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☆ On Oscars Carpet, the ‘Naked Dress’ Ruled
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rory Satran | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Rihanna and red carpet host Ashley Graham in complementary revealing looks on Oscar night. Today’s Naked Dress trend, in full effect at the Oscars and its various celebrations Sunday, is in line with Saint Laurent’s prescient vision of glamorous nudity. On the Academy Awards’s red carpet, the Naked Dress continued its proud, chilly parade with looks such as Eva Longoria’s Zuhair Murad white lace gown and Ashley Graham’s fully sheer black tulle dress with cutouts. To the Vanity Fair Oscars party, Olivia Wilde wore a white Gabriela Hearst column cut away to reveal a leather bra. Rihanna’s custom Alaïa leather dress worn over a sheer jersey bodysuit was a provocative pregnancy twist on the look.

☆ Best place to get macro exposure is in the SPY ETF or SPY options, says Susquehanna's Murphy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBest place to get macro exposure is in the SPY ETF or SPY options, says Susquehanna's MurphySusquehanna’s Chris Murphy joins Mike Santoli and the ‘CNBC Special: Taking Stock’ to discuss the explosion in options contracts that expire within 24 hours and what it means to the market.

☆ Fact Check-Rihanna was not wearing a pentagram belt during the Super Bowl halftime show, contrary to online claims her belt was ‘satanic’
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Pop and R&B superstar Rihanna was wearing a safety harness during her performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. Posts on social media shared a grainy photograph of her outfit and claimed her belt had a pentagram on it, as an ode to satanism. Posts on Twitter (here) and Facebook (here) include blurry images they purport show Rihanna wearing a black buckle with a six-pointed star. Higher definition photographs of the halftime show published by Reuters show that Rihanna’s harness did not have any kind of star on it, but a regular buckle (here) (here). Rihanna was not wearing a pentagram during her halftime show performance.

☆ Dogs Win the Super Bowl Ad Lineup, Surveys Show
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

The winner of USA Today’s annual Super Bowl Ad Meter was a commercial for dog-food delivery company Farmer’s Dog Inc. that tracked one chocolate Lab’s relationship with its owner from puppyhood to old age. The USA Today rankings had some overlap with other results. Research by Ace Metrix, a unit of TV ad measurement firm iSpot.tv Inc., crowned Jeep’s Super Bowl commercial as the most likable of the night. Jeep had the game’s most likable ad, according to Ace Metrix. “In past years, we’ve seen the majority of Super Bowl conversation generated in the weeks leading up to the Big Game,” a Mars spokeswoman said.

☆ Chiefs or Eagles? Mahomes or Hurts? Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ or ‘Diamonds’? A Super Bowl Guide for the Last-Minute Fan
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PhoenixSuper Bowl Week is a reality distortion field. Here in the desert, I’m surrounded by merry pilgrims deeply invested in this game, who expect Bowl No. 57 between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs to be a seismic American moment, who can tell me everything I need to know about Andy Reid’s offensive line performance in the 1980 Holiday Bowl, and would do nearly anything for an invite to a sweaty, oversubscribed NFL afterparty where they might see the back of Dick Butkus’s head.

☆ Some critically acclaimed films by and about Black people don’t make the Oscars list in a major letdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Michelle Garcia | Michelle Garcia Is The Editorial Director Of Nbcblk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

While the Golden Globes brought several notable nominations and wins for Black performers in television and film, this year’s Oscar nominations look very different. “Till,” starring Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley, chronicles the 14-year-old’s mother during her quest for justice after her child was brutally murdered. The film earned no Academy Award nominations. “Wakanda Forever” also failed to match the best picture nod earned by 2018’s “Black Panther” — the first superhero movie nominated for the top Oscar. Bassett is also the second oldest Black woman ever nominated for an acting Oscar, behind supporting actress nominee Ruby Dee, who appeared in 2007’s “American Gangster.”

☆ What to know about 'Naatu Naatu,' the song that beat out Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga at Golden Globes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“Naatu Naatu,” a song from the hit Telugu-language film “RRR,” was the unexpected and historic winner for best original song at the Golden Globes Tuesday, beating out Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Majumdar said she was surprised but thrilled “Naatu Naatu” took home the award. “Earlier, that was seen as a feature that was strange about Indian cinema. Keeravani accepts the Best Original Song award for "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" during the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday. “When I envisioned the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song,” Rajamouli told Variety.

☆ Elon Musk promotes release of internal Twitter documents rehashing platform’s block of Hunter Biden story
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The controversy involving Twitter and Hunter Biden dates to October 2020, weeks before the presidential election between Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump. Taibbi wrote that he has seen no evidence that there was government involvement in Twitter’s move to block the New York Post story. Shortly after the New York Post published the article, Twitter pointed to concerns about hacked materials as the reason for blocking the story. Zuckerberg cited warnings from the FBI about election-related threats, though none about Hunter Biden in particular. Hunter Biden has said that federal prosecutors in Delaware are investigating his taxes.

☆ Analysis: The final season of ‘Dead to Me’ is a poignant eulogy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Believe it or not, one of the things that has been helping me lately is just carving out some chill time. Three things to watch‘Dead to Me’ Season 3Christina Applegate as Jen Harding in a scene from "Dead to Me" on Netflix. Saeed Adyani/NetflixThe new season of “Dead to Me,” starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, will be the dark comedy series’ last. I am especially invested in this last season given Applegate’s revelation that she has multiple sclerosis. ‘The Santa Clauses’Tim Allen (second from right) in a scene from "The Santa Clauses" on Disney+.

