Fans of the Hunger Games felt a roller coaster of emotions on Tuesday when an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming prequel was debuted by Entertainment Weekly. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which is set 64 years before the first Hunger Games novel, features Coriolanus Snow as a young man. According to Entertainment Weekly, the […]
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What we see isn’t always what we get. Come to think of it, what we believe isn’t always what’s true, either. The moment you put on your detective hat and start investigating what things are made of, you might be in for a surprise. For mysterious things lie just beneath the surface of other things. […]
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A Twitch streamer who sometimes discusses the disabilities that affect her everyday life has lashed out against those who say they believe she’s faking her symptoms for sympathy. In her stream earlier this week, Aeyvi read the tweet of at least one person who questioned her. On Twitter, a user named @InsideTruth7 wondered if she was […]
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“Columbine” began to trend online Thursday after Twitter users discovered that some people not only sympathize with mass shooters but stan them. The trend kicked off as a response to a tweet calling for members to join a Twitter group chat dedicated to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the two Columbine shooters. The teenagers carried […]
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American rapper Kash Doll is under fire after posting a meme to her Instagram account that some are calling racist. The rapper, known for singles like “Ice Me Out,” posted a now-deleted selfie of herself in an antiviral face mask to her Instagram Story. She also posted an image of the Disney princesses wearing similar […]
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My Hero Academia mangaka Kohei Horikoshi is again at the center of online controversy after a Twitter user discovered that many of the characters in Horikoshi’s work share birthdays with infamous fascist figures. On Feb. 8, Twitter user @Object501 shared a graphic they titled “My Fascism Academy” which shows that characters Midoriya Izuku, Katsuki Bakugo, […]
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Last night’s best picture Oscar win by Parasite was a historic moment in cinema history. The Korean subtitled movie about greed and class discrimination was the first foreign-language film to win the Academy Award’s highest honor. Parasite’s triumph inspired extreme reactions ranging from exuberance to rage, and YouTuber Robert Storms was firmly in the latter camp. In […]
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41 Strange, a Twitter account thats run by authors who share weird photos from about the web, tweeted an image of a penguin standing beside a sketeal version of itself. Well, one Twitter user, @vdeIrossi, was confused by the image writing that they needed “a minute to process” the fact that a majority of a […]
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We are at a pivotal moment in book cover design trends—it is no longer business as usual. Sure, the basic rules of book design still apply—covers must be clear, legible, and suited to the genre all while projecting enough mystery to entice a prospective reader to pick it up off the shelf. But beyond that, […]
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If you imagine spending your sunset years surrounded by stunning nature and with your best friend by your side, you’re not alone! Japanese photographer Yasuto took a series of heartwarming and wholesome photos of his grandmother and her dog, a Shiba Inu. And in the background—the jaw-droppingly gorgeous landscape that the Land of the Rising […]
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