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After Billie Eilish Failed To Win Any Grammys, Her Brother Finneas Issued A Statement Urging Fans Not To Fight

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Billie was nominated for seven awards at last night’s Grammys, but didn’t take home any of them.

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From Brat to Defying Gravity, these pop culture moments kept us chronically online all 2024 | CBC News

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2024 was packed with moments that ruled our feeds and kept us talking. Here’s what you probably couldn’t miss — even if you tried.

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Gen Z’s reactions to TikTok ban suggest growing need for simulated community - The Tufts Daily

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In August 2020, President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance — the parent company of TikTok — to sell their American assets. That order would prove to be a death knell for TikTok: Four and a half years later, in January, the Supreme Court upheld a law to ban it. On the app, and among the generation that uses it most, panic ensued.

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A very serious list of pop culture predictions for 2025

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From Elon Musk and Donald Trump locking lips to North West dropping her debut album, here are our wildcard predictions for the year ahead

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Sabrina Carpenter - Good Luck, Babe! (Chappell Roan cover) in the Live Lounge

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Justin Bieber Connection to Stratford, Ontario, Canada's Festival City. Justin Bieber home town.

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Meet Chappell Roan - “the larger-than-life, drag queen version of” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz - who you may have seen lecturing Harvard students on how to become a queer icon, taking over TikTok with her ‘Hot To Go!’ dance trend, or playing this year’s Coachella. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter, who has just finished touring with Olivia Rodrigo, opened up about her upbringing in an interview with The Guardian: “I grew up thinking being gay was bad and a sin” until “I went to the gay club and it was so impactful, like magic. It was the opposite of everything I was taught.” This very encounter was powerful enough to inspire the star’s hit single, ‘Pink Pony Club.’ Roan recently made headlines as one Twitter user noticed a common theme in the star’s TikToks. Roan’s also using her voice by launching a campaign to raise funds for Gaza and has previously donated money from her shows to support Black trans people. “A portion of every ticket from my past tours has gone to a Black trans charity, called For The Gworls. I just think it’s important to give back to the queer community, they give everything to me. It’s my duty, I feel, to give back to the community.” “I think what I really struggle with, and still, is ‘being gay enough’... Sometimes I just feel, like, do I belong in the queer community?” As someone who’s admitted to not feeling “queer enough”, we hope Chappell Roan knows she’ll always have a place in the queer community. #chappellroan #gutstour #coachella #lgbtq #queer @chappell roan 

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Meet Chappell Roan - “the larger-than-life, drag queen version of” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz - who you may have seen lecturing Harvard students on how to become a queer icon, taking over TikTok with her ‘Hot To Go!’ dance trend, or playing this year’s Coachella. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter, who has just finished touring with Olivia Rodrigo, opened up about her upbringing in an interview with The Guardian: “I grew up thinking being gay was bad and a sin” until “I went to the gay club and it was so impactful, like magic. It was the opposite of everything I was taught.” This very encounter was powerful enough to inspire the star’s hit single, ‘Pink Pony Club.’ Roan recently made headlines as one Twitter user noticed a common theme in the star’s TikToks. Roan’s also using her voice by launching a campaign to raise funds for Gaza and has previously donated money from her shows to support Black trans people. “A portion of every ticket from my past tours has gone to a Black trans charity, called For The Gworls. I just think it’s important to give back to the queer community, they give everything to me. It’s my duty, I feel, to give back to the community.” “I think what I really struggle with, and still, is ‘being gay enough’... Sometimes I just feel, like, do I belong in the queer community?” As someone who’s admitted to not feeling “queer enough”, we hope Chappell Roan knows she’ll always have a place in the queer community. #chappellroan #gutstour #coachella #lgbtq #queer @chappell roan
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"In moonlight, Black boys look blue," and truly we do look blue, and the world is covered in our hue. One night, I came across the film, " ," thanks to Netflix's recommendations. I read the description of the movie, and I became more interested in the film when I realized the film centered on a Black queer male character. The character had similar intersecting marginalized identities as me, and it was at that point that I felt it was a must-watch.

The film presents three stages in the life of the main character, Chiron: his childhood, adolescence, and early adult life. It explores the difficulties he faces with his identity and sexuality, including the physical and emotional abuse he endures growing up. Masculinity, blackness, queerness, and vulnerability are major focuses of this film. It was a life-changing experience to sit down and watch Chiron's life unfold before my eyes. Because we have quite similar experiences, I felt like I was watching a fictionalized version of my life.

It was very heartwarming to watch Chiron grow, but it reminded me of the harsh realities that queer people of color face. We are more likely to suffer from violence and discrimination because our queerness makes us more vulnerable. We are also more likely to suffer from mental health issues and be ostracized by the people who are meant to protect us.

It was also nice to see Chiron fall in love. Love between two Black males is hardly portrayed in the media, and it was nice to see Chiron be vulnerable around his friend and romantic interest, Kevin. "Moonlight" did break a lot of stereotypes about what being queer looks like, and I still adore it to date.

Queer media like "Moonlight" has helped me accept my queerness. It has helped me become the proud queer person I am today. Watching films, movies, and documentaries about people that are just like me has helped me become firmer and more confident about my identity as a queer person. It has also helped me get a glimpse of the unique and similar struggles that are faced by different LGBTQIA+ people from different walks of life. The media has allowed me to consume queer joy, queer pain, queer trauma, queer resilience, and even queer pride. The media has comforted me and made me feel less alone when it comes to my life experiences as a young queer person that is still trying to find their place in the world.

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How Queer Media Helped Me Embrace My Identity - Channel Kindness

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"In moonlight, Black boys look blue," and truly we do look blue, and the world is covered in our hue. One night, I came across the film, "Moonlight," thanks to Netflix's recommendations. I read the description of the movie, and I became more interested in the film when I realized the film centered on a [...]