Brazil's Lula says 'neither Putin nor Zelenskiy ready for peace'
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country is working for peace
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When did it become OK to film strangers in public?
Imagine yourself in Times Square, New York. You're on a trip with your sister. Flashing
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Steve Harvey reacts to viral burger that looks like him
Steve Harvey has responded to a viral burger that looks like him, and he's taking it all in good humour. The burger, which did the rounds on social media, had big slices of onion under a patty and people joked the slices looked like the American TV host's smile. The user who posted it, Sagittarius Groove, wrote: “Why they give me these big onion slices, my burger look like Steve Harvey." She then begged her followers not to harass Harvey with her post, writing, “Pls don’t tag Steve, I don’t want to offend anyone. I was eating dinner and thought 3 of my mutuals would see this.” But it quickly made its way to the Family Feud host, as is often the case on social media, but at least he seemed to see the funny side. "Stop sending me this $!," he said accompanied with a laughing crying face. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter After he tweeted the picture, the post went viral and people on Twitter praised him for his ability to take a joke and who can blame them? After all, there are worse things to look like than a burger, in our opinion at least. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
The Financial Toll Of Fan Culture — Do You Have To Be Rich To Be A Fan Today?
When I was 16 years old I was lucky enough to see Taylor Swift live for the first time. My sister and I pooled all our resources — birthday card cash, babysitting tips, pocket money — to splurge on Speak Now tour tickets at my closest venue, London’s O2 Arena in the UK. Along with our mom (our chaperone) and a friend, we took our places in the back row and clung onto the near vertical seats to sing, scream, jump, and cry, all at the same time. We wore the very best from our existing wardrobes and took barely any pictures. The only evidence from the then Best Night Of My Life is a grainy, disposable photo that my mom made us take outside the arena “for posterity’s sake.” I’m clutching my simple but lovingly made poster and smiling awkwardly — I was far too teenage and far too uncomfortable in my own skin to want to pose. Neither I nor my family can remember how much we paid but the internet tells me tickets started at $37 and there’s no way, despite our combined piggy banks, that we would have been able to break $60 two times over. Not to mention the cost of our train tickets to and from London, which we would also have been expected to cover.
1970-01-01 08:00
Mud-struck German heavy metal bash slashes attendance
The world's biggest heavy metal music festival starting in northern Germany on Wednesday was forced to cap attendance after heavy rains turned its outdoor...
1970-01-01 08:00
Taylor Swift rewards her Eras Tour truck drivers with $100,000 bonus each
Taylor Swift has reportedly expressed her gratitude to the truck drivers working on her Eras Tour by giving each of them a $100,000 bonus. The 33-year-old singer is currently on her record-breaking tour which has earned an estimated $300 million in gross revenue, as per Pollstar. Last year, Billboard estimated that Swift's tour would gross $590 million over the course of 52 tour dates. With this huge financial success, Swift has used the fortune to reward her truckers who are responsible for transporting her equipment and staging around the country. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Each of the 50 truck drivers were given $100,000 each ahead of Swift's show in Santa Clara on Saturday, which adds up to $5 million in total for the "end-of-the-tour" bonuses, both TMZ and Entertainment Tonight reported. Plus, bonuses were also handed out to other people on her tour crew such as her band members, dancers, lighting and sound technicians, caterers and others. Though the amount paid to the other members remains unclear, TMZ reported that it was a "very generous amount." Altogether it is thought that The Eras tour could be the highest-grossing tour of all time, earning a massive $1 billion in sales. It's been a record-breaking year for Swift who also became the first woman to have four albums in the top 10 of the Billboard charts. She also became the first female artist in history to surpass 93 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Elsewhere, tickets for Swift's Eras Tour LA shows are on sale for $11,000, while the singer also sparked a meme frenzy with an August post. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Are Tristan Tate and Jake Paul friends? Former kickboxer backs YouTuber amid boxing scandal, trolls ask 'why u so concerned'
Tristan Tate asserted that he did not believe anything until he heard from Jake Paul
1970-01-01 08:00
Who is Trizah Morris? Tiffany Haddish's former friend files $1M lawsuit against actress over extortion claims
Trizah Morris allegedly contacted Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears' lawyers to ask them to issue a statement to clarify that she did not extort them
1970-01-01 08:00
What was Sinead O'Connor's net worth? Late singer paid for stranger's counseling after hearing of her plight on TV
'I’ve heard from people who knew her – she used to do these kinds of things all the time,' Newstalk host Sean Moncrieff said
1970-01-01 08:00
Broadway star Phillipa Soo is working on picture book about her childhood stage fright
Broadway star Phillipa Soo has not forgotten her childhood stage fright
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Who owns the Wave? Audio production company auctioning off microphone Cardi B threw into crowd
Despite Cardi B throwing it into the crowd, the microphone is still in working condition, and bids start at $500
1970-01-01 08:00
25 art documentaries to stream that bring the gallery to you
If you want to find inspiration for all the new art supplies you've stocked up
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