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I felt a little rush of terror my first day back at the Boardwalk this summer. Would I remember how to do it after more than a year of dormancy? I wasn’t hawking aloe for toasted tourists or deep-frying questionable foods — I was back drawing live caricatures for Cali Caricature in our stand at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. My friend and sometimes co-worker there, the phenomenal comic book and caricature artist Christian “Meesimo” Meesey (who answers to Meesey, Meesimo or just Chris) described live caricature as “the pressure-cooker-gauntlet of drawing.”Unlike a portrait that can take hours or even months to complete, live caricature is a skillful summary of someone’s essence drawn on the fly in a matter of minutes. It’s jazz soloist vs. concert pianist — and it requires immense skill, practice and confidence to do well. Emma Tipping worked as an artist at the Boardwalk before taking over the business.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) My boss and the owner of Cali Caricature, Emma Tipping, compared it to live comedy or tattooing: “It’s an interactive experience that the artist, customer and spectators all enjoy and create together.”There’s definitely an element of stage fright every time I draw…

Here's how Twitter reacted to Novak Djokovic's landmark win in the Wimbledon 2021 men's singles final. Novak Djokovic pictured with the Wimbledon trophy. AP Novak Djokovic has beaten Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final to win a record-equaling 20th Grand Slam title. Djokovic bounced back from a first-set wobble to win 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. It was Djokovic’s sixth Wimbledon title and 20th at a major tournament, putting him tied for first on the all-time list with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The top-ranked Serb broke for a 4-3 lead in the fourth set when Berrettini double-faulted and earned another break in the final game. Djokovic had led 5-2 in the first set. Berrettini was playing in his first Grand Slam final. Here's how Twitter reacted to Djokovic's win: Novak Djokovic drew praise for his indomitable fighting spirit Congrats Novak on your 20th major. I'm proud to have the opportunity to play in a special era of tennis champions. Wonderful performance, well done! — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 11, 2021 Incredible athlete, incredible tennis player. Hats off @DjokerNole. — Marcus Willis (@Willbomb90) July 11, 2021 Novak has won 8 of the last 12 Slams! #20 is just a pit…

Bitmojis are everywhere on Snapchat. Learn how to quickly edit your Bitmoji's appearance — including everything from hairstyle, clothes, and more. Bitmojis are a key part of the Snapchat experience, but to get the most out of them, users need to know how to customize their Bitmoji to their exact preferences. Here's how to edit Bitmojis in Snapchat (and how to change their outfits). The Bitmoji story first began in 2014 when they were created by parent company Bitstrips. People could download the Bitmoji smartphone app, create a custom cartoon version of themselves, and then share stickers of their Bitmoji on social media sites, text messages, etc. In 2016, Snap Inc. (Snapchat's parent company) acquired Bitstrips and integrated Bitmoji right into Snapchat. While Bitmoji can still be accessed and used outside of Snapchat, the cartoon characters are everywhere on the app. Bitmoji act as Snapchat users' profile pictures, and Bitmoji stickers are built right into Snapchat DMs. If it's been a while since someone last edited their Bitmoji, the good news is that Snapchat makes these controls very easy to find. Per the company's instructions, open the Snapchat app, tap the profile icon in the top-left corner, scroll down, and tap 'Edit Your Bitmoji.' From here, users…

PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has debunked a WhatsApp message on “Home Affairs officials” going from house-to-house and “robbing people”.It said that the message, which went viral recently again, is fake."The Immigration Department would like to stress that it is not true and it is done by irresponsible parties."The public is advised not to spread such fake news which would cause public outrage," it said in a statement on its Facebook page Sunday (July 11).The department also called on the public to report any doubtful information for action to be taken."Visit the department's website at https://www.imi.gov.my and its official Facebook account - Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (https://www.facebook.com/imigresen) - to get the latest information from the department," it added.

