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ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

2 days ago

Madonna — Diva Provocatrix
For 40+ years she's mastered scandal, spectacle & reinvention — turning outrage into art

No one before her did it this way. No one since has matched it.
Coming in #FairObserver.

#Madonna #QueenOfPop #MadonnaFans #MadonnaForever #MadonnaCelebrationTour

Steve Foerster 🌐

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2 weeks ago

For those who want to know a bit more about what's going on in #Iran, here are a variety of articles suitable as background from #FairObserver, which is a sort of non-profit, crowdsourced, and freely accessible analogue to the Economist:

1. How Iran Became a Great Power and Why It Hates America […]

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

DIANA'S GHOST HAUNTS BRITAIN'S ROYALS 👑
Andrew faces relentless media scrutiny. Diana set the stage, and the House of Windsor can’t look away.
Coming soon to #FairObserver
#RoyalFamily #Diana #AndrewScandal

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

1 month ago

Should FIFA Pull the World Cup Out of the US? Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter is urging fans to boycott the 2026 World Cup in the United States, citing recent civil unrest..

SHOULD FIFA PULL THE WORLD CUP OUT OF THE US?⚽️Read in #FairObserver: fairobserver.com/culture/shou...
#WorldCup2026 #FIFA #DonaldTrump #Infantino #SportsPolitics @fanseurope.org
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
@iscsupporters.bsky.social
@lasparks.bsky.social
@theathleticfc.bsky.social

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

2 months ago

Why Children Kill: The Incomprehensible Death of Rob Reiner Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged...

WHY CHILDREN KILL: THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE DEATH OF ROB REINER
Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Brentwood home. Their son Nick is charged with their murders. Why?

Read now in #FairObserver ⬇️
🔗 www.fairobserver.com/culture/why-...

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4 months ago

THE TIMELINE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy American financier, was found dead in his prison cell in an apparent suicide on August 10, 2019. He had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges, to whi...

A timeline puts the full #Epstein saga into stark relief.
The Epstein story is about one man or one network and about how systems of influence and secrecy operate, and why transparency still falls short. fairobserver.com/timeline/the...
#Transparency #Trafficking #PowerAndInfluence #FairObserver

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

4 months ago

Is Taylor Swift Really as Great as Shakespeare?* Taylor Swift dominates global culture as her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, breaks sales records and cements her influence across media.

🚨 IS TAYLOR SWIFT REALLY AS GREAT AS SHAKESPEARE? 🎤🎨🎼
Her albums break records, her tours make history 🏟️—but can she match the artistic giants she now stands alongside?
READ NOW IN #FairObserver 👉 www.fairobserver.com/culture/is-t...
#TaylorSwift #PopCulture #Swifties #ArtisticGreatness #MusicCanon

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

4 months ago

IS TAYLOR SWIFT REALLY AS GREAT AS SHAKESPEARE?🔥
Her albums break records, her tours make history 🏟️—she’s already a legend. But can she exceed the artistic giants she now stands alongside?
COMING SOON IN #FairObserver
#TaylorSwift #ErasTour #PopCulture #Swifties #ArtisticGreatness

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

5 months ago

🎤 Ellis Cashmore will be speaking at the Sociology in Action event on 5 December about the evolution of celebrity culture. First event sold out, but tickets for this one are still available: educationinaction.org.uk/speaker/elli... #CelebrityCulture #Timeline #FairObserver

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

5 months ago

COMING SOON in #FairObserver: Why Do the Beckhams Still Fascinate Us? ⭐️Most celebrities fade after their peak but David & Victoria remain a global brand—bridging generations, reinventing themselves and still captivating audiences. Why?
#Beckham #VictoriaBeckham #DavidBeckham

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

5 months ago

COMING SOON in #FairObserver: Why Do the Beckhams Still Fascinate Us? ⭐️
Most celebrities fade after their peak but David & Victoria remain a global brand—bridging generations, reinventing themselves and still captivating audiences. Why?
#Beckham #VictoriaBeckham #DavidBeckham

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@myfairobserver.bsky.social

8 months ago

Billionaires Line Up to Save New York from Democracy Billionaire Bill Ackman’s panic over a progressive political upset in New York reflects the priorities of a system where money, not governance, defines politics.

Billionaires aren’t just funding candidates — they’re trying to define what democracy looks like in NYC.
📖 www.fairobserver.com/election-new...
#NYCPolitics #Democracy #CampaignFinance #ZohranMamdani #FairObserver

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@myfairobserver.bsky.social

8 months ago

Zohran Mamdani: Hypocrisy, Socialism and the Danger of Elitist Politics Zohran Mamdani, son of elite parents and raised in privilege, champions socialist policies while enjoying capitalist comforts.

Christopher Roper Schell examines the tension between Zohran Mamdani’s elite background and his radical socialism—with nuanced historical context. A thought-provoking dive into identity and politics. www.fairobserver.com/politics/zoh... #NYCPolitics #Socialism #FairObserver #Mamdani

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

8 months ago

Rock Music is Sickening, Disgusting, Filthy, Repugnant, Unpleasant and Odious – That’s the Point Rock music was designed to disrupt, offend and confront society, from Elvis’s racial subversion to Dylan’s protest lyrics,

It was meant to offend. That’s why it mattered.
In this sharp piece, @elliscashmore.bsky.social explores how “filthy” music gave voice to cultural rebellion.
👉 fairobserver.com/politics/roc...
#RockMusic #Culture #FairObserver #music #culture

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

8 months ago

Tomorrow in #FairObserver:
"Rock Music is Filthy, Unpleasant, Repugnant, Sickening, Disgusting and Odious – That’s the Point"
#BobVylan at #Glastonbury reignites the culture wars. Who decides what’s offensive — and why are we still shocked?
#FreeSpeech #CancelCulture #Music

ELLIS CASHMORE

@elliscashmore.bsky.social

8 months ago

Sean “Diddy” Combs: Race, Gender and a New American Dilemma Sean “Diddy” Combs’s upcoming federal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges reflects deep cultural tensions at the...

Jury Begins Deliberating in Sean Combs Trial: Race, Gender and a New American Dilemma fairobserver.com/history/sean... #SeanCombs

#JuryDeliberations

#DiddyTrial

#RaceAndJustice

#GenderPolitics

#AmericanJustice

#CulturalPolitics

#FairObserver

#JuryDeliberations

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8 months ago

Fair Observer Fair Observer provides perspectives from around the world on news, politics, economics, business, culture, science, technology and more.

We don’t take orders from billionaires.
Fair Observer is powered by citizens from 90+ countries, offering perspectives you won’t find in mainstream media.
www.fairobserver.com
#CitizenJournalism #MediaIndependence #FairObserver

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8 months ago

Outside the Box: ChatGPT Examines a Lie That Has Plunged the World into WWIII In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend...

“A lie that has plunged the world into WWIII”
What if the real threat wasn’t AI… but the narratives we build around it?

This piece flips the script on geopolitics. Peter Isackson
#ThinkForYourself #FairObserver #AIethics #NarrativeWarfare #CitizenJournalism

🔗 www.fairobserver.com/business/tec...