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In December 2023, a top-billing, multi-million dollar internet talent completes her greatest, year-long work. Tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent, with many people involved – and surely those payment delays mean nothing, and her agency will process it all soon and reimburse her and all her subcontractors.  Hours after the release

Wikipedia and You: How to address your inaccurate (if not libelous) biography

[tldr] Let’s say you did something to get on the news – not just once, but multiple times for separate events. This is the minimum requirement to have yourself a biographical article on Wikipedia, assuming someone cares to write one. But life is full of ups and downs. You make friends, but also enemies, and

Citizen Science: How a simple recipe briefly captured the world’s curiosity (LK-99, Two Weeks Later)

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