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☆ Raygun: Viral Olympian ranked No. 1 breaker in the world by sport’s governing body
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, the Olympian widely known as B-Girl Raygun who went viral after her performance at the Paris Games, is now ranked the No. The 37-year-old claimed the top spot in the latest women’s rankings released by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) – the governing body of breaking and other dancesports. However, she won the gold medal at the 2023 WDSF Oceania Championships, securing her 1,000 ranking points and vaulting her up to No. “In alignment with the Olympic Qualification System, ranking events were intentionally not held between 31 December 2023 and the Olympic Games Paris 2024. From our perspective, that was nothing really shocking.”Raygun became one of the stories of the Paris Games after her performances at La Concorde Urban Park.

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☆ Cash Cobain Is Steering Drill Rap’s Sexy Swerve
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Elena Bergeron | Andre D. Wagner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Drill music hasn’t always been this fun. Cash Cobain, the 26-year-old breakout rapper and producer from the Bronx, is helping to raise its trajectory. With lusty rhymes and unorthodox samples, he’s become a central figure of “sexy drill,” a more lascivious offshoot, and one that has tilted the sound of rap nationally. When people hear his music, he explained, “everyone should feel that, feel like they can’t control their body. Their body just gotta dance because the music is so sexy.”

Persons: Cash Cobain, he’s, Cobain, ” Locations: Bronx, Coney

☆ Raygun: Australian breaker praised for her ‘courage’ and ‘character’ after viral performances at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rachael Gunn arrived in Paris as a competitive breaker excited to make her Olympic debut. Recently, that took her all the way to the Paris Olympics, where 32 athletes – known as B-boys and B-girls – were competing at the Games for the first time. Raygun competes against Logistx at the Paris Olympics. “All my moves are original,” Raygun said after competing in Paris. Raygun said that all of her breaking moves are original.

Persons: Rachael Gunn, Gunn –, Raygun, –, USA’s Logistx, France’s, Lithuania’s Nicka, Adele, Harry Langer, ” Raygun, “, ”, Martin Gilian, Sergey Nifontov, ” Gunn, Ezra Shaw, ” Anna Meares Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Games, Concorde, Twitter, Sydney’s Macquarie University, Logistx, Oceania, Olympics, DanceSport, Getty, Olympic, International Olympic Committee Locations: Paris, Sydney, Australia, Munich, New York City, Los Angeles

Instead of giving up, Colonel Sanders embraced the changes sweeping society. Even after he sold his company, he scorned the idea of retirement, staying on as a consultant and board member and embodying his Colonel Sanders persona in commercials and more. For decades, as a middle-class wife, mother and secretary living in Queens, she kept the pilot light on by taking tiny parts in tiny plays with tiny audiences. Wilder's "Little House" books, treasured by millions, became an enduring chronicle of family life on the American frontier. Four years later, she reconnected with her junior high crush and high school boyfriend, Harry Kullijian.

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☆ Stephen Nedoroscik beat the odds to earn an Olympic moment, and then he nailed it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Advertisement“But I don’t need to see when I do pommel horse,” Nedoroscik said, a bronze medal draped around his neck and a grin spread across his face. The result: a 14.866 score that secured bronze for Team USA, its first team medal in gymnastics since 2008. “It was Penn State squirrels in the Penn State parking garage,” Jepson said with a laugh. Nedoroscik had come to State College to check out Penn State and its facilities but never told Jepson he was coming. He did it at Penn State, where he eventually won two national titles, and he does it now, on the senior circuit.

Persons: Stephen Nedoroscik, Priestly, “, Wears, ”, Nedoroscik, ” Nedoroscik, Randy Jepson, Nedoroscik hadn’t, ” Jepson, Jepson, he’s, Stephen, Daniela Porcelli, —, Frederick Richard, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, ‘, Jordan Chiles, James Long Organizations: Team USA, Penn State, Jepson, State College, USA, COVID, U.S, United Locations: Paris, Penn State, Tokyo, Eurasia, United States, USA

☆ A major Marvel star returns in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' in an unexpected way, and it might be one of the MCU's most satisfying cameos ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "Deadpool & Wolverine." "Deadpool & Wolverine" has several noteworthy celebrity cameos, but the film's greatest gift is Chris Evans' return. Chris Evans returns as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, not Steve Rogers/Captain AmericaChris Evans as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in "Fantastic Four." 20th Century FoxIt probably cost Marvel a pretty penny to bring back Evans for his "Deadpool & Wolverine" cameo. For better or for worse, "Deadpool & Wolverine" contains many cameos that are being called fan service.

