Livvy Dunne knows that she’s not what people typically think of when they imagine a world-famous athlete. The 22-year-old gymnast, whose legal name is Olivia Paige Dunne, grew a social media platform 8 million followers deep on TikTok — posting videos of her life, routine, and experiences as a gymnast …
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In 2019, I walked away from my dream job, as editor-in-chief of Deadspin, three months after a private equity firm bought our parent company. Our new CEO seemed categorically uninterested in the work we did, what made us successful, or even what we could improve; he just wanted to issue …
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A non-dissemination order has been instituted to temporarily halt the release of records in the case of influencer Emilie Kiser suing to keep the records of her three-year-old son’s drowning death private, according to a filing in the Superior Court of Arizona. On May 18, Trigg Kiser, son of mom …
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In another time, the Bitcoin 2025 convention at Las Vegas’ Venetian hotel casino last week might have been most memorable for its cringeworthy moments. There was a group that wore shirts with the slogan “Jesus Loves Bitcoin” on the back. David Bailey, CEO of the parent company of conference host …
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An oral history of the rise and fall of one of the greatest rock bands. A tell-all memoir about the secret queer life of an old-Hollywood star. A 1983 sibling feud that starts with a rager and ends with a cliffside house fire. A once-in-a-generation sports talent ditching retirement for …
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Politicians and prosecutors around the world have their sights trained on Andrew Tate. The “manosphere” influencer, 38, is under investigation in the U.S., the U.K, and Romania. He and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, have been accused of rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal organization to sexually exploit women. …
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In today’s fast-paced digital world, posting a video of yourself is tantamount to signing an ironclad agreement that whatever happens next is far, far out of your control. And even if he didn’t know it at the time, Brendan Abernathy quickly learned that lesson last week when his mom sent …
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Jeff Weiss has a lot to say.He’s in the middle of a Zoom, which has swerved from the early-2000s Los Angeles club scene, to his favorite hard-boiled detective novels, to what it was like in the pre-iPhone era when we all had to print out directions on MapQuest. Charlie Brown …
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As AI invades every corner of 21st-century life, it has taken on human roles that we probably shouldn’t be outsourcing. For some, it serves as a therapist. For others, it’s an endlessly understanding romantic companion. Strangest of all, people have turned to chatbots for guidance in matters of faith — …
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Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi are just some of the transformative, wildly successful and famous Manhattan restaurants Keith McNally has opened and run for decades. Each room imparts a promise of louche, sophisticated cool along with a memorable and delicious meal. “The Restaurateur Who Invented Downtown” the New York …
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