Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.
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Private renters are set to save hundreds of pounds as a new law banning letting fees comes into force in England.
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When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls.
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BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal.
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When student finance doesn’t stretch and you have no parents for help – how do you make it through your degree?
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Sony's smartphone business is anything but a beacon of hope and huge sales and profitability. Still, the company is in it for the long haul and doesn't plan on exiting this market, even if it is retreating from certain areas. While its sales numbers might not be great, Sony wants to remain relevant, and its latest effort to do that is an infographic. This was shared today on the official blog of its mobile arm, and it's all about the various innovations, records, and world firsts that can be attributed to its past in the mobile business. From the first 4K display in a smartphone (the...
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Sir Elton John has criticised Russian censors for cutting gay sex scenes from the hit musical biopic Rocketman.
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Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.
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A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.
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Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.
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What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?
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Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.
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BREAKING: A shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal center has resulted in "multiple injuries," police say, adding that a suspect is in custody. https://t.co/7jwIX0PVHe
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2019
One officer is among the wounded. Police Chief Kames A. Cervera said that his life was saved by his protective vest as he was hit by the gunman who “fired indiscriminately” throughout the building. “This is the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach.” said Mayor Bobby Dyer.
Six patients were admitted to hospitals in Virginia Beach after Friday's shooting. https://t.co/39TymTSaca
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) May 31, 2019
As our own writer Annie Reneau eloquently stated less than one month ago:
I am a person of faith, but I am done with our first and only response to mass shootings being to think about and pray for victims. Thoughts and prayers are a given, not a solution.
I’m done with lone wolf after lone wolf after lone wolf—the majority of which actually have some striking commonalities—terrorizing my country because we refuse to take any serious steps to prevent the easiest means of mass murder.
I’m done with blaming mental health when every other country in the world has mentally unstable people and nowhere near our number of mass shootings.
As the thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Virginia Beach shooting roll in, here's a list of top recipients of campaign donations from the @NRA: https://t.co/Vs6IxbPLmq
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) May 31, 2019
Now, with yet another mass shooting on the books, it's time to shift away from "thoughts and prayers" and lean into common sense action.
After the Parkland shooting, one site put together a list of 30 concrete examples of things we can all do now to support sensible gun control and put an end to mindless, and yes, systemic, gun violence. That was followed by another guide to sensible gun control solutions that gained immediately popularity but is in continual need of greater attention. Here are 10 of the best solutions, but you can read all of them here.
We can't stop gun violence overnight but we can change our cultural approach to guns and gun violence very quickly. Politicians and corporations follow the lead of the people, for better and for worse. Sending a message through our voices, and our wallets, that we demand sensible change now is the surest way to create a cultural wave that protects all Americans and puts our nation's First Amendment back on top of the interests of those who seemingly only think about our Second Amendment.
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The FSB urges regulators to stay on top of risk management policies for the rapidly-changing cryptocurrency space
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The Harry Potter author is releasing a non-fiction eBooks series based on the lessons taught at Hogwarts.
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Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim.
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The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.
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Online multiplayer game Roblox is marketed at children - but there are fears it also being used for grooming.
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Ben Stokes enjoys a "full day out" as he and Jofra Archer dazzle in England's opening World Cup victory over South Africa.
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Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is appointed Inter Milan manager, replacing the sacked Luciano Spalletti.
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Anti-abortion advocates often tout adoption as the natural alternative to abortion, the idea being that those who are pregnant but don't want a baby don't have to keep it. They can go through pregnancy, deliver the baby, and then place the baby into the adoption system.
But there are multiple reasons why adoption isn't the answer to the abortion question. For one, pregnancy and childbirth are major physical and emotional experiences with real medical risks and consequences. Abortion often is, too, but let's not pretend that pregnancy, childbirth, and adoption is a simple alternative—especially when adoption itself is fraught with many of its own complexities and potential for real harm.
It would be nice if it were as simple as delivering a baby into the loving arms of adoptive parents, but it's not. Trauma lies at the heart of many adoption stories—trauma for birth parents as well as the children placed into a system that is overburdened and broken in too many ways.
As someone who grew up living in multiple foster homes, Olivia Paige took to Facebook to share some insights about the adoption system with everyone who says "Adoption is always an option.":
"Let me start off by reminding you of the 390,000+ children and teens in foster care, 100,000+ of which are waiting to be adopted," she wrote. "Around 50,000 are placed up for adoption each year—these abortion bans are sure to make those numbers grow so let me share some statistics with you.
20% of teens who age out of foster care become instantly homeless, with no support system in place. There is less than a 3% chance that any of these kids will obtain any sort of degree. 25% suffer from PTSD. 1 out of every 2 kids will develop substance abuse problems. Adopted children make up only 2% of children under 18.
What about the rest of them? I’ll share what it was like for me, one of the lucky ones. Someone who by no means had it easy, but had just enough love and support to make it out alright."