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☆ The ‘Newhart’ Finale Was One of Bob Newhart’s Boldest TV Moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Noel Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The “Newhart” finale should be on nearly all of those lists. For its last few minutes alone, “Newhart” deserves emeritus status on every roundup of best TV endings, best TV moments, funniest pranks, you name it. For eight seasons — from 1982 to 1990 — Bob Newhart entertained millions on “Newhart,” playing Dick Loudon, a how-to book author and the co-owner of a quaint Vermont inn with his wife Joanna (Mary Frann). The success of “Newhart” was especially remarkable given that Newhart had already had a long run on TV in “The Bob Newhart Show,” which ran for six seasons, also on CBS, from 1972 to 1978. He had spent those six years playing Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist who coped with his kooky patients with the help of his loving wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette).

Persons: Newhart, “ Newhart ”, Bob Newhart, ”, Dick Loudon, Joanna, Mary Frann, Bob Hartley, Emily, Suzanne Pleshette Organizations: CBS Locations: Vermont, Chicago, Hartley

☆ Nicholas Galitzine and Leo Woodall hilariously realize they auditioned for each other’s acclaimed roles
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nicholas Galitzine and Leo Woodall have more in common than they thought. I auditioned for ‘White Lotus!’” Galitzine said, laughing. Woodall played Jack in Season 2 of “The White Lotus” in 2022, a bad boy who charms Haley Lu Richardson’s character Portia until his nefarious intentions are later revealed in the show’s shocking finale. “It comes out of nowhere,” Galitzine said of the scene, going on to joke that he “obviously” knew about the scene since he’d auditioned for Woodall’s role. But, Galitzine said while playfully poking at Woodall, “you got the part instead of me.”

Persons: CNN — Nicholas Galitzine, Leo Woodall, “, Mary, George, ” Galitzine, Woodall “ it’s, ” Woodall interjected, Galitzine, George Villiers, “ Mary, King James I, Julianne Moore, ‘, ” Woodall, Woodall, Jack, Haley Lu Richardson’s, Portia, Tom Hollander, he’d, ” Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Starz Locations: “

☆ Opinion: Trump gives Biden one big lift
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Former President Donald Trump’s favorability ratings are only slightly better. The bipartisan legislation to control the flow of migrants across the southern border was blown up by opposition from Trump. One thing that is going right for Biden is Trump himself. “I want to vote for Donald Trump in November, wrote Marc A. Thiessen in the Washington Post. … Just like office holders have released their tax returns (up until former President Donald Trump), I would like to see more candidates release their physical and mental health assessments,” Schurman observed.

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☆ Check out the hilariously low-effort website for the Musk Foundation, where billions of Elon Musk's philanthropy money goes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's charity platform, the Musk Foundation, has come under some scrutiny from The New York Times. Set up in 2002, the foundation's website has a very plain looking design that is devoid of graphics. In 2002, the billionaire started his charity platform, the Musk Foundation, with his brother, Kimbal. But its website appears to be fairly sparse for an organization endowed with billions of dollars from Musk's fortune. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Elon, —, Kimbal, Musk Organizations: Musk Foundation, New York Times, The Times, Service, Business

CNN —John Cena literally bared it all at the Oscars on Sunday. The actor appeared on stage during the telecast to present the award for best costume design hilariously appearing to wear nothing at all. No really, Cena appeared on the stage at the year’s most prestigious event in Hollywood… almost entirely naked. “Dude, I don’t wrestle naked,” Cena said. “I wrestle in jorts!”“Jorts are worse than naked!” Kimmel said as the audience laughed.

Persons: John Cena, Cena, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, Cena peeked, ” Cena, “, ” Kimmel, Cena –, –, ”, Holly Waddington, Waddington Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, WWE, “

☆ Billie Eilish literally signed Melissa McCarthy’s face during SAG Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Melissa McCarthy was the ultimate fangirl at the SAG Awards on Saturday when she asked Billie Eilish for an autograph onstage. Eilish ended up signing her name – with permanent marker – right on McCarthy’s forehead while the pair were presenting the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series. While McCarthy attempted to continue gushing over Eilish while she was mid-signature, the singer hilariously covered McCarthy’s mouth as the audience bellowed with laughter. “We’ve actually met before,” McCarthy said, going on to correct herself that they’ve actually met three times. And one of my dogs.”She went on to gush that she actually met Eilish “in utero” before she was even born, because Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird, was McCarthy’s improv teacher years ago.

