Loads of iconic issues turned 50 this 12 months. SNL’s fiftieth Season was celebrated on the 2025 TV schedule. Jaw‘s fiftieth anniversary was late final month. Oh, additionally, simply yesterday, The White Stripes frontman, Jack White, hit the massive 5-0. And whereas I’m low-key reeling in disbelief on the proficient musician’s age, his reward is equally as jarring. His spouse, Olivia Jean, bought him his first (as in first-ever) cellular phone, and I actually don’t know which piece of knowledge is extra stunning to me.
Whereas fellow birthday twin Tom Hanks actually jumped into his celebrations, White appeared to take his regular cool, low-key stance when it got here to festivities. The massive shock first mobile machine truth, and the precise current have been commemorated by a publish on Instagram. He defined why he lastly okayed the piece of tech to come back into his life, and accompanied it with a small assortment of images of him with the reward, all offered by Jean. Test the oddly fashionable mini photoshoot under:
Together with the massive and stunning 2025 film calendar and 2025 TV information moments, The Raconteurs guitarist’s celebrations, as talked about, are an enormous shock to me this 12 months. Rising up within the again half of The White Stripes period, I solely ever noticed the duo because the epitome of younger and funky musicians. Naturally, it’s the place they stayed after that period, so to listen to he might be discovered on the identical web page because the beginning of Saturday Evening Stay and Jaws within the historical past of popular culture makes my head spin just a bit bit.
Frankly, so far as the cellular phone goes, right here and now, I’m shocked and jealous he made it that lengthy with out having one. Whereas the event of the phone has been helpful in some ways, and White cited that in his publish, it might be good to not have one. Nevertheless, as he acknowledged, they are a necessity in some methods since you do want one to do issues like use a QR code or park in a car parking zone.
Additionally, this cellphone will realistically be useful since Jack White has been touring after releasing his “No Identify” album final 12 months.
I like that even after being within the biz for near 30 years, he’s nonetheless stunning his followers. From a wonderful physique of musical work to dabbling in films that includes A-list musicians, even when he wasn’t a lead, he nonetheless has loads of expertise to point out off. Most just lately, he had a small however notable position in Killers of the Flower Moon (which is accessible to stream with an Apple TV+ subscription).
Now, despite the fact that I’ve no clue what to anticipate from the subsequent spherical of Jack White’s dueling, stunning milestones, I do know they’ll be entertaining, and I am unable to wait.
