An Amazon employee died at a New Jersey fulfillment center during the online retailer’s massive Prime Day sales event last week. According to Huffington Post labor reporter Dave Jamieson, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the death occurred at an Amazon facility Carteret, New Jersey. The agency is investigating …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Star Rhea Seehorn on Jimmy and Kim's 'Alarming' and 'Heartbreaking' Fight
This story contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Better Call Saul, which we recapped here. Rhea Seehorn was a Breaking Bad fan before she was cast as attorney Kim Wexler on that show’s prequel series, Better Call Saul. She knew that Kim never appeared on Breaking Bad, while Kim’s …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Goodbye Jimmy, Hello Saul?
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Fun and Games,” coming up just as soon as I exchange my Côte-Rôtie for a rum and Diet Coke… “End of an era.” —Rich Schweikart “Fun and Games” brings us the moment that, before Better Call Saul debuted, all of us expected …
Read More »Exclusive: Fake Accounts Fueled the 'Snyder Cut' Online Army
Zack Snyder was becoming increasingly agitated. Over the course of several weeks in the spring of 2020, the director repeatedly demanded that the names of two producers – Geoff Johns and Jon Berg – be removed from his upcoming re-cut of Justice League, the DC superhero movie that had tanked …
Read More »Desus and Mero Split, Announce End to Show
Desus Nice and Kid Mero are saying goodbye to their late-night talk show. On Monday, Showtime announced that Desus and Mero will no longer return to the network for a fifth season after the pair of comedians decided to go their separate ways for solo careers. “The illustrious @desusnice and …
Read More »Lil Uzi Vert Drops Surprise 'I Know' Song Ahead of 'Red & White' EP
Lil Uzi Vert is feeding fans with back-to-back singles. On Monday, the “20 Min” rapper released “I Know” on SoundCloud, just two days after dropping their single “Space Cadet” over the weekend. “Made that girl drop it on the floor (Floor)/In the days with my cash grow (Grow),” Uzi raps …
Read More »Tyga Thinks Latinos Are Just Lowrider-Driving, 'Spicy' Gordos in New Video
Ever since YG’s “Go Loko” went viral in 2019, Tyga has been trying to recreate that lil crossover moment again and again and again with Latin-inspired songs like “Ayy Macarena” and “Mamacita.” And his latest effort, “Ay Caramba,” has (once again) failed, drawing criticism from Latino creatives over the song’s …
Read More »Serial Grifter Pleads Guilty to Weed-Industry Scam in California
David Bunevacz, a former decathlete and competitor for the Philippines national team in the Southeast Asian Games, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to a scheme to defraud cannabis-industry investors. Bunevacz was arrested in April, accused of setting up fake cannabis vaping businesses and deceiving investors into giving him …
Read More »The Cult of Eddie Munson, The Metal Side of 'Stranger Things,' and the Real 1980s Satanic Panic
The unforgettable Stranger Things scene where fan-favorite metalhead Eddie Munson (played by Doja Cat crush Joseph Quinn) protects his friends from bat-monsters by grabbing his B.C. Rich guitar, cranking his amp, and playing “Master of Puppets” nudged aneight-and-half-minute long, 36-year-old Metallica song into the top 40 for the first time …
Read More »ICE Is Buying Up Massive Troves of Cell Phone Location Data… For Some Reason
The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing cell phone location data on a massive scale, according to documents released by the American Civil Liberties Union. Per the documents, hundreds of thousands of location points across North America have been attained by DHS. Purchasing the information from private businesses would help …
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