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Are You Thinking About Doing Online Gaming? These Six Ways Will Help You Find A Reputable Independent Casino

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Are You Thinking About Doing Online Gaming? These Six Ways Will Help You Find A Reputable Independent Casino

Casinos are the most popular entertainment in the world. There is no doubt that people enjoy visiting them, but you may be wary of where to play as an online casino player. You want to make sure that you are playing with a reputable casino. 

This can be difficult at times, so we have created this list of six ways to help you find the best independent online casinos to allow you to play your favorite games.

1. Legislation, Regulation, and Licensing

This is the most important aspect to look into when playing at an online casino. You need to ensure the casino you choose operates within the laws of that country or state. 

It means they are licensed and regulated by your country’s governing body. For example, the best jurisdictions have approval from the eCOGRA (e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) or MGA (Monte Carlo Gaming Association).

2. Software

Reputable casinos have the best software and a wide range of games. However, the company should regularly update the software to ensure it is safe and secure. The software should also get regular tests by independent third parties such as eCOGRA or the MGA. 

It is also advisable to choose a casino offering different games from various game providers. They may include Microgaming, Net Entertainment, Playtech, and Top Game.

3. Website Security and Safety

A safe and secure casino is another aspect you should consider when gaming online. This means that your personal information will never get compromised at any time. 

A reputable casino use 128-bit encryption software that is certified by VeriSign and Symantec SSL Certificates. It means that all financial transactions are encrypted and protected from hackers attempting to steal personal information. These may include credit card numbers or bank account information during transactions. 

This makes playing at any reputable casino safe because no one can access private information like passwords or PINs without having access to your computer first!

4. Player Reviews

One of the best ways to find a reputable independent casino is by reading reviews from other players who have been there. Many casinos will have their website, but they don’t always have reviews. 

You can find independent review sites like Google, Facebook, and Yelp, where people post their experiences. From there, you can get an idea of whether or not it’s worth your time before you go through with it.

You should also look at the number of reviews for each casino. If there are only a few reviews, that could signify that people aren’t happy with that site. It could also mean the casino is new for anyone to have played there.

5. Safe and Quick Payouts

When you play in an independent casino, you want to know that your winnings will be paid out quickly and safely. You don’t want to wait weeks or months for your winnings to be processed and released. On the other hand, you also don’t want to have to worry about whether or not the casino will pay out at all.

Independent casinos are more likely than large casinos to offer fast payouts. This is because they don’t have many overhead costs associated with their operation. They also tend to have low-risk models since they aren’t relying on high volume for profit. This means you can count on getting your money back quickly when playing on an independent site.

6. Fair Bonus Terms

Bonus offers can be an excellent way to start a new casino. A fair bonus has a reasonable wagering requirement and a reasonable bonus amount. This will help you earn the full bonus without too much hassle. 

The bonus should be available for a reasonable period, preferably at least 30 days. In addition, it should be possible to withdraw any winnings made using the bonus within the same time after meeting the wagering requirements.

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The best way to find a reputable independent casino is by being thorough with your research. We hope that this article has helped you to understand how to do so. The last thing you want is an online casino to take advantage of your earnings and effort. If you follow the tips above, your search will be effortless, and you’ll enjoy online gaming!

Billie Eilish Shares New Songs ‘TV’ and ‘The 30th’

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Billie Eilish Shares New Songs ‘TV’ and ‘The 30th’

Billie Eilish has released the Guitar Songs EP, which is comprised of two new songs: ‘TV’ and ‘The 30th’. Eilish co-wrote the tracks with her brother Finneas, who also produced the EP. Take a listen below.

“FINNEAS and I really wanted these to be yours as soon as possible. So here they are!!” Eilish said in a press statement. “Performing ‘TV’ on tour was such a highlight for us too, so we took the audio from the first night we played it in Manchester and put it in the song. I get shivers every time I hear it. Hope you love the songs and thank you for letting us share our music with you.”

The new songs mark Eilish’s first new music since the release of her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, last year.

Which social media sites do college students use most?

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Which social media sites do college students use most?

Social media has been gaining popularity ever since teens around the globe discovered the amazing convenience of virtual communication tools. This ultra-hip and convenient web communication channels are gradually replacing the traditional ways of communicating and exploring the world. People will use social networking services for communication and learning. Today, more people are searching for “do my homework for me” online. College students can find many reliable academic services through social media.

There are many social media platforms out there, but college daredevils prefer the most popular and well-respected. They will be asking questions such as: can you write an essay for me?, is it plagiarism-free?, how fast can I get my essay written? and other keywords to help them find professional writers.

This trending IT phenomenon makes it very relevant to find out how social networking services are catching on. We used recent results from the Pew Research Center survey to determine which social media platforms students use most often. Let’s get started with social networking!

