Erdogan favourite to extend two decades of rule in Turkish runoff
Turkey voted on Sunday in a historic runoff election that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered as the firm favourite to extend two decades of...
2023-05-28 20:46
'In awe of you every single day': Aaron Paul pays sweet 10th wedding anniversary tribute to wife Lauren Parsekian
Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian met at the Coachella Festival in 2010 and got married in 2013
2023-05-28 19:55
How to do the Taylor Swift mathematically ranking album trend
It feels like Taylor Swift is everywhere at the moment. Every day there is a new story from one of her sell-out Eras tour concerts or a new fan theory about what her next release will be. Then there is all the news about her supposed new boyfriend Matty Healy of The 1975. With all this in mind it's easy to forget that Taylor Swift is one of the biggest and most talented musicians of the last 20 years and she has a plethora of songs in her back catalog. This is why a new TikTok trend has emerged around Swift's 10 albums to date and oddly involves maths. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The trend is simple but you might need a calculator to take part in it. All you need to do is rate each song on all of Swift's 10 albums out of 10 (it's up to you which versions of the albums you want to rank). Once you have done that add up the scores for each song and then divide it by the amount of songs on the record and it will give you the average score for that album. @lizwizdom Mathematically proven cuz i’m a mastermind #greenscreen #greenscreenvideo #taylorswift #swiftie The results are mystifying some Taylor Swift fans who are discovering that their favourite Swift album was not what they originally thought it was. @laurneliastreet mathematically calculating your album ranking is so overrated?????? #taylorswiftalbumranking #taylorswiftmathematicalranking #mathematicalranking #taylorswiftranking #taylorswift #shocking #devastating #imsosad #whyme @Taylor Swift @Taylor Nation In essence, you can pretty much do this with any artist and their discography. On that note we're off to find out which Slipknot album is our favourite. 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.
2023-05-28 19:25
7 times Black Mirror predicted the future
Black Mirror is returning to our screens for a new series in June - get hyped. It has been four years since fans of the dystopian drama were last treated to a taste of the anthology TV series and 12 since it first aired in the UK so safe to say, its return has been long awaited. But since it first graced our screens in 2011, a lot has changed in the world. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Life has often imitated art and Black Mirror now seems less of a dystopia and more of a documentary. Especially in these seven instances where the show was just a bit too on the nose... 1. PM has sex with a pig In season one of the show, a kidnapper demands that the prime minister, Michael Callow, has sex with a pig on live television to secure the safe return of a British royal family member. While this certainly did not happen in real life, it sounded a bit like Piggate - a claim that surfaced in 2015 that, during his university years, former prime minister David Cameron inserted his penis into a dead pig's mouth at a party. 2. People ride bikes for tokens In another season two classic, Black Mirror writer Charlie Brooker imagines a world where people ride stationary bikes for a virtual currency used to buy essentials. Today in Paris's station Gare Du Nord, people can ride bikes to generate power to charge their phones while they wait for their trains. 3. AI versions of deceased loved ones In season two episode Be Right Back, a woman brings her dead boyfriend back to life (kind of) by getting an android version of him, which learns his speech patterns by using his social media posts and online communications Last year Amazon revealed an experimental Alexa feature that allows the app to mimic the voices of users' dead relatives. 4. Joke politicians go viral The Waldo Moment sees a satirical computer-animated bear become a politician. Now we could resort to some rubbish satire of our own and say all the politicians we have in the House of Commons are no better than cartoon bears but that would be cheap. What is the case is that joke candidates like Count Binface and other representatives from the Monster Raving Loony Party frequently outperform fringe candidates in by-elections that take place in the UK nowadays. 5. People rate their social interactions In season three, an episode called Nosedive sees people rate all of their social interactions on a five-star scale which then go on to form a person's socioeconomic status. This is quite similar to people rating each other on Uber and swiping across each other on dating apps like Hinge and Bumble if you ask us. Black Mirror | Nosedive Featurette [HD] | Netflix www.youtube.com 6. Tracking health through tablets In Arkangel, a season four episode, Marie implants her three-year-old daughter with an Arkangel system which monitors her health, vision and hearing via a tablet computer. It is not too dissimilar to the rise of Apple Watches and FitBits which people use to obsess over their resting heart rate, sleep score and step count. 7. The rise of dating apps In Hang the DJ, people use an electronic device called "Coach" which chooses their partners and the duration of their relationship. Nowadays there is always a new dating app every other week promising to find people love and happiness in different ways. So it is safe to say Black Mirror really had its finger on the pulse when envisioning a not-too-distant future. We can't wait to see what phenomena the next few episodes will predict. 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.
