In the luddite days of the Nineties, there were a handful of ways to discover a new video game: You could hear about it in the schoolyard from that one kid who swore that their older brother got a copy straight from Japan. You could read about it from a …
Read More »Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia
Wendy Williams‘ has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Her care team revealed the diagnosis, which was given to her last year, in a statement on Thursday, saying she received numerous tests after “she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding financial …
Read More »Why Porn Bots Have Taken Over Your Twitter Feed
Elon Musk took over Twitter promising to rid the platform of what he described as its biggest problem: bots. In his characteristic fashion, he not only failed to make good on his word, but the paid verification system he claimed would solve the issue pushed more fake accounts into users’ …
Read More »Texas Judge Rules School District Legally Punished Black Student Who Wouldn't Cut Locs
A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Houston-area school district legally punished 18-year-old student Darryl George, who was suspended multiple times for wearing his hair in locs. Administrators at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu removed George from class on August 31, citing a dress code that limits the …
Read More »Vice Media Will Lay Off Hundreds of Employees, Discontinue Publishing of Website
Vice Media Group CEO Bruce Dixon has announced plans for a complete internal restructuring that will result in hundreds being axed through layoffs and the discontinuation of the digital publication Vice. Dixon, who was appointed CEO in December 2023 following the resignation of Hozefa Lokhandwala, addressed the matter in an …
Read More »Mommy Vlogger Ruby Franke Will Spend Up to 60 Years in Prison for Child Abuse
Infamous mommy vlogger Ruby Franke was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison on Tuesday, months after pleading guilty to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse.Utah Judge John J Walton sentenced Franke to four consecutive prison terms — each of which can require up to 15 years in …
Read More »'Who TF Did I Marry' Is the 50-Part Gossip Session Taking Over TikTok
“Hi and welcome. We all know why you’re here.” With those nine words, TikTok user @ReesaMTeesa turned her storytime about meeting, dating, and divorcing a man she called a “pathological liar” into TikTok’s newest hit reality series. It’s called “Who TF Did I Marry,” and even though it essentially involves …
Read More »Humans Killed Cataract Canyon. It Brought Itself Back to Life
T he river churns a muddy brown as it carries us through towering vermilion rock walls toward the roar of Gypsum Canyon Rapid. The sound of water breaking over boulders grows louder as we approach, but Mike DeHoff shows no fear at the coming chaos. Rather, as he works the …
Read More »MAGA-Themed Açaí Bowl Chain Serves Hardcore Politics With Your Lunch
Maybe you’ve heard that conservatives are building a parallel economy. Rather than wait to stage another boycott when the next major beer or sneaker brand inevitably goes “woke,” you establish businesses that, from the outset, explicitly tout traditional values. Don’t like Bud Light anymore? Sounds like you need super-patriotic Ultra …
Read More »Prince Harry Breaks Silence on King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis: 'Sickness Brings Families Together'
Prince Harry plans on supporting his father, King Charles III of England, as the monarch battles his recent cancer diagnosis. “I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” Harry said on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Friday, marking the first time he’s publicly …
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