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JK Rowling receives backlash over new “transphobic” book announcement
Harry Potter author JK Rowling again has received backlash from the online users and different groups and this time is after her announcement of her new allegedly transphobic novel.
The new book, entitled “Troubled Blood”, will be written under her pen name Robert Galbraith, and is said to be the sequel to the Cormoran Strike detective series.
It can still be recalled that a few months before the novelist’s book release, fans and social media folks lambasted Rowling, over her controversial remarks about the trans community, as she tweeted on June 6, about and talked about “people who menstruate,” apparently...
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K-pop’s “Baddest Female” CL is back with a new song Post Up!
The queen who goes by the name we already know is definitely back!!!
Lee Chae-rin popularly known as CL has dropped her newest single ‘Post Up’ after a hiatus in 2016. It’s her first release since her six-track EP 'In The Name of Love' dropped at the end of 2019.
CL has been one of K-pop's most popular idols ever since she debuted with 2ne1 in 2009. Being one of South Korea's most influential and successful girl groups worldwide, its fans have been loyal despite the hiatus and disbandment of the girl group.
And now, the OG queen is...
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How to properly dispose of your masks to protect others, our environment, and animals?
Yes, welcome to our next global problem—face mask pollution!
For the past months, the mandatory wearing of a face mask has been implemented all over the world as a general protocol to fight the spread of COVID-19. As millions of people demanded to wear it every day, its waste volume
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Some environmental and animal welfare groups have been raising awareness about this particular issue. We all must be aware of how to properly dispose of our face masks because simply putting it in the trash can is not enough.
On Instagram, the SaveTheReef...
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#ArawNgMagnanakaw trends on Twitter Philippines to mark the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ 103rd birthday
Aside from commemorating the gruesome Twin Tower bombing, September 11 is the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, but netizens seem to celebrate it in a very different way…
On Friday, September 11, 103rd birthday of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, netizens made noise on Twitter as #ArawNgMagnanakaw became a trend in the Philippines, with folks expressing different opinions against the dictator who was known for placing the entire country under martial law in 1972 until the first half of ‘80s
In case you didn't know (or you do and just having a hard time to accept the fact),...
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Tragic 2020 isn’t over yet, now it is California wildfires!
It’s bad news again, and this time, it’s an environmental catastrophe on the west side of the world!
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On September 9, the sky over the Bay Area looked apocalyptic after the on-going massive wildfire in this part of the US.
Wildfires have already burned a record 2.3 million acres across California this year. Strong winds have triggered the fire over the weekend and made the situation worse.
Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Eric Risberg
In an article published by The Verge, the local air quality agency explained that the orange...