[ad_1] On a cold, rainy morning last week in London, I walked past a trio of older teenagers. The guy in the middle had said something and the Asian kid leaned over to ask, “What is consent?” It felt like the kind of scene, if tweeted by someone like me, would fetch many replies suggesting […]
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[ad_1] Margot Robbie in a still from Barbie | Photo Credit: Special arrangement It was inevitable, going by the general rules of the universe, that Barbie would see a resurgence. But not even the most smitten champions of the slender, high-heeled doll could have predicted the maniacal proportions it has taken. Barbie fever is so […]
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[ad_1] Clockwise from top: Jonah Lehrer, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, J.K. Rowling, the Dalai Lama, and Jon Ronson’s book So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed A couple of weeks ago, the internet burst into frenzied outrage because of a video clip that had gone viral. It showed the Dalai Lama, seated in front of a large […]
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[ad_1] Jennifer Coolidge poses with her award for best supporting actress for The White Lotus at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Photo Credit: Reuters Earlier this month, when 61-year old actress Jennifer Coolidge won the Golden Globe award for her role as the ditzy, rich Tanya in The White Lotus, not only was […]
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[ad_1] These last few weeks, I have been watching with endless fascination the antics of two wildly rich men: Kanye West (or the artist Ye who was formerly known as Kanye West or whichever iteration of his ever-changing preferred moniker is appropriate) and Elon Musk. Since earlier this year, West has been on social media […]
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