Are You Ready for the Hot Vax Summer?
Yesterday I heard—on some media source—the phrase "hot vax summer." I had no idea what this meant, so I looked it up. Turns out it is a pop culture reference to people who've been vaccinated, have had unwanted hair removed, and are ready for some fun. Such people refer to themselves as "vaxxed and waxed." Apparently, this has been declared the official meme/theme of summer 2021 by whomever decides these things. One Twitter user tweeted "This lady on the plane said 'vaxxed and waxed, baby, I'm ready for some action on this trip.' and that should be everybody's vibe this summer." Another tweeted "We’re both vaxed and waxed... and ready to have sax". Frankly I'm shocked that I did not know about this sooner! As everybody knows, not only do I have my finger on the pulse of the pandemic but I am also fount of knowledge about all aspects of popular culture. Apparently, not everyone gets the meme. Neil Irwin of the NYT ha...