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Storm Reid responds to hate comment about her going to college:”College isn’t for everyone but it was for me. I wanted to work and fruther my education, so I did that. I did that and I also got an EMMY while doing it, in college, 20 years old, junior in college.” inbella.com/1015141/storm-reid #PopCulture #SeriousGossips #SocialMedia👻📳

“This brand is bigger than any one person and bigger than what I’m able to lead on my own. It’s a movement. And it deserves a team with the scale, experience, and infrastructure to realize its potential.‍"

What successful international conglomerate is being discussed here? It is, of course, Fyre Festival.

Felon founder Billy McFarland announced today that he's officially canceled the second edition of the festival, which was due to take place next month in Mexico, and is also selling the name. “We have decided the best way to accomplish our goals is to sell the Fyre Festival brand, including its trademarks, IP, digital assets, media reach, and cultural capital - to an operator that can fully realize its vision," he said in a statement on the official website. "There is a clear path for operators and entrepreneurs with strong domain expertise to build Fyre into a global force in entertainment, media, fashion, CPG, and more.” Here's more from @Independent

We don't have any info on how much MacFarland hopes to get for his brand, but we'll be sure to keep you posted, in case you're interested in investing.

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#Music #MusicFestivals #FyreFestival #BillyMacFarland #Lifestyle #PopCulture

The Independent · Billy McFarland cancels Fyre Festival 2 and puts brand up for sale a week after postponementBy Kevin E G Perry

You might not know the name Allee Willis, but you know her work: She co-wrote the "Friends" theme tune "I'll Be There For You," "September" and "Boogie Wonderland," by Earth Wind and Fire, and the Pointer Sisters' "Neutron Dance." The last of these even led to her being declared the world's most dangerous woman by the Russian newspaper Pravda. "She's damn near written half my memories," Questlove said of her. And that's before we even mention her Broadway triumphs, design work for MTV and Blondie, and invention of the Metaverse. Here's @Salon's review of a new Hulu documentary, "The World According to Allee Willis," which tells the inspiring story of her phenomenal talent and creative life. Willis died in 2019; minutes into the film’s opening, she is on screen saying, “I’ve always known that my final art piece would be someone putting together the trail I’ve left behind.”

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Salon.com · "The World According to Allee Willis" shines a light on a hidden iconAllee Willis, the woman behind your favorite songs, finally gets her spotlight

After 45 years, the mystery behind the eerie photo in #TheShining is finally solved! 🕵️‍♂️ The man behind Jack Nicholson’s superimposed face? Ballroom dancer & RAF veteran Santos Casani (aka John Golman) 🎭✈️ The iconic 1921 photo was taken at a Valentine’s Day dance in London’s Empress Ballroom 💃📸 #HorrorHistory #KubrickMystery #FilmTrivia #popculture

Read more 👉 cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-s

www.cbc.ca45-year mystery behind eerie photo from The Shining is believed to be solved

Michael De Luca on giving Ryan Coogler the rights to ‘Sinners’ after 25 years: “Ryan himself went on the record saying he was going to get it from somebody else, and he made a pretty effective case for this movie, especially with its themes of Black ownership” inbella.com/1013054/michael-de #PopCulture #SeriousGossips #TV&Movies🎬🍿