YouTube personality and podcaster Tana Mongeau has made waves in the creator space with impromptu remarks about fellow social media star Cody Ko having sex with her during a period in which they collaborated on videos when she was 17 years old and he was 25. In a live recording …
Read More »Rakim Roars Back With 'Be Ill,' Announces First New Album in 15 Years
Hip-hop pioneer Rakim is back with a new song, “Be Ill,” the lead single from his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), out July 26. On “Be Ill,” Rakim is as lyrically dexterous as ever, rhyming, “Design flows in binary codes, no matrix/Light-speeds, time could be froze, …
Read More »Justin Timberlake's Career in Memes, From 'It's Gonna Be May' to His DWI Mugshot
It’s always a cultural event when a celebrity is arrested, but often enough, people are willing to forgive someone who has starred in great movies, dazzled as a pro athlete, or recorded favorite hit singles. Justin Timberlake, however, can no longer trade on his history with ‘NSync or his peak …
Read More »Willie Mays, Giants Legend and One of the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, Dead at 93
Willie Mays, the iconic center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants whose extraordinary power and brilliance on the field won him two MVPs and the 1954 World Series, has died at the age of 93. “It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants …
Read More »Gen Z Fears a Military Draft Because of TikTok Misinformation
TikTok is awash in warnings that young men in the U.S. could soon be drafted into military service and panicked reactions to that prospect — but all of it is predicated on a misinterpretation of a bill currently making its way through Congress. For generations, American men have been federally …
Read More »Kate Middleton Makes First Public Appearance in Months at King's Birthday Parade
As promised, Kate Middleton made her first public appearance in months as the Princess of Wales joined the Royal Family Saturday at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London celebrating King Charles III’s “official” birthday. Despite “lashing rain,” as the BBC put it, and a canopy-less balcony outside Buckingham Palace, …
Read More »Museums Cancel Kehinde Wiley Exhibits Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
Following allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, several museums have decided not to go ahead with exhibits featuring the work of artist Kehinde Wiley, The New York Times reports. The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Pérez Art Museum Miami both said they would not host the traveling Wiley exhibit, …
Read More »Pope Hosts Chris Rock, Fallon, Colbert And 100 More Comedians at the Vatican
Pope Francis held a comedy summit of sorts at the Vatican on Friday, hosting the likes of Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon,Stephen Colbert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and over 100 other comedians and entertainers to celebrate the importance of laughter and humor. “You unite people because laughter is contagious,” Pope Francis told the …
Read More »Kate Middleton Will Attend King Charles III's Birthday Parade in First Appearance Since Cancer Diagnosis
King Charles III’s forthcoming birthday parade will feature an appearance from Kate Middleton, marking her first public appearance since revealing that she has been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. The Princess of Wales is expected to appear alongside the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday. …
Read More »'I'm Your Venus' Explores the Life of Murdered Trans Woman Venus Xtravaganza
Anyone who watches Paris Is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s iconic 1990 documentary about the New York City ballroom scene, will immediately fall in love with Venus Xtravaganza, the 23-year-old trans woman and aspiring model who is prominently featured in the film. In Paris Is Burning, the gorgeous, optimistic, fragile Venus describes …
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