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Stephen Colbert makes me laugh so hard, sometimes it pisses me off. I loved him on Exit 57 and Strangers With Candy, but it was in 1997 — when I was the co-creator and head writer of The Daily Show — that I saw him do what I love most: …

Pulitzer Prize-winning podcaster Maggie Freleng has spent years advocating for the wrongly incarcerated — and her next project is a hell of a tale. A burned body, an alleged violent sexual assault, reportedly crooked cops, and a citizen sleuth with the power to potentially ruin lives, Bone Valley 3: Graves …

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson paid tribute to the “immortal” Hulk Hogan on social media following the wrestling legend’s death. Johnson, who was born into a wrestling family, reminisced about first meeting Hogan over 40 years ago. “To millions of little kids you were a childhood hero – myself included. In …

Tim Ballard, the anti-trafficking activist who made his name with wildly exaggerated “rescues” of victims abroad, has faced a mountain of legal woes since he was forced out of Operation Underground Railroad, the organization he founded, over allegations of misconduct. But a recent ruling gives him one less sexual assault …

In August 2020, Amy Tripp, an astrologer who goes by @starheal on socialmedia, tweeted to her tens of thousands of Twitter followers that Kamala Harris would be running for president in 2024, because of the politician’s Saturn return, which occurs when Saturn is once again in the position it was …

Move over, Call of Duty. There’s a new jingoistic military simulator in town. This morning, Electronic Arts revealed the first official look at Battlefield 6, the latest entry in their long-running first-person shooter series. Published on the official Battlefield YouTube channel, the trailer gives players a taste of what to …

Hulk Hogan, the wrestling legend who propelled the sport from a popular pastime to a ubiquitous pop-culture phenomenon on a wave of “Hulkamania” before becoming a right-wing hero, has died at the age of 71. Darren Prince, Hogan’s longtime agent, confirmed the wrestler’s death to Rolling Stone. Hogan died today …

Critters everywhere can once again enter the fantasy world of Exandria this fall with the arrival of The Mighty Nein. Announced today during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Critical Role’s second animated series will begin streaming Nov. 19 on Prime Video. Members of the cast and media company that …

Each year, the trend of the summer emerges like smoke from the Vatican. Two years ago, it was hot pink, officially heralding Barbiecore summer’s arrival. Then, 12 months later, a new plume was lime green to signify the start of Brat summer. Now, the faithful wait in sweltering temperatures to …

Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Kohberger accepted the plea deal earlier this month, copping to four counts of first-degree murder and an additional count of burglary. As part of the deal, Kohberger …