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DA Darren Aditya

How a Batman Villain Beat the Avengers

Two superhero trailers dropped within days of each other. I expected the biggest blockbuster of the year to dominate my thoughts. Instead…

Jul 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #movies #storytelling #cinema

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AA Aarya Ruparelia

Which is better: The book or the movie?

Books create worlds in our minds, while films bring them to life. But which format creates the better experience?

Jul 20, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #media-analysis #books

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CE Celeb Gist

The Strategy Behind the Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton Romance

A calculated shift in the reality star's public dating playbook has turned a quiet connection into a massive Hollywood power pairing.

Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #kim-kardashian #lewis-hamilton #celebrity-news

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UN uninspiring alien · Pen With Paper

Let’s Talk About Tolkien, and the Exhausting Debate Over Middle-earth

the modern race debate in Middle-earth through book lore, production facts, and the trap of tokenism

Jul 18, 2026 · 5 min read · 121 claps paywalled #personal-essay #pen-with-paper #pop-culture

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KI Kingdom Man Paul · Mutant Kingdom

Avatar Korra: Past Life Regression and Reincarnation in the Spiritual Realm

The Avatar…Master of All Four Elements…

Jul 17, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps paywalled #spirituality #pop-culture #holistic-health

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PS Psyche by Selah

Erling Haaland Is Not Attractive. But Why Do So Many Women Find Him Hot?

There’s an actual psychological reason you’re crushing on him, and I found it.

Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #psychology #social-media #pop-culture

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BA Barry Silverstein · Rock On

The Impact of Elvis: Good or Bad?

The question is still being debated 49 years after his death

Jul 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 166 claps paywalled #music #rock #rock-and-roll

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ST Stevie Nix · Music For Thought

One Man Bands: When The Show Should Not Go On

When the faces disappear, what remains reveals whether the music was bigger than the people making it

Jul 15, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #music #entertainment #pop-culture

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TE Terry Barr · The Riff

A Very Fine House?

Remembering the Columbia Record Club

Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 440 claps paywalled #music #columbia-record-club #nonfiction

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ST Stevie Nix · PubBeat

City That Belongs to Everyone and Therefore No One

In the rubble of September 11, Steve Earle wrote a prayer for Jerusalem knowing exactly how foolish it would sound, and said it anyway

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 61 claps #music #travel #cities

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BA BARRIE J DAVIES

Sheep Painting

I Don’t Work Here Painting by Barrie J Davies, Mixed media on Canvas, 24 cm x 30 cm, Unframed and ready to hang.

Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #sheep #fun-art

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ST Stephie Bertorelli · Cinemania

Netflix Is Not Just Competing With Little House on the Prairie. It Is Competing With Our Memories.

How Michael Landon’s adaptation became the standard — and why every new Little House must compete with the version audiences already…

Jul 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #television #nostalgia #pop-culture

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AL Alexandr Kornienko

The Ultimate Custom Dwarf Minifigure: A Masterclass in High-End LEGO Customization

Discover the ultimate custom-molded Dwarf Warrior minifigure. Explore advanced UV printing, bespoke armor molding, and why AFOL collectors…

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #lego #minifigure #lord-of-the-rings

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WI Wiyah · Perspektif Perempuan

Ketika Tubuh Perempuan Terus-Menerus Dijadikan Bahan Lelucon Publik

Refleksi dari Sepotong Croissant Viral

Jul 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 147 claps paywalled #perspektif-perempuan #perempuan #pop-culture

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LI Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier · Prism & Pen

I Had My First Gay Crush on Sam Neill (RIP)

The passing of a much-loved actor, Sam Neill (1947–2026)

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 155 claps paywalled #gay #lgbtq #film

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YI Yitzi Weiner · Authority Magazine

Tropfest Winner Benjamin Mathews on ‘Project Hourglass,’ Surviving 9/11, and the Blunt Hollywood…

“If you want to have a career in this industry, your work needs to be exceptional.”

