#TheRoundUp By Enzer - No. 78

E.W. RECOGNITIONS

The 11th Annual Enzer’s World (E.W.) Independent Online Recognitions Period 2023 (E.W. Recognitions in short) was, so far the best. 

With increased reach, engagement, and an extended duration, the 11th E.W. Recognitions exceeded expectations, becoming an encouraging forerunner to the next E.W. Recognitions Period scheduled for mid 2024. 

Notable winners included:

 
1. TELEVISION Platform, Netflix won an impressive five 11th E.W. Recognitions: 

• Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Fictional Series;
• Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – E.W. Steam;
• Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – E.W. Queer;
• Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Nominees List;
• Best Television Channel/Network/Station/Platform – Short List.

 
2. For WEBSITES & APPS, United Kingdom (U.K.) based Radio Station/Network, Capital FM scooped two 11th E.W. Recognitions:

• Best Radio Shows;
• E.W. Global Plus’ Best Radio Station.

 
3. In MUSIC, eight incredible acts each topped with three 11th E.W. Recognitions wins:

• Agust D (Best Song – K-Pop for People Pt. 2 featuring IU; Best Act – World-HipHop/Rap; Best Song – World-HipHop/Rap for Haegum);
• Ayra Starr (Best Act – Afro-Pop/Beat; Best Song – World-House for Stamina with Tiwa Savage & Young Jonn; E.W. Global’s Best Act);
• Bebe Rexha (Best Album – Female for Bebe with Warner Records; Best Song – Folk for Seasons with Dolly Parton; Best Act – American Idol);
• Christina Aguilera (Best Act – World/Traditional; Best Song – World/Traditional for No Es Que Te Extrane; E.W. Global’s Best Song in Spanish for No Es Que Te Extrane);
• Ed Sheeran (Best Act; Best Act – Featured; Best Act – Adult Contemporary);
• Jason Mraz (Best Act – Disco; Best Act – Jazz/Instrumental/Classical; Best Song – Jazz/Instrumental/Classical for Pancakes & Butter);
• Kygo (Best Act – House; Best Act – EDM; Best Song – EDM for Lost Without You with Dean Lewis);
• Renee Rapp (Best Song – Pop for In The Kitchen; E.W. Queer’s Best Act; E.W. Queer’s Best E.P. for Everything to Everyone with Interscope Records).

 
4. Under the subject CELEBRITIES, Adam Lambert won the most 11th E.W. Recognitions with two:

• Top Celeb – Male;
• E.W. Queer’s Top Celeb.

 
5. The TRAVEL subject was dominated by the Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport that attained four worthy distinctions:

• Top Destination;
• Top Airport – International;
• E.W. Global’s Top Destination – Africa;
• E.W. Global’s Top Airport.

 
6. Many thanks to E.W.’s AUDIENCE for the continued likes, shares, comments, views, follows, and other reactions, especially during our flagship event, the E.W. Recognitions Period. 

11th E.W. Recognitions for our top followers went out to:

• @JonaSa72985224 on X (Twitter);
• Jeromy LaCorte Pearlman on Facebook.

 

#EWRecognitions

The 11th E.W. Recognitions Link Guide with links to the WINNERS LIST, NOMINEES LIST, LIST OF CATEGORIES, SHORT LIST and playlists can be found at: 11th #EWRecognitions Link Guide

HOT ON TV

HOTTER:

My thoughts on the ongoing Hollywood Writers and Actors Strike?

Well their grievances about eroding royalties and insecurities about the increasing use of artificial intelligence are valid. 

It’s clear that both the writers and actors are becoming less of a vital element to the networks on the whole. Therefore, I believe that this impasse will be protracted. 

Hopefully, some of our favorite productions will continue to see the light of day. 

Hopefully, this doesn’t spell the end of the lucrative and viable Hollywood Television era as we know it. 

The fourth season of the Netflix (USA) series You (USA) took us on a thrill ride to Europe with Joe (played by Penn Badgley). 

