

My body refuses to fall asleep on planes, though not for lack of trying. I've stayed up late before flights, booked red-eyes, popped melatonin, ordered a couple glasses of red wine from the beverage cart — and yet there I sit, wide awake in my economy seat.

With a round, furry body, pointy ears, and a set of sharp teeth curled into a mischievous grin, Labubu looks like a tiny elven creature pulled from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. She’s not traditionally cute like most plush toys — more of an ugly-cute gremlin with chaotic charm. And yet, this little monster has become the ultimate accessory for Gen Z and millennial collectors.

Like the alluring mythological creatures from which it draws its name, Netflix's Sirens wears a tempting facade, but conceals something darker at its core.



