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Kanye West told Kim Kardashian her career was 'over' as he compared her awards dress outfit to a dress worn by The Simpson's character Marge. In the latest episode of The Kardashians, the mum-of-four opened up about having 'panic attacks' when it came to finding her fashion identity after almost a decade of Ye styling her. When she went to her first event without her estranged husband , Kanye told her that her career is over. Speaking on her family's new reality show, Kim said: "I got to a point where I would just like ask him for advice for everything even down to what I wear? "Even now I'm having like panic attacks like, 'What do I wear?' Kim wore a form-fitting brown dress for the WAJ Innovator Awards ( Image: Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine I) Kanye called her to compare her dress to one of Marge Simpson's ( Image: FOX) "Kanye also 'styled me all for SNL, then at the Wall Street Journal Magazine, I won the Innovator Award for SKIMS.' "I was … [Read more...] about Kanye West tells Kim Kardashian her career is ‘over’ after Marge Simpson ‘dress fail’

The new high-tech 6G wireless technology could be hacked in five minutes using a piece of office paper, an inkjet printer, a metallic foil transfer, and a laminator. The security flaw which would allow hackers to eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals was discovered by engineering researchers from Rice University and Brown University, who will present their findings and demonstrate the attack this week in San Antonio at ACM WiSec 2022, the Association for Computing Machinery's annual conference on security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks. Study co-author Edward Knightly, Rice's Sheafor-Lindsay professor of electrical and computer engineering, said: "Awareness of a future threat is the first step to counter that threat." "The frequencies that are vulnerable to this attack aren't in use yet, but they are coming and we need to be prepared." In the study, Knightly, Brown University engineering professor Daniel Mittleman and colleagues showed an attacker could easily make a … [Read more...] about Piece of paper and metal foil is all you need to eavesdrop 6G transmissions

Going up ▲ ▲ M&S’ LGBT sandwich Marks and Spencer launched an LGBT+ sandwich to celebrate Pride and raise money for charity – but it was met with mixed reactions. The sandwich, which is available to buy in the UK and Ireland, is filled with lettuce, guacamole, bacon and tomato – to fulfil the LGBT acronym – and comes in rainbow-coloured packaging. Many people praised Marks and Spencer for continuing to campaign for LGBT+ rights. “Love this from @marksandspencer Respect! Live & let live...looks delicious too,” one person wrote on Twitter. However, others responded with scepticism. “LGBT sandwich. These companies are really just taking any swing to seem ‘inclusive’,” one critic commented. The British supermarket said the sandwich was created to raise money for the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), a charity dedicated to helping homeless LGBT+ youth, and Belong to Youth Services, an organisation supporting LGBT+ young people in Ireland. The retailer says … [Read more...] about Lifestyle Barometer: Your guide to what’s hot and what’s not this week from Keanu Reeves to the Billboard Music Awards

CANNES, France (AP) — The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new generation of filmmakers to confront dictators as Charlie Chaplin satirized Adolf Hitler. After tributes and musical numbers, Zelenskyy was streamed live for the formally attired audience who had gathered for the premiere of Michel Hazanavicius’ zombie comedy “Final Cut.” Zelenskyy, dressed in his signature olive green shirt, drew a thunderous standing ovation and and spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality. He referenced films like Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” as not unlike Ukraine’s present circumstances. Zelenskyy quoted Chaplin’s final speech in “The Great Dictator,” which was released in 1940, in the early days of World War II: “The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and … [Read more...] about Theater: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy Says ‘The Dictator will Lose’ in Cannes Opening Night Speech

The Thathayagunta temple in the heart of the city resembled a sea of humanity on Tuesday, the final day of the annual ‘Gangamma Jatara’, the folk festival of Tirupati. The nine-day event witnessed arrival of lakhs of devotees from across Rayalaseema and the border districts of Tamil Nadu, in view of the ancient cultural connections enjoyed by the temple beyond geographical borders. The name ‘Tirupati Gangamma’ is so popular that, in fact, there are temples in the same name even in Tamil Nadu, where she is revered as the younger sister of Lord Venkateswara. Men dress up as women The last day is meant for men visiting the temple, dressed up as women, to offer prayers. The festival was actually introduced centuries back to praise the valorous act of Gangamma slaying a local chieftain, to punish him for his demonic character of outraging the modesty of women. Hence dressing up as a woman to pay obeisance to the goddess is considered an ‘ode’ to womanhood. The ‘Perantalu Vesham’ is … [Read more...] about Gangamma Jatara attracts heavy crowd on final day

