Our Pop Culture Panel looks at yet another challenge for the attention-hungry, staging a celebrity comeback, deleting our digital histories and making TV viewing more enjoyable.

The attention-hungry online have turned their sights to a new challenge, involving IKEA

Though the latest internet challenge doesn’t carry the same immediate danger as our favourite laundry detergent, U.K. police are still warning the public against participating in the Ikea challenge—which encourages people to spend the night in a closed store, without getting caught.

Celebrities recovering from Trump-related damage

The challenge was first made popular when two Belgian YouTubers did it in 2016, but the recent police-issued warning came after an 11-year-old boy did it, and was reported missing.

Kathy Griffin’s mistake was posting a photo of herself holding a bloodied Donald Trump mask—which she says was a parody of the president’s “bleeding from wherever” comments. Billy Bush was featured in old Access Hollywood footage where Trump makes crude and sexist remarks. Both have undergone a trial by the public, and suffered professionally and personally from their actions.

And now, both are speaking out about how they’re regaining their lives. Can they make a comeback?

Managing our digital histories

Will teens, who can’t remember life before Facebook need a “clean slate” internet mechanism as adults?

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has shared fears that today’s kids will later need the ability to remove social media posts about themselves as adults. In our digital age, many youth have online histories from the day of their birth, starting well before they’re able to consent.

The commissioner has said such extensive internet histories, formed during a period of youth that is characterized by rule breaking and boundary pushing, could harm individuals as adults.

Is TV viewing more enjoyable with Twitter?

A study conducted by Twitter and Canadians suggests that Twitter and TV make each other more enjoyable and their respective ads more effective. Our Panel admits that despite this being a study conducted by Twitter; the results might actually be true.

Our Pop Culture Panel features: Omar Mouallem, independent journalist; Sean Burke, morning personality with 840 CFCW and Kari Watson, editor and writer for the YYScene.