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Beyoncé is making sure her daughter Blue Ivy Carter knows how to block out online haters.

During a recent episode of Vogue‘s The Run Through podcast, Tina Knowles, the Grammy-winning singer’s mother, chatted about her granddaughter’s performances during Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, which saw her dancing onstage to “My Power” and “Black Parade.”

Knowles recalled Carter’s performance being “the best” and how “every night her dad and me would get on this platform out there and we would just be screaming our heads off, like, with no shame at all.”

While she was one proud grandmother, alongside millions of supportive fans, Knowles shared that Carter later read some negative comments on social media following her performance. Thankfully, Beyoncé swooped in with some helpful advice.

“One of her friends came back and showed her some negative comments and it was a great life lesson because her mom basically said,...

Headed by actress-turned-director Virginia de Witt and Koji Ueda, a Kyoto-born Tokyo-based director, photographer, and filmmaker, “Karita” is a film inspired by the manga series “Nana”, while trying to answer the question, what if “Lost in Translation” was cast with the “Fleabag” character. The 17-minute short will be premiering at the Dances With Films Festival on June 22nd in Los Angeles.

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The film begins with a series of impressive images from nighttime Tokyo, while the ominous music suggests that something dangerous is about to happen. The next scene has two women walking in the streets during the day, as Nico, an American, is shown around Tokyo by her friend

and supervisor at a local record store, Rumi. The camera is shaky and the cuts frantic, while there is a different dialogue heard in the background. The next, dominated by neon pink lights scene,...

Silent protagonists are an interesting part of media. They can be found everywhere — in video games, tv shows, movies, and more. It isn’t often that an anime protagonist takes on this role, but there are a few notable exceptions. From Dororo’s Hyakkimaru to the lovable titular protagonist of Komi Can’t Communicate, silent protagonists in anime come in many forms.

Some are typical dandere characters and remain quiet due to shyness or social anxiety, while others are physically unable to speak for various reasons, and some simply just don’t want to. No matter the reason, the silent heroes of anime make for some of the most unique characters of all time, and many have become iconic over the years.

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Nanako Yukishiro (Senryu Girl)

On the outside, Senryu Girl's cute and cheerful protagonist, Nanako Yukishiro, looks like any other ordinary girl.