Cinemas threaten Minecraft Movie audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Incidents reported in the UK and US of cheering, shouting and throwing popcorn during screenings of hit film have prompted cautions to audiences

Cinemas have warned audience members they will be ejec…

HillmanTok: a Cosby Show-inspired college is thriving on TikTok even as Black education is under threat

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 11:15 UTC

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Inspired by the university setting of A Different World, the world’s first crowd-sourced HBCU is expanding online

In 1987, the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World made its US TV debut and followed th…

China unleashes meme war on Trump's tariffs: AI-generated songs and videos mocking obese Americans, 'tax on penguins' and stock market collapse flood social media

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

AI-generated video published on Chinese TikTok accounts painted a glum picture of life in a re-industrialised America, with obese factory workers stitching cheap clothes.

Parents slammed for 'ruining their kids' life' after teacher reveals struggle to pronounce bizarre name

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 18:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Mike, from New York, recently took to TikTok to relay a story told by a teacher friend of his, who came across a name that was more riddle than moniker.

Minecraft mania: how millions of rowdy kids saved the box office

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Video game adaptation broke records over the weekend as reports pour in about chaotic screenings and TikTok trends

Minecraft has jumped from game consoles to movie screens, and theaters across the cou…

Minecraft movie carnage: Screenings descend into chaos with fights breaking out, police called and cinemas covered in vomit and popcorn

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 13:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Loved by gamers, dreaded by parents, derided by critics: for the most part, the noise surrounding A Minecraft Movie has been predictable. But a viral TikTok trend has caused bedlam in cinemas.

‘What if we didn’t suck?’: the leftist influencer who wants to campaign for Congress differently

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 12:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Kat Abughazaleh has been critical of what she describes as Democrats’ lack of vision and says the party has lost touch with many of its voters, especially young people

Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old p…

Tech’s Trump ties are starting to burn

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 12:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Big tech bet on Trump – now tariffs are tanking stocks, IPOs are stalling, and Musk’s role in Washington may be ending

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. It’s been a busy week in tech news: Donald Trump…

Memo to Timothée Chalamet: instead of total-immersion ping pong, maybe take the year off | Stuart Heritage

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 10:45 UTC

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After years-long Bob Dylan training helped push his awards cred, the actor has done months of heavy table tennis drill for Marty Supreme. He may be missing the point

Not winning an Oscar can do funny …

‘What if we didn’t suck?’ the leftist influencer who wants to campaign for Congress differently

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 10:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Kat Abughazaleh has been critical of what she describes as Democrats’ lack of vision and says the party has lost touch with many of its voters, especially young people

Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old p…