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Meet Strictly’s Layton Williams, the musical theatre star bringing ‘drama’ to the ballroom

The ‘Bad Education’ actor and voice of ‘I Kissed a Boy’ is among this year’s contestants

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

YouTube piles on the AI sauce in an attempt to eat TikTok’s lunch

At an event of creators this week, YouTube's leaders opened up a grab bag of new AI toys aimed at keeping creators on its video platform and away from TikTok.

Fortune · Sep 22, 2023

Woman filters apartments by price but only parking spaces are in her budget

‘My budget isn’t even that low????’

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Woman sparks debate by revealing parents ‘practice’ new job commute with her

The video sparked a debate over how old is too old to receive help from your parents

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Morning Mail: Rupert Murdoch to step down, new calls for Johns to go, and a Scandi scandal

The mogul’s eldest son, Lachlan, will take over at Fox and News Corp, ending seven-decade career; Burney say no activist must quit after latest outburst

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023

Mother calls out parenting double standard by showing moms and dads performing same activities

‘The way I feel guilty for my husband putting in so much effort parenting but in reality he’s just matching my effort,’ one comment reads

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

In chic Soho, a Hindu temple offers itself as a spiritual oasis

In the heart of Soho’s fashion district, a new kind of Hindu temple is drawing in spiritually curious New Yorkers — everyone from TikTok-loving Gen Zers to celebrities like Willem Dafoe and Deepak Chopra

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

How BookTok trends are influencing what you read – whether you use TikTok or not

If you’ve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok – whether it’s stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to “BookTok favourites”.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023

Voice pamphlets: false claims and conspiracy theories distributed across Australia

One unauthorised pamphlet contains a link to a website containing white supremacist material

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023

2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR

Two Black employees bring charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they suffered discrimination and retaliation while working at the social media giant.

WEKU · Sep 21, 2023