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Usher Warns Fans After Viral Nashville Incident: “Don’t Bring Your Ass Up Here If You Don’t Want To Be Here”
Usher warned fans not to volunteer for his onstage “sexy lady” routine unless they actually wanted to take part, after a moment from his Nashville show went viral for the wrong reasons. During a stop on his co-headlining tour with Chris Brown at Nissan Stadium, the audience member he pulled up appeared visibly uncomfortable and…
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Afroman files defamation lawsuit against former Ohio deputy
Afroman has filed a lawsuit against a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy, months after successfully defending himself in a defamation case brought by police officers depicted in his viral music videos. Those videos mocked officers from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office who had raided the rapper’s home over suspected drugs and kidnapping, only to find nothing,…
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OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
OpenAI president Greg Brockman has confirmed the company is developing a “family of devices” designed for interacting with its AI chatbots, though he stopped short of confirming specific details about their form or timing. The remarks, made in an interview with journalist Joanna Stern, add substance to long-running speculation about OpenAI’s hardware ambitions, which include…
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Arcángel & Bad Bunny’s ‘Me Acostumbré’ Surpasses 1 Billion Views on YouTube
Bad Bunny has notched his 20th music video to reach one billion views on YouTube, with “Me Acostumbré,” his 2017 collaboration with fellow Puerto Rican artist Arcángel, crossing the threshold. The milestone highlights the enduring popularity of the pair’s earlier trap material and cements Bad Bunny’s status as one of the platform’s most-watched artists, alongside…
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Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘Odyssey’ Against Translator’s Viral Slam: “Crude Language of MAGA Folks”
Author Joyce Carol Oates has publicly defended Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey after classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a scathing review of the movie. Oates criticised Wilson’s tone as one of “dismissal & haughty superiority”, arguing that Wilson, who had “benefited enormously” from the film’s success, was attacking Nolan in bad faith…
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Coffee slushie is summer’s hottest drink but expert warns one mistake can turn it ‘into more of a dessert’
Coffee slushies have become one of the biggest summer drink trends on social media, with home baristas freezing brewed coffee before blending it into an icy, caffeinated treat. The trend has taken off as a seemingly healthier alternative to traditional sugary slushies, offering the appeal of a cold, indulgent drink alongside the usual benefits of…
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Resurfaced video of resident rejecting Fauci’s door-to-door vaccine sales pitch goes viral
A resurfaced 2021 video showing a Washington, D.C. resident turning away Dr Anthony Fauci during a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination push has gone viral again, coinciding with Fauci’s combative recent testimony before Congress on the pandemic response. The footage highlights the lengths officials went to in trying to counter vaccine hesitancy at the time, and its…
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Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against ‘impostor’ Wolfoo
A High Court judge in London has ruled that the Vietnamese cartoon Wolfoo illegally copied audio from Peppa Pig, ordering all Wolfoo videos to be removed from platforms including YouTube. The ruling favours Hasbro, which owns Peppa Pig’s rights, in a copyright case it brought against Wolfoo’s makers, SConnect, alleging the company tried to deceive…
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Usher Claps Back After Fan He Kicked Off Stage Reacted to Criticism of Viral Moment
Usher has publicly responded to backlash over a viral incident during his and Chris Brown’s R&B Tour, after the fan he removed from the stage spoke out on social media. At a Birmingham, Alabama show on 28 July, he warned the audience not to come on stage if they didn’t want to be there, appearing…
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‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson says Nolan should have hired a scriptwriter
Emily Wilson, the University of Pennsylvania classicist known for her acclaimed 2017 English translation of Homer’s Odyssey, has criticised Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming film adaptation, arguing he should have brought in a professional screenwriter. Writing in the London Review of Books, she said the film strips away Odysseus’s defining trait — his cunning intelligence — leaving…