Joe, now teaching at a U.K. university, gets embroiled in a scandal involving a group of wealthy socialites, fails to abate his obsessions, and finds unexpected love. 

A fifth and final season has been confirmed for release in 2024, and we are hopeful, that it all comes full circle (for viewers, not Joe, #LOL).

*Penn Badgley won the 11th E.W. Recognition, Outstanding Portrayal - Actor for playing Joe on You. He also won E.W. Steam's Outstanding Portrayal - Actor Recognition for the same role. 

*You won E.W.'s Top Recognition, Outstanding Series - U.S. Production (Fictional Television). The series also won Outstanding Couple (Fictional Television) for the coupled characters Joe & Kate. Kate is played by Charlotte Ritchie. 

Riverdale (USA, The CW) concluded its run on television with a bizarre seventh season.

Betty, played by Lili Reinhart, and Jughead played by Cole Sprouse’s intriguing journey capped off the story in a very evocative finale episode that scored an average. 

The show had run its course, but will forever be missed nonetheless. 

Riverdale and some of its cast members have, over the years, scooped E.W. Recognitions (amongst multiple nominations) including: 

• 11th E.W. Recognition for Outstanding Cast (Fictional Television);
• 9th E.W. Recognition for Outstanding Series – Mystery (Fictional Television);
• 9th E.W. Recognition for Outstanding Actor won by KJ Apa (Archie) (Fictional Television);
• 7th E.W. Recognition for Top Male Celeb won by Cole Sprouse (Celebrities);
• 6th E.W. Recognition for Outstanding Actress won by Lili Reinhart (Fictional Television);
• 5th E.W. Recognition for Outstanding Music (Fictional Television).

How I Met Your Father (USA, Hulu) got the boot! 

That outcome does not make sense at all. 

Could it be that the writers of the show walked out? 

Is it the low-ratings? 

But it’s on a streaming service.

And we still haven’t solved the mystery of who the father is.

Please don’t do this to us.

*How I Met Your Father won the 11th E.W. Recognition, Outstanding Family (Fictional Television) for sibling characters Jesse & Ellen. The show also won Outstanding Series – Sitcom (Fictional Television). 
 

Select shows to catch and/or watch on TV:  

• Abbot Elementary (USA, ABC)
• And Just Like That... (USA, Max)
  
• Justified: City Primeval (USA, FX)
• Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (USA, South Africa, Disney Plus)
  
• Minx (USA, Starz)
  
• Never Have I Ever (USA, Netflix)
  
• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (USA, Netflix)
  
• So Help Me Todd (USA, CBS)
• Swarm (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• Sweet Magnolias (USA, Netflix)
• Tacoma FD (USA, truTV)
  
• That ‘90s Show (USA, Netflix)
  
• The Afterparty (USA, Apple TV Plus)
  
• The Bear (USA, Hulu)
  
• The Best Man: The Final Chapters (USA, Peacock)
  
• The Boys (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Cleaning Lady (USA, Fox)
  
• The Conners (USA, ABC)
  
• The Equalizer (USA, CBS)
  
• The Good Doctor (USA, ABC)
  
• The Great North (USA, Fox)
  
• The Horror of Dolores Roach (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Idol (USA, HBO)
  
• The L Word: Generation Q (USA, Crave)
  
• The Last Of Us (USA, Canada, HBO)
  
• The Legend of Vox Machina (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Mandalorian (USA, Disney Plus)
  
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Ms. Pat Show (USA, BET Plus)
  
• The Muppets Mayhem (USA, Disney Plus)
  
• The Neighborhood (USA, CBS)
  
• The Night Agent (USA, Netflix)
  
• The Other Two (USA, Max)
  
• The Patient (USA, FX on Hulu)
  
• The Peripheral (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Power (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• The Recruit (USA, Netflix)
  
• The Resident (USA, Fox)
  
• The Resort (USA, Peacock)
  
