On Monday, the Nashville community was left shocked and grieving after the Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed the identities of six victims killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in the Green Hills area of the city. “I have four grandkids here. I mean, I can be thankful, …
Read More »Twitter's Secret VIP List Is Getting Preferential Treatment: Report
Twitterclaimed that it will begin nixing its blue legacy verified checkmarks next month, starting on April Fools’ Day, and charging those who wish to keep their once-free blue checkmarks $8 a month. The move is “about treating everyone equally,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted to William Shatner on Sunday. Musk …
Read More »How Three TikTokers Used God to Find Surrealism
“Three gallons, three seconds.” The cold open of one of @Tik_tok_bhadie’s best videos sticks in your head: A guy eagerly taking the lid off one of three gallons of milk is interrupted by a knock at the door. From there, it’s a descent into a twisted riff on the concept …
Read More »Court Reinstates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of 'Serial' — For Now
Adnan Syed’s journey through the court system is getting a final act. It’s on a technicality, but one that is of great importance to the family of murder victim Hae Min Lee. On Tuesday, the Maryland Appellate Court reinstated Syed’s conviction for Lee’s murder, deciding that a lower court had …
Read More »Tennessee's Restrictive New Drag Law Isn't Even in Effect Yet. It's Already Elicited a Lawsuit
Tennessee’s restrictive new drag law goes into effect on Saturday, April 1, and there’s already a lawsuit in response. The Memphis-based nonprofit theater group Friends of George’s is suing the state of Tennessee, alleging violations of the First Amendment as a result of the new law. The lawsuit, obtained by …
Read More »She Escaped Scientology in the Trunk of a Car. Her Nightmare Is Far From Over
“I’m literally shaking right now as I’m talking to you,” Valerie Haney says, speaking by phone from Florida. Her 22 years in Scientology’s hardcore elite unit, the Sea Organization, has left her with what her therapist has diagnosed as PTSD, she explains. And a court ruling on March 15 had …
Read More »Prince Harry and Elton John Appear in U.K Court to Back Tabloid Privacy Violation Case
Prince Harry‘s lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers approached the four-day hearing stage this week, with the royal making an unexpected appearance at the U.K. High Court on Monday morning. The lawsuit, filed in October 2022, alleges that the tabloid publisher organized “breaking and entry into private property” to …
Read More »Even TikTok Couldn't Save Broadway's 'Bad Cinderella'
If there was any indication of how Bad Cinderella’s Broadway run would go, it was apparent during the show’s Oct. 3 announcement. Actress Linedy Genao, who plays the titular Cinderella, addressed a gathered crowd of media, fans, and a ravenous online audience ready to see how the American attempt of …
Read More »Agatha Christie Novels Edited to Remove Racist Language
Several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove racist language. Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries written between 1920 and 1976 are among those with new editions with words and descriptions amended to strip them of offensive language, particularly passages that involve characters portrayed outside the U.K. Per The Guardian, …
Read More »Three Children, Three Adults Dead in Shooting at Nashville Christian School
Three children and three adult staff members are dead following a school shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday morning. Officials said a suspect — 28-year-old Nashville area resident Audrey Hale — is also dead, and “multiple patients” have been reported following the shooting. A hospital …
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