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Axios
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
From Le Bouchon to the lakefront: Shea Couleé's ultimate Chicago day
Chicago's drag queen superstar Shea Couleé is joining Trixie Mattel for her " Solid Pink Disco" DJ set and show at the Salt Shed on Thursday. Context: Couleé is arguably the most successful drag queen from Chicago, slaying "RuPaul's Drag Race" several times, including taking home the crown in All-Stars season 5 in 2020. Couleé has been performing drag since 2012 at legendary local clubs like Roscoe's and the now-closed Berlin. She's also a recording artist and a model. The latest: The entertainer has crossed over to scripted television, starring in "Abbott Elementary" and the upcoming Marvel series "Ironheart." What to watch for: Couleé is the scheduled opener tonight, but Mattel will most likely bring her "Drag Race" alum back onstage during her set. The bottom line: Couleé still lives here, so we reached out to get the beloved performer's perfect day in Chicago. 🥐 Breakfast: "I'm going to Lost Larson in Andersonville. I'm going to get a lavender latte, an almond croissant, and if I'm really feeling feisty, I'll add in one of their signature quiches." 🏋️♀️ Morning activity: "Normally, my routine is going to start with me getting up and going to the gym. I go to this fierce Queer gym called Cheetah Gym. Yes, it's very ferocious. After I read some emails, I'll give myself a little break to read or play some video games like Fortnite or Dead by Daylight." 🍕Lunch: "I'm going to keep it really simple and go to Pizza Lobo because I love their quickfire NYC-style thin crust pizzas and their Caesar salad is on another level. It's such a cute little lunch spot with picnic tables, self-service, and the food is amazing." 🛼 Afternoon activity: "Let's assume this is during the months with beautiful weather outside, so maybe I'll pop on my rollerblades and go blading down the lakefront path for some cute views of the city. My soundtrack will probably be my K-pop faves: Katseye, BLACKPINK, and LE SSERAFIM." 🥣 Dinner: "Let me go to Le Bouchon for some really amazing French onion soup. Their menu is always changing, so it's hard to know what to expect. Their potato and leek soup is also amazing."


San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Before the word ‘transgender' existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon
PARIS (AP) — The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering summer day in early 1950s Algeria. An effeminate teenage boy named Jean-Pierre Pruvot stood mesmerized as traffic halted and crowds swarmed around a scandalous spectacle unfolding in the conservative Algiers streets. All had stopped to look at Coccinelle, the flamboyant 'transvestite' star of Paris' legendary cabaret, the Carrousel de Paris, who strutted defiantly down the boulevard, impeccably dressed as a woman, sparking awe and outrage and literally stopping traffic. What Pruvot — who would become famous under the female stage name 'Bambi' — witnessed was more than mere performance. It was an act of resistance from the ashes of the Nazi persecution of the LGBTQ+ community in World War II. 'I didn't even know that (identity) existed,' Bambi told The Associated Press in a rare interview. 'I said to myself, 'I'm going to do the same.'' Decades before transgender became a household word and 'RuPaul's Drag Race' became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — the Carrousel troupe in the late 1940s emerged as a glamorous, audacious resistance. Bambi soon joined Coccinelle, April Ashley, and Capucine to revive queer visibility in Europe for the first time since the Nazis had violently destroyed Berlin's thriving queer scene of the 1930s. The Nazis branded gay men with pink triangles, deported and murdered thousands, erasing queer culture overnight. Just a few years after the war, Carrousel performers strode onto the global stage, a glittering frontline against lingering prejudice. Remarkably, audiences at the Carrousel knew exactly who these performers were — women who, as Bambi puts it, 'would bare all.' Elvis Presley, Ava Gardner, Édith Piaf, Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich all flocked to the cabaret, drawn to the allure of performers labeled 'travestis.' The stars sought out the Carrousel to flirt with postwar Paris's wild side. It was an intoxicating contradiction: cross-dressing was criminalized, yet the venue was packed with celebrities. The history of queer liberation shifted in this cabaret, one sequin at a time. The contrast was chilling: as Bambi arrived in Paris and found fame dancing naked for film stars, across the English Channel in early 1950s Britain the code-breaking