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Covers:  Entertainment, lifestyle, film and tv, politics, pop culture, current trends, social media
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Albie from 'The White Lotus' is a performative Nice Guy, not a genuine nice guy

Albie from 'The White Lotus' is a performative Nice Guy, not a genuine nice guy

Mashable — Likeability isn't exactly a priority for The White Lotus creator Mike White when it comes to his characters, but each boasts traits that make you root for them one second and curse them the next.
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Is Korean Skincare Really Superior? An Investigation

Is Korean Skincare Really Superior? An Investigation

Refinery29 UK — It wasn't long before people began to share their thoughts and most were in awe. "No one does skin care like Koreans 😭," wrote one, receiving over 1,000 likes in solidarity. Is it true? Is Korean skincare really better? Or have we simply got caught up in the hype?
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Taylor Swift's Brutal John Mayer Diss Track Has Fans Shook

Taylor Swift's Brutal John Mayer Diss Track Has Fans Shook

The Daily Beast — Taylor Swift broke the internet-and Spotify-when she released her highly anticipated tenth studio album Midnights on Friday, Oct. 21. And over the last 24 hours, fans have spent every moment dissecting each track as they hunt for Easter eggs to gain more insight into the woman behind the mic.
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The Moment 'The Watcher' Went Off the Rails

The Moment 'The Watcher' Went Off the Rails

The Daily Beast — Ryan Murphy is on a Netflix hot streak. He basically broke the internet (and Netflix's streaming numbers) with his questionable take on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Now, hot on the heels of Dahmer, he's back with another true crime offering: The Watcher .
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That Beer Is For Me, Not My Boyfriend

That Beer Is For Me, Not My Boyfriend

Refinery29 UK — "I've had waiters assume my boyfriend ordered steak instead of me. He's had funny looks or comments made about a cocktail being for him. If I order a beer or a cider, it is often given to him instead of me," says Megan Geall, a master's student in London.
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Netflix's 'Dahmer' backlash highlights ethical issues in the platform's obsession with true crime

Netflix's 'Dahmer' backlash highlights ethical issues in the platform's obsession with true crime

Mashable — We all love true crime. It's one of the most fascinating genres of modern entertainment. It is also an ethical minefield. Yet we can't help but gobble up every morsel of this genre that Netflix loads up on our plates. As of 2022, true crime is one of the most popular genres on Netflix.
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Are celebrity doppelgangers going too far with cosplaying?

Are celebrity doppelgangers going too far with cosplaying?

Vogue India — However, there is a marked difference between how Indian fans mirror the mannerisms of Bollywood celebrities versus how fans in the West do theirs. And it has a lot to do with the contrasting cultures. When it comes to Hollywood, the fandom around public figures is slightly more subdued and a little less frantic.
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One of Hollywood's Most Prolific Directors Doesn't Actually Exist

One of Hollywood's Most Prolific Directors Doesn't Actually Exist

VICE — Illustration: Helen Frost, Photos via Getty Not all films turn out the way directors envisioned them. Sometimes it's budget cuts, behind-the-scenes conflicts, studio interference; or perhaps the story was just horrible to begin with. Understandably, directors often don't want to be associated with these films, so they would use a pseudonym in their credits instead.
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'Paper Girls' Is Not 'Stranger Things' - In Some Ways, It's Better

'Paper Girls' Is Not 'Stranger Things' - In Some Ways, It's Better

Refinery29 UK — We've all seen movies and TV shows about a group of friends - who are usually very nerdy - banding together to save the world from some epic, life-ending catastrophe. Sometimes it's four grown adults fighting ghosts ( Ghostbusters), sometimes it's four kids and a superhuman girl fighting monsters from another dimension (Stranger Things ).
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The Music of 'Ms. Marvel' Has a Lesson for Hollywood

The Music of 'Ms. Marvel' Has a Lesson for Hollywood

The Daily Beast — From beloved Bollywood standards to underrated South Asian artists, the Marvel series finds authenticity through its soundtrack. When I heard the faint notes of the hit South Indian song " Oh Nanba" in the first episode of Ms. Marvel, I thought I was imagining them.
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Are We Going Through A Nostalgia Burnout Right Now?

Are We Going Through A Nostalgia Burnout Right Now?

Refinery29 UK — If you go to the cinema right now, chances are you will find at least two sequels, a reboot and a cameo-laden franchise film playing at any given time.
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AFFINITY Magazine.us — Entertainment For Teens by Teens
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Why is Wordle no longer fun?

