-up hoodie. I only have a sweatshirt hoodie. And I was supposed to be holding a mug and I forgot to hold the mug."<div type="image" title="Justin Timberlake in &quot;The Social Network.&quot;" height="1190" width="1586" msid="86683328" hostid="261"></div>Regrets aside, Ramos' attention to the actors' mannerisms and delivery of the characters she's impersonating is undeniable. "I memorize scenes. I drill them into my head as if I was memorizing to act on set or do an audition or something because that's what originally inspired the idea of reenacting," she explained, "is that I had <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahramos/status/1297977602041237504">this scene</a> from 'Bring It On' memorized just from watching it so many times."As for O'Brien's quaranscene method, Ramos said it "was a little mysterious." But after getting a few takes from the actor, she edited them together for the perfect outcome.Among O'Brien's different takes was one in which real tears rolled down his face mid-scene."I was shocked there was a tear," Ramos said. "He wasn't sure if I was going to use that take. He thought maybe I would think it was too melodramatic or something, but I was like, 'You can't do too much in these videos.'"<div type="image" title="Andrew Garfield in &quot;The Social Network.&quot;" height="1190" width="1586" msid="86683330" hostid="261"></div>The "lawyer up" scene is not as popular or widely known in cinema as John Cusack holding up a boombox outside Ione Skye's house in "Say Anything," Meg Ryan faking an orgasm at Katz's Deli in "When Harry Met Sally," or even Tom Cruise's pants-less slide across his vacant home in "Risky Business."But "The Social Network" has a loyal following of its own among film aficionados."I've seen it many times and I think I appreciate something new about it every time I watch it," Ramos said. "That is part of what makes it so beloved. It's incredibly well done. I think it's the Fincher of it all, you know?""It's the combination of this incredibly talented master of cinema in David Fincher approaching social media and having such a modern story told through such a classic film lens. What's more satisfying than that?"Given the popularity and critical praise of "The Social Network," the reaction to Ramos and O'Brien's reenactment was instantaneous. "I was really surprised by the response to it," Ramos, who edited the footage together in about two days, said. "I didn't know that it was a popular, quotable scene."Among the millions who watched the quaranscene was Garfield himself, who <a href="https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/1263623820683939840">voiced his approval</a>."<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/hamilton">Hamilton</a>" creator <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/lin-manuel-miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda, </a>who directed Garfield's upcoming movie "Tick, Tick... Boom!," posted a screenshot of a text message from the actor that read: "If I had Twitter I'd let him know he MURDERED it." "I thought that was really cool and for the message to be delivered by Lin Manuel Miranda, I mean, it doesn't get better than that," Ramos said, adding that she found the reactions from people on Twitter to be "really amusing.""There was a ton of positive reaction," the "Parenthood" star said. "That day, Jessica Simpson followed me on Twitter and responded to a tweet that I had posted like months before about listening to her audiobook, and I screamed at that."Ramos has yet to receive any responses from others involved in "The Social Network," but she's optimistic. "The only thing that could complete the journey would be a response from Fincher himself, the filmmaker," she said.

A viral reenactment of 'The Social Network' got high praise from star Andrew Garfield. Actress Sarah Ramos breaks down how she pulled it off.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A "<keyword id="16148" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gossip-Girl">Gossip Girl</keyword>" reboot is headed to <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="HBO-Max">HBO Max</keyword>.</li><li>It's unclear when the 10-episode series will premiere, but <keyword id="25678" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kristen-Bell">Kristen Bell</keyword> is returning as the narrator and rising actress Emily Alyn Lind will star on the show.</li><li>The new iteration will also have "a lot of queer content" and "non-white leads," which the original series lacked. </li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>" is getting a reboot nine years after the hit CW drama ended.The original series starred <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/blake-lively">Blake Lively</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/leighton-meester">Leighton Meester</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/penn-badgley">Penn Badgley</a> and lasted for six seasons between September 2007 and December 2012.Now, the show is getting revived for a new generation of viewers with the original series creators, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, returning as executive producers. "Gossip Girl" executive producer Joshua Safran will serve as the series' showrunner. Here's everything we know about <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/hbo-max">HBO Max's</a> "Gossip Girl" reboot, so far. <h2>The show will take place '8 years after the original website went dark' </h2><div type="image" title="penn badgley gossip girl series finale dan " height="1575" width="2101" msid="78112317" hostid="261"></div>According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/07/gossip-girl-reboot-series-order-warnermedia-streaming-service-hbo-max-joshua-safran-fake-empire-warner-bros-1202647698/">Deadline</a>, the