genius Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being gay, leading to his suicide. Evenings spent with legends Today, nearing 90, Marie-Pierre Pruvot — as she has been known for decades by some — lives alone in an unassuming apartment in northeastern Paris. Her bookshelves spill over with volumes of literature and philosophy. A black feather boa, a lone whisper from her glamorous past, hangs loosely over a chair. Yet Bambi wasn't just part of the show; she was the show — with expressive almond-shaped eyes, pear-shaped face, and beauty indistinguishable from any desired Parisienne. Yet one key difference set her apart — a difference criminalized by French law. The depth of her history only becomes apparent as she points to striking and glamorous photographs and recounts evenings spent with legends. Such was their then-fame that the name of Bambi's housemate, Coccinelle, became slang for "trans" in Israel — often cruelly. Once Dietrich, the starry queer icon, arrived at the tiny Madame Arthur cabaret alongside Jean Marais, the actor and Jean Cocteau's gay lover. 'It was packed,' Bambi recalled. 'Jean Marais instantly said, 'Sit (me and Marlene) on stage' And so they were seated onstage, legs crossed, champagne by their side, watching us perform.' Another day, Dietrich swept in to a hair salon. 'Marlene always had this distant, untouchable air — except when late for the hairdresser,' Bambi says, smiling. 'She rushed in, kissed the hairdresser, settled beneath the dryer, stretched her long legs imperiously onto a stool, and lit a cigarette. Her gaunt pout as she smoked — I'll never forget it,' she says, her impression exaggerated as she sucked in her cheeks. Perhaps Dietrich wasn't her favorite star. Then there was Piaf, who, one evening, teasingly joked about her protégé, the French singing legend Charles Aznavour, performing nearby. 'She asked, 'What time does Aznavour start?'' Bambi recalled. 'Someone said, 'Midnight.' So she joked, 'Then it'll be finished by five past midnight.'" Reassignment surgery Behind the glamour lay constant danger. Living openly as a woman was illegal. 'There was a police decree,' Bambi recalls. 'It was a criminal offense for a man to dress as a woman. But if you wore pants and flat shoes, you weren't considered dressed as a woman.' The injustice was global. Homosexuality remained criminalized for decades: in Britain until 1967, in parts of the U.S. until 2003. Progress came slowly. In 1950s Paris, though, Bambi bought hormones casually over-the-counter, 'like salt and pepper at the grocery.' 'It was much freer then,' but stakes were high, she said. Sisters were jailed, raped, driven into sex work. One comrade died after botched gender reassignment surgery in Casablanca. 'There was only Casablanca,' she emphasized, with one doctor performing the high-risk surgeries. Bambi waited cautiously until her best friends, Coccinelle and April Ashley, had safely undergone procedures from the late 50s before doing the same herself. Each night required extraordinary courage. Post-war Paris was scarred, haunted. The Carrousel wasn't mere entertainment — but a fingers' up to the past in heels and eyeliner. 'There was this after-the-war feeling — people wanted to have fun,' Bambi recalled. With no television, the cabarets were packed every night. 'You could feel it — people demanded to laugh, to enjoy themselves, to be happy. They wanted to live again … to forget the miseries of the war.' In 1974, sensing a shift, Bambi quietly stepped away from celebrity, unwilling to become 'an aging showgirl.' Swiftly obtaining legal female identity in Algeria, she became a respected teacher and Sorbonne scholar, hiding her dazzling past beneath Marcel Proust and careful anonymity for decades. 'I never wore a mask' Given what she's witnessed, or because of it, she's remarkably serene about recent controversies around gender. This transgender pioneer feels wokeism has moved too quickly, fueling a backlash. She sees U.S. President Donald Trump as part of 'a global reaction against wokeism… families aren't ready… we need to pause and breathe a little before moving forward again.' Inclusive pronouns and language 'complicate the language,' she insists. Asked about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans stance, her response is calmly dismissive: 'Her opinion counts no more than a baker's or a cleaning lady's.' Bambi has outlived her Carrousel sisters — April Ashley, Capucine, and Coccinelle. Still elegant, she stands quietly proud. When she first stepped onstage, the world lacked the language to describe her. She danced anyway. Now, words exist. Rights exist. Movements exist. And Bambi, still standing serenely, quietly reaffirms her truth: 'I never wore a mask,' she says softly, but firmly. 'Except when I was a boy.'


