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What Netflix documentary The Most Hated Man on the Internet gets right (and wrong) about ‘revenge porn’
Aleksey Boyko/Shutterstock The most hated man on the internet, according to a new Netflix docuseries, is Hunter Moore. The convicted criminal and self-described “professional life ruiner” Moore enabled the non-consensual distribution of thousands of private images by founding “revenge porn” website Is Anyone Up?. The documentary captures what revenge pornContinue Reading
Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Is a Big Deal for Crypto—and the Planet
One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining.Continue Reading
Second person arrested after Wicklow assault leaves man in critical condition
Updated: 8.20pm A second man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a serious assault in Co Wicklow on August 2nd. Earlier, gardaí arrested a man in connection with the assault which took place at a house in Arklow in the early hours of the Tuesday morning. AContinue Reading
Milly Alcock on House of the Dragon: ‘Things like this don’t happen to people like me’
I t seems unimaginable, but Milly Alcock had never seen Game of Thrones when she clinched the role as one of the stars of its new spin-off House of the Dragon – which made it all the more impressive when she walked onto the set. “I was just like, ‘HolyContinue Reading
After She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Read These 5 Comics
Marvel’s latest show on Disney+ introduces Bruce Banner’s cousin (and comedy) to the MCU. Here’s what to read after you’ve turned green with laughter.Continue Reading
Warning to anyone who’s had Covid over distressing side effects that can strike two years later
CATCHING Covid increases your risk of conditions including dementia, psychosis and brain fog up to two years after infection, a new study suggests. Scientists at the University of Oxford also noted a greater risk of anxiety and depression, but found this subsides two months after infection. Children were more likelyContinue Reading
Ukraine war prompts Baltic states to remove Soviet memorials
Soviet-era monument in Riga, Latvia, which was splashed with the colours of the Ukraine flag the day after Russia invaded in February 2022. Kārlis Dambrāns/ Flickr., CC BY-NC Estonia is to remove all of its Soviet-era war monuments, the latest in a line of eastern European countries to go downContinue Reading
Megan Thee Stallion releases music video for Traumazine track Her
M egan Thee Stallion has dropped the music video to her new track Her, just days after the release of her second studio album, Traumazine. And, of course, the video is trending on YouTube. Filmed entirely in black and white, it contains all the usual components of a video fromContinue Reading
Monkeypox cases jumped 20% in the last week to 35,000 across 92 countries, WHO says
Monkeypox continues to spread across the globe with cases jumping by 20% over the last week, according to the World Health Organization. Infections increased by nearly 7,500 to more than 35,000 cases total across 92 countries, but nearly all reported cases are in Europe and the Americas, according to WHOContinue Reading
Wolves new boy Nunes worked in family’s bakery near Lisbon just THREE years ago
BRAZILIAN-born Matheus Nunes’ rise is almost as impressive as the pastries from his family’s bakery. The 23-year-old midfielder has become Wolves’ record-signing, after the Midlands club paid Sporting Lisbon £42million for his services. 7 Matheus Nunes has become Wolves’ record signing after moving from Sporting Lisbon for £42m 7 JustContinue Reading