Parents are furious at a man who charged them as much as £35 (around $44) per ticket for a Willy Wonka-themed family event in Glasgow, Scotland, this weekend. That’s because the “immersive” experience sold to them by a sketchy company called House of Illuminati turned out to be little more …
Read More »Prince Harry Loses Bid to Keep Public-Funded Security Detail, U.K. Court Rules
A U.K. court has ruled that Prince Harry was not unfairly stripped of his public-funded security detail when the former royal moved to the U.S. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, had their official security detail removed afterstepping away from their royal dutiesand moving to California in 2020, with …
Read More »Trans Hate Is Big Business. Kids Like Nex Benedict Are Dying as a Result
I have been thinking a lot about Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old transgender student who died on Feb. 8, a day after allegedly being assaulted in the restroom at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. Although Nex’s death is still being investigated, his grandmother has said he had been bullied in the …
Read More »'Dangerous and Unacceptable Behavior' Could Lead to Arrests in Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Car Chase
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were recklessly endangered during the car chase in New York City in May, according to a senior New York Police Department officer. Among the documents released on Wednesday related to thejudgment in the lawsuitwhere Prince Harry lost his bid to receivepolice security in the U.K.was …
Read More »How Comedian Zainab Johnson Went From Basketball Star to 'Hijabs Off'
Z AINAB JOHNSON never intended to be a comedian. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Harlem with her 12 siblings, she was neither the family jokester nor the class clown. “I always considered myself a very serious person,” she says. “I’m the person that is annoyed by the class clown, …
Read More »These Influencers Are Making Content to Make You Angry — And It's Working
Rage bait isn’t just common online anymore, it’s taking over the internet — and changing the way we view content in the process. Many early forms of internet content were rage-bait adjacent,meant to stop people in their tracks long enough for them to have an emotional response and then engage. …
Read More »It's Not Just That Sexual 'Dune' Sandworm. People Are Obsessed With Collecting Popcorn Buckets
After seeing a movie in a theater, most of us will dump our cardboard popcorn bucket — greased with butter, some leftovers rattling around the bottom — in a trash bin. But over the last few years, some moviegoers have developed a passion for limited-edition plastic or tin buckets commemorating …
Read More »'Where Is Wendy Williams?' Ends With More Unnerving Questions Left Unanswered
It’s hard to believe that Wendy Williams has been off TV for nearly three years. Without having to seek her out, daytime television’s best no-bullshit gossip is still inescapable. Old clips from The Wendy Williams Show’s successful 13-year run still go viral at every turn, racking up millions of views …
Read More »The Creators of 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Want You To Have 'Positive Anxiety'
As anyone familiar with Hollywood could tell you, remakes are hard. Other than bringing something old to a new audience, many remakes struggle to bring anything fresh enough to justify the double dip. In the world of video games, it’s a little different. Based solely on the tech aspect, remaking …
Read More »Oklahoma Students Walk Out Over Trans Student Nex Benedict's Death
Students at Oklahoma’s Owasso High School staged a walkout Monday, with 40 students leaving class to protest the death of former student Nex Benedict —and the bullying polices students believe caused Benedict’s death, NBC News reports. Previous reporting used they/them pronouns following statements from Benedict’s family that said the teen …
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