By : Justin Sarachik
Source : Rapzilla
Alright, stop yelling at me. I’m not saying Eminem is a Christian rapper and I’m not trying to convince you that Kanye West is a gospel artist. One calls himself a “Rap God” and the other calls himself “Yeezus.” However, this pair, along with the production of Dr. Dre dropped a rather interesting song.
Today DJ Khaled’s latest project God Did just dropped. The premise is essentially when no one believed in him, God did. Thematically the track titles and the...
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Too Much Blue Light From Screens Makes You Grow Old Faster
August 31st, 2022
By : Study Finds
Source : Study Finds
Too much blue light from gadgets like televisions, laptops, and smartphones can accelerate the aging process, a new study warns. Researchers found that the light could also lead to the onset of obesity and psychological problems.
“Excessive exposure to blue light from everyday devices, such as TVs, laptops, and phones, may have detrimental effects on a wide range of cells in our body, from skin and fat cells, to sensory neurons,” says Dr. Jadwiga Giebultowicz, a professor at the...
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BTS’s V Breaks World Record For Fastest Person To Hit 50 Million Followers On Instagram
August 22nd, 2022
By : E. Cha
Source : Soompi
BTS’s V has become the first male Korean celebrity ever to surpass 50 million followers on Instagram—and he’s done it in record time!
Just eight months and 14 days after he first launched his individual Instagram account, V has become the fastest person in the history of the platform to reach 50 million followers.
Last December, V officially broke two Guinness World Records when he first revealed his Instagram account, setting new records for the fastest account to reach 1 million...
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Teenagers, Social Media And Technology (Pew Research)
August 15th, 2022
By : Emily A. Vogels
Source : Pew Research
The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on the leading edge of this space. A new Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds TikTok has rocketed in popularity since its North American debut several years ago and now is a top social media platform for teens among the platforms covered in this survey. Some 67% of teens say they ever use TikTok, with 16% of all teens saying they use it almost constantly. Meanwhile, the share of...
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Olivia Newton-John, Pop Singer And ‘Grease’ Star, Dies At 73
August 9th, 2022
Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the '70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie "Grease," died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73.
"Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family's privacy during this very difficult time," her husband, John Easterling,...
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Facebook’s TikTok-Like Redesign Marks End Of Social Networking Era
August 8th, 2022
By : Scott Rosenberg
Source : Axios
Mark last week as the end of the social networking era, which began with the rise of Friendster in 2003, shaped two decades of internet growth, and now closes with Facebook's rollout of a sweeping TikTok-like redesign.
The big picture: Under the social network model, which piggybacked on the rise of smartphones to mold billions of users' digital experiences, keeping up with your friends' posts served as the hub for everything you might aim to do online.
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Gen Z Dictionary: The Guide To Help Boomers Figure Out What The Kids Are Saying
August 8th, 2022
By : Aaminah Munawar
Source : Images
Throughout the ages every new generation has had their own slang. More than any other language on Earth, slang is the one that is constantly shifting, constantly changing, to keep up with the times. Gen Z is no different, but this makes it nearly impossible for someone who is not Gen Z to figure out what’s going on.
To test our theory, we put several of our editors to the test to see if they could decipher Gen Z slang. The results were…. not good.
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