I debated posting this for a while, I’ve decided to do it because not many people know what it’s really like as a child...
Posted by Olivia Paige on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
"The photo attached is an actual flyer that was handed out to prospective adoptive homes for several years through my teens," Paige continued. "I was never adopted. I spent a decade in foster care, bouncing between 'homes' with strangers in places I’d never known before. With no warning, a social worker would show up and tell me I’d have to pack my things (the very few I had) and leave whatever strange place I’d kept myself from getting too comfortable in at the drop of a hat. I had no say in the matter. New school, new unwanted life - overnight. There was never any telling what the next place would be like."
Paige, now 22, said that she lived in a few good places, but that she was physically and sexually abused in two separate foster homes. She'd moved dozens of times by age 18.
"I was hospitalized at 11 years old," she wrote, "due to malnutrition and a swift blow to the head, then lied to the police because I was afraid of what would happen to me if I told the truth about how I got there or why I was covered head to toe in bruises. I learned that speaking up only creates more problems. So I kept my mouth shut.
I watched a foster parent take in 5 special needs children, and a few months later add a deck, new sunroom and hot tub to her house with money from the state. She later lost her license when it as apparent that she was neglecting these children. I’ve seen these situations over and over, I’ve also lived them. I spent ten years feeling unworthy of love, unwanted and waiting for the next bad thing to happen to me. This is just the beginning of it all."
Paige made it through the system, but the scars of her experiences still linger. Thankfully, she's found a healthy way to cope and express herself through creative photography and self-portraiture.
Paige says she took the portrait on the left just after she was emancipated and still felt unseen. "I still felt like I was unable to see the light," she told Upworthy. "It’s a very binary image—much like my view of what life was like. It was either good, or bad with no gray areas." The portrait on the right was taken after a family member moved her out of her home state and gave her opportunities she'd never had before. (Photo credit: Olivia Paige)
But Paige knows there are tens of thousands of kids who won't be so lucky, which is why she feels so strongly against people using adoption as a "solution" to abortion.
"Do you know what it’s like to log onto the adoptuskids.org website and see your name and face, year after year?" she wrote. "Knowing that nobody is in your corner. That you have no place to go. Well, I’m glad you don’t and you never have to. But those kids you were so adamant about before they were born? A large number of them will.
Are these those 'rights' you were talking about? A life is not saved just by letting it be born.
Not being able to leave your foster home unless escorted by social worker or foster parent? To be unable to live a normal life? To be fully unprepared for adulthood with no safety net or support?
This isn’t just *my* reality. This is the reality of hundreds of thousands of children who still face this every day, and the many more who you are signing up for this. A potential lifetime of loneliness, fear, neglect, worry and heartbreak. I dare you to say 'adoption is always an option' to any of the several tens of thousands who have been waiting patiently for years for someone to come along and give them the chance to define the word 'family'."
Other people who struggled in the adoption system commented on Paige's post, and a couple of people had the audacity to ask if they'd rather have been aborted.
One person answered that there were times when yes, they'd have preferred that. Another answered that she can't speak for anyone else, but yes, she "sure as hell" would prefer that. Some pointed out that they would never have known, hence it's a dumb question. Paige herself responded, "Yes, I think that a lump of cells being aborted is better than the millions who will be born into a life like this. Absolutely." She said she doesn't wish she were dead, but also reiterated that that wasn't at all the point of her post.
"Forcing mothers to give birth under the guise of some false promise of adoption is wrong, for every party involved," Paige concluded in her post. "Nobody is forcing you to have an abortion, stop making decisions for others and stay out of other people’s uteruses. This is the message I am trying to send by sharing my story.
I’ll say it again, I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m not sharing this because I want sympathy. I don’t need it. But those kids? They do. Their voices are unheard. And soon there will be more out there that your “hopes and prayers” will do nothing for—so please, take action now. Kids should be in homes with families that truly love them. If you’re so adamant about kids being born—go through the process and adopt some yourself."
Paige said that if people want to help kids like her, they can join Big Brothers Big Sisters and look into fostering and adopting.
Let's take care of the kids who are here and need parents before pushing more kids to an already overburdened system through restrictive abortion laws.
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As graduation photos flood our social media accounts, so do words of sadness and parental longing. Kids growing up evokes a huge range of emotions in parents, and it's natural to feel wistful and nostalgic as we watch our children emerge into adulthood.
I mean, who doesn't see their sweet baby in the face of their grown child? Who doesn't get a lump in their throat as their offspring walk across a stage in a cap and gown? What parents don't think about how they'll miss the pitter patter of little feet and the delightful chaos of a houseful of loinfruit?
Who looks around their empty nest without a sense of loss?