reboot's synopsis reads: "Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl. The prestige series will address just how much social media - and the landscape of New York itself - has changed in the intervening years." <h2>The new characters will acknowledge familiar faces from the original series</h2><div type="image" title="blake livley gossip girl series finale serena" height="1242" width="1657" msid="78112320" hostid="261"></div>Safran compared the reboot to the ever-expanding <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/marvel-cinematic-universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> during an interview with <a href="https://www.etonline.com/gossip-girl-boss-on-creating-a-marvel-like-universe-with-reboot-all-the-new-details-exclusive">Entertainment Tonight,</a> explaining that the upcoming show is "not a continuation or a sequel. It truly just is looking at a different angle."The executive producer also said that the next generation of characters will mention people like Dan Humphrey (aka Gossip Girl), Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, and Chuck Bass."I would love to have them come back," he said of the "Gossip Girl" alums. "The show jumped five years in the future when it ended and we are past that five years now, so it's whole new things that they could be doing."The current social media landscape, with endless apps that make it easy to know the whereabouts of others, will also impact the show. "I think it very much represents where we will be at in 2020 when the show airs," Safran told "ET." "It really looks at how social media has changed."He also told the publication that the reboot will center on students at the Constance Billard School for Girls, in their junior year and wearing uniforms. <h2>There will be more diversity and representation on the reboot</h2><div type="image" title="BLAIR and chuck gossip girl" height="766" width="1021" msid="78112324" hostid="261"></div>The original show was comprised of main characters that were primarily white and cisgender, with a few exceptions. At <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/gossip-girl-reboot-producer-promises-more-diverse-leads.html">Vulture Festival</a> in November 2019, Safran said that "this time around the leads are non-white" and "there's a lot of queer content on this show.""It is very much dealing with the way the world looks now, where wealth and privilege come from, and how you handle that," he added. "The thing I can't say is there is a twist, and that all relates to the twist." While answering fan questions on Twitter, Safran <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthologist/status/1302836633608151040">said</a> that the show, which is <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthologist/status/1302839724684451841">set in 2021</a>, will be "very, very queer."He also said that "the majority of characters being diverse and/or queer" is the difference between the reboot and the original that he's most proud of. Safran <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthologist/status/1302831799014273024">added</a> that the reboot's tone also differs from the original series. <h2>Kristen Bell will return as the narrator</h2><div type="image" title="kristen bell on gossip girl" height="786" width="1049" msid="78112327" hostid="261"></div>In November 2019, <a href="https://www.insider.com/kristen-bell-narrating-hbo-max-gossip-girl-reboot-2019-11">TVLine reported that the "Good Place" star joined the new iteration of "Gossip Girl."</a>Bell later told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tU7IyDkEOA">"ET Canada Live"</a> that "'Gossip Girl's' always been such a fun show. I had a great time doing it the first time around. It's the same creators, Josh and Stephanie, who I adore.""It was an easy yes," she added. <h2>'Code Black' actress Emily Alyn Lind landed a leading role on the reboot alongside a few rising stars</h2><div type="image" title="emily alyn lind february 2020" height="1237" width="1649" msid="78112329" hostid="261"></div>In February 2020, <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/03/gossip-girl-emily-alyn-lind-cast-star-reboot-series-hbo-max-1202871912/">Deadline</a> reported that the young actor and singer was cast on the series as Audrey, who "has been in a long-term relationship and is beginning to wonder what more could be out there."Lind has appeared on shows like "Revenge" and "All My Children." She confirmed her role in the show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PUeVwF1I4/">Instagram</a>, writing: "[See] u soon upper east side, xoxo."<a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gossip-girl-hbo-max-series-adds-four-to-cast-1203521269/">Variety</a> also reported a few additional cast members who signed on for the show. This includes Eli Brown (who starred on the short-lived "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/pretty-little-liars">Pretty Little Liars</a>" spin-off titled "The Perfectionists") and Whitney Peak (who portrays Judith on Netflix's "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina">Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</a>"). Brown told <a href="https://www.etonline.com/gossip-girl-reboot-eli-brown-netflixs-the-fk-it-list-exclusive">Entertainment Tonight</a> that he can't share much about the reboot, but guaranteed that his character is "a really good guy" and one who "comes from a very wealthy family and he's a humanitarian."Johnathan Fernandez from "Lethal Weapon" and Jason Gotay from NBC's "Peter Pan Live!" will also star on the reboot.In March 2020, <a href="https://tvline.com/2020/03/11/gossip-girl-reboot-cast-full-list-thomas-doherty-hbo-max/">TVLine</a> reported four more cast members, including Thomas Doherty (known for roles on The CW's "Legacies," Disney's "Descendants" franchise, and Hulu's "High Fidelity") and Tavi Gevinson (a former blogger who has guest-starred on shows like "Parenthood" and "Scream Queens").