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Social media moments that defined 2024: From lookalike contests to Moo Deng

Our Senior Social Features Editor looks back on the most viral happenings of the year

Evening Standard

Willy’s Chocolate Experience: The Unknown teenager remembers ‘crazy’ Wonka event

Felicia Dawkins captivated the internet as Willy Wonka’s masked rival.

The Independent UK

Willy’s Chocolate Experience: The Unknown teenager remembers 'crazy' Wonka event

Felicia Dawkins captivated the internet as Willy Wonka’s masked rival

Evening Standard

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From Hot Rabbi to Hawk Tuah: Wildest cultural moments of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: From the influx of celebrity lookalike contests to Moo Deng’s viral fame and some baffling movie press tours, Louis Chilton and Katie Rosseinsky look back at the year in pop culture

The Independent UK

We need to start accepting that Christmas ‘experiences’ are hell on earth and lower our expectations

COMMENT: As another Santa’s grotto leaves kids in tears and parents on the warpath, Helen Coffey wonders if we’ll ever learn our lesson: that UK attempts at festive ‘fun’ are always doomed to fail

The Independent UK

Infamous Willy Wonka AI Experience Creator Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes, Says Media Ruined Mental Health

The man behind "Willy's Chocolate Experience" has been placed on the sex offenders register after being found guilty of abusive behavior toward a woman.

Latin Times

Paul Mescal lookalike competition taking place in Dublin after viral Timothee Chalamet event

The unofficial competition is set to take place hours before the Dublin Gladiator II premiere where Mescal will be in attendance

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Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest organizer reacts to police fine after event chaos: ‘The price of culture’

US LIFESTYLE: What started as a viral social post about a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest fractured into mayhem after the actor himself made a surprise cameo. Brittany Miller was in attendance and spoke to event organizers who received a $500 fine for the unauthorized gathering in Manhattan

The Independent UK

Timothée Chalamet Look-Alike Contest Ends In Pandemonium

A Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan turns chaotic but entertaining, attracting a surprise appearance from the actor himself.

Top News

Timothée Chalamet Sent NYC Into A Tizzy After Crashing His Own Lookalike Competition

One person was reportedly arrested at the unsanctioned event.

Pedestrian.tv

Actor Timothée Chalamet crashes own lookalike contest in New York park causing pandemonium

Hollywood star Chalamet, 28, posed for photos with curly haired doppelgängers in Lower Manhattan

Evening Standard

Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut down crowded event

Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, a well-attended event that drew an order to disperse from police and at least one arrest

The Independent UK

Timothée Chalamet stuns contestants at viral look-alike event with surprise appearance

More than 2,000 attendees gathered in New York City to watch contestants be judged for their physical likeness to the ‘Willy Wonka’ star

The Independent UK

Infected blood victims losing faith in compensation scheme, Labour MP says

Labour’s Clive Efford said campaigners feel as if they have ‘won the war, only to see those they vanquished put in charge of delivering the peace’.

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MusicRadar

Europe’s largest online gear retailer launches Willy Wonka-style golden ticket giveaway

Thomann's launch Willy Wonka-style golden ticket giveaway

Metal Hammer

Watch Tool bassist Justin Chancellor dress as Willy Wonka to prank support band onstage

Tool’s bassist mindf*cked Night Verses during the bands’ recent European tour

The Guardian - UK

‘People came just to see how awful it was’: from Wonkaland to Fyre, the inside story of festivals so bad they went viral

The sad Oompa-Loompa at Wonkaland, an elf at a low-rent British Lapland, the DJ who tried to save Blobbyland, and a fixer at the ill-fated Fyre festival reveal what happened next

The Guardian - AU

Who is MrBeast, why is he in Australia and what do I need to know about this YouTube phenomenon?

The 26-year-old American’s channel is the site’s most-subscribed, with over 288 million subscribers – and he and his cash prizes are now in Australia

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Tom’s Guide

Hulu top 10 movies — here are the 3 worth watching now

Our guide on the best movies to watch in Hulu’s top 10 include the supernatural horror “The First Omen” and part two of the hit franchise “Dune.”

The Independent UK

John Stamos releases song for parody musical about disastrous Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow

‘Immersive Willy Wonka experience’ turned out to be a rainbow and a bouncy castle in a sparse warehouse manned by actors struggling to read their lines

The Guardian - UK

‘Genuinely a con’: Lego enthusiasts bemoan half-empty room at Birmingham NEC event

Brick Fest Live promised lifesize models and rare collectibles but disappointed visitors of all ages

PC Gamer

This chocolate factory-building game asks the question 'What if Willy Wonka had a gun?'

Chocolate Factory lets you build confectionary assembly lines and shoot gingerbread men in the face.

MusicRadar

“This is where my kids play sometimes after school”: Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock built a studio that is like Willy Wonka’s very own guitar gear emporium – and it even has a walk-in pedal closet

Ice Cream Party Studios is a converted warehouse with living spaces, fishing lure chandeliers and is a trove of weird custom gear. Join Isaac Brock as he gives Reverb a guided tour

The Guardian - US

‘Yes, this is real’: LA recreates Glasgow’s Willy Wonka disaster – sad Oompa Loompa included

The viral Glasgow event made children cry and adults seethe. Could a California tribute provide some measure of absolution?

Tom’s Guide

5 movies to watch before they leave Max in March 2024

Every month Max refreshes its library, adding new movies and shows while removing others. These are the 5 best you need to watch right now before they're gone from the streaming service.

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