Jul 14, 2026 · 14 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #hollywood

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YI Yitzi Weiner · Authority Magazine

Screenwriter Pamela Gray on A Walk on the Moon Musical, Hollywood Resistance to Jewish Stories, and…

“The painful reality of Hollywood is that the minute a studio buys your material, it is simply no longer yours.”

Jul 14, 2026 · 35 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #hollywood

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BA Barry Silverstein · The Album Cafe

A Radical Departure for the ‘60s

How the 1968 album, “Blood, Sweat & Tears,” influenced me

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 263 claps paywalled #music #album-review #album

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TE Terry Barr · The Riff

Beautiful Loser

How Bob Seger unsettles me

Jul 13, 2026 · 6 min read · 465 claps paywalled #music #pop-culture #rock

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ST Stevie Nix · Rock On

Comeback albums [Pt 4]: The ones nobody told you about — but should have

Not every comeback needs a crowd. 10 returns worth tracking down.

Jul 13, 2026 · 6 min read · 103 claps #music #entertainment #pop-culture

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JA Jane Exposé

Inside Meghan Markle’s Secret Highgrove Reunion

She swore she’d never come back to Britain. Then she showed up at King Charles’s door with the kids — and agreed to zero cameras.

Jul 12, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #meghan-markle #king-charles-iii #royal-family

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SA Samantha Almeida · Fanfare

Horror Doesn’t Need to Be Miserable to Be Good

How Widow’s Bay proves that horror can be unsettling, clever, and genuinely funny without sacrificing its bite

Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #pop-culture #tv-series #film-reviews

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SH Shelby Fielding · Fanfare

Is Genre Film Worth Preserving?

Is a certain type of movie allowed to be forgotten?

Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps paywalled #film #culture #pop-culture

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VA Valentin Muro · People & Things

There's no such thing as a guilty pleasure

Enjoying something shouldn’t require an ironic disclaimer first.

Jul 10, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps paywalled #psychology #philosophy #culture

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MA Martin Horsfield

Pop star career changes

First published in the Guardian, July 2021

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #music #pop-music #pop-culture

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RY Ryu & KYU@8 · ILLUMINATION

The Ballistic Trajectory of the Solitary Sniper

Why the Rules of Fluid Dynamics Can’t Camouflage a Tactical Defeat

Jul 10, 2026 · 5 min read · 50 claps #humor #creative-nonfiction #storytelling

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SA Samantha Almeida · Fanfare

Beyond the Fin: The Ocean Horror Movies You Should Watch This Shark Week

Why Shark Week is the perfect time to look beyond sharks

Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min read · 110 claps paywalled #film #movies #pop-culture

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CA Carolyn Harris · Fourth Wave

Why I’ve Started to Hate the Term “Girls’s Girl”

Why “girls’ girl” no longer feels like sisterhood to me

Jul 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #feminism #culture #women

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ST Stevie Nix · Rock On

Comeback albums [Pt 3]: When artists return only to be greeted with a shrug

Not every second coming gets the red carpet treatment

Jul 10, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps #music #pop-culture #entertainment

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AR Arpita Bali · Counter Arts

Memories, Melodies, & Money: Feeling Through Taylor Swift and the Cost of Her Doing it for Us

Have we pushed the limit of creative self-expression in female confessional songwriting too far?

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #music #taylor-swift

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KA kaiserawa

Bonnie Tyler Dies at 75, Leaving a Voice That Defined Generations

Some songs belong to a particular decade. Others keep finding new listeners because the feeling inside them never really ages.

Jul 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #bonnie-tyler #music #pop-culture

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AU Authority Magazine Editorial Staff · Authority Magazine

From Athlete To Entrepreneur: Matt Jones Of WonderDays; 5 Work Ethic Lessons & Business Skills I…

The strongest teams take collective responsibility, learn from setbacks together and come back stronger.

