Lit Lover: September 2026

Hopefully it'll all work out better next year!

"The single-day benefit music festival raised at least $20 million dollars for nonprofits that support women and girls, Grammy-winning pop singer Olivia Rodrigo announced at the event.

But after the music stopped, many of the majority-female festival-goers were forced to walk for miles at night to catch rides home from the Great Park."

~ Angelina Hicks

"Charity Music Festival in Irvine Leaves Thousands Stranded For Hours"

https://voiceofoc.org/2026/08/olivia-rodrigos-charity-music-festival-in-irvine-leaves-thousands-stranded-for-hours/

He cared, and he shared!

"Bro Has An Interesting Story #viral #funny #cooking"

@SIR-RyBread

https://youtube.com/shorts/k52C2QnwW8Q?si=wzfdDPCDu0-4e0GT

They underestimated the festival attendance, but they want it to come back next year.

"Charity Music Festival in Irvine Leaves Thousands Stranded For Hours"

https://voiceofoc.org/2026/08/olivia-rodrigos-charity-music-festival-in-irvine-leaves-thousands-stranded-for-hours/

"While the city expected about 20,000 people to attend that celebration, over 40,000 people showed up, leading to delayed programming and severe traffic jams."

Angelina Hicks

Of course people want to feel good, and sometimes what feels good is doing what Society rewards them the most for doing.

Just because you got a lot of sexist, misogynistic programming encouraging you to repeat patriarchical patterns pushed into your brain at an impressionable age doesn't mean you have to continue repeating those patterns for the rest of your life.

You know it seems really patriarchical and oppressive and not at all eco-feminist to act like this?

"The best thing about my life and where I get my self-esteem from the most is the fact that I got my body pregnant and gave birth to boys. I'm so filled with self-esteem from this act that I feel entitled to act like I have absolutely no compassion or empathy for people who are different from me."