When my kids were little, I remember feeling like it would be so hard to let them go when the time came for them to move on to their own lives. And when my oldest turned 18, I did get hit by "Where did the time go?" and "OMG, MY BABYYYYY."
But that phase passed quickly, soon replaced by "Hallelujah, we raised an adult!" and "OMG, I CAN SMELL SWEET FREEDOM COMING."
So yeah. I can totally see why this photo shoot by Haley Marie Photography is resonating with parents everywhere.
"Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life," the post reads. "HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠"
The photos show a couple who are clearly thrilled to be empty nesters and not afraid to celebrate that fact.
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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They took a photo with their dogs and a sign that read "OUR FAVORITE KIDS."
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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That was followed up by side-by-side photos—one of the couple looking sad while holding a sign with a broken heart that read, "So sad...." and one of them laughing and holding a sign that said, "hahahaha JUST KIDDING."
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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Playing on the classic expectant parents theme, the dad holds a "0" balloon while the mom holds an "Expecting 0 kids June 2019" sign.
Are these two adorable or what?
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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People are loving this photo shoot because it's funny, but also relatable. There's a reason the post has been shared 160,000 times in two days.
We all love our kids, but full-time parenting is a marathon and it's natural to celebrate when you reach the finish line.
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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We dedicate decades to raising our children, and most of the time we're happy to do so. It's hard, but there's also a profound joy that comes with the hustle and bustle of family life when kids are young.
But it's a season, and you bet your britches we'll be tossing confetti when our kids start building their own nests and my husband and I start the next stage of our life.
Most parents are a little sad when they hit the “empty nest” phase of life. HOWEVER, my parents seem thrilled 🤣🤣 also... how cute are they??!! 👫🏠
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Congrats to the happy couple! And thanks to Haley Marie Photography for giving us all a good laugh.
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“Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he said in a video taped on the “Jeopardy!” stage.
He ended his announcement with his trademark dry wit, saying he had to stay with the show for legal reasons.
“Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! for three more years,” he said with a grin. “So help me. Keep the faith and we’ll win.”
“It’s kind of mind-boggling,” he told People about his response to chemotherapy. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory … some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”
According to The American Cancer Society only 3% of patients with stage 4 pancreatic cancer are alive five years after being diagnosed.
The exciting news comes as “Jeopardy!” has had its highest ratings in 14 years thanks to constant James Holzhauer.
As of Tuesday, May 28, Holzhauer has earned $2,254,938 over just 29 games. He’s just $325,143 away from surpassing “Jeopardy!” legend Ken Jennings’ record of $2,520,700 won over 74 games.
Holzhauer completely changed how the game is played by choosing the most valuable questions first and using analytics to determine where they Daily Doubles are on the board.
Here's how Holzhauer "broke" "Jeopardy!"
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Kodi Lee, 22, used a cane to help him navigate the America's Got Talent stage as he held onto his mother's arm. He told the judges his name and age, and his mother, Tina, explained that he is blind and has autism.
Kodi connected with music in early childhood, Tina said. “He listened, and his eyes just went huge, and he started singing,” she told the judges. “I realized he’s an entertainer. Through music and performing, he was able to withstand living in this world, because when you’re autistic, it’s really hard to do what everybody else does. It actually saved his life playing music.”
His mother escorted him to the piano and quietly told him, "This is your time, okay? There's going to be like 20 cameras on you. Ready?"
Kodi replied with an enthusiastic, "Yeahhhh!"
Tina whispered, "Go! Boom!"
Tina exited the stage, leaving her son in the spotlight. Then he wowed everyone in the room.
He played and sang a rendition of Donny Hathaway's “A Song for You,” and as he performed, it almost appeared as if his disabilities melted away. They didn't, of course, but they clearly didn't stop him from stunning the unsuspecting audience.
As Kodi masterfully sang his song, his voice ranging from powerfully clear to a sweet falsetto, the judge's expressions ranged from surprise to awe to joyful admiration.
By the time Kodi played his last note, his family was in tears backstage, and the judges and the entire audience were on their feet, cheering.
“What just happened there was extraordinary,” said judge Simon Cowell. “I’m going to remember this moment for the rest of my life.”
Gabrielle Union is a new America's Got Talent judge, and she's never hit the Golden Buzzer button, which advances a contestant straight through to the finals.
"I'm a new judge this season," she told Kodi and Tina, who had rejoined her son onstage, "and I'm also a new mom this year. And it's the toughest job I've ever had, and the most rewarding job I've ever had. You just want to give your kids the moon, the stars, and the rainbows. And tonight, I'm going to give you something special."
She hit the Golden Buzzer, gold confetti rained down on Kodi and his mom, and everyone celebrated with unbridled glee.
Seriously, watch the whole clip and tell me it doesn't make your whole day:
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Two years ago, writer and editor Henriquez divorced actor Josh Lucas and moved into an apartment with her six-year-old son. Now, she’s leaving the city, but not without one final goodbye to the possessions that are intimately linked to her relationship.
