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There is a new documentary called “Taylor Swift Vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood” which covers the infamous feud between Taylor Swift and super-manager Scooter Braun. Braun owns Ithaca Holdings, the company that bought the record label Taylor Swift first signed with, including her albums. The documentary spans events from June of 2019, when Braun’s company acquired Big Machine Label Group, the record label Swift was signed to for the first 13 years of her career. That acquisition included the rights to her first six albums, from her self-titled debut to “Reputation,” which was released in 2017. The documentary is divided...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured striking new images of the Serpens Nebula that reveal a rare alignment of stellar jets, offering new insights into the formation of stars. Protostellar outflows occur when high-speed jets of hot gas produced by young stars collide with surrounding dust and gases. In the new Webb images, several outflows spotted in the northern area of the Serpens Nebula appear to all be aligned and oriented in the same direction. Located around 1,300 light-years from Earth, the Serpens Nebula is a dense cluster of young stars, some of which are only about 100,000 years...

A legendary surfer and actor known for his role in “Pirates Of The Caribbean” was killed in a shark attack in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday. Honolulu’s emergency services were unable to save Tamayo Perry, 49, after he was attacked by a shark while surfing off the island of Oahu at around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to the BBC. Shayne Enright, spokeswoman for Honolulu Ocean Safety and for The Honolulu Medical Services Office, confirmed Perry’s death in a press statement after paramedics used jet skis to bring him back to shore. Kurt Lager, acting Chief of the Ocean Safety Department, said...

Wyoming photographer Michael Magill spent years chasing a perfect photo that shows off the spirit of Wyoming. He captured a nearly identical image of the state logo last weekend at a rodeo in Chugwater. A side-by-side comparison shows the similarities between Michael Magin's photo, left, and the Wyoming logo of Steamboat. (Cowboy State Daily Staff) When Michael Magill moved to Wyoming in 2015, one of the first things he learned about was Steamboat, the iconic rodeo bronc that very few cowboys could ever ride whose spirit was indelibly captured by the famous bucking horse logo first developed by the University...

One of the main stars of the hit cult classic Sandlot was arrested in South Carolina. KPTV reported Thomas Guiry, who played Scotty Smalls in The Sandlot, was arrested after he allegedly bashed the windshield of his neighbor’s Jeep with a 35-pound dumbbell and proceeded to go to his neighbor’s door with a knife. After the incident occurred, Guiry told his neighbor, “That sucks, man, I’ll pay you back, I’m sorry, I’m gonna get you back.” Guiry has since been charged with third-degree assault and battery along with malicious injury to personal property. Per The Independent: Tom Guiry, the former...

I thought some of you might find this useful:I might be naive about what AI technology can do, but the following amazed me. I use AI every day to do research (yes, I confirm what it says by multiple sources) and in writing VBA code to analyze stock and options prices, volume, technical indicators, etc. I am increasingly shocked by how much time it saves me and how much it has helped me in accomplishing heretofore difficult to impossible tasks.I found an image online of a checklist that might be useful in my work (before starting any stock market trading...

The ancient Cornish language has been declared dehwelans dhyworth an marow – back from the dead – amid a rise in popularity thanks to Covid-19 and a critically acclaimed psych-pop star. There has been a significant rise in the number of people learning Cornish since the pandemic lockdown forced classes online, according to the volunteer network An Rosweyth. “We have people in America, we have people in Australia, Mexico, Spain, Turkey,” said Emma Jenkin, its support officer, who said her last online lesson had “a couple of people in Cornwall – but mostly people are dotted all over the place”....

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An Instagram account spent "countless hours" in search of the original reference for the seminal illustration by Patrick NagelThe model from Duran Duran‘s ‘Rio’ cover has finally been identified. The iconic artwork was originally painted by American artist and illustrator Patrick Nagel, and then designed by Malcolm Garrett to resemble classic ’50s cigar packaging. However, despite becoming one of the most memorable album covers of all time, the subject has remained a mystery – until now. An Instagram account called @nagel_angel has spent “countless hours” in search of the original reference photo used by Nagel. They have now identified model...

resident Joe Biden sparked concerns Monday night when he appeared to freeze for the better part of a minute before his speech became slurred past the point of comprehension during a lively Juneteenth celebration at the White House. During the event ahead of the national holiday next week, the Commander-in-Chief seemed to short-circuit as the rest of the crowd, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, grooved along to the lively band. Philonise Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd, flanked Biden on his left and eventually noticed the concerning pause he was taking and wrapped his...

