ADVERTISEMENT The controversy keeps on growing regarding American Eagle’s now-viral ad campaign – which declares “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. The play on words “jeans” and “genes” throughout the ads have led many to criticise the homonym implication, with some going so far as to label the advertisements as “Nazi” and glorifying white supremacy. One
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ADVERTISEMENT It’s the controversy that just won’t go away, and now the White House is weighing in on the American Eagle jeans advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. Steven Cheung, longtime adviser for Donald Trump and the White House communications director, wrote on X: “Cancel culture run amok. This warped, moronic and dense liberal thinking is
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ADVERTISEMENT Crowds gathered on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul on Saturday to witness the colourful spectacle of the Salbuurun Festival – a lively celebration of the country’s nomadic heritage, captured in striking images by photographer Vladimir Voronin. Kyrgyz hunters compete in archery during the Traditional Eagle Hunting Salbuurun Festival on the southern shore