17 photos that show the creative ways people are using their balconies during lockdown

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Coachella's 2024 lineup features huge acts including Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, and Sabrina Carpenter.</li><li>Some of the acts brought out guest performers during their sets.</li></ul><p>It's April and that means one thing: music fans and A-listers are flocking to the Colorado Desert for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-new-heights-hat-travis-kelce-podcast-coachella-2024-4">Coachella</a>.</p><p>This weekend was the first of three, with a lineup including Lana Del Rey, No Doubt, and Sabrina Carpenter. In the crowd were stars from Barry Keoghan and Megan Fox to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, while <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coachella-denim-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-watched-lana-del-rey-2024-4">Jeff Bezos</a> was seen waiting to see Del Rey with his fiancé, Lauren Sánchez.</p><p>It's easy to see why it's a huge event on the cultural calendar, and things have changed a lot since 25,000 watched Rage Against the Machine in the desert at the first Coachella in 1999. But there's chatter that it's losing its shine, as it shifted tickets at a slower rate than it had done in a decade this year, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/12/coachella-ticket-sales-down"><u>The Guardian</u></a> reported.</p><p>Those who did make it to the desert were treated to a string of surprise performances, from acts including Billie Eilish and Shakira.</p><h2>Billie Eilish sang Lana Del Rey's 'Video Games.'</h2><div type="image" title="Billie Eilish performs at Coachella." height="2000" width="2667" msid="109319852" hostid="261"></div><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dua-lipa-billie-eilish-arent-into-singing-karaoke-barbie-songwriter-2024-1">Billie Eilish</a> joined Del Rey during her set, where she performed her own song,<strong> </strong>"Ocean Eyes," before the pair sang<strong> </strong>"Video Games" on a balcony together.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Voices of a generation<br /><br />Watch more from the Coachella Stage all weekend on the <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Youtube</a> livestream at <a href="https://t.co/369m1pWQBo">https://t.co/369m1pWQBo</a> <a href="https://t.co/CHCyTBKcuX">pic.twitter.com/CHCyTBKcuX</a></p>— Coachella (@coachella) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1779101512645669367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <h2>Will Smith performed 'Men in Black' during J. Balvin's set, wearing a very appropriate suit.</h2><div type="image" title="Will Smith and his alien dancers at Coachella." height="2274" width="3032" msid="109319994" hostid="261"></div><p>The actor and rapper also wore black shades, just like his character in the 1997 sci-fi comedy. He was even joined by alien dancers.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Galaxy defenders <a href="https://twitter.com/JBALVIN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JBALVIN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WillSmith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WillSmith</a> <br /><br />Tune in to the 2024 livestream on <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a> at <a href="https://t.co/j5uIbSOgaa">https://t.co/j5uIbSOgaa</a> <a href="https://t.co/kLuXK90LY8">pic.twitter.com/kLuXK90LY8</a></p>— Coachella (@coachella) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1779777258796065277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <h2>Olivia Rodrigo performed with No Doubt.</h2><div type="image" title="Gwen Stefani of No Doubt and Olivia Rodrigo perform at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2024 in Indio, California." height="682" width="909" msid="109319995" hostid="261"></div><p>No Doubt reunited on Saturday at Coachella, where they were joined by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gwen-stefani-olivia-rodrigo-no-doubt-coachella-2024-4">Olivia Rodrigo</a> for their 2000 track, "Bathwater." Rodrigo previously told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vogue.com/article/olivia-rodrigo-august-cover-2023-interview">Vogue</a> that No Doubt was a huge musical inspiration to her when growing up.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zzwk4Z6mgI0?si=ZOgEQaad8yZsbDld" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"></iframe><h2>Shakira performed her song with Bizarrap during his set.</h2><div type="image" title="Shakira performing at Coachella with Bizarrap." height="2059" width="2745" msid="109319997" hostid="261"></div><p>During Bizarrap's set, Shakira came out to perform their new song "La Fuerte," before moving on to "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53." The "Hips Don't Lie" singer also announced her upcoming tour, called the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">La fuerza <a href="https://twitter.com/bizarrap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bizarrap</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shakira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shakira</a> <br /><br />Tune in to the 2024 livestream all weekend at <a href="https://t.co/j5uIbSOgaa">https://t.co/j5uIbSOgaa</a> <a href="https://t.co/tyAGrmO7yV">pic.twitter.com/tyAGrmO7yV</a></p>— Coachella (@coachella) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1779042775654383877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <h2>Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, and Charlie Wilson joined Tyler the Creator.</h2><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IQSlr2up1F0?si=AZ_YPeWjsprd3g6m" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>Tyler the Creator's creative set started with him descending onto the stage on a wire while dressed as a park ranger, and he kept audiences on their toes by bringing out A$AP Rocky, Charlie Wilson, and Childish Gambino.</p><p>Gambino, also known as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mr-and-mrs-smith-donald-glover-sexualized-wardrobe-2024-2">Donald Glover</a>, performed "Running Out of Time" from Tyler's 2019 album, "Igor."</p><h2>'The L Word' cast introduced Reneé Rapp.</h2><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHO KNEW THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE L WORD CASTS INTRODUCING RENEÉ AT COACHELLA <a href="https://t.co/OxLOUF7CZo">pic.twitter.com/OxLOUF7CZo</a></p>— sapphic chaos (@reneesohot) <a href="https://twitter.com/reneesohot/status/1779663954551410748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kesha-renee-rapp-tik-tok-diddy-coachella-2024-4?amp">Reneé Rapp</a> was one of the biggest names on the bill this year, and she was introduced by the cast of "The L Word," the groundbreaking '00s show about a group of lesbian and bisexual women living in LA.</p><p>Stars<strong> </strong>Leisha Hailey, Jennifer Beals,Katherine Moennig, and the show's creator, Ilene Chaiken all welcomed Rapp to the stage on Sunday.</p><h2>Kesha also joined Rapp during her set</h2><div type="image" title="Reneé Rapp and Kesha perform onstage together." height="2100" width="2800" msid="109319998" hostid="261"></div><p>Rapp then brought out Kesha, and the pair performed Kesha's 2010 hit, "TiK ToK," together.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kesha joined Reneé Rapp on stage for a duet of “TiK ToK” at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coachella?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Coachella</a> and they SLAYED. <a href="https://t.co/l1TbBn9Mnq">pic.twitter.com/l1TbBn9Mnq</a></p>— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lulamaybelle/status/1779669298895811020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <h2>Peso Pluma surprised the audience with Becky G.</h2><div type="image" title="Peso Pluma and Becky G at Coachella." height="2540" width="3387" msid="109320000" hostid="261"></div><p>Becky G brought Peso Pluma out during her Coachella set in 2023, and he repaid the favor this year by inviting her to join him during his performance on Friday, where they sang "Chanel."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Peso Pluma Brings Out Becky G to Perform "Chanel" at Coachella  • <a href="https://twitter.com/iambeckyg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iambeckyg</a> <a href="https://t.co/niypTDldVK">pic.twitter.com/niypTDldVK</a></p>— ERIKA ❤️‍ (@beckygchanel_) <a href="https://twitter.com/beckygchanel_/status/1779326955730645364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <h2>Paris Hilton played games with Vampire Weekend</h2><div type="image" title="Paris Hilton at Neon Carnival during Coachella." height="1891" width="2521" msid="109320002" hostid="261"></div><p>Paris Hilton played a game of cornhole with Vampire Weekend in the middle of their set on Saturday. She joked that she hadn't played it since she was on <strong>the 2004 E! reality TV show "The Simple Life" with Nicole Richie.</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Didn’t have Vampire Weekend x Paris Hilton on my Coachella bingo card <a href="https://t.co/yfi24sVWXG">pic.twitter.com/yfi24sVWXG</a></p>— Matthew Cooper (@c00perM) <a href="https://twitter.com/c00perM/status/1779316478795469283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote> 

