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The Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) mobilises three lorries, a tractor and a bulldozer to clean up a home filled with piles of trash in Pokok Assam, Perak. — Picture via Facebook/ Majlis Perbandaran Taiping. 

Taiping Municipal Council uses a bulldozer, tractor and three lorries to clean up trash-filled home in Pokok Assam

From fashion marketing to porn stars used underwear, American Natasha Root has no regret in making the career switch. — Picture via Instagram/ fansutopia1

'They want it to smell musky': US woman ditches fashion marketing to sell used adult performers' memorabilia

Meirivone Rocha Moraes married a ragdoll made by her mother. — Picture via Facebook/ Humoud Al Fajrawi

Brazilian woman marries ragdoll made by her mother and has baby with her 'husband'

People watch artists at work during the Mural festival in Montreal, Quebec on June 16, 2022. ― AFP pic

Street art in Montreal is writ large

Contact with works of art, whether prolonged or not, significantly reduces anxiety and stress. ― Shutterstock pic

Is visiting a museum a must for a healthy lifestyle?

Britons are considering cancelling their subscription to a music streaming service in the coming months. — AFP pic

Will inflation get the better of music streaming?

Through a Snapchat scan, visitors to the ‘Vogue x Snapchat: Redefining the Body’ exhibition, and users of the social network, can access an immersive experience in which Medusa comes to life. —Picture courtesy of Versace x Vogue x Snapchat

Versace, Dior, Gucci: Augmented reality brings designer fashion to one and all

Visitors and art activists came to see some of the visual art exhibition at the reopening of the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, June 21, 2022. — Bernama pic

Malaysia’s National Art Gallery reopens after two years

The 1988 animation film ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli features the cuddly but mysterious forest spirit character Totoro, who has become an instantly recognisable figure for fans around the world. — Picture courtesy of Studio Ghibli

Totoro’s home: Japan crowdfund for forest that inspired film

Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic and Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah, poses during a photo session in Paris on June 16, 2022. — AFP pic

Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: ‘It’s good to make right-wingers cry’

Eric Marechal, researcher at the Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory at CEA, points to an area of search to find the Sanguina nivaloides algae, also known as ‘snow blood’ and which presence accelerates snowmelt, at the Brevent in Chamonix June 14, 2022. — Reuters pic

Scientists probe link between ‘snow blood’ and climate change

While it is unclear whether the man was indeed heartbroken, TikTok users agreed that they would like the chance to simply enjoy the rain too. ― Screenshots via TikTok/ elijahmikaelson_og

Video of Singaporean man lying down in the middle of the road to ‘feel the rain’ gets attention on TikTok (VIDEO)

The exhibit focuses on imagery depicting the way femininity was historically. —  Pictures via Being and Becoming/ Collection of Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online

Tap on icon, get educated: Virtual exhibit ’Being and Becoming’ unpacks ideas of womanhood through photography

There was no further explanation of the rift between Musk’s daughter and her father, the Tesla and SpaceX chief who is attempting a US$44 billion takeover of social media platform Twitter. — Reuters pic

Elon Musk’s child seeks name change to sever ties with father

Essential oils can be great allies when it comes to dealing with summer ailments. — ETX Studio pic

Three must-pack essential oils for travel

Eating a balanced breakfast at 11 am can help you lose 2 to 5 kilos in a few months. — ETX Studio pic

If you want to lose weight, have breakfast at 11am, says specialist