I remember learning about Hello Kitty’s true nature in the mid-2010s. I immediately, conveniently tossed it out of my head. It simply hurt my brain too much to process that Hello Kitty was not a kitty. She is a little girl. Hello Kitty.

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It’s called TERF—the title was considerably toned down; it was originally TERF C**t—and it will play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from August 2. It’s already lost one venue thanks to the original title. It was planned to premiere at Saint Stephens Theater, and has now moved to the Assembly Rooms. Playwright Joshua Kaplan has admitted in an interview with Deadline that it was a “misstep” to put the word  “c**t” in there. But TERF, as you may know, stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, and is not a slur—in fact, including “feminist” in the moniker is giving them a lot of undue credit.

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A Different Man enjoyed its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year but is still awaiting its wide release. It has already been nominated for several awards at various film festivals, including the Golden Lion at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film boasts quite a unique premise as it follows two men with neurofibromatosis, a genetic mutation that causes non-cancerous tumors to grow on the skin and nerve tissue.

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Honkai: Star Rail is a China-based role-playing game, which recently began announcing the voice actors for its English translation. On July 17, it announced that Niosi would provide the English voice for Moze, a “Shadow Huard of the Yaoqing” who is known for his silence and intelligence. However, it wasn’t long before social media users began questioning the choice to involve Niosi in the game, considering his history of admitted abuse.

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Two bits of news broke hours apart yesterday, one being that Joe Biden isn’t going to step down from running for President unless a doctor tells him to, and then hours later, he tested positive for COVID. What is the universe up to? Anyway, the news began circulating social media and then whoever runs Biden’s Twitter account did the most unhinged thing possible.

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Coalitions of content creators flocked together in solidarity against Meta and planned a mass exodus from Instagram in response. These artists are angry; this information came way too late when the AI training originally started, and all of this comes without consent and no alternative.

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From a 13-part TikTok series from Schofield exposing Kane’s lies, to the latter’s response, this situation has been a total mess. To promote his new song “I Don’t Wanna Live in a World Without You,” Clinton Kane released several TikToks alluding to an ex-girlfriend that won’t stop “yapping” about their months-long relationship. He also mentioned that another ex-girlfriend had helped him film and edit the music video.

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It has been four years since Perry released her last studio album, but she is set to break that hiatus in September with the release of 143. Fans were excited for “Woman’s World,” the lead single of 143, especially since it was supposed to embrace the inspirational nature of some of the best songs of her career. However, it has been clear from the onset that the song isn’t anything like her powerful “Roar” and “Firework.” After all, it’s hard to classify a song as embracing feminism when it was created in collaboration with Dr. Luke, the music producer who Kesha accused of sexual assault and abuse. While Dr. Luke has denied the allegations and settled the lawsuit with Kesha, partnering with him for a female empowerment song is certainly a choice on Perry’s part.

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Similar to Trump’s running mate, J. D. Vance, Rose was once openly critical of the former President. However, unlike Vance, her views actually don’t seem to have always aligned with Trump’s, especially since she has been outspoken about feminism. She has played a big role in raising awareness for SlutWalk, a movement that speaks out against slut-shaming, victim-blaming, and sexual harassment and abuse.

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We’re just under a week away from the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, which will bring Ryan Reynolds’ eponymous Merc with a Mouth together with Hugh Jackman’s Logan for a time-twisty, R-rated foray through the MCU, with plenty of Disney jabs, TVA references, and pegging jokes to boot (Kevin Feige has entered the chat). Directed by Shawn Levy, there’s a lot riding on the comic book threequel given the current state of the franchise, but if anyone can save the MCU from certain doom, it’s “Marvel Jesus.”

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The company took to Instagram and their X account to post the following message after the attempt on Trump’s life: “Donald Trump was shot. I don’t care what your political views are but the hate for Trump and his supporters has gone too far. People are terrified to admit they support Trump. I’ve been scared myself. Americans shouldn’t live in fear. I support Trump. Many at Sticker Mule do. Many at Sticker Mule also support Biden.”

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Afualo, who became popular on TikTok for mocking men and their red flags, is someone people adore. Though Afualo is primarily on other platforms, when Davis decided to randomly come for her on X (formerly Twitter), Afualo made a point of returning to confront her. If I know anything in this world, it is not to come for Afualo.

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Cody Ko started off on Vine, where he garnered nearly two million followers before it was shut down in 2017. Soon, he moved over to commentary videos on YouTube and has since amassed over six million followers on his main channel, with over a billion views across his videos. He has collaborated with several YouTubers through the years, such as Britany Broski, Meatcanyon, and Tana Mongeau.

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1. The Millennium Falcon

The Millennium Falcon is the perfect sort of gift to bring to Optimus Prime’s Prime Day birthday bash. Why? It’s a vehicle. And if there’s ANYTHING an Autobot loves in this world it’s a vehicle. They turn into them like … all the time. The Millennium Falcon from Star Wars is sure to give The Ops some awesome vehicle inspo. Not that the semi-truck he turns into isn’t cool and all … but this is a spaceship. No compare. $7 off? Not bad.

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1. ChooChoo Farmhouse Console Table

Let’s start of simple, shall we? With a nice table. The ChooChoo Farmhouse Console Table, to be specific. Sure, it’s not a dinner table. Not even worthy of a breakfast nook. But a lover of all things interior like you doesn’t judge. There’s a place for it. A place for all pieces of furniture, both great and small. Stick it by your door and drop your keys and wallet on it (so you don’t lose them anymore). Put some pictures of Pop Pop on there. Get creative.

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Gass made his comment at a Tenacious D gig in Sydney, Australia. It was his birthday, and Black suggested he make a wish. Gass quipped “Don’t miss Trump next time”—after the assassination attempt, social media was filled with similar jokes, ill-advised though they might be—and the audience laughed. But then things got serious very quickly. Australian federal senator Ralph Babet wrote an overwrought letter calling for the band to be deported from Australia, and multiple “free speech absolutists” on social media forgot their principles and called for Gass to face consequences.

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HBO’s adaptations of George R. R. Martin’s work occasionally reference the “Doom of Valyria”—the tragedy’s official name. Valyria is where House Targaryen and House Velaryon originated. Once upon a time, there was a territory in Essos (the continent across the narrow sea from Westeros where Daenerys Targaryen spent most of the events of Game of Thrones) called the Valyrian Freehold. It’s capital was called Valyria, or Old Valyria. You may remember that Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont sailed in a boat through the ruins of Old Valyria on Game of Thrones in Season 5. Viserys was building an Old Valyria lego model. It’s in the conversation!

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During the ceremony, Venus Williams talked about how everyone should enjoy women’s sports because they are, also, just sports! She said, “Go ahead and enjoy women’s sports, like you would any other sports, because they are sports.”

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Spoilers ahead for all episodes of ‘House of the Dragon’ seasons one and two.

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Chiitan is a Japanese mascot who has become a Twitter sensation. The account usually shared videos and photos of Chiitan in situations where he ends up in trouble or hurt. With over 153,000 tweets, Chiitan has amassed 1.7 million followers on the platform.

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