<div type="image" title="thomas doherty february 2020" height="1497" width="1997" msid="79197468" hostid="261"></div>Adam Chanler-Berat (who starred on the <keyword id="6355065" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TV">TV</keyword> show "It Could Be Worse" and led several theater productions) and model-actress Zion Moreno will also star on the show. NYU student Savannah Smith will also star on the reboot, <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/04/gossip-girl-newcomer-savannah-smith-star-cast-hbo-max-reboot-series-1202897734/">Deadline</a> reported. In August 2020, the publication <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/08/gossip-girl-jordan-alexander-cast-hbo-max-series-reboot-1203022120/">reported</a> that singer-actress Jordan Alexander also joined the cast of the show. <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/gossip-girl-skateboarder-evan-mock-hbo-max-series-reboot-1234591773/">Model and skateboarder Evan Mock</a> will reportedly be part of the reboot, too, <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/laura-benanti-gossip-girl-cast-hbo-max-1234605914/">plus Broadway star Laura Benanti.</a>You can read more about the cast members <a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-reboot-cast-photos-hbo-max">here</a>. <h2>It's unclear if any cast members from the original show will appear on the reboot</h2><div type="image" title="gossip girl" height="675" width="900" msid="78112331" hostid="261"></div>Schwartz previously <a href="https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1059935/the-new-gossip-girl-won-t-have-the-same-mystery-we-re-all-gossip-girl">said</a> that the original actors have been told about the reboot and they're more than welcome to be involved if they're interested.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chase-crawford">Chace Crawford</a>, who starred as Nate Archibald on "Gossip Girl," appeared on Bravo's "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEc8qduNSoQ">Watch What Happens Live</a>" in August 2019 and said that hearing about the reboot "made me feel old." He also joked about "playing a father," on the new iteration. The actor also told <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/12/chace-crawford-gossip-girl-reboot-hbo-max-cameo/">Entertainment Weekly</a> that he's open to appearing on the reboot."I just love Josh and Stephanie and if they wanted me to come and do anything it would be hard to say no," he said. "I'm always grateful for the opportunity they gave me and that whole experience - it was all of my 20s, it was like my college, living in New York for that time. I'll always have fond memories of it."Meanwhile, Lively (Serena van der Woodsen) told <a href="https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1117048/blake-lively-reveals-whether-she-ll-be-in-gossip-girl-reboot">E! News</a> that she's "not involved" in the reboot. And Meester (Blair Waldorf) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-8S0VLzhg">told</a> the publication that she's open to watching it, though she's not set to appear. In December 2019, Badgley (Dan Humphrey) told "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Bhp4PqIGc">Entertainment Tonight</a>" that he hasn't had conversations with any of the creators yet.""I would love to contribute in a meaningful way to it," he added. <h2>The premiere date for the 10-episode series hasn't been revealed yet</h2><div type="image" title="kristen bell 2019" height="1174" width="1565" msid="78112333" hostid="261"></div>The show is part of the programming for HBO Max, a new streaming service that launched in May 2020 and will also include the highly-anticipated <a href="https://www.insider.com/friends-reunion-hbo-max-special-official-2020-2">"Friends" reunion special</a>.The reboot was supposed to be released by fall 2020, but production was delayed due to the spread of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/coronavirus">coronavirus</a>, <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/gossip-girl-reboot-hbo-max-release-date-pushed-to-2021.html">Vulture</a> reported. Now, <a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-reboot-delay-where-to-watch-hbo-max-2020-5">the show is expected to debut sometime in 2021</a>. According to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gossip-girl-reboot-production-restart-1234760298/">Variety</a>, filming will begin in New York in October 2020. <ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/kristen-bell-narrating-hbo-max-gossip-girl-reboot-2019-11">Kristen Bell is returning as the narrator for the upcoming 'Gossip Girl' reboot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-reboot-cast-photos-hbo-max">Here's where you might recognize the cast of the 'Gossip Girl' reboot from</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/shows-you-should-watch-if-you-loved-gossip-girl-2020-2">10 shows you should watch if you love 'Gossip Girl'</a></li></ul>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><a href="http://www.rookiemag.com/2014/07/ask-a-grown-man-stephen-colbert/">rookiemag.com</a></div></div></div>Stephen Colbert may be known for making jokes, but he seriously answered teen girls' questions in a new video for 18-year-old Tavi Gevinson's <a href="http://www.rookiemag.com/2014/07/ask-a-grown-man-stephen-colbert/" target="_blank">Rookie blog</a> as part of the "Ask a Grown Man" series.