Winnipeg Free Press
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Before the word ‘transgender' existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon
PARIS (AP) — The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering summer day in early 1950s Algeria. An effeminate teenage boy named Jean-Pierre Pruvot stood mesmerized as traffic halted and crowds swarmed around a scandalous spectacle unfolding in the conservative Algiers streets. All had stopped to look at Coccinelle, the flamboyant 'transvestite' star of Paris' legendary cabaret, the Carrousel de Paris, who strutted defiantly down the boulevard, impeccably dressed as a woman, sparking awe and outrage and literally stopping traffic. What Pruvot — who would become famous under the female stage name 'Bambi' — witnessed was more than mere performance. It was an act of resistance from the ashes of the Nazi persecution of the LGBTQ+ community in World War II. 'I didn't even know that (identity) existed,' Bambi told The Associated Press in a rare interview. 'I said to myself, 'I'm going to do the same.'' Decades before transgender became a household word and 'RuPaul's Drag Race' became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — the Carrousel troupe in the late 1940s emerged as a glamorous, audacious resistance. Bambi soon joined Coccinelle, April Ashley, and Capucine to revive queer visibility in Europe for the first time since the Nazis had violently destroyed Berlin's thriving queer scene of the 1930s. The Nazis branded gay men with pink triangles, deported and murdered thousands, erasing queer culture overnight. Just a few years after the war, Carrousel performers strode onto the global stage, a glittering frontline against lingering prejudice. Remarkably, audiences at the Carrousel knew exactly who these performers were — women who, as Bambi puts it, 'would bare all.' Elvis Presley, Ava Gardner, Édith Piaf, Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich all flocked to the cabaret, drawn to the allure of performers labeled 'travestis.' The stars sought out the Carrousel to flirt with postwar Paris's wild side. It was an intoxicating contradiction: cross-dressing was criminalized, yet the venue was packed with celebrities. The history of queer liberation shifted in this cabaret, one sequin at a time. The contrast was chilling: as Bambi arrived in Paris and found fame dancing naked for film stars, across the English Channel in early 1950s Britain the code-breaking genius Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being gay, leading to his suicide. Evenings spent with legends Today, nearing 90, Marie-Pierre Pruvot — as she has been known for decades by some — lives alone in an unassuming apartment in northeastern Paris. Her bookshelves spill over with volumes of literature and philosophy. A black feather boa, a lone whisper from her glamorous past, hangs loosely over a chair. Yet Bambi wasn't just part of the show; she was the show — with expressive almond-shaped eyes, pear-shaped face, and beauty indistinguishable from any desired Parisienne. Yet one key difference set her apart — a difference criminalized by French law. The depth of her history only becomes apparent as she points to striking and glamorous photographs and recounts evenings spent with legends. Such was their then-fame that the name of Bambi's housemate, Coccinelle, became slang for 'trans' in Israel — often cruelly. Once Dietrich, the starry queer icon, arrived at the tiny Madame Arthur cabaret alongside Jean Marais, the actor and Jean Cocteau's gay lover. 'It was packed,' Bambi recalled. 'Jean Marais instantly said, 'Sit (me and Marlene) on stage' And so they were seated onstage, legs crossed, champagne by their side, watching us perform.' Another day, Dietrich swept in to a hair salon. 'Marlene always had this distant, untouchable air — except when late for the hairdresser,' Bambi says, smiling. 'She rushed in, kissed the hairdresser, settled beneath the dryer, stretched her long legs imperiously onto a stool, and lit a cigarette. Her gaunt pout as she smoked — I'll never forget it,' she says, her impression exaggerated as she sucked in her cheeks. Perhaps Dietrich wasn't her favorite star. Then there was Piaf, who, one evening, teasingly joked about her protégé, the French singing legend Charles Aznavour, performing nearby. 'She asked, 'What time does Aznavour start?'' Bambi recalled. 'Someone said, 'Midnight.' So she joked, 'Then it'll be finished by five past midnight.'' Reassignment surgery Behind the glamour lay constant danger. Living openly as a woman was illegal. 'There was a police decree,' Bambi recalls. 