• The Righteous Gemstones (USA, HBO)
  
• The Rookie (USA, ABC)
  
• The Rookie: Feds (USA, ABC)
  
• The Santa Clauses (USA, Disney Plus)
  
• The Sex Lives of College Girls (USA, Max)
  
• The Simpsons (USA, Fox)
  
• The Summer I Turned Pretty (USA, Amazon)
  
• The Villains of Valley View (USA, Disney Channel)
  
• The Walking Dead: Dead City (USA, AMC Plus)
  
• The White Lotus (USA, HBO)
  
• The Winchesters (USA, The CW)
  
• The Witcher (USA, Hungary, Poland, Netflix)
  
• The Witcher: Blood Origin (USA, Poland, Netflix)
  
• This Fool (USA, Hulu)
  
• Tiny Beautiful Things (USA, Hulu)
  
• Tom Swift (USA, The CW)
  
• True Lies (USA, CBS)
  
• Tulsa King (USA, Paramount Plus)
  
• Twisted Metal (USA, Peacock)
  
• Tyler Perry’s Ruthless (USA, BET Plus)
  
• Tyler Perry’s Sistas (USA, BET)
  
• Tyler Perry’s The Oval (USA, BET)
  
• Tyler Perry’s Zatima (USA, BET Plus)
  
• Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (USA, Adult Swim)
  
• Unstable (USA, Netflix)
  
• Up Here (USA, Hulu)
  
• Vampire Academy (USA, Peacock)
  
• Velma (USA, Max)
  
• Vikings: Valhalla (USA, Netflix)
  
• Virgin River (USA, Netflix)
  
• Walker (USA, The CW)
  
• Walker: Independence (USA, The CW)
  
• Warrior Nun (USA, Netflix)
  
• Wednesday (USA, Netflix)
  
• Welcome to Chippendales (USA, Hulu)
  
• Welcome to Flatch (USA, Fox)
  
• What We Do in the Shadows (USA, FX)
  
• White House Plumbers (USA, HBO)
  
• Will Trent (USA, ABC)
  
• Willow (USA, Disney Plus)
  
• Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (USA, HBO)
  
• With Love (USA, Amazon Prime Video)
  
• Wu-Tang: An American Saga (USA, Hulu)
  
• XO, Kitty (USA, Netflix)
  
• Yellowjackets (USA, Showtime)
  
• Yellowstone (USA, Paramount Network)
  
• Young Rock (USA, NBC)
  
• Young Sheldon (USA, CBS)
  
• Your Honor (USA, Showtime)
  
• Zootopia+ (USA, Disney Plus)

 

WEB TV: 

Web shows to watch:

• Awkward Dates (South Africa, YouTube)
  
• B’Dazzled (South Africa, YouTube)
• Miss Supranational 2023 (Poland, YouTube)
• Miss Universe Argentina 2023 (Argentina, YouTube)
• Mister Supranational 2023 (Poland, YouTube)
• Strata Ke Strategy (South Africa, YouTube)
• The Chances We Take (USA, WatchACTV)
• The Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement 2023 (USA, Syndicated)
• The Terrell Show (USA, YouTube)
• TMZ Live (USA, Online)
• The Streamy Awards 2023 (USA, Syndicated)

 
Don’t miss out on E.W.’s T.V. Moments on Blogger, X (Twitter) and Facebook! 

Use the hashtag #EWTVMoments to find all of the selected videos. 
 

A.I. UPDATE:

The 21st season of American Idol (A.I.) was a great production.

However, I had one issue with this past season: the selection of finalists. 

Well, the top 26 selected after the showcase in Hawaii was not much to complain about. 

The top 20 who went on to vie for viewer’s votes was a questionable group. 

The top 12 selected through the initial public voting round were even more of a questionable gang. 

And, yes, I am right because most of the finalist borderline botched their live show performances. Even the look on the judge's faces confirmed that.

