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O.J., cricket and a three body problem
And all that is gone, and all that's to come (March 24 to 30)
Rank
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Article
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Class
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Views
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Image
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Notes/about
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1
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Indian Premier League
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4,610,878
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In case you never noticed, cricket is the favorite sport of a nation of billions, and thus the national championship is heavily attended and valuable (estimated at US$10.9 billion!), so big Wikipedia views should come as no surprise.
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2
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Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
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2,218,745
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In 1814,
Francis Scott Key
wrote "
The Star Spangled Banner
" about
Fort McHenry
, built in 1798 and still standing today. In 1977, a bridge was built in
Baltimore
bearing his name. The bridge will not enjoy the same longevity as the fort, however, as it was destroyed after being struck by a container ship (see #8).
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3
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2024 Indian Premier League
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2,156,687
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The latest edition of #1, with ten teams from all over India and a qualifying stage lasting until mid-May.
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4
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3 Body Problem
(TV series)
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1,828,994
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Netflix released this science fiction series where
Rosalind Chao
plays an astrophysicist making discoveries that will change mankind's fate.
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5
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The Three-Body Problem
(novel)
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1,431,574
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6
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Sean Combs
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1,365,599
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Controversies aren't new for the rapper once known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy, and the newest ones this week revolved around
Homeland Security
raiding his properties for an investigation, and former associate Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones suing Combs accusing him of sexual assault, paying to keep sex workers, and having a drug mule.
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7
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
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1,126,911
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Three years ago,
Godzilla vs. Kong
had a surprisingly strong showing in theaters in spite of the
goddamned pandemic
and a simultaneous
HBO Max
release. Now the most famous giant monsters are back,
Godzilla
fighting whatever
kaiju
decides to go on rampage on land, and
King Kong
exploring an underground world and discovering he's not the only living giant ape, and because of them is willing to destroy the surface world. And of course, there's a human plot that was highlighted by reviewers as the weakest part of the movie, albeit audiences just wanting to see massive creatures punching each other (including a climax in a partially frozen
Rio de Janeiro
!) will get what they want, to the point the movie is expected to earn over $190 million worldwide in its opening weekend.
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8
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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
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1,082,978
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During the night of March 26, a container ship struck the piers of the
Francis Scott Key Bridge
in
Baltimore
,
Maryland
, causing it to collapse entirely and leading to deaths and injuries. The incident gained massive traction across news outlets and social media, with some expressing their condolences to the families of the victims, and others throwing out
conspiracy theories
on who was to blame for the situation.
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9
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Dan Schneider
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1,022,915
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Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
aired on
Investigation Discovery
and the former HBO Max, now just
Max
(except in Europe), detailing how some nasty things allegedly happened behind the scenes of
Nickelodeon
's 1990s and early 2000s sitcoms, giving a particular shine on the hostile work environment allegedly created by producer Dan Schneider, who in the wake of the
MeToo movement
got fired from the channel in 2018 as stories of his sexual misconduct and gender discrimination were made public.
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10
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Deaths in 2024
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974,325
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Don't get too tired for love
Don't let it end
Don't say goodnight to love
It may never be the same again
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And everything under the sun is in tune (March 31 to April 6)
Rank
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Article
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Class
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Views
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Image
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Notes/about
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1
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Indian Premier League
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3,610,348
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Once again, the top article regards the latest season of the Indian cricket league (breaking the 94% mobile views threshold for exclusion because
most Indians can only access Wikipedia through their phones
, but we'll let it fly again at least this week
)
.
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2
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2024 Indian Premier League
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2,154,516
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3
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3 Body Problem
(TV series)
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1,118,058
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This Netflix show opens on a Chinese scientist being
publicly beaten to death
during the
Cultural Revolution
, but instead deals with his daughter years later making groundbreaking and world-changing discoveries in astrophysics.
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4
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WrestleMania XL
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1,089,704
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A possible chart-topper for next week, WWE's biggest event that was held in Philadelphia and featured
The Rock
!
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5
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
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1,065,368
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Godzilla
fans noted that after the Japanese creators offered a 'fancy meal'-like movie with
Godzilla Minus One
, it was time for the Americans of the
MonsterVerse
to deliver the fast food equivalent, as the Big G beats up other
kaiju
, including some that
King Kong
discovered roaming the massive underground ecosystem of the
Hollow Earth
. Plenty of cinema goers wanted to see giant monsters fighting, given
Godzilla x Kong
had one of the best Easter opening weekends, and remained strong atop the box office, having already passed $350 million worldwide.
