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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not backing down in taking shots at Tim Cook and Apple. After taking potshots at the Apple Vision Pro, Zuckerberg is now asking advertisers to boycott Apple’s iPhone, iOS and App Store businesses…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJames Gunn has frustratedly cleared up matters after Superman fans assumed he made a dig at Jesse Eisenberg.The director, who is now one of the bosses of DC alongside Peter Safran, was discussing the forthcoming Superman film, which is in active development.Gunn broached the subject on an episode of the podcast Inside of You, whose host is Michael Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum played Superman…

Film: Polite SocietyCast: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Shobu Kapoor, Ella Bruccoleri, Seraphina Beh, Shona Babayemi, Nimra Bucha, Jeff MirzaDirector: Nida ManzoorRating: 3.5/5 This debut feature from writer/director Nida Manzoor is a wildly audacious work that takes on South Asian tradition and patriarchy while admitting that behind every great man, there’s a very tired mother who’s sacrificed everything… And she gets to decide who her son will marry and why? The film is about 16-year-old Ria Khan (Priya…

In an interview with The Art of Dialogue, Tha Dogg Pound rapper Kurupt suggested Eminem “got away” with dissing so many other artists because he’s white.In the clip, which can be seen above, Kurupt was asked for his thoughts on Melle Mel’s criticism of Billboard putting Em No. 5 on its 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list. “That’s his opinion,” he said in response to Mel saying Em was only ranked so high because of the color of his skin. “That’s not our opinion. … The way Dr. Dre took Eminem subject matter-wise is one…

Fresh off of dropping her debut EP Like..?, Ice Spice returned Saturday with a music video for her recent single “In Ha Mood.”The track features the Bronx rapper delivering what some believed to be a diss at Chance the Rapper. “He a rapper, but don’t got a chance,” Spice raps on the song.Chance hopped on Instagram on Saturday to ask Ice Spice if she in fact was sending a stray shot his way. “Is this a diss or a shoutout,” Chance asked on his Instagram Story.After catching wind of Chance’s comments, Ice Spice took to…

Some fans think Lil Durk might be dissing Gunna for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case in a recently shared preview of a new song.In the preview, which can be heard below, Durk appears to take a subliminal shot at Gunna. “What happened to Virgil he probably gon’ tell,” he raps in clip, which could be a reference to Durk’s 2022 collab with Gunna, “What Happened to Virgil.” It’s not clear if it’s a specific reference to Gunna or not, but it’s possible considering it’s about a song they did together and appears to buy…

Uncle Murda released his annual “Rap Up” song this weekend, where he reminisced on some of the biggest pop culture moments of 2022 while dissing a number of artists. Among those the Brooklyn native put on blast was Freddie Gibbs, with Murda calling out the Buffalo rapper for getting jumped on his turf earlier this year. “Let’s talk about Freddie Gibbs, like really what’s up with him?/N***as robbed him in Buffalo and he got beat up again/He be out here looking like a cold-blooded sucker,” Murda rapped on the 15-minute…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In today's society, being happy and having an optimistic attitude are social expectations that weigh heavily on how we live and the choices we make. …

Just a week after he blasted BET for not receiving any nominations this year, Lil Nas X took to social media on Tuesday to tease a song that contains a diss aimed at the annual awards show.In a one-minute clip, the “Industry Baby” artist is seen sitting shirtless in his car as he lip-syncs along to the track.“Fuck BET, fuck BET/Lick it on up, slurp it/ Make it sloppy, ok, ok, ok, ok/ Look at how I top shit/I just put like three up in the top 10/And I don’t need nobody/I just need these ccs on my body/Everything I do be…

Tucker Carlson learned a valuable lesson today: If you come for K-pop, the K-pop fans will come for you. Speaking on Tucker Carlson Tonight Tuesday, the Fox News host and noted Russian sycophant took aim at K-pop’s most dangerous target: BTS. The global megastars were in Washington to discuss “Asian inclusion and representation” and address anti-Asian discrimination with President Joe Biden — something that just didn’t sit right with Tucker. “Yeah, so we got a Korean pop group to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes in the…