Henrququez’s dramatic, revealing descriptions of the items she’s selling are connecting with people because they show how emotional memories are projected onto our belongings, even when it’s time to move on.
“No sex was had in this bed,” she wrote in a description for her queen-sized mattress. “I bought it at the beginning of my year of celibacy."
“I believed that maybe I could start over with another someone who was capable of loving me like I deserved to be loved,” she added. “Anyway, this mattress has no stains, no damage, and the tears have dried.”
“I brought it home when I was seven months pregnant,” she said in a description for a rocking chair. “The father and I went to the store, determined to choose the perfect furniture for our first (and only) child."
“We walked up every aisle and sat in each option they had, laughing at how seriously we were taking this one task,” she added. “But that baby grew up, and that marriage ended. I can no longer justify dragging this beast of a rocking chair from house to house.”
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“For years, I had only one coffee mug,” Henriquez wrote in an ad for a set of four coffee mugs. “A friend came over one day and laughed at the single mug in my cabinet and then forced me to order more from Amazon. ‘There will be other people in your life that drink coffee, hun.’ That’s what she said. Hun.”
“I sat my son on top of this table and let him play with matchbox cars because he said please with the sweet voice he knows will break any rules I’ve made,” she writes while describing a mid-century modern dining table.
“Also because I’m a cool mom and cool moms don’t mind someone sitting on the table and playing with cars because cool moms are too busy figuring out how to rebuild their lives to worry about little things. There’s now scratches on the table top, I imagine they’re easy to fix, but I’ll never know because I’ll never bother trying.”
According to the BBC, Henriquez was bombarded with over 900 messages after the posting went live. “People are connecting with the notion that the things that we own come with a story,” the writer told the BBC. "They're connecting with what it means to move on and start over.
“I couldn't imagine listing those things without capturing the importance of how they helped me to reclaim my life,” she said.
You can read the entire Craigslist post here.
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When photographer Alex Flett attended the WIAA 1B State Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University, he didn't expect that to capture an iconic image of a high schooler with a powerful message.
Rosalie Fish, from Muckleshoot Tribal School in Auburn, WA, showed up on the track with a statement painted on her body—a red hand covering her mouth and the letters MMIW down her right leg.
Flett, a Spokane tribal member, recognized the meaning immediately. MMIW stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women—a movement to raise awareness about the epidemic of native women going missing or being killed. The red hand symbolizes the voices of these women being silenced.
Flett told Upworthy that he knew he had to capture the image as soon as he saw Fish at the meet. "When I first saw her walking down the track to compete for her first event, I was taken aback," he said. "Then all I could say was 'WOW!' I wasn't there to shoot images of her, but I knew I needed to. To capture this moment and the statement she was making, and the possible risk she was taking."
He used Photoshop to edit the coloring of the photo, creating a stark black-and-white image with the red paint highlighted.
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People in native communities have been talking about the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women for years. According to the National Congress of American Indians, native women in some communities face murder rates 10 times the national average, but a lack of official data has made it difficult to seek justice.
For example, according to a study by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), 5712 indigenous women went missing in 2016, but only 116 were logged by the Department of Justice's missing persons database.
The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence explained some of the findings of the UIHI report:
The report, authored by Annita Lucchesi (Southern Cheyenne), and UIHI director Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), highlights tremendous gaps in the information about these cases documented in law enforcement records and news reports. Of 72 law enforcement agencies surveyed, only 56% provided any data in response to public information requests. Of those, 25% provided incomplete information. Media coverage was sparse. One-quarter of the total cases received any media coverage.
The study found that “reasons for the lack of quality data include underreporting, racial misclassification, poor relationships between law enforcement and American Indian and Alaska Native communities, poor record-keeping protocols, institutional racism in the media, and a lack of substantive relationships between journalists and American Indian and Alaska Native communities.”
There are multiple initiatives attempting to address the issue. The Red Ribbon Alert Project amplifies reports of missing or murdered indigenous women on social media. Savanna's Act is congressional legislation which would require updated data collection and protocols for investigating native missing person cases.
But individual awareness acts like Rosalie Fish's can help get awareness of the MMIW into the mainstream.
Posted by Red Ribbon Alert Project on Sunday, May 5, 2019
Rosalie Fish won three state titles at the meet, in the 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter races. But her MMIW statement was what got people's attention.
"The impact Rosalie Fish had on everyone was huge to say the least," Flett said. "Everyone was talking about it, asking questions, many saying they never knew this was an issue."
After Flett posted the image of Fish to his Alex Flett Photography Facebook page, it took off. In just a few days, it's been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, which he hopes means more people will become aware of the issue.
"The main reason I think more people aren't aware of this issue is because there isn't as much talk about it out in mainstream America and definitely not enough light brought to the topic," he said. "I wanted to do anything I could to help bring awareness."