2023-05-28 15:55
From MrBeast to MKBHD: 5 YouTube content creators who spent money wisely by serving enormous audience
YouTube is great for content creators to show their creativity, and some who have made it big on the platform know how to spend their money wisely
2023-05-28 13:58
Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among contenders for Cannes Film Festival's top prize
CANNES Veteran directors Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are among those in the running for the
2023-05-27 22:55
Carol Vorderman scathingly compares Boris Johnson to a 'dose of diarrhoea'
During Friday's episode of Have I Got News For You, UK TV legend turned political commentator Carol Vorderman delivered a scathing takedown of former prime minister Boris Johnson amid his latest scandal. Johnson is currently embroiled in another lockdown-related controversy with claims that gatherings he held at Chequers broke Covid restrictions. Given that Johnson is back in the news again its no surprise that he was a subject of conversation on HIGNFY once more but not to the delight of Vorderman. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The 62-year-old TV presenter said: "Boris Johnson is like a dose of diarrhoea that keeps on giving, is he not? Every single time you switch on the news, he's still there. How does this happen?" Regularly HIGNFY panelist Ian Hislop wittily replied: "I think it's something to do with the system." 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.
2023-05-27 21:27
Emmie Sperandeo: 3 unknown facts about TikTok influencer who fractured her skull in horse riding accident
Other than horseriding, Emmie Sperandeo has a lot of experise in agriculture too
2023-05-27 19:28
Jenna Ortega sparks fierce debate among fans after being spotted smoking
Fans of the actress Jenna Ortega have been left upset after footage emerged that appeared to show her smoking. The 20-year-old is well-known for her role portraying gothic teen Wednesday in the Netflix series of the same name, gaining a large and passionate fanbase online. But, some of her fans were left saddened when a video began circulating online showing Ortega smoking a cigarette, sparking a debate among Twitter users. The clip was shared by @wstgoat7 and appeared to show Ortega leaning against a wall and smoking while in conversation with someone. She had her hair tied back and sunglasses on her head while also clutching a handbag. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It has been viewed almost 30 million times and ignited some strong feelings among her fans, many of whom have grown up with the former child actress on their screens in shows such as the Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle. One disappointed person replied to the video: “Yeah she’s off the roster.” Another said: “Major turn off.” But, others were more concerned by the fact that people were so shocked and concerned that a grown adult woman was doing something totally legal. Someone urged: “Stop infantilizing Jenna, anyways is that the Miu Miu Nappa leather pocket bag? She has good taste.” “Twitter users when their fav actor, who is an adult, does an adult thing,” pointed out someone else. For others, the Ortega smoking discourse reminded them of the moment One Direction fans discovered band member Zayn Malik smoked and launched a campaign in 2012 to urge him to quit. Amid the Ortega controversy, fans urged others not to put public figures and celebrities on a pedestal that they never asked to be on. 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.
2023-05-27 15:54
Chris Mannix Berated By Denver Radio Hosts in Contentious Interview
Sports Illustrated NBA reporter Chris Mannix is taking a lot of heat this week after saying the Denver Nuggets "aren't very interesting." On Friday, he did a guest appearance on Denver radio station Altitude Sports 92.5. It didn't go well and was extremely uncomfortable to listen to.
2023-05-27 09:46
15 Great Father’s Day Gifts to Celebrate Every Kind of Dad
Have a dad who is hard to shop for? Here are the best Father’s Day gifts for all kinds of father figures, including everything from multitools to beard-trimming kits and more.
2023-05-27 03:52
30 of the Best Memorial Day Deals to Shop Right Now
Shop the best Memorial Day deals happening now at Anthropologie, Great Jones, Sur La Table, and other top retailers.
2023-05-27 02:25