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6
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Deaths in 2024
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980,506
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In the warrior's code
There's no surrender
Though his body says stop
His spirit cries, never!
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7
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Caitlin Clark
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928,912
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After driving up ticket sales for her final season attending the
University of Iowa
, the
Hawkeyes'
top basketball player again pushed them to the March Madness finals, while continuing her streak of wrecking as many NCAA records as possible (including
TV viewership ones!
). Standing against Clark in the finals are the
South Carolina Gamecocks
, led by Brazilian wunderkind
Kamilla Cardoso
.
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8
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Vontae Davis
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871,903
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Davis, a former football player, was found dead on April 1, with the cause of death unknown but foul play was not suspected. He was drafted in the first round by the
Miami Dolphins
, was traded to the
Indianapolis Colts
where he spent most of his career, and controversially retired from football mid-game in 2018 while playing for the
Buffalo Bills
.
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9
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The Three-Body Problem
(novel)
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860,520
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A Chinese novel named after
a complex physics theory
that inspired #3.
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10
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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
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830,629
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On April 8, the
Moon
passed directly between the
Earth
and the
Sun
, obscuring the Sun for a bit and in its direct path causing the world to go dark. This total eclipse gained particular attention for being the first in the United States since
2017
, and the last until
2044
for most of the country.
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But the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon (April 7 to 13)
Rank
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Article
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Class
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Views
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Image
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Notes/about
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1
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O. J. Simpson
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4,021,730
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If Orenthal James Simpson had died on April 10, 1994, shortly after the release of
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
, he would've gone relatively young at 46, but left behind a good legacy as both an American football player inducted in both the
college
and
pro football halls of fame
and as an actor. Instead two months later he was arrested accused of murdering his ex-wife (#6) and a friend of hers. Even if he was acquitted in a trial-turned-media circus (#7), Simpson couldn't ensure the blemish on his reputation being "
possible
criminal" once he actually went to jail for
stealing from a Vegas casino
in 2007. In short, when "The Juice" died on April 10, 2024 of prostate cancer, there was an excuse for
informal if not outright disrespectful eulogies
(while acknowledging his children and grandchildren's requests to "please respect their wishes for privacy and grace").
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2
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Indian Premier League
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2,608,607
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As the top rivalries (except
MI v CSK
) of IPL at #5 took place in the past week, it brought more people to its articles.
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3
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WrestleMania XL
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2,557,335
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Normally WWE's premier event tops the Report, but with a big death and another week not excluding the IPL in spite of high mobile views, they had to settle for third in 2024.
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4
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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
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2,254,760
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The #8 happened last Monday brought more people's attention as it's the first
total solar eclipse
for
Canada
since
1979
, for
Mexico
since
1991
and for
United States
since
2017
. The next total solar eclipse in the US will be on
2033
over
Alaska
and in the
lower 48 states
of the US will be on
2044
. The next total eclipse of similar width will take place in
2045
. It's the only solar eclipse in 21st century to appear in all three countries.
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5
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2024 Indian Premier League
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1,659,772
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As the top rivalries (except
MI v CSK
) of #2 took place in the past week, it brought more people to its articles.
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6
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Fallout
(American TV series)
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1,640,411
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Like
The Last of Us
, a post-apocalyptic series based on video games. Only this one is on Prime Video, and the disaster was a nuclear war, with the show following a girl who leaves her underground bunker to seek her kidnapped father in the destroyed remains of Los Angeles.
Fallout
earned much praise for feeling like an extension of
the games
, including its distinctive
retrofuturism
aesthetic heavy on
atompunk
, and has already been renewed for a second season.
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7
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Nicole Brown Simpson
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1,098,507
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On June 12, 1994, the second wife of #1 was found dead at her home alongside her friend
Ron Goldman
, both covered in knife wounds. When
LAPD
came to his house to notify, they found some suspicious evidence, and by June 17 there was an arrest warrant issued for OJ, who even tried to evade in a
Ford Bronco
. The trial spanned eleven months, from November 1994, to October 1995, and in spite of the prosecution having a lot in their favor, including the reveal that the marriage had ended amidst accusations of domestic abuse and was followed by Nicole being stalked and harrassed, Simpson was acquitted. The impact of the events in culture were big, from making household names out of
the defense attorneys
Robert Shapiro
,
Johnnie Cochran
,
Alan Dershowitz
and (
for all the good this caused
)
Robert Kardashian
, to two high-profile productions in 2016, the Oscar-winning documentary
O.J.: Made in America
and the Emmy-winning miniseries
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
.