☆ 'The Wonder': Florence Pugh's performance makes eerie drama essential viewing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Review Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But when she finds herself in a film that can match her talents, as she does in Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder,” she’s a marvel. In “The Wonder,” a film of considerable emotional depth that asks much of its actors, the result is perhaps her finest work to date. Left to right: Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke and Florence Pugh in "The Wonder." Florence Pugh as Lib Wright and Kíla Lord Cassidy as Anna O'Donnell in "The Wonder." “The Wonder” is available in select cinemas on November 2 and available on Netflix November 16.

☆ Rihanna would like Beyoncé to model for Savage X Fenty
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —If anyone has the power to manifest it’s Rihanna, right? The superstar singer and entrepreneur recently shared her dream model to walk the runway for her Savage X Fenty fashion line. “Beyoncé,” Rihanna told E! Now both women are not only two of the biggest stars in the music industry, but also have successful fashion lines - Rihanna with Savage X Fenty and Beyoncé with Ivy Park. Plenty of stars have already been featured by Savage X Fenty, with Taraji P. Henson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Marsai Martin among those who appeared at the line’s latest fashion show.

While some creators have been pumping out videos about the midterm elections, searching “midterms” on TikTok shows many young creators are more interested in discussing their midterm exams. “Not a lot of people know about it,” Meadow Treadwell, 20, said about her college-age peers and the midterm elections. “With midterms, I don’t know if it’s because I’m not on that side of TikTok, but I haven’t seen any.”The “midterms” hashtag is full of content about academic midterms. Content with the hashtag “midterm exam” has 16 million views and content with the hashtag “midterm elections 2022” has 12 million views. Polling data suggests young voters are less enthusiastic in 2022 than they were in 2018, when 36% of young voters turned out.

☆ Social media users are calling Rihanna out for including Johnny Depp in her coming Savage X Fenty fashion show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Johnny Depp will appear in the fourth edition of Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show, NBC News has confirmed. “We will boycott the show if Johnny Depp is in it,” a Twitter user said. “Delete the Johnny Depp scene now if it ever existed,” another wrote. Representatives for Amazon Prime and Savage X Fenty did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “If Johnny Depp has any part in this, I will no longer support the brand,” a Twitter user wrote.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’Even before making its way to theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman — has birthed some of this fall’s biggest pop culture moments, including a Rihanna song drop. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11. “The Inspection” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 18. “Bones and All” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23. “Strange World” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23.

☆ Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ sets emotional ‘Wakanda Forever’ tone
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Rihanna’s first solo new music in six years is out and tugging at heartstrings. “Lift Me Up” from the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack was released Friday. The song is already a hit with her faithful fan base, known as Rihanna’s Navy. Within an hour of her posting the 14-second teaser, there were more than 70,000 tweets generated about it, according to Twitter. The new song begins with Rihanna humming the melody before she launches into the emotional lyrics.

☆ Rihanna returns to music with ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ original song
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Rihanna has re-entered the music ring on the soundtrack for the highly-anticipated Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which opens on Nov. 11. The song, “Lift Me Up,” was written as a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman by Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler. “All The Stars” went on to win an Oscar for best original song, in addition to numerous Grammys. The first “Black Panther” soundtrack featured music by Schoolboy Q, Vince Staples, Jorja Smith, Travis Scott, the Weeknd and Khalid, while its original score was composed by Ludwig Göransson. More imminently, Rihanna is prepping for her third annual Savage X Fenty fashion show which will feature Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver, and Maxwell as performing artists.

☆ Rihanna to debut new music on ‘Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —We can thank the “Black Panther” sequel for Rihanna finally returning to the world of music. The original song will be featured on the soundtrack to the new Marvel movie, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The song will mark Rihanna’s first new music as a solo artist in six years. According to a press release, the tune was written by Rihanna, fellow artist Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson and “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler as a tribute to the late “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman. Fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from Rihanna since her last album, “Anti,” which dropped in 2016. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By” will be released on November 4.

☆ ‘Black Adam’ Review: Rock Bottom
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

There are superhero movies about the War on Terror, the implacability of evil and the unintended consequences that might ensue if gods were among us. Then there are superhero movies about how cool it might look to shoot lightning out your fingertips. Like “Aquaman” and “Shazam!,” “Black Adam” feels like its script was dreamed up during seventh-grade recess. Adrianna is being pursued by the thugs ruling Kahndaq, so Teth Adam helpfully smites her enemies via such digitally colorful actions as roasting attackers with fingertip-fired electricity and smashing helicopters together while flying. Teth Adam, or Black Adam, as he will come to be known in a nod to both his dyspeptic personality and his skin-tight superhero garb, has much the same powers as Superman, but tied to attitude instead of innocence.

☆ Willie Spence, ‘American Idol’ Season 19 runner-up, dead at 23
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Willie Spence, a singer who as a teen went viral with his rendition of Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds” and was the runner up on Season 19 on “American Idol, has died the show confirmed in a social media posting on Wednesday. “We are devastated about the passing of our beloved American Idol family member, Willie Spence,” read the caption on a video of Spence’s “Idol” audition, posted on the show’s verified Instagram account. TMZ also reported that a family member confirmed to them that Spence died after a crash. Spence also chose to perform the song for his audition for “American Idol” in 2021. That’s where I see myself in five years.”“American Idol” fifth season runner up Katharine McPhee Foster took to her Instagram stories to post a tribute to Spence, who she met on “Idol” during his season.

☆ The coworkers who fell in love when they shared a hotel room
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When Ida Skibenes pulled up outside the Solstrand Hotel, her stomach was in knots, flipping between nerves and excitement. The historic Solstrand Hotel in Norway played an important role in Hanna and Ida's relationship. The next day, Ida and Hanna were preoccupied with a busy day of meetings and presentations. Hanna and Ida got engaged at the Solstrand hotel, and got married in Bergen in 2022. I’ve never been in such a close relationship before and it changed my life in many different ways.

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