Pop Culture Roundup: Fashion, LGBTQ+ History, and Olivia Rodrigo's New Christmas Song
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This week has news about famous people. Benito Skinner is an actor and comedian. People are talking about his fashion style, called his 'drip'.
Cynthia Nixon is an actress. She is famous for a TV show called 'Sex and the City'. She talked about her favorite lesbian character.
There is also a story about gay history. It is like a walk through time. It shows important people and events.
Olivia Rodrigo is a singer. She made a new Christmas song. The song is called 'Take Me Home (4 Christmas)'.
Some people did not like the song at first. This was a small controversy. But people think it will not stop her from winning a Grammy.
The Grammys are big awards for music. Olivia Rodrigo has won Grammys before. Fans can now listen to her new song online.
Vocabulary15 words
- fashion
- the style of clothes people wear
- lesbian
- a woman who loves another woman
- walk
- moving on foot through a place
- controversy
- when people disagree about something
- Grammy
- a big prize for music
- awards
- prizes given for good work
- single
- one song released alone
- stream
- to play music online
- famous
- known by many people
- actor
- a person who acts in shows
- comedian
- a person who makes jokes
- character
- a person in a show or story
- history
- things that happened in the past
- holiday
- a special time like Christmas
- odds
- the chance something will happen
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1. His fashion style 2. Take Me Home (4 Christmas) 3. False
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This week has news about famous people. Benito Skinner is an actor and _____. People are talking about his fashion style, called his '_____'.
Cynthia Nixon is an actress. She is famous for a TV show called '_____'. She talked about her favorite lesbian _____.
There is also a story about gay _____. It is like a walk through time.
Olivia Rodrigo is a _____. She made a new Christmas song. The song is called '_____'.
Some people did not like the song at first. This was a small _____. But people think it will not stop her from winning a _____.
The Grammys are big awards for music. Fans can now _____ her new song online.
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