The silver lining was the betterment of the top 2 finalists: Iam Tongi & Megan Danielle. 

Those two did consistently well throughout the competition, such that, in my eyes, they graduated from amateurs to proper artists. 

A belated congratulations to A.I.’s newest winner, Iam Tongi. 

Guess we got a non-white guy with a guitar this time around. 

#EnzerLovesIdol
 

E.W. GLOBAL:

Starring and led by Kgomotso Christopher as Nandi, Fatal Seduction (South Africa, Netflix) is a new series centered around a middle-aged college professor (Nandi) whose marriage is tested when she suspects her husband is cheating. 

A miscarriage, and the loss of a best friend, and an obsessive college student exacerbate the situation, making for memorable viewing time. 

The series, filled with concupiscent characters is well-balanced by the mystery-themed plotline. 

#TotallyBUZZING

Also new and #BUZZING is the series Shaka iLembe (South Africa, Mzansi Magic). 

The reportedly high-budget production, dramatizes the story of Shaka Zulu, a relevant figure in the pre-colonial history of Southern Africa. 

The series is undoubtedly noteworthy with some of the best costume designs seen onscreen this year. 

*E.W. Global’s Outstanding Fictional Series – Drama for the 11th E.W. Year, 2023 is Riches (UK, Amazon Prime Video).

*E.W. Global Plus’ Outstanding Fictional Series for the 11th E.W. Year, 2023 is Funny Woman (UK, Sky Max).
 

Select shows to catch and/or watch:

• 365 Days (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Accra Medic (Ghana, Akwaaba Magic)
• Acting Good (Canada, CTV)
• Adulting (South Africa, Showmax)
  
• ASI – The Future Begins from the Past (Ghana, Akwaaba Magic)
  
• Ayeye (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
  
• Best & Bester (UK, Finland, Canada, Nickelodeon)
• Black Mirror (UK, Netflix)
• Blood Psalms (South Africa, Showmax)
• Buffering (UK, ITV2)
• Camdaki Kiz (Turkiye, Canal D)
• Class (India, Netflix)
• Club Friday The Series (Thailand, GMM One)
• Crime and Justice Lagos (Nigeria, Showmax)
• Dam (South Africa, Showmax)
• Domina (UK, Italy, MGM Plus)
• Dreamland (UK, Sky Atlantic)
• Dunyayla Benim Aramda (Turkiye, Disney Plus)
• Everyone Else Burns (UK, Channel 4)
• Far From Home (Nigeria, Netflix)
• Father Brown (UK, BBC One)
• Good Men (South Africa, SABC 1)
• Grootbroom & Sons (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Hartklop (South Africa, Kyknet)
• Hope Street (UK, BBC One Northern Ireland)
• How To Manifest A Man (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Ich dich auch! (Germany, ZDFneo)
• Isibopho (South Africa, Mzansi Wethu)
• Isifiso (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Jay Jay: The Chosen One (Nigeria, Showmax)
• Kings of Jo’burg (South Africa, Netflix)
• Kizilcik Serbeti (Turkiye, Show TV)
• Komkhulu (South Africa, Mzansi Magic)
• Lioness (South Africa, M-Net)
• Love Me (Australia, Binge)
• Ludik (South Africa, Netflix)
• Lui Maar Op, Belinda (South Africa, Kyknet)
• Madlela Comes Home (Zimbabwe, ZTN Prime)
• Magaeng (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Mismatched (India, Netflix)
• Mooiweer van Warm (South Africa, Kyknet)
• MTV Shuga (UK, MTV Base Africa)
• Naagin (India, Colors TV)
• Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza (South Africa, BET Africa)
• Onse Kasi (South Africa, SABC 2)
• Projek Dina (South Africa, Kyknet)
• Roomies (South Africa, 1 Magic)
• Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything (UK, Syndicated)
• Santo (Spain, Netflix)
• Shetland (UK, BBC One)
• Silent Witness (UK, BBC One)
• Skam France (France, Belgium, France.tv Slash)
• Smiley (Spain, Netflix)
• Splintered Pieces (South Africa, eVOD)
• Spy/Master (Romania, Max)
• Tell Me Everything (UK, ITVX)
• Terzi (Turkiye, Netflix)
• The Cleaner (UK, BBC One)
• The Confessions of Frannie Langton (UK, ITVX)
• The Diplomat (UK, Alibi)
• The Flatshare (UK, Paramount Plus)
• The Nurse (Denmark, Netflix)
• The Suspect (UK, Syndicated)
• Transatlantic (Germany, France, Netflix)
• Troukoors (South Africa, Showmax)
• Turn of the Tide (Portugal, Netflix)
• Unmarried (Nigeria, Africa Magic Showcase)
• Unseen (South Africa, Netflix)
• Vera (UK, Syndicated)
• WatchMe – Sex Sells (Germany, ZDFneo)
• Witness Number 3 (UK, Channel 5)
• Yali Capkini (Turkiye, Star TV)
• Year Of (Australia, Stan)
• Yeu Em Mat Roi (Philippines, IwantTFC)
• You & Me (UK, ITVX)
• The Catch (UK, Channel 5)

