At first, people were delighted. Then they were confused. Now, they’re starting to see a larger narrative take shape. But not everyone appreciates it. This is the journey (to date) for comedian Kyle Gordon’s “Planet of the Bass,” an unexpectedly mega-viral 1990s Eurodance parody song that has yet to be …
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Over the past several years, increasingly destructive hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards, and other extreme weather events have made it clear that the effects of climate change aren’t some future hypothetical, but our current reality. Not to be outdone, the summer of 2023 has been coming in hot —literally — with July …
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It’s midday in midsummer and dozens of men and women are crouching, splayed out on cardboard, or standing in midtown Manhattan, beaten down by the heat. After a journey that’s taken many of them across an ocean or through a dangerous jungle — past multiple border enforcement agents demanding payment …
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Union Square Park turned into a chaotic scene Friday afternoon after fans flocked there for a giveaway hosted by Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Fanum. Photos and videos from attendees captured the chaos onsite as police personnel and NYFD were dispatched to help disperse the crowd. One Twitch user described …
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As Elon Musk continues Twitter‘s confounding rebrand into “X,” the social media platform has now seized the account handle for @Music, much to the chagrin of the username’s original user. X user Jeremy Vaught shared a message the company had sent him on Thursday, notifying him that the account name …
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O n the morning of July 27, 1973, two Brooklyn teenagers set out for central New York to attend one of the biggest concerts in rock history. They were never seen again. Or were they? Fifty years ago last week marked the disappearance of 16-year-old Mitchel Weiser and 15-year-old Bonnie …
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A 17-year-old has been charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon following the July 29 stabbing of O’Shae Sibley. The individual, who authorities have not identified due to them being a minor, turned themself into the NYPD on Friday, Aug. 4. Joseph Kenny, assistant …
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Andrew Tate was released from house arrest but will remain under judicial control as he awaits trial on rape and human trafficking charges in Romania. The controversial, far-right influencer, his brother Tristan Tate, and two Romanian associates, Georgiana Naghel and Luaana Radu, had appealed the house arrest sentence, which was …
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Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is offering up an alibi: He was on a long drive when the homicides occurred last November. Earlier this week, Kohberger’s lawyer, Anne Taylor, filed a court document stating: “Mr. Kohberger has long had a habit of going …
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Nearly a month after the arrest of the Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) suspect, Suffolk County officials held a press conference Friday to reveal the identity of one of the Jane Doe victims found in the infamous dumping ground. At least 10 bodies were found along a desolate stretch of …
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