With therapists in high demand and long waiting lists that make it challenging to find a provider, using a mental health app might seem like a tempting and relatively inexpensive way to get help. These apps claim to help with issues as varied as addiction, sleeplessness, anxiety and schizophrenia , often by using tools like games, therapy chatbots or mood-tracking diaries. But most are unregulated. Although some are considered useful and safe, others may have shaky (or nonexistent) privacy policies and a lack of high-quality research demonstrating that the apps live up to their marketing claims. Stephen Schueller, the executive director of One Mind PsyberGuide , a nonprofit project that reviews mental health apps, said the lack of regulation has created a “Wild West,” that was exacerbated when the Food and Drug Administration loosened its requirements for digital psychiatry products in 2020 . It is difficult to pinpoint the exact number of mental health apps … [Read more...] about How to Find a Mental Health App That Works for You

The Hyderabad Marathon is an annual calendar event that’s eagerly looked forward to by the running community, and this weekend will witness the ninth edition. On August 24, participants will gather for a fun 5K run and on August 25 runners will compete in three formats — 10K, half marathon (21.09 kilometres) and a full marathon (42.2 kilometres). Around 27,000 runners have registered for the two-day event, reveals Murali Nannapaneni, president of Hyderabad Runners (HR): “We had to close the registrations more than a month ago due to the overwhelming response, to be able to look into the preparations.” Murali Nannapaneni It’s been a steady growth since the first edition of Hyderabad Marathon in 2011. “Back then, registrations were open until a day prior to the event. Since 2015, we decided to close registrations a few days in advance. Now we also have qualifiers for half and full marathons to discourage those who participate without proper training,” says Rajesh Vetcha, … [Read more...] about The story behind Hyderabad Runners and the city’s marathon

For the past 22 years, the loyal supporters of the England football team have been crooning to “It’s Coming Home’, first penned to celebrate the hosting of Euro’96 and then it became a song of eternal hope. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE Hope that a Gary Linekar would one day win it. It never happened. Then they thought if not a Paul Gascoigne, a David Beckham or a Michael Owen or a Harry Kane would do it. Alas, it remained a song and never became an anthem. But who would have known that a bunch of Indian upstarts, daring to dream big would make that song their own? And thus a WhatsApp group of 10 Indian badminton players was formed and the group admin named it ‘It’s Coming Home’. And the force behind it was Indian badminton’s eternal comeback man HS Prannoy, whose acts of ‘Escape to Victory’ against Malaysia and Denmark would now be a part of Indian sporting folklore. The seeds of success were sown for … [Read more...] about Story of a Whatsapp Group ‘It’s Coming Home’ and Those Few Good Men

A group of Indian thieves returned 14 stolen idols to a temple priest after being "haunted" by "scary dreams," said The Guardian . According to the outlet, the thieves stole a total of 16 idols last week from "a 300-year-old temple to Lord Balaji, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu." On Monday, however, 14 of the stolen artifacts were found near the home of the temple's chief priest, located in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to the Times of India ( TOI ), police inspector Rajiv Singh said one of the idols was made of Asthadhatu, an alloy comprised of eight different metals: gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron and mercury. "In Hinduism, the alloy is of great importance and is highly priced," said the official website for the Maa Vaishno Devi Dham, a Hindu temple in the Indian city of Vrindavan, adding that the alloy is thought to be "sacred" and "pure." "Ashtadhatu is widely used for making idols of Hindu gods and goddesses...[which] are made so as to be durable … [Read more...] about Thieves return idols to temple priest after being “haunted” by nightmares

With the beauty industry being one of the biggest contributors to climate change, it's time we seriously took a look at sustainable and eco-friendly beauty product and brand alternatives. Skincare is the most profitable industry with an annual revenue of £2.8 billion, meanwhile the global beauty industry is estimated to be worth a staggering $603 billion (£446 billion). So it's no surprise that with all the packaging that comes with all the purchases we make, that our beauty and skincare regimes are massively contributing to climate change. Thankfully, there are lots of beauty and skincare brands that are now using eco-friendly and sustainable products and packaging - all that's needed is for us to make that change. But in order for us to make that all important change, we need to understand exactly what eco-friendly and sustainable is, and also what to look out for when we're buying. What does eco-friendly and sustainable mean? Sustainable : Able to be maintained - Many … [Read more...] about 10 sustainable and eco-friendly beauty brands including facetheory and Nails inc