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She’s The Man!

GQ’s Man of the Year Isn’t Who You Think

They’d say I hustled, put in the work

They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve

What I was wearing, if I was rude

Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves

Taylor Swift, “The Man”

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For Kinder, talent runs in the family. Kinder isn't your average DJ duo- the Australian-Ghanaian pairing are sisters who incorporate original vocals and multiple instruments like the piano and guitar into their music. Known for their production abilities, which exude talent and refinement, Kinder quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the dance music community.

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Kate McKinnon 'Barbie' film premiere, Los Angeles, California, USA - 09 Jul 2023

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On August 7, Mattel announced a limited-time addition of Weird Barbie, a replica of Kate McKinnon’s character Greta Gerwig’s from the billion-dollar, blockbusterBarbie. The pre-order option is lonnggg past now. And the doll has been out-of-stock since it posted — predicting the success of sales, and the embrace of weird. This is a sign that consumers the-world-over truly welcome doll-diversity!

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The Highs And Lows For Warner Bros.

How Warner Bros. Has The Biggest Hit And Miss Of The Year

It's no secret that Warner Bros' hand in the Barbie movie provides them with the biggest box office success of the year. It's already breaking records, pulling in over $300 million in its opening weekend, the biggest for a female director (in Greta Gerwig) ever. And it's already garnering Oscar buzz. It went head-to-head with previous Warner Bros right-hand-director Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and won decisively .

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Barbenheimer Begins: The Battle of 'Barbie' v 'Oppenheimer'

What to expect from summers most explosive double feature — and what order to watch it in

Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature

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For months on end, the internet has been joking about summer's most unexpected double feature: Oppenheimer vs Barbie. Well, July 21st is finally here. And, as writers who are chronically online and always down to do something for the bit, of course, we grabbed our comfies and our blankets and spent 5 hours in the cinema on the opening day for what’s been dubbed ... Barbenheimer.

Barbie and Oppenheimer may not seem like they have much in common, but after watching both in quick succession, turns out, they do.

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CULTURE

Is Movie Magic ... Marketing Magic?

The magic of the movies has been reduced to the magic of a marketing budget

Barbie Cast

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On July 21st, Barbie and Oppenheimer are set to open in the biggest box office battle since 2008’s Mamma Mia and The Dark Night. And if those two films taught us anything, it’s that we can have it all: a gritty Christopher Nolan film and a fun, fresh, flirty, female-helmed, camp musical.

So why is the entire internet pitting these two films against each other? It just may be part of the marketing strategy.

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