  1. Facebook

In 2004, people received a “parallel reality” that can reflect their lives and personalities. With its unique approach to enabling people to live a virtual lifestyle, this pioneering social network has turned the digital world on its head. Facebook began to infiltrate the student’s world by creating virtual identities that could be used for multiple purposes.

The most widely used and recognized social network in the IT-driven world today is Facebook. It’s rare to find a young adult without a Facebook account who doesn’t want to tell the world about the most exciting event or the best meal at a Chinese restaurant.

  1. Instagram

Facebook is great for posting and participating in group communities. Instagram, however, appeals to people who love sharing photos of their experiences. The social network is open to admirers of photography and selfies. It displays users’ most treasured images, including the sunsets in the suburbs, the same delicious Chinese concoction, or their reflections in the bathroom mirror.

College students are often driven by the novelty of capturing every detail worthy of attention and will update their Insta friends on how they live their lives. It is possible for this fatal attraction to go so far as to encourage its users to purchase high-end lipsticks in order to take a viral selfie or to get them to run in the mornings to show off their Apple watches and brand sneakers.

In the pursuit of attaining the perfect “gram,” many users have become addicted to scrolling their feeds and analyzing their friends’ posts. To help break this cycle of addiction, the BeReal app was created as a safe space for users to develop healthier relationships with social media; it has over 21.6 million monthly active users based on a recent Search Logistics research. Unlike other social media channels, this app only allows users to post a picture of themselves when prompted by the app, and they have a limited time of two minutes to do so. This unique feature helps combat unhealthy relationships with social media, as it encourages members to reflect on the content they are sharing.

  1. Snapchat

The impactful and fun application changed the way social media functions within mobile software. Snapchat’s main focus is on fancy stickers augmented reality objects, and other fun features to captivate cheerful and creative users. This gives them the joy of having fun chatting with friends. Snapchat’s original purpose was to allow users to share pictures with their friends. However, the app was later expanded with more functionality that earned it widespread recognition and high ratings.

  1. Twitter

Twitter, the bird-inspired social network service, is a must-have for anyone looking for a platform to express their thoughts on anything they find important. Twitter allows users to share their thoughts through “tweets,” which are posts that contain the messages. This social media platform is responsible for the birth of the hashtag craze. Originally, it was used to indicate keywords in a “tweet.”

  1. YouTube

This service was originally created as a video-sharing site. It quickly evolved into one of the most popular platforms millions of students use for blogging and exchanging video files. YouTube is widely praised for its ability to allow users to make money and also be creative broadcasters on their own channels. Many college students have a YouTube blog that generates a decent income. This shows that YouTube is more than just a social media platform. It can also be used to promote your business.

The bottom line

Social networking has undoubtedly proven to be a highly beneficial way for students to expand their intellectual and social horizons. They have many innovative ways to communicate, learn, and entertain themselves. When you dive into your social media accounts, there is one thing to remember. Virtual projections of your real life won’t be able to replace the tangible memories you have.

Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby Share Broadcast and Guided by Voices Covers for Reproductive Rights Benefit

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Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby Share Broadcast and Guided by Voices Covers for Reproductive Rights Benefit

Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby have shared a pair of covers, taking on Broadcast’s ‘Tears in the Typing Pool’ and Guided by Voices’ ‘The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory’. All proceeds will go to the Vote No Kansas PAC, which aims to prevent the “Value Them Both” amendment from passing. If passed, the amendment would allow the state legislature to outlaw abortion entirely in Kansas. Check out both tracks via Bandcamp below.

“With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the state of Kansas, where we live, has become a really important haven for bordering states in the fight for access to reproductive healthcare,” the couple wrote in a joint statement. “There’s an amendment to the state constitution in the upcoming election that would put abortion rights at risk. We’re asking Kansas folks to vote no on this amendment in the August 2nd election and we’re supporting Vote No Kansas, an amazing local organization raising awareness about this issue. We record covers on a 4-track at home from time to time, so we’re releasing 2 of those today on Bandcamp. It’s a sliding scale starting at $5 and all funds raised will go directly to Vote No Kansas.”

Earlier this year, Morby released his latest album This Is a Photograph. Waxahatchee recently collaborated with Wynonna Judd on the track ‘Other Side’.

Watch Denzel Curry Perform ‘Walkin’ on ‘Fallon’

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Watch Denzel Curry Perform ‘Walkin’ on ‘Fallon’

Denzel Curry stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (July 20) to perform his song ‘Walkin’. Check it out below.

‘Walkin’ is lifted from Curry’s latest album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, which came out back in March. It features guest spots from Robert Glasper, Saul Williams, 6LACK, Rico Nasty, JID, slowthai, T-Pain, and more.

