Sexy Sally Rooney & BRIT Awards ❤️🔥
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You can now buy NFTs of strings of emojis???????? WTF
This bill in Australia would let you expel gay teachers or students in the name of ‘religious ethos’
The BRIT Awards
‘Conversations With Friends’ trailer!!!
What part of the muffin is your favourite??
You can now buy NFTs of strings of emojis???????? WTF
The world is losing or has lost its mind. This article in The Byte has just alerted me to this dumb as fuck thing that people (like Paris Hilton and Lil Wayne) are already buying into - strings of emoji’s that people are calling “Yats.”
"Imagine being known as 🔥🐍 or 🤖👻👑 instead of coffeequeen98 or jake2456@emailxyz.com," explains the team behind the project. "By owning a Yat – let's say 🌊🔱🌴 – it's yours forever. You are the ~only~ one on earth who owns these emojis."
Honestly, I just don’t know anymore. But this would be my Yat: 🥺✨🦄 (and the burning heart ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 but that one wasn’t available.)
Here’s what it would cost:
Everything We Thought About Euphoria Was Wrong - Culture Vulture — open.spotify.com
This week we unpack ALL the rumours and criticisms surrounding Season 2 of Euphoria and its creator Sam Levinson. Are we holding Euphoria to an extremely high standard because we were so obsessed with Season 1????? Are there facts to back up the intense TikTok slamming??? Do we wait with bated breath for every new episode anyway???
The BRIT awards happened
And your winners are below! Naturally, Adele cleaned up, but how the fuck did Ed Sheeran sneak onto the list so many times??? You know how Liv and I feel about him…
Album of the Year
Adele - 30 - WINNER
Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
Ed Sheeran - =
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
Best Group
Coldplay
D-Block Europe
Little Mix
London Grammar
Wolf Alice - WINNER
Artist of the Year
Adele - WINNER
Dave
Ed Sheeran
Little Simz
Sam Fender
Rising Star
Holly Humberstone - WINNER
Bree Runway
Lola Young
Song of the Year
A1 & J1 - Latest Trends
Adele - Easy On Me - WINNER
Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals - Don't Play
Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember
Central Cee - Obsessed With You
Dave ft Stormzy - Clash
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (Pnau Mix)
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
Joel Corry, Raye & David Guetta - Bed
KSI - Holiday
Nathan & 220Kid & Billen Ted - Wellerman
Riton, Nightcrawlers & Mufasa - Friday
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions - Body
Tom Grennan - Little Bit Of Love
Best International Artist
Billie Eilish - WINNER
Doja Cat
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best International Group
ABBA
BTS
Maneskin
Silk Sonic - WINNER
War On Drugs
Best New Artist
Central Cee
Griff
Joy Crookes
Little Simz - WINNER
Self Esteem
Best International Song
ATB / Topic / A7S - Your Love (9PM)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Ckay - Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)
Doja Cat ft SZA - Kiss Me More
Drake ft Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls
Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem
Jonasu - Black Magic
Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber - Stay
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Lil TJ & 6lack - Calling My Phone
Maneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave
Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U - WINNER
Polo G - Rapstar
Tiesto - The Business
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
Best Dance
Becky Hill - WINNER
Calvin Harris
Fred Again
Joel Corry
Raye
Best Rock/Alternative
Coldplay
Glass Animals
Sam Fender - WINNER
Tom Grennan
Wolf Alice
Best Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap
AJ Tracey
Central Cee
Dave - WINNER
Ghetts
Little Simz
Best Pop/R&B
Best Pop/R&B
Adele
Dua Lipa -WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Griff
Joy Crookes
Tomorrow there will be no long awards lists! I promise!
A New Sexy Sally Rooney TV Show Is Coming Soon
CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS IS COMING TO OUR SCREENS AND YOU NEED TO WATCH THE TRAILER COZ IT’S SO HOT! Also, that's Taylor Swift's boyfie, Joe Alwyn in there!
This bill in Australia would let you expel gay teachers or students in the name of ‘religious ethos’
Content warning: Suicide
Yep, it’s called the ‘Religious Discrimination Bill’ and if it’s passed, it will allow ‘Roman Catholic schools to fire teachers or expel gay students in the name of "religious ethos."’ The controversial bill is aimed at protecting religious people from "cancel culture," and old mate Scomo (the Aussie PM) says that it would “ensure protection for religious people and organisations, like churches, to express beliefs.”
Last November, when he first introduced the bill, Scomo said it “aimed to protect people's "statements of belief" as long as it was not "harassment, vilification or intimation of anyone."
Equality Australia, a gay rights advocacy group has issued a statement on this, saying:
"When… a nurse says to a patient with HIV that their HIV is a punishment by God, for example…[that] could constitute a statement of belief, would be protected under the law under this bill."
Aussie lawmaker Stephen Jones said that the bill had not been thought through, and made an emotional plea in parliament to get it stopped. Jones touched on his late nephew Wally who they farewelled only last week after he died by suicide:
"He was a beautiful, creative, courageous young man. He was loved and accepted by his parents, brothers and friends. His mum and dad are in anguish. We all are. He was gay. He was uncertain about his gender and struggled with his mental health."
Mr Jones also said he was worried about his own gender non-conforming son.
It breaks my heart/ makes me sick that someone has to stand up in parliament and use their own family tragedy as reasoning for why we should allow people to be who they are. Here’s his speech if you want to watch (again, content warning, suicide.) It made me cry, a lot.
What part of the muffin is your favourite??
To the 11% of you saying bottom - who hurt you?
Everything We Thought About Euphoria Was Wrong (Culture Vulture)
Give Zendaya Every Award Ever Made (The Cut)
Facebook Threatened to Pull Out of Europe. Is It Bluffing? (Slate)
TikTok is banning misgendering, deadnaming, and content promoting disordered eating (The Verge)
How The Sims Became the Internet’s Most Exciting Place to Eat (The New York Times)
‘Fight Club’ Ending Is Restored in China After Censorship Outcry (The New York Times)
GET A 14 DAY FREE TRIAL TO WATCH EUPHORIA OR YELLOWJACKETS! (Neon)
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