Harish Salve, WhatsApp’s counsel, has pressed the pause button on a legal brawl by telling the Delhi High Court that the messaging service provider will not enforce its new ‘privacy policy and terms of service’ until the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019, becomes law. WhatsApp can afford to wait. A Joint Committee of the Parliament that is examining the PDP Bill was given more time to do its work in March this year – till the first week of the monsoon session of 2021 of the Parliament. Since the monsoon session is scheduled to begin in July 19, the extended time is coming to an end very soon. Unless, yet another extension – the fifth – is given. Some experts have wondered whether the government is trying to cover up its own failure to pass such an important legislation as the PDP, which is more granular than the existing laws relating to personal data, by narrowly interpreting the existing laws to suit its convenience. Also read: WhatsApp tells HC privacy policy on hold till Data Protection Bill comes“Rather than vilify a company for following the letter of the law, India should focus on why there isn’t a better one,”…

More than 50 year ago in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the Supreme Court, reacting to Iowa teens being wrongfully suspended by a public high school for wearing antiwar armbands, ruled that disciplining kids for speech is unconstitutional unless their speech “substantially” disrupts school functions. In the intervening years, school-speech cases often held for school administrators, interpreting the word “disruption” broadly. However, just recently in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. the high court ruled 8-1 that school officials need to stay clear of disciplining off-campus speech, except under narrow circumstances and issued relatively clear guidelines for doing so. Want to continue reading?Become an ALM Digital Reader for Free! Benefits of a Digital Membership Free access to 1 article* every 30 days Access to the entire ALM network of websites Unlimited access to the ALM suite of newsletters Build custom alerts on any search topic of your choosing Search by a wide range of topics Already have an account? Sign In Now *May exclude premium content You Might Like 1 minute read 1 minute read 1 minute read 1 minute read Trending Stories Mentioned in a Law.com story? License our industry-leading legal content to extend your thought leadership…

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Kaitlyn Amouranth Siragusa has been making headlines since she received a ban from Twitch for posting suggestive “ASMR” related content. However, her recent Twitter post has left the entire community on tenterhooks as it alludes to the possibility of her joining One True King gaming organization.Amouranth has been spending a lot of time with the founding members of the gaming organization, including Matthew “Mizkif” Renaudo and Asmongold.Also read: The Internet wants Amouranth canceled, and here is why In a recent video that broke the internet just a day back, the former hot-tub streamer can be seen taking jabs at Mizkif, implying that the American content creator is pretty close to the gaming organization.In another recent video, Amouranth was being interviewed while taking a walk with Mizkif and co. The latter hilariously pretended to fall in front of her, leaving both Amouranth and the interviewer in stitches. Both streamers have immense admiration for each other and can be seen in each other's social media posts.Interestingly, there was a post on Twitter dating as far back as 2018 where Mizkif revealed how he wanted Amouranth to appear on his podcast. @Amouranth hey Im a HUGE fan of your work! I was wondering…

Twitch streamer AyeHunni was elated after she was raided while streaming Warzone, but the situation turned sour after she passed on the raid to her friend, prompting the original raider to angrily call on his fans to block her. ‘Raiding’ can create some of the most communal moments on Twitch. The premise is simple: a streamer with a larger viewerbase sends their viewers to another streamer’s channel, boosting their profile. Over the years, raiding has Twitch’s most wholesome moments, with chess stars Alexandra and Andrea Botez reducing a small streamer to tears when they raided him with 40k viewers, and another small streamer making $85,000 after being raided by crypto enthusiasts. For a relatively small streamer like AyeHunni, who streams variety to 1.3k followers, a raid could make a huge difference to their profile. Unfortunately, the situation didn’t pan out exactly as she hoped. Instagram: missbotezThe Botez sisters have provided some of Twitch’s most wholesome raids. While streaming Warzone, AyeHunni was raided by streamer G5_Sin, who sent over 100 viewers to her channel. She was absolutely ecstatic. “No shot you just did this!” However, as AyeHunni was coming to the end of her stream, she decided to pass the raid…

To the best of our memory, Shaquille O’ Neal came through the Triangle twice. He played in the US Olympic Trials before he was regarded as an inevitable great, and he played at Duke during the Christian Laettner years, when Laettner just went outside and shot over O’ Neal, who never really figured out how to guard a jump shooter. He never figured out how to take one either, not that it mattered. At 7-1, around 300 lbs. and powerfully athletic, why would he have to? He just mowed over people in the paint and dared them to guard him. Not many could. He just rolled over everyone who tried to, with only a few exceptions. In fact, O’ Neal focus in the lane was nearly total but here is an interesting clip of his career three pointers. It’s probably not something you ever thought of. Then again it won’t take much of your day to watch.