Persons: Melissa McCarthy, Billie Eilish, Eilish, McCarthy, she’s “, hilariously, “ We’ve, ” McCarthy, they’ve, you’ve, Maggie Baird Organizations: CNN Locations: gush

☆ Valentine’s Day movies for almost every mood
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Dan Heching | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Like so many other holidays, Valentine’s Day can evoke a staggeringly wide range of feelings. The good news: Whether you lean in to the romance of it all or run screaming from it, there’s a movie out there for you. In light of the very subjective nature of this red heart-drenched day, here’s a list of mood-specific film recommendations that are sure to scratch whatever itch you might be feeling. If you hate the whole concept of Valentine’s Day, watch ‘True Romance’ or ‘Heathers’If you’re feeling like you need a little bit of die-for-you action to get you through the day – or just the terrific sonic offerings of a Hans Zimmer score – flip on the Quentin Tarantino-written “True Romance.” Not your speed? If you like a little bit of fantasy with your romance, watch ‘Kate & Leopold’There she is again!

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☆ Opinion: Jon Stewart’s brilliant return
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Opinion Bill Carter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Stewart waves goodbye backstage after taping the last episode of "The Jon Stewart Show" in 1995. M. Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images Stewart appears on an episode of CNN's "Crossfire" with Paul Begala, left, and Tucker Carlson in 2004. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Stewart signs an autograph on the Emmys red carpet in 2009. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Stewart appears on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2019. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images Stewart smiles as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks by him on Capitol Hill in 2019.

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☆ The Super Bowl is still definitely happening at 6:30 ET — and we're still writing these stories?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Super Bowl starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers. CBS will broadcast the event, which will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Doesn’t matter: Publishers around the world are putting up versions of this story, anyway — with the same keyword-laden text. AdvertisementAs I’m typing this, NBC is currently Google’s top-ranked search result for “What time is the Super Bowl," followed by CBS , which — again — is actually broadcasting the event. And yes: One reason that publishers do these things is because “What time is the Super Bowl?” is a query many people have.

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☆ TikTok is letting users create tracks with AI — and some are hilariously awful
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The platform is testing a feature called "AI Song," which lets users generate their own backing tracks for videos. Advertisement@jonahcruzmanzano How to create a song using AI on TikTok. AI Song is an experimental feature available on TikTok, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to generate songs based on prompts you input. The lyric generation in AI Song is driven by Bloom, a robust language model employing machine learning to produce text. For your security, refrain from sharing personal or confidential information while using AI Song #tiktok #tiktoknewfeature #tiktokai #tiktoknews #tiktokupdate ♬ Vibes - ZHRMusicResults seem to be mixed.

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☆ Jacob Elordi dives headfirst into ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting gig in new video
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jacob Elordi is taking a step – and a bit of a tumble – toward preparing for his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in a new promo for the upcoming episode this weekend. After many hilariously feeble attempts, Elordi finally manages to take that step, but tumbles into a full face-plant right on the stage. Johnson and Hernandez are then seen fleeing the area, trying to pretend nothing happened. Splayed out on the floor, Elordi lifts his head just high enough to say, “I’m good!”The upcoming episode of “SNL” is the first show of 2024. Elordi will make his hosting debut alongside musical guest – and star of the new “Mean Girls” reboot – Reneé Rapp.

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☆ A millennial mocked corporate workers for using military jargon in the office: 'We're not in the trenches; we're in Excel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewJack Lawler, the TikToker behind the account @workretiredie, recently went viral for hilariously imploring office workers to stop using military jargon to describe their day-to-day slog. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "Our printer went down in the office and my boss yelled 'we're basically dead in the water!'" In September, a Gen Z tech worker, Hannah Shirley, went viral on TikTok for encouraging people to communicate more authentically at work.

Persons: —, Jack Lawler, we're, Lawler, We're, Hilton, commenter, who's, Lawler isn't, Hannah Shirley Organizations: Service, Excel, Business, Omaha, PSA, Media, Twitter Locations: Iwo Jima, fuckin

☆ A mom called out a Fisher-Price toy inspired by office supplies and corporate culture: 'Baby's first cubicle,' she quipped
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Tanya Chen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A mom on TikTok showed viewers an activity center she purchased for her baby. The mom, @stealth_revenger, showed off a calendar, iPhone, and computer that says, "Per my last email." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA mom TikToker has gone viral reacting hilariously and horrifyingly to a Fisher-Price activity center toy seemingly inspired by office corporate culture.