 

THROWBACK:

No throwback worth mentioning. Be on the lookout for a #TotallyBingeWorthy throwback in the next edition. 

 

DAILY INSPIRATION

Deepak Chopra eloquently sums up one of the priceless secrets of success as follows:

“You can consciously change the energy and informational content of your own quantum mechanical body, and therefore influence the energy and informational content of your extended body – your environment, your world – and cause things to manifest in it. 

This conscious change is created by two qualities inherent in consciousness: attention and intention. 

Attention energizes, and intention transforms. 

Whatever you put your attention to will grow stronger in your life. Whatever you take your attention away from will wither, disintegrate, and disappear. Intention, however, triggers the transformation of energy and information. Intention organizes its fulfillment.”

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. 
 

SPEAK OUT

#QUOTES:

“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.” - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself. But each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” - ROBERT F. KENNEDY

“It's treasured times and mountains we climb that gives to us power to make it through each hour. It’s feelings of love and God up above, that we always find a way to smile each day.” - PAULA DUNCAN

“When all is said and done, the ride of life is one of great pleasure, hard times and all. To avoid the bumps is to deny growth, happiness, and life’s purpose.” - ART BERG

“My sun sets to rise again.” - ROBERT BROWNING

“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.” - ISAAC NEWTON

“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.” - PHILLIP BROOKS

“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” - BOB DYLAN

“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” - WILLIAM JAMES

“When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing - then we truly live.” - GREG ANDERSON
 

#CELEBS:

View all of the recently shared #EyeCandy and many more items on E.W.’s Flickr at: E.W. on Flickr
 

*The 11th E.W. Recognitions’ Top Eye Candy – Female is Emily Atack from the U.K.

*The 11th E.W. Recogniions’ Top Eye Candy – Male is Ben Chaplin from the U.K.

MUSIC SPOT

Shawn Mendes’ meteoric rise was (honestly) an unexpected disruption in entertainment.

Churning out hit, after hit, after hit became his thing (for some time), and as far as I can remember, he trended for ‘good reasons.’

His songs are arguably some of the best of pop, and his delivery is remarkable. 

The list below is a testament to that. 

Is he done already?

Songs we like by Shawn Mendes as a lead act:

• Stitches
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (with Camila Cabello)
• Treat You Better
• Mercy
• There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
• In My Blood
• Lost in Japan
• Lost in Japan (with Zedd)
• Youth (ft. Khalid)
• Nervous
• If I Can’t Have You
• Senorita (with Camila Cabello)
• Wonder
• Monster (with Justin Bieber)
• Summer of Love (with Tainy)
• It’ll Be Okay
• When You’re Gone
• The Christmas Song (with Camila Cabello)

 
*The 11th E.W. Recognitions’ Best Act – Pop is Meghan Trainor.
 

