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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fans Declare Celine Dion a 'Goddess' in Sultry 'Moonlight Swim' Photos
Fans Declare Celine Dion a 'Goddess' in Sultry 'Moonlight Swim' Photos originally appeared on Parade. Fans fell in love with singer all over again after seeing her latest social media update, with the 57-year-old sharing a few snaps from a night swim overlooking a bright city landscape. Dion posted a couple of photos from the experience on Instagram on July 14, with Dion wearing an elegant black one-piece swimsuit while relaxing in what looked to be an infinity pool, her hair slicked back by the water. The second photo was a close-up of Dion's face peeking out from the water as she gave the camera an intense stare. 🎬 The Canadian singer captioned the update, "City lights, starry skies, and a moonlight swim…✨🌃," crediting Jean-François Perreault as the photographer. Dion shared no context about when or where the photos were immediately took to the comments to compliment Dion and her beauty, with enthusiastic replies like, "The 2nd picture is magnetic! ❤️," "GODDESS🔥," and "Oh God, you look gorgeous 🔥❤️." "Ate and left no crumbs 🔥🤍," declared another fan. The praise for the "My Heart Will Go On" singer went on, with a different fan writing, "Oh my…my eyes…just saw something beautiful…🫣😍," while someone else said, "Wow never seen these pix before. Amazing job."Fans Declare Celine Dion a 'Goddess' in Sultry 'Moonlight Swim' Photos first appeared on Parade on Jul 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The ‘Gen Z Stare' Is the New ‘Ok, Boomer' — Here's What You Need To Know
Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by the Gen Z stare. Actually, maybe don't raise your hand because it's kinda cringe to admit that you've been given the stare — as it's basically the same as getting called 'Ok, Boomer.' Let me back up. More from SheKnows JoJo Siwa's Vintage 'Bette Davis Eyes' Makeover Has People Asking If the 'Trad Wife' Pipeline Is Real A discourse on the 'Gen Z stare' is taking over TikTok, and we've broken down exactly what this body language means (and how parents can avoid receiving it from their teens!). Millennials had RBF (resting b—h face) and Gen Z has the 'stare,' which is basically a blank, awkward look that Gen Z gives to people who are being audacious, acting too much, or being downright ridiculous. According to Know Your Meme, the Gen Z stare is that uncomfortable blank look that teens will give out (it's the way Sydney Sweeney stared at anyone on the first season of The White Lotus). This expressionless stare is common in social situations or customer service situations, in which an older customer is being rude, obnoxious, or unruly. In one skit, a Gen Zer ordered a complicated coffee drink and complained when she couldn't get it. 'What y'all sound like before receiving the 'gen z stare,' they wrote, adding in the caption, 'the gen z stare comes out when there's nothing nice to say.' Another Gen Zer explained, 'the gen z stare is when ppl r being slow and u just stare at them bc of how dvmb they r.' Just look at the comments to see how older generations react to Gen Z coining this stare. Like one person, who wrote, 'I think it's hilarious that Gen Z thinks they're the first generation to ever deal with stupidity or difficult customers, and that's how they justify the fact that they just disassociate and mindlessly stare into space whenever they are confronted with a difficult for confusing situation, instead of immediately engaging in the situation like every other generation has ever done before them lol.' 'As a millennial I can tell you it's not this 😂 although this is super funny,' one person wrote. 'It's more the ones that literally don't know how to have a normal human interaction..' One person made a video showing Gen Zers doing the stare at their first jobs. 'We're talking about the stare when anyone tries to have just a normal human interaction with you, like in the flesh,' she said. 'And you guys freeze the f— up.' She said she's seen this when she tries to say hi to teen neighbors that walk by and 'they just look at you like they just saw a ghost and think, there's no way that interaction is real.' It can be frustrating if this happens to you, but there is a reason for it. Gen Z defended this deer-in-the-headlights look in the comments, writing, 'I think our generation is done with fake and genuinely hate people, we just wanna be left alone.' 'why do older people think they are owed my time and energy 😀 if I don't know U leave me alone 😭,' another person said. Someone else explained, 'I'm 29, and I get it. It's anxiety. The world is so demanding and degrading, they're avoiding shame, embarrassment, any awkward feelings, any feeling at all actually. It's scary, it never ends at hello, continued hellos become further conversations and familiarity. its hard to keep up the perception of 'normal' when you're perceived.' Honestly, we get it. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Trump's presidency, the rise of misogyny and hate, the threat of war, and so much more happening in the country right now, it's no wonder Gen Z has social anxiety — and no time for small talk. It's a rebellion against creepy old men telling girls to 'smile' or entitled customers acting like they are always right. It's also a protective mechanism against stress and anxiety, and we can't blame Gen Z for that. Research has shown that teen anxiety doubled during the COVID lockdown, with 1 in 5 teens reporting elevated anxiety symptoms. In 2024, the National Survey of Children's Health found that 16.1 percent of teens ages 12-17 were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in 2023, which is a 61 percent increase since 2016. 