
How Barbra Streisand Inspired the “Streisand Effect”
It’s common sense: If you make a big deal over something, it’s going to attract attention. And if you’re an international superstar, like, say, Barbra Streisand, the tantrum is going to draw even more attention.
2023-08-18 03:20

Oprah Winfrey has entered the Ozempic chat
Weight loss drugs are getting a lot of attention these days, and now Oprah Winfrey is weighing in on the topic.
2023-09-21 23:28

Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr come together on her 'Let It Be' cover
Only country music icon Dolly Parton can manage to get Beatles legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together to record a new rendition of one of their band's most iconic songs.
2023-08-19 02:23

How to watch the Champions League final online for free
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2023-06-06 22:45

No, "Mr Blue Sky" singer Jeff Lynne does not have an account on Bluesky
With Elon Musk’s Twitter suffering yet another catastrophic outage (which has seen the Tesla and SpaceX founder implement temporary limits on how many tweets we can view in a day), users are once again looking for a rival platform to evacuate to. Previously it was the likes of Post and Mastodon - the latter of which Musk hated so much he restricted users from linking to their new accounts on Twitter - but now it’s the turn of Bluesky to get all the hype. Backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, the platform claims to offer “an open and decentralised standard for social media” – “decentralised” meaning users don’t have an account under one ‘centralised’ company owned by one particular company, but can instead sign up to individual servers and communities owned and managed by other people. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It's already proven popular, with surreal social media poster Dril and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already signed up. In fact, after Twitter’s latest blunder, invite codes to Bluesky became so lucrative and sign-ups became so intense that they had to temporarily pause new registrations (they’ve reopened them now, though, if you fancy a try). And while others are considering whether to jump ship to the rival site, or desperately hunting for the code which will let them in, some Twitter users were reminded of a legendary rock band thanks to the platform’s choice of name: Yep, for a handful of individuals, the hit track from Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra (or ELO) came to mind – and it’s perhaps made all the more amusing considering one of “Mr Blue Sky’s” lyrics is the rhetorical question, “where did we go wrong”. If Musk were to ask that question, we’d probably say firing almost half of Twitter’s workforce and therefore making it almost impossible to deal with the demand is part of the problem. And if you were wondering, a few searches on Bluesky appear to suggest that neither Lynne or ELO are on the platform. Indy100 has approached Lynne’s representatives for a statement, but they said the musician was unavailable for comment. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-07 23:47

Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt makes her Hollywood debut in Netflix's ‘Heart of Stone’
Alia Bhatt had been weighing her Hollywood options for a few years
2023-08-09 03:49

'Today' host Al Roker's wife Deborah Roberts emotional as she shares news about son Nick on social media
Deborah Roberts fought back tears as she talked about her son Nick in a new clip on social media
2023-08-18 16:30

How much will Britney Spears make from her memoir? Insider reveals Sam Asghari 'will not profit' from estranged wife's book
The multimillion-dollar book deal of Britney Spears' upcoming autobiography 'The Woman in Me' won't benefit her soon-to-be ex-husband Sam Asghari
2023-08-24 15:15

'Botched' Season 8: Where is Mikeal now? Widow who nearly died from tummy tuck gets makeover for 'damaged' torso
She developed a bacterium that eats flesh after Mikeal's botched stomach tuck, which almost killed her
2023-08-04 15:49

'DWTS' Season 32 Motown Night judges bashed for underscoring Charity Lawson despite her 'best' performance
Artem Chigvintsev returns during 'DWTS' Season 32 Motown Night after recovering from Covid-19
2023-10-11 10:50

How did Suzanne Shepherd die? 'The Sopranos' actress, 89, remembered as a 'force of nature'
Suzanne Shepherd was known for playing mothers to key characters in 'Goodfellas' and 'The Sopranos'
2023-11-20 10:52

All the teen movie and TV references in Olivia Rodrigo's 'bad idea right?' music video
Olivia Rodrigo recently dropped the music video for her second single 'bad idea, right?' from her sophomore album GUTS and fans couldn't help but notice some references from iconic TV shows and films. The pop-rock song is all about leaving your friends and lying to them about meeting up with an ex-boyfriend (always a bad idea), and the music video plays out this exact scenario where Olivia leaves a house party to reconnect with her ex - with some obstacles getting in the way. Here is a breakdown of all the different TV and films that were referenced: Glee Perhaps the clearest reference of them all was when Olivia was on the bus and ends getting a red slushie chucked on her, ruining her outfit. Anyone watching TV in the 2010s will know that's a shoutout to Glee where members of McKinley High's Glee Club would often receive a slushie to the face. We know Olivia is a fan of Glee and the show even got a mention in another song of hers 'Deja vu', from her previous album SOUR, where the lyrics go: "Watching reruns of Glee, being annoying singing in harmony..." Euphoria Euphoria is one of the biggest teen shows of recent years and so it's no surprise there was a reference in Roderigo's video in the form of the singer channelling Maddie (Alexa Demie) with her persistent knocking. While Maddie was knocking to go to the bathroom, Roderigo was knocking on her ex-boyfriend's front door. Empire Records (1995) and Can't Hardly Wait (1998) Olivia is known for her vintage fashion looks and her outfit in the music video took inspiration from a look Liv Tyler's character Corey Mason wore in the 1995 film Empire Records. The outfit that was referenced was a pale blue jumper but instead of the tartan skirt Liv wore in the film, Olivia wore a silver sequined skirt. Danielle Goldberg, a stylist on the music video revealed this in an Instagram Story where she posted a still from Olivia's video along with images from 90s movies such Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and Empire Records (1995) with the image of Tyler, calling it the “90s mood board of [her] dreams." Here is a still from Can't Hardly Wait (1998) where you can see the party scene inspo. Olivia's second album GUTS will be released next month on September 8. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-19 19:15
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