THESE ALBUMS ROCK!:

In Pieces (Chloe Bailey – Parkwood Entertainment)

SONGS WE LIKE: Pray It Away; How Does It Feel (with Chris Brown); Cheatback (ft. Future); In Pieces.
ALBUM NAME: Interesting. 
ALBUM COVER ART: 2/5.
 

Bebe (Bebe Rexha – Warner Records)

SONGS WE LIKE: Heart Wants What It Wants; Satellite (with Snoop Dogg); I’m Good (Blue) (with David Guetta); Seasons (with Dolly Parton).
ALBUM NAME: Bebe.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
 

Different Man (Kane Brown – Sony Music Entertainment)

SONGS WE LIKE: Different Man (ft. Blake Shelton); Like I Love Country Music; Grand; Thank God (ft. Katelyn Brown); One Mississippi.
ALBUM NAME: Guess so.
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
 

- (Ed Sheeran – Asylum Records UK)

SONGS WE LIKE: Boat; Salt Water; Eyes Closed; Dusty; Curtains; Borderline.
ALBUM NAME: Sad.
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
 

Midnights (Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift)

SONGS WE LIKE: Lavender Haze; Maroon; Anti-Hero; Bejeweled; Karma (ft. Ice Spice).
ALBUM NAME: Suitable. 
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
 

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift)

SONGS WE LIKE: Mine; Speak Now; Sparks Fly; Back to December; Mean; Dear John.
ALBUM NAME: I don’t know...
ALBUM COVER ART: 3/5.
 

XXV (Robbie Williams – Robert Williams; Farrell Music)

SONGS WE LIKE: Let Me Entertain You; Angels.
ALBUM NAME: XXV.
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
 

Butterfly: 25th Anniversary (Mariah Carey – Columbia Records)

SONGS WE LIKE: Honey; Butterfly; My All.
ALBUM NAME: Well...
ALBUM COVER ART: 4/5.
 

My Way (25th Anniversary Edition) (Usher – RCA Records)

SONGS WE LIKE: You Make Me Wanna...; Nice & Slow; My Way. 
ALBUM NAME: His way, yeah. 
ALBUM COVER ART: 1/5.
 

*The 11th E.W. Recognitions’ Best Album – Male is Different Man by Kane Brown with Sony Music Entertainment. 

*The 11th E.W. Recognitions’ Best Album – Female is Bebe by Bebe Rexha with Warner Records. 
 

BUZZING MUSIC VIDEOS OF NOW:

• On My Mama (Victoria Monet)
• Pretty Girls (Renee Rapp)
• Talk Too Much (Renee Rapp)
• Tension (Kylie Minogue)
• Come Together (Echosmith)
• Bubbles (The Feral Kings)
• Uh Huh (Tinashe)
• Goodbye Tomorrow (Lee Ji Young)
• Midnight Hearts (Sam Feldt, The Him ft. ANGI3)

 
 
 
View all of E.W.’s top music videos right now by simply typing in: 

‘MUSIC SPOT #SongOfTheDay’

...into your X (Twitter) and/or Facebook Search Bar(s) (then click search) and all of the posts will appear on your screen.

To find new music videos, cover versions, classics, lyric videos, acoustic versions, or live performances, type in:

‘MUSIC SPOT #FreshVideo’ 

or

‘MUSIC SPOT #CoverSongOfTheDay’

or

‘MUSIC SPOT #Classic’

or 

‘MUSIC SPOT #LyricVideo’ 

or

‘MUSIC SPOT #Live’ 

 
 
 

Listen to all of the recently shared songs, songs trending on E.W., and some of the E.W. Recognitions’ winning songs on E.W. Radio’s Spotify, right now, at: E.W. Radio Playlist on Spotify

#EWRadio #ListenWhile

Find more playlists at: E.W. on Spotify

 

FLICK PICK

New #Queer rom-com - Red, White & Royal Blue (USA, Syndicated) is #BUZZING!

