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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action to prohibit “deceptive advertising.” On Wednesday, the organization announced that fake reviews, purchased followers, and suppression of reviews will be prohibited, and open to civic penalties. The new rule — which was voted in favor of 5-0 — will disallow fake reviews …

Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at the age of 88. The company founder’s children Shawn and Sarah announced Tuesday that the cookie creator died at his Honolulu home on Aug. 13 due to complications with dementia, according to the New York Times. Throughout his …

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling andtech billionaire Elon Muskwere named in a complaint filed in Franceover allegations of “aggravated cyber harassment” against Olympic boxing championImane Khelif. Variety confirmed the news on Tuesday, and said that the lawsuit was filed against X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 9, the same day Kehlif …

Since leaving Paris, Stephen Nedoroscikhas kept his two Olympic medals close to his chest — literally. The gymnast wore both of his bronze medals around his neck during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They’re the biggest rewards of his 2024 Paris Olympics experience. The surge …

This story was produced in partnership with DoubleBlind, an independent magazine covering the psychedelic industry. In the spring of 2022, a 49-year-old New Yorker named David* headed south to Cancún, Mexico. He went to overcome his dependency on drugs using ibogaine, the primary alkaloid in a central African root bark …

M y initiation into the cannabis trade began in a middle school bathroom. Dime bags led to ounces, which led to pounds, and in my early twenties, my partner “SOME” and I were doing Canadian border crossings and road trips from Northern California to New York City, where we landed …

While the Olympics were full of standout moments, none quite compared to Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s performance during the breaking competition. The Australian breakdancer broke the internet after her zero-point earning routine, which didn’t win over the judges but certainly won over viewers’ hearts. The star (sorta-kinda) made a surprise appearance …

Michael Myers has returned. But this time, he’s got company. As first reported by IGN, Boss Team Games has announced not one, but two 16-bit side-scrolling action games based on the classic horror franchises Halloween and Evil Dead. Coming this October, RetroRealms: Halloween and RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead are …

“If you love Minions, don’t scroll,” the woman in the video gently implores. She points to an image of a minion, the bean-shaped, noseless, bespectacled yellow creatures form the Despicable Me franchise, washing the feet of another minion. Both minions are clad in robes and look like extras in Jesus …

Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation. Next month, the historic building will become home to shirtless men in G-strings. According to The Tennessean, the Thunder …