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If youve ever fancied your chances in the Hunger Games, now you have the opportunity to volunteer as tribute. Lionsgate just announced an open audition call for a minor role in the upcoming prequel, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. To audition, show us your best: act out a scene, perform a song, or surprise us with something completely new,” the movies X account shared last week. “All talents welcome. No previous experience necessary.” Many fans and budding actors are now eagerly taking their shot at being a part of the beloved movie franchise. After all, Rachel Zegler, who starred as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, landed her breakout role through an open casting call. However, if the producers were hoping the internet would take the auditions seriously, they clearly havent spent enough time on TikTok. A cursory scroll through the hashtag #SOTRCastingContest sees everything from creators pretending to be a tribute running from the cornucopia in the games, to getting into character as a cleaner in the Hunger Games arena. One TikTok creator performed a dramatic retelling of Hunger Games main character Katniss monologue from Mockingjay Part One, but in the voice of White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge. (Perfection.) Another TikToker proved she had the acting chops for the role of the potato that Beetee works on, while a third auditioned for the role of one of the goose eggs katniss bring haymitch in the end of SOTR. Yet another TikToker offered their interpretation of the supporting role of “President Snow’s milk”Can’t wait to see you in the movie, one person commented. Theyre gonna regret that open casting call, another added. Serious or not, there is still time to get your audition in before entries close on June 6, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT. The chosen actor will join Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow, Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, and Maya Hawke as Wiress in the Haymitch-focused prequel set to hit screens November 20, 2026. Entrants must be a U.S. resident and over the age of 18. May the odds be ever in your favor.
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The “holy airball” trend thats all over your For You page is the latest way the internet is sharing humble brags. The videos, which have amassed millions of views on TikTok over the past few weeks, follow the same formula: A person shares a statement, the next slide is an assumption often leveled at them, and follow-up slides reveal the more impressive truth. The videos are soundtracked to Soul Survivor by Jeezy featuring Akon, and the final slide always references the now viral phrase “holy airball”a basketball term for when someone takes a shot and misses the basket. Many have used the trend to brag about their achievements or joke about their unexpected personality traits or life circumstances. An example would be if someone assumes that your family owns a local store, but your family actually owns a huge conglomerate. As the trend has gained momentum, the nepo babies have now entered the chat. “Told him my mom’s a lawyer,” Ava Phillipe wrote in a TikTok video posted on Monday. He said, ‘Oh, what firm does she work at?’ The following slides are of the Elle Woods from the 2001 film Legally Blonde. Reese Witherspoon, who played Woods, is Phillipes mother. Told him my dad was in the music industry, Alianna Thiam wrote in a TikTok posted last week. He said ‘Oh, like a manager?’ Next are pictures of Thiam with her father, the singer Akon. Bro literally made the trend, she added. Akon cowrote and is featured on the song that accompanies the trend. The fact this trend is to his song is iconic for you, one person commented. Trend over, you win, another added. A third example comes from the TikTok account of Francesca Scorsese. I told him, ‘My dad is a filmmaker,’ she wrote. No prizes for guessing who appears on the following slide. OK, we cant top this yall, one comment read. Other TikTok accounts are capitalizing off their famous last names and confusing the internet in the process. Theres Abigail McDonald, who wrote: Told him my family owns a food place. He said, ‘Oh, so like a small business?’ The next slide shows an image of the fast-food chain McDonalds. A TikTok account for Gracie Abercrombie posted: Told him ‘my family owns a clothing store.’ The next slide is a photo of the popular clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch. Fast Company could not find verify nepo baby connections for either of these creators. However, both videos have pulled in millions of views. Holy freakin airball.
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Victorias Secret is staying hidden today as the company works to address a security incident impacting its U.S. website. Customers attempting to access the site were met with a message on Thursday stating the website and some in-store operations are unavailable while team members handle the apparent cybersecurity issue. The nature of the issueand how quickly the company identified itwas not specified in the companys statement, and Victorias Secret did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lingerie retailer, which reported $6.23 billion in revenue last year, saw the incidents impact in its stock price, which dropped by over 11% between the market closing Tuesday night and opening Thursday morning. When did this start and how long will it last? Although the company has not provided a timeline for the incident, a company FAQ page notes that team members are working to fulfill orders placed before Monday, May 26, suggesting the issue may have first disrupted services on or after this date. Some customers, taking to online forums like Reddit, say the website has been down since as early as Sunday night. The FAQ page likewise did not offer a timeline for when the site or its customer services would be operational again, only that it is “working around the clock to restore our operations.” The security incident at Victorias Secret comes amid a wave of breaches at high-profile retailers. In the UK, a string of cyberattacks earlier this year targeted retailers Marks and Spencer, Harrods, and Co-op. It is hard to know whether the total number of cyberattacks is increasing, said Rob Pritchard, a cybersecurity consultant and former deputy head of the U.K.’s Cyber Security Operations Centre. However, incidents at well-known retailers are certainly bringing attention to the issue. For retailers, protecting against these attacks is not an impossible task, but not an easy one, Pritchard said. Looking at the methods behind attacks on other companies can be a blueprint for how to avoid future issues. Shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) were down 1.43% in late-day trading on Thursday.
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