'It was a criminal offense for a man to dress as a woman. But if you wore pants and flat shoes, you weren't considered dressed as a woman.' The injustice was global. Homosexuality remained criminalized for decades: in Britain until 1967, in parts of the U.S. until 2003. Progress came slowly. In 1950s Paris, though, Bambi bought hormones casually over-the-counter, 'like salt and pepper at the grocery.' 'It was much freer then,' but stakes were high, she said. Sisters were jailed, raped, driven into sex work. One comrade died after botched gender reassignment surgery in Casablanca. 'There was only Casablanca,' she emphasized, with one doctor performing the high-risk surgeries. Bambi waited cautiously until her best friends, Coccinelle and April Ashley, had safely undergone procedures from the late 50s before doing the same herself. Each night required extraordinary courage. Post-war Paris was scarred, haunted. The Carrousel wasn't mere entertainment — but a fingers' up to the past in heels and eyeliner. 'There was this after-the-war feeling — people wanted to have fun,' Bambi recalled. With no television, the cabarets were packed every night. 'You could feel it — people demanded to laugh, to enjoy themselves, to be happy. They wanted to live again … to forget the miseries of the war.' In 1974, sensing a shift, Bambi quietly stepped away from celebrity, unwilling to become 'an aging showgirl.' Swiftly obtaining legal female identity in Algeria, she became a respected teacher and Sorbonne scholar, hiding her dazzling past beneath Marcel Proust and careful anonymity for decades. 'I never wore a mask' Given what she's witnessed, or because of it, she's remarkably serene about recent controversies around gender. This transgender pioneer feels wokeism has moved too quickly, fueling a backlash. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. She sees U.S. President Donald Trump as part of 'a global reaction against wokeism… families aren't ready… we need to pause and breathe a little before moving forward again.' Inclusive pronouns and language 'complicate the language,' she insists. Asked about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans stance, her response is calmly dismissive: 'Her opinion counts no more than a baker's or a cleaning lady's.' Bambi has outlived her Carrousel sisters — April Ashley, Capucine, and Coccinelle. Still elegant, she stands quietly proud. When she first stepped onstage, the world lacked the language to describe her. She danced anyway. Now, words exist. Rights exist. Movements exist. And Bambi, still standing serenely, quietly reaffirms her truth: 'I never wore a mask,' she says softly, but firmly. 'Except when I was a boy.'


Hindustan Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Before the word ‘transgender' existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon
PARIS — The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering summer day in early 1950s Algeria. An effeminate teenage boy named Jean-Pierre Pruvot stood mesmerized as traffic halted and crowds swarmed around a scandalous spectacle unfolding in the conservative Algiers streets. All had stopped to look at Coccinelle, the flamboyant 'transvestite' star of Paris' legendary cabaret, the Carrousel de Paris, who strutted defiantly down the boulevard, impeccably dressed as a woman, sparking awe and outrage and literally stopping traffic. What Pruvot — who would become famous under the female stage name 'Bambi' — witnessed was more than mere performance. It was an act of resistance from the ashes of the Nazi persecution of the LGBTQ community in World War II. 'I didn't even know that existed,' Bambi told The Associated Press in a rare interview. 'I said to myself, 'I'm going to do the same.'' Decades before transgender became a household word and 'RuPaul's Drag Race' became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — the Carrousel troupe in the late 1940s emerged as a glamorous, audacious resistance. Bambi soon joined Coccinelle, April Ashley, and Capucine to revive queer visibility in Europe for the first time since the Nazis had violently destroyed Berlin's thriving queer scene of the 1930s. The Nazis branded gay men with pink triangles, deported and murdered thousands, erasing queer culture overnight. Just a few years after the war, Carrousel performers strode onto the global stage, a glittering frontline against lingering prejudice. Remarkably, audiences at the Carrousel knew exactly who these performers were — women who, as Bambi puts it, 'would bare all.' Elvis Presley, Ava Gardner, Édith Piaf, Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich all flocked to the cabaret, drawn to the allure of performers labeled 'travestis.' The stars sought out the Carrousel to flirt with postwar Paris's wild side. It was an intoxicating contradiction: cross-dressing was criminalized, yet the venue was packed with celebrities. The history of queer liberation shifted in this cabaret, one sequin at a time. The contrast was chilling: as Bambi arrived