Things People Said: Future Emails, War and Privilege

In a fortnight spanning the Duke and Duchess of Sussex taking a step back from their royal roles, Asian pop culture making waves worldwide, social media pressure and more, here’s what we heard:

1. Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi on nepotism and privilege in Bollywood during News18’s newcomers roundtable discussion —

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2. Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara on engaging across multiple social media —

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3. American actor Vanessa Hudgens to Cosmopolitan UK on her privacy being violated in a nude photo leak in 2007 —

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4. Korean film director and screenwriter Bong Joon Ho on why he thinks his black comedy/thriller film Parasite (2019) has been received so well in the U.S.A. —

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5. Actor Richa Chadha to News18 on the role of performers in protests —

6. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced their intention to step back from their role in the British royal family — 

7. U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on the escalating tension between the U.S.A. and Iran after the assasination of Major General Soleimani —

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8. New Delhi Singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad to Al Jazeera on his 2018 track “cold/mess” making it to former U.S. President Barack Obama’s annual list of favorite music —

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