Jul 09, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture

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AU Authority Magazine Editorial Staff · Authority Magazine

Nico Rocks On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry

My Latin roots combined with my New York upbringing are a true source of inspiration for my music. My sound blends Latin and Afrobeat…

Jul 09, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture

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AU Authority Magazine Editorial Staff · Authority Magazine

Meet Nashville’s Rising Stars: Trevor Finlay Of Trevor Finlay

The whole ritual of vinyl for me is a great way to counteract burnout. I can sit down with my morning coffee, pick a record, put it on the…

Jul 09, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture

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JO Joshua Bennion · Fanfare

Why ‘Meanwhile’ Remains Futurama’s Definitive Ending

How the finale provides narrative closure and why any continuation is pointless

Jul 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #television #pop-culture #futurama

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AD Adrian CDTPPW · Read or Die — HQ

World Cup Folklore: The Dictator Mbappe Meme Explained!

A chronological and documented breakdown of the most popular 2026 FIFA World Cup meme

Jul 09, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #world-cup #sports #culture

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BA Barry Silverstein · PubBeat

Six Sixties Songs that Celebrate Places

Tunes from a generation that defined “trip” differently

Jul 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 272 claps paywalled #music #rock #pop-culture

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ST Stevie Nix · Big List Energy

What the Funk? Artists Who Went Back to the Well [Pt 7]

The last instalment. The audacity remains contagious; the results remain mixed; the best of it remains essential

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps #big-list-energy #music #entertainment

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RA Rae Lynn Sommers · Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Was Taylor & Travis’ Wedding the Most Romantic Thing Ever?

or a flagrant flaunting of wealth and wasteful consumption?

Jul 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 93 claps paywalled #culture #pop-culture #wealth

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ST Stevie Nix · PubBeat

City That Looks You in the Eye and Picks Your Pocket

On a borrowed bike with a confiscated licence, Lily Allen sees the London the postcards leave out

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 100 claps #pop-culture #music #entertainment

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AB abby

Are you in alignment with your values?

Thinking out loud

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #ethics-and-morals #society #pop-culture

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JO Jorghensen Elias · Hello Band

Como Vera Fischer era Clubber Conseguiu Rir do Ridículo

A partir de um meme, Vera Fischer Era Clubber furou a bolha e nesse artigo eu vou traçar como uma banda conseguiu transitar entre a…

Jul 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #música #música-alternativa #pop-culture

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AS Aslynn Roe 🐈 · Day in History

Celebrating Actress Shelley Duvall

The Shining’s star and so much more

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 62 claps paywalled #movies #cinema #actress

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JO Joshua Brandt · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Smashing Pumpkins and Subjective Age Bias

A personal trainer on the trials and tribulations of aging

Jul 07, 2026 · 5 min read · 60 claps #health #fitness #aging

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TH The Microtone Fox

A list of all 1045 Sanrio characters (with links to their Hello Kitty Wiki articles)

Sanrio’s universe of characters is enormous — over a thousand of them, spanning everything from household names to one-off mascots that…

Jul 07, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps #pop-culture #trivia #japanese-culture

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TE Terry Barr · Rock On

Mainly One-Hit Wonders

Songs I remember all-too-well

Jul 07, 2026 · 6 min read · 156 claps paywalled #music #pop-culture #rock

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CI Cihan Bağ

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Might Be Marvel’s Riskiest Experiment Since Endgame

A movie about being forgotten could become the most personal Spider-Man story the MCU has ever told

Jul 07, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #geek #marvel #movies

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ST Stevie Nix · Big List Energy

What the Funk? Artists Who Went Back to the Well [Pt 6]

No originals, no safety net: the artists who recorded entire albums they didn’t write, and justified every note

Jul 07, 2026 · 6 min read · 6 claps #big-list-energy #music #entertainment

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SU Sugashnandita · Fourth Wave

The Controversy Behind the “Barbie Girl” Lyrics

Millions of us sang it as kids and all most none of us knew what it was really saying

Jul 07, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,100 claps #women #feminism #pop-culture

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HR Hruthvik HB · Active Minds Hub

Why Do We Feel Closer to Fictional Characters Than Real People?

On grief for people who never existed, and what it says about the ones who do.

Jul 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #psychology #emotional-intelligence #self-awareness