The European Union has declared that companies can legally ban their employees from wearing religious symbols, including hijabs.According to The Guardian, the EU's highest court ruled the notion "in order to present an image of neutrality." The particular ban can be justified by the "employer’s desire to pursue a policy of political, philosophical and religious neutrality with regard to its customers or users, in order to take account of their legitimate wishes," the court explained in a sta...
Representatives for Millie Bobby Brown have issued a statement on several vulgar comments TikToker Hunter "Echo" Ecimovic made about the Stranger Things star during an Instagram livestream on Monday.Earlier this week, Ecimovic took to Instagram Live to address rumors that he and Brown had dated, speculation sparked by leaked photos of the two embracing. During the livestream, Ecimovic claimed he "groomed" the actor and engaged in sexual acts with her, a response to one viewer who commented, "I...
K-pop group BTS continues to take over the global music industry with projects like their record-breaking single "Butter" and the worldwide McDonald's collaboration. Building on its latest research, online shopping aggregator iPrice Group has listed out the top BTS biases in Southeast Asia.In Thailand, V, Jungkook and Jimin lead the numbers with 26 percent, 24 percent and 17 percent, respectively. Over the last six months, the three musicians have aggregated the most Google searches in regions l...
Hong Kong's K11 Art Mall has partnered with 9GAG, the notorious meme-sharing platform, to launch an exhibition dedicated entirely to memes. Bridging the online and the offline, the "MEME Museum" features seven immersive installations immortalizing viral images throughout internet history."In the Meme-time" is a tunnel that presents a timeline of meme history, charting hits from Success Kid to Distracted Boyfriend. "Beyond the Meme" is an interactive room that introduces smell to the meme experie...