The Brunch round-up: The week and how it made us feel

We thought Taylor Swift’s Eras tour was unbeatable. But Lady Gaga said, “Hold my mic”. Last week, she drew a record 2.5 million people to her free concert on Copacabana Beach in Brazil. That’s 25x more than Swift or Rihanna’s biggest gigs. Bow down, little monsters.

Apparently, fire burners on kitchen stoves don’t have to be round. They can be star-shaped (patented by American company, Thermador) or triangular too. Why are we only learning this now? Does it affect the way heat is distributed? Can we switch shapes like accessories? Can we get emoji shapes?

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s 20-year-old son, Shahzaman, has announced his presence. The father-son duo played in the UK, on their Legacy of the Khans 2025 tour earlier this year, singing qawwali and Bollywood songs. Shahzaman lead on five songs. The internet is on fire, comparing him to uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Wah, wah!

Michael Sheen has mostly played villains – in Twilight, Underworld and more. But he recently spent 1 million euros of his own money to pay off 900 strangers’ debts. Imagine waking up to find that your student loans and mortgages had vanished. Villain? This guy’s a hero.

This ship has sailed. Actor BJ Novak and internet comedian Delaney Rowe are dating. Mindy Kaling’s fans can’t process this. But why? Kaling and Novak dated aeons ago, They’ve moved on, as must we. What’s more interesting is how these two got together. Show us the Venn diagram overlap!

Remember our piece on dodging Europe’s pickpockets? Here’s another hack: The beer-belly fanny pack. No thief’s coming near that saggy tummy, though it might take some guts to wear one. Sure, it’ll ruin your Insta vibe, but better flabby and hairy than robbed and regretful.

A new push-up bra from Skims (Kim Kardashian’s brand) is kind of a T-shirt bra – but with artificial nipples. The point? To look like there’s nothing underneath but perked-up twins. It’s a gross idea. Only horny people and breastfeeding babies support this. Hard pass.

We’ve just learnt that male bottlenose dolphins have bromances that last 15 years. They mostly help their bros mate, fending off competitors and acting as wingmen. Incel trolls have a new animal-world anecdote to share. Though we wish they’d help with childcare, for a change.