The Paris Olympics games, which began on July 26, have attracted a number of celebrity attendees: some like Tyla and Lady Gaga who were invited to perform, whereas others like Tom Cruise and Spike Lee showed up in support of the American teams. During “The Prelude to the Olympics,” Steven …
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YouTuber Cody Ko has announced he is stepping away from his popular podcast network Tiny Meat Gang, following continued claims that he had sex with creator and Cancelled podcast host Tana Mongeau when she was underage. The flagship show, which was founded by Noel Miller and Ko in 2017 and …
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Jordan Goudreau, the former Green Beret who in 2020 failed to lead a renegade uprising in Venezuela, will face federal charges for what has come to be known as the “Bay of Piglets.” Rolling Stone has obtained an unsealed indictment, filed on July 16, which accuses him and a partner, …
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Fighting games have a reputation of being extremely difficult, too mentally taxing, and mechanically prohibitive to newcomers. While fighters at their core are no more complex than other genres, many different fighting games have tried to become more welcoming to a wider audience, while working to keep the same depth …
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Coco Gauff stopped her Olympics tennis match Tuesday to advocate for herself after an “unfair” call from a line judge that she said felt intentional. The emotional argument with the chair umpire occurred during Gauff’s third-round singles match against Croatia’s Donna Vekic, who ultimately won in two sets. During the …
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When President Joe Biden announced on July 21, after weeks of insisting he would stay in the race, that he would be withdrawing from the presidential election and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic candidate, most Americans were at least a little bit surprised. But none were …
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Bella Hadid is breaking her silence after receiving backlash following an Adidas campaign referencing the 52nd anniversary of the Munich Olympics. In the ad, Hadid is featured wearing shoes inspired by the Adidas’ SL72 sneakers, which debuted in the 1972 Munich Olympics that were struck by tragedy when 11 Israelis …
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Team USA’s 4×100-meter men’s freestyle relay team have earned the United States’ first gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, besting Australia who took second place. The relay team — Caeleb Dressel, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, and Hunter Armstrong — pulled ahead of Australia by 1.07 seconds. Italy earned …
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The coach for Canada‘s Olympic women’s soccer team has been suspended over alleged drone use to spy on opponents. On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that Bev Priestman will no longer lead the team at the games, following a FIFA and IOC investigation that tied her to drone use …
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“Here we are, many years and pronouns later!” The greeting that author Casey McQuiston throws me on a breezy summer afternoon over martinis is both a cheeky welcome and a pitch-perfect description of their highly anticipated third adult romance novel, The Pairing. The book, which will be released Aug. 6, …
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