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Footage showed a woman casually playing guitar, oblivious that a large bird headed towards her.</li><li>The video captured the pandemonium as the TikToker screamed, the bird squawked, and the dog barked.</li></ul><p>A TikToker who filmed herself playing guitar unwittingly caught the moment a large bird flew into her apartment, causing absolute pandemonium.</p><p>On June 29, a TikToker who goes by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkikundanmal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Kundanmal</a> posted <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkikundanmal/video/7249762764367924522" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a video</a> which showed her strumming a guitar and singing along to the track "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer, while an on-screen caption read, "Having the most chaotic day of my life was not on my 2023 bingo card."</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkikundanmal/video/7249762764367924522" data-video-id="7249762764367924522" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@nikkikundanmal" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nikkikundanmal?refer=embed">@nikkikundanmal</a> <p>so do I call ellen or does ellen call me </p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Nikki Kundanmal" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7249762822572280618?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Nikki Kundanmal</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Soon after, a bird could be seen in the background landing on her balcony rail, while an on-screen caption said it was a hawk which the TikToker chose to name Thomas. The bird could then be partially seen flying through the open glass door before it emerged right beside Kundanmal, prompting an off-camera dog to start barking.</p><p>Still seemingly unaware of the feathered guest getting closer and closer, Kundanmal attempted to shush her dog instead, until the sound of Thomas spreading its wings and jumping to a bowl right beside her startled the TikToker and sparked a chain of chaotic events. </p><p>The small dog continued to bark as it then appeared to lunge at the bird, who in turn flew to the other side of the room and loudly squawked as Kundanmal could be heard shouting. After the bird flew back outside, Kundanmal, who picked up the device recording the incident, could then be heard slamming the balcony door shout.</p><p>The video received over 2.8 million views and over 8,300 comments that appeared to revel in the havoc, as Kundanmal could be seen accidentally knocking over a drink with the head of the guitar, spilling it onto her laptop before fleeing the frame, while an on-screen caption said she started yelling the name of a roommate who hadn't lived there in months.</p><p>"All of this. The soundtrack. The suspense. The protagonist. The supporting actor .no part2. MASTERPIECE," one viewer wrote in a top comment that received over 15,100 likes, as many more appeared blown away by how much disarray had unfolded in such a short space of time. </p><p>Others appeared mostly concerned with the laptop on the table, which sat in a pool of liquid as the can continued to drip throughout the debacle, with some tagging Apple, inviting them to replace the potentially damaged item after everything the TikToker had been through. Still no word back from Apple, as far as we can see.</p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/culture"><strong>For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.</strong></a></p>

