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A vertical frame appears in the very first photograph of the 2024 musical reimagining of "Mean Girls": a vertical image. Janis (played by Auli Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey) film themselves performing a song that sets the scene for the story's continuation. They're troublings for the TikTok set, and a new generation's "Mean Girls" is in the works. The Cady Heron, Regina George, and Aaron Samuels of the original film, which was released in 2004, had never seen an iPhone — it wasn't until three years that they were not introduced. "Instagram," "Twitter," and "Snapchat" would have sounded like gibberish. Karen was just a mark, and Donald Trump was just a business mogul.

The highly awaited list of 2023 Grammy nominees has finally arrived, and it includes some of the country's best-known artists. The Recording Academy announced nominations in all 91 categories this year, including Olivia Rodrigo, John Legend, and Machine Gun Kelly. Beyoncé is leading this year's pack of nominees for her "Reignaissance" album, making her the most nominated woman in Grammy history. Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers" album has eight nominations, followed by Adele and Brandi Carlile, who tied for seven overall nominations. Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Jazmine Sullivan, Mary J. Blige, and Bad Bunny were among the Grammy nominees for the first all-Spanish language project of the year.