Another day in Muskland, and this time, Twitter’s arbitrary scope has landed on Wired reporter Dell Cameron. The journalist was permanently suspended from Twitter Wednesday, after reporting on the hacked account of antagonistic Daily Wire host Matt Walsh. Walsh, who is a longstanding anti-trans, anti-sense pundit, has more than 1.7 …
Read More »The Right Is Absolutely Terrified of 'Woke' AI
During a Tucker Carlson Tonight interview this week, when not talking about the urge to impregnate women, Elon Musk warned the Fox News host that the artificial intelligence tools developed by OpenAI may be “untruthful” if they’re trained to be “politically correct.” He also mused about creating an alternative to …
Read More »Damar Hamlin 'Fully Cleared' for NFL Return 3 Months After Collapsing on Field
Three months ago, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin nearly died after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan 2. After being hospitalized for a full week, the 25-year-old began making strides toward a complete recovery. Now, the team’s general manager …
Read More »'You Ripped My Heart Out': Jury Hears Jail Phone Call Between 'Doomsday Mom' and Surviving Son
After days of testimony from acquaintances about Lori Vallow‘s fringe religious beliefs, seen as a motivating factor in the alleged conspiracy with husband Chad Daybell to murder her children Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow, an Idaho jury heard testimony from her surviving adult son, Colby Ryan. “Oh my baby,” Vallow, …
Read More »'Dead Island 2' is a Mindlessly Gory Slog Better Left in the Grave
After 10 years in development, Dead Island 2 is finally here. The zombie-themed action role-playing game underwent four studio changeovers before being dragged across the finish line by Dambuster Studios. With a development cycle about as long as vaporware legend Duke Nukem Forever, a title with a similarly troubled and …
Read More »Emma Chamberlain Is in an 'Existential Crisis 24/7.' Let's Get Into It
E MMA CHAMBERLAIN IS about to go off script. Which, to be clear, is totally fine with everyone here in this industrial warehouse in downtown Los Angeles on this sunny winter day. It’s fine with Chamberlain’s publicist. It’s fine with the representatives from Spotify, who are hosting the Stream On …
Read More »Curtains Close on Final 'Phantom of the Opera' Broadway Show After 35 Years
After 35 years, the curtains have closed on Broadway‘s longest-running musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Phantom of the Opera ran its final show on Sunday evening at the Majestic Theatre in New York City, marking its 13,981 performance. It was originally scheduled to close in February but received an extension through …
Read More »Go Behind the Scenes of Internet Golden Girl Emma Chamberlain's Rolling Stone Cover Shoot
Internet golden girl Emma Chamberlain is Rolling Stone‘s May 2023 cover star. Front and center on the magazine cover, the online personality and coffee aficionado stuns in a golden suit accessorized with a white sash claiming her crown in bold letters that read: “Miss Internet.” Innately comfortable behind the camera, …
Read More »Zealot or Savior? This U.S. Minister Is Training Rebels in a Civil War
D ave Eubank makes an exploding gesture with his fist to alert the guerrilla soldiers following him of the danger ahead. “From here until we pass the road, the trail is lined with mines,” he says, scanning the mountainous Burmese jungle for signs of trouble. “Watch where you step.” As …
Read More »Why a Harrowing 18th-Century Shipwreck Is a Parable for Our Times
Writer David Grann is one of the premier nonfiction storytellers of our time. His bestseller The Lost City of Z transported readers into the Amazon on a quest for a mythical civilization (and became a 2016 movie starring Charlie Hunnam). He followed up in 2017 with The Killers of the …
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