'During and since the pandemic, there has absolutely been an increase in anxiety among teens,' Samantha Quigneaux, LMFT, the national director of family therapy services at Newport Healthcare, previously told SheKnows. 'Disruption of daily routines, social isolation and distancing, academic pressures and changes in methods of learning, uncertainty about the future' are all factors that Quigneaux said 'strongly contributed to heightened stress and anxiety levels' among teens. 'Those 'unprecedented times' also left our youth with disrupted critical social and emotional learning environments,' she explained. 'This has led to them having to navigate their teen years and young adulthood with [fewer] skills and emotional resources in our ever-changing world.' So can you really blame Gen Zers for staring into the void and not knowing how to react in social situations? There have been times I wish I was brave enough to just walk away when I didn't want to interact with strangers, so more power to them! If your teen is going through anxiety or stress, the best thing you can do is to be 'an emotionally safe space' to support them, according to Quigneaux. Check in with them, talk to them about ways to handle different situations, and talk to a therapist if you need help. The next time someone gives you the Gen Z stare, maybe re-evaluate your own actions (are you being rude to customer service? Intruding on someone's personal space? Making a teen feel uncomfortable for no good reason?), then show some empathy for a generation that grew up in these wild and uncertain times. It's OK to talk to your own teens about how to react in different social and professional situations, but save random Gen Zers, whom you don't know, from the same lectures. Finally, try embracing the freedom of the Gen Z stare and see what happens. You might be surprised by how freeing it is!Best of SheKnows These 'Old Money' Names Are a Quiet Signal of Wealth & Prestige At 19, I Broke Up With Social Media – & Chose Myself AP Scores Just Came Out — Here's What to Do If Your Teen's Upset About Theirs
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
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Fact Check: Posts claim photo shows Trump and Epstein with minor girl. Here's the truth
Claim: An image authentically showed Jeffrey Epstein posing with U.S. President Donald Trump and a young girl. Rating: An image that allegedly depicts a young girl posing with U.S. President Donald Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein regularly circulates online — and resurfaced again in early July 2025. The renewed attention on the image followed a July 7 U.S. Department of Justice memo stating that the department's review found no incriminating "client list" and no credible evidence that Epstein had blackmailed prominent people. It also concluded that "no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted" in its investigation of Epstein. The next day, Trump responded to a reporter's question at a Cabinet meeting by saying, "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy's been talked about for years." For instance, one July 9, 2025, X post (archived) with the image referred to Attorney General Pam Bondi in its caption: "Hey Magas! This is what Barbie Bondi is protecting! If this doesn't make you angry you're part of the problem! 🤬." (X user @koolkaryn) The image has appeared over the years on multiple social media platforms, including Instagram and Reddit, as well as Chinese-language websites. In short, we found the image contained numerous signs it was generated using artificial intelligence. For instance, the girl's left hand seemed to be deformed, along with the left sleeve of Trump's jacket. (X user @FlyingDutchPall) Via a reverse-image search, we found a full-size version of the viral image shared on Quora. (TheGoodRussian Quora profile) In the original version of the image we spotted more indications the photograph was created artificially. For instance, the faces of people in the background were deformed, Trump had only one leg and Epstein seemed to be dissolving into the couch. (TheGoodRussian Quora profile) Given that the in-question photograph was created using AI software, we have rated it as fake. We've fact-checked other Epstein- and Trump-related claims, including debunking a supposed photo of the men on a plane. In July 2023, we investigated another AI-generated image, allegedly showing Trump and Epstein posing with underage girls. That said, some viral photos of the pair together are genuine. Take this 1997 photograph, for instance, that was taken at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Baum, Sarah. "Does This Photo Show Trump and Epstein with Underage Girls?" Snopes, 14 July 2023, Izzo, Jack. "A Quick Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Unsealed on Jan. 3, 2024." Snopes, 4 Jan. 2024, PerryCook, Taija. "Is This a Real Photo of Trump and Epstein on a Private Plane?" Snopes, 2 Jan. 2024,
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
21 People Are Sharing The Dumbest Things They've Been Told That "Real Men" Don't Do, And The Toxic Masculinity Is Palpable