Colbert, who has three children of his own (including an 18-year-old daughter), expertly fielded questions on misogynist jokes, boyfriend-based dilemmas, and how to tell if someone thinks you're cool.
"I'm honored to be considered a grown man," Colbert opened his video by saying, before going on to answer four questions in the 10-minute vlog.
Check out the four fan questions below and Colbert's advice (out of character!) on how to handle relationship problems:
1. "I know most men aren't jerks, but when guys - especially teenage guys - do stuff like cat call and make jokes about rape, do they know their behavior is harmful? Is that why they do stuff like that or is it because society has taught them to be misogynistic?" - Loretta, age 14 
"I think, Loretta, that the reason boys do this kind of stuff is to get your attention. And no, I don't think they mean to be harmful because I don't think they know that it's harmful. I think they just desperately want you to pay attention to them. So, my advice would be, if you don't know the person doing it then try to ignore it. If you know the person, they really care what you think - it may not seem like they do because they're being so aggressive, but they really do, so I would say, 'Please don't do that, I really don't like it.'" They may blow you off at the time, but I promise you they will remember you said that and for this sort of thing to stop, boys need to be educated. 
Does our society educate boys to be misogynistic? It probably doesn't value girls and women as much as it should, and boys probably see that as a signal that they can get away with things like devaluing women."
2. "My dad won't let me sleep at my boyfriend's house and there's no real reason for that. I assume it's because he is very close-minded about sex, but when I try to discuss it with him, he gets very angry and refuses to talk about it. I've been with my boyfriend for a year and my whole family approves of him. What do you think is the best way to talk to a dad to let me sleep at my boyfriend's house?" -Eve, age 19
"Eve, I'm going to disappoint you here. You say, 'There's no real reason he won't let you sleep there,' but he may have his own reasons, so give your father that much credit. I don't know your dad, I don't know what his reasons are, but one reason could be that he thinks sex and a relationship aren't the same thing. He may be someone who is traditional and wants you to be married or be older before he is comfortable with you having a physical relationship ... 
You're 19 and legally an adult, why are you still living at home? If you don't feel like you're ready to be out on your own, maybe you're not ready to be. If you still feel like you need your parents' help, it might be an act of humility to say, 'If I need their help in terms of financial security, maybe it's not too much to ask to also accept their help in terms of relationship advice. I'm sure answer did not go over great with everyone."
3. "There's this boy, he is kind of mean to me and lies to me a lot, but then other times he's a really great guy. He says he likes me and he treats me really well, but how do you think I should perceive this relationship? - Charley, age 17
"Well, there's a little contradiction in here... if he lies to you and he's mean to you, he may like you but he's definitely not treating you very well. So, I would not waste my time with someone who lies to you. Even the 'mean to me' is easier to deal with than someone who lies to you a lot, because if he lies to you a lot, how do you know he even likes you? 
I would give this person one last shot and say, 'Don't ever lie to me again, because I like you and you like me, but a predicate of that relationship is that we can't lie to each other.' And then kick him to the curb."
4. "I would really like to know all of the ways you can really tell if a person likes you - girls, boys, grown ups, everyone!" - Maria, age 19
"People show they like you in all kinds of different ways. But some basic ones are: They want to hear your stories, they care how you feel, they want to make your day better, they want to listen to your problems, they reach out to you. Everybody wants to be loved and have people pay attention to them, but if somebody goes through the effort to reach out to you, smile when they see you, ask you your problems, those are good signs that they like you because they're making the effort to not be so self-centered. 
If your happiness is more important than their happiness, or if their more concerned with what's going on in your life than their life, that's a really good sign, because that's one nice definition of love."
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Now watch Tavi Gevinson, the 18-year-old founder of <a href="http://www.rookiemag.com/2014/07/ask-a-grown-man-stephen-colbert/" target="_blank">Rookie blog</a>, on "The Colbert Report" last year:
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