Charles Curle, a video editor and high schooler from North Carolina, duped millions of people online into thinking that he sold his house to finance a trip to Travis Scott‘s now-cancelled Utopia concert in Egypt. The 17-year-old says it all started with a meme. Following Scott’s announcement that he’d be …
Read More »Pence Refuses to Rule Out Voting for Trump in 2024
The day after thrice-indicted Donald Trump attacked him as “delusional” and having “gone to the Dark Side,” Mike Pence refused to say he will not vote for the former president in 2024. “You can say right here that you will rule out voting for Donald Trump for president?” Dana Bash …
Read More »Extreme Heat Is F-cking With Our Heads
Over the past several years, increasingly destructive hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards, and other extreme weather events have made it clear that the effects of climate change aren’t some future hypothetical, but our current reality. Not to be outdone, the summer of 2023 has been coming in hot —literally — with July …
Read More »Angus Cloud's Mother Dispels Suicide Rumors: 'He Did Not Intend to Check Out of This World'
The mother of Angus Cloud dispelled rumors that her son — grieving the recent death of his father — died by suicide in an emotional Facebook post this weekend. The beloved Euphoria actor died July 31 at the age of 25, his cause of death not yet determined. “I want …
Read More »Streamer Kai Cenat Charged With Inciting a Riot After Chaotic NYC Giveaway
Union Square Park turned into a chaotic scene Friday afternoon after fans flocked there for a giveaway hosted by Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Fanum. Photos and videos from attendees captured the chaos onsite as police personnel and NYFD were dispatched to help disperse the crowd. One Twitch user described …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Apologizes After Social Media Post Interpreted as Antisemitic
Jamie Foxx issued an apology Saturday after a since-deleted post on social media the previous night was interpreted by some to be antisemitic. “I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post,” Foxx wrote on Instagram Saturday following the swift backlash. “I now …
Read More »Suspect Charged With Murder in O'Shae Sibley Stabbing Death in Brooklyn
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon following the July 29 stabbing of O’Shae Sibley. The individual, who authorities have not identified due to them being a minor, turned themself into the NYPD on Friday, Aug. 4. Joseph Kenny, assistant …
Read More »John Gosling, Keyboardist for the Kinks, Dead at 75
John Gosling, who served as keyboardist for the Kinks throughout their fruitful Seventies period, has died at the age of 75. The band announced Gosling’s death in a statement Friday, “We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of John Gosling. We are sending our condolences to John’s …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Goes Minimalist for Maximum Effect, the 1975 Play the Hits at Day 2 of Lollapalooza
Like the first day of Lollapalooza 2023, Day Two featured competing headliners that vied for some 100,000+ people’s attention. On one side was the 1975, whose frontman Matty Healy has been making headlines, and on the other was one of the greatest rappers of all time, Kendrick Lamar. Unlike Thursday, …
Read More »What My Nude Body Double Taught Me About Myself (and Dating Apps)
Naked is not something I want to be at work. But it happens kind of regularly at my job. So regularly that I once requested a “substitute” naked body to fill in for mine. When I had just given birth to twins. And was still breastfeeding them. ‘Cause I didn’t …
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