in Paris and found fame dancing naked for film stars, across the English Channel in early 1950s Britain the code-breaking genius Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being gay, leading to his suicide. Today, nearing 90, Marie-Pierre Pruvot — as she has been known for decades by some — lives alone in an unassuming apartment in northeastern Paris. Her bookshelves spill over with volumes of literature and philosophy. A black feather boa, a lone whisper from her glamorous past, hangs loosely over a chair. Yet Bambi wasn't just part of the show; she was the show — with expressive almond-shaped eyes, pear-shaped face, and beauty indistinguishable from any desired Parisienne. Yet one key difference set her apart — a difference criminalized by French law. The depth of her history only becomes apparent as she points to striking and glamorous photographs and recounts evenings spent with legends. Such was their then-fame that the name of Bambi's housemate, Coccinelle, became slang for "trans" in Israel — often cruelly. Once Dietrich, the starry queer icon, arrived at the tiny Madame Arthur cabaret alongside Jean Marais, the actor and Jean Cocteau's gay lover. 'It was packed,' Bambi recalled. 'Jean Marais instantly said, 'Sit on stage' And so they were seated onstage, legs crossed, champagne by their side, watching us perform.' Another day, Dietrich swept in to a hair salon. 'Marlene always had this distant, untouchable air — except when late for the hairdresser,' Bambi says, smiling. 'She rushed in, kissed the hairdresser, settled beneath the dryer, stretched her long legs imperiously onto a stool, and lit a cigarette. Her gaunt pout as she smoked — I'll never forget it,' she says, her impression exaggerated as she sucked in her cheeks. Perhaps Dietrich wasn't her favorite star. Then there was Piaf, who, one evening, teasingly joked about her protégé, the French singing legend Charles Aznavour, performing nearby. 'She asked, 'What time does Aznavour start?'' Bambi recalled. 'Someone said, 'Midnight.' So she joked, 'Then it'll be finished by five past midnight.'" Behind the glamour lay constant danger. Living openly as a woman was illegal. 'There was a police decree,' Bambi recalls. 'It was a criminal offense for a man to dress as a woman. But if you wore pants and flat shoes, you weren't considered dressed as a woman.' The injustice was global. Homosexuality remained criminalized for decades: in Britain until 1967, in parts of the U.S. until 2003. Progress came slowly. In 1950s Paris, though, Bambi bought hormones casually over-the-counter, 'like salt and pepper at the grocery.' 'It was much freer then,' but stakes were high, she said. Sisters were jailed, raped, driven into sex work. One comrade died after botched gender reassignment surgery in Casablanca. 'There was only Casablanca,' she emphasized, with one doctor performing the high-risk surgeries. Bambi waited cautiously until her best friends, Coccinelle and April Ashley, had safely undergone procedures from the late 50s before doing the same herself. Each night required extraordinary courage. Post-war Paris was scarred, haunted. The Carrousel wasn't mere entertainment — but a fingers' up to the past in heels and eyeliner. 'There was this after-the-war feeling — people wanted to have fun,' Bambi recalled. With no television, the cabarets were packed every night. 'You could feel it — people demanded to laugh, to enjoy themselves, to be happy. They wanted to live again … to forget the miseries of the war.' In 1974, sensing a shift, Bambi quietly stepped away from celebrity, unwilling to become 'an aging showgirl.' Swiftly obtaining legal female identity in Algeria, she became a respected teacher and Sorbonne scholar, hiding her dazzling past beneath Marcel Proust and careful anonymity for decades. Given what she's witnessed, or because of it, she's remarkably serene about recent controversies around gender. This transgender pioneer feels wokeism has moved too quickly, fueling a backlash. She sees U.S. President Donald Trump as part of 'a global reaction against wokeism… families aren't ready… we need to pause and breathe a little before moving forward again.' Inclusive pronouns and language 'complicate the language,' she insists. Asked about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans stance, her response is calmly dismissive: 'Her opinion counts no more than a baker's or a cleaning lady's.' Bambi has outlived her Carrousel sisters — April Ashley, Capucine, and Coccinelle. Still elegant, she stands quietly proud. When she first stepped onstage, the world lacked the language to describe her. She danced anyway. Now, words exist. Rights exist. Movements exist. And Bambi, still standing serenely, quietly reaffirms her truth: 'I never wore a mask,' she says softly, but firmly. 'Except when I was a boy.'

Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Oreo launches bold new flavor in surprise collab with celebrity icon
Some might not want to admit it, but pre-packaged snacks are the best thing ever invented. They please all palates due to their wide range of flavors and types. However, in a world full of options and evolving trends, food brands are fighting now more than ever to stay relevant among consumers. The challenging competition has encouraged them to find new ways to catch people's attention and keep them engaged. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter An emerging trend becoming more common across all markets is partnering with popular celebrities and creating enough buzz among fans to make the collaboration go viral on social media. Related: Oreo launches new flavor in collaboration with a fan-favorite singer Cheez-It is an expert at leveraging this strategy, since it's known for partnering with iconic reality TV stars such as Snooki from "Jersey Shore," RuPaul from "RuPaul's Drag Race," and Kordell Beckham from "Love Island US." Even fast-food giants like McDonald's (MCD) have launched celebrity meals, including the Angel Reese Special, the Travis Scott Meal, and the Taylor Swift Bestie Bundle, to name a few. Nearly all of these food companies' efforts have successfully gone viral on social media, thanks to loyal fans who purchase anything with their favorite celebrity name on it and then post about it on all platforms. Most recently, a popular cookie brand has partnered with a well-known actress and singer to create a limited-edition treat. Image source: Robert Smith/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Oreo has teamed up with the actress and singer Selena Gomez to create the limited-edition Selena Gomez Oreo Cookies. This new Oreo flavor features a layer of chocolate and cinnamon-flavored creme and a layer of sweetened condensed milk-flavored creme with cinnamon sugar, sandwiched between two chocolate-cinnamon-flavored Oreo cookies to create the ultimate sweet-and-spiced flavor combo. The cookies were inspired by Selena's favorite drink, Horchata, a Latin American rice-, nut-, or coconut-based drink, mixed with cinnamon and sometimes dairy, depending on the region. More Retail News: Johnnie Walker, Guinness owner sounds the alarm on price hikeWendy's menu adds snack chip collab nobody saw comingBankrupt restaurant chain makes bold comeback in surprise market The Oreos feature six unique engravings Selena chose with her fans in mind. The embossments include the word "Selenators," which her fans call themselves, a pair of headphones, a burning heart, music notes, and a heart-shaped record. There's also an exclusive cookie featuring Selena's signature, marking the first time Oreo has ever put an autograph on a cookie. As part of the collaboration, Oreo and Selena Gomez are dropping an exclusive remix, and more details will be revealed soon. The Selena Gomez Oreo Cookies will be available for presale nationwide on June 2 and will begin rolling out at U.S. retailers starting June 9. To give international fans the chance to try this new Oreo flavor, it will be available in Canada and Brazil starting June 9 and in Australia and New Zealand on June 17. Mondelez's (MDLZ) Oreo brand first entered the celebrity collaborations game in January by partnering with the American singer Post Malone to launch a limited-edition new cookie flavor inspired by him. The cookie giant wanted to reflect Post Malone's musical genre evolution by creating a one-of-a-kind collaboration that mixed more flavors than ever before into a single cookie engraved with nine designs representing the singer. This new Oreo consisted of two different swirl creme flavors, salted caramel, and shortbread, sandwiched between an Oreo chocolate cookie and an Oreo golden cookie. The collaboration surpassed Oreo's expectations, since it went viral on TikTok with many Oreo lovers and Post Malone fans posting taste tests of the release. Related: Veteran fund manager unveils eye-popping S&P 500 forecast The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.