In November last year, the major pirate ebook site Z-Library was seized by the FBI. The website, which hosted free ebooks it didn’t own and even charged them for it, was popular among students, even widely gaining traction on TikTok. On Twitter, many users also bemoaned its death, while many authors celebrated this illegal distribution
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In this article FOXA NWSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn his
Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music for a reported $200m (£162m). Hipgnosis Songs Capital, who now own the Canadian’s share of his back catalogue, will now receive a payment anytime one of the songs is played in public. The company have acquired the rights to the 290 songs Bieber
The North of England receives one of the lowest levels of investment among advanced economies, a think tank has said. Greece would be the only OECD nation to see less public and private investment, if the region was a country, according to a new IPPR North report. Researchers found the UK as a whole ranks
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images Microsoft executives on Tuesday told analysts to expect a continuation of the weak pace of
Dave Chappelle is opening up about the backlash he faced last year after he made remarks that were regarded as anti-trans. The stand-up comedian took to his Midnight Miracle podcast and raised claims that the trans community was the one inciting violence. After Chappelle’s show was canceled in Minneapolis, the venue said they wanted to
UPDATE, January 24: The search continues for Julian Sands, 12 days after the actor was reported missing. “The Sheriff’s Department is closing in on the second full week of the search for missing hiker, Julian Sands. Numerous ground and air search efforts have taken place,” read the statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
EXCLUSIVE, Updated with additional details: Paul Mescal’s Irish eyes are smiling, and doing a jig as well. Not only did he receive a first Oscar nomination Tuesday for his leading role in Aftersun, but Deadline can reveal that the acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, in which Mescal delivers an electrifying Stanley Kowalski, will transfer from
News Madonna Biopic for Universal Pictures Scrapped The singer, who was set to direct, embarks on a world tour this summer By Matthew Ismael Ruiz January 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Madonna in 1985/Julia Garner in 2023 (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter A feature film about Madonna’s life and career is no longer moving forward at Universal
You’ve probably seen facial cleansing brushes all over TikTok of late. They’re incredibly effective, and many will swear by them as an essential part of their skincare routine. Don’t get us wrong – we absolutely love a facial, but heading to the salon fortnightly isn’t always financially sustainable. What is worthwhile, however, is investing in
So far this year, eight states have introduced legislation that makes it easier to prosecute teachers and librarians under “obscenity” and “harmful to minor” laws — these have been weaponizing in recent book banning battles, being used against librarians and educators just for having LGBTQ books or sex education books on the shelves. EveryLibrary, a
In this article WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee arranges beauty product gift boxes displayed for sale at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said Tuesday it is raising its minimum wage for store employees to $14 an hour, representing
Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the Oscar nominations, as blockbuster films triumph in the best picture category. The sci-fi indie, which has been a word-of-mouth hit around the world, landed 11 nominations, closely followed by The Banshees Of Inisherin and All Quiet On The Western Front with nine nods each. Asian and Irish talent
A Conservative former minister has become the first Tory MP to publicly call for Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as party chairman. Caroline Nokes said there are “too many unanswered questions” over the former chancellor’s multi-million pound tax dispute and that he is “leading too many front pages”. “When you become the story it’s a
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai meets Polish Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed its second antitrust lawsuit against Google in just over two
Disney has scheduled an in-person upfront on May 16 at New York’s Javits Center, joining a growing cohort betting on the upside of wooing advertisers in the flesh. The annual pitch on behalf of the company’s many linear and streaming platforms is again on the move after the company decamped from its longtime Lincoln Center
A24’s multiverse-spanning Everything Everywhere All at Once scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations Tuesday, helping the indie to 16 noms, the most of any individual distributor this year. Netflix, behind its nine-nom juggernaut All Quiet on the Western Front, had a total of 14 in the feature-length categories and 16 overall. See the scorecards for
EXCLUSIVE: Dyllón Burnside, star of Ryan Murphy shows Pose, American Horror Story and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, will make his London stage debut in Black Superhero, the debut play from British actor, activist and playwright Danny Lee Wynter. Florida-born Burnside will play King, a Black, queer movie star “with the world at his feet,” Wynter told Deadline.
News Richard Dawson Announces First-Ever U.S. Tour He’s also shared the music video for his song “Horse and Rider” By Rob Arcand January 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Richard Dawson, photo by Kuba Ryniewicz Facebook Twitter Richard Dawson has announced his first-ever tour of the United States. The English singer-songwriter will perform headlining sets in New
And – as Jessica Quillin, PhD, a fashion strategist and co-owner of It’s A Working Title, LLC, a boutique luxury strategy agency and think tank – tells GLAMOUR, the noose symbol is “suggestive of the long, brutal history of lynching or hanging of African-Americans in the United States.” “In the age of social media, fashion
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