Toxic masculinity negatively impacts EVERYONE, even and perhaps ESPECIALLY the men who become afraid to openly enjoy the things they like. That's why most of us realize that if a person says "Real men don't..." the rest of the sentence is going to be an outdated, misogynistic trope... So when a Redditor recently asked, "What's the most stupid 'Real men don't' take you've ever heard?" Thousands of commenters shared the dumbest examples of things they've heard "real men" shouldn't do. Here are 21 of their most outrageous responses: If you've ever heard a WILD take on something "real men" shouldn't do, feel free to tell us about it using this anonymous form! 1."I have a friend in her 60s. Her husband is the wildest, most extreme version of a 'man' I have ever met." "Years ago, after she gave birth and brought their son home, her sister moved in to help out. She would make soups and salads for them for dinner. He would refuse to eat it, claiming soup wasn't real food, and salad was the food his food ate. He would throw tantrums until his recovering wife would get up and make him steak and potatoes. That is, until the sister decided to make 'Viking Soup.' She just made something up, but calling it 'Viking Soup' was the only way he would eat it." —u/Unusual_Form3267 Related: 2."Wearing sandals: When I worked in retail, I heard a child tell his mother how he just saw a man wearing sandals. The woman replied, 'Oh, honey, really, men don't wear sandals,' and looked at me like I'd agree with her." "I gave her a shrug and said, 'Well, Jesus wore sandals.' She quickly paid for her stuff and left." —u/sirjames82 3."An actual conversation I had (a long time ago) went like this: 'You can't go out to dinner with a male friend because people might think you are on a date. Now, three guys going out to eat is okay, but four guys, no way, because that could be a double date.'" —u/ricottma 4."I worked at a brewery, and one time, a guy absolutely loved a beer he tried. He told me several times that night how much he liked it. When I told him we sold it in cans, he was so excited." "When I grabbed the cans, his face dropped. He said, 'I can't drink that.' I looked at him, confused, and he pointed to the cans. He elaborated, 'There are pink flowers on it, I'm not drinking that.' This man deprived himself of something he absolutely loved because the label was a black background with neon flowers on it." —u/FreeIDecay 5."My mom once told me that my clothes smell too good and women would think I'm gay because guys' clothes aren't supposed to smell clean." —u/Chzburgers 6."A coworker told me, 'Real men don't eat bananas': I started eating even more bananas, carrots, and anything else phallic that I could get my hands on in front of this guy. I'd always ask him how he was doing in the middle of chomping down on them." "I work in construction so he thought his bullying comment would get agreement from the rest of the crew but it ended up backfiring on him as everyone began assuming everything reminded him of a penis." —u/poopybuttfacehead Related: 7."I was dating a woman for a little bit in college, everything was good, and I never noticed any red I saved enough money to buy a car. I was going to go to a dealership and buy a four-cylinder like a PT Cruiser or something with good gas mileage." "This woman flipped out, started calling me anti-gay slurs, and said, 'Real men only drive trucks. You aren't a man if you drive a four-banger.' She totally meant what she said. We eventually broke up, and a little while after that, she moved. She and her new boyfriend went to jail for ripping off a charter school." —u/DocumentEnough2414 8."'Real men don't drink through straws!'" —u/knitscones "When I was a kid I went to church with a backwards family who had a problem with 'sissy sticks' (drinking straws). They not only refused to use them, but also made sure to make a big deal out of it so everyone could know how manly they were. I still think about how dumb that sounded." —u/partymouthmike 9."'Real men don't read and only learn what they need to at school.'" "Cool, so being illiterate and having the education of a fifth grader is what manly men do? Learning about anything besides what is legally required in school is going to make you less of a man? When you pick up a geography book, does your sperm count immediately start dropping?" —u/2baverage 10."'Real men don't wipe their butts': There are an alarming number of men who don't wipe down there because they think 'it's gay.' I grieve for their poor partners stuck in these skidmark relationships." —u/Chairboy "I once met a guy at a party who said he'd never washed his ass with soap in the shower, only water, because washing down there was "gay". Safe to say I kept my distance at the party and kept pretending I'd smelled something vile when I got near him. I hope he got the message." —u/SleepyClassicist Related: 11."'Real men don't apologize.'" "What the actual f*ck? I had a friend for years, and we once got into an argument while drunk and called each other names. When we sobered up, he demanded we fight and wouldn't apologize because 'real men don't apologize.' I never spoke to him again; we went from really close friends to zero contact. It's been a decade now, and I still think about it." —u/Assimve 12."I live with my husband and his older brother. We all carry lighters, and they steal mine all the time. I finally figured out that if I buy pink ones, they won't steal them. They won't even USE them." "Because, apparently, 'REAL men won't use a pink lighter.'" —u/CLHD420 13."A man once told me that I needed to come and watch his kid for our date. (Also, what a way to tell me you're an entitled prick in one sentence.) Apparently, he forgot he had his kid that night, so I was supposed to drop everything to babysit. We had been dating for three weeks, but DID NOT have a date scheduled for that night. He told me, 'Real men do not babysit their kids.'" "Personally, I agree with him. Real men are FATHERS to their children, not avoidant babysitters. You created that kid; they're your responsibility. You're not babysitting, you're taking care of the child you brought into this world. The fact that he was willing to dump his kid on someone he knew for three weeks told me all I needed to know about him. He confused 'real man' with someone who happens to have