“I gained a million new followers in a month”: How Toronto Saif Shawaf became a viral TikTok star Channel: Saif ShawafFollowers: 4.9 million on TikTokThe most popular video: Chicken wing Arabian Zaffe7.8 million likesyear started: 2020Life before TikTok: YouTube, Vine It all started with Beyoncé and a dare. In 2012, when I was 20 years …
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IIf you want a perfect beach figure, just take your body to the beach.” At least that’s what a very wise person with exemplary values said. Probably Oprah. If only it worked that way with books. If you want a perfect beach read, take your time and choose wisely. Or, like me, end a recent …
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BBorn in Surrey and raised in Scotland, Vicky Featherstone earned an MA in Theater Directing from Manchester University before working at venues such as the West Yorkshire Playhouse (now Leeds Playhouse), the Northern Stage and the National Theater of Scotland. She was appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Court in 2013, where she was praised …
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Editor’s Note: This post contains references to fat-shaming and anti-fatness that some may find difficult to read. 1. Chris Pratt was originally told he was “too fat” to play Scott Hatteberg in it money ball — which led to him turning to a crash diet to lose weight, among other things. He finally got the …
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The team responsible for bringing the Predator to life in Hulu’s acclaimed prequel, Prey, was uniquely positioned for the project. Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., StudioADI’s award-winning industry veterans, have worked on many acclaimed films, including the original Predator, and are co-creators of the alien in director Dan Trachtenberg’s film. “Prey” also raked in …
“Is there a place for pilgrimage in the modern secular world?” Librarian and author Ken Haigh explores this question in his book Walk to Canterbury, a non-fiction book chronicling his wandering journey through southern England, following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. The book is …
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High-profile chef and restaurateur Gareth “Gaz” Smith has raised €400,000 of the €1.6 million startup cost of his latest venture by selling vouchers to a select group of 40 of his regular guests, who have each hoarded €10,000 for exclusive access to the support of the project. Mr Smith runs the well-known Michael’s Seafood Restaurant …
model mom! Camila Alve is always busy with her career, family and marriage Matthew McConaughey. Now she exclusively reveals 25 of her secrets Us weekly. “My most prized item in my wardrobe is a necklace that Matthew made for me, which has the names and birthstones of all three children, as well as his birthstone,” …
“Diary of a Void” by Emi Yagi (Viking) Shibata-san, the only woman in her office group, is tired of cleaning up after the men. One day, when her section head asks her why there are dirty coffee cups lying around hours after a meeting, she improvises an amazing lie. “I’m pregnant. The smell of coffee… …
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The future of how we listen to music seems increasingly likely to lie in immersive audio after a report from Dolby claimed more big-name acts are offering their music in the Atmos format. As reported by Music Ally during a conference call on the company’s financial results (opens in new tab) Earlier this week, Dolby …
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