Crucial resignations at St Albert continues to impact staff morale

Oct 3 2022

Continuing the update releases of St Albert the Great College, sources have revealed that two crucial resignations have taken place as students, staff and MUT members attempt to continue the first few weeks of school following the letting go of previous head Mario Mallia.

A history teacher at the school, Bernard Cauchi, revealed on a Facebook post that a teacher and a deputy head, Anna Zarb, resigned from their positions.

Cauchi explained that the resignation did not happen due to normal circumstances of teachers and staff switching schools for better opportunities. The resignations happened, he said, due to the tragic and ‘toxic’ situation at St Albert.

Cauchi said that through these indirectly forced resignations, Fr Aaron and the ‘Dominican rule’ makes sure that the school becomes completely theirs. He also said that the inclusivity programmes which were not supposed to be stopped were in fact put on hold.

Cauchi nonetheless thanked the resigned staff for all that they did for the students. He described their resignation as a massive loss for education and even the church in Malta.

Only 1 out of 5 deputy heads remains, sources from the school revealed. The remaining deputy head is under immense pressure to manage the situation at the college. As for the new headmaster, sources have stated that there is a lack in leadership skills and that the situation does not help at all.

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AI shows what late celebrities would look like in 2022

Oct 3 2022

A new collection of images created using AI-based technology by photographer Alper Yesiltas has brought late celebrities back to life to see what they would have looked like in 2022.

The collection was called ‘As If Nothing Happened’, with the artist explaining that the root of the project was the question of ‘how would people look photo-realistically if some great event had not happened to them.’

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His images include stars Princess Diana, Queen’s Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Heath Ledger, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and even Tupac.

Yesiltas used intelligence photo enhancer software and editing programmes to create the images. Through AI technology anything is possible, he said, as it garners millions of views on various platforms.

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Visual artist highlights global movement as Iranian women protest hijab rules

Oct 3 2022

Visual artist Murad Osmann created a stunning animation to highlight the ongoing protests in Iran as various people protest following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The video portrays various women donning Hijabs looking at the Milad Tower which is situated in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

As the video progresses, the hijab falls off and the women have their hair fall loose. The women are heard singing a rendition of Tom Odell’s ‘Another Love’ in the powerful animation.

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Amini was killed after being detained by morality police for reportedly not properly adhering to the country’s strict Islamic dress code.

Since then, some of the most serious protests in the country for years have been taking place. The protests have seen various women burning their hijabs and cutting their hair, as well as Iranian security forces clashing with students at a prominent university in capital, Tehran.

Iran Human Rights said that so far, around 133 have been killed across Iran.

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OnlyFans owner made $500 million in 2 years as Maltese creators also benefit

Oct 3 2022

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky earned over $500 million since he joined the company in 2020 as creators make billions through content.

OnlyFans was initially founded by British businessman Tim Stokely in 2016 and went on to amass over 220 million users. Two million are content creators.

With COVID-19 lockdowns boosting the success of the platform, OnlyFans saw a 128% increase in number of subscribers in 2021 as well as a 34% increase in creators.

The site makes a 20% commission on all payments made to its content creators. Ukrainian-American businessman Radvinsky bought the company in 2020 when Stokely stepped down.

According to BBC, Radvinsky was paid $284 million in 2021 and another $233 million since November. But the owner isn’t the only one making big bucks off the site. The same report states that content creators pulled in around $4 billion in 2021.

A similar scenario could be going down in Malta. A recent Times of Malta editorial revealed that various local OnlyFans content creators were making more money than they were when they worked traditional jobs.

Some creators reported making well over €2,000 per month, with fans subscribing to their account for fees ranging between €7 to €25 every month. Some subscribers also get to chat with the creators, sometimes for a fee.

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