Why is Wordle no longer fun?

i-D-UK — If you've been on Twitter recently, you must have noticed almost everyone on the app posting different sets of yellow, green and black boxes daily. Such is the magic of the very simple daily word game, Wordle. The premise is pretty straightforward - you get six tries to guess a five letter word, with a new word dropping each day.
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Folk Magazine

Folk Magazine

issuu.com — This is the magazine I created as a part of my final major project at UAL for my masters degree. It is a mini-magazine focused on horror, folklore and the supernatural. I decided to write about something that I never did before and this was the result.
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How One Playground Horror Story Reached Millions of Children Around the World

How One Playground Horror Story Reached Millions of Children Around the World

VICE UK — We've all heard the myth: say her name in the mirror and Bloody Mary will appear. But where did it come from? And why is it everywhere?
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Out Of Border

Out Of Border

issuu.com — A one-off magazine exploring what borders and boundaries mean (physically, emotionally, etc.) in the post covid world.
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Farmer’s Protest in India Proves Democracy in India is as Good as Dead

Farmer’s Protest in India Proves Democracy in India is as Good as Dead

AFFINITY Magazine — It all started in September of 2020. The Indian government had just rushed to pass three farm acts in the Parliament. And that gave birth to what is now being known worldwide as the farmers protest. For the remainder of 2020, this movement gained national momentum. It started with peaceful protests in hopes that the Modi government would listen to the farmers’ pleas and amend the acts. But then things slowly started getting out of hand as protests turned violent.
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'I just want people to feel happy' - romance author Talia Hibbert on writing intersectional...

'I just want people to feel happy' - romance author Talia Hibbert on writing intersectional...

Medium — Talia Hibbert has something in common with Chloe Brown - the character she created for the first book in her best selling Brown Sisters series. They both have a chronic illness. Fibromyalgia to be specific, "It was quite helpful for me to use some of my own experiences for writing hers.
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“To be Young, Gifted and Black” – Remembering Chadwick Boseman

“To be Young, Gifted and Black” – Remembering Chadwick Boseman

AFFINITY Magazine — Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, King T’Challa, Chadwick Boseman. On Friday, the world was left completely stunned as news broke that we lost a legend in Chadwick Boseman. The 43 year old passed away from stage 4 colon cancer, something he was diagnosed with all the way back in 2016, but kept secret from the world. And in those four years Boseman gave us some of the most memorable performances of his lifetime.
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The Fall of Ellen Degeneres - And How it's Been a Long Time Coming

The Fall of Ellen Degeneres - And How it's Been a Long Time Coming

AFFINITY Magazine — We have known Ellen DeGeneres for years and decades as the beacon of kindness and all things nice. She is famous for her generosity and giveaways on her show. Her motto is "be kind", but if you take a look at recent events, she is anything but that.
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Taylor Swift Stuns With Surprise Album 'folklore' - A Track-by-Track Review

Taylor Swift Stuns With Surprise Album 'folklore' - A Track-by-Track Review

AFFINITY Magazine — On July 24, 2020, Taylor Swift, the queen of Easter eggs and meticulously-planned album releases, dropped her 8th studio album folklore out of literally nowhere. She announced the album just mere hours before she dumped it on us, completely breaking the internet in the process.
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The triumph of light over darkness at Tate Britain

The triumph of light over darkness at Tate Britain

Medium — It is no coincidence that Tate Britain's Winter Commission this year opened to coincide with Diwali. Created by British Asian artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, the piece - titled "Remembering a Brave New World" - is a celebration of her Indian heritage. Diwali is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness.
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We Need to Talk About How the Media Handled Kobe Bryant’s Death

We Need to Talk About How the Media Handled Kobe Bryant’s Death

AFFINITY Magazine — On 26th January, 2020, the world lost legendary basketball star and global icon, Kobe Bryant, along with 9 other people including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. And while this news is as heartbreaking as it is, we need to talk about how the media handled reporting this tragic event.
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'The fight does not end here'

'The fight does not end here'

The Hindu — While many citizens expected a positive verdict from the Supreme Court on Section 377 on Thursday, the carefully worded verdict by the five-judge Bench sent the LGBTQA+ community into a celebratory mode almost immediately. The landmark judgement, unanimously decriminalised homosexuality, with Chief Justice Dipak Misra declaring, "I am who I am, so take me as I am."
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