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The people talking about the ‘To Laden’ Oscar campaign is because of it.
Actress Riseborough, who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in ‘To Leslie’, has called the Academy’s decision to review the procedures “very backward”. Christina Ricci, who called the Academy’s decision “very backward” on Instagram, added that they should’ve not done it. Riseborough was nominated for the award for her role in ‘The…
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There is Trumpism beyond Trump.
Former US President Donald Trump took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a quote from Megyn Kelly and wrote, “I know that you won’t believe this.” Trump added, “If my opponent in the Republican presidential primary is a woman…Republicans are going to be with me.” Kelly had said, “People don’t go into a primary with…
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Naomi Osaka doesn’t play in the Australian Open.
World number one tennis player Naomi Osaka took to Instagram to share an image of herself at a pilates studio in New Zealand. Osaka also shared a collection of pictures from her trip to Europe. The 25-year-old, who is the defending champion at the Australian Open, had earlier revealed that she had “suffered long bouts…
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It will be a long time until the death of capitalism is slow.
The EU is set to fine Instagram $500 million for allegedly violating the bloc’s new data-collection rules, with Facebook facing a $400 million fine for the same. Instagram was accused of failing to tell users what personal data it collects and how it uses it. It will have to inform users if they want to…
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The actor is currently in the intensive care unit after being injured in a snow plowing incident.
Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner has been hospitalised after being run over by his own snowcat while he was trying to rescue a car stuck in fresh snow on New Year’s Day in US’ Nevada. The 51-year-old actor shared pictures of himself in a hospital bed on Instagram with the message “Missing an apostrophe”. Meanwhile, a…
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The China boss is the highest ranking executive in the company.
Tesla’s China President Stefano Zhu posted a selfie on Instagram and captioned it, “The first Tesla employee to smile in front of the Gigafactory.” Tesla recently celebrated its Austin, Texas plant’s production milestone for its Model Y, posting a picture on Twitter. Zhu, who joined Tesla in August, had also posted a picture at the…
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Pelé was the creator of soccer’s The Beautiful Game.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday wrote on Instagram, “A mere farewell to the eternal King Pelé will not be enough to express the pain that currently engulfs the entire football world.” Ronaldo added, “When we won the World Cup, everybody knew about Brazil…When Pelé was saying…if Pelé was saying that, then we were going…
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How a group of people are helping Iran’s protesters.
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in the 2016 Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman’, was detained on Tuesday after she took a picture of herself holding a sign that read, “Woman, life, freedom.” Alidoosti was arrested by Iran’s authorities after she uploaded a picture of herself on Instagram without a scarf and holding a sign that…
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A woman is found guilty of wounding Megan Thee Stallion.
Singer Megan Lanez has said that Kelsey Peterson, who is accused of shooting her at a party in Los Angeles in October 2020, watched her on Instagram and once called her “bitch”. Megan further said that after exiting the vehicle for a second time, Peterson shouted at her, “Dance, bitch”. She added that Kelsey fired…
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A mentor, a proud father and loved by everyone.
Singer Holker Boss took to Instagram to condole the demise of her dance partner and ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ judge Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss. “He was…pure love and light,” she wrote. Sharing a video of herself dancing with him, Holker added, “That’s why I had to post, so that the world knows the gravity…
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Mastodon is Hurtling towards a tipping point.
Twitter has said it’s working to make Mastodon, Elon Musk-led social media platform, more transparent. Earlier this month, Twitter announced a policy that would ban users from posting content on any other social media platform, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social. The move follows the suspension of accounts of journalists covering Twitter and Musk, among…
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The backlash against the whale is telling us a lot.
Actor Branum Sharma, who played the role of ‘Charlie’ in the movie ‘The Whale’, took to Instagram to share that he’s taking the play ‘The Whale’ on trips with him. “I got sad for the main character, Charlie, and how little…author’s imagination offered his life, trapped in a bad apartment, eating fried chicken endlessly,” Branum…
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The Congress is planning on banning TikTok from government phones.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed a ban on Chinese social media sites, including TikTok and Instagram, from government-issued devices. The ban would apply only to federal employees, who are already barred from having TikTok on government-issued phones. It comes as the US and TikTok are reportedly in talks over national security concerns.
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It is your phone that is TikTok’s greatest asset.
Social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram have become “metamorphosis” of their users’ “unmediated inner self”, a study has claimed. The transition from cinema to TV made moving images into our homes, it added. The study claims viewers started to develop a social relationship with the people they saw on the screen.
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One of the Citgo 6 says that it can be difficult to return to normal after captivity.
US basketball player Brittney Griner on Friday took to Instagram to thank President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken for their help in bringing her back to the US after being held in a Russian prison for more than four months. She was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the US…
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The singer says she has a neurological syndrome.
Singer Celine Dion has said that she is suffering from stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare progressive syndrome in which the brain and spine are affected. “This means a lot to me. I miss you so much,” she wrote in a video posted on Instagram. “This means a lot to me,” the 54-year-old singer added.
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There was a singer dead at 34.
American singer-songwriter Aaron Carter, who was found dead in his bathtub on Saturday, had filed for a restraining order against his brother, Nick Carter, last year. He had claimed that he harboured plans to kill his wife and unborn child. Nick shared a post on Instagram on Sunday and wrote, “I will miss my brother…