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Bomb vs. Bombshell: 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' ready for box office battle

DETROIT — The movie event of the year is two movies, actually: One about the world of one of our most cherished childhood dolls and the other about the development of the atomic bomb.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

The one thing missing from the new Barbie movie soundtrack is this Barbie Girl x Slipknot mash-up that everyone needs to listen to immediately

This mix of Aqua's Barbie Girl and Slipknot's Psychosocial is the best Barbie mash-up since Barbenheimer

Metal Hammer · Jul 18, 2023

4 ingredients and 15 minutes to make this classic British dessert in your air fryer

You can make bread and butter pudding in an air fryer using just four basic store cupboard ingredients, thanks to one TikTok influencer's recipe.

GoodToKnow · Jul 18, 2023

TikTok security gets an upgrade with iPhone passkey support

TikTok says that it's rolling out passkey support starting in some parts of the world this month.

iMore · Jul 18, 2023

Lazy Girl Jobs — the new quiet quitting?

As #lazygirljobs trends on TikTok, Martha Alexander asks whether the latest work micro trend might actually offer much-needed perspective to anyone burnt out by hustle culture

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

TechScape: ‘Lives are ruined in an afternoon’ – social media and the Huw Edwards story

Content moderation and algorithmic safeguards are meant to help protect the privacy of people in legally contentious cases. So what went wrong?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

What is ‘girl dinner’? TikTok trend spawns relatable memes

‘Girl dinner is what Lisa Simpson would eat after she moves to New York’

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Airbnb host catches guests using property as a ‘full-blown nightclub’

Party broke the listing’s rules but opinions are split as to whether it should have been shut down

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Is Labor cooking up a ‘ministry of truth?’ No, it’s just an opposition scare campaign – with a side of hypocrisy

The Coalition now opposes the type of social media regulation it supported in government – and its about-face is aimed at fuelling the campaigning journalism of Labor’s critics

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2023

American travellers spark backlash after claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’ while on trip abroad

Many Americans on TikTok have claimed that they don’t drink enough water while abroad

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023