With a perfectly timed release, an adorable cast, and a heart-warming storyline, this adaptation ticks most of all the boxes (yeah, it’s a bit fast-paced for me). 

Leading stars are Nicholas Galitzine (Prince Henry) and Taylor Zakhar Perez (Alex), with Uma Thurman (Ellen), Sarah Shahi (Zahra), Rachel Hilson (Nora), Stephen Fry (King James), Ellie Bamber (Princess Beatrice) and Thomas Flynn (Prince Philip) in supporting roles.

After watching the movie, you’ll agree that a sequel (and maybe even a prequel) makes so much sense. #Totally

*E.W. Queer's Favorite Movie for the 11th E.W. Year, 2023 is Bros (USA, Syndicated).
 
 

IN THE NEWS

Mugshots of former United States of America (U.S.A./U.S.) President Donald Trump and his cronies are doing the rounds. #Awkward

The son of current U.S. President Joe Biden’s alleged shenanigans could negatively influence the outcome of the next U.S. Election. #Awkward

So the Democrats (supposedly) got Trump and co. nabbed for the U.S. Capitol Violence of January 2021, and we’re all supposed to not believe that the Republicans either had something on the Democrats (via Biden’s son) or cleverly cooked up an allegation. 

#ShredsPolitics101CollegeNotes

This one’s like a cat-and-mouse game. The question is, who's the cat, and who’s the mouse? 

#LOL

According to reports the Russo-Ukrainian War is intensifying. A warrant of arrest is out for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Two key leaders snubbed the G20 Summit hosted in...wait for it...India. 

It might not seem that way for now, but this is beginning to be a lot like a World War (4). 

“Advocates for the Global South”, The B.R.I.C.S. Club approved the admittance of new member states. Funny, ‘cos I liked the acronym B.R.I.C.S. 

I wonder what acronym they’re going to use going forward...

The natural disasters in North Africa are a horror show. The death toll is alarming and possibly the worst ever recorded. 

#TheWorst 

Disasters have also ravaged parts of Turkiye (formerly Turkey); the U.S. State of Hawaii; China’s Capital City, Beijing; and parts of Southern African country, Malawi. 
 

*Hawaii is E.W. Global Plus' Top State - USA (Travel) for the 11th E.W. Year, 2023. 

TECH TALK

What is going on at Twitter, sorry X, or is it Dogecoin?

I don’t get why Elon Musk (who recently purchased the social media site for 44 Billion U.S. Dollars) wants to rid the world of the Twitter brand and associated terminology (tweets, tweeting, etc.) - if he hasn't done so already. 

What’s the vendetta? What did the Blue Bird do to hurt Mr. Musk’s feelings?

Fine, Twitter was not turning a profit as a public entity (reportedly), but scrapping the Twitter trademark from a marketplace that it ‘disrupted’ has to be one of the biggest blunders in the tech business or just unnecessary. 

#SorryThatsJustMe

And what’s up with the sudden overhauls, tweaks, and retrogrades?

Mr. Musk, I’ll be submitting my resume soon. 

Kudos though, for revamping the Premium Services. 

And don’t ask me why I haven’t subscribed to X Premium (if that's what its called). *hides*

Then came along our buddy, Meta Platforms (owners of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), and their “better”, “less dramatic”, “simplified”, and “not commandeered by Elon Musk” version of a micro-blogging site, “aptly” named, Threads. 

No, it's a good app, I believe. Not sure if it will hold sway like Twitter (now X) has but, it is a great addition to their portfolio. 

That’s what’s baffling, getting me all emotional. 

Twitter (with all the terminology and the freebies) was immensely impactful (and a potential cash cow).

Not sure if X will be equally effective, going forward. 

*The 11th E.W. Recognitions’ Best App is Microsoft Edge. 

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