Isaac Wright lives on the lookout for openings that other people ignore — popping open fire doors, climbing locked emergency stairs, and riding maintenance elevators long after everyone else has gone home. “The stuff we see is so incredible,” he tells me. “It feels like robbery that the rest of …
Read More »A Mystery Lemon Might Be TikTok's Next Great Gossip Account
It’s been less than two weeks since HBO Max canceled its rumor-heavy, drama-filled reboot of Gossip Girl. But the minor hole the series has left behind is already being filled on TikTok, this time in the form of an anonymous lemon. Meet @lemonladysecrets. A cross between DuexMoi and a very …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh's Alibi Chipped Away by Son's Video Recorded Night of Murder: Prosecutors
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh presented a video Wednesday of footage they say compromises the disgraced former attorney’s alibi that he wasn’t at the scene of the killings of his wife Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, in June 2021, according to CNN. The nearly one-minute long video …
Read More »De-Influencing Can't Save Us
The Rare Beauty Blush. A Stanley Travel Tumbler. Olaplex shampoo. The Diesel Belt Skirt. Dior Lip Oil. L’Oreal Telescopic Lift Mascara. Any of the Skims Sets. While this might seem like a nonsensical list of products, on TikTok, each of these items has been the focus of a viral spending …
Read More »We Met TikTok's 'Scar Girl' in Person. The Official Ruling? She Doesn't Owe You Sh-t
Surrounded by the bustling campus of High Point University in North Carolina, Annie Bonelli looks like a typical college freshman. Her long blonde hair is up, with pieces hanging down to frame her face. She waves to a few friends who pass her in the on-campus bakery. But in less …
Read More »'Tyre Nichols Should've Been Safe': Kamala Harris, Rev. Al Sharpton Honor Nichols' at His Funeral
Tyre Nichols was laid to rest Wednesday following a memorial service in Memphis, nearly one month after the 29-year-old died after being beaten by five police officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance at the funeral after being invited to speak at the …
Read More »Two South Carolina Men Charged With Hate Crime, Obstruction Offense After Murder of Transgender Woman
Two South Carolina men have been charged with hate crime and obstruction offenses, a five-count federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday revealed, per a statement by the Department of Justice. Dime Doe, a transgender woman, 24, was found on Aug. 4, 2019 slumped over the steering wheel of her car after …
Read More »Instagram Co-Founders Create Artifact, a News App Not Afraid of Busting Fake News
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announced on Tuesday the launch of their new venture, Artifact. The app was touted as a tailored news feed powered by artificial intelligence, according to Platformer. The co-founders, who left Facebook in 2018 amid tensions with their parent company, shared the roll out …
Read More »Gaming Levels Up
Since the first popular video game was released more than 50 years ago, they have often been brushed off as niche and nerdy — the arena of the basement dweller, the outcast, the arcade-addicted kid who didn’t want to engage with the real world. But that’s never really been true …
Read More »Tom Brady Announces Retirement, 'For Good' This Time
Tom Brady had retired — again. “Good morning, guys. I’ll get to the point right away: I’m retiring, for good,” the Hall of Fame-bound quarterback said in a brief video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday morning. “I won’t be long-winded. You only get one super-emotional retirement essay, and I …
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