Flett hopes that his image "opens doors to conversations that need to be had about Murdered Missing Indigenous Women out in 'mainstream America' and not just among people in Indian country."
Kudos to Rosalie Fish for her courageous act to raise awareness for MMIW, and to Alex Flett for representing it so beautifully.
For more information about MMIW, see mmiwusa.org and follow MMIWUSA and Red Ribbon Alert Project on Facebook.
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If someone went into a coma 20 years ago and woke up today, they’d be shocked at the number of people walking around with their heads stuck in their phones.
Smartphones have completely changed how we interact with one another as well as the world around us. But when the dust settles, will they have improved humanity for the better? Or will we have traded authentic interactions for endless distractions?
A cartoon posted by the WAKE UP page on Facebook is going viral for showing the dark side of this technological revolution. It is told through the eyes of a child who wanders through a parade of zombies looking for connection.
Over the past month the video has been shared over 250,000 times.
This video is an edited version of a music video that illustrator and animator Steve Cutts made for Moby and the Void Pacific Choir’s song “Are You Lost in the World Like Me?” in 2016.
“A few years ago I saw Steve Cutts’ ‘MAN’ video and was amazed and blown away,” Moby said in a statement. “The video he made for ‘Are You Lost in the World Like Me?’ is without question one of the best videos that’s ever been made for one of my songs.”
“For me the video is about our increasing dependence on technology and about human interaction today, or a certain lack of it. It focuses on the way tech is changing us – how we have become desensitized,” Cutts added.
Here is the original video in its entirety.
Moby connected with Cutts after seeing his award-winning short film “MAN.” “MAN” is an animated short about how human beings may become the ultimate victims of our own recklessness.
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Remember in elementary school when someone would hold your hand and say that meant you two were dating? Apparently, that happens with adults, too.
Moby has recently apologized for what happened when he claimed he dated Natalie Portman. “As some time has passed I’ve realized that many of the criticisms leveled at me regarding my inclusion of Natalie in Then It Fell Apart are very valid. I also fully recognize that it was truly inconsiderate of me to not let her know about her inclusion in the book beforehand, and equally inconsiderate for me to not fully respect her reaction,” Moby wrote in an Instagram post.
In his memoir Then It Fell Apart, Moby claimed he briefly dated Portman. “For a few weeks I had tried to be Natalie’s boyfriend, but it hadn’t worked out. I thought that I was going to have to tell her that my panic was too egregious for me to be in a real relationship, but one night on the phone she informed me that she’d met somebody else. I was relieved that I’d never have to tell her how damaged I was,” Moby wrote. He says at the time she was 20, and he was 33.
Portman called Moby out in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. “I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time thatI knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school,” she said. Portman also pointed out that at the time she was 18, and not 20. Creepy, much?
Instead of saying sorry, Moby essentially lashed out. Moby posted a two of them together on Instagram. He’s not wearing a shirt. She’s wearing a look that says, “I’m in no way comfortable with this.” Moby then referred to Portman’s statements as something he read in a“gossip piece,” doubling down that the description of events in his book are “accurate.” He also got mad at the people calling him out, saying, “sincerely, what should I do when people believe accusations and not evidence?”
After his botched earlier faux apologies, Moby announced that he was taking a break from social media. That's probably a wise move but it doesn't change the fact that he took an unfortunate situation and made it worse with a selfish and arrogant response.
It’s a few steps away from calling a woman a bitch because she turned you down, or harassing someone in to dating you. However, it is great to see that Moby apologized for the way he made Portman feel.
For anyone taking notes, there's a really simple and effective way to apologize.
That's it. It's really not that complicated.
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posted by HDM News @ May 31, 2019
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Leading up to Memorial Day, the U.S. Army shared a video on their Twitter account showing a soldier's words about what serving in the military has meant to him.
The young scout, Pfc. Nathan Spencer, says he joined to serve something greater than himself.
"The army has afforded me the opportunity to do just that. To give to others, to protect the ones I love, and to better myself as a man and a warrior."
Then they asked Twitter the question, "How has serving impacted you?"
How has serving impacted you?
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) May 23, 2019
Presumably, the U.S. Army was anticipating more positive responses like Private Spencer's. What they got was a dose of painful reality.
Americans have a tendency to place the bravery, valor, and duty of military personnel on a pedestal and gloss over the human cost of continually churning out trained soldiers. While our patriotic hearts swell at the sight of young men and women in uniform, there are dark sides to service that we barely talk about. "Thank you for your service," we say to our military folk, not realizing that the unspoken response is often, "It's destroying me."
These responses to the army's question speak to that reality:
Extreme mood swings due to PTSD, constant pain in my knees and back, inability to to tell the love of my life how I feel, and the nagging want of blowing my own head off daily.
