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The Names They Gave Up: 13 Latinx Celebs Pressured to Americanize
entertainment19 days ago

The Names They Gave Up: 13 Latinx Celebs Pressured to Americanize

BuzzFeed’s feature chronicles 13 Latinx celebrities who faced pressure to anglicize or conceal their birth names to break into Hollywood, from Martin Sheen (Ramón Estévez) and Oscar Isaac (Óscar Hernández Estrada) to James Roday Rodriguez, Steven Bauer (Esteban Echevarría Samson), Ritchie Valens (Richard Valenzuela), and Rita Moreno (Rosa Dolores Alver). The piece highlights decades of industry bias and the eventual reclaiming of heritage by many stars.

via BuzzFeed|
#celebrity#entertainment#hollywood
Meghan Markle’s Acting Comeback Could Redefine Her Post-Royal Identity
entertainment1 month ago

Meghan Markle’s Acting Comeback Could Redefine Her Post-Royal Identity

Meghan Markle is reportedly in talks to return to scripted acting, potentially joining Netflix's The Gentlemen, marking a more significant comeback after years of reinventions since stepping back from royal life. Experts say the move could anchor her identity beyond royal life if she lands a standout script and disappears into a character rather than a Meghan-centric narrative; however, talks are in early stages with no deal yet, and past ventures like Netflix's With Love and other projects have had mixed results.

via Fox News|
#acting#entertainment#identity
Instagram refreshes its brand after a decade, putting creators at the center
graphic-design1 month ago

Instagram refreshes its brand after a decade, putting creators at the center

Instagram unveils its first major brand refresh in over ten years, shifting from a single iconic mood to a flexible, creator-focused identity. The redesign preserves the script wordmark while refining typography (Instagram Sans and Instagram Sans Mono), introduces Instagram Pen, and uses a viewfinder motif to emphasize image-making. The color palette becomes more restrained, with subtle light-leak gradients, so the community’s content remains the focus rather than the brand itself.

via It's Nice That|
#branding#graphic-design#identity
Nauru Rebrands as Naoero, Embracing Its Traditional Name
world2 months ago

Nauru Rebrands as Naoero, Embracing Its Traditional Name

Nauru has renamed itself the Republic of Naoero to align with its native language and heritage, changing the international code to NRO and the demonym to dei-Naoero. The change, endorsed by Parliament in two voting rounds with no referendum, reflects a broader move to honor heritage and identity, and UN sources now list the country as Naoero. The island nation of about 12,000 people, historically rich from phosphate mining and currently facing climate-change risks, is pursuing broader international recognition and funding avenues, including a paid citizenship program to support relocation and development.

via NBC News|
#identity#name-change#naoero
Charli XCX Pushes Identity to the Forefront in a Rock-Inflected Self-Portrait
music2 months ago

Charli XCX Pushes Identity to the Forefront in a Rock-Inflected Self-Portrait

This review portrays Charli XCX’s Music, Fashion, Film as a sharp, elastic dive into self-definition and how fame shapes who we think we are. Blending guitar-forward moments with her signature reinvention, the album leans into slipperiness and risk rather than polished pop, acknowledging self-commodification as a contemporary coping mechanism. Two standout tracks, Camera and I’m Afraid, brilliantly trace her self-actualisation through art and love, while the piece argues Charli remains bravely unflinching in examining fame, authenticity, and the price of artistry.

via The Guardian|
#charli-xcx#identity#music
Celebrity as Vessel: Cusk's Life of M Probes Portman's Fame
culture2 months ago

Celebrity as Vessel: Cusk's Life of M Probes Portman's Fame

A culture-critique of Rachel Cusk’s Life of M, a novel inspired by Natalie Portman, arguing it reveals how fame erodes authentic selfhood. Through a writer-narrator and a famous actress, the book satirizes celebrity culture, brand-building, and the commodification of identity, while exploring themes of trauma, selfhood, and the elusiveness of truth. The review praises the work as a crystalline, if sharp, addition to Cusk’s repertoire, and notes Portman’s real-world book-club activity, Dior branding, and early stardom as contextual anchors.

via UnHerd|
#celebrity-culture#culture#identity
Your body changes atom by atom, but your sense of self endures as a pattern
science2 months ago

Your body changes atom by atom, but your sense of self endures as a pattern

A science article explains that while the body replaces most of its atoms over years (roughly 330 grams per day), personal identity persists not through fixed matter but through organized patterns: memories, neural connections, and continuing biological processes. Some components—like eye lens proteins, teeth, and certain neurons—last for decades, but overall continuity arises from how the body and mind maintain structure and memory, making the self a process rather than a static object.

via Space Daily|
#aging#biology#identity
Wasian Spotlight Sparks Belonging and Debate Over Multiracial Identity
culture4 months ago

Wasian Spotlight Sparks Belonging and Debate Over Multiracial Identity

The CNN feature examines the rise of Wasian, a white-Asian mixed-heritage label, sparked by social-media buzz and large meetups in places like New York and San Francisco. For many, the term provides visibility and a sense of belonging, but critics say events and media attention center predominantly white-East Asian mixes, highlighting gaps for other mixed-Asian communities. The piece explores the complexities of privilege, belonging, and how to broaden representation across Asian diasporas while acknowledging the empowering aspect of self-naming.

via CNN|
#culture#identity#mixed-heritage
Unmasking Benjaman Kyle: A Twisty Amnesia Case Unfolded
television4 months ago

Unmasking Benjaman Kyle: A Twisty Amnesia Case Unfolded

Shannon and Eric Evangelista spent 11 years filming a four-hour Investigation Discovery docuseries about Benjaman Kyle (who is actually William Powell), an amnesiac whose memory wipe spans 1983–2004 and hints at a violent past. The film uncovers Kyle’s possible knowledge of his real identity, threats faced by the filmmakers from secretive crime elements, and a dramatic confrontation in a long-since-ongoing hunt for the truth. A second season looks likely as they push for more tips, and the program is now streaming on HBO Max after airing as a two-night ID event.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#amnesia#benjaman-kyle#docuseries
The Unknown: A Hypnotic Body-Swap That Probes Identity
film4 months ago

The Unknown: A Hypnotic Body-Swap That Probes Identity

IndieWire’s Cannes review of Arthur Harari’s The Unknown calls it a hypnotic, Antonioni-flavored body-swap thriller in which a Paris photographer’s consciousness moves into a woman’s body after sex, prompting a meditative exploration of change, memory, and what makes us who we are, anchored by nuanced performances from Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider; the film premiered at Cannes 2026 and Neon will release it in theaters.

via IndieWire|
#body-swap#cannes-2026#film
Housemaid Author Drops the Secret, Embracing a Public Life
culture6 months ago

Housemaid Author Drops the Secret, Embracing a Public Life

Freida McFadden, the best-selling author of The Housemaid, reveals that her real name is Sara Cohen, a brain-disorder doctor who previously kept her writing under a pseudonym to protect her medical career. She’s since reduced her hospital hours and is ready to step into the spotlight as her books (and their film adaptations) continue to gain attention, including past connections to a Sydney Sweeney–Amanda Seyfried project. Her disclosed reason for wearing wigs was privacy, but she’s now embracing her dual life.

via The Cut|
#authors#books#culture