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Selena Gomez has been turned into a never-ending cycle of memes.

Her latest candid moments from last night’s 2023 MTV VMAs quickly went viral online, prompting a response from the singer. Following the annual show, in which several of her meme-worthy reactions circulated the internet, Gomez took to her Instagram Story, declaring, “I will never be a meme again.”

“I’d rather sit still than be dragged for being myself,” she added. “Much love.”

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The “Calm Down” singer, 31, seems to be referring to her reactions during the show’s live broadcast, including perhaps her most viral moment when she quickly appeared unimpressed and stopped clapping upon Chris Brown’s nomination being announced.

Gomez’s post also comes after her reaction to Olivia Rodrigo’s staged performance malfunction was misinterpreted. As...

Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country For Old Men and The Road, has passed away at the age of 89. The American author is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning post-apocalyptic novel The Road, which was adapted into the film of the same name by director John Hillcoat. McCarthy also wrote No Country for Old Men, which was adapted into the Best Picture-winning film of the same name by the Coen brothers. In addition to twelve novels, McCarthy also wrote two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories spanning the apocalyptic and Western genres.

As reported by The Washington Post, Cormac McCarthy passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 89 years old. His publisher, Penguin Random House, announced that his death was from natural causes, according to his son John McCarthy. Stephen King, among others, reacted to the news of McCarthy's passing:

Cormac McCarthy, maybe the greatest American novelist of my time,...

Cormac McCarthy, generally considered one of America’s greatest living authors, has died. His death was confirmed by his son, John McCarthy. He was 89.

McCarthy is best known for books such as Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West; The Road, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and No Country For Old Men, which was adapted into the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning film.

His other published works include The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of Dark, Suttree, All the Pretty Horses – which won the National Book Award – The Crossing and Cities of the Plain. All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country were adapted for film by Billy Bob Thornton, John Hillcoat and Joel and Ethan Coen, respectively.

McCarthy told the Wall Street Journal that No Country for Old Men was originally a screenplay, but failed to gain traction in that form. “In fact, they said, ‘That will never work.

Cormac McCarthy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who endured decades of obscurity and poverty before film versions of “All the Pretty Horses,” “No Country for Old Men” and “The Road” brought him a wide readership and financial security, died Tuesday in Santa Fe, N.M. His publisher, Penguin Random House, said his son John McCarthy announced his death from natural causes. He was 89.

Extremely reclusive, McCarthy shunned publicity so effectively that one critic observed, “He wasn’t even famous for it.” But Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2008 adaptation of 2005 novel “No Country for Old Men” put him momentarily in the limelight; the crime thriller, which starred Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, won Oscars for best picture, director, adapted screenplay and supporting actor.

While McCarthy’s first novel, “The Orchard Keeper,” was published in 1965, commercial success eluded him until his 1992 National Book Award-winning “All the Pretty Horses” and the...

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