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8
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Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
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1,055,773
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9
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Solar eclipse
|
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1,029,599
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The Moon stood in front of the Sun last Monday (#4), bringing much attention as it's the first
total solar eclipse
for
Canada
since
1979
, for
Mexico
since
1991
and for
United States
since
2017
.
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10
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Civil War
(film)
|
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969,535
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While
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
and
Dune: Part II
fell off this list, filmgoers were hyped by this dystopian war film by
Alex Garland
, where the United States are instead divided and disputed between four warring factions.
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Exclusions
- These lists exclude the Wikipedia main page, non-article pages (such as
redlinks
), and anomalous entries (such as DDoS attacks or likely automated views). Since mobile view data became available to the Report in October 2014, we exclude articles that have almost no mobile views (5?6% or less) or almost all mobile views (94?95% or more) because they are very likely to be automated views based on our experience and research of the issue. Please feel free to discuss any removal on the
Top 25 Report talk page
if you wish.
Most edited articles
For the March 15 ? April 15 period, per
this database report
.
Title
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Revisions
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Notes
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Crocus City Hall attack
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2538
[1]
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On March 22, four gunmen stormed the
Crocus City Hall
during a concert and opened fire on the crowd, killing 144 and injuring 551. The
Islamic State
claimed responsibility shortly after.
Vladimir Putin
declared a day of national mourning while also making baseless accusations against Ukraine.
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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
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2356
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As mentioned above, the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore after it was hit by a ship.
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Deaths in 2024
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1942
|
Our obituary. Notable deaths since the last "most edited" besides O.J. and Vontae Davis included
Louis Gossett Jr.
,
Joe Lieberman
,
Chance Perdomo
,
Jaclyn Jose
,
Paul Alexander
,
Pankaj Udhas
,
Kenneth Mitchell
and
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
.
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Legalism (Chinese philosophy)
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1337
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For those who don't know, no one has ever edited an article so much as
FourLights
with this one.
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List of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates for the 2024 Indian general election
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1213
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I.N.D.I.A. will face the current government in the biggest election in the world (almost a billion people can vote!).
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Cowboy Carter
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1196
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Beyonce
Knowles-Carter went country for
Cowboy Carter
, meant as a reinvention of
Americana
(even if
track two
is the cover of
a Liverpudlian...
) and featuring stalwarts of the genre like
Dolly Parton
,
Linda Martell
and
Willie Nelson
. Reviews were glowing, streaming records were broken, and lots of people are seeking
cowboy clothes
to wear.
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
|
961
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A sequel to the movie revolving around the conflict between an ape and a lizard who spews radiation, now having them both facing off against an ape and a lizard who spews ice.
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2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
|
913
|
Dan Hurley
coached the
UConn Huskies
to his second straight March Madness victory, over the
Purdue Boilermakers
of
Zach Edey
. Hurley was also named the
Naismith College Coach of the Year
and received the
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award
.
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2024 Indian Premier League
|
902
|
Our South Asian fans love cricket, so no surprise for lots of coverage regarding their
Twenty20
league.
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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
|
878
|
Pink Floyd
took this as an opportunity to
release a fan-made video of
the song I quoted for the titles above
.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
|
855
|
After winning back fans with the nostalgia-fest
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
, the best known spectral hunters return in a movie where New York is threatened by a ancient god trying to both build a ghost army and restart the
ice age
. Originally scheduled for December before the
2023 Hollywood labor disputes
delayed it to March 2024,
Frozen Empire
got mixed reviews for a crowded script that brings everyone back from the previous movie and still introduces new characters, and in spite of opening atop the box office has not performed so well, having barely passed its $100 million budget domestically.
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2023?24 Australian region cyclone season
|
797
|
Over 8 cyclones have hit Australia since December, with the strongest storms being
Kirrily
and
Jasper
.
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Regency of Algiers
|
784
|
Given a few months ago this article on the North African parcel of the
Ottoman Empire
failed its GA review
, the dedicated editors are extensively editing it hoping for another shot.
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Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
|
758
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To quote from
Last Week Tonight
, "It has been a busy week, from a massive bridge collapse in Baltimore to
Sam Bankman-Fried
getting sentenced to 25 years in prison
. Are these two events related? Experts say 'no', but given enough time, morons can find a path to 'maybe'!"
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2024 Indian general election
|
741
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The largest ever elections in the world will be held in India from April 19 to June 1, where 970 million people will elect 543 members of 18th
Lok Sabha
.
Modi
with his
NDA alliance
is competing for his third consecutive term against
a big tent
alliance of 41 parties led by
Indian National Congress
. Expect this entry to reach even higher as we witness the event.
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