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“The Summer Of Did That Really Happen?”
Glitter & Grime: The Summer of “Did That Really Just Happen?”
Portland Sparkle
Glitter: The Rose City stayed weird in style—food carts served gourmet poke next to goth donuts, and a single tambourine player somehow became a TikTok micro-celebrity.
Grime: Meanwhile, the e-scooter gangs treated downtown like a Mario Kart arena. Bonus points for the guy in full demon cosplay who tried to out-jump a TriMet bus.
U.S. Headlines with Extra Sass
Glitter: NASA dropped new images of baby stars being born 1,300 light-years away, reminding us we’re cosmic dust with good Wi-Fi.
Grime: Congress responded by proving it could still out-dramatize a reality show—budget fights, mysterious UFO hearings, and an election preview that felt like a season finale nobody wanted.
Global Remix
Glitter: Paris Olympics served up record-breaking athletics and peak fashion—those LED drone displays basically stole the medals.
Grime: Heatwaves from Rome to Rio turned “summer vacation” into “global rotisserie,” and governments are still arguing about whether air-conditioning counts as climate policy.
Final Sip
Summer 2025 gave us street art that belonged in museums and politics that belonged in therapy.
Raise a glass of overpriced kombucha: here’s to surviving another season where reality was the most experimental art project of all.
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