Over the weekend, the Twitter account for a London police department shared that officers had arrested suspects for possession of “a large amount of cannabis,” including a picture of what appeared to be some truly foul weed. The replies on the post quickly filled up with jokes about the cops …
Read More »'What's the Wendy's Food Truck Menu?': Brooklyn Beckham Was Every Bored Groom During Wedding Planning
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz threw one hell of a wedding last April. So much so that the multi-million-dollar bash has still left them with a slight hangover:a lawsuit. Peltz’s billionaire investor father, Nelson Peltz, sued Miami wedding planners Nicole Braghin and Arianna Grijalba of Plan Design Events in December …
Read More »'Very Ugly and Scary': Ben Platt Addresses Neo-Nazi Protesters Outside of 'Parade' Musical
The first preview of a Broadway revival of Parade — a musical about the lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915 — was disrupted by antisemitic protesters outside the theater Tuesday night, Feb. 21. The protest, per the Forward, comprised a few people tied to the neo-Nazi …
Read More »Why QAnon Targeted the Creator of Hollywood's 'Black List'
On October 18, 2018, film executive Franklin Leonard’s phone started vibrating and would not stop. His eyes grew wide as his screen filled up with Twitter alerts from strangers hurling vicious, baffling insults at him, hundreds of tweets at a time. He was a rent boy for billionaire Democratic donor …
Read More »Last Stand in Coal Country
I t’s a week before Christmas and the sons and daughters of Alabama miners are playing musical chairs in an old school at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, 30 miles south of Birmingham. A mom presses play, and the music starts. It’s Stevie Wonder. Someday at Christmas we’ll see a landWith …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh 'Destroyed' and 'Heartbroken' by Family Murders, Son Says
Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer who is on trial for the deaths of his wife and younger son, was “destroyed” and “heartbroken” after discovering their bodies, surviving son Buster Murdaugh testified on Tuesday, according to the New York Times. Buster Murdaugh said that his father sounded “normal” when he …
Read More »Why Cancel Culture Is Good For Democracy
For many years, cancel culture has been despised or misconstrued as a new phenomenon that’s caused havoc on free expression and speech. We’re supposed to now assume that we can’t say or do anything without an angry mob instantly judging us and preparing to end our careers before they start. …
Read More »'Octopath Traveler II' Shows the Unlimited Potential of JRPGs
Octopath Traveler II is a mesmerizing free fall into why traditional JRPGs are an irreplaceable art form. The sequel from Square Enix and Acquire hits every note that the 2018 original so carefully illustrated – the eight co-protagonists, the hyper-stylized turn-based battle systems, and “HD-2D” visuals that make Final Fantasy …
Read More »Project Veritas Founder James O'Keefe Says Board Ousted Him
James O’Keefe, the political activist who founded the right-wing action group Project Veritas, has been forced out of leadership by the organization’s board, he said on Monday. “I think it’s fitting that we’re here on Presidents Day,” O’Keefe remarked at the outset of an emotional 45-minute farewell speech he delivered …
Read More »LA Man Charged With Hate Crimes Threatened Classmate: 'I Want You Dead, Jew'
The suspect charged with hate crimes after he allegedly shot two different Jewish men earlier this week had a history of sending violent, antisemitic messages, according to court records filed on Friday. On Friday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced two federal hate crimes …
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