a penis and thinks that makes the rest of their BS okay. I was done with him soon after that." —u/TangledUpPuppeteer 14."Once, I was using hand sanitizer before eating lunch after working outside all day. I offered a co-worker some, and he said, 'No, I'm good. I'm a real man.'" "He said the same thing when I offered him a spot under my umbrella when it was raining really hard." —u/The_Cars93 15."'Real men don't pee sitting down.'" "The hell we don't. If I get up groggy in the middle of the night, and don't want to pee on the floor in the dark, I'm having a seat." —u/No_Spring_1090 16."When I hear 'Real men don't drink fruity cocktails,' I'm like, 'Okay, buddy, drink your crappy cheap beer, and while you're at it make sure you deprive yourself of any other little joys in your life so everyone knows you're definitely a man.'" "If someone is so worried about how others perceive them that they change what they eat, drink, and even how they dress to ensure everyone knows they're a man, they're not confident in themselves.'" —u/Nova_Badger Related: 17."Real men don't cry". "My significant other lost his childhood friend a few months ago. I can still see that six-foot-tall guy standing in the door, shaking with quivering lips and fighting back his tears because 'Men don't cry and have to be strong.' I told him, 'Not for me, honey. You're my partner. You're allowed to be sad, disheartened, and to show weakness. I'll never think less of you because you grieve the loss of someone you loved.'" —u/Life_Doubt4829 18."I'm a male teacher. In college, one of my male professors went on a tirade about male teachers who dressed up on school spirit days because 'real men don't wear costumes.'" "We're doing it for the kids, not for us. It's supposed to be silly. It's a nice break for them to have some silliness. I'm not surprised he stopped teaching and went into higher education instead." —u/Bienvillion 19."'Real men don't wear protection.' I'm a mechanical engineer. The number of people I've seen maimed and dead is large. Trust me, you don't look manly when we scrape you off a machine. You just look unskilled and dead." —u/C03x "This can also apply to the other kind of 'protection' that a lot of 'real men' who think 'raw' sex is better refuse to use." —u/Strange_Dog6483 20."When I was a kid, I was told 'Real men don't use bandages.' Now I have a bad habit of not being careful with fresh wounds. It hasn't come back to bite me yet, but I have to be very conscious of cleaning them, or I will just not remember because it wasn't instilled in me from a young age." —u/MathTutorAndCook "Back when my friends and I were teenagers, I had a cut on my palm and kept telling them that I needed to find a pharmacy. At one point, one of them told me not to be such a wimp, to which I replied, 'I'm not, it's just really uncomfortable.'" —u/DouViction 21."The absolute dumbest 'Real men don't' I've heard is that 'Real men don't do housework/women's work' because it's 'unimportant.'" "These same people would proceed to 'explain' that 'real men' are born to do big things, yet they didn't even know how to feed themselves, let alone do 'big things.' The fact that they had to rely on women to get anything done, even simple things, and then proceed to look down on them is the dumbest thing a man could ever do." —u/tracyvu89 Did any of these examples surprise you? What is the dumbest thing you've ever been told "real men" don't do? Tell us in the comments or answer anonymously using the form below! Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity. Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds:
The Star
3 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Asean looking forward to KL Declaration on safe social media use
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 -- Kuala Lumpur once again takes centre stage in regional diplomacy as it hosts the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) scheduled from July 8 to 11. -- fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED KUALA LUMPUR: Asean is looking forward to the adoption of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Safe and Responsible Use of Social Media Platforms for Asean as a collective effort to foster a safer and more inclusive online environment within the region. In a joint communique issued following the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Wednesday (July 9), the foreign ministers acknowledged the commitment of the Asean Ministers Responsible for Information (Amri) in promoting the safe and responsible use of social media platforms. ALSO READ: 'Asean has global trust' They also recognised Amri's efforts in enhancing cooperation to combat fake news and disinformation across the region, in line with Asean's broader goals of unity and mutual understanding. The bloc also welcomed the adoption of the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration to Reaffirm Amri's Commitment to Strategic Progress in Media and Information, which aims to strengthen Asean's cohesion and mutual understanding through the evolving role of media. The ministers noted the ongoing development of the Guidelines for Safe and Responsible Use of Social Media Platforms for Asean, which are intended to support a coordinated regional approach to digital engagement in line with Asean's shared values. In addition, Asean acknowledged Amri's efforts in formulating a successor Work Plan for Information and Media (2026-2035) and the Asean Communication Master Plan III (ACMP III) (2026-2030), both of which will align with the region's long-term vision under Asean 2045: Our Shared Future. These initiatives reflect Amri's commitment to shaping a responsive, inclusive and forward-looking media and information landscape within Asean. - Bernama
