Pop queen and LGBT ally Taylor Swift just dropped the music video for her new pop anthem You Need to Calm Down and unsurprisingly, the fans cannot calm down. The star-studded video features queer icons like Laverne Cox, Ellen de Generes, Adam Rippon, and Queer Eye’s Fab Five living their fabulous lives despite the anti-gay protests in front of them.
The surprise that shook us and the internet, albeit many eagle-eyed speculated last week, is a Katy Perry cameo.
me explaining my friends
all of the details of and family
the katy/taylor situation
and how there has to
be a collab coming pic.twitter.com/8dcbEjAiWA— allison 🎈 (@taysbadrep) June 12, 2019
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the two pop stars had a years-long public feud that eventually ended when Katy extended an olive branch last year, by sending Taylor an actual olive branch.
A happy meal 🍔 🍟 💗 pic.twitter.com/hPAbOZEsKF
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 17, 2019
The music video is their first public reunion, and Katycats and Swifties all over are having a Twitter party:
I CAN’T FUCKING BREATHE#YNTCDMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/shMREBusmh
— ale 🏳️🌈 (@alelovescamila) June 17, 2019
ICONIC MOMENT IN POP HISTORY #YNTCDMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/jyN6wUZgKp
— miks💗 (@elis926) June 17, 2019
We’ll tell all our grandchildren one day.
THIS IS HISTORY GUYS !! JUNE 17, 2019. TODAY. IS. HISTORY. #YNTCDMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/aD0yg0GRiB
— Camille® (@HerWonkEye) June 17, 2019
Bless.
SKIN: CLEARED
ANXIETY: CURED
TEA: SPILLED
2019: SAVED #YNTCDmusicVideo pic.twitter.com/wRi2fM4dVi— sarah🍓 (@thelasttay) June 17, 2019
Can’t calm down.
Katycats and Swifties after watching the YNTCD music video#YNTCDMusicVideo #YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/3aKBu1pTur
— 🅰 (@bonapetitbaby) June 17, 2019
Anyone having an awful year so far can relate.
Taylor Swift and Katy Perry just singlehandedly saved 2019 https://t.co/HrU8yb5jwF
— Should’ve Said Noah (@noahlevy13) June 17, 2019
Took the words out of my mouth.
This image means “FREAK OUT”, not “CALM DOWN”. #YNTCDMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/iUpL6U6bjZ
— EdK. (@edmondkirsch) June 17, 2019
Same.
I died. 😍#YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/E1R6W92JuB
— Ghem (@GhemKurt) June 17, 2019
War is over, if you want it.
Taylor Swift and Katy Perry just ended homophobia, poverty and the World War III. Icons and queens of gays. #YNTCDmusicvideo
— 🔥🦅 (@feliperodrigoc) June 17, 2019
*orders McDonald’s*
AFTER WATCHING THE MV , I FELT HUNGRY AND I NEED BURGERS AND FRIES RIGHT NOW @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #YNTCDMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/1dZ69CvjTi
— Yap Teck Loong 🇲🇾🦋 L💖VER (@YTL_2000) June 17, 2019
Give us what we need!
WE NEED A FCKING COLLAB😭 pic.twitter.com/Ky5KbovUbY
— niko (@nikodizon_) June 17, 2019
There are many important moments in the whole video but this one featuring drag queens as this era’s pop queens is for everyone who take pleasure in pitting women against each other.
THIS SCENE HAS JUST ENDED ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY CAN COMPARE OR START WARS OR TRY AND TEAR DOWN ANY OF THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, SO THANK YOU NEXT #YNTCDmusicvideo pic.twitter.com/3M1C2EMkIe
— “omg, lucy HIIIIIII” (@starbeamswift) June 17, 2019
People may now straighten hair without worrying about heat damage. Dyson has launched the new Dyson Airstrait hair straightener, ushering a new era in hair straightening. As the product name suggests, this innovative tool introduces a new way to straighten hair using just air.
The Airstrait has a simple wet-to-dry straightening process. Airflow is accelerated through the two arms’ 1.5mm openings, creating a high-velocity downward blade of air at a specific angle. This creates a controlled downward force to straighten hair simultaneously as it dries.
