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Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Is this the stupidest yet?': Mark Zuckerberg pulls off quirky surf stunt on 4th of July, video goes viral
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kept up his quirky Independence Day tradition on July 4th, sharing a video of himself wakesurfing. But this time, there was a twist. Known for making the 4th of July celebration fun, Zuckerberg got into a full-body inflatable suit patterned in red, white, and blue. This year, the Fourth of July marked the 249th anniversary of the United States of America. In the video, Zuckerberg begins on a boat, looking into the camera. A message flashes across the screen, which reads, 'Is this the stupidest thing we have done so far?' He then repeats the question out loud. The video then shows him surfing on the water in his oversized, flag-themed inflatable suit. 'Happy 4th of July! US,' he captioned the video. Watch the viral video here: A post shared by Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) The video quickly drew attention, with social media users flooding the comment section with reactions. 'The internet now requires you to one-up this challenge every year until you're holding a live eagle with fireworks shooting off the base of the board while chugging a beer in 2030,' a user wrote. 'I literally woke up this morning and asked myself what you were going to do this year to top off the last few years,' another user commented. 'Whoever taught you how to act like a human deserves a trillion dollars and to be famous sir,' a third user said. Over the past few years, Zuckerberg's stunts have been grabbing eyeballs on social media. Last year, he shared a video of himself wakesurfing while wearing a tuxedo. In one hand, he held a beer, and in the other, the American flag to the soundtrack of Bruce Springsteen's iconic song Born in the USA. In 2021, during his Fourth of July celebration, he was seen riding a surfboard in slippers, waving the US flag against a picturesque backdrop.
NDTV
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Watch: "Is This The Stupidest Yet?" Mark Zuckerberg On Wild July 4 Stunt
Continuing his Independence Day tradition of riding a surfboard, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday (Jul 4) posted a video of himself in the act, albeit with a little twist. The tech billionaire has previously been seen wakesurfing with a US flag, but this time, he wore an inflatable suit printed with the American flag. This year, the fourth of July marked the 249th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The Meta boss has made a yearly tradition of performing a daring stunt on the water as his niche to celebrate the day, with social media users looking forward to it. "Happy 4th of July! US," Mr Zuckerberg captioned the video, where he could be heard saying: "Is this the stupidest thing we have done so far?" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) 'Can't imagine how' As the video went viral, social media users cheered the Meta CEO and wondered how he will top this tradition next year. "I literally woke up this morning and asked myself what you were going to do this year to top off the last few years," said one user while another added: "Full send !!!! I can't imagine how you'll celebrate next year." A third commented: "The internet now requires you to one-up this challenge every year until you're holding a live eagle with fireworks shooting off the base of the board while chugging a beer in 2030." A fourth said: "Lol. Nothing stupid about this. I need to see more of it. Happy 4th of July USA." Last year, Mr Zuckerberg's Independence Day video featured him dressed in a tuxedo, sipping a beer in one hand and waving the American flag in the other as he surfed, set to Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA". Before that in 2021, he rode the surfboard in slippers, holding the US flag, with a scenic view in the background.
France 24
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
Springsteen digs into the vault to rewrite his 'lost' '90s
It turns out "The Boss" never bought into that narrative, and now he's aiming to overturn it with a new collection of unreleased material, "Tracks II: The Lost Albums," released on Friday. "I often read about myself in the '90s as having some lost period," the 75-year-old rocker said in a 17-minute documentary released last week. "Actually, Patti and I were parenting very young children at the time, so that affected some of your workout," he conceded, referencing his wife and E Street Band member, Patti Scialfa. "But really, I was working the whole time." During the Covid pandemic, Springsteen returned to his archives and "finished everything I had in my vault." The result is a sprawling box set compilation of 83 songs organized thematically into seven albums, spanning his output from 1983 to 2018. But the greatest spotlight falls on the 1990s -- a decade long seen as a wilderness period for the New Jersey native, who was said to be struggling to find a solo identity during his hiatus from the E Street Band. Springsteen first burst onto the national scene in the '70s as a would-be heir to Bob Dylan, hit new commercial heights in the '80s with "Born in the USA," and delivered what many view as the definitive artistic response to the 9/11 attacks with "The Rising." One album in the box set revisits the "Streets of Philadelphia Sessions," evoking the namesake hit with a moody blend of synthesizers and pulsing drumbeats as he explores dark emotional terrain. "I'd made three albums about relationships, I had a fourth one," Springsteen said. "It was particularly dark, and I just didn't know if my audience was going to be able to hear it at that moment." Another record, "Somewhere North of Nashville," is a rollicking, country-rooted romp. A third, "Inyo," recorded in the late '90s along California's borderlands, is an ode to Mexican-American culture. Springsteen is far from the first major artist to unearth new material from songs that were originally shelved, following a tradition established by Dylan's "Bootleg Series" in 1991. "Tracks II," as the name suggests, is a sequel to 1998's "Tracks" -- and "Tracks III" is set to follow. Over the years, critics have often argued there's a reason some tracks remain unreleased -- with "new" Beatles songs based on the late John Lennon's homemade demos often cited as proof that not every vault needs to be reopened. So far, however, "Tracks II" has been received favorably by many reviewers. "For any fan, it's a revelation to hear the secret mischief that Bruce Springsteen was making in the shadows, during his most low-profile era -- the music he made for himself, after years of making music for the world," wrote Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone. © 2025 AFP
Vogue Singapore
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Here's the first trailer for Jeremy Allen White's Bruce Springsteen biopic
In the process of dealing with his newfound fame following the success of Born To Run , Darkness on the Edge of Town and The River , Springsteen recorded the new songs with a simple four-track recorder alone in the bedroom of a house he was renting in New Jersey, originally not intending to turn it into an album. It was met with critical acclaim and paved the way for his next release, the era-defining Born in the USA . Springsteen himself is actively involved in the project, with the film being an adaptation of Warren Zanes's 2023 book about the period, Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'. Courtesy of Disney Joining Jeremy as The Boss? Oscar nominee Jeremy Strong as Springsteen's long-time confidant and manager, Jon Landau; Paul Walter Hauser as guitar tech Mike Batlan; Stephen Graham as Bruce's father, Doug; Gaby Hoffmann as his mother, Adele; Odessa Young as his love interest, Faye; Marc Maron as record producer Chuck Plotkin; and David Krumholtz as Columbia executive Al Teller, all under the expert direction of Crazy Heart 's Scott Cooper. Courtesy of Disney And, startlingly, the release date isn't that far off either: 24 October 2025, when the film will hit the big screen and have us all listening to Springsteen on repeat yet again. Courtesy of Disney This article was first published on British Vogue.
Graziadaily
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Jeremy Allen White versus Bruce Springsteen Comparisons Are In
Hot on the heels of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, first look images of Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere have arrived. Naturally, they have sent Springsteen fans and the internet into overdrive and have prompted endless comparisons between White and the real 'Born in the USA' singer. The biopic is based on Warren Zanes' book and follows Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, including his hit single 'Born in the USA' with the E Street Band. It joins the likes of Back to Black, A Complete Unknown and the upcoming Britney Spears film in a competitive era of music biopics. While Deliver Me From Nowhere doesn't come out until 24 October, the first official trailer is here and fans already have a lot to say about it. So, what do people think so far? Does White look like Springsteen? And will it pick up as many nominations as A Complete Unknown did next awards season? We'll have to wait to find out. White is a modest 5 ft 7 in height, while Springsteen is three inches taller at 5 ft 10. Yes, White sings and plays the harmonica throughout the film. To play the iconic singer, White reportedly studied hundreds of archive videos to perfect Springsteen's signature New Jersey rasp. 'It's really great to go down a YouTube rabbit hole and find him at all these different periods in his life and be able to listen to his speaking voice as well as his singing voice. It's been really fun preparing,' the actor told GQ last year. He has received Springsteen's seal of approval with the singer becoming a regular visitor on set. Springsteen has even praised White's performance, calling him 'a terrific actor' who sings 'very well'. Adding, 'He's got an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognise and he's just done a great job, so I've had a lot of fun.' Jeremy, who has won three Emmy awards for his lead performance in The Bear , is seen playing harmonica and singing Nebraska's title track, as well as Springsteen's breakthrough hit 'Born To Run', in the trailer. As for how the two stars visually compare, the internet is divided. One X user asked, 'So they didn't even try to make him look like Bruce?' Another joked, 'Wow! That's amazing. He looks just like Jeremy Allen White.' However, others were more optimistic. 'This casting lowkey makes so much sense,' reads one post. Another simply wrote, 'He's perfect.' White certainly has the right frame and hairstyle, but it looks like the rest might be down to the costume cupboard. Bruce Springsteen performing in 1978. (Photo: Getty) Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen on stage in 1985 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Carrette/Getty) Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen in 2005. (Photo: Getty) Nikki Peach is a writer at Grazia UK, working across entertainment, TV and news. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).
