Author: Hayley

Online users call Chris O’Donnell “Creeohdee” because he connects with his followers through real and straightforward content. The 842,000 TikTok fans and 241,000 Instagram supporters drew their inspiration from him. He used social media to display his fitness routines with outdoor experiences and meaningful life stories. O’Donnell shared parts of his life story with his audience to show his real self and his enthusiasm for sharing experiences. His TikTok platform featured a moving segment from the wedding of his brother. Before sending his sister and brother-in-law off he declared this moment stood as his proudest sibling achievement. The audience celebrated…

This week, one of the world’s most popular social media platforms — TikTok — was subjected to an unprecedented shutdown (so, far) in the United States. Millions of users were met with an unsettling message: Unfortunately, TikTok isn’t currently available. The US has enacted a law banning TikTok.” A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a law forcing ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell off its U.S. operations triggered the ban. National security concerns over the possibility of giving the Chinese government access to the data of tens of millions of American users was the driving factor in this…

In recent years weight loss injections like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro have become hugely popular. These drugs were originally created to treat type 2 diabetes, and yet they find themselves being extremely sought after for weight management. What makes the weight loss set appeals so effective are, by some accounts, users are reportedly losing up to 20% of their body weight. Those medications help suppress appetite, offering millions who battle obesity hope. The injections are now believed to be used by nearly half a million people in the UK. But the bulk of them are getting them via online pharma…

The United States is about to undergo a massive digital shakeup, with global implications. TikTok users worldwide are likely to see a radical change on the landscape of the app on January 19, 2025, after the US Supreme Court on January 19 upheld a law that protects Americans’ ability to ‘talk freely to corporate forces.’ The decision orders ByteDance, the Chinese holding company for TikTok, to sell the app to a US entity. If TikTok doesn’t comply, it will be removed from US app stores and web hosting services, he said. It is has been years in the making on…

Brian Warner, better known as Marilyn Manson, has been one of the most shocking figures in music over the course of his career. His theatrical performances and controversial persona were known and his career thrives on shock value. But there are troubling allegations that recently emerged outside of the glamour and chaos. These claims, explored in the Channel 4 documentary Marilyn Manson: Shed new light, unmasked, offered us a more detailed understanding of his darker parts. On August 9, two-part documentary looks inside the life of Manson from his meteoric rise as ‘Antichrist Superstar’ to his bitter emotional woes. The…

People all over the world woke up on the 17th of January 2025 to the long-awaited Balloonerism; the new posthumous album by Mac Miller. These 14 tracks that Beer recorded between 2013 and 2014 have made his fans sad and thoughtful. The album again proves that Miller was good at melding genres together and that he incorporated psyche and slow-burn and experimental music with soul and jazz. All the songs venture into important topics like loneliness, time, burden of living, all of which are wrapped in his signature sarcasm. Balloonerism is the second posthumous album from Miller’s estate, after the…

Nutrition enthusiasts debate unconventional diets. The carnivore diet, one such approach which has attracted attention, is an example. The celebrated podcast host and UFC commentator Joe Rogan tried this radical diet. In January 2020, he pledged to do a month of it. The carnivore diet eliminates all plants foods. It sticks to animal derived products like meat, egg, fish and some dairy. The aim of Rogan’s journey with this diet was to see what benefits one may reap from it. He also hoped to address weight concerns, which he weighed in at 205 pounds. Rogan ate only animal based foods…

Very few people have, in body modification, pushed the boundaries so extensively as Marcelo “b-boy” De Souza Ribeiro. São Paulo, Brazil 40 year old artist has taken years to transform his appearance into becoming a living canvas. Ribeiro has about 98% of his body covered in over 1,500 tattoos, fanged metal teeth, skin implants and a bifurcated tongue. From 15 years of age, he began his first tattoo and has embarked on a journey of body transformation that would go on to define his life. Over the years Ribeiro expanded the modifications to include elf like ears, a tattooed tongue…

There are few creatures in the vast expanse of the ocean to capture the human imagination, more than the very orca – the killer whale. Famous for their intelligence and complex social systems, these apex predators have been a mainstay of marine research for a while. Orcas are famed for the sophistication of their communication systems — a claim that recent studies have uncovered as shocking in its own right. From scientists to the general public, these researchers are taking their deep dive into the extraordinary skills of these marine mammals. Each orca pod has their own vocalizations, a term…

In his still quite extraordinary life, Britain’s first gay dad Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has always kept his eyes open. In 1999 he made headlines with then partner Tony Drewitt Barlow when they welcomed twins Saffron and Aspen via surrogacy. They were two extremely successful self made millionaires, who were pioneers of LGBTQ+ parenting in the UK. And they also broke new ground for their journey to parenthood, which has since inspired many others to think differently about the meaning of family. Barrie and Tony ultimately grew their family, raising five kids between them, and had a few business ventures along the…