Category: Culture
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice brings in $110 million on premiere weekend
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiered with $110 million in box office sales, according to reports by ABC News, Daily Mail Online, and Forbes. For thirty-six years, audiences have been patiently waiting for a second go-around with Michael Keaton as… Continue Reading
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Iranian Paralympian striped of gold medal following ‘unsportsmanlike conduct’
Iranian athlete Sadegh Beit Sayah loses gold medal after displaying controversial flag with Arabic writing believed to be religious symbol; He also celebrated with a gesture meant to evoke a slit throat or beheading ; The Iranian team appealed… Continue Reading
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Pedro Almodóvar wins Golden Lion for best film for The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, The Room Next Door (or La habitación de al lado), was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. The film is also noteworthy as Almodóvar’s English-language debut, with a Spanish release… Continue Reading
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Oasis adds extra Wembley dates with invitation-only ballot for fans
Oasis announced two additional Wembley Stadium dates for its highly anticipated Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour, scheduled for the 27th and 28th of September 2025. Tickets for the additional shows quickly sold out. A new ticket sale strategy aims to… Continue Reading
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Selena Gomez joins billionaire club
Selena Gomez officially joined the ranks of billionaires, her net worth is now estimated at $1.3 billion, according to Bloomberg. The financial milestone is largely due to the success of her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, and her influential role as… Continue Reading
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August sees highest number of sunspots, breaking 23 year record
According to data from the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the number of black spots observed on the sun’s surface during August was the highest in almost 23 years. In addition, the latest sunspot count was twice as high… Continue Reading
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Global companies cut joint research with Israeli hospitals
Hospitals in Israel have seen a sharp downturn in offers for medical cooperation from international companies amid the Gaza war and global criticism against Jerusalem, Ynet learned on Sunday. According to previously published data, Israeli… Continue Reading
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BBC breaches own guidelines over 1,500 times covering war, report
The BBC breached its own editorial guidelines of impartiality, accuracy, editorial values, and public interest, more than 1,500 times during the height of the Israel-Hamas war, a report in the British The Telegraph published on Saturday said,… Continue Reading
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Porn isn’t common in Israel? Think again, says top researcher
“I want to understand what drives people to consume porn: Is it a fear of intimacy? A fear of closeness?” asks Prof. Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, a certified sex therapist and head of the Sexuality Research Lab at the School of Social Work at the… Continue Reading
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The fifth taste captivating chefs worldwide
While sweet, salty, sour and bitter are well-known, umami—the “fifth taste”—is gaining attention in the culinary world. Discovered over a century ago, umami, meaning “savory” in Japanese, has seen a surge in popularity in recent years, with… Continue Reading