TikTok’s app ratings on Google Play have moved up to 4.4 stars from 1.2 stars surfaced last week. The latest development emerges days after the short videos app faced a public backlash chiefly due to the controversy surrounding a video posted by a popular TikTok user Faizal Siddiqui, with hashtags including #IndiansAgainstTikTok surfacing on social
Month: June 2020
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In a timely ruling, an Australian court of appeal has upheld a ruling that media are legally liable for defamatory comments made on their public Facebook pages. The Court of Appeal Supreme Court, New South Wales, made the ruling on the matter of Fairfax Media Publications; Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd
‘Eternity’s a terrible thought’, as Tom Stoppard famously said. ‘I mean, where’s it all going to end?’ Poets have often dealt with the vast and limitless, the boundless and infinite – whether it’s the concept of the eternal (in time) or the idea of the infinite universe. Or, indeed, the idea of living forever. The
With Virgil Abloh, artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection and CEO of the trendy label Off-White, being called out for only sharing a screenshot donation for $50, it’s nice to see that many EDM producer/DJs are being more generous. Today, Marshmello donated $50,000 to the NAACP. In the past week, Kayzo, Ghastly, Deorro, Svdden
Protests over the death of George Floyd have spread across the country, with thousands of people turning out in city streets to oppose police brutality. In many places, protesters were met with police in military-grade riot gear firing rubber bullets, launching tear-gas grenades, and indiscriminately pepper-spraying. As writer Caissie St. Onge put it on Twitter,
Photography courtesy of MFMG Cosmetics.Canadian and international skincare, cosmetic and grooming brands that deserve your dollars. Many of us are looking for ways to make a meaningful contribution after the painful events this past week; one way to invest in Black communities and culture is to shop from Black-run businesses. Here’s a list of emerging
One Marvel superfan has created a horror movie trailer made up of Marvel Cinematic Universe footage. Since we’re pretty far away from the Black Widow movie hitting theaters, this 3-minute trailer is something to help keep everybody entertained for a bit. Movie theaters are still shut down for the time being with July looking like
On Tuesday, June 2, the music industry is calling for a “blackout” in response to George Floyd’s death and as a way to stand in solidarity against racial injustice in our country. Due to recent events please join us as we take an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change. As gatekeepers of
There is a long scene in Those Bones Are Not My Child (1999), Toni Cade Bambara’s posthumously published novel about the Atlanta murders of 1979-81, where she describes the 1980 explosion at the Bowen Homes Daycare Center, a nursery in a mostly black community: “See about that guy,” Lafayette said quietly to Speaker, motioning his chin
Here are 20 companies, both big and small, worth spending your $$$ on Inclusivity and general wokeness is far from perfect in the current beauty climate (like when some brands release a foundation in only five shades ranging from “porcelain” to “sunkissed”? #howboutno), but there’s solace in knowing it’s never been easier to support a
The United World Tourism Organization, or UNWTO, estimated a 3 to 5% increase in international arrivals to the continent as a result of demand for air travel and easier visa processes. As coronavirus hit, airports were shut down, tourists stopped arriving and the industry was forced to pause. Many countries on the continent also imposed
New to Stream: Magnolia Selects’ June 2020 lineup As the month of June gets underway, Magnolia Selects has unveiled its full list of titles set to debut on the streaming service this month, including the acclaimed 2012 thriller Compliance, the well-received horror anthology trilogy V/H/S and ensemble dramedy A Long Way Down. RELATED: Amazon Prime Video June 2020
Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 3 Recap: Access Is Power In the third episode of TNT’s Snowpiercer, Layton descends into Snowpiercer’s black market with Till, searching for both the killer and valuable commodity for his revolution. Meanwhile, Melanie stages a prize fight to distract the passengers from mounting class tension. Distraction The episode begins with Dr.
Breaking News “My son had to ask me, ‘Why didn’t he get off of him?'” Former Dallas Cowboys stud Marcus Spears broke down live on television talking about a white police officer’s role in George Floyd‘s death … and the scene was VERY emotional. .@mspears96 gets emotional when discussing the death of George Floyd and
Thinking and thought loom large in poetry, whether it’s the intellectual exercises of the metaphysical poets, the deep, personal introspection of the Romantics, or the modernists’ interest in subjectivity and interiority. Below, we introduce ten of the greatest introspective poems about thoughts, thinking, and meditation. William Wordsworth, ‘Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey’.
Marshmello is fed up with the ongoing protests and racial injustice. Although the DJ/producer rarely uses his platform to speak out, enough is enough. Marshmello says he’s reached his “tipping point” and gives a statement below in a series of tweets. He writes, “black culture and influence play a big part in the music i
The GSMA, the telco industry lobby group, has announced a new partnership with the O-RAN Alliance to accelerate the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies. Although the benefits of OpenRAN technologies are still widely disputed by opposing corners of the industry, there is clear momentum gathering. With telcos desperate to make the commercial