A TikToker captured the bizarre moment a bird flew into her living room while she obliviously played guitar, sparking a chaotic chain of events

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Paparazzi photos of <keyword id="2138827" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Taika-Waititi">Taika Waititi</keyword>, <keyword id="1031322" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rita-Ora">Rita Ora</keyword>, and <keyword id="2571397" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tessa-Thompson">Tessa Thompson</keyword> were shared on social media.</li><li>The photos showed the three hanging out together on a balcony getting very close.</li><li>Social media users questioned what was going on between them.</li></ul><p>Paparazzi photos of director Taika Waititi getting close to actress Tessa Thompson and singer Rita Ora went viral on social media over the weekend.</p><p>In the photos, the three can be seen relaxing and having drinks on a balcony in Sydney after "an all-night party," the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9610391/Rita-Ora-Taika-Waititi-pack-PDA-cosy-Tessa-Thompson-night-party.html">Daily Mail reported</a>. They can be seen laughing and seemingly kissing each other.</p><p>As the photos began circulating on the internet, many wondered how they all know each other what their relationships to each other are. </p><p>All three are currently in Australia shooting different projects. Waititi is currently directing the new, "Thor: Love and Thunder" movie, which stars Thompson - who plays Valkyrie. While Ora - Waititi's <a href="https://people.com/music/rita-ora-sparks-dating-rumors-with-director-taika-waititi/">rumored girlfriend</a> - has been filming "The Voice Australia," in which she appeared as a judge.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-CarineK 's version.   (@CarineK) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1396564628038107136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote><p>While the exact nature of the trifecta's relationship is unclear, Twitter users had fun believing the three are in a throuple, which isn't confirmed. </p><p>"Rita ora being in a poly relationship with Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson wasn't on my 2021 bingo card, but here we are," one person wrote on Twitter.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-dia  (@SCOTTH0PE) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1396554783004270592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Another person said, "if you would've told me a year ago Tessa Thompson, Rita ora, and Taika Waititi would be in a throuple, I would've slapped you and called you a liar."</p><p>On social media, users have also joked about how these pictures might have upset fellow Marvel actress Brie Larson, who plays Captain Marvel.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-daniela  (@MlLFISM) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1396577525388644353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-wendy  (@darthvaI) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1396575321629986816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote><p>After "Thor: Love and Thunder" was announced, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed that Thompson's character would have "an explicitly queer relationship" in the movie, <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/its-official-valkyrie-will-be-the-mcus-first-lgbtq-her-1836569528">Gizmodo reported</a>.</p><p>In 2019, Larson and Thompson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYUYaHnbrA">appeared and joked on a panel together</a>. The moderator asked what the two were looking forward to in their upcoming projects when someone from the crowd shouted, "Lesbians!"</p><p>Thompson didn't know how to answer, so Larson picked up the question and said, "How do I top 'lesbians?'" Thompson then joked, "I'm sure the lesbians could show you...right after this panel."</p><p>Ever since then, the Marvel fandom has shipped the two women. Ship is an online term that means to encourage two people to be in a relationship together.</p><p>Representatives for Ora, Waititi, and Thompson did not respond to Insider's request for comment.</p>

