Crowdfunded LGBTQ film from India is hoping for a Cannes premiere

Baby steps, giant dreams. 

A crowdfunded short film from India is aspiring for a coveted premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year. 

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Sisak, which claims to be the country’s “first silent LGBTQ film,” is a wordless love story that unfolds between two strangers aboard local trains in Mumbai. 

The film’s trailer was unveiled by Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, a Cannes regular herself, on social media. 

Immensely Proud & Excited! Presenting the much-awaited trailer of #SisakTheFilm Directed by @futterwackening https://t.co/yVzrmrzfTS

— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) January 30, 2017 Read more…

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This guy could be Cara Delevingne’s dad

No, Cara Delevingne’s father has not mastered the science of genetic duplication, nor has he invented time travel. At least, not according to his doppelgänger, Seth Hamby.

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Hamby posted this tweet along with two pictures — one photo of himself and one photo of Delevingne’s father taken from the actress’ Instagram.

Who would’ve guessed I’m @Caradelevingne ‘s dad http://pic.twitter.com/9xzqMdEAL6

— Seth Hamby (@SethDuaneHamby) January 28, 2017

The resemblance is freakishly uncanny! People on Twitter thought so, too: Read more…

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This spoof government job involves watching porn all day

If this “job ad” to become a government porn censor looks too good to be true — that’s because it is. 

The New Government Jobs website is in fact a spoof created by the Open Rights Group to raise awareness about the incoming UK’s Digital Economy Bill, which will force any website that benefits commercially from porn to verify the age of users.

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If they fail to do the monitoring and checks, payment providers and third parties will be legally required to intervene. Should the websites refuse to comply, the ISPs will block content, even though it’s legal.  Read more…

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India pledges to bring high-speed affordable internet access to 150,000 villages

Taking cue from Silicon Valley giants, the Indian government today ramped up its efforts to bring more of its citizens online.

India plans to bring affordable high-speed broadband connection to 150,000 villages in a year, finance minister Arun Jaitley said today as he unveiled the annual budget for the country.

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Narendra Modi’s government has been aggressively working on getting internet connectivity to rural areas since assuming power in 2014. 

Jaitley said the government is upping its budget to Rs 100 billion ($1.4 billion) for this effort, adding that it has already laid 155,000km long optical fibre cable across the country. Read more…

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Body-positive blogger compares 2 photos to make an important point

LONDON — Instagram is awash with posts about fitness and dieting, with many showing an unrealistic and doctored view of women’s bodies.

But, one body-positive blogger posted two photos taken at the same time to make a stand against the body pressures women and girls face on Instagram.

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Milly Smith posted a side-by-side photo on Instagram. The photo on the left shows Smith wearing waist-controlling tights pulled up “as high as possible”, while the other shows Smith posing with her tights pulled down.

“Same girl, same day, same time,” wrote Smith on Instagram.  Read more…

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India has spoken! Scotch comes second place in a round up of #GiftsMenLove

Did you know that scotch is the second most popular gift for men?

Buying gifts for your loved ones can be stressful, and picking something special year after year is tough. How do you know just what they want? If you have ever wondered just what to gift your man on special occasions like Valentine’s Day, then look no further – the verdict is in on the top five #GiftsMenLove, and you might find one or two of them a little surprising. 

The struggle of finding the perfect #GiftsMenLove has been played out in this hilarious video below:

“TVF set out to find the #GiftsMenLove via a public poll. Deloitte acted as the process advisors and validator of votes, authenticating the results. The poll was played out in two stages – stage one asked the public to nominate a gift men would like to receive, and at stage two the public voted for the top 10 from the nominations.” Read more…

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Ricky Gervais says he’s packing on the pounds and gives zero f*cks about it

During a Tonight Show interview, Ricky Gervais called bullsh*t on Jimmy Fallon’s polite compliment about Gervais’ physical appearance and it’s hilarious.

“Look at me! Of course I don’t look great,” said Gervais.

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In the video, Gervais says he’s packing on the pounds. He then went on a comedic diatribe about why he can’t be bothered to stop the impending weight gain.

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