For a second time, Kehinde Wiley denied allegations of sexual assault after new claims emerged Monday morning. On Instagram, activist Derrick Ingram accused Wiley, a painter most widely known for doing Barack Obama’s official portrait, of having raped him in 2021. Ingram alleged that the assault happened in Wiley’s SoHo apartment. “Posting something to Instagram doesn’t make it true,” Jennifer Barrett, an attorney for Wiley, said in a statement to ARTnews. “Yet, in today’s world, anyone can spread blatant lies with a single post, and the public accepts it at face value.” She said there was “no evidence” for Ingram’s...

Some social media users are questioning AI — Ashton’s intelligence. “That ’70s Show” actor Ashton Kutcher got a walloping on X, the platform formally known as Twitter, after he appeared to endorse artificial intelligence as an innovative — and cheaper — tool for moviemaking. During a chat with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in Los Angeles, Kutcher sang the praises of Sora, OpenAI’s generative video tool, Variety reported. “I have a beta version of it and it’s pretty amazing,” Kutcher, 46, said. “You can generate any footage that you want. You can create good 10-, 15-second videos that look very...

A 29-year-old woman in Hidalgo, Mexico is dead after attempting to take a selfie with a train bound for Mexico City, but got too close to the tracks. The woman, who has not been identified, was part of a crowd to witness the final leg of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) 1930 Empress 2816 steam locomotive's journey, which departed from Calgary in Alberta, Canada on April 24. Last year, the cross-continental Final Spike Steam Tour became the first ever steam-powered passenger train in North America to traverse across Canada, the United States, and Mexico in a single trip. In...

My phone started overheating yesterday really bad. I knew already I wanted to replace it with one that has a camera with high resolution because I need to take some photos and enlarge them. I don't have time to research all this because I am packing to move to another state, so I am hoping you all can help because I don't have the brainpower or time I need as I am starting from scratch. I want to get a phone that is reconditioned and hope to keep it between $200 and $250. I need to be able to enlarge...

Adele scolded a fan who interrupted her concert with alleged hate speech during her Las Vegas residency show on Saturday. The Grammy-award-winning star laced into an audience member who seemed to shout out “Pride sucks!” in the middle of her performance. Saturday was the kick-off of pride month and the famous singer made it clear she wouldn’t be tolerating any such outbursts at her events. She sat at her piano bench as she berated the fan. “Excuse me! Did you come to my f****** show and just say that ‘Pride sucks?'” Adele said. “Are you f****** stupid?” Adele went on...

Toronto Restaurant, Manita, blasted “Star Trek” actor Zachary Quinto for being a “terrible” customer on June 3, and banned the star from dining with them in the future. Manita took to Instagram to put the actor’s alleged behavior on blast and said they had no desire to see him at their establishment again. “Zachary Quinto – an amazing Spock, but a terrible customer,” they wrote, before launching into a detailed description of what led them to issue this statement. “Yelled at our staff like an entitled child after he didn’t reply to two texts to inform him his table was...

'The New Yorker' Magazine unveils next week's 'Man of Conviction' Trump cover and people are loving it.

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— the music genre that gave a voice to millions seemed to be losing its appeal. While 2023 was marked with historic performances by hip-hop royalty at major events, the newer generation struggled to make a dent on the charts. **SNIP** Or as musicologist and historian Zachary Diaz told Newsweek, there has been a "musical gentrification" of hip-hop which has seen corporations and big music labels...

In a bizarre and disturbing segment of MSNBC, legal analyst Andrew Weissmann admitted he had a “man crush” on Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s criminal case against former President Donald Trump. Weissmann was a federal prosecutor for over ten years before becoming FBI general counsel. He was also lead prosecutor on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, which headed the bogus investigation into the Russia/Trump Hoax “collusion,” which wasted millions of dollars of taxpayer money. While Weissman often has trouble hiding his disdain for Trump, his feelings for Judge Merchan appear to be bordering on...