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<ul><li>From the viral video of people playing <keyword id="5179" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="tambola">tambola</keyword> across the street to people going back to their <keyword id="627738" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="hobbies">hobbies</keyword>, there’s a new trend – <keyword id="58679" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quarantine">Quarantine</keyword> &amp; Chill.</li><li>People are playing Ludo online while an app called Houseparty has taken over which helps people host a party – again, online. </li><li>In the moments of despair, Indians are finding small ways to keep their sanity intact.</li></ul>A video, reportedly from Delhi, has gone viral. Members of an entire colony played tambola or Housie or Bingo together, while adhering to the principles of <keyword id="91743" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="lockdown">lockdown</keyword>. <br /><br />Imagine this. Seated on balconies with their families, an announcement from the mike in the balcony across the street says, “two fat ladies 88” and right then someone shouts back “Bingo!”.<br /><br />This wouldn’t have been an everyday scenario in the busy hustle and bustle of the Delhi life. It is only possible because people forced to stay indoors as a part of the 21-day lockdown issued by the Modi government. They are now finding creative ways to spend their time. <br /><br />The video, of course, caught the attention of the regular WhatsApp video sharer and industrial tycoon – Anand Mahindra. He declared – this is way more fun than singing from the balconies.<br /><br /><div type="twitter" handle="anandmahindra" handlename="anand mahindra" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1053583782584807425/-7IRmY5u_normal.jpg" favoritecount="23773" retweetcount="3517" status="I will never stop being amazed by the creativity of our people. In Italy, opera singers entertained their neighbour… https://t.co/EdKfV2wEki" createdat="1584981705000" id="1242129418648088580"></div>

<br />But that’s not it. <br /><br />In Bengaluru, stuck at home IT professional Ankita Mishra has gone back to an old childhood favourite – doodling. A social person, Mishra used to find herself doing a lot of outdoor activities like badminton, gymming and somewhere she had forgotten her love for art. “I’m now doodling so much more than I had in childhood as well,” she says with a laugh. <br /><br />While the introverts are enjoying this time, extroverts are going back to the times they could travel.<br /><br />Sanya Bhatia, a working professional, has started putting together a scrapbook of all her travel photos. <br /><br />“In this hour of global crises, I am leaving no opportunity to encash every little thing that I ever craved for. A little more sleep, a little more family time, a little more Netflix &amp; Chill and above all, the time to maintain a Travel journal. It is beautiful how I can now put together moments from my traverse and re-live in those million memories that truly liberates my soul,” she said.<br /><br />Even corporates that have given their employees work from home understand that they need to take care of their mental health while stuck at home – Uber is holding online yoga sessions for its employees!<br /><br />Meanwhile, social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, are flooded with people posting pictures of home workouts, <keyword id="6349980" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="online-ludo">online Ludo</keyword> games with friends and more. A new app called Houseparty has taken over which helps people host a party – online. And all of it contributes to the latest trend – Quarantine &amp; Chill.<br /><br />As for me, I’m discovering a great joy of cooking. A hobby-cum-necessity just to survive! <br /><br />See Also:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India</a><br />

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