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Did The Rolling Stones Sell Out With 2 New Commercials?

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The Rolling Stones‘ songs “Start Me Up” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” showed up in a pair of recent commercials. Does this signal the band has sold out? In addition, why isn’t this conversation more prevalent? Songs by The Rolling Stones have been used to advertise many different things At some point, classic rock became a fixture of commercials. Last year, moviegoers might be treated to David Bowie’s “Starman” in the trailer for Lightyear, The Doors’ “People Are Strange” in the trailer for Morbius, and The Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden” in the trailer for Dog starring Channing Tatum — all during the same trip to the movies! Read More...

Ideas can be tolerated without being respected. The distinction is key | Kenan Malik

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OpinionFreedom of speech This article is more than 3 years oldIdeas can be tolerated without being respected. The distinction is keyThis article is more than 3 years oldKenan MalikTolerance is being perverted by those who think it is about not causing offence Should Cambridge University academics and students “tolerate” or “respect” the views of others with which they might disagree? Should we tolerate Millwall fans booing players taking the knee? Should gender-critical feminists who argue for the importance of female biology and reproduction in defining a “woman” be tolerated, or are such views themselves intolerant of trans women? Read More...

Rihanna Is Under Fire

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Rihanna has been criticized on social media after her new fashion collaboration with Puma was unveiled amid calls for the sports apparel brand to be boycotted. On Monday, photos were released of singer and entrepreneur Rihanna sporting a fashion-forward look while posing with Puma shoes pressed against her face. The new Puma Creeper designs are a collaboration with Rihanna's Fenty fashion brand. "We took our OG Creeper [from 2015] and made it bigger and badder," Read More...