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☆ Taylor Swift reporter hired at Gannett after viral job listing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Consider journalist Bryan West the “lucky one,” because he’s The Tennessean and USA Today network’s new Taylor Swift reporter. “So, I do follow a lot of Taylor news. I know about every outing, every new song, every lyric, every album release, every party,” he added. Touting his technical skills as a multi-platform journalist and a licensed drone pilot, West went on to highlight his track record for predicting Swift’s album announcements and how he’s one of the 100 accounts the official “Eras Tour” Instagram account follows. Gannett also posted a separate job listing at the time for a Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter.

Persons: Bryan West, Taylor Swift, “, ”, West, Swift, ‘, Swifite, Knowles, Carter Organizations: CNN, USA, Tennessean, Gannett, USA Today Locations: West, ”

☆ Wall Street analyst defends Nvidia from 'Twitter randos' spreading bearish conspiracy theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A conspiracy theory surrounding Nvidia has made the rounds on social media, and a Wall Street firm is having none of it. Bernstein debunked the baseless theory that CoreWeave is a shell company driving much of Nvidia's recent growth. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And while Nvidia did buy a stake in CoreWeave, it also invested in 10 other AI startups so far this year. He reiterated his "Outperform" rating on Nvidia with a $675 price target, representing potential upside of 46% from current levels.

Persons: Bernstein, Stacy Rasgon, CoreWeave, Rasgon Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Twitter, Magnetar Capital, Blackstone, Blackrock, NVIDIA, Cloud Service Providers Locations: Wall, Silicon, CoreWeave, Texas, FQ2

☆ 6 Podcasts About the Perils (and Joys) of Modern Dating
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Last year marked the 10th anniversary of Tinder, the swipe-based dating app whose mainstream success completely redefined the rules of romance. While early episodes of the podcast featured recorded sets from those live shows, it’s since evolved into a more intimate format. Starter episode: “Gearóid Farrelly”Although it lasted less than two years, this soulful, searching series about digital courtship feels as if it was around much longer. That’s in large part because it shape-shifted midway through its run when its host, Andrea Silenzi, went through a breakup. Opting to use her own situation as “a storytelling device,” Silenzi shares her confusion and heartbreak as she chronicles the indignities (and occasional joys) of app-based dating.

Persons: Naomi Ekperigin, Andy Beckerman, Beckerman, Michelle Buteau, Rachel Bloom, Bowen Yang, “ Gearóid Farrelly, Andrea Silenzi, Silenzi, Donald Trump’s Locations: New York

☆ Opinion | Margot Robbie’s Sly Interpretation of the Feminine Ideal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In particular, I continue to marvel at the performance of Margot Robbie, who played the titular heroine — Stereotypical Barbie — and who I think isn’t getting enough credit for holding the movie together. She must journey to the real world, leaving an army of other Barbies behind, to get back to a state of unquestioning bliss. She grudgingly takes Ken (a perfectly doltish Ryan Gosling) with her, and in the real world he discovers the concept of patriarchy. A movie called “Barbie,” and Barbie didn’t always feel like the main character. I also kept thinking about Robbie as Stereotypical Barbie.

Persons: Barbie, Barbie ”, Margot Robbie, Barbie —, Ken, Ryan Gosling, Manohla Dargis, Ken’s, Robbie, Weird Barbie, Kate McKinnon, — didn’t, Allan, Michael Cera, Barbie didn’t, — Organizations: House Locations: America

☆ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question mark in deep space. It could be 2 galaxies colliding.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question-mark-shaped object in deep space. The question mark could be two galaxies colliding, interacting, and distorting each other. Is that a giant question mark? What are you playing at, James Webb Space Telescope? The bigger pictureWebb wasn't looking for a question mark.

Persons: NASA's James Webb, James Webb, Joseph DePasquale, Space.com, Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, STScI, Matt Caplan, Caplan, Webb Organizations: Service, Telescope, NASA, ESA, CSA, Telecope Science Institute, Illinois State University Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Opinion | Barbara Kingsolver Thinks Urban Liberals Have It All Wrong on Appalachia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +58 min

It’s like there’s no point in asking who started this because it’s a really, really old antagonism. I think that’s probably what’s most critical right now is that all of our entertainment, our news media, it’s all made in cities. And he’s really pretty horrible, and he doesn’t feed them enough, and that’s really sad. You’re going to have a flat tire, and the guy that pulls up to help you is going to tell your dad within minutes. It’s not like most books you’re going to see.

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