Kim Kardashian has agreed to settle charges brought against her by the Securities and Exchange Commission for unlawfully promoting a crypto security product on Instagram without disclosing that she had been paid $250,000 for the post. Now, the reality star will have to pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, and …
Read More »An Orthodox Jewish Boys' Choir Is Unironically Going Viral on TikTok
When you think of content that’s most likely to go viral on TikTok — lesbian influencer breakups and/or mukbangs, girls surprising their lackadasical boyfriends at college, women calling out fuckboy employees at high-end furniture stores — Orthodox Jewish kiddie pop groups seem like they’d be pretty low on the list. …
Read More »See Lea Michele Sing 'People,' Talk 'Funny Girl' on 'Fallon'
The Lea Michele Renaissance continued Friday as the Glee star appeared on The Tonight Show to perform “People” from Funny Girl as well as discuss her role in the now-hit Broadway re-revival. A day after the New York Times published a rare re-review of the musical and praised Michele in …
Read More »Creators of TikTok Favorite 'Taste the Biscuit' on Why Their Song Has Been Viral for Over a Decade
Once upon a time, obscure media stayed obscure. Movies became cult classics worshiped by a select audience. Indie bands had devoted listeners but never broke through to mainstream success. Canceled TV shows never got rebooted, while little-reviewed books went to libraries to gather dust, and perhaps be discovered in another …
Read More »Musk's Texts Reveal Inside Look at Twitter Deal's Collapse
A massive trove of Elon Musk’s texts made available to the public give a glimpse into Musk’s mindset during his bid to acquire Twitter, and the subsequent unraveling of the deal that has resulted in Twitter taking the Tesla billionaire to court in order to force his proposed $44 billion …
Read More »After Far-Right Harassment, Trans People Are Fighting to Keep Their Health Care
For trans children, finding a community of peers is challenging. That’s why Maya, whose name has been changed to protect her family, was thrilled this past spring when she and her nine-year-old son were able to join a carefully vetted children’s group through the Gender Development Program at Lurie Children’s …
Read More »Still 'F–king Like Crazy': Nick Cannon Welcomes Baby No. 10, Rise Messiah
Congrats Nick Cannon! On Friday, the host of Wild N’ Out shared that model Brittany Bell, with whom he already shares 19-month-old Powerful Queen and 5-year-old Golden Sagon, had their third child (and his tenth, altogether). The baby boy’s name? Rise Messiah. “Another Blessing!!!” Cannon wrote. “As my journey on …
Read More »Aaron Judge Ties the Real Home Run Record
Aaron Judge just made history during the Yankees game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Officially, he tied the all-time American League (and New York Yankees) record for most home runs in a season, held by Roger Maris since 1961. But for baseball purists (like my editor who forced me to …
Read More »Stop Thirsting After Serial Killers
Late last week, Ryan Murphy’s latest project Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (catchy name) premiered on Netflix. Of course the serial-killer saga came with a large amount of controversy, specifically from one of the victims’ families, who said that the felt being re-traumatized by the show. But another ugly product …
Read More »'It's All Respect, It's All Love': Hailey Bieber Denies Any Feud With Justin's Ex Selena Gomez
Kicker: This, Again? “It’s all respect, it’s all love”: Hailey Bieber Denies Any Feud With Justin’s Ex Selena Gomez In an effort to address four years of internet drama since her 2018 wedding to Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) sat down with the femi-nasty sex podcast Call Her Daddy …
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