With the tool, stylers can achieve a naturally straight and shiny finish that maintains the hair’s strength and healthy look. The Airstrait also speeds the process up by about 25%. What’s best is there is no heat damage, unlike traditional straighteners.
Designed for multiple hair types
The Airstrait runs on a specifically-engineered Hyperdymium motor, a 13-blade impeller that spins up to 106,000rpm and generates 3.5kPa of pressure. Like Dyson’s hair care range, the Airstrait features intelligent heat control that measures the airflow’s temperature to ensure there is no damage.
Users may switch between two styling modes: Wet and Dry. The Wet and Dry modes are pre-set with specific heat and airflow combinations for the best results. A Cool mode is also available to set the style. Moreover, the airflow control has two speed settings, low and high. Drying, meanwhile, can be set to cold shot or root drying.
The science
Dyson has constantly invested a lot financially in research and technology development to craft innovative products in its specific industry. In creating the Airstrait, Dyson engineers studied every detail, from airflow dynamics to hair structure. They also considered thermal, mechanical, and chemical damage and their effects to hair health.
In the end, the Airstrait works based on one key principle. In styling hair to a new shape, hydrogen bonds from each hair strand are broken down. Traditionally, this is done through heat or moisture. But Dyson came up with a tool that just lets water weaken the hydrogen bonds, and then style hair with the optimum level of heat and controlled airflow.
Price, availability
The Dyson Airstrait is available starting April 16 in two colorways: Bright Nickel/Rich Copper and Prussian Blue/Rich Copper. It is priced at PhP 33,900.
Those interested in preordering may already do using this link: Dyson Airstrait
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Filipina who created Window Garden joins Google Play program
More indie games to come?
Filipina-owned CLOVER-FI Games is taking the next step to build more accessible mobile games through Google Play. One-woman developer and publisher Camilla Santiago is representing the country at Google Play’s Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) program this year.
Her CLOVER-FI Games studio is behind hit local game Window Garden. The idle game lets players plant and decorate their own virtual indoor garden while relaxing in chill vibes, lo-fi music, and a cottagecore aesthetic. It was released in October 2021, back when Santiago learned app development amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Windows Garden has since amassed a million downloads. In almost three years, it has been received well by gamers with a 4.7 rating based on more than 8,200 reviews.
Google Play IGA
The Google Play IGA is a 10-week course designed for high-potential indie game studios. The program allows these startups to access the best of Google’s programs, products, people, and technology to be able to build and improve a successful organization.
The last Philippine representative in the program was Ranida Games, which had created one-on-one fighting game Vita Fighters. Through IGA, the title received benefits, allowing the developers to improve it.
Like Ranida Games, Santiago’s CLOVER-FI Games is just getting started. Her studio’s goal is to ultimately create more cozy-themed games that are accessible to everyone through mobile platforms.
With the help of the IGA, Santiago will be equipped with the necessary skills and experience needed to create another potentially successful title just like Window Garden. We can only wait as she empowers Filipinas through her craft.
During its global launch event in Seoul, South Korea, Dyson has unveiled its “most intelligent hair dryer” yet: The Dyson Supersonic Nural.
The styling tool harnesses Dyson’s new automatic Nural sensor technology to protect scalp health and enhance hair’s natural shine.
One of the Dyson Supersonic Nural’s key features is a Scalp protect mode which is activated by the Nural sensors.
This automatically reduces the dryer’s heat as it nears a person’s head, protecting the scalp from damage. The process is done by having the sensors recognize when the dryer is already nearing the person’s head.
In addition, the Supersonic Nural’s LED light automatically changes under Scalp mode, depending on the distance from the head. Users will see yellow for low heat, orange for medium heat, and red for high heat, for convenient usage.
Moreover, the tool intelligently remembers your last used heat and airflow settings and will apply them the next time it is in use.
Price, availability
The Dyson Supersonic Nural comes in two color palettes: Ceramic Patina and Topaz or Vinca Blue and Topaz.
The entire package will come with five attachments, including two new ones:
- Gentle Air Attachment
- Styling Concentrator
- Smoothing Nozzle
- Diffuser
- Flyaway Smoother
However, the technology has not been made available in the Philippines yet as of writing time. To be the first to know when it arrives, sign up here.
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