— Southern Fried Homicide (@c4rn3v1l) May 27, 2019
Suffering from PTSD, TBI, a plate and screws holding my arm together from jumping and not being nearly as sociable after returning from Afghanistan; I’m still serving and set to deploy soon. I’ve watched almost all of my friends get discharged from PTSD. So, I check on them often
— Miguel A. (@MaGriff8) May 27, 2019
I was sexually assaulted and discharged at Madigan Army hospital when I reported what happened. My DD214 was impacted, I was not awarded full benefits, I lived in my car, struggled w/ suicide attempts and no self worth. Now, I'm fighting a PTSD claim. #armyofone #metoo #mst
— Elizabeth Grey (@elizamessgrey) May 27, 2019
It made me a better person. It also destroyed me in ways I can’t ever talk about.
— Savannah (@Tinglev) May 28, 2019
as a 100% disabled veteran it’s basically took my whole life. From mental ptsd major depression. Not being able to be around people. Veterans aren’t taken care of enough FINANCIALLY OR MENTALLY. We just thrown away once injured. I joined for a life. Instead I got opposite
— SIX SEVN (@xiSevnn) May 27, 2019
I was sexually assaulted, fought it in court martial and lost. He knows what he did and got away free. The system failed me. Now I suffer from severe anxiety, depression and ptsd symptoms.
— Karly Kathleen😘 (@always_karly) May 28, 2019
My wife and I served in the @USArmy. We spent over 5 years geographically separated from each other. She was sexually assaulted on deployment and kicked out of the army for seeking treatment bc she was then deemed unfit for service. I got out bc her assaulters went unpunished.
— C & B (@johnsoncale1) May 27, 2019
It's not only the individuals who serve who are impacted. Their loved ones are too.
My cousin was institutionalized for months after his tours in Iraq. He can't function properly without a shit load of meds daily. The family doesn't allow him to sleep in the house because he is unpredictable. He sleeps in the shed out back. He has a nice Benz though sooo, yay?🤷🏾♂️
— Treesome Lei 🇯🇲 (@leinova) May 24, 2019
My dad was a VVet and I suffered through his PTSD. I was whipped with a belt for not understanding how to calculate percentages.
— thelearningmama (@polishirishmom) May 26, 2019
My dad served in Vietnam. He was exposed to Agent Orange and I was born with multiple birth defects. What he did impacts my life every day. I can't have children and I'm in pain constantly.
— Julie Swegman (@BlueChaosFaerie) May 27, 2019
My children's father used his military leave to periodically return to town to try to kill me and cause other havoc. He was never held accountable. One time he took our son and I haven't seen him since. I'm sure he's ok with his service. I'm still traumatized. Thanks.
— Sista Self-care (@PoetRDF) May 27, 2019
My uncle received 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star in Nam. Upon coming home, the Army VA refused to see him on countless occasions. PTSD led to drug addictions, which led to him taking his own life in 2007. #MemorialDay #FuckTheArmy
— Your Mother's Onion (@YourMothasOnion) May 27, 2019
My father served in World War II overseas. An African American soldier sent to the Colored Bases. All I know my mother said he was never the same when he came home and when I was 5 he was committed to an institution and I remember us taking that long ride to see him on Sundays.
— de (@spratleydenise) May 28, 2019
My friend from high school joined the Army. Went on deployment and lost his best friend there. Came back with PTSD. Committed suicide in front of his wife by jumping off a moving vehicle on the highway. He was really proud of being a soldier but the Army would never know about it
— Alejandro (@Call_Me_Paco_) May 27, 2019
My father has PTSD. He had to explain to me at 8 why I can't have a nightlight anymore and the look on his face when I asked "But why do you have one, Dad" still hurts me to this day
— Rainey Scribbles (@RaineyScribbles) May 28, 2019
13 yrs ago my ex came home a bitter, hateful, angry person who was never aided in getting help with PTSD. He constantly snapped at me, blacked out and beat me, and became a raging alcoholic. Now I can't stand to be touched and jump at loud noises. He's still serving.
— Helllloooo Nurse (@nurseKMac) May 27, 2019
My best friend joined the army seeking a greater purpose, but has only descended further into alcoholism and mental illness. He hasn’t even seen combat. There’s something very wrong with the images of heroism the army advertises to these impressionable young people.
— Melociraptors 🦐 (@Melociraptors) May 26, 2019
As a mother, I was proud of my son as he signed up to serve his country during his last year of High School. He served 3 deployments in Iraq. That young man with his whole life in front of him is now broken mentally and emotionally beyond recognition and the Army isn't helpful.
— aunttea (@AuntTea04) May 26, 2019
These are not rare, isolated incidents. The tweets included here barely scratch the surface of the stories that were shared.
Too many soldiers who see combat come home irreparably broken, or don't come home at all. Too many families are destroyed by the trauma that people programmed to be killing machines bring back with them from the battlefield. We need to remember that the impact of armed conflict lasts far beyond surrenders and ceasefires.
But as many of these Twitter responses show, it's not just the soldiers who see combat who struggle with the impact of their service. Even those who are never deployed can also experience trauma in the ranks.
And far too many do not end up getting the emotional, psychological, or financial services they need to live their lives after the fact.
To everyone who responded to this thread, thank you for sharing your story. Your stories are real, they matter, and they may help others in similar situations. The Army is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our Soldiers.
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) May 25, 2019
If you or someone you know is in need of help, please call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 (and press 1 to talk to someone NOW) or visit https://t.co/QWphIbzxEj
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) May 25, 2019
Perhaps we should honor our military personnel by being real and upfront about their experiences and listening to their struggles. Perhaps we should honor them by advocating for reform in our military systems and by doing all we can to create peace.
Perhaps best way to honor soldiers is to strive to build a world that doesn't need them.
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posted by HDM News @ May 31, 2019
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Colossus, the world's first programmable computer, is credited with shortening World War Two.
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Samsung has gone all in with the suffix "e" this year. The Galaxy S10e is the most affordable S10, the Galaxy A20e is a cheaper version of the A20, you get the idea. The Korean company has also been working on a Galaxy A10e, which has already been certified by both the Wi-Fi Alliance and the FCC. This indicates the fact that the phone, with the model number SM-A102U, could be launching very soon. To test things thoroughly before that release, someone in possession of a prototype saw fit to run Geekbench on it, and thus the results are now part of the benchmark's online database. This...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Yesterday a schematic of the Galaxy Note10's rear camera arrangement leaked, and we showed you a render approximating what that would look like on the back of the upcoming device. What about the front, though? Since the Galaxy S10+ comes with two sensors in the punch-hole screen cutout, you'd expect the Note10 to have at least that number of cameras tucked in there, but apparently you'd be wrong. Both the Note10 and the Note10 Pro (yes, we're getting two models this year, four if you count the 5G-enabled offshoots) will only employ one front-facing camera. This information comes from...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Xiaomi's sub-brand unveiled its first ever flagship smartphone, the Redmi K20 Pro, just a couple of days ago, and now it looks like it's going to get even more high-end in the future. Suspend your disbelief for a moment, this is actually possible. See, the official announcement had the K20 Pro topping out at 8GB of RAM, but there is a version with a whopping 12GB of memory coming. This has been revealed today by the official listing of the handset on TENAA, the Chinese regulatory authority that needs to certify every device before it goes on sale in the country. The listing clearly...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Samsung will officially launch the Galaxy M40 on June 11 in India, where it's partnered with Amazon. Yesterday a teaser from the retailer was posted, drumming up the excitement for the new smartphone. Today the press render you can see below has been leaked. It shows the Infinity-O screen, with the punch-hole selfie camera, a first for Samsung's M-series (the other members of the family all sport notches). The phone is expected to sport the Snapdragon 675 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It will run Android 9 Pie. On the back we can see a triple camera setup, an LED...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Apple has filed a patent application for a foldable device, which folds inwards much like the Samsung Galaxy Fold. In Apple's patent the device has a display layer and a protective cover layer on top that are designed to fold or bend along a specific bendable region (like the hinge on the Fold). The protective layer (which will be on top of the display layer) will reportedly be made of a ceramic material like glass, sapphire or zirconia. The figure below shows a folding device with the display on the inside, folding in on itself (figures 1A and 1B). It's unclear what we see in figure...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Huawei's MediaPad tablet line is due for an update and today we got our first glimpse of the upcoming MediaPad M6 on the company's online store. The slate will come in 8.4-inch and 10.7-inch versions both of 2560×1660 resolution. Another common component between the two versions is the Kirin 980 chipset. The smaller version is expected to come with a 4,500 mAh battery while the larger pad will come with a 7,500 mAh cell. Design wise, the new MediaPad features narrower bezels and there is no longer a physical power button like on the previous generations. There is a single selfie camera...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Amazon has launched the Echo Show 5, a smaller version of the Echo Show at a much lower price. The Echo Shot 5 has a 5.5-inch, 960x480 resolution display. The widescreen aspect ratio is ideal for watching Amazon Prime Video content, as well as content from other service providers. On the back is a single 4W speaker. The Echo Show 5 also has a 1MP camera on the front for video calling other Amazon Echo users. The camera has a shutter that physically blocks the camera when it's not in use. Apart from that, it's exactly the same as any other Amazon Echo device. You can...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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The Meizu 16Xs is supposed to launch tomorrow, but someone didn't get the memo and the company's website uploaded pretty much everything about the handset. We got all the specs and renders a day in advance. The Meizu 16Xs is carrying a 6.2-inch Full HD+ (1080 x 2232px) AMOLED screen without a notch. There's also a fingerprint reader sitting beneath. A Snapdragon 675 is behind the wheel paired with 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. The triple-camera setup on the back consists of a 48MP (f/1.7) main unit, a 5MP depth-sensor and an 8MP f/2.2 snapper, which is probably...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Updates typically fix bugs, but sometimes things go wrong - the last update for the Galaxy S10 phones was pulled as it caused stability issues for many. It seems that now this update is getting re-released, hopefully with all the bugs patched up. Currently, the update is rolling out in Switzerland, that's where the original update started too. If no issues arise, it should expand to other regions shortly after. This is an important update as it enables Bright Night mode as well as using the telephoto lens in Live Focus mode. Samsung Galaxy S10e Samsung Galaxy S10 Samsung...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Sony may be working on a foldable phone of its own - the Xperia F. It is in the early stages of development as reports coming out of China claim that the phone is set to launch next year. The screen will have Sony's trademark 21:9 aspect ratio and will use a flexible OLED panel from Samsung. It's likely that this will be a vertical folding design as the Samsung and Huawei foldable phones (which fold horizontally) have squarish aspect ratios. According to the rumors, the Sony Xperia F will sport a 5G modem, which may be Sony's first. Unless the company unleashes a 5G-connected Xperia at...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Yesterday we saw the surprise appearance of the Moto Z4 in a hands on video as someone bought a unit before it's even announced. Now we're getting official Geekbench scores which are on par with other Snapdragon 675 devices like the Redmi Note 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A70. The Moto Z4 tested had 4GB RAM and managed to push out 2346 points in the single-core test and 6248 in the multi-core department. Unsurprisingly it was running running on Android 9 Pie. The battery inside the Z4 comes in at 3,600mAh and will charge over USB-C. The Moto Z4 lineup will also include the Moto Z4...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Insiders report that Huawei will unveil a new chipset tomorrow, undeterred by the fallout from the US/China trade war. No, probably not the flagship Kirin 985, instead it's expected to be a replacement for the Kirin 710 from mid-2018. Tentatively dubbed Kirin 720, it will be fabbed by TSMC (which officially confirmed its support for Huawei) and it will use a smaller node - 10nm, down from 12nm. It could feature new processor and GPU cores, the 710 used A73 and G51, respectively. The 10nm process node may mean Cortex-A75 cores instead of the newer A76 (which target 7/8 nm), but...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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After the Pixel 3a and 3a XL Google's smartphone division shifts its focus to the upcoming Pixel 4 flagships. We've seen some leaked renders of the 4 XL and its dual front camera punch hole display. Prior to that a Geekbench listing showed us that the phones will run on the Snapdragon 855 processor. Now a new leak courtesy of Skinomi gives us our first look at a screen protector for the Pixel 4, along with renders of the front panel. The protective glass has a large cutout to fit the two forward facing cameras and we can also see a dual speaker setup on the top and bottom. While the...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Bose has launched its newest flagship wireless noise cancelling headphones, the aptly named Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. At $399, these sit above the $350 QuietComfort 35 II, which will remain available alongside the new ones. The 700 feature a range of improvements over the QC 35 II. They have a brand new design, with a modern headband and stylish new earcups. Like its competitor, the Sony MDR-1000XM3, the new Bose headphones also feature touch controls that let you swipe or double tap on the ear cups to adjust the volume and playback. Bose claims the new 700...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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Sony had just started the sales of its Xperia 1 flagship in Europe. The flagship with Snapdragon 855 and extremely tall 21:9 CinemaView display goes for 949 and can already be purchased in numerous EU countries, including Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The phone is also expected to appear overseas in the United States, but a separate launch is scheduled for mid-July. The British retailer Clove was among the first that announced the arrival of Xperia 1. Back then it only announced the £849 price, but now there is a Buy button, with the phone expected to ship...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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The Android 9 Pie updates for the Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 are now rolling out in India, just a day after the M30 update started. The update brings Samsung's One UI and improvements to many of the Samsung apps. Interesting additions include support for HEIF images, Night mode, the option to reply to messages in the notification panel and more. Android 9 Pie update for the Galaxy M20 (change log) Note that the Galaxy M30 and M20 got the Scene optimizer feature in the camera with this update, the M10 is missing out on that. Strangely, the update for the M10 and M30...
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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The sixth episode of the #AskMadhav Q&A show is up and it has some good news: the Realme X will launch in India in the second half of this year. The brand's Indian CEO Madhav Sheth even gave a pretty narrow price range for the phone - INR 18,000 to INR 20,000. That's slightly higher than the price in China (which works out to INR 15,000). The team is still considering what specs will be best for that market (presumably this refers to the RAM and storage configuration). That will determine the final price. Sheth also mentions the Realme 3 Pro (which was renamed to "X Lite" in China)....
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posted by HDM News @ May 30, 2019
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