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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…
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Confection Hits: Justine Skye Interviewed
Clash Magazine spoke to New York artist Justine Skye about her new EP ‘CANDY’, which marks a deliberate shift from the R&B sound that built her early career towards dance and club-influenced pop. Once known as an early social media style icon and later for Timbaland-produced R&B hits, Skye says she grew tired of writing…
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EsDeeKid Announces Council House Rat Tour
Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid has announced the Council House Rat Tour, adding a new run of live dates for fans in the UK, Europe and North America. The announcement signals a further expansion of the artist’s touring profile following the momentum of his recent releases and performances. The tour takes its name from EsDeeKid’s “Council House…
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Trump’s evolving China rhetoric raises eyebrows over TikTok strategy amid scorching election meddling warning
President Donald Trump has adopted a notably softer tone towards China just days after publicly accusing Beijing of “sinister election meddling” in a national address. The apparent shift has prompted scrutiny of the administration’s broader approach to China, particularly given its parallel efforts to keep the video app TikTok operating in the United States, a…
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Koei Tecmo wants to avoid “dependence on major titles”, though expectations for Wo Long 2 and Attack on Titan 3 are high
Koei Tecmo has said it wants to avoid over-relying on a handful of blockbuster releases, aiming instead for a broader mix of major and mid-range games through to the 2027 financial year. The comments came from the Japanese publisher’s first-quarter earnings briefing, as reported by GameBiz, and follow a strong recent run for the company…
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Democrats fear viral DSA interview on Fox News will leave a scar
Democrats fear that a viral Fox News interview with Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Megan Romer could damage the party by giving Republicans material to portray it as extremist before the midterm elections. The concern reflects a wider dispute over the DSA’s growing influence in Democratic primaries and whether its agenda should be associated with…
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‘It sounds good next to almost anything’: how Choosin’ Texas became the biggest song of the year
Ella Langley’s country single Choosin’ Texas has spent 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running chart-topper by a female solo artist for a non-holiday song, surpassing records previously held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Unlike those bombastic pop anthems, Langley’s track is a relaxed, retro-tinged two-step,…