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Spoilers ahead for the book and movie, "Crazy Rich Asians."

"Crazy Rich Asians" hasn’t hit theaters yet, but it’s already breaking barriers. The film is being lauded as the first Hollywood movie with a majority Asian cast since "The Joy Luck Club" dropped 15 years ago.

The plot follows Rachel Chu, an Asian-American woman who accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his childhood best friend’s wedding. Of course, when... Читать дальше...

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It can be hard to remember that celebrities have side hustles and even empires outside their full-time jobs of being famous. Jessica Biel ran her own restaurant, Nick Offerman loves woodworking, and Gwyneth Paltrow has her own lifestyle empire, but they aren’t the only ones to transform their side passions into flourishing businesses.

A good handful of celebrities have capitalized on their passion for fashion and created their own clothing brands, bringing their signature style to the masses. Читать дальше...

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• There are contradicting accounts of whether stretching helps to aid in recovery and changing the structure of our muscles.
• Muscle recovery is when a muscle returns to full function without soreness, and muscle remodeling is when our bodies adapt to that stressor by changing our muscle structure, metabolism, and physiology
• While studies do not indicate that stretching assists with recovery, there is evidence that stretching will help with muscle remodeling... Читать дальше...

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• Rick Gates, a associate of US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, testified Monday that they committed crimes together.
• Gates testified that he knowingly violated federal tax law by not disclosing 15 foreign bank accounts owned by him and Manafort to US authorities. 
• Gates and Manafort were charged with a combined 32 counts of tax and bank fraud in February, after which Gates accepted a plea deal which included testifying against Manafort. Читать дальше...

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• In the September issue of Vogue, Beyoncé revealed she had toxemia when pregnant with her twins, Rumi and Sir, in 2017. 
• The singer said the condition caused her to go on bed rest and have an emergency C-section. 
• Toxemia is another name for the medical condition preeclampsia, a condition defined by high blood pressure and protein in the urine, according to the Preeclampsia Foundation. 
• According to the foundation, the condition... Читать дальше...

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• Romelu Lukaku's dummy play to set up Belgium's game-winning goal over Japan was one of the best plays of the 2018 World Cup.
• Lukaku explained to Business Insider how he knew he needed to create space for his teammates and how he made subtle eye contact with another Belgian player to set up the goal.
• Lukaku said despite not touching the ball on the play, it was among the best plays of his career.

One of the more thrilling matches... Читать дальше...

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• Bogle Seeds, a family owned and operated farm in Toronto, Canada, closed its 70-acre sunflower field after "swarms" of selfie takers descended upon the space on July 28. 
• Barry Bogle, who works on the farm, told INSIDER that police had to get involved to manage traffic, as officers estimated that 7,000 vehicles attempted to enter the farm.
• Speaking to the Globe and Mail, Brad Bogle, who works on the farm, described the experience as a "zombie... Читать дальше...

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Media consumption is at a saturation point. After rising for much of the last decade, total digital time spent has been nearly static since the start of 2015. As a result, it's increasingly difficult for content producers to win over minutes of consumers' time.

One platform, though... Читать дальше...

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