The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by Peter Eide, a member of the Norwegian Parliament. According to reports, the decision was made due to the movement's role in "bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice."Eide praised BLM for continuing the legacy of earlier justice movements including civil rights movements that have occurred across the United States. In the past, Martin Luther King Jr. took the same title in 1964, Al...
Zoe Sugg, known for her YouTube channel and website Zoella, has been on AQA's GCSE syllabus since 2017 to teach students on analyzing social media. Recently, the influencer and her platforms were dropped from the curriculum after publishing content for an "adult audience."Although AQA didn't specify what exactly caused the change, the announcement came shortly after a sex toy roundup was posted on the website. "GCSE Media Studies includes the analysis of online and social media and we added Zoel...
Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency started by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, is the latest investment craze thanks to enthusiastic Reddit users aiming to shake up the stock market.The virtual currency, which borrows the shiba inu "doge" meme as its mascot, has soared over 600 percent over the last 24 hours, according to Business Insider. Coinbase lists its worth at $0.0614 USD, a number that may seem insignificant but amounts to a record-setting increase. Yesterday evening, Elon Mu...
Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate who delivered a powerful performance of "The Hill We Climb" at the presidential inauguration, is set to become the first-ever poet to recite at a Super Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the 22-year-old will showcase an original work to kick off the big event.The stage will air at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. According to CNN, the poem will spotlight three honorary captains – educator Trimaine Davis, nurse manager Suz...