Almost no figure from the early days of the internet was more misunderstood and maligned than Julia Allison. In the mid-2000s, Allison dominated the online world as one of the first multi-platform content creators. But practically no one recognized her as such, in part because there wasn’t language to talk …
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Adam Sandler has missed you. He’ll show you how much he’s longed for you this fall on a comedy tour he’s dubbed the I Missed You Tour. The tour features a “surprise guest” and kicks off in Vancouver next month; dates run through December. (Caveat: He’ll only tell some of …
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Tuesday saw the release of Elon Musk, author Walter Isaacson’s mammoth new biography of the controversial tech mogul, and hardly a chapter of the nearly 700-page book goes by without a weird anecdote about the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s eccentric, sometimes self-destructive behavior. We are treated to insights about volatile …
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Two alleged victims of Andrew and Tristan Tate have filed a protective order to keep their identities confidential, citing intense doxxing and harassment from the Tates’ fans, associates, and even the brothers’ legal team, according to a filing obtained by Rolling Stone. The order, filed in the United States District …
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As Teen Vogue’s latest cover star, Aoki Lee Simmons detailed her life as a model, Harvard graduate, and daughter in one of the most famous families at the intersection of hip-hop and fashion. In June, she called out her father, Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records and manager …
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When homeowners in suburban Utah called the police on Aug. 30, they were just trying to help a young boy. Police reports from that day detail that a 12-year-old had escaped from a nearby house and asked neighbors for help but appeared to be “emaciated, malnourished,” and had “open wounds,” …
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Five former Memphis police officers are facing federal civil rights charges tied to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols, who was killed after a traffic stop in January. A federal grand jury returned the four-count indictment Tuesday, Sept. 12. It accuses the five defendants of depriving Nichols’ rights through unreasonable …
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Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt — the two Utah YouTubers charged with six counts of child abuse — have reportedly both experienced medical issues since arriving in jail on August 31. According to People, Franke was moved to a medical observation block on Friday, though details of her condition or …
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The name Bryan Johnson may not ring a bell, but odds are you’ve already seen the man shirtless, posing with a vial of his son’s blood. The 46-year-old tech millionaire has made the rounds time and again on social media for going to extreme lengths to curb the effects of …
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TikTok has fixed a mistake that temporarily prevented users from searching for videos related to the Writers Guild of America strike —saying the phrase was accidentally flagged by the app’s filters against QAnon. News of the block was first reported by Media Matters. When the phrase WGA was put into …
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