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By Titha Ghosh If you're on social media, you'll likely have seen the “All Eyes on Rafah” image all across your feed. "All eyes on Rafah", the text on the image reads, atop a field of refugee tents neatly stretching into the distance, nestled between a hill range and cloudy skies. However, the image is not from Rafah in Gaza, and it surfaced after an Israeli strike on a tent encampment for displaced people in Rafah, killing 45 people and eliciting worldwide outrage. This "All eyes on Rafah" image that has been shared more than 47 million times on Instagram, experts agree is AI-generated. It ha...
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By Titha Ghosh Bumble, the women-first dating app, has released its annual dating trends for 2024. Buble gathered the insights from a survey of 25,000 single people who were asked to identify trends in dating and relationships for the coming year. While 2023 was about “loving beyond your type” and setting preferred boundaries with partners, 2024 is predicted to be the year of focusing on one’s “self”. Trends have found people looking inward to see what they value and want from relationships. One hopes this means swaying away from a strive for perfection and valuing self-acceptance and emotiona...
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By Titha Ghosh For those who find themselves scrolling down reels on Instagram often, coming across the recent “Moye Moye” trend is inevitable. Originally a Serbian song titled ‘Džanum’ performed by Teya Dora, it is now a viral comic trend in India that satirises persons with disabilities. Dora’s Serbian original (which translates to ‘my nightmares’) is about nightmares and depression and has the lyrics “Moye More”, which Indian social media has twisted into “Moye Moye”. From content creators to Bollywood actors, this audio has been shared several times, all for the use of making parody reels ...
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By Titha Ghosh A plotline that seems better suited to an unsettling hallucination, an army of toilet-headed villains—depicted as singing while peeping out of the bathroom mainstays—has taken over the world. To the point that it is YouTube’s top trend of the year, headlining 2023’s “Year On YouTube” recap. In February, a YouTube channel debuted an animated series called Skibidi Toilet and it’s since exploded on the platform. But an outsider coming across it for the first time while browsing YouTube Shorts might be confused by its massive popularity. Skibidi Toilet is a web series of YouTube vid...
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By Agrima Thakur In the realm of personal finance, there exists a charming phenomenon known as "girl maths". It's a trend that's been gaining traction recently, particularly among social media users, predominantly women, who embrace an unconventional approach to managing their money. This intriguing trend, which originated in New Zealand after being coined on a popular radio show by hosts Fletch, Vaughn, and Hayley, has now become a source of humor and camaraderie among like-minded individuals online. But what exactly is "girl maths"? At its core, it's the unique financial logic that women emp...
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By BOOM Team The weekend is here and so is the weekly dose of entertainment on Netflix. If you're looking for shows or movies to watch over the weekend, the Netflix top 10 list is a good place to start. Huma Qureshi and Rajkummar Rao starrer Monica, O My Darling, which released last week, was on top of the list. Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor's Laal Singh Chaddha which was mired in controversies in the run-up to its release in August, was on number 8, and on its sixth week on the list. Other films on the list included The Ghost, its Hindi dubbed version, and the second Enola Holmes movie. Take ...
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Summer in Japan is associated with matsuri (festivals) like the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto or the Tanabata Matsuri in Sendai. It’s also when the beaches get crowded with everyone trying to enjoy the season. While it’s fun experiencing all the seasonal attractions that come with the season, it’s hard to deny the unbearable heat and humidity that comes with spending the day outdoors. Once the heat sinks in, solar ultraviolet radiation increases which can lead to sun damage like developing premature wrinkles. Thankfully a quick trip to a yakkyoku (pharmacy) and picking up a good sunscreen can help pre...
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There is no escaping the inevitable question, “Have you seen Squid Game yet?” It’s an international craze, hitting no.1 on Netflix in over 90 countries and sets to eclipse streaming records for a non-English language show. But what makes the show so addictive? Its premise sees hundreds of debt-riddled outcasts fight for a chance to win an astronomical amount of money. The catch: if you don’t pass a series of Korean playground games, you’re mercilessly slaughtered. Squid Game’s success may come as a shock to those well-versed in Japanese media as bloody survival games have been in the zeitgeist...
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Scary stories are a Japanese summer tradition. So what better way to cool off from the brutal summer heat than with a spine-chilling story about a haunted tunnel in Kyushu or a possessed doll in Hokkaido? These may sound like Japanese horror movies, but they’re based on true stories—mostly. While Japan’s yurei and yokai (ghosts and mythological spirits) are based on old superstitions, these urban legends have a modern setting. Here are seven Japanese urban legends to give you chills during the warm summer nights. 1. Howling Inunaki TunnelThe true mystery of Inunaki Village is whether or not it...
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GaijinPot Travel has released its fifth-annual index of the Top 10 Japan Travel Destinations for 2021. Although Tokyo and other big cities are always popular among travelers, this year, with everyone stressed out and cooped up at home, we saw more interest in the rural regions. By researching current Japan travel trends and compiling data on innovative initiatives that local governments, business owners and communities are using to attract international visitors, the GaijinPot Travel team compiled a nomination list of the best places to visit in Japan. Thanks to our readers casting their own v...
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