Danny L Harle Remixes Magdalena Bay’s ‘Chaeri’

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Danny L Harle Remixes Magdalena Bay’s ‘Chaeri’

Magdalena Bay have unveiled a remix of ‘Chaeri’ courtesy of Danny L Harle. It’s taken from the just-announced deluxe edition of their 2021 debut album Mercurial World, which includes previously unreleased songs, remixes, alternative versions of tracks from the original LP, orchestral arrangements, and more. Mercurial World Deluxe comes out September 23 via Luminelle Recordings. Check out ‘Chaeri (Danny L Harle Remix)’ below.

“The Deluxe is a mish mosh of sorts, an amalgamation of new songs that didn’t originally fit the flow of Mercurial World, of reimagined versions of existing album tracks by us and some talented remixers, plus some special secrets,” Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin said in a statement. “When we started working on the Deluxe, we wanted it to flow like the original album did. These secrets tie the record together in a cool way, we can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Magdalena Bay.

Mercurial World Deluxe Cover Artwork:

Mercurial World Deluxe Tracklist:

1. secret 1
2. The End
3. Mercurial World
4. Unconditional
5. Dawning of the Season
6. Secrets (Your Fire)
7. secrets 2-9: medley
8. You Lose!
9. secret 10
10. You Lose! (8-Bit)
11. Something for 2 (Cecile Believe Remix)
12. Chaeri
13. secret 11
14. Halfway
15. Hysterical Us
16. secret 12
17. All You Do
18. Prophecy (Synth & Strings)
19. Follow The Leader
20. secret 13
21. Chaeri (Danny L Harle Remix)
22. Chaeri (Piano & Strings)
23. Dominó (Spanish Version)
24. Dreamcatching

Shygirl Shares Video for New Single ‘Coochie (a bedtime story)’

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Shygirl Shares Video for New Single ‘Coochie (a bedtime story)’

Shygirl has a new song out called ‘Coochie (a bedtime story)’. She co-produced it with Mura Masa, Sega Bodega, and Karma Kid, and it arrives alongside an accompanying video directed by Samuel Ibram. Watch and listen below.

Shygirl’s debut album, Nymph, is set for release on September 30 via Because Music. So far, it’s been previewed with the singles ‘Firefly’ and ‘Come For Me’.

Skullcrusher Announces Debut Album ‘Quiet the Room’, Releases New Song

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Skullcrusher Announces Debut Album ‘Quiet the Room’, Releases New Song

Helen Ballentine has announced her debut album as Skullcrusher: Quiet the Room arrives October 14 via Secretly Canadian. Lead single ‘Whatever Fits Together’ is accompanied by a video by Silken Weinberg. Check it out and find the album artwork and tracklist below.

“I wrote ‘Whatever Fits Together’ while reflecting on my past and wondering how I might begin to explain it to someone,” Ballentine explained in a statement. “I viewed my younger self through a wash of emotions: anger, sadness, pity, confusion, all reaching for a kind of compassion. I tried to capture the contradictions that comprise my past and define who I am now. As I looked back, I saw my life in pieces: some moments blacked out, some extremely vivid, some leading nowhere. Through the song I attempt to piece it together in some non-linear form and accept my disparate story.”

Quiet the Room will follow 2020’s Skullcrusher EP and 2021’s Storm in Summer EP.

Quiet the Room Cover Artwork:

Quiet the Room Tracklist:

1. They Quiet the Room
2. Building a Swing
3. Whatever Fits Together
4. Whistle of the Dead
5. Lullaby in February
6. Pass Through Me
7. Could It Be the Way I Look at Everything?
8. Outside, Playing
9. It’s Like a Secret
10. Sticker
11. Window Somewhere
12. (Secret Instrumental)
13. Quiet the Room
14. You are My House

Beyoncé Reveals Tracklist for New Album ‘Renaissance’

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Beyoncé Reveals Tracklist for New Album ‘Renaissance’

Beyoncé has unveiled the tracklist for her new album Renaissance. The 16-track LP includes the previously released single ‘Break My Soul’, as well as track titles such as ‘Alien Superstar’, ‘Thique’, ‘Cuff It’, and ‘America Has a Problem’. Check out the full tracklist below.

Renaissance is set to arrive on July 29 via Parkwood/Columbia. It marks Beyoncé’s first album since 2016’s Lemonade.

Renaissance Tracklist:

1. I’m That Girl
2. Cozy
3. Alien Superstar
4. Cuff It
5. Energy
6. Break My Soul
7. Church Girl
8. Plastic Off the Sofa
9. Virgo’s Groove
10. Move
11. Heated
12. Thique
13. All Up in Your Mind
14. America Has a Problem
15. Pure/Honey
16. Summer Renaissance

Fantasia 2022 Review: The Harbinger (2022)

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Fantasia 2022 Review: The Harbinger (2022)

Back in 2016, Andy Mitton received acclaim on the international festival circuit for his breakout feature We Go On (co-directed with Jesse Holland), an oddly life-affirming horror movie about a man so terrified of his own mortality that he is willing to give thousands of dollars to anyone who can prove to him that there is life after death. His follow-up The Witch in the Window (2018) cemented him as one of the most exciting independent genre filmmakers working in America today: a deeply effective blend of horror and family drama that follows a father and son trying to flip a haunted house. Mitton’s fourth film, The Harbinger, is his best yet – and by far the finest horror movie to emerge from the covid pandemic. Our Culture reviews the film here as part of its selection from the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival.

The Harbinger takes place in 2020; the pandemic is raging and America is in lockdown. Monique (Gabby Beans) is isolating in upstate New York with her family. That is, at least, until she receives a phone call from her old friend Mavis (Emily Davis). Mavis is living on her own in a crumbling and sparsely furnished New York City apartment and, though she has not seen Monique in years, she asks her to breach lockdown restrictions to come and keep her company. Mavis is lonely and afraid, but not just because the pandemic has turned the world upside down. She claims that she is being stalked in her dreams by a malevolent entity – one that wants to keep her sedated so that it can feed on her negative emotions. Monique is understandably skeptical until she sees the Harbinger in her own nightmares, and the friends soon come to realise that the demon isn’t just dangerous, it’s infectious.

So The Harbinger very obviously draws its horror from the pandemic; as Mavis wearily states early in the film, ‘Even when I manage to wake up I’m still in a fucking nightmare – we all are.’ But to think of the film’s eponymous entity as a metaphor for disease would do a disservice to its subtextual complexity. After all, covid is ever-present in its narrative. Monique arrives at Mavis’s apartment block to see a mother carrying her sick son into the building, and is able to hear his vicious coughing through the ceiling from the moment she steps foot in her friend’s apartment. The abject horrors of contracting coronavirus need no further embellishment, then; the Harbinger functions not as a metaphor for the damage the virus might do to our individual bodies, but rather a manifestation of its wider impacts on human society.

For this is a film less about infection than isolation, social disconnection and an acute fear of being forgotten by the world beyond our four walls. The Harbinger targets the lonely and vulnerable, disconnecting them from their support networks and drawing them into one long, continuous nightmare. Its modus operandi is the perfect metaphor for the traumas of lockdown, especially for those who endured endless months without meaningful human contact (as Monique asks Mavis, ‘Wouldn’t it help just to know you’re not alone?’). That by itself is a powerful metaphor, but the ultimate fate of the Harbinger’s victims – who seemingly disappear without trace – carries even more of a thematic punch. It speaks to our deplorable tendency to put those who have died from covid out of our minds, or at the very least to reduce them to a statistic. No longer people with lives, hopes and dreams, but just another number on a graph.

A sense of disorientation is aided by the film’s disquieting dream sequences. Typically, horror films concerned with monsters that plague our dreams, such as The Slayer (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) or Dream Demon (1988), tend to lean into lurid and surreal aesthetics to realise their dreamscapes on the screen. On the other hand, The Harbinger – lensed by Italian cinematographer Ludovica Isidori – renders the unconscious mind in exactly the same desaturated colour palette that pervades the rest of the film, and as the narrative progresses it becomes increasingly difficult to tell what is a nightmare and what is waking life. The film slowly descends into one long dream that recalls our collective experience of those months spent in lockdown, when days bled together and time lost all meaning. That spell is only broken when the Harbinger makes itself known.

And when the demon does appear, it is a truly unnerving presence. Mitton’s previous horror films have been unfairly accused of not being ‘scary’ enough, but that criticism certainly does not apply to The Harbinger. The entity at the centre of the narrative is flawlessly realised, combining the hideous visage of a plague doctor with the kind of shadowy humanoid shape so often seen by sufferers of sleep paralysis. It’s a creature design to stand with some of the best in twenty-first century horror cinema and perfectly underscores the film’s existential dread. And – as if to silence his detractors – Mitton uses his monster to stage one of the most effective jump scares in the history of horror, rivalling even the infamous jolt in The Exorcist III (1990).

So The Harbinger deftly captures the collective trauma of the pandemic era, and will undoubtedly emerge as the finest genre film to engage with the real-world horrors that have defined the last few years. But perhaps the film’s most terrifying message is that the pandemic is only the beginning. The word ‘harbinger,’ of course, refers to a messenger who signals something yet to come. And, according to the folklore outlined in its narrative, the film’s demon is best understood as an omen (or a ‘bad idea’). So this shapeshifting figure is not just representative of the havoc wrought by covid, but any number of other things that threaten to destroy us even once the pandemic has passed: the threat of an even deadlier outbreak, an increasingly desperate climate emergency, ever-widening political divisions or any number of other issues that are turning our everyday lives into a nightmare.

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