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Reading📚
What is Metaverse - Possibly the most interesting idea from the NFT and crypto boom. A new world. An alternate world. Considering how much (and many) of our conversations have gone digital, makes sense to start owning a part of the digital world. Digital jobs for your digital avatars. Follow the white rabbit, Neo. Read the story here.
Best photos from the Euros - England lost. Italy won. The entire world briefly forgot about the problems in front of us. Read the story here.
Joy generator - Got 5 mins? A 5 minute break from work? Try this. It is beautiful. Click here.
Records vs hit songs - Charlie Harding is the host of the fantastic podcast Switched on Pop. Here he speaks about how platforms like Spotify and Tiktok have led to a change in the music industry. Albums are out? Hit singles are in. Read the story here
Long read of the week - A digital magazine. Of sorts.
PODCASTS🎧
As I mentioned above, songwriter Charlie Harding is the host of the absolutely wonderful Switched on Pop. Charlie is joined by musicologist Nate Sloan. Not only do they breakdown some of the latest in the pop music but they put it in perspective to music history and culture in general. Listen to the analysis of BTS’s Butter. How it is an ode to the 90s. To Michael Jackson and Usher.
Internet Full Power🖥
Imagine Slash playing this. Wait wait Jimmy Page!
Over at Wimbledon🇭🇷 Marija Cicak is the first female chair umpire for a Wimbledon men's singles final in tournament history. #Wimbledon
Tokyo boundMeet V.Revathi aged 23 frm Madurai who’s all set to represent India at #Tokyo2020 in the mixed relay event. She lost her parents while she was in Class IV & ws raised by her grandmother, pictured here. The journey of our🇮🇳athletes is a tale of triumph against odds! #Cheer4India
Oh, this one mixes Euros and politics and pandemic. Impressive
That movie magic
To be in a pickleHow clean are the ingredients in your favorite store-bought Indian pickle? As a consumer, you have a choice to select good products by performing this simple act – turn the bottle over and read its ingredients. Let's find out...Bengal and Kennedy
In 1961,Dr Bidhan Roy,the CM of West Bengal went to USA on an official visit.He met President Kennedy in the White House.While they were discussing about the subject of Calcutta's development,Dr Roy suddenly asked the President if he was suffering from terrible back pain.Bowie long distancing
Judge Chef
Husband in Court via VC Wife unaware comes into room, asks “Sunno, Cooker ki Siti kitne baji” Husband embarrassed tries to signal spouse to quieten down Judge says from the screen “Madam teen” !
Bread bhi mai hi bechungaOne of the greatest pieces of hustle guy broetry ever written, it’s like a the Shakespeare of broetryDisco Nirvana
How Instagram works - Straight from Insta dude
How does Instagram work? Or more specifically – why do I see what I see on Instagram? 🧐 In this video I cover: - “The Algorithm” - Ranking Feed & Stories - Ranking Explore - Ranking Reels - "Shadow Banning